actorBorn: 6/20/1952Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri John Goodman's sizable frame won him a football scholarship and a stint as a bouncer while he pursued a stage career. In 1979 he made his debut…
musician, TV personalityBorn: 7/9/1952Birthplace: Garden City, New York Hunky yet wholesome, Tesh has had a successful career in sports broadcasting, hosting TV shows such as Entertainment Tonight…
director, producerBorn: 1/16/1948Birthplace: Carthage, New York Director and producer best known for his work on horror and sci-fi action films, including Halloween (1978), Christine (1983),…
(Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.)singer, songwriterBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico The top pop recording artist of the 1970s, he first achieved success with the song “Leaving on a Jet…
actorBorn: 6/28/1966Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois Intelligent, highly regarded actor who graduated from “brat pack” films such as Class (1983) and Sixteen Candles (1984) to complex roles in films…
(Jonathan Ritter)actorBorn: 9/17/1948Birthplace: Burbank, California Son of singer/actor Tex Ritter, John Ritter has had a successful career in TV and movies. After a stint on The Waltons (1973–77…
writer, director, producerBorn: 8/3/1950Birthplace: Chicago Lambasted by critics and revered by fans, John Landis began his outrageous Hollywood ascent while still a teenager, working as a mailboy…
former government official, authorBorn: 3/20/1925Birthplace: Tacoma, Wash. President Nixon's domestic affairs advisor (1969–73) who was one of several White House officials imprisoned for…
director, actor, screenwriter, producerBorn: 12/9/1929Birthplace: New York City As an actor he starred in a number of successful movies including The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Rosemary's Baby (1968…
actorBorn: 2/28/1957Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York After making his film debut in Raging Bull (1980), Turturro attended Yale University's graduate drama program and acted on stage in New York City…
