The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea 2000 premiere

1. Buddy Hackett

Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history. Hackett always referred to himself as a "saloon comic" and preferred the intimacy of his stage act--...

2. Nell Carter

Actress | Gimme a Break!

Her trademark sass complemented by a distinctively adenoidal voice that could out-snarl Eartha Kitt and Fran Drescher put together, short (4'11"), round, and robust Nell Carter was one indomitable, in-your-face firecracker...and it made her a star. She was born Nell Ruth Hardy in 1948 in Birmingham...

3. Rachel Hunter

Actress | The Benchwarmers

Rachel Hunter was born on September 8, 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand. She is an actress and producer, known for The Benchwarmers (2006), Rock Star (2001) and Dead Write (2007). She was previously married to Rod Stewart.

4. Jennie Garth

Actress | Beverly Hills, 90210

Jennifer Eve Garth was born on April 3rd, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois, USA to John and Carolyn Garth, who both had 3 children each from different marriages, before they had Jennie. She grew up on a 25-acre horse ranch outside Urbana, Illinois with her 6 older siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, ...

5. Peter Facinelli

Actor | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Peter Facinelli was born in Queens, New York, the youngest child of Bruna (Reich) and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His parents are Italian immigrants, originally from Trentino, Northern Italy. He has three sisters. Peter was educated at St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, New York, and...

6. David James Elliott

Actor | Trumbo

David James Elliott was born on September 21, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trumbo (2015), JAG (1995) and Exploding Sun (2013). He has been married to Nanci Chambers since October 8, 1992. They have two children.

7. Nanci Chambers

Actress | JAG

Nanci Chambers was born on October 1, 1963 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for JAG (1995), Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) and L.A. Heat (1996). She has been married to David James Elliott since October 8, 1992. They have two children.

8. Dakota Johnson

Actress | Fifty Shades of Grey

Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Austin, Texas, and is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her maternal grandmother is actress Tippi Hedren.

In 1999, she made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama (1999), where she and her half-sister, ...

9. Melanie Griffith

Actress | Working Girl

Melanie Griffith was born on August 9, 1957 in New York City, to then model/future actress Tippi Hedren and former child actor turned advertising executive Peter Griffith. Her parents' marriage ended when she was four years old and Tippi brought Melanie to Los Angeles to get a new start. Tippi ...

10. Stella Banderas

Actress | Crazy in Alabama

Stella Banderas was born on September 24, 1996 in Marbella, Spain. She is an actress, known for Crazy in Alabama (1999), Festival de cine de San Sebastián 2021 - Gala de inauguración (2021) and The Oscars (2020).

11. Jodie Foster

Actress | The Silence of the Lambs

Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two. For four years she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968). In 1975 Jodie was offered the role of prostitute Iris Steensma in the movie Taxi Driver (1976). This role, for which she received ...

12. Kirstie Alley

Actress | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Kirstie Louise Alley was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987-1993), receiving an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991 for the role. From 1997 to 2000, she starred in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe ...

13. Frances Fisher

Actress | Titanic

Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean-Claude van ...

14. Liam Hunter

Actor | Billy Bites People

Liam Hunter is known for Billy Bites People (2007).

15. Sela Ward

Actress | Independence Day: Resurgence

Hallelujah for Sela. Everyone's favorite "Sister" was born Sela Ann Ward, on July 11, 1956, in Meridian, Mississippi. Sela's parents were Annie Kate (Boswell) and Granberry Holland Ward, Jr., an electrical engineer; the three younger children in the family are Jenna (1957), Berry (1959) and Brock (...

16. Richard Karn

Actor | Home Improvement

Richard Karn was born on February 17, 1956, in Seattle, Washington, the son of Gene and Louise Wilson. He has a sister named Sue. His birth name was Richard Karn Wilson, but he shortened it to Richard Karn because there was already a Richard Wilson registered with the Screen Actors Guild. He did ...

