Actors

Actors

Organized by decade of birth

1990s
Josh Firestone(1994-) Canadian film actor and music producer (’One Night Over London” by Macees, “Happy Gilmore”, “Bowfinger”)
Andy Agus(1994-) American film and television actor (”Bee Season”, “Borat”, “Cloverfield”)
Robin Arcuri (1991 - ) American film & television actress (Miracle Beach, Entourage, Ripple Effect)
Jonah Bobo (1997–) American film actor (Around the Bend, Zathura)[37]
Flora Cross (1993–) American film actress (Bee Season)[38]
Hallie Kate Eisenberg (1992–) American film actress[39]
Alexander Gould (1994–) American film/TV actor (Finding Nemo)[40]
Shane Haboucha (1990–) American actor (Desperation, Stacy’s Mom)[1]
Carter Jenkins (1991 - ) American film and television actor[2]
Owen Kline (1991–) American film actor (The Squid and the Whale)[41]
Jonathan Lipnicki (1990–) American film actor (Jerry Maguire, Like Mike)[42]
Nathalia Ramos (1992 - ) Spanish-born (later American) actress (Bratz: The Movie)[43]
Sarah Ramos (1991–) American television actress (American Dreams)[44]
Daryl Sabara (1992–) American actor (Spy Kids, Keeping Up with the Steins, Halloween)[45][46]
Evan Sabara (1992–) American film/TV actor, brother of Daryl Sabara[47]
Sam Smith (c. 1990 - ) English actor (Wondrous Oblivion)[48]
Adiel Stein (1991–) American film actor (Stolen Summer)[49]
Matt Weinberg (1990–) American film/TV actor (Haunted Lighthouse)[50]
Zoe Weizenbaum (1991–) American film actress (Memoirs of a Geisha)[51]

1980s
Jonathan Ahdout (1989–) American actor (House of Sand and Fog, 24)[52]
Justin Baldoni (1984–) American actor (Everwood)[53]
Justin Berfield (1986–) American film/TV actor (Malcolm in the Middle)[54]
Rachel Bilson (1981–) American film/television actress (The O.C., The Last Kiss)[55][56]
Amanda Bynes (1986–) American film star and former show host on Nickelodeon (She’s the Man)[3]
Lizzy Caplan (1982–) American film/TV actress (Mean Girls, Cloverfield)[57]
Matt Cohen (1982–) American film/television actor[58]
John Francis Daley (1985–) American actor/director (Freaks and Geeks)[59]
Kat Dennings (1986–) American film/TV actress[60][61]
Zac Efron (1987–) American teen idol/actor (High School Musical, Hairspray)[4]
Jesse Eisenberg (1983–) American film actor (The Squid and the Whale)[62]
Ben Feldman (1980–) American film/TV actor[63][64]
Michael Fishman (1981-) American child actor on Roseanne
Sean Flynn-Amir (1989–) American television actor (Zoey 101)[65]
Ben Foster (1980–) American film actor (X-Men: The Last Stand)[66]
Jon Foster (1984–) American film/television actor (Stay Alive)[67]
Shayna Fox (1984–) American voice actress[68]
Gideon Glick (1988–) American actor[69]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981–) American film/TV actor[70][71]
Max Greenfield (1980–) American film/TV actor[72]
Zena Grey (1988–) American film actress (Max Keeble’s Big Move)[73]
Jake Gyllenhaal (1980–) American film star (Brokeback Mountain)[74]
Nick Harper (1987-) 100% Jewish, Loves Adam Sandler
Scarlett Johansson (1984–) American film actress;[75] [5]
Ariana Jollee (1982–) American pornographic actress and pornographic film director[76]
Mila Kunis (1983–) American television actress (That ’70s Show)[77]
Shia LaBeouf (1986–) American TV/film actor (Even Stevens, Holes,Disturbia,Transformers)[78][79]
Adam Lamberg (1984–) American actor (Lizzie McGuire)[80]
Larry Lehman (1972-) American Film Director (Is It Just Me, Or Did I Just Completely Decapitate You)
Samm Levine (1982–) American film/TV actor[81]
Alex D. Linz (1989–) American actor (Home Alone 3, Max Keeble’s Big Move)[82][83]
Eli Marienthal (1986–) American film actor (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen)[84]
Scott Mechlowicz (1981–) American film actor (EuroTrip, Mean Creek)[85]
Sara Paxton (1988–) American actress (Darcy’s Wild Life, Aquamarine)[6][7][8]
Josh Peck (1986–) American actor (Drake & Josh)[86]
Ashley Peldon (1984–) American film/television actress[87]
Courtney Peldon (1981–) American film/television actress[88]
Alisan Porter (1981–) American film and stage actress and singer[89]
Natalie Portman (1981–) Israeli-born American film star (V for Vendetta)[90]
Laura Prepon (1980–) American film/TV actress (That ’70s Show)was raised Catholic and is a practising Scientologist. Neither parents actually Jewish.[91][92]
