Jackie Chan
Hong Kong’s cheeky, lovable, and best-known film star, Jackie Chan, endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after...
Category: Encyclopedia Cinemania
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Kent Damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an...
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician...
Robert De Niro
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...
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, to mother Milton Jean (Carter) and father Howard Ralph Carpenter. His family moved to Bowling Green,...
Teresa Palmer
Actress and model Teresa Palmer has gathered some impressive film credits. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula...
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984, in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the...
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino Reina,...
Noémie Schmidt
Noémie Schmidt (born 18 November 1990) is a Swiss actress, most notable for her television and film work, including Henrietta of England in Versailles (2015–)....
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis was born in London, England, to Greek parents, Despina (Yianniri), a tailor’s assistant, and John Sirtis. Her parents did not want her to...
Michele Specht
Michele grew up in Colorado – and got up on every stage she could manage singing, acting, and unfortunately dancing from the time she could...
Val Kilmer
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...