JEFF BRIDGES
Date of Birth: December 4, 1949
Considered one of the most talented but least rewarded movie stars, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges made his screen
PENELOPE CRUZ (Photo Gallery)
Date of Birth: April 28, 1974
JOHN GOODMAN
Date of Birth: June 20, 1952
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Goodman went to Afton Senior High School and St. Louis Community College before heading to Sout
Date of Birth: April 20, 1949
Born in Cloquet, Minnesota, Lange seemed doomed to be an acting footnote when her first film role was opposite a giant ape in the 1976 r
Date of Birth: September 21, 1971
Luke Wilson and his brothers Owen and Andrew grew up in Dallas, Texas. All three were interested in the art of acting, but it wasn't u
ANGELA BASSETT
Date of Birth: August 16, 1958
New York born but raised in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Angela Bassett and her sister were raised by her single mo
ED HARRIS
Date of Birth: November 28, 1950
Edward Allen Harris was born in Tenefly, New Jersey. He was a football star in high school, which led to a scholarship to Columbia Un
VAL KILMER
Date of Birth: December 31, 1959
A distant cousin of the poet Joyce Kilmer, Val Kilmer was born in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, t
CHEECH MARIN
Date of Birth: July 13, 1946
Born to a police officer in Los Angeles, California, Marin was fond of music in his younger years. "As a little kid,
CHRIS PENN
Date of Birth: June 10, 1962
Described as "quietly powerful" by critics, Chris Penn, the brother of Sean, started acting at the age of 12 at the Loft Studio in Los A
GIOVANNI RIBISI
Date of Birth: December 17, 1974
Known to millions for his occasional role on Friends as Phoebe's brother Frank Jr., Giovanni Ribisi began his ca
MICKEY ROURKE
Date of Birth: September 16, 1956
Part boxer, part actor, part rebel, part kook—this native of Schenectady,
Date of Birth: August 18, 1969
Birth Name: Christian Hawkins
"Work is my hobby," Christian Slater has said, "staying sober is my job." L
FRED WARD
Date of Birth: December 30, 1942
Hailing from San Diego, California, Ward was raised in Louisiana and Texas.While still in his teens, the Scottish-Irish C