Nikki Reed (1988–) American film actress/screenwriter (Thirteen)[9][93]
Daphne Rosen (1982–) Israeli/American adult film actress and adult movie producer[94]
Emmy Rossum (1986–) American actress (The Phantom of the Opera)[95]
Jason Schwartzman (1980–) American film actor (Marie Antoinette)[96][97]
Jason Segel (1980–) American film/TV actor[98]
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981–) American television actress (The Sopranos)[99]
Marla Sokoloff (1980–) American film/television actress (Big Day)[100]
Shoshannah Stern (1980–) American television actress[101][102]
Margo Stilley (1983–) American film actress (9 Songs)[103]
Lauren Storm (1987–) American television actress (Flight 29 Down)[104][105]
Colin Thomas (1980–) American musician (This Allure)[106] and screenwriter (Songs Like Rain)
Khleo Thomas (1989–) American film actor (Holes)[107]
Ashley Tisdale (1985–) American actress and singer (High School Musical)[108]
Michelle Trachtenberg (1985–) American film/television actress (EuroTrip)[109]
Joseph Trohman (1984–) American musician (Fall Out Boy)[110]
Raviv (Ricky) Ullman (1986–) Israeli-born American actor, teen idol (Phil of the Future)[111]
Anneliese van der Pol (1984 - ) Dutch/American actress (That’s So Raven)[10]
Mara Wilson (1987–) American film actress (Matilda)[112]
Evan Rachel Wood (1987–) American film actress (Thirteen, The Upside of Anger)[9][113][114]
Mario Yedidia (1984–) American former child actor (Warriors of Virtue)[115]
Anton Yelchin (1989–) Russian-born American film/television actor[116][11]
Joey Zimmerman (1986–) American film/TV actor (Halloweentown)[117]
1970s
Shiri Appleby (1978–) American film/television actress (Roswell)[118]
David Arquette (1971–) American film actor[119][120]
Elizabeth Banks (1974–) American film actress (Invincible)[121][122]
Justin Bartha (1978–) American film actor (Gigli, National Treasure)[123]
Amber Benson (1977–) American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)[124]
Elizabeth Berkley (1972–) American television, film, and stage actress[125]
Mayim Bialik (1975–) American actress (Blossom)[126]
Michael Ian Black (1971–) American actor, comedian and comedy writer[127]
Selma Blair (1972–) American film actress (Cruel Intentions)[128]
Alex Borstein (1971–) American actress, writer and comedian[129]
Caprice Bourret (1971–) American/English fashion model and actress, often known by her first name[130]
Zach Braff (1975–) American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (Scrubs, Garden State)[131]
Tamara Braun (1971–) American soap opera actress[132]
Adam Brody (1979–) American actor (The O.C.)[133]
Adrien Brody (1973–) Academy Award-winning American film actor (The Pianist)[134][135]
Sarah Brown (1975–) American actress[136]
Brooke Burke (1971–) American television personality and model[137][138]
Scott Caan (1976–) American film actor, son of James Caan[139]
Josh Charles (1971–) American stage, film and television actor[140]
Jennifer Connelly (1970–) Academy Award-winning film American actress[141]
Erin Daniels (1973–) American actress[142][143]
Dustin Diamond (1977–) American actor (Saved by the Bell)[144]
Oded Fehr (1970–) Israeli/American actor (The Mummy)[145]
Corey Feldman (1971–) American film actor, 1980s teen idol[146]
James Franco (1978–) American film actor (James Dean, Spider-Man)[147][148]
Soleil Moon Frye (1976–) American actress and director (Punky Brewster)[149]
Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977–) American actress, writer, director, film maker, comedian, singer (Buffy Summers)
Sara Gilbert (1975–) American actress (Roseanne)[150]
Elon Gold (1970–) American comedian, television actor, writer and producer[151]
Missy Gold (1970-) American actress on tv show Benson
Adam Goldberg (1970–) American film actor[152]
Ginnifer Goodwin (1978 - ) American film/television actress (Big Love)[153]
Seth Green (1974–) American actor and television producer[154][155]
Bryan Greenberg (1978–) American film/television actor (Prime)[156]
Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress[157][158]
Corey Haim (1971–) Canadian born Film actor known as being one of the “two Coreys” of 80’s film fame.