17. Joshua Carter

Director | Queenstown Road

Joshua Carter is known for Queenstown Road (2014), The Boys (2019) and We Are Tourists (2024).

18. Daniel Carter

Camera_department | Bar Karma

Daniel Carter is a New York based Cinematographer working mostly in Documentary Films and Series that challenge and expand the social status quo. He draws his artistic inspiration from unique multi-cultural experiences obtained throughout his life and career.

Daniel has a Bachelor's Degree from UNC,...

19. Jodi Benson

Actress | Toy Story 3

Jodi Benson was born on October 10, 1961 in Rockford, Illinois as Jodi Marie Marzorati. She has received worldwide recognition & critical acclaim as the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (1989), Tour Guide Barbie in Toy Story 2 (1999), Weebo in Flubber (1997) as well as Thumbelina in Thumbelina ...

20. Ray Benson

Soundtrack | Universal Soldier: The Return

Ray Benson was born on March 16, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Universal Soldier: The Return (1999), The Vanishing (1993) and Assassination Tango (2002).

21. McKinley Benson

Sweet Magnolias

McKinley Benson is a three-time Student Emmy winning filmmaker and the co-founder of Room 330 Productions. He graduated with highest honors from SCAD with a BFA in Film & Television. McKinley is a writer, director, and producer responsible for dozens of narrative shorts, two TV pilots, and three ...

22. Ernie Hudson

Actor | Ghostbusters

As a child growing up in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Ernie Hudson wrote short stories, poems and songs, always thinking that his words might one day come to life on stage. After a short stint in the Marine Corps, he moved to Detroit where he became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest ...

23. Edie McClurg

Actress | Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, McClurg began her performing career at age five with the Kansas City Rhythm Kids. She retired when the dance teacher was arrested on a morals charge for "dating" the tall and lissome, yet underage, star dancer in the troupe. That girl's big number culminated with a ...

24. Enrico Colantoni

Actor | Galaxy Quest

Enrico Colantoni was born on February 14, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Galaxy Quest (1999), Veronica Mars (2004) and Contagion (2011). He has been married to Rosanna Francioni since November 11, 2011. They have four children. He was previously married to ...

25. Beth Broderick

Actress | Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Beth Alison Broderick was born on February 24, 1959 in Falmouth, Kentucky, USA but was raised in Huntington Beach, California. Beth was always very interested in theater as a child and she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California at age 18. After that, she moved ...

26. Jim Kammerud

Animation_department | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Jim Kammerud is an American film director, screenwriter, and animator. He was educated at Ohio State University, where he served as a cartoonist for the student newspaper "The Lantern".

Following his graduation, Kammerud partnered with his college friend Jeff Smith (1960-) in creating their own ...

27. David Stainton

Brother Bear

David Stainton was born on November 16, 1961 in Pittsford, New York, USA. David is a producer and production manager, known for Brother Bear (2003), Chicken Little (2005) and Home on the Range (2004).

28. Sharon Morrill Robinov

Production_manager | The Tigger Movie

Sharon Morrill Robinov is known for The Tigger Movie (2000), Peter Pan 2: Return to Never Land (2002) and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998).

29. Dick Cook

Producer | 42

Dick Cook was born on August 20, 1950 in Kern County, California, USA. He is a producer, known for 42 (2013), The Alchemyst and Ranger's Apprentice. He has been married to Bonnie S. Drury since July 6, 1974. They have two children.

30. Thomas Schumacher

Producer | Beauty and the Beast

Since 1988, Thomas Schumacher has worked with The Walt Disney Company, setting new standards of excellence in film, television, and theatre. Having spent much of his tenure as president of Disney Animation, Mr. Schumacher currently serves as President & Producer of Disney Theatrical Group, where he...

31. Pat Carroll

Actress | The Little Mermaid

Actress and entertainer Pat Carroll played everything from chatterbox wives to wicked stepsisters on TV, and from Gertrude Stