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entertainers. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.

Actors (film and TV) & artists

''organized by birth decade''

2000s

* Odessa Adlon (born 2000), actress *

Asher Angel Asher Dov Angel (born September 6, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the 2008 film '' Jolene'', starring Jessica Chastain. He is known for his role as Jonah Beck in the 2017 Disney Channel series ''Andi Mack''. ...

(born 2002), actor and singer *

Julia Lester Julia Rose Lester (born January 28, 2000) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Ashlyn Caswell in the Disney+ series ''High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'' and for originating the role of Little Red Ridi ...

(born 2000), actress ('' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'') *

David Mazouz David Albert Mazouz (; born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as Bruce Wayne in Fox's Batman-prequel TV drama '' Gotham'' (2014–2019). Mazouz started his acting career with several guest roles before joining the Fox ...

(born 2001), actor *

Joshua Rush Joshua Rush (born December 14, 2001) When the Image is zoomed, for the DOB it shows December 14, 2001. is an American actor and activist. He is known for playing Cyrus Goodman on the Disney Channel drama series ''Andi Mack'' (2017–2019), who i ...

(born 2001), actor (''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizabe ...

'') *

Noah Schnapp Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004) is an American actor. He gained recognition for playing Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series '' Stranger Things''. His film roles include Roger Donovan in Steven Spielberg's histo ...

(born 2004), actor (''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Prod ...

'') *

Aidan Gallagher Aidan Gallagher (born September 18, 2003) is an American actor and musician. His first major role was portraying one of the quadruplets, Nicky Harper, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn''. In 2019, Gallagh ...

(born 2003), actor (

The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betwee ...

) *

Bhad Bhabie Danielle Bregoli (born March 26, 2003), known professionally as Bhad Bhabie (, "bad baby"), is an American rapper and internet personality. She first became known from an appearance on '' Dr. Phil'' in September 2016, in which she uttered the ph ...

(born 2003), singer (Italian from her mother side and Jewish from her father side)

1990s

Daniel Benzali Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1946) is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor. Early life Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the son of Lee, a cook, and Carlo Benzali, a salesman who had also been an actor in Brazilian ...

(born 1946), actor, singer *

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known professionally as Mac Miller, was an American rapper and record producer. Miller began his career in Pittsburgh's hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of fifteen. In 2010, h ...

(1992–2018), American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer *

Madison Beer Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer. Born in New York, she began posting covers to YouTube in early 2012. Beer gained substantial media coverage when Justin Bieber posted a link to one of her covers. She released her d ...

(born 1999), singer *

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( ), is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song ...

(1995), American rapper, singer-songwriter *

Sofia Black-D'Elia Sofia Black-D'Elia (born December 24, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as Tea Marvelli in '' Skins'', Sage Spence in ''Gossip Girl'', Andrea Cornish in ''The Night Of'', and Frannie Latimer in '' Your Ho ...

(born 1991), actress *

Ben Levi Ross Benjamin Levi Ross (born January 15, 1998) is an American stage actor and singer. He is best known for his work in the Tony Award winning musical ''Dear Evan Hansen,'' where he played Evan, Connor and Jared (understudy) on Broadway and Evan in t ...

(born 1998), actor *

Jonah Bobo Jonah Bobo (born ) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Danny Budwing in the 2005 film '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'', Robbie Weaver in the 2011 film ''Crazy, Stupid, Love'', and the voice of Austin on the Nick ...

(born 1997), film actor (''Around the Bend'', ''Zathura'') *

Ben Platt Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...

(born 1993), Broadway star, actor, singer and songwriter (''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...

The Politician ''The Politician'' is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by James Shirley, and first published in 1655. Publication ''The Politician,'' along with another Shirley play, '' The Gentleman of Venice,'' was published by the bookseller Hu ...

'') *

Dawn M. Bennett Dawn Michelle Bennett (born December 13, 1992) is an American voice actress, known for her work on English anime dubs for Funimation and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Career While studying her first semester at Berklee College of Music, Bennett pa ...

(born 1992), Filipino-American voice actress *

Cameron Boyce Cameron Mica Boyce (May 28, 1999 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 2008 films ''Mirrors'' and ''Eagle Eye'', along with the comedy film '' Grown Ups'' (2010) and its 2013 sequel. H ...

(1999–2019), actor (''Jessie'') *

Max Burkholder Maxwell Henry Wolf Burkholder (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor most notable for his role as Max Braverman in the comedic television drama on NBC, '' Parenthood''. Prior to that, he became known as a voice actor for his roles as Chom ...

(born 1997), actor *

Timothée Chalamet Timothée Hal Chalamet (; ; born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Timothée Chalamet, various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a ...

(born 1995), actor *

Emory Cohen Emory Isaac Cohen (born March 13, 1990) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in ''Afterschool'' (2008). He is best known for his roles as AJ Cross in Derek Cianfrance's film ''The Place Beyond the Pines'' (2012), Tony Fiorello i ...

(born 1990), actor *

Flora Cross Flora Cross (born January 11, 1993) is a French-American actress. Personal life Cross was born in Paris, France. Her father, Joseph Cross, is a journalist. Flora is Jewish.Bloom, NateInterfaith Family: "Interfaith Celebrities: Santa's Jewish ...

(born 1993), film actress (''Bee Season'') *

Spencer Daniels Spencer Eli Daniels (born December 23, 1992) is an American film and television actor born in Los Angeles, California. He began acting professionally at the age of ten. He has appeared in over 30 films and TV series, including ''Star Trek'' (200 ...

(born 1992), actor *

Zoey Deutch Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress. She is daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson. She gained recognition for her roles in the film '' Everybody Wants Some!!'', the ...

(born 1994), actress *

Ansel Elgort Ansel Elgort (born March 14, 1994) is an American actor and singer. He began his acting career with a supporting role in the horror film ''Carrie'' (2013) and gained wider recognition for starring as a teenage cancer patient in the romantic dr ...

(born 1994), actor (Jewish father) *

Beanie Feldstein Elizabeth Greer "Beanie" Feldstein (born June 29, 1993) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring roles in the comedy film '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' (2016), the comedy-drama film '' Lady Bird'' (2017), and the ...

(born 1993), actress ( Lady Bird,

Booksmart ''Booksmart'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two gradua ...

) *

Julia Garner Julia Garner (born February 1, 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series '' Ozark'' (2017–2022), for which she received critical acclaim and won three Primetime E ...

(born 1994), actress *

Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He rose to prominence by playing Greg Heffley in the first three films of the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. He then went on to play Tate Wilson in '' Good Trouble'' and Ja ...

(born 1998), film actor (''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'') *

Alexander Gould Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing the title character of the Pixar animated film ''Finding Nemo''. He is also known for playing Shane Botwin on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime drama s ...

(born 1994), film/TV actor (''Finding Nemo'') *

Teo Halm Teo Lucas Halm (born May 18, 1999) is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor. Halm's notable production credits include the Rosalía singles " Con Altura" with J Balvin and "TKN" with Travis Scott, the former which won a Latin ...

(born 1999), actor *

Carter Jenkins Carter Mark Jenkins (born September 4, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Aliens in the Attic'' (2009), ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), and '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012). On television, Jenkins was part of th ...

(born 1991), film/TV actor *

Hunter King Hunter Haley King (born Haley Ashley King; ) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adriana Masters on '' Hollywood Heights'' (2012), Summer Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' (2012–2016, 2018–2022) and Clementine Hughes ...

(born 1993), actress, (''The Young and the Restless'') *

Kira Kosarin Kira Nicole Kosarin (born October 7, 1997) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Phoebe Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series ''The Thundermans''. On April 10, 2019, she independently released her debut album, ''Off Brand'', la ...

(born 1997), actress (''The Thundermans'') *

Lauv Ari Staprans Leff (born August 8, 1994), known professionally as Lauv (), is an American singer and musician, best known for his breakout hit "I Like Me Better"; included on his compilation album ''I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)'', wh ...

(born 1994), singer-songwriter, record producer *

Logan Lerman Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for playing the titular role in the fantasy-adventure ''Percy Jackson'' films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series ''Jack & Bob ...

(born 1992), film/TV actor (''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)'' *

Jonathan Lipnicki Jonathan William Lipnicki (born October 22, 1990) is an American actor who is known for his roles as a child actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996), ''Stuart Little (film), Stuart Little'' (1999) and its 2002 sequel '' ...

(born 1990), film actor (''Jerry Maguire'', ''Like Mike'') *

James Maslow James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's ''Big Time Rush'', had roles in '' Getaway'' and ''The Frozen Ground'', and is a member of the boyband Big Time ...

(born 1990), actor/singer *

Blake Michael Blake Michael (born July 31, 1996) is an American actor, journalist, and businessman. He is perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Delgado in the Disney Channel original movie ''Lemonade Mouth'' (2011), as well as for his role as Tyler James ...

(born 1996), actor *

Ezra Miller Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor. Their feature film debut was in ''Afterschool'' (2008), which they followed by starring in the drama ''We Need to Talk About Kevin (film), We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011) ...

(born 1992), film actor * Ian Nelson (born 1995), actor *

Nicola Peltz Nicola Anne Peltz Beckham (born January 9, 1995) is an American actress. Primarily known for her roles in dramatic film and television, she has performed in some blockbuster adaptations and has since been nominated for a Young Hollywood Award. Sh ...

(born 1994), actress *

Ryan Potter Ryan Potter (born September 12, 1995) is an American actor and voice actor. He made his acting debut as the lead of the Nickelodeon action comedy series ''Supah Ninjas'' (2011–2013). As a voice actor, he voiced Hiro Hamada in the animated sup ...

(born 1995), actor *

Charlie Puth Charles Otto Puth Jr. (; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube. Puth initially signed with the record label eleveneleven after pe ...

(born 1991), singer-songwriter *

Nathalia Ramos Nathalia Norah Ramos Cohen (born July 3, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayals of Yasmin in the 2007 film ''Bratz'', Jill in the 2013 film '' The Damned'', and lead character Nina Martin in the first two seasons of the ...

(born 1992), Spanish-born American actress (''Bratz: The Movie'') *

Sarah Ramos Sarah Emily Ramos (born May 21, 1991) is an American actress who began her career as a child actress. She is known for her roles on the television series ''American Dreams'' (2002–2005) and '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015). Early life Ramos was ...

(born 1991), TV actress (''American Dreams'') *

Ben Rosenfield Ben Rosenfield is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Willie Thompson on the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's period crime drama series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2013–2014). His first role was in the Off-Broadway stage adaptati ...

(born c. 1992/93), actor *

Odeya Rush Odeya Rushinek ( he, אודיה רושינק; born ), known professionally as Odeya Rush (), is an Israeli actress.Daryl Sabara Daryl Christopher Sabara (born June 14, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Juni Cortez in the ''Spy Kids'' film series and for a variety of television and film appearances, including ''The Polar Express'', ''Wizards of Waver ...

