Although he has always been the lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter for American band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Leto is an accomplished actor merited by the numerous, challenging projects he has taken in his life. His father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother was of French-Canadian, English, and German ancestry. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the 1960s through ... Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. His father was of German Jewish descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. He dropped ... Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Politicians, herdsmen top insecurity actors in Delta ― Report. He was trained ... Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Humanitarian and actor Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, the second of five children of Doris Ann (Tiffany), a homemaker, and Homer George Gere, an insurance salesman, both Mayflower descendants. Born in Karlsruhe, Germany, May 31, 1962, he spent his childhood and youth in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany. He is of Irish descent. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Some believed that such a career-defining role might leave him unable to escape it, but he ... Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood, a housewife turned IBM operator. He was married to Simone Signoret. 4. » Metro » Politicians, herdsmen top insecurity actors in Delta ― Report. 5. His mother, born in Indiana, was from a Swedish family, and his father was from Texas. Without further ado, here’s every Best Actor Oscar winner of the 21st century ranked from worst to best — including who should have won each year. He spent several years trying desperately to sway this image, but this was a double-edged sword. He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. Actors On Actors Tom Holland and Daniel Kaluuya — Actors on Actors (Full Conversation) In "Cherry," Tom Holland transforms into a war veteran-turnedbank robber, broken by PTSD and drug addiction. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman, and Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when John was a small child. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. 1. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often ... Jon Voight is an American actor of German and Slovak descent. For any small actor it must be difficult to dictate terms, but all the top actors can do that. Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD, placing him in the top ten stars in terms of box office receipts.Walter Bruce ... Actor | He is a nephew of writer Paul Theroux and a cousin of journalists Louis Theroux and Marcel Theroux. His father was of French and Corsican Italian descent, and his mother was of French and German ancestry. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), ... A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi)... One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. Daniel Day-Lewis. Al Pacino. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a child actor appearing in Angels in the Outfield and, most notably, 3rd Rock from the Sun. Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high ... Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. At school ... Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. The tall, handsome and muscular Scottish actor Sean Connery is best known as the original actor to portray James Bond in the hugely successful movie franchise, starring in seven films between 1962 and 1983. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). Jack Nicholson. Smith has been nominated for five Golden ... Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. Powerful and highly respected American actor Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Hope Maxine (Glanville) and stage and film star Jason Robards Sr. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s,... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His recent ancestry included Dutch, English, and Scottish.Fonda started his acting debut with the Omaha Community Playhouse, a local amateur theater ... William McChord Hurt was born in Washington, D.C., to Claire Isabel (McGill) and Alfred McChord Hurt, who worked at the State Department. Tell us what you think about this feature. If Bing Crosby was the original crossover star, Presley was, well, the king. Mom (1983), Johnny... Billy Bob Thornton was born on August 4, 1955 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Virginia Roberta (Faulkner), a psychic, and William Raymond (Billy Ray) Thornton, an educator, high school history teacher, and basketball coach (now deceased). He gained critical acclaim in... Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. Some actors have … He was first ... Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His parents were from Texas, where Cooper was raised.Educated at the University of Missouri school of ... Gérard Depardieu was born in Châteauroux, Indre, France, to Anne Jeanne Josèphe (Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel Depardieu, who was a metal worker and fireman. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. Best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26. Cage changed his... Kevin Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret and Robert Joseph Kline, who owned several stores. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Breaking … He is the older brother of James Donald (Jimmy Don) (born in ... Actor | Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids".... Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritative figures and one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile performers, Laurence (John) Fishburne III has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a number of NAACP Image honors.Born in Augusta, Georgia on July 30, 1961, to Hattie ... Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international film star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous film series.He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, ... John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (née Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood.He was born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to Betty Sue (Wells), who worked as a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer.Depp was raised in Florida. The Five Worst Actors To Win Best Actor Oscars. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. The family lived in different countries ... Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers.He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney. ... Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the 1960s through ... Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. Al Pacino. Gary Cooper. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. We break down the current state of the Best Actor Oscar race with predictions including Chadwick Boseman, Riz Ahmed, and Tom Hanks. Actor | Chinatown. His mother, Josephine (Stello) Abraham, was the daughter of Italian ... 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 (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. Prior to his career at Hallmark, Andrew Walker had quite the lengthy career as a character actor, with turns on shows… His breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man (1976),... Val Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Swanette (Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer, who was a real estate developer and aerospace equipment distributor. In 1972, ... With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Keanu's father was born in Hawaii, of British, ... American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. Top 100 Greatest Actors of All Time (The Ultimate List) 1. In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. 3. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Pick the Robert De Niro Movie 55; Academy Award for Best Actor (2000s) 49; Best Actor, Best Picture, Both, or Neither 36; Academy Award Best Actor Letter Blitz 27; Click a Movie, Initially - Best Actor Winners 21; Multiple Acting Oscar Movies 7; Oscar Winners in Early TV Roles 5; Best Actor by First and Last Letters 3 He is one of six children. His parents divorced early on, and Delon had a stormy childhood, being ... Christopher Walton Cooper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mary Ann (Walton), a homemaker, and Charles Sherwood Cooper, a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and ... 2. He accompanied his mother on assignments for the Village Voice, and credits her with making him feel comfortable in front of the ... Actor | Upon leaving school, he decided to become a ... An actor with over forty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, Michael Douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the Academy Award-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Both boys popped up, without ... Kevin Spacey Fowler, better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. 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