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JOHN TRAVOLTA
Date of Birth: February 18, 1954
"Man, nobody pushed me into showbiz," John Travolta once said, "I was aching for it."
He w
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
Date of Birth: December 21, 1948
Raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Samuel L. Jackson was accepted at Atlanta's Morehouse College as an architecture st
BRUCE WILLIS
Date of Birth: March 19, 1955
DuPont's loss was Hollywood's gain when Bruce Willis left behind life at the chemical factory for a life as a bartender and str
UMA THURMAN
Date of Birth: April 29, 1970
Uma Thurman was born in Boston, but she was raised in such far-flung locales as India (during grade school), Amherst, Massachuse
HARVEY KEITEL
Date of Birth: May 13, 1939
Born in Brooklyn, Harvey Keitel was a delinquent who was thrown out of vocational school for truancy. This ultimately led him to
VING RHAMES
Birth Name: Irving Rhames
Date of Birth: May 12, 1959
"I don't give Hollywood the power to limit me," says Rhames. " Only God can
Date of Birth: March 23, 1957
The daughter of actors Christopher Plummer and Tammy Grimes, Plummer was born in New York and followed her parents on to the stage where
TIM ROTH
Date of Birth: May 14, 1961
Best known on the indie film circuit, Tim Roth was born to a journalist father and painter-turned-teacher mother. Frequently bullied in e
Date of Birth: September 30, 1961
There's not a lot that Eric Stoltz wants you to know about his life. Born in Los Angeles and raised in American Samoa and Santa Barbara
ROSANNA ARQUETTE
Date of Birth: August 10, 1959
As the eldest sibling in the Arquette dynasty (the granddaughter of TV humorist Cliff Arquette and daughter of actor Le
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Date of Birth: March 31, 1943
This native of Queens, New York, has eyes that sink into his head to the point where they seem to be touching his bra
FRANK WHALEY
Date of Birth: July 20, 1963
Born in Syracuse, New York, Frank Whaley is best known for his vivid portrayals of put-upon, sometimes ill-fated young men. Whaley
STEVE BUSCEMI
Date of Birth: December 13, 1957
Steve Buscemi may be one seriously weird looking dude - but he's one seriously talented actor, too.
The man the
Date of Birth: October 10, 1961
How many people can boast that they've received an official complaint from Hillary Clinton? No matter the number, Julia Sweeney can cou