Rami Malek is an award-winning American actor best known for his lead role as Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series “Mr. Robot”. He has received critical acclaim for his performances and won an Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics’ Choice Television Award for his work on the show. Early Life and … Read more
Willem Dafoe was born on July 22, 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin. His mother, Muriel Isabel (Sprissler), was a nurse, and his father, William Alfred Dafoe, was a surgeon. Willem was the youngest of eight children. He has said that his parents were very strict and that sports and the arts helped him break out of … Read more
Tilda Swinton is an acclaimed British actress known for her versatile and transformative performances in independent films and blockbusters alike. She is recognized for her willingness to embrace challenging and eccentric roles, as well as for her striking and androgynous appearance. Swinton’s career has spanned over 30 years on stage and screen. Some of her … Read more
Christopher Michael Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota to Kathleen Louise and Daniel Clifton Pratt. His mother worked at a Safeway supermarket and his father worked in mining and later remodeling houses. When Pratt was three years old, his family moved to Lake Stevens, Washington. Pratt was an athlete growing up, … Read more
Dave Bautista was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C. to a father who was half Filipino and half Greek and a mother who was of Greek descent. He had a difficult childhood marked by poverty and violence. Childhood Years Bautista’s parents separated when he was young and he ended up living in poverty … Read more
Bradley Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria Campano, worked for the local NBC affiliate and his father, Charles Cooper, worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. Cooper was raised in nearby Jenkintown and attended Germantown Academy, a private school in Fort Washington. As a child, Cooper was very … Read more
Danai Gurira was born on February 14, 1978 in Grinnell, Iowa to Zimbabwean parents. Her name “Danai” means “with God” in Shona, one of the main languages in Zimbabwe. When Danai was 5 years old, her family moved back to her parents’ hometown Harare in Zimbabwe after finishing their college degrees in the United States. … Read more
Tony Leung Chiu-wai was born on June 27, 1962 in Hong Kong. He grew up in a working class family and was the youngest of three children. Leung became interested in acting at a young age when he joined his school’s drama club. He attended Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School where he continued to hone … Read more
Donnie Yen was born as Yen Ji-dan ( on July 27, 1963 in Guangzhou, China. His mother Bow-sim Mark was a kung fu master and his father Klyster Yen was a newspaper editor as well as a martial arts teacher. At a young age, Yen moved with his family to Hong Kong and then to … Read more
Michelle Yeoh was born on August 6, 1962 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Her birth name was Yeoh Choo-Kheng. Her father, Yeoh Kian Teik, was a lawyer and her mother, Janet Yeoh, was a beautician. Yeoh came from an athletic family. As a girl, she was a skilled ballet dancer. She studied at St. Teresa’s Primary … Read more