(born 1992), actor (''Spy Kids'', ''Keeping Up with the Steins'', ''Halloween'') *

Halston Sage Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer who rose to international fame in the 1970s. His minimalist, clean designs, often made of cashmere or ultrasuede, were ...

(born 1993), actress *

Larry Saperstein Laurence Benjamin Saperstein (born April 12, 1998) is an American actor. He stars as Big Red in the Disney+ series ''High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. Life and career Saperstein is from Islip, New York, Islip on the southern shore ...

(born 1998), actor ('' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'') *

Eden Sher Eden Rebecca Sher (born December 26, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Sue Heck from the family sitcom series '' The Middle'' (2009–2018) and as Star Butterfly from the Disney Channel animated fantasy dramedy series ...

(born 1991), actress, '' The Middle'' TV series *

Troye Sivan Troye Sivan Mellet ( ; born 5 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter, actor and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and released his thi ...

(born 1995), singer, actor * Adiel Stein (born 1991), film actor (''Stolen Summer'') *

Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hailee Steinfeld, various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award ...

(born 1996), actor (''True Grit'', ''Ender's Game'', ''Pitch Perfect 2''); singer of " Love Myself" (Jewish father) *

Zoe Weizenbaum Zoë Weizenbaum (born September 21, 1991) is a former American actress, most recognized for her roles in Memoirs of a Geisha and 12 and Holding. Early life Weizenbaum was born in Seattle, Washington to a Jewish mother and a Chinese father. She ...

(born 1991), film actress (''Memoirs of a Geisha'') *

Nat Wolff Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for composing the music for ''The Naked Brothers Band (TV series), The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television serie ...

(born 1994), actor/musician (Jewish father)

1980s

Dianna Agron Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. After primarily dancing and starring in small musical theater productions in her youth, Agron made her screen debut in 2006, and in 2007, she played recurring charac ...

(born 1986), actress and singer *

Jonathan Ahdout Jonathan Ahdout ( fa, جاناتن آهدوت , born March 18, 1989) is an American actor known for his role in '' House of Sand and Fog.'' Early life and education Ahdout was born in Santa Monica, California on March 18, 1989. His parents are Ya ...

(born 1989), actor (''House of Sand and Fog'', ''24'') *

Jack Antonoff Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. Antonoff is the lead singer of rock band Bleachers, and is the guitarist and drummer in the pop rock band Fun. He was p ...

(born 1984), Singer/songwriter/record producer (Member of the bands FUN, Bleachers & Steel Train) *

Skylar Astin Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films ''Pitch Perfect'' (2012) and ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015). He originated the role of Georg in the Broa ...

(born Skylar Astin Lipstein; 1987), actor and singer *

Justin Baldoni Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Rafael Solano on The CW satirical romantic dramedy ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019) as well as directing the films ''Five Feet Ap ...

(born 1984), actor (''Everwood'') * David "Lil Dicky" Andrew Burd (born 1988), rapper and comedian *

Rachel Bloom Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015– ...

(born 1987), actress, singer and comedy writer (''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'') *

Alison Brie Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition fo ...

(born 1982), actress (''Community'', ''The LEGO Movie'' and ''GLOW'') *

Amanda Bynes Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress, known for her work in television and film throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Bynes began her career as a child actress, working on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That'' ...

(born 1986), film actress and former show host on Nickelodeon (''She's the Man'') *

Lizzy Caplan Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Cloverfi ...

(born 1982), film/TV actress (''Mean Girls'', ''Cloverfield'') *

Greg Cipes Gregory Michael Cipes (born January 4, 1980) is an American actor. He was a cast member in the reality television program '' Twentyfourseven'' and had recurring roles in ''MDs'' and ''Peacemakers''. His voice acting roles include Beast Boy in ...

(born 1980), actor, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and professional surfer *

Chanel West Coast Chelsea Chanel Dudley (born September 1, 1988), better known by her stage name Chanel West Coast, is an American television personality, rapper, and singer. She came to prominence for her roles in MTV's ''Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory'' and '' ...

(born 1988), TV personality, rapper, singer *

Lauren Cohan Lauren Cohan (born January 7, 1982) is an American-British actress best known for her role as Maggie Greene in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2011–2018; 2020–2022). Her other notable TV roles inclu ...

(born 1982), film/television actress (''Supernatural'') * Matt Cohen (born 1982), film/TV actor *

Alexa Davalos Alexa Davalos Dunas (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. Her early role as Gwen Raiden on the fourth season of the TV series ''Angel'' (2002–03) was followed by some Hollywood films, including ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004), ''F ...

(born 1982), actress *

John Francis Daley John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and musician. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' and FBI criminal profiler Dr. ...

(born 1985), actor/director (''Freaks and Geeks'') *

Kat Dennings Katherine Victoria Litwack (born June 13, 1986), known professionally as Kat Dennings, is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Max Black in the CBS sitcom '' 2 Broke Girls'' (2011–2017) and as Darcy Lewis in the Marvel ...

(born 1986), film/TV actress *

Daveed Diggs Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping, and in 2015, he originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jeffer ...

(born 1982), actor, rapper *

Drake (musician) Aubrey Drake Graham ( ; born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper and singer. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop. He gained recognition by ...

(born 1986), rapper/musician *

Lena Dunham Lena Dunham (, born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series ''Girls'' (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations a ...

(born 1986), actress/writer/director (

Girls A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary ...

) *

Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' trilo ...

(born 1987), film/TV actor (Efron's paternal grandfather was Jewish, and Efron has referred to himself as Jewish) *

Alden Ehrenreich Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (; born November 22, 1989) is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in '' Supernatural'' (2005), and Francis Ford Coppola's films ''Tetro'' (2009) and ''Twixt'' (2011). Following supporting roles in the 2013 ...

(born 1989), actor *

Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...

(born 1983), film actor (''The Squid and the Whale'') *

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(born 1980), actor *

Jon Foster Jon Foster (born August 3, 1984) is an American actor and musician. His films include the drama ''The Door in the Floor'' (2004), the horror film ''Stay Alive'' (2006), the thriller ''Brotherhood'' (2010), and the drama ''Rampart'' (2011). Foste ...

(born 1984), film/TV actor (''Stay Alive'') *

Shayna Fox Shayna Fox is an American former actress, known for voicing Regina "Reggie" Rocket on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rocket Power'' as well as Savannah on ''All Grown Up!.'' Early life Fox is the second of two daughters born in ...

(born 1984), voice actress *

Dave Franco David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as '' Superbad'' (2007) and '' Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010). Following a starring role in the ninth season of the comedy series '' Scr ...

(born 1985), actor *

Seth Gabel Seth Gabel (born October 3, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for his roles of agent Lincoln Lee on Fox's television series ''Fringe'', Cotton Mather on WGN America's series '' Salem'', and Adrian Moore on the FX series ''Nip/Tuck''. He ...

(born 1981), American actor *

Andrew Garfield Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. ''Time'' ...

(born 1983), British and American actor *

Rafi Gavron Raphael Pichey Gavron (born 24 June 1989) is an English-American actor. He had supporting roles in the films ''Breaking and Entering'' (2006), '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008), '' A Star Is Born'' (2018), and the series ''Life Unex ...

(born 1989), British and American actor *

Gideon Glick Gideon Glick (born June 6, 1988) is an American actor. His Broadway work includes the role of Ernst in the musical '' Spring Awakening,'' Jimmy-6 in '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', Jordan Berman in ''Significant Other,'' and most recently Di ...

(born 1988), actor *

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances ...

(born 1981), film/TV actor *

Max Greenfield Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1979) is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in ''Veronica Mars'' and ''Ugly Betty''. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom ''New Girl'', for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy ...

(born 1980), film/TV actor *

Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (; ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He beg ...

(born 1980), film actor (''Brokeback Mountain'') *

Armie Hammer Armand Douglas Hammer (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor. Hammer began his acting career with guest appearances in several television series. His first leading role was as Billy Graham in the 2008 film '' Billy: The Early Years'', and ...

(born 1986), actor (has identified himself as "half Jewish") *

Erin Heatherton Erin Heather Bubley (born March 4, 1989), known professionally as Erin Heatherton, is an American model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2010 to 2013. Early life Heatherton was born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, the daughter of Laura ( ...

(born 1989), model and actress *

Simon Helberg Simon Maxwell Helberg (born December 9, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Howard Wolowitz in the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supp ...

(born 1980), TV actor and comedian (''The Big Bang Theory'') *

Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Feldstein (born December 20, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his comedic roles in films including ''Superbad (film), Superbad'' (2007), ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''21 Jump Street (film), 21 Jump Stre ...

(born 1983), film actor *

Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has featured multiple times on the ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 ...

(born 1984), film actress (Jewish mother) *

Ariana Jollee Ariana Jollee (born September 29, 1982) is a former American pornographic actress and director of Italian and Russian descent. Career Jollee got into the adult film industry in March 2003 at around 20 years old after promoting herself on her hom ...

(born 1982), pornographic actress and pornographic film director * Jeremy Jordan (born 1984), stage/musical film/television actor (Jewish mother) *

Avriel Kaplan Avriel Benjamin Kaplan (born April 17, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his basso profondo range and for his tenure as the vocal bass of the a cappella group Pentatonix from 2011 to 2017. As a part of the group, he rele ...

(born 1989), musician/songwriter (vocal bassist of a cappella group

Pentatonix Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, currently consisting of vocalists Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements ...

, founder of musical group Avriel & the Sequoias) *

Jonathan Keltz Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988) is an American actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series ''Entourage'', and his work in the films ''Prom'' (2011) and '' 21 & Over'' (2013). He starred as Leith Bayard in The CW' ...

(born 1988), Canadian and American actor *

Ethan Klein h3h3Productions is a YouTube channel hosted by Ethan Klein and Hila Klein, an Israeli-American husband-and-wife duo. The majority of their content consists of reaction videos and sketch comedy in which they satirize internet culture. The ''H3 ...

(born 1985), internet personality *

Zoe Kravitz Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * Zoe (film), ''Zoe'' (film) * ZO ...

(born 1988), actress, model and singer *

Mila Kunis Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) at the age of 14. Since ...

(born 1983), TV actress (''That '70s Show'', ''Family Guy'') *

Adam Lamberg Adam Lamberg (born September 14, 1984) is an American former actor, best known for his portrayal of David "Gordo" Gordon in the Disney Channel series ''Lizzie McGuire'' from 2001 through 2004, and in ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie''. Early life ...

(born 1984), actor (''Lizzie McGuire'') *

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...

(born 1982), singer and runner-up on ''American Idol'' *

Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf (; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He played Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series ''Even Stevens'', a role for which he received Young Artist Award nominations in 2001 and ...

(born 1986), TV/film actor (''Even Stevens'', ''Holes'', ''Disturbia'', ''Transformers'') *

Samm Levine Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and podcaster. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was al ...

(born 1982), film/TV actor *

Margarita Levieva Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (russian: Маргари́та Влади́мировна Леви́ева; born 9 February 1980) is a Russian-American actress. Early life Levieva was born in then Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, ...

