Sort by: View: 104 names 1. She went on to win the role of Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959, to Patricia (Laidlaw) and William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie, a doctor, both of Scottish descent. Her famous relatives Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born in the small New England town of Kent, Connecticut, where he lived with his mother, Ann Perry (Sager), an admissions office worker, his father, Ronald Milton MacFarlane, a prep school teacher, and his sister, Rachael MacFarlane, now a voice actress and singer. Wilder eventually became estranged from Katharine. Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. [27] Before Wilder was officially cast for the role, Fred Astaire, Joel Grey, Ron Moody, and Jon Pertwee were all considered. She is an actress and producer, known for Fleabag (2016), Life After Life (2022) and Quiz (2020). She is of German, and some English and Scottish, ancestry. Photo: Johnny Miller. A few titles came after Edward Parker Helms is an American actor, comedian, writer and singer from Atlanta, Georgia who is known for playing the preppy Cornell alumni Andy "Nard Dog" Bernard from The Office and Stuart Price from The Hangover trilogy. [61], In a 2008 Turner Classic Movies special, Role Model: Gene Wilder, where Alec Baldwin interviewed Wilder about his career, Wilder said that he was basically retired from acting for good. After he wrote a two-page scenario, he called Mel Brooks, who told him that it seemed like a "cute" idea, but showed little interest. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. His mother is of French-Canadian and Belgian descent. They have one child. Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the youngest of three children. He graduated from Lake Stevens High Jack Reynor is an award-winning Irish actor who co-starred opposite Florence Pugh in A24's breakout summer 2019 hit, MIDSOMMAR, directed by Ari Aster. (2010); and the novels My French Whore (2007), The Woman Who Wouldn't (2008), and Something to Remember You By (2013). He is an actor, known for The Intouchables (2011), Tell No One (2006) and French Kiss (1995). (McArdle), an Irish-American office worker, and Joseph John Quinto, an Italian-American barber. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. A Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Departed (2006) who went on to receive positive critical reviews for his performance in The Fighter ( Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar (1966). [55] The two lived in Stamford, Connecticut, in the 1734 Colonial home that he had shared with Radner. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (ne Alley). Elizabeth describes Parker Posey was born two months premature in Baltimore, Maryland, to Lynda (Patton) and Chris Posey. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). Christopher Knight met life as a child actor, starring as "Peter Brady" in the TV classic hit show The Brady Bunch (1969). and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. Both boys popped up, without Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. De Matteo, Christopher Eccleston trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It (1991). Pryor was struggling with a severe cocaine addiction, and filming became difficult, but once the film premiered, it became an international success. He combined both talents with directing in'The World's Greatest Lover followed by. He has a brother, Jack. [36] While filming Young Frankenstein, Wilder had an idea for a romantic musical comedy about a brother of Sherlock Holmes. They spent long periods of time apart, eventually divorcing in 1965. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Australian actress Emily Browning was born in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia, to Shelley and Andrew Browning. [53] Over the next year and a half, Radner battled the disease, receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. In 1991, just two years after Wilder's third wife . [1][2][66] Wilder's nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said that this was done to not sadden fans of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, stating: The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn't vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him 'there's Willy Wonka,' would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment, or confusion. Her father was a Kabyle Algerian, from Iferhounne, and her mother was a Bavarian German. [15] He chose "Wilder" because it reminded him of Our Town author Thornton Wilder, while "Gene" came from the character Eugene Gant in Thomas Wolfe's first novel, Look Homeward, Angel. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. She was adopted by Canadian-born parents Noreen Eloise (Nickleson), a nurse from Ontario, and Rev. He is a writer, known for In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis (2022), The Private Lives of Jordi Molla' & Domingo Zapata and Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis (2021). She then furthered her studies, majoring in theater Actor | He was of German, Irish, Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (Mara del Pilar Bardem Muoz) and businessman Jos Carlos Encinas Doussinague. I don't like advertising. After seeing how much fun his sister's were having in an improv class, Munck decided Multi-talented Jason Jordan Segel was born in Los Angeles, California, where he was raised by his parents, Jillian (Jordan), a homemaker, and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. Wildest Posts From the . The relationship grew, and Radner eventually divorced Smith in 1982. Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952). From Holywell to Hollywood, Sir Jonathan Pryce is a critically acclaimed and award winning actor from North Wales, internationally regarded as one of the greatest ones on both stage and screen. Actor | In 1960, he got a job at the Magic Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. He has played roles as a policeman, a hunter, and the President of the United States.Brolin was born February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, to Jane Cameron (Agee), a Texas-born wildlife activist, Ian Somerhalder was born and raised in the small southern town of Covington, Louisiana. Brooks elicited a promise from Wilder that he would check with him before making any long-term commitments. While filming Silver Streak, Wilder began working on a script for The World's Greatest Lover, inspired by Fellini's The White Sheik. Self | He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world. He is an actor, known for Rocketman (2019), Angelyne (2022) and Vanity Fair (2018). He went back to the small screen in 1999, appearing in three television movies, one of which was the NBC adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. He has German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Actor. Seriously they look like mother and daughter! "He was the pro and I was a rookie," said Ostrum, who left the acting business and became a veterinarian. Gene Wilder Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory . He is an actor and writer, known for Knots Landing (1979), Liberal Arts (2012) and The Sopranos (1999). His mother, Julie (Heron), is a nursery school teacher and a keen theater-goer. His mother, Edna (ne Israel), is a massage therapist, and his father, Robert Somerhalder, is a building contractor. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for Soundtrack | The latter became well-known due to the "Steamed Hams" scene. Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943 in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Edna (McDowell), a hotelier, and Charles Taylor, a publican. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. [20], After Young Frankenstein was written, the rights were to be sold to Columbia Pictures, but after having trouble agreeing on the budget, Wilder, Brooks, and producer Michael Gruskoff went with 20th Century Fox, where both Brooks and Wilder had to sign five-year contracts. Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. During her last two years of high school, she studied drama at the Walden Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. His maternal grandparents were Camila was born on March 3, 1997 in Havana, Cuba. He is an actor and producer, known for Full House (1987), Out of Control (1984) and Farce of the Penguins (2006). He is the eldest son of actor Martin Sheen, who at the time was just breaking into the business. Thirteen-year age difference be damned Jaime Pressly and Margot Robbie could easily pass as twins. Her first professional acting job was a role on the television series Chicago Sons (1997). He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. He has one brother, Caspar. His surname was originally "Hartmann", but he later dropped the second "n". Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984). An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. and then Laurel, Mississippi, where Chris became owner of Laurel's own Posey Chevrolet. Jones started her professional acting career as a child, appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers (1996). I expected that he would gobut when it happens, it's still tremendous. She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied Creative Writing, before leaving to film the first season of Scream: The TV Series ( Kevin Serge Durand is a Canadian actor. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. He was educated Actor | Elijah Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress and singer. . Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr. on September 16, 1952, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Annette Elizabeth (Cameron) and Philip Andre Rourke. [20], In 1998, Wilder collaborated on the book Gilda's Disease with oncologist Steven Piver, sharing personal experiences of Radner's struggle with ovarian cancer. Cabello and her band-mates released one EP and two studio albums. Wilder enrolled at the HB Studio.[12]. She Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress, best known for her roles in The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).Collette was born Toni Collett (she later added an "e") on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Will Arnett is a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Shane began to pursue an acting career at the age of fifteen, gaining bit parts on various television shows, but it was not until 1999 when West From Timothy Olyphant's first screen appearances, such as his two-minute bit in The First Wives Club (1996), to "Nicko", whose presence at times dwarfed the island in A Perfect Getaway (2009), he has been a force to be reckoned with.Born in Hawaii, Timothy David Olyphant was raised in Modesto, Joshua David Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an Actress | Often mistaken for an American because of his skill at imitating accents, actor Tim Roth was born Timothy Simon Roth on May 14, 1961 in Lambeth, London, England. . Eden began acting at the age of 8, participating in school plays and local theater. Gene Wilder Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory She is the daughter of Ruth (Schindel), a seamstress, and Fred Midler, a Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, director and producer and one of the most successful personalities in show business. Wilder was born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Jeanne (Baer) and William J. Silberman, a manufacturer and salesman of novelty items. Wilder first got inspired about Hollywood through his sister, who got him a spot in a theatre company. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenager photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1986, in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink. (Ben Barnes) His younger pics look like a little version of Ben. In 1998, he Mayim Bialik grew up in San Diego and got her first acting job (Pumpkinhead (1988)) when she was just 12 years old. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a career breakthrough with his major role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006-2011). [24][25], In 1969, Wilder relocated to Paris, accepting a leading role in Bud Yorkin's Start the Revolution Without Me, a comedy that took place during the French Revolution. She has been married to Michael Sterling since October 7, 2018. Fuhrman was hailed by critics for what became known as, "one of the most momentous examples of acting from a child performer in years." He is an actor and producer, known for Machete Kills (2013), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Why Him? His father had Irish and English ancestry, and his mother was from a Jewish family (from Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He was one of eight children of Doris Marguerite (Wardell) and Rupert Loebig Hartmann, a salesman. He was raised in Surrey. Having just seen Feldman on television, Wilder was inspired to write a scene that takes place at Transylvania Station, where Igor and Frederick meet for the first time. "[55], Following Radner's death, Wilder became active in promoting cancer awareness and treatment, helping found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles and co-founding Gilda's Club, a support group to raise awareness of cancer that began in New York City and now has branches throughout the country.[56]. When Katharine started calling Wilder "Dad", he decided to do what he felt was "the right thing to do",[51] marrying Schutz on October 27, 1967, and adopting Katharine that same year. Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Patricia Mae (Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. With both his parents working in the automotive industry, Dax's first love was cars. Zach Braff was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, to Anne Hutchinson (Maynard), a clinical psychologist, and Harold Irwin Braff, a trial attorney. He performed for the first time in front of a paying audience at age 15, as Balthasar (Romeo's servant) in a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 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With Margot Kidder co-starring with Wilder, it was filmed on location in Dublin, and at the nearby Ardmore Studios, in August and September 1969. Pope Francis was born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. Gene Wilder. Celebrity Actor Gene Wilder, Star of 'Young Frankenstein,' 'Willy Wonka,' Dies at 83 Wilder's nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died earlier this month in Stamford,. Following Gilda Radner's death, Wilder and Webb reconnected, and on September 8, 1991, they married. While preparing for his role as a deaf man in See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Wilder met Karen Webb (ne Boyer), who was a clinical supervisor for the New York League for the Hard of Hearing. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to Actress Paz Campos Trigo was born in Seville, Spain, to a bullfighter father. He received his name from a striped sweater he wore which looked like a bee A slight comic actor chiefly known for his boyish charm, Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, to Patricia Broderick (ne Biow), a playwright and painter, and James Broderick, an actor. After Hanky Panky, Wilder directed his third film, 1984's The Woman in Red, which starred Wilder, Radner, and Kelly Le Brock. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (ne Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from Becki grew up in Guilford, Connecticut. Wilder died on August 29, 2016, at the age of 83, at home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. co-creator of Monty Python on TV, stage, and five films, including The Life of Brian and The Holy Grail, which he later adapted for the stage with John Du Prez as Monty Python's Spamalot, winning the Tony "Dead, wrapped in plastic" is how Sheryl Lee entered onto the scene as Laura Palmer, the doomed homecoming queen on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990).Lee was born April 27, 1967 in Germany. His father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother was of mostly English and French-Canadian ancestry. A scholarship to the HB Studio allowed him to become a full-time student. (Martin) and Peter J. S. Sturgess. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold Lily Rabe was born in New York, New York, USA. Gene Wilder, the twice Oscar-nominated actor and filmmaker best known for his comedic roles in The . Chabert started in drama and music performances in and around her hometown in Mississippi from an early Gemma Ward was born in Perth, Australia in 1987 and started her model career in the year 2002.When she was 15 years old, she was discovered in the audience of Search for a Supermodel (2000), an Australian television show. 01:34 Paris Themmen, the actor who played Mike Teavee in the Gene Wilder -led 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, says Timothe Chalamet is "a talented actor," but that the. Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a schoolteacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. [68][69], Mel Brooks, as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, spoke about his grief, stating: "He was such a dear friend. Two recent graduates of Catholic University in Washington DC, went to the audition in New York for Joe (1970). Joan Allen was born on August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, the youngest of four children. She is the daughter of Donna, a playwright and playwriting teacher at HB Studio in New York, and Albert A.