Occupation – Entertainment – Actor

Zoë Saldaña (1978- )
Zoë Saldaña is an accomplished actress and dancer known for her roles in four of the six highest-grossing films produced...
March 5th, 2025

Jayne Kennedy Overton (1951- )
Jayne Kennedy Overton is a model, actress, and corporate spokeswoman. Kennedy was born Jayne Harrison on October 27, 1951, to...
January 12th, 2025

John Amos (1939-2024)
Television pioneer and Emmy-nominated actor John Amos was born John Allen Amos Jr. on December 27, 1939, in Newark, New...
January 11th, 2025
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Edward Lee “Too Tall” Jones (1951- )
Edward Lee “Too Tall” Jones, is a former professional football player best known for playing for the Dallas Cowboys his...
April 29th, 2024

Louis Gossett Jr. (1936-2024)
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., one of the most commanding American actors in television and film, as well as a producer,...
April 2nd, 2024

Amar’e Carsares Jehoshaphat Stoudemire (1982- )
Amar’e Stoudemire is an American-Israeli professional basketball player and coach, actor, and entrepreneur born in Lake Wales, Florida on November...
February 27th, 2024

Kenan Thompson (1978- )
Actor and comedian Kenan Thompson was born on May 10, 1978, to Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson in Columbus, Ohio....
December 4th, 2023

Oleta Adams (1953- )
Sultry, soulful vocalist, lyricist, composer, actor, and activist Oleta Adams was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 4, 1953, and...
October 16th, 2023

Chris Rock (1965- )
Christopher Julius “Chris” Rock is an actor and stand-up comedian. Rock, the eldest of seven children, was born on February...
July 23rd, 2022