Chelsea Handler (1975–) American actress/comedian[159]
Alyson Hannigan (1974–) American actress ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Date Movie)[160]
Danielle Harris (1977 - ) American actress[161]
Samantha Harris (1973 - ) American actress and TV presenter[162]
Cole Hauser (1975–) American film actor[163][164]
Jason Hervey (1972-) American actor known for his role on The Wonder Years
Kate Hudson (1979–) American film actress (Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)[165]
Oliver Hudson (1976–) American film/television actor[166]
Rashida Jones (1976–) American actress, writer, model, and musician (The Office)[167]
Chris Kattan (1970–) American comedian (Saturday Night Live)[168]
Alla Korot (1970–) Ukrainian-born American actress[169]
Lisa Kushell (1971–) American comedic actress (MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie)[170]
David Krumholtz (1978–) American actor (NUMB3RS)[171]
Adam Levine (1979–) American musician (Maroon 5)[172]
Jenny Lewis (1976–) American musician and former child actress[173]
Michael Lucas (1972–) Russian-born American porn star[174]
Jamie Luner (1971–) American actress (Melrose Place)[175]
Natasha Lyonne (1979–) American film/television actress (American Pie)[176]
Gabriel Macht (1972–) American film actor[177]
Idina Menzel (1971–) American actress, singer and songwriter[178]
Seth Meyers (1973–) American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)[179]
Daniel J. Murray (1972) American film/comedian (”Well known by his peer in Hollywood for being a descendant to Enoch”)
Gwyneth Paltrow (1972–) Academy Award-winning American actress and singer[180][181][182]
Adam Pascal (1970–) American actor (Rent)[183]
Amanda Peet (1972–) American film actress[184][185]
Joaquin Phoenix (1974–) Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American film actor (Walk the Line)[186][187][188][189]
Rain Phoenix (1973–) American actress/musician[190][191]
River Phoenix (1970–1993) Academy Award-nominated American film actor[192][193]
Summer Phoenix (1978–) American actress and model[194][195]
Pink (1979–) Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress[196]
Josh Radnor (1976–) American actor (How I Met Your Mother)[197]
Michael Rapaport (1970–) American film and television actor [198]
Leah Remini (1970–) American actress (The King of Queens)[199]
Simon Rex (1974–) American actor and model[200]
Michael Rosenbaum (1972–) American film and television actor (Smallvile)[201]
Tracee Ellis Ross (1972–) American actress, daughter of singer Diana Ross[202]
Eli Roth (1972–) American film actor, director, producer and writer[203]
Maya Rudolph (1972–) American actress/comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live[204]
Keri Russell (1976–) Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and dancer (Felicity, The Upside of Anger)[205]
Winona Ryder (1971–) Academy Award-nominated American film actress[206][207]
Sarah Saltzberg (1976-) American Broadway theater actress[208]
Gabe Sandler (1979-) American electronic musician, publicist and television proprietor. Has performed under numerous pseudonyms, and is the largest single shareholder of Spike TV’s reality show “Reality Racing” (RRGI.PK)[209].
Fred Savage (1976–) American actor and television director known best for role on Wonder Years[210][211]
Josh Saviano (1976-) known best for role on Wonder Years
Miriam Shor (1971–) American film/television actress (Big Day)[212]
Sarah Silverman (1970–) American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer[213]
Alicia Silverstone (1976–) American actress and former fashion model (Clueless, Batman and Robin)[214][215]
Ione Skye (1971–) English-born American actress[216]
Lindsay Sloane (1977–) American actress[217][218]
Bahar Soomekh (1975–) Iranian-born American actress (Crash)[219][220]
Tori Spelling (1973–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)[221][222]
Jordana Spiro (1977–) American television actress (My Boys)[223]
Matt Stone (1971–) American animator, film director, screenwriter, actor and voice actor (South Park)[224]
Danny Strong (1974–) American film/television actor[225]
Jonathan Togo (1977 - ) American actor (CSI: Miami, Mystic River)[226]
Mageina Tovah (1979 - ) American actress[227]
Kevin Weisman (1970–) American film/television actor[228]
Jennifer Westfeldt (1971–) American actress and writer (Kissing Jessica Stein)[229]
Marissa Jaret Winokur (1973–) American film, television and stage actress (Hairspray stage version)[230]
Noah Wyle (1971–) American film/television actor[231]
Nikki Ziering (1971–) American model and actress[232]
Ethan Zohn (1973–) Survivor: Africa winner and actor[233]
Arianne Zuker (1974–) American soap opera actress[234]

1960s
Paula Abdul (1962–) American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, and television personality[235]
Steven Adler (1965-) American musician, drummer (Guns N’ Roses 1985-1990)
Patricia Arquette (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress[236][237]
Hank Azaria (1964–) Emmy Award-winning American actor[238]
David Alan Basche (1968–) American actor[239]
Randall Batinkoff (1968–) American film/television actor (For Keeps?)[240]
Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999) American voice actress (South Park)[241]
Troy Beyer (1964–) American film director, screenwriter and actress[242]
Craig Bierko (1964–) American film/television actor (Cinderella Man)[243]
Jack Black (1969–) American film actor and musician[244]
Yasmine Bleeth (1968–) American television/film actress (Baywatch)[245]
Lisa Bonet (1967–) American film/television actress (The Cosby Show)[246]
Matthew Broderick (1962–) American film and stage actor (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Producers)[247]
Gabrielle Carteris (1961–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)[248]
Max Casella (1967-) American actor Doogie Howser
Phoebe Cates (1963–) American film actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)[249]
Scott Cohen (1964–) American film/television actor[250]
Mindy Cohn (1966–) American television actress (The Facts of Life)[251]
David Cross (1964–) American actor/comedian[252]
Dean Devlin (1962–) former actor, now producer and screenwriter[253]
Don Diamont (1961–) American soap opera actor (The Young and the Restless)[254]
Robert Downey Jr. (1965–) Academy Award-nominated American actor and musician (Iron Man)[255][256]
Rachel Dratch (1966–) American comedienne (Saturday Night Live)[257]
David Duchovny (1960–) Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor (The X-Files)[258][259]
Lisa Edelstein (1967–) American actress (House)[260]
Jon Favreau (1966–) American actor/director[261][262]
Dan Futterman (1967–) American actor and an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter[263]
Jeff Garlin (1962–) American comic actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm)[264]
Brad Garrett (1960–) three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian[265]
Gina Gershon (1962–) American film actress[266]
Jami Gertz (1965–) American film/television actress[267]
Melissa Gilbert (1964–) American former child actress, served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild[268]
Judy Gold (1962–) American stand-up comedian and actress[269]
Tracey Gold (1969-) American actress who appeared on tv show Growing Pains and sister of Missy
Bill Goldberg (1966-) Currently inactive wrestler that wrestled for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and American film/television actor[270]
Jennifer Grey (1960–) American actress (Dirty Dancing)[271]
Arye Gross (1960–) American film/television actor[272]
Greg Grunberg (1966–) American film/television actor (Heroes)[273]
Annabelle Gurwitch (1961–) American comedic actress, hostess of TBS’s Dinner and a Movie[274]
Daryl Hannah (1960–) American film actress (Splash)[275]
Jessica Hecht (1965–) American film/stage actress[276]
Monica Horan (1963–) American television actress (Everybody Loves Raymond)[277]
Helen Hunt (1963–) Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress[278]
Sean Kanan (1966–) American soap opera actor (General Hospital)[279]
Heather Paige Kent (1969–) American television actress[280]
Marc Kudisch (1966–) American stage actor[281]
Lisa Kudrow (1963–) Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress (Friends)[282]
Juliet Landau (1965–) American actress, daughter of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain[283]
John Lehr (1967–) American actor/comedian (10 Items or Less)[284]
Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962–) Hollywood film actress[285]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961–) Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning American actress (Seinfeld)[286]
Joshua Malina (1966–) American film and stage actor[287]
Camryn Manheim (1961–) American actress (The Practice)[288]
Cindy Margolis (1965–) American actress/model, included in 2000 Guinness Book of World Records as a result of being the “most downloaded” person in 1999[289]
Julianna Margulies (1966–) American film/television actress (ER)[290]
Brett Marx (1964-) American actor who is the great nephew of the Marx Brothers and best known for his performance in The Bad News Bears
Marlee Matlin (1965–) Academy Award-winning American actress (Children of a Lesser God)[291]
Debra Messing (1968–) Emmy Award-winning American actress (Will & Grace)[292]
Dina Meyer (1968–) American film/television actress (Saw films)[293]
Ari Meyers (1969–) American actress (Kate & Allie)[294]
Rob Morrow (1962–) American actor (Northern Exposure, Numb3rs)[295]
Sarah Jessica Parker (1965–) Golden Globe, Emmy-winning American actress[296][297]
Sean Penn (1960–) Academy Award-winning American film actor[298]
Jeremy Piven (1965–) American actor (Entourage)[299]
Rain Pryor (1969–) American actress and comedian, daughter of Richard Pryor[300]
Ted Raimi (1965–) American actor, brother of Spider-Man director Sam Raimi[301]
Adam Rich (1968-) American child actor best known for his role in Eight is Enough
Paul Rudd (1969–) American actor[302][303]
Adam Sandler (1966–) American actor, comedian, producer, and musician[304]
Rob Schneider (1963–) American actor, comedian, and screenwriter[305]
Bitty Schram (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress[306]
Liev Schreiber (1967–) Tony Award-winning American actor[307]
Scott Schwartz (1968-) American child actor who played in A Christmas Story and The Toy
David Schwimmer (1966–) Emmy-nominated American actor and director (Friends)[308]
Sam Seder (1966–) actor, comedian, writer, producer, director[309]
Kyra Sedgwick (1965–) Emmy-nominated American actress[310]
Ally Sheedy (1962–) American screen and stage actress (”Brat Pack” films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire)[311]
Pauly Shore (1968–) American actor and comedian[312]
Jonathan Silverman (1966–) American film/television actor[313]
Cathy Silvers (1961-) is the daughter of Phil Silvers and best known for her role of Jenny Piccolo on the sitcom Happy Days
Helen Slater (1963–) American film actress and singer-songwriter[314]
Rena Sofer (1968–) American actress[315]
Jon Stewart (1962–) American comedian, actor, author, producer, host of The Daily Show[316]
Ben Stiller (1965–) American comedian, actor, and film director[317]
Michael Vartan (1968–) French-born American film/television actor (Monster-in-Law)[318]
Steven Weber (1961–) American film/television actor (”Wings”)[319]
Alex Winter (1965-) is an English/American actor best known for his role in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Scott Wolf (1968–) American actor (Party of Five)[320]
Ian Ziering (1964–) American actor (Beverly Hills 90210)[321][322]
1950s
Caroline Aaron (1957–) American actress and producer[323]
Jason Alexander (1959–) American actor (Seinfeld)[324]
Adam Arkin (1956–) American television, film, and stage actor[325]
Tom Arnold (1959–) American actor and comedian[12]
Rosanna Arquette (1959–) American actress, film director, and film producer[326]
Ellen Barkin (1954–) American actress[327]
Roseanne Barr (1952–) American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedienne[328]
Robby Benson (1956–) American actor, former teen idol[329]
Sandra Bernhard (1955–) American actress and comedian[330]
Mike Binder (1958–) American screenwriter, film director and actor[331]
Jerry Butler (1959–) American pornographic actor, one of the most popular male performers in the 1980s[13]
Kate Capshaw (1953–) American actress (Indiana Jones)[14]
Katie Couric (1957–) American media personality, appeared in Shark Tale[332]
Ian Mitchell (1958 - ) Musician, Bay City Rollers, former teen idol - paternal grandparents were Jewish
Jamie Lee Curtis (1958–) Golden Globe-winning American film actress, successful writer of books for children[333]
Tovah Feldshuh (1952–) American actress, singer, and playwright[334]
Harvey Fierstein (1954–) American actor, author, and singer[335]
Carrie Fisher (1956–) American film actress, novelist (Star Wars)[336]
Al Franken (1951–) American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator and radio host[337]
Jeff Goldblum (1952–) Academy Award nominated American film actor[338]
Steve Guttenberg (1958–) American actor[339]
Mary Hart (1950–) American former actress and television personality (Entertainment Tonight)[340]
Nina Hartley (1959–) American adult film actress[341]
Amy Irving (1953–) American actress[342]
Ron Jeremy (1953–) American adult film actor[343]
Toni Kalem (1956–) American film, television actress, screenwriter and director[344]
Carol Kane (1952–) Academy Award-nominated American actress[345]
Julie Kavner (1950–) American film/television actress (voice of Marge on the The Simpsons)[346]
Richard Kind (1956–) American actor[347]
John Landis (1950–) American actor, director, writer, and producer[348]
Carol Leifer (1956–) American comedienne and actress[349]
Jon Lovitz (1957–) American actor and comedian[350]
Joan Lunden (1950–) American broadcaster (Good Morning America), has also acted[351]
Melanie Mayron (1952–) American actress and director (Thirtysomething)[352]
Larry Miller (1953–) American stand-up comedian, actor[353]
Don Most (1953–) American actor (Happy Days)[354]
Judd Nelson (1959-) American actor famous for his role in The Breakfast Club
Bebe Neuwirth (1958–) Tony Award-winning American theater, television, and film actress[355]
Laraine Newman (1952–) American comedienne and actress[356]
Ken Olin (1954–) American actor, director and producer[357]
Mandy Patinkin (1952–) American actor of stage and screen[358]
Lorna Patterson (1956–) American film, stage and television actress[359]
Scott Patterson (1958–) American actor (Gilmore Girls)[360]
David Paymer (1954–) American character actor[361]
Ron Perlman (1950–) film/television actor (Hellboy)[362]
Kevin Pollak (1957–) American actor, impressionist and comedian[363]
Paul Reiser (1957–) American actor, author and stand-up comedian (Mad About You)[364]
Paul Reubens (1952-) aka Peewee Herman
Tanya Roberts (1954–) American actress (Charlie’s Angels)[365]
Alan Rosenberg (1950–) American actor, 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild[366]
Katey Sagal (1954–) American actress, singer, and writer (Married… with Children)[367]
Bob Saget (1956–) American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host[368]
Herschel Savage (1955–) American pornographic actor and porn movie director[15]
Richard Schiff (1955–) American actor (The West Wing)[369]
Steven Seagal (1951–) American action movie actor, producer, writer, director and singer[370]
Jerry Seinfeld (1954–) Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer[371]
Jane Seymour (1951 - ) English-born/American film/television actress[372]
Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005) American television/movie actress[373]
Annie Sprinkle (1954–) American prostitute, stripper, porn film star, cable television host, porn magazine editor/writer, and sex film producer[374]
Howard Stern (1954–) American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor and author[375]
Stephen Tobolowsky (1951–) American actor[376]
Robert Trebor (1953–) American actor (Hercules, Xena)[377]
Debra Winger (1955–) Academy Award–nominated American actress[378]
Mare Winningham (1959–) American film and television actress[379]
1940s
Bob Balaban (1945–) American actor and director[380]
Richard Belzer (1944–) American stand up comedian, writer and actor[381]
Lewis Black (1948-) American stand up comedian and actor
Albert Brooks (1947–) Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer, comedian and director[382]
James Caan (1940–) Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor[383]
Nell Carter (1948–2003) Tony Award-winning American singer and film, stage, and television actress[384]
Peter Coyote (1941–) American actor and author[385]
Billy Crystal (1947–) American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director[386][16]
Larry David (1947–) Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director[387]
Michael Douglas (1944–) Academy Award-winning American actor and producer (Jewish father) [388]
Richard Dreyfuss (1947–) Academy Award-winning American actor[389]
Bob Dylan (1941–) singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet, also appeared in several films[390]
Bob Einstein (1942-) American writer and comedian known as Super Dave.
Richard Elfman (1949–) American film director, writer and actor[17]
Harrison Ford (1942–) Academy Award-nominated American actor[391][392]
Bonnie Franklin (1944–) American actress[393]
Art Garfunkel (1941-) American singer & songwriter
Paul Michael Glaser (1943–) American actor (Starsky & Hutch)[394]
Scott Glenn (1941–) American actor[395]
Christopher Guest (1948–) Lord Haden-Guest, American actor/director[396][397]
Goldie Hawn (1945–) Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer[398]
Dan Hedaya (1940–) American character actor[399]
Barbara Hershey (1948–) American actress, known for her many film roles[400]
Ricky Jay (1948-) is an American professional sleight-of-hand artist, actor, and author
Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) Academy Award-nominated American actress of film, television, and theater[401]
Gabe Kaplan (1945–) American actor, comedian, and professional poker player[402]
Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) American entertainer[403]
Judy Kaye (1948–) Tony-award-winning American singer and actress[404]
Lainie Kazan (1940–) American actress and singer[405]
Robert Klein (1942–) American stand-up comedian and occasional actor[406]
Kevin Kline (1947–) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor[407]
Richard Kline (1944–) American actor and television director[408]
Sherry Lansing (1944–) American former CEO of Paramount Studios and actress[409]
Michael Lembeck (1948–) American actor and director[410]
Richard Lewis (1947–) American comedian and actor[411]
Judith Light (1949-) American actress best known for her role on Who’s the Boss?
Peggy Lipton (1947–) American television actress and socialite (The Mod Squad)[412]
Stephen Macht (1942–) American actor[413]
Richard Masur (1948–) American actor[414]
Bette Midler (1945–) American singer, actress, and comedian, also known as The Divine Miss M[415]
Frank Oz (1944–) English-born American film director, actor and puppeteer[416]
Rhea Perlman (1948-) American actress known for her role on Cheers
David Proval (1942–) American actor (The Sopranos)[417]
Gilda Radner (1946–1989) American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live)[418]
Harold Ramis (1944–) American actor, director, and writer[419]
Harry Reems (1947–) American theater and adult film actor[420]
Rob Reiner (1947–) American actor, director, producer, writer and anti-tobacco activist; son of Carl Reiner[421]
Peter Riegert (1947–) American film/television actor[422]
Garry Shandling (1949–) American comedian and actor[423]
Wallace Shawn (1943–) American actor and writer[424]
Harry Shearer (1943–) American comedic actor and writer[425][426]
Paul Simon (1941-) American singer, songwriter
Brent Spiner (1949–) American actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)[427]
Ben Stein (1944–) American lawyer, economist, law professor, actor, comedian, and former White House speechwriter[428]
Barbra Streisand (1942–) two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director[429]
Jeffrey Tambor (1944–) American film/television actor (Hellboy, Arrested Development)[430]
Jessica Walter (1941–) American film/television actress (Arrested Development)[431]
Zoë Wanamaker (1949–) American-born English actress[432][433]
Lesley Ann Warren (1946–) Academy Award-nominated American stage, film and television actress[434]
Anson Williams (1949–) American actor (Happy Days)[435]
Henry Winkler (1945–) American actor, director, producer and author (Happy Days)[436]
1930s
Woody Allen (1935–) Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, and comedian[437]
Alan Arkin (1934–) Academy Award-winning American film actor, director[438]
Barbara Barrie (1931–) American actress and author of children’s books[439]
Richard Benjamin (1938–) American actor/film director[16]
Dyan Cannon (1937–) three-time Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress, editor, producer and director[440]
Eddie Carmel (1936–1972) entertainer known as “The Jewish Giant”[441]
Jerry Douglas (1932–) American television actress (The Young and the Restless)[442]
Elliott Gould (1938–) Academy Award-nominated American film/television actor[443]
Charles Grodin (1935–) American actor and former cable talk show host[444]
Estelle Harris (1932–) American actress (Seinfeld)[445]
Judd Hirsch (1935–) American actor (Taxi, NUMB3RS)[446]
Dustin Hoffman (1937–) two-time Oscar winning American actor[447]
Tony Jay (1933–2006) English/American actor[18]
Harvey Keitel (1939–) Academy Award-nominated American actor[448]
Walter Koenig (1936–) American actor, writer, teacher and director (appeared in original Star Trek)[449]
Susan Kohner (1936-) an American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American actress
Yaphet Kotto (1937–) African-American actor (son of Cameroonian Crown Prince), best known for his role in Alien[450]
Martin Landau (1931-) is an Academy Award-winning American film and television actor
Michael Landon (1936–1991) actor, producer and director who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades[451]
Louise Lasser (1939–) American stage/film/television actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)[452]
Piper Laurie (1932–) American actress[453]
Linda Lavin (1937–) Tony Award and Golden Globe Award-winning stage, film and television actress[454]
Steve Lawrence (1935-) American singer and actor on The Carol Burnett Show
Shari Lewis (1933–1998) American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children’s television show host, popular during the 1960s[455]
Hal Linden (1931–) American actor and television director[456]
Tina Louise (1934–) American model, singer, and film and television actress[457]
Jackie Mason (1931–) American stand-up comedian/actor[458]
Paul Mazursky (1930–) American film director and actor[459]
Shelley Morrison (1936–) American actress[460]
Barry Newman (1931–) American actor[461]
Leonard Nimoy (1931–) American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer[462]
Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008) American actress known for her role in The Bob Newhart Show
Ron Rifkin (1939–) American actor, director[463]
Joan Rivers (1933–) American comedienne, actress, talk show host, and celebrity[464]
George Segal (1934–) American film and stage actor[16]
Susan Strasberg (1938–1999) an American actress known for her performance in the risque In Praise of Older Women
Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932–) [ Converted to Judaism ] Oscar-winning English / American film actress & sex symbol[465][466][467]
Gene Wilder (1933–) American actor and comedian[468]
1920s
Ed Ames (1927–) American singer and actor[469]
Beatrice Arthur (1925-) American actress[470]
Ed Asner (1929–) American actor[471]
Lauren Bacall (1924–) Golden Globe and Tony Award winning, as well as Academy Award-nominated, American film and stage actress[472]
Julian Beck (1925–1985) American actor, director, poet, and painter[19]
Shelley Berman (1926–) American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor[473]
Herschel Bernardi (1923–1986) American film, Broadway and television actor[20]
Theodore Bikel (1924–) character actor, folk singer and musician[474]
Larry Blyden (1925–1975) American actor[475]
Tom Bosley (1927–) American film/television actor (Happy Days)[476]
Mel Brooks (1926–) Academy Award-winning American actor, writer, director and producer[477]
Lenny Bruce (1925–1966) American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist[478]
Susan Cabot (1927–1986) American actress[479]
Sid Caesar (1922–) American comic actor and writer[480]
Robert Clary (1926–) French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer[481]
Tony Curtis (1925–) American film star[482]
Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) American comedian and actor[483]
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990) [ Converted to Judaism ] American entertainer, member of the “Rat Pack”[484][485]
Peter Falk (1927–) American actor[486]
Fyvush Finkel (1923–) American actor[487]
Eddie Fisher (1928-) American singer and father of Carrie Fisher
Lee Grant (1927–) Academy Award-winning American theater, film and television actress, and film director[16]
Buddy Hackett (1924–2003) American comedian and actor[488]
Monty Hall (1921–) Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster (Let’s Make a Deal)[489]
Laurence Harvey (1928–1973) Lithuanian-born actor, achieved fame in British and American films
Steven Hill (1922–) American film and television actor[490]
Judy Holliday (1921–1965) Academy Award-winning American actress, singer[491][492]
Werner Klemperer (1920–2000) Emmy Award-winning comedic actor[493]
Jack Klugman (1922-) American actor
Harvey Korman (1927–2008) American actor[494]
Al Lewis (1920-2006) American actor best known as Grandpa Munster
Jerry Lewis (1926–) American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons[495]
Bill Macy (1922–) American actor[496]
Ross Martin (1920-1981) [Jewish family] Polish-born American TV and film actor (Wild Wild West)
Walter Matthau (1920–2000) Academy Award-winning American actor[497]
Anne Meara (1929–) American comedienne and actress, partner and wife of Jerry Stiller[498]
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) ( Converted to Judaism) American actress, singer and model[499]
Vic Morrow (1929–1982) American actor[500][501]
Paul Newman (1925–2008) [ Jewish father ] Academy Award-winning American actor and film director, founder of Newman’s Own[16][502][503]
Charlotte Rae (1926-) American actress from The Facts of Life
Tony Randall (1920–2004) American comic actor[504]
Carl Reiner (1922–) American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian[505]
Regina Resnik (1922–) American opera singer and actress[506]
Don Rickles (1926–) American comedian, film actor, and voice actor[507]
Doris Roberts (1929–) Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for her performance on Everybody Loves Raymond[508]
Fred Sadoff (1926-1994) Actor in South Pacific [509]
Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter and actor (The Twilight Zone)[510]
Simone Signoret (1921–1985) Academy Award-winning French actress[16]
Jerry Stiller (1927–) American comedian and actor[511]
Mel Tormé (1925– 1999) American actor and singer, known as one of the great male jazz singers[512][513]
Abe Vigoda (1921–) American film/television actor (The Godfather)[514]
Jack Warden (1920–2006) Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated American actor[515][516]
Shelley Winters (1920–2006) two-time Academy Award-winning American actress[517][518]
1910s
Mason Adams (1919–2005) American character actor[519]
Martin Balsam (1919–1996) was an American actor who won an Academy Award for A Thousand Clowns
John Banner (1910–1973) Austrian/American actor[520]
Red Buttons (1919–2006) Academy Award-winning American comedian and actor[521]
Lee J. Cobb (1911–1976) Academy Award-nominated American film actor[16]
Kirk Douglas (1916–) American actor, Hollywood film star (Spartacus)[522]
John Garfield (1913–1952) American actor, 1940s film star[523]
Paulette Goddard (1910–1999) American born, Oscar-nominated American film and theatre actress[524]
Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910–2007) American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts[525]
Danny Kaye (1913–1987) American film actor, singer and comedian[526]
Marc Lawrence (1910–2005) American character actor[527]
Zero Mostel (1915–1977) American stage and film actor[528]
Jan Murray (1916–2006) American stand-up comedian, actor[529]
Luise Rainer (1910–) German-born (later American) two-time Academy Award-winning film actress[530][531]
Lillian Roth (1910–1980) American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway[532]
Dinah Shore (1916–1994) American singer and actress[533][534]
Sylvia Sidney (1910–1999) American film actress[535][536]
Phil Silvers (1911–1985) American entertainer and comedy actor[537]
Harold J. Stone (1913–2005) American film and television character actor[538]
Mike Wallace (1918–) American journalist, briefly acted during the 1940s[539]
Eli Wallach (1915–) American film, TV and stage actor[540]
Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993) American actor and director[541]
Keenan Wynn (1916–1986) American character actor[16]
1900s
Stella Adler (1901–1992) American actress, for decades regarded as America’s foremost acting teacher[542]
Jack Albertson (1907-1981) American actor best known for his role on Chico and the Man
Leon Askin (1907–2005) Austrian (later American) actor[543]
Milton Berle (1908–2002) American comedian and actor[544]
Joe Besser (1907–1988) American comedian (Three Stooges)[545]
Mel Blanc (1908–1989) American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera during the Golden Age of American animation[546]
Ben Blue (1901–1975) Canadian (later American) actor and comedian[16]
Howard Da Silva (1909–1986) American film actor[16]
Melvyn Douglas (1901–1981) American actor, won all three of the entertainment industries’ highest awards (two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy)[547][548]
Larry Fine (1902–1975) American comedian and actor (Three Stooges)[549]
John Houseman (1902–1988) was an American actor who won an Academy Award for The Paper Chase
Curly Howard (1903–1952) American, one of the Three Stooges[550]
Sam Levene (1905–1980) Russian/American stage and film actor[551]
Peter Lorre (1904–1964) Hungarian-born (later American) stage and screen actor[552]
Zeppo Marx (1901–1979) American, member of the Marx Brothers[553]
Ritz Brothers (1901-1965, 1904-1985, 1907-1986) American comedy team[16]
Natalie Schafer (1900-1991) was an American actress best known for her role in Gilligan’s Island
1890s
Jack Benny (1894–1974) American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor[554]
Gertrude Berg (1899–1966) American radio and television actress[555]
Fanny Brice (1891–1951) American comedian, singer, and entertainer[556]
George Burns (1896–1996) American comedian and actor[557]
Eddie Cantor (1892–1964) American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th century[558]
Ricardo Cortez (1899–1977) Austrian-born (later American) silent film star, known as a “Latin lover” type[559]
Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) [21], British actress
Moe Howard (1897–1975) the “leader” of the Three Stooges[560]
Shemp Howard (1895–1955) American born, part of the Three Stooges comedy team[561]
Sam Jaffe (1891–1984) Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor[16]
Irving Kaufman (1890–1976) American singer, recording artist and Vaudeville performer [22]
Francis Lederer (1899 - 2000) Czech-born (later American) actor [23]
Philip Loeb (1892–1955) American stage, film, and television actor[562]
Paul Lukas (1895–1971) Hungarian (later American) film actor[16]
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own[563]
Gummo Marx (1893–1977) American, one of the Marx Brothers[564]
Paul Muni (1895–1967) Austrian-born (later American) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood[565]
Carmel Myers (1899–1980) American silent film actress[566]
Molly Picon (1898–1992) American star of stage, screen and television[567]
Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973) American stage and film actor[568]
Mae West (1893–1980) American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol[569]
1880s
Broncho Billy Anderson (1880–1971) American actor, writer, director, and producer, perhaps best-known as the first star of the Western film genre[570]
Theda Bara (1885–1955) American silent film actress, known as the first screen “Vamp”[571]
Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939) American actor, screenwriter, director and producer[572]
Al Jolson (1886–1950) American singer and actor[573]
Chico Marx (1887–1961), American, one of the Marx Brothers[574]
Harpo Marx (1888–1964), American, one of the Marx Brothers[575]
Sophie Tucker (1884–1966) American actress, singer and comedienne[576]
Erich von Stroheim (1885–1957) Austrian-born (later American) filmmaker and actor[577]
Ed Wynn (1886–1966) American comedian and actor[16]
1870s
Alla Nazimova (1879–1945) American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer[578]
1860s
Boris Thomashefsky (1868–1939) Ukrainian-born (later American) singer and actor[579]
1850s
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler (1855–1926) Russian-born (later American) actor, a star of the Yiddish theatre[580]
1830s
Adah Isaacs Menken (1835?-1868), American-born actress and poet[581]