(born 1980), actress and professional gymnast *

Alex D. Linz Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989) is an American former child actor who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television series. His film roles include ''Home Alone 3'' (1997) and ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' (2001). He ...

(born 1989), actor (''Home Alone 3'', ''Max Keeble's Big Move'') *

Lauren London Lauren Nicole London is an American actress. London is known for her roles in films and televisions shows including '' ATL'' (2006), ''This Christmas'' (2007), '' Madea’s Big Happy Family'' (2011), ''Baggage Claim'' (2013), '' The Game'' (20 ...

(born 1984), actress (''ATL'') *

Jessica Manley Jessica Manley (born 1985) is a British actress who has had appearances in a number of films and numerous plays and TV series. She is mostly known for playing Margot Frank in the award-winning TV miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''. ...

(born 1985), actress (''Anne Frank: The Whole Story'') *

Eli Marienthal Eli David Marienthal (born March 6, 1986) is an American actor. Family & Personal life Marienthal was born in Santa Monica, California in 1986, the son of Penny Marienthal and Joseph Cross. He has two siblings, actors Harley Cross and Flora Cr ...

(born 1986), film actor (''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'') *

Scott Mechlowicz Scott David Mechlowicz (born January 17, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in the films ''Mean Creek'' (2004), ''EuroTrip'' (2004) and ''Peaceful Warrior'' (2006). Early life and education Mechlowicz was born in New York City, ...

(born 1981), film actor (''EuroTrip'', ''Mean Creek'') *

Sara Paxton Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the t ...

(born 1988), actress (''Darcy's Wild Life'', ''Aquamarine'') *

Josh Peck Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''The Amanda Show'' from 2000 to 2002. Peck ...

(born 1986), actor (''Drake & Josh'') *

Ashley Peldon Ashley Peldon (born April 2, 1984) is an American actress, starting as a child actress, transitioning to adult roles, then primarily voice acting after 2008. She has many credits for screams provided for sound effects. Life and career Peldon an ...

(born 1984), film/TV actress *

Courtney Peldon Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American television and film actress. Early life and education Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the ent ...

(born 1981), film/TV actress *

Alisan Porter Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in '' Parenthood'', '' Stella'' and ''I Love You to Death''. Her breakout role came in 1991, when ...

(born 1981), film and stage actress and singer *

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

(born 1981), Israeli-born film actor (''V for Vendetta'') *

Laura Prepon Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama series ...

(born 1980), film/TV actress (''That '70s Show'') *

Nikki Reed Nicole Houston Reed (born May 17, 1988) is an American actress known for her portrayal of vampire Rosalie Hale in '' The Twilight Saga'' (2008–2012). She became known in 2003, after the release of the film ''Thirteen'', directed by Catherine ...

(born 1988), film actress/screenwriter (''Thirteen'')Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood both mentioned that they are Jewish on the ''Thirteen'' DVD commentary, between the 10:00 and 11:00 minute mark *

Emmy Rossum Emmanuelle Grey Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her portrayal of List of Shameless (American TV series) characters#Fiona Gallagher, Fiona Gallagher in the television series ''Shame ...

(born 1986), actress, singer-songwriter *

Daniela Ruah Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Early life Ruah was born in Bos ...

(born 1983), Portuguese-American actress *

Ben Schwartz Benjamin Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He has guest starred as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' and Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series ''House of Lies''; voiced Randy C ...

(born 1981), actor, writer, comedian *

Jason Schwartzman Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film '' Rushmore'', and has gone on to appear in six other Anderson films: ''The Darjeeling Limited'' (20 ...

(born 1980), actor and member of the band

Phantom Planet Phantom Planet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1994. The band consists of Alex Greenwald (vocals, rhythm guitar), Darren Robinson (lead guitar), Sam Farrar (bass guitar) and Jeff Conrad (drums). The band is best known for it ...

Jason Segel Jason Jordan Segel ( ; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', as well as for his work with director and pr ...

(born 1980), film/TV actor *

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos''. Early life Jamie-Lynn Sigler was born in Jericho, New York, on May 15, 1981, the daughter of Ste ...

(born 1981), film/TV actress and singer (''The Sopranos'') *

Jenny Slate Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the ...

(born 1982), actress/comedian *

Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett (, born June 21, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in ''The Mighty Ducks (film), The Mighty Ducks'' (1992). In 2015, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox Bro ...

(born 1982), actor (''Empire'') *

Jurnee Smollett-Bell Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including '' On Our Own'' (1994–1995) and ''Full House'' (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition ...

(born 1986), actress (''True Blood'') *

Marla Sokoloff Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Lucy Hatcher on the legal drama television series ''The Practice'', and Gia Mahan on ''Full House'' and '' Fuller House''. She has also appeared in fi ...

(born 1980), film/TV actress (''Big Day'') *

Shoshannah Stern Shoshannah Stern (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress and writer. Life and career She was born in Walnut Creek, California, into an observant Jewish and fourth-generation Deaf family, the daughter of Ron Stern and Hedy Marilyn Stern (née U ...

(born 1980), TV actress *

Lauren Storm Lauren Marlene Storm (born January 2, 1987) is an American actress and acting coach. She is perhaps best known for her role as Taylor Hagan in the television series ''Flight 29 Down'' and as Teresa Kilmer in the 2009 film '' I Love You, Beth Coop ...

(born 1987), TV actress (''Flight 29 Down'') *

Khleo Thomas Khaleed "Khleo" Leon Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor, influencer, gamer, host and entrepreneur. Khleo first garnered recognition as Hector "Zero" Zeroni in Holes, for which he was also nominated for a best supporting actor a ...

(born 1989), film actor (''Holes'') *

Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatr ...

(born 1985), actress and singer (''High School Musical'') *

Michelle Trachtenberg Michelle Trachtenberg (; born October 11, 1985) is an American actress and model. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in a number of commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her starring role on the Nickelodeon tel ...

(born 1985), film/TV actress *

Joseph Trohman Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician, singer, and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,Joe Bosso.The Fall Guy. ''Guitar World''. Janua ...

(born 1984), musician (''Fall Out Boy'') * Raviv (Ricky) Ullman (born 1986), Israeli-born actor, teen idol (''Phil of the Future'') *

Anneliese van der Pol Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is a Dutch-born American actress and singer. She is known for her theatre work, and for starring as Chelsea Daniels on the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'' (2003–2007) and its sp ...

(born 1984), Dutch/American actress (''That's So Raven'')Stated on the ''

Live with Regis and Kelly ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' (or simply ''Live'') is an American syndicated morning talk show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Executive produced by Michael Gelman, the ''Live with...'' show formula has aired under various hosts since ...

'' show, July 3, 2007 *

Mara Wilson Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She rose to prominence as a child for playing Natalie Hillard in the film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in ''Miracle on 34th Street (1994 ...

(born 1987), film actress (''Matilda'') *

James Wolk James Wolk (born March 22, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series ''The Crazy Ones'' (2013–2014), the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2013–2014), the CBS drama thriller series ''Zoo'' (2015 ...

(born 1985), actor *

Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and activist. She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in ...

(born 1987), film actress (''Thirteen'', ''The Upside of Anger'') *

Anton Yelchin Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( rus, Антон Викторович Ельчин, p=ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he emigr ...

(1989–2016), Russian-born film/TV actor *

Joey Zimmerman Joseph Paul Zimmerman (born June 10, 1986) is an American actor known for his role as Dylan Piper in '' Halloweentown'' franchise. Early life Zimmerman was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Kat and Harry Zimmerman, a Los Alamos-based actor. Hi ...

(born 1986), film/TV actor (''Halloweentown'')

1970s

Dave Annable David Rodman Annable (born September 15, 1979) is an American actor. His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama ''666 Park Avenue'' (2012–13), and ...

(born 1979), actor *

Shiri Appleby Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series '' Roswell'' (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the L ...

(born 1978),

Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

/American film/TV actress (''Roswell'') *

David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Enter ...

(born 1971), film actor *

Eric Balfour Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American actor and singer. He is the lead singer of Born as Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba. He made his film debut in the drama ''Shattered Image'' (1998), followed by roles in ''What Women Want' ...

(born 1977), actor *

Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perfe ...

(born 1974), film actress (''Invincible'') *

Justin Bartha Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Riley Poole in the ''National Treasure'' film series, Doug Billings in ''The Hangover'' trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series '' The New Normal''. ...

(born 1978), film actor (''National Treasure'', ''The Hangover'') *

Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...

(born 1977), actress (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'') *

Elizabeth Berkley Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1974) is an American actress. She played Jessie Spano in the television series ''Saved by the Bell'' and Nomi Malone/Polly Ann Costello in the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film ''Showgirls''. She voiced the title role o ...

(born 1972), TV, film, and stage actress *

Jon Bernthal Jonathan Edward Bernthal (; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the early 2000s, he came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh (The Walking Dead), Shane Walsh on the AMC (TV channel), AMC horror series ' ...

(born 1976), actor *

Mayim Bialik Mayim Chaya Bialik ( ; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom ''Blossom (TV series), Blossom''. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist ...

(born 1975), actress (''Blossom'') *

Michael Ian Black Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including ''The State'', ''Viva Variety'', '' Stella'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: Fi ...

(born Michael Ian Schwartz, 1971), actor, comedian and comedy writer *

Selma Blair Selma Blair Beitner (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She played a number of roles in films and on television before obtaining recognition for her leading role in the film '' Brown's Requiem'' (1998). Her breakthrough came when she s ...

(born Selma Bleitner, 1972), film actress, raised w/

Jewish day school A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide children of Jewish parents with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full-time basis. The term "day school" is used to differentiate s ...

(''Cruel Intentions'') *

Alex Borstein Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Borstein voices Lois Griffin on the animated comedy television series '' Family Guy'' (1999–present), and won a Primetime Emmy Award for the rol ...

(born 1971), actress, writer, and comedian *

Caprice Bourret Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American businesswoman, singer, model, actress, and television personality. She lives in London where she runs her company, By Caprice. Early life and education Bourret attended the co-ed Cathol ...

(born 1971), fashion model and actress, often known by her first name *

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

(born 1975), film/TV actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (''Scrubs'', ''Garden State'') *

Tamara Braun Tamara Braun (born April 18, 1971) is an American actress known for her work on daytime television. She portrayed the role of Carly Corinthos on ''General Hospital'' from 2001–2005 and Reese Williams on ''All My Children'' from 2008 to 2009. I ...

(born 1971), soap opera actress *

Adam Brody Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his breakthrough role as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series ''The O.C.'', which premiered in 2003. Subsequently, Brody appeared ...

(born 1979), actor (''The O.C.'') *

Adrien Brody Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring as Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's '' The Pianist'' (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Acto ...

(born 1973), film actor (''The Pianist'') * Sarah Brown (born 1975), actress *

Brooke Burke Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality, fitness personality, author, actress, and businesswoman. She is known for hosting the E! Network travel show ''Wild On!'' (1999–2002), CBS' ''Rock Star'' (20 ...

(born 1971), TV personality and model *

Scott Caan Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in ''Ocean’s Eleven'' as Turk Malloy who he played in the ''Ocean's (film series), Ocean’s t ...

(born 1976), film actor, son of James Caan *

Josh Charles Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on '' Sports Night; '' Will Gardner on ''The Good Wife'', which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations; and his early wo ...

(born 1971), stage, film, and TV actor *

Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui ( ; born 10 December 1975) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her performance on HBO's ''Entourage'' as Sloan McQuewick, Claire Bonner in '' Snow Day'', Dalia in ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan'', Lorelei Mar ...

(born 1977), film/TV actress *

Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film ''Once Upon a Time in America''. After having worked as a model for several year ...

(born 1970), film and TV actress (''

Requiem for a Dream ''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name ...

'') *

Eric Dane Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in ''Charmed'', Dane was cast as Dr. Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama tel ...

(born 1972), actor *

Erin Daniels Erin Daniels ( Cohen) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dana Fairbanks on ''The L Word'' (2004–2007). Her feature film work includes ''A Single Man'' (2009) and '' One Hour Photo'' (2002). Early life Daniels was bor ...

(born Erin Cohen, 1973), actress *

Brad Delson Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

(born 1977), guitarist for the band

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...

Dustin Diamond Dustin Neil Diamond (January 7, 1977 – February 1, 2021) was an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the ''Saved by the Bell'' franchise. Early life and family Diamond was born i ...

(1977–2021), actor (''Saved by the Bell'') *

Oded Fehr Oded Fehr ( he, עודד פהר; born ) is an Israeli actor based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of ''The Mummy'' and its sequel ''The Mummy Returns'', as well as Carlos Olivera in '' Reside ...

(born 1970), Israeli/American actor (''The Mummy'') *

Corey Feldman Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984), ''Gremlins'' (1984), ''The Goonies'' (1985), a ...

(born 1971), film actor, 1980s teen idol *

James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Ma ...

(born 1978), film actor (''James Dean'', ''Spider-Man'') *

Soleil Moon Frye Soleil Moon Frye (; born August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She began her career as a child actress at the age of two. When she was seven, Frye won the role of Penelope "Punky" Brewster in the NBC sitco ...

(born 1976), actress and director (''Punky Brewster'') *

Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. After being spotted at the age of four in New York City, she made her screen acting debut in the television film ''An Invasion of Privacy'' (1983). A leading role on the te ...

(born 1977), actress, writer, director, filmmaker, comedian, singer (''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

'') *

Goapele Goapele Mohlabane (; born July 11, 1977), is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means ''to move forward'' in Setswana, a Southern African language. Early life Goapele's South African father Douglas Mohlabane was an exiled pol ...

(born 1977), singer-songwriter *

Elon Gold Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. Early life Elon Gold was born to Lynn and Sidney Gold of Goldstar Talent on September 14, 1970. He was raised in the Pelham Parkway section of ...

(born 1970), comedian, TV actor, writer, and producer *

Ginnifer Goodwin Jennifer Michelle "Ginnifer" Goodwin (born May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011) and Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fanta ...

(born 1978), film/TV actress (''Big Love'') *

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting ...

(born 1974), actor, writer, and TV producer *

Bryan Greenberg Bryan Greenberg (born May 24, 1978) is an American actor and singer, known for his starring role as Ben Epstein in the HBO original series ''How to Make It in America'' as well as a recurring role as Jake Jagielski in the WB series ''One Tree H ...

(born 1978), film/TV actor (''Prime'') *

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Naomi Achs, and the older sister o ...

(born 1977), Golden Globe-nominated actress *

Corey Haim Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor. He starred in a number of 1980s films, such as '' Lucas'', ''Silver Bullet'', ''Murphy's Romance'', ''License to Drive'' and '' Dream a Little Dream''. His role alongsi ...

(1971–2010), Canadian-born film actor *

Chelsea Handler Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975) is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She hosted the late-night talk show ''Chelsea Lately'' on the E! network from 2007 to 2014 and released a documentary series, ...

(born 1975), actress/comedian *

Alyson Hannigan Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress. After starting her career at age four with appearances in commercials, she moved to Hollywood at age 11 and soon got an agent. Hannigan began her film career with supporting r ...

(born 1974), actress (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Date Movie'') *

Danielle Harris Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress and film director. She is known as a " scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the ''Halloween'' franchise ('' Halloween 4'' and '' 5''; 19 ...

(born 1977), actress *

Samantha Harris Samantha Harris (born Samantha Harris Shapiro; November 27, 1973) is an American television presenter, model, and entertainment reporter and actress, known as the co-host of seasons two through nine of ''Dancing with the Stars'' with Tom Bergero ...

(born Samantha Harris Shapiro, 1973), actress and TV presenter *

Cole Hauser Cole Hauser (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for film roles in ''Higher Learning'', ''School Ties'', '' Dazed and Confused'', ''Good Will Hunting'', '' Pitch Black'', ''Tigerland'', ''Hart's War'', ''Tears of the Sun'', '' ...

(born 1975), film actor *

Jason Hervey Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6, 1972) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Wayne Arnold on ''The Wonder Years''. Early life and acting Hervey was born in Los Angeles, the son of Marsha, a talent agent, ...

(born 1972), actor (''The Wonder Years'') *

Kate Hudson Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress and businesswoman. She has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Satellite Award, as well as nominations f ...

(born 1979), film actress (''Almost Famous'', ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'') *

Oliver Hudson Oliver Rutledge Hudson (born September 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Adam Rhodes in the CBS comedy series ''Rules of Engagement'' (2007–2013), Jeff Fordham on the ABC musical drama series ''Nashville'' (2013–2015 ...

(born 1976), film/TV actor *

Rashida Jones Rashida Leah Jones (; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress. Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series ''Boston Public'' (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' (2006–2009; 2011), and as ...

(born 1976), actress, writer, model, and musician (''The Office'') *

Chris Kattan Christopher Lee Kattan () (born October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2003. He played Doug Butabi in '' A Night at the Roxbury'', Bob on the first four seasons of '' The ...

(born 1970), comedian (''Saturday Night Live'') *

Joel Kinnaman Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (; born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor and model who first gained recognition for his roles in the Swedish film '' Easy Money'' and the ''Johan Falk'' crime series. Kinnaman is known international ...

(born 1979), Swedish and American actor (Jewish mother) *

Nick Kroll Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show'', ''The Oh, Hello Show'', the FX comedy series ''The Lea ...

(born 1978), Comedian/Actor *

Alla Korot Alla Korot (born November 1, 1970) is a Ukrainian-American actress and dancer best known for her soap opera roles of List of All My Children characters#D, Allie Doyle Martin on ''All My Children'' and List of General Hospital: Night Shift chara ...

(born 1970), Ukrainian-born actress *

Lisa Kushell Lisa Arch ( Kushell; born November 23, 1971) is an American actress and comedian, known for her recurring role on '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as Cassie with wife of Larry's cousin, Andy, her roles in the 1997–98 season of the FOX Network comedy ...

(born 1971), comedic actress (''MADtv'', co-host of ''Dinner and a Movie'') *

David Krumholtz David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He played Mr. Universe in '' Serenity'', Charlie Eppes in the CBS drama series ''Numb3rs'', and starred in the ''Harold & Kumar'' and ''The Santa Clause'' film franchises. Ear ...

(born 1978), actor (''NUMB3RS'') *

Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which ...

(born 1979), musician (

Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...

) *

Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

(born 1976), musician and former child actress * Michael Lucas (born 1972), Russian-born porn star *

Jamie Luner Jamie Michelle Luner (born May 12, 1971) is an American actress who first came to prominence as Cindy Lubbock on the ABC sitcom ''Just the Ten of Us'', but is perhaps better known as Peyton Richards on ''Savannah'', Lexi Sterling on ''Melrose Plac ...

(born 1971), actress (''Melrose Place'') *

Natasha Lyonne Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein ( ; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for playing Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she r ...

(born Natasha Braunstein, 1979), film/TV actress (''American Pie'') *

Gabriel Macht Gabriel Swann Macht (born January 22, 1972) is an American actor and film producer, known for portraying Harvey Specter in the USA Network series '' Suits'' (2011–2019) and the title character in the 2008 superhero film ''The Spirit''. Early ...

(born 1972), film actor *

Matisyahu Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum mac ...

(born Matthew Paul Miller, 1979), singer and rapper *

Idina Menzel Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorif ...

(born 1971), actress, singer and songwriter *

Marisol Nichols Marisol Nichols (born November 2, 1973) is an American actress, known for her roles as Nadia Yassir on the Fox series '' 24'' and Hermione Lodge on the CW drama series '' Riverdale''. Early life Nichols was born in the Rogers Park neighborhood ...

(born 1973), actress (Jewish biological father) *

Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (; born ) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films ...

(born 1972), actress and singer *

Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, singer, and musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original 1996 cast of Jonathan Larson's musical ''Rent (musical), Rent'' on Broadway theatre, Broadway, the 2005 Rent ...

(born 1970), actor (''Rent'') *

Amanda Peet Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television, and made her feature film debut in ''Animal Room'' (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in ''The Whole Nine Yards'' (2000) broug ...

(born 1972), film actress *

Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (; né Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for playing dark and unconventional characters in independent films. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academ ...

(born Joaquin Bottom, 1974), film actor (''Walk the Line'') *

Rain Phoenix Rain Joan of Arc Phoenix ( Bottom; born November 21, 1972) is an American actress, musician, and singer. She is the older sister of Joaquin, Liberty and Summer Phoenix and younger sister of River Phoenix. Early life Phoenix was born Rain Joan o ...

(born Rain Bottom, 1973), actress/musician *

River Phoenix River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ha ...

(born River Bottom, 1970–1993), film actor *

Summer Phoenix Summer Joy Phoenix (née Bottom) is an American actress. She is the youngest sibling of actors River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, and Liberty Phoenix. Early life Phoenix was born in Winter Park, Florida. Her mother, Arlyn Sharo ...

(born 1978), actress and model *

Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

(born Alecia Moore, 1979), singer and actress * Dave Portnoy (born 1977), founder of (''Barstool Sports'') *

Josh Radnor Joshua Thomas Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the popular and Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. He made his writing and dir ...

(born 1976), actor (''How I Met Your Mother'') * Leah Remini (born 1970), actress (''The King of Queens'') *

Simon Rex Simon Rex Cutright (born July 20, 1974), is an American actor, rapper, comedian, and former model. Rising to fame as an MTV VJ, Rex later became an actor known for '' What I Like About You'', starring in three films of the ''Scary Movie'' fr ...

(born 1974), actor and model *

Michael Rosenbaum Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman television series ''Smallville'', a role that ''TV Guide'' included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Vill ...

(born 1972), film/TV actor (''Smallvile'') *

Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series ''Girlfriends (2000 TV series), Girlfriends'' (2000–2008) and ''Black- ...

(born Tracee Joy Silberstein, 1972), actress, daughter of singer Diana Ross *

Eli Roth Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, having directed the films '' Cabin Fever'' (2003) and ''Hoste ...

(born 1972), film actor, director, producer and writer *

Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' ...

(born 1972), actress/comedian (''Saturday Night Live'') *

Winona Ryder Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has recei ...

(born Winona Horowitz, 1971), film actress *

Antonio Sabato Jr. Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

(born 1972), actor and model *

Sarah Saltzberg Sarah Saltzberg is an American actress and singer. Personal Saltzberg is a native of Needham, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston University's theatre performance program. Her brother, Adam Saltzberg, is a reality television producer. She al ...

(born 1976), Broadway theater actress *

Andy Samberg Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, musician, producer and screenwriter. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2005 ...

(born David Andrew Samberg, 1978), comedian; part of group

The Lonely Island The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio, formed by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone in Berkeley, California, in 2001. They have written for and starred in the American TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). The three ...

; ''Saturday Night Live'' *

Fred Savage Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series ''The Wonder Years'' (1988 to 1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as ...

(born 1976), actor and TV director (''Wonder Years'') *

Miriam Shor Miriam Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her performance in the rock musical ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' and in the Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), 2001 film adaptation of ...

(born 1971), film/TV actress (''Big Day'') *

Sarah Silverman Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Silverman was a writer and performer on ''Saturday Night Live'', and she starred in and produced ''The Sarah Silverman Program'', which ran from 2007 to ...

(born 1970), stand-up comedian, actress, and writer *

David Moscow David Raphael Moscow (born November 14, 1974) is an American actor, producer and activist. He is best known for his role as the young Josh Baskin in the 1988 film ''Big (film), Big'' and as David in the 1992 musical film ''Newsies.'' Career In ...

(born 1974), actor (Jewish from his father side) *

Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone ( ; born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller ''The Crush (1993 film), The Crush'' (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prom ...

(born 1976), actress and former fashion model (''Clueless'', ''Batman and Robin'') *

Ione Skye Ione Skye Lee ( ; Ione Skye Leitch; born September 4, 1970) is a British-born American actress and the daughter of singer Donovan. She made her film debut in the thriller ''River's Edge'' (1986) before gaining mainstream exposure for her starr ...

(born Ione Skye Leitch, 1971), English-born actress *

Lindsay Sloane Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born August 8, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1997–99) and Emily in ''The Odd Couple'' (2015–17). She has also starred in films such a ...

(born Lindsay Sloane Leikin, 1977), actress *

Bahar Soomekh Bahar Soomekh ( fa, بهار سومخ, born March 30, 1975) is an Iranian-American actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Crash'' and the ''Saw'' franchise. Early life Bahar was born in Tehran, Iran, to a devout Persian-Jewish family. ...

(born 1975), Iranian-born actress (''Crash'') *

Tori Spelling Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', beginning in 1990. She has appeared in made for television films, including ''A Friend to Die For' ...

(born 1973), actress (''Beverly Hills 90210'') *

Jordana Spiro Jordana Spiro (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including Netflix's ''Ozark'' and TBS comedy television program ''My Boys''. Her debut feat ...

(born 1977), TV actress (''My Boys'') *

Corey Stoll Corey Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo on the Netflix political thriller series ''House of Cards'' (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013, ...

(born 1976), actor *

Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...

(born 1971), animator, film director, screenwriter, actor, voice actor, and co-creator of ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

'' *

Danny Strong Daniel William Strong (born June 6, 1974) is an American actor, film and television writer, director, and producer. As an actor, Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and Doyle McMaster in ''Gilm ...

(born 1974), film/TV actor *

Jonathan Togo Jonathan Frederick Togo (born August 25, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his role in ''CSI: Miami'' as Ryan Wolfe. Early life, family and education Togo was born in Rockland, Massachusetts, the son of Sheila, a housewife and former v ...

(born 1977), actor (''CSI: Miami'', ''Mystic River'') *

Mageina Tovah Mageina Tovah (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Glynis Figliola in the television series ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005), as Ursula Ditkovich in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy and Zelda Schif ...

(born Mageina Tovah Begtrup, 1979), actress *

Kevin Weisman Kevin Glen Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is an American film, television and stage actor. Career highlights thus far include his lauded portrayal of Marshall Flinkman on the critically acclaimed J.J. Abrams television series ''Alias'', which ...

(born 1970), film/TV actor *

Jennifer Westfeldt Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film ''Kissing Jessica Stein'', for which she received an I ...

(born 1971), actress and writer (''Kissing Jessica Stein'') *

Marissa Jaret Winokur Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical ''Hairspray,'' an adaptation of John Waters ...

(born 1973), film, TV, and stage actress (''Hairspray'' stage version) *

Noah Wyle Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter (ER), John Carter in the television series ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Glo ...

(born 1971), film/TV actor *

Nikki Ziering Nikki Ziering (born August 9, 1971) is an American model and actress. Ziering was '' Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for September 1997. Early life Ziering was born Natalie Schieler in Norwalk, California. She is of Norwegian and German desce ...

(born Natalie Schiele, 1971), model and actress *

Jason Zimbler Jason Zimbler (born July 27, 1977) is an American software designer and former actor. Early life and education Born in New York City, Zimbler graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1998, and has both an undergraduate degree in business a ...

(born 1977), actor (''Clarissa Explains It All'') *

Ethan Zohn Ethan Zohn (born November 12, 1973) is an American motivational speaker, former professional soccer player, and reality television series contestant who won '' Survivor: Africa'', the third season of the reality TV series '' Survivor''. He went ...

(born 1973), '' Survivor: Africa'' winner and actor * Arianne Zuker (born Arianne Zuckerman, 1974), soap opera actress

1960s

Tony Goldwyn Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986), and had his breakthr ...

(born 1960), actor (paternal grandfather was Jewish) *

Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreograph ...

(born 1962), singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and choreographer *

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...

(born 1964), singer-songwriter *

Steven Adler Steven Adler (born Michael Coletti; January 22, 1965) is an American musician. He was the drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. Adler was fired from Guns N' Roses ...

(born 1965), musician, songwriter, drummer (''

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

'') *

Patricia Arquette Patricia Tiffany Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987). Her other notable films include ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Ed Wo ...

(born 1968), Golden Globe-nominated actress *

Hank Azaria Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), most notably Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Sna ...

(born 1964), film/TV actor, director, comedian, and voice artist *

David Alan Basche David Alan Basche (born August 25, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Todd Beamer in the film '' United 93'', directed by Paul Greengrass. He has been a series regular on many TV comedies and dramas, and has also appeared in ...

(born 1968), actor *

Randall Batinkoff Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films '' For Keeps'', ''School Ties'', and ''Higher Learning''. Early life and education Batinkoff was born in Monticello, New York, the son of Bar ...

(born 1968), film/TV actor (''For Keeps?'') *

Mary Kay Bergman Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 – November 11, 1999), also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the lead female voice actress on ''South Park'' from the show's 1997 debut until her death. Thr ...

(1961–1999), voice actress (''South Park'') *

Troy Beyer Troy Byer (born November 7, 1964) is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress. Early life and education Born in New York City to an African Americans, African-American mother and white father, Byer spent the firs ...

(born 1964), film director, screenwriter, and actress *

Craig Bierko Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor and singer. Early life Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York where his mother Pat ran The Harrison Players, a local community theatre. After graduating Blind Brook High School, ...

(born 1964), film/TV actor (''Cinderella Man'') *Jack Black (born 1969), film actor and musician *Lisa Bonet (born 1967), film/TV actress (''The Cosby Show'') *Matthew Broderick (born 1962), film and stage actor (''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''The Producers'') *Gabrielle Carteris (born 1961), actress (''Beverly Hills 90210'') *Max Casella (born 1967), actor (''Doogie Howser'') *Scott Cohen (actor), Scott Cohen (born 1964), film/TV actor *Mindy Cohn (born 1966), TV actress (''The Facts of Life'') *David Cross (born 1964), actor/comedian *Dean Devlin (born 1962), former actor, now producer and screenwriter *Don Diamont (born Donald Feinberg, 1961), soap opera actor (''The Young and the Restless'') *Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965), actor and musician (''Iron Man'') *David Duchovny (born 1960), film/TV actor (''The X-Files'') *Lisa Edelstein (born 1967), actress (''House'') *Jon Favreau (born 1966), actor/director *Dan Futterman (born 1967), actor and screenwriter *Jeff Garlin (born 1962), comic actor (''Curb Your Enthusiasm'') *Brad Garrett (born Bradley Harold Gerstenfeld, 1960), actor and comedian *Gina Gershon (born 1962), film actress *Jami Gertz (born 1965), film/TV actress *Melissa Gilbert (born 1964), former child actress, two terms as president of Screen Actors Guild *Judy Gold (born 1962), stand-up comedian and actress *Bill Goldberg (born 1966), former wrestler; wrestled for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), film/TV actor *Jennifer Grey (born 1960), actress and dancer (''Dirty Dancing'') *Arye Gross (born 1960), film/TV actor *Greg Grunberg (born 1966), film/TV actor (''Heroes'') *Annabelle Gurwitch (born 1961), comedic actress, hostess of TBS's ''Dinner and a Movie'' *Jessica Hecht (born 1965), film/stage actress *Monica Horan (born 1963), TV actress (''Everybody Loves Raymond'') *Helen Hunt (born 1963), actress *Sean Kanan (born Sean Perelman, 1966), soap opera actor (''General Hospital'') *Lesli Kay (born Lesli Pushkin, 1965), actress (''As the World Turns''); had first individual girl's bat mitzvah in West Virginia *Heather Paige Kent (born 1969), TV actress *Marc Kudisch (born 1966), stage actor *Lisa Kudrow (born 1963), actress (''Friends'') *Juliet Landau (born 1965), actress (''Ed Wood''), daughter of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain *John Lehr (born 1967), actor/comedian (''10 Items or Less'') *Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Lee Morrow, 1962), Hollywood film actress (''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'') *Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961), actress (''Seinfeld'') *Joshua Malina (born 1966), film and stage actor *Camryn Manheim (born 1961), actress (''The Practice'') *Cindy Margolis (born 1965), actress/model; in 2000 ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the "most downloaded" person in 1999 *Julianna Margulies (born 1966), film/TV actress (''ER'') *Marc Maron (born 1963), comedian, film/TV actor *Brett Marx (born 1964), actor (''The Bad News Bears''); great nephew of the Marx Brothers *Marlee Matlin (born 1965), actress (''Children of a Lesser God'') *Debra Messing (born 1968), actress (''Will & Grace'') *Dina Meyer (born 1968), film/TV actress (''Saw'' films) *Ari Meyers (born 1969), actress (''Kate & Allie'') *Rob Morrow (born 1962), actor (''Northern Exposure'', ''Numb3rs'') *Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), Golden Globe, Emmy-winning actress *Sean Penn (born 1960), film actor (''Mystic River'', ''Milk'') *Jeremy Piven (born 1965), actor (''Entourage'') *Rain Pryor (born 1969), actress and comedian, daughter of Richard Pryor *Ted Raimi (born 1965), actor, brother of ''Spider-Man'' director Sam Raimi *Adam Rich (born 1968), child actor (''Eight is Enough'') *Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor and screenwriter *Adam Sandler (born 1966), actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, and musician *Rob Schneider (born 1963), actor, comedian, and screenwriter *Bitty Schram (born 1968), Golden Globe-nominated actress *Liev Schreiber (born 1967), Tony Award-winning actor *Scott Schwartz (born 1968), child actor (''A Christmas Story'' and ''The Toy (1982 film), The Toy'') *David Schwimmer (born 1966), Emmy-nominated actor and director (''Friends'') *Sam Seder (born 1966), actor, comedian, writer, producer, director *Kyra Sedgwick (born 1965), Emmy-nominated actress *Ally Sheedy (born 1962), screen and stage actress ("Brat Pack" films ''The Breakfast Club'' and ''St. Elmo's Fire'') *Jonathan Silverman (born 1966), film/TV actor *Helen Slater (born 1963), film actress and singer-songwriter (title role in ''Supergirl (1984 film), Supergirl'') *Rena Sofer (born 1968), actress *Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, 1962), stand-up comedian, actor, author; host, head writer, and producer of ''The Daily Show'' *Ben Stiller (born 1965), Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, and film director *Lars Ulrich (born 1963), Danish-born Metallica drummer *Michael Vartan (born 1968), French-born film/TV actor (''Monster-in-Law'') *Steven Weber (actor), Steven Weber (born 1961), film/TV actor (''Wings (NBC TV series), Wings'') *Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor (''Party of Five'') *Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor (''Beverly Hills 90210'')

1950s

*Caroline Aaron (born 1957), actress and producer *Jason Alexander (born Jay Greenspan, 1959), actor, comedian, writer, director *Adam Arkin (born 1956), film, TV, and stage actor *Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), actress, film director, and film producer *Ellen Barkin (born 1954), actress *Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, comedian, writer and television producer *Robin Beck (born 1954), singer-songwriter, record producer *Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal, 1956), actor, former teen idol *Mike Binder (born 1958), screenwriter, film director, and actor *Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress (''Indiana Jones'') *Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958), Golden Globe-winning film actress, writer of books for children *Fran Drescher (born 1957), actor, producer, writer, comedian *Danny Elfman (born 1953), musician, composer *Wayne Federman (born 1959), comedian, actor, author (''Maravich'') *Tovah Feldshuh (born 1952), actress, singer, and playwright *Harvey Fierstein (born 1954), actor, author, and singer *Deb Filler (born 1954), actress, comic, singer and writer *Carrie Fisher (1956–2016), film actress, novelist (''Star Wars'') *Al Franken (born 1951), comedian, actor, author, radio host, and U.S. Senator *Jeff Goldblum (born 1952), film actor *Steve Guttenberg (born 1958), actor *Mary Hart (TV personality), Mary Hart (born 1950), actress and TV personality (''Entertainment Tonight'') *Amy Irving (born 1953), actress *David Lee Roth (born 1954), singer/musician *Paul Stanley (born 1952), guitarist for KISS *Toni Kalem (born 1956), film/TV actress, screenwriter, and director *Carol Kane (born 1952), actress *Julie Kavner (born 1950), film/TV actress (voice of Marge on ''The Simpsons'') *Richard Kind (born 1956), actor *John Landis (born 1950), actor, director, writer, and producer *Carol Leifer (born 1956), comedian and actress *Joan Lunden (born Joan Blunden, 1950), broadcaster (''Good Morning America'') *Melanie Mayron (born 1952), actress and director (''Thirtysomething'') *Larry Miller (entertainer), Larry Miller (born 1953), stand-up comedian, actor *Don Most (born 1953), actor (''Happy Days'') *Judd Nelson (born 1959), actor and screenwriter (''The Breakfast Club'', ''Billionaire Boys Club'') *Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), theater, TV, and film actress *Laraine Newman (born 1952), comedian and actress *Ken Olin (born 1954), actor, director and producer *Mandy Patinkin (born 1952), actor of stage and screen, and singer/interpreter of Yiddish songs *Lorna Patterson (born 1956), film, stage and TV actress *Scott Patterson (actor), Scott Patterson (born 1958), actor (''Gilmore Girls'') *David Paymer (born 1954), character actor *Ron Perlman (born 1950), film/TV actor (''Hellboy'') *Kevin Pollak (born 1957), actor, impressionist, and comedian *Paul Reiser (born 1957), actor, author, and stand-up comedian (''Mad About You'') *Paul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld, 1952), aka ''Peewee Herman'' *Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), actor, 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild *Katey Sagal (born 1954), actress, singer, and writer (''Married... with Children'') *Bob Saget (1956–2022), actor, stand-up comedian, and game show host *Richard Schiff (born 1955), actor (''The West Wing'') *Steven Seagal (born 1952), actor, screenwriter, producer, martial artist, and musician *Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), comedian, actor, and writer *Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour (born Joyce Frankenberg, 1951), English-born film/TV actress *Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005), TV/movie actress *Howard Stern (born 1954), radio/TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor, and author *Stephen Tobolowsky (born 1951), actor *Robert Trebor (born Robert Schenkman, 1953), actor (''Hercules'', ''Xena'') *Debra Winger (born 1955), actress *Leslie Hoffman (born 1955), actress-stuntwoman *Mare Winningham (born 1959), film/TV actress

1940s

*Bob Balaban (born 1945), actor and director *Richard Belzer (born 1944), stand-up comedian, writer, and actor *Lewis Black (born 1948), stand-up comedian and actor *Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein, 1947–), stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, actor *James Caan (actor), James Caan (born 1940), film, stage, and TV actor (''The Godfather'') *Nell Carter (1948–2003), singer and film, stage, and TV actress *Peter Coyote (born Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon, 1941–), actor and author *Gene Simmons (born 1949), guitarist for KISS *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning writer, director, comedian, actor, producer, co-creator of ''Seinfeld'', and creator of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' *Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947), actor (''The Goodbye Girl'') *Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, 1941), singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet, also appeared in several films *Bob Einstein (1942–2019), writer and comedian known as Super Dave Osborne, Super Dave *Richard Elfman (born 1949), film director, writer, and actorElfman, Richard and Bright, Matthew. ''Forbidden Zone'' DVD, Fantoma, 2004, audio commentary. ASIN: B0002LE9QS *Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician, singer-songwriter, cultural critic, author, columnist, writer, and co-founder of the famous jazz-rock duo Steely Dan *Harrison Ford (born 1942), actor *Bonnie Franklin (1944–2013), actress *Art Garfunkel (born 1941), singer and songwriter *Paul Michael Glaser (born 1943), actor (''Starsky & Hutch'') *Scott Glenn (born 1941), actor *Christopher Guest (born 1948), comedian, screenwriter, composer, musician, film director, actor, and Spinal Tap (band), Spinal Tap member *Goldie Hawn (born 1945), film actress, director, and producer *Dan Hedaya (born 1940), character actor *Sandy Helberg (born 1949), actor *Barbara Hershey (born Barbara Lynn Herzstein, 1948), actress *Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash, 1946–2018), professional sleight-of-hand artist, actor, and author *Billy Joel (born 1949), singer-songwriter, and musician *Madeline Kahn (1942–1999), actress of film, TV, and theater *Gabe Kaplan (born 1945), actor, comedian, and professional poker player *Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), comedian; devout Jewish parents *Judy Kaye (born 1948), singer and actress *Lainie Kazan (born Lanie Levine, 1940), actress and singer *Robert Klein (born 1942), stand-up comedian and occasional actor *Kevin Kline (born 1947), stage and film actor *Richard Kline (born 1944), actor and TV director *Sherry Lansing (born 1944), former CEO of Paramount Studios and actress *Michael Lembeck (born 1948), actor and director *Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis (born 1947), comedian and actor *Judith Light (born 1949), actress (''Who's the Boss?'') *Peggy Lipton (born 1947), TV actress and socialite (''The Mod Squad'') *Stephen Macht (born 1942), actor *Richard Masur (born 1948), actor *Bette Midler (born 1945), singer, actress, and comedian *Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), singer, actor, author, environmental activist, cancer activist, four time Grammy winner. Mother Irene Born, Jewish. Maternal grandfather Max Born, Nobel Prize winning Physicist *David Proval (born 1942), actor (''The Sopranos'') *Gilda Radner (1946–1989), comedian and actress (''Saturday Night Live'') *Harold Ramis (1944–2014), director, actor, writer, and producer *Lou Reed (1942–2013), musician, singer-and songwriter *Rob Reiner (born 1947), actor, director, producer, writer *Peter Riegert (born 1947), film/TV actor *Jill St. John (born 1940), actress *Garry Shandling (1949–2016), comedian and actor *Wallace Shawn (born 1943), actor and writer *Harry Shearer (born 1943), actor, comedian, writer, and radio host *Paul Simon (born 1941), singer-songwriter *Brent Spiner (born 1949), actor (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') *Sylvester Stallone (born 1946), film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (Rocky), maternally Jewish *Barbra Streisand (born 1942), two-time Academy Award-winning singer and actress *Jeffrey Tambor (born 1944), film/TV actor (''Hellboy'', ''Arrested Development'') *Jessica Walter (1941–2021), film/TV actress (''Arrested Development'') *Zoë Wanamaker (born 1949), American-born English actress *Lesley Ann Warren (born 1946), stage, film, and TV actress *Anson Williams (born Anson William Heimlick, 1949), actor (''Happy Days'') *Henry Winkler (born 1945), actor, director, producer, and author (''Happy Days'')

1930s

*Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg, 1935), film director, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian *Alan Arkin (born 1934), film actor, director *Barbara Barrie (born 1931), actress and author of children's books *Richard Benjamin (born 1938), actor and film director *Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen, 1937), film/TV actress, editor, producer, and director *Eddie Carmel (1936–1972), entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant" *Jerry Douglas (actor), Jerry Douglas (born Gerald Rubenstein, 1932–2021), TV actress (''The Young and the Restless'') *Elliott Gould (born Elliot Goldstein, 1938), film/TV actor *Andre Gregory (born 1934), actor-writer-director, known for ''My Dinner with Andre'' *Charles Grodin (1935–2021), actor and cable talk show host *Judd Hirsch (born 1935), actor (''Taxi'', ''NUMB3RS'') *Dustin Hoffman (born 1937), two-time-Oscar-winning actor *Tony Jay (1933–2006), English/American actor *Harvey Keitel (born 1939), actor *Larry King (1933-2021), television host *Walter Koenig (born 1936), actor, writer, teacher, and director (appeared in original ''Star Trek'') *Yaphet Kotto (1939–2021), African-American actor; son of Cameroonian Crown Prince (role in ''Alien'') *Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, 1936–1991), actor, producer, and director *Louise Lasser (born 1939), stage/film/TV actress (''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'') *Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs, 1932–), actress *Linda Lavin (born 1937), stage, film, and TV actress *Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz, 1935–), singer and actor (''The Carol Burnett Show'') *Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, 1933–1998), ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's TV show host *Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz, 1931), actor and TV director (''Barney Miller'') *Tina Louise (born 1934), model, singer, and film/TV actress *Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza, 1928–2021), stand-up comedian/actorMason — "Jewish comedian Jackie Mason" *Paul Mazursky (1930–2014), film director and actor * Shelley Morrison (1936-2019) American actress to Jewish-Sephardic parents. *Barry Newman (born 1938), actor *Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), film director, actor; played Spock on ''Star Trek'' *Suzanne Pleshette (1937–2008), actress (''The Bob Newhart Show'') *Ron Rifkin (born 1939), actor, director *Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky Sanger Rosenberg, 1933–2014), comedian, actress, talk show hostRivers — "Jewish comedienne Joan Rivers has launched a scathing attack on Mel Gibson" *George Segal (1934–2021), film and stage actor *Susan Strasberg (1938–1999), actress (''In Praise of Older Women'') *Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), Oscar-winning English/American film actress and sex symbol *Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman, 1933–2016), actor and comedian

1920s

*Marty Allen (comedian), Marty Allen (1922–2018), stand-up comedian and actor *Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick, 1927), singer and actor *Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel, 1922–2009), actress *Ed Asner (1929–2021), actor *Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske, 1924–2014), film and stage actress *Julian Beck (1925–1985), actor, director, poet, and painter *Shelley Berman (1926–2017), comedian, writer, teacher, and actor *Herschel Bernardi (1923–1986), film, Broadway, and TV actor *Theodore Bikel (1924–2015), character actor, folk singer, and musician *Larry Blyden (1925–1975), actor *Tom Bosley (1927–2010), film/TV actor (''Happy Days'') *Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky, 1926), director, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian *Lenny Bruce (born Leonard Schneider, 1925–1966), stand-up comedian, writer, social critic, satirist *Susan Cabot (1927–1986), actress *Sid Caesar (1922–2014), comic actor and writer *Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman, 1926–2022), French-born actor, published author, and lecturer *Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, 1925–2010), film actor *Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Cohen, 1921–2004), comedian and actor *Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) (converted to Judaism), entertainer, member of the "Rat Pack" *Peter Falk (1927–2011), actor *Fyvush Finkel (1922–2016), actor *Eddie Fisher (singer), Eddie Fisher (1928–2010), singer; father of Carrie Fisher *Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, 1927), theater, film, and TV actress, and film director *Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker, 1924–2003), stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and producer *Monty Hall (born Monte Halperin, 1921–2017), Canadian-born actor, singer, and sportscaster (''Let's Make a Deal'') *Estelle Harris (born Estelle Nussbaum, 1928–2022), actress (''Seinfeld'') *Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne, 1928–1973), Lithuanian-born actor; British and American films *Steven Hill (born Solomon Krakovsky, 1922–2016), film/TV actor *Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, 1921–1965), actress, singer *Werner Klemperer (1920–2000), comedic actor *Jack Klugman (1922–2012), actor *Harvey Korman (1927–2008), actor *Martin Landau (1928–2017), film/TV actor *Al Lewis (actor), Al Lewis (born Albert Meister, 1920–2006), actor (''Grandpa Munster'') *Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch, 1926–2017), comedian, actor, and charity fund-raising telethons *Bill Macy (1922–2019), actor *Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, 1920–1981), Polish-born (Jewish family) film/TV actor (''Wild Wild West'') *Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor *Anne Meara (1929–2015), comedian and actress, partner and wife of Jerry Stiller *Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), actress, singer, and model, converted to Judaism. *Vic Morrow (1929–1982), actor *Jerry Paris (1925–1986), actor and Emmy Award, Emmy-winning director ''(The Dick Van Dyke Show)'' *Charlotte Rae (1926–2018), actress ''(The Facts of Life)'' *Tony Randall (born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg, 1920–2004), comic actor *Carl Reiner (1922–2020), actor, film director, producer, writer, and comedian *Regina Resnik (1922-2013), opera singer and actress *Don Rickles (1926–2017), stand-up comedian, actor; pioneer of insult comedy *Fred Sadoff (1926–1994), actor in ''South Pacific'' *Mort Sahl (1927–2021), stand-up comedian and actor *Rod Serling (1924–1975), screenwriter and actor (''The Twilight Zone'') *Simone Signoret (1921–1985), Academy Award-winning French actress *Jerry Stiller (1927–2020), comedian and actor *Mel Tormé (1925–1999), actor, musician, known as "The Velvet Fog", jazz singer and songwriter *Marilyn Tyler (1926–2017), opera singer *Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), film/TV actor (''The Godfather'') *Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift, 1920–2006), two-time Academy Award-winning actress

1910s

*Mason Adams (1919–2005), character actor *Martin Balsam (1919–1996), actor; won an Academy Award for ''A Thousand Clowns'' *John Banner (1910–1973), Austrian/American actor (''Hogan's Heroes'') *Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt, 1919–2006), Academy Award-winning comedian and actor *Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel, 1918-1961), film actor, singer and song writer –– *Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacob, 1911–1976), Academy Award-nominated film actor *Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch, 1916–2020), actor (''Spartacus'') *John Garfield (born Jacob Garfinkle, 1913–1952), actor *Paulette Goddard (born Marion Levy, 1910–1990), Oscar-nominated film and theatre actress *Kitty Carlisle Hart (born Catherine Conn, 1910–2007), singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts *Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky, 1911–1987), film actor, singer and comedian *Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Kiesler, 1914–2000), actress, invented early form of spread spectrum communications technology, a key to modern wireless communication *Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith, 1910–2005), character actor *Zero Mostel (born Samuel Mostel, 1915–1977), stage and film actor *Jan Murray (born Murray Janofsky, 1916–2006), stand-up comedian, actor *Luise Rainer (1910–2014), German-born American two-time Academy Award-winning film actress *Lillian Roth (born Lillian Rutstein, 1910–1980), singer and actress, performer on Broadway *Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore, 1916–1994), singer and actress *Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow, 1910–1999), film actress *Phil Silvers (1911–1985), entertainer and comedy actor *Harold J. Stone (born Harold Hochstein, 1913–2005), film/TV character actor *Arnold Stang (1918–2009) American comic actor typically cast as a bespectacled but arrogant and loud-mouthed con artistWeber, Bruce. "Arnold Stang, Milquetoast Actor, Dies at 91,"
''The New York Times'', Tuesday 22 December 2009. *Mike Wallace (born Myron Wallace, 1918–2012), journalist, briefly acted during the 1940s *Eli Wallach (1915–2014), film, TV and stage actor *Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993), actor and director *Keenan Wynn (1916–1986), character actor

1900s

*Stella Adler (1901–1992), actress and acting teacher *Jack Albertson (1907–1981), actor (''Chico and the Man'') *Leon Askin (born Leon Aschkenasy, 1907–2005), Austrian American actor *Milton Berle (born Milton Berlinger, 1908–2002), comedian and actor; pioneered vaudeville and stand-up comedy art forms *Joe Besser (1907–1988), comedian (''Three Stooges'') *Mel Blanc (1908–1989), voice actor and comedian, "The Man of a Thousand Voices", created voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Wile E. Coyote, Barney Rubble *Ben Blue (born Benjamin Bernstein, 1901–1975), Canadian American actor and comedian *Howard Da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, 1909–1986), film actor *Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Hesselberg, 1901–1981), actor, won all three of the entertainment industry's highest awards (two Oscars, a Tony, and an Emmy) *Larry Fine (actor), Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg, 1902–1975), comedian and actor (''Three Stooges'') *Joseph Green (actor), Joseph Green (1900–1996), Polish-American film actor and director *John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann, 1902–1988), actor; won an Academy Award for ''The Paper Chase'' *Curly Howard (born Jerome Horwitz, 1903–1952), one of the Three Stooges *Sam Levene (1905–1980), Russian/American stage and film actor *Peter Lorre (born László Löwenstein, 1904–1964), Austria-Hungary-born American stage and screen actor (''M (1931 film), M'') *Zeppo Marx (1901–1979), member of the Marx Brothers *Sandy Meisner (1905–1997), actor and acting coach; developed acting methodology known as the "Meisner Technique" *Ritz Brothers (Al, Jimmy, and Harry Ritz, 1901–1965, 1904–1985, 1907–1986 respectively), Jewish comedy team *Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), actress (''Gilligan's Island'') *Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg, 1901–1982), actor, director, and acting teacher in theater and film, who according to author Mel Gussow "revolutionized the art of acting"

1890s

*Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, 1894–1974), comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, TV, and film actor *Gertrude Berg (born Tilly Edelstein, 1899–1966), radio/TV actress *Fanny Brice (born Fania Borach, 1891–1951), comedian, singer, and entertainer *George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum, 1896–1996), comedian and actor *Eddie Cantor (born Israel Iskowitz, 1892–1964), comedian, singer, actor, songwriter *Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Krantz, 1899–1977), Austrian-born American silent film star, known as a "Latin lover (stereotype), Latin lover" type *Anthony Frome, (born Abraham Feinberg, 1899–1986), singer, the "Poet Prince of the Air Waves". *Hermione Gingold (1897–1987), British-born actress *Moe Howard (born Moses Horwitz, 1897–1975), "leader" of the Three Stooges *Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz, 1895–1955), member of the Three Stooges *Sam Jaffe (born Shalom Jaffe, 1891–1984), Academy Award-nominated film and stage actor *Irving Kaufman (singer), Irving Kaufman (born Isidore Kaufman, 1890–1976), singer, recording artist, and vaudeville performer *Francis Lederer (1899–2000), Czech-born American actor *Philip Loeb (1892–1955), stage, film, and TV actor *Paul Lukas (1895–1971), Hungarian American film actor *Groucho Marx (born Julius Marx, 1890–1977), comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own *Gummo Marx (born Milton Marx, 1893–1977), one of the Marx Brothers *Paul Muni (born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund, 1895–1967), Austrian-born American Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor *Carmel Myers (1899–1980), silent film actress *Molly Picon (born Małka Opiekun, 1898–1992), actor of stage, screen, and TV *Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg, 1893–1973), stage and film actor *Mae West (born Mary Jane West, 1893–1980), actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol

1880s

*Broncho Billy Anderson (born Maxwell Aronson, 1880–1971), actor, writer, director, and producer; first star of the Western film genre *Theda Bara (born Theodosia Goodman, 1885–1955), silent film actress; the first screen "vamp" *Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Ullman, 1883–1939), actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his silent films *Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, 1886–1950), singer and actor *Chico Marx (born Leonard Marx, 1887–1961), one of the Marx Brothers *Harpo Marx (born Adolph Marx, 1888–1964), one of the Marx Brothers *Sophie Tucker (born Sonya Kalish, 1884–1966), actress, singer, and comedian *Erich von Stroheim (1885–1957), Austrian-born American filmmaker and actor *Louis Wolheim (1880–1931), character actor in silent films during the 1920s; also appeared on stage and in early sound films (''All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'') *Ed Wynn (born Isaiah Edwin Leopold, 1886–1966), comedian and actor

Pre–1880s

*Alla Nazimova (born Miriam Leventon, 1879–1945), theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer *Boris Thomashefsky (1868–1939), Ukrainian-born American singer, actor, Yiddish theater icon *Jacob Pavlovitch Adler (1855–1926), Russian-born American actor, Yiddish theater *Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868), actress, dancer, painter, and poet; converted to Judaism upon marrying the first of her four husbands

Comedians

*Dan Ahdoot, finalist ''Last Comic Standing'', 2004 *Dave Attell (born 1965), stand-up comedian; host of ''Insomniac with Dave Attell'' *Victor Borge (born Børge Rosenbaum, 1909–2000), humorist and concert pianist *Andrew Ginsburg (born 1979), comedian, actor, and three-time champion bodybuilder *Tom Lehrer (born 1928), satirist, musician *Ritz Brothers (Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz), ''see'' "Actors" *Robert Schimmel (1950–2010), stand-up comedian; *Danny Sexbang (born 1979), member of musical-comedy duo Ninja Sex Party *Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, 1962), stand-up comedian, actor, author; host, head writer, and producer of ''The Daily Show'' *Eric Andre (born 1983), actor, host on the Eric Andre Show, absurdist comedian *Marc Maron (born 1963), stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor

Film/television directors and producers

*J. J. Abrams (born 1966), screenwriter, director, film/TV producer *Woody Allen (born 1935), Oscar-winning screenwriter, director and actor *Eleanor Antin (born 1935), photographer, author, and artist working with video, film, performance, and drawing *Judd Apatow (born 1968), screenwriter, director, film/TV producerApatow �
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(2011). *Eugene Jarecki (born 1964), film director, writer, and producer, and author; brother of Andrew Jarecki and half-brother of Nicholas Jarecki *Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, 1974), Jewish father *Jeremy Paul Kagan (born 1945), film writer and director *Jake Kasdan (born 1975), film writer and director *Lawrence Kasdan (born 1949), film writer and director *Jeffrey Katzenberg (born 1950), film producer, director and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG *Philip Kaufman (born 1936), film director and screenwriter *Henry Koster (1905–1988), film director *Stanley Kramer (1913–2001), director *Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) *John Landis (born 1950), movie actor, director, writer, and producerLandis �
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*Fritz Lang (1890–1976, Austria, mother born Jewish) *Andy Lassner (born 1966), Colombian-American television producer *Norman Lear (born 1922), film and television director *Mervyn LeRoy (1900–1987), film director *Barry Levinson (born 1942), producer, writer and director of film and TV *Shawn Levy (born 1968), film producer and director *Albert Lewin (1894–1968), film writer, producer and director *Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), film actor, writer and director *Doug Liman (born 1965), film and TV producer and director * Jonathan Littman (born 1962/1963) television producer *Lynne Littman (born 1941), film and television director and producer *Ernst Lubitsch (1892–1947), film director originally from Germany * Michael Lucas (born 1972, USSR) *Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), film writer, producer and director *David Mamet (born 1947), writer and director of stage and screen *Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann (born 1943), film director, screenwriter, producer *Elaine May (born 1932), film, TV and stage writer, director and actress *Paul Mazursky (1930–2014), ''see'' "Actors" above *Lewis Milestone (1895–1980), film director and producer *John Milius (born 1944) *Meredith Monk (born 1942), composer, performer, theater director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer *Errol Morris (born 1948), documentary filmmaker *Mike Nichols (1931–2014), Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning film and stage director *Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), film director, actor, writer, singer, songwriter, poet, and photographer *Ken Olin (born 1954), ''see'' "Actors" above *Marcel Ophüls (born 1927), documentary filmmaker, son of Max Ophüls *Max Ophüls (1902–1957, Germany), father of Marcel Ophüls *Frank Oz (born 1944), writer, actor and director of film and TV *Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998), film director and producer *Jerry Paris (1925–1986), Emmy Award, Emmy-winning television director ''(The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''Happy Days)'' *Larry Peerce (born 1930), film writer and director *Arthur Penn (1922–2010), film director and producer *Sydney Pollack (born 1934), film producer, director, actor and writer *Abraham Polonsky (1910–1999), film writer and director *Otto Preminger (1905–1986), film producer, director and actor *Bob Rafelson (born 1933), film writer-director *Irving Rapper (1898–1999), British-born film director *Brett Ratner (born 1969) *Ron Rifkin (born 1939), actor, director *Jay Roach (born 1957), film director, producer and screenwriter, converted to Judaism *

(born 1972), film actor, director, producer and writer *Julian Schnabel (born 1951) *Steve Sekely (1899–1979), Hungarian-born film director *George Sidney (1916–2002), film director, known for MGM films *Joan Micklin Silver (1935–2020) *Bryan Singer (born 1965) *Curt Siodmak (1902–2000)Vincent Brook, ‘’Driven to Darkness: Jewish Emigré Directors and the Rise of Film Noir’’, Rutgers University Press, 2009, p. 104. *Robert Siodmak (1900–1973) *Barry Sonnenfeld, director *Steven Spielberg (born 1946) *Edgar Ulmer (1904–1972, Austria-Hungary) *Josef von Sternberg (1894, Austria–1969) *Erich von Stroheim (1885, Austria–1957) *Robin Washington (born 1956) *Claudia Weill (born 1947), film and theater director, educator, cinematographer *Billy Wilder (1906–2002) *William Wyler (1902, Germany–1981) *Fred Zinnemann (1907, Austria–1997) *David Zucker (filmmaker), David Zucker & Jerry Zucker (film director), Jerry Zucker (born 1950), parody directors, producers

Models

, TV personality and model *Yael Markovich, Israeli/American model/beauty queen *

, model and actor *Lindsey Vuolo, model and ''Playboy'' Playmate *Bar Refaeli, model

TV and radio presenters

*Don Francisco (television host), Don Francisco (Mario Kreutzberger), network TV host of Sabado Gigante, filmed in Miami *Monty Hall (1924-2017), network TV host of ''Let's Make a Deal'' game show *Mary Hart (TV personality), Mary Hart (born 1950), ''see'' "Actors" above *Daryn Kagan (born 1963), host of ''CNN Live Today'' *Larry King (1993–2021), network TV interviewer *Matt Lauer, co-host on ''Today (American TV program), The Today Show'' *Bernard Meltzer, network radio psychologist advising call-in listeners on variety of problems *Al Michaels (born 1944) *Amy Wynn Pastor (born 1976), carpenter on ''Trading Spaces'' *Maury Povich (born 1939), network TV host analyzing relationship problems *Sally Jessie Raphael (born 1935), network radio psychologist *Joan Rivers (1933–2014), talk show host, stage actress/writer, comedian, and celebrity *Daniel Schorr (1916–2010), journalist who covered the world for more than 60 years, last as a senior news analyst for National Public Radio *Jerry Springer (born 1944), host of ''The Jerry Springer Show'' *Mike Wallace (1918–2012), journalist, ''60 Minutes'' correspondent *Barbara Walters (1929–2022), media personality, regular fixture on morning TV shows (''Today'' and ''The View''), evening news magazines (''20/20''), and on ''The ABC Evening News'', as the first female evening news anchor *Dr. Ruth Westheimer (born 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper.

Producers and directors (theater)

Persons listed with a double asterisk (**) are Theatrical producer, producers who have won the Tony Award for Best Musical and/or the Tony Award for Best Play. Those listed with a triple asterisk (***) have won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and/or Play. Those listed with a quadruple asterisk (****) have won the Tony Award for Best Actor or Best Actress in a Musical or Play. *Herb Alpert, producer, and composer, songwriter, lead singer, and horn player with Tijuana Brass *Boris Aronson, set designer, costume designer and lighting designer *George Axelrod, producer and director *Julian Beck and Judith Malina, founders of ''Living Theatre'' *David Belasco, producer and director *Michael Bennett (theater), Michael Bennett, director & producer, choreographer, dancer ** *Rudolf Bing (1902–1997), opera impresario, General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1950 to 1972Bing �

Rudolf Bing... had been born a Jew in Vienna" *Robert Brustein, producer, writer, director, critic, educator *Abe Burrows, director *** *Joseph Chaikin & Peter Feldman, founders of ''Open Theatre'' *Paddy Chayefsky, director *Heinrich Conried, theatre owner/operator and producer *Norman Corwin, director *Clive Davis, producer *Cy Feuer, producer, director and theatre owner/operator ** *Ron Field, director *** *David Geffen, producer ** *Leonard Goldberg, producer *Arthur Hammerstein, producer and director (uncle of Oscar Hammerstein II) *Oscar Hammerstein I, producer and theater director/operator (grandfather of Oscar Hammerstein II) *Oscar Hammerstein II, producer and director *Ben Hecht, idiosyncratic screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist; known as "the Shakespeare of Hollywood" *Sidney Howard, producer and director *George Jessel (actor), George Jessel, ''see'' "Actors (Theater)" above *Robert Kalfin, producer, director, writer ** *Mickey Katz, ''see'' "Actors (Theater)" above *George S. Kaufman, producer, director, and theater owner/operator *Michael Kidd, director and producer *Alan King (comedian), Alan King, ''see'' "Actors (Theater)" above *James Lapine, director and librettist *Norman Lear, creator, head screenwriter, and producer of taboo breaking sitcom ''All in the Family''; also created ''Maude'' and ''The Jeffersons'' *Ernest Lehman, producer *Sam Levene, ''see'' "Actors (Theater)" above *Lucille Lortel, Off-Broadway producer, Lucille Lortel Theatre named after her *Sanford Meisner, founder of ''Neighbourhood Playhouse'' *David Merrick, producer and director ** *Lorne Michaels, comedian, writer, director, producer, the sole creator, writer, director and producer of ''Saturday Night Live''; also produced film and TV projects that spun off from it *Arthur Miller, playwright *Mitch Miller, producer *Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961), fashion designer *Mike Nichols (1931–2014), Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning film and stage director *Toby Orenstein, producer and founder of Toby's Dinner Theatre, Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, and the Young Columbians *Joseph Papp a.k.a. Joe Papp, founded the non-profit NYC Public Theater ** *Marc E. Platt, Marc Platt, producer *Harold Prince, director **, *** *Elmer Rice, director and producer *Jerome Robbins, producer and director *** *Billy Rose, director, producer, and theater operator *Morrie Ryskind, director *Rebecca Schull, actress *Shubert family, producers and theater owners ** *Anna Sokolow, director *Steven Spielberg, film director, producer *Lee Strasberg and Harold Clurman, co-founders of the Group Theatre *Julie Taymor, director *** *Bob Weinstein, producer, screenwriter *Harvey Weinstein, producer *Efrem Zimbalist Jr., ''see'' "Actors (Theater)" above *David Zippel, director

Circus

*Paul Binder, co-founder, ringmaster and artistic director of the Big Apple Circus *Abe Goldstein, regarded as "the Greatest Irish Cop Clown" in the business and worked for Ringling Bros. and other circuses

References

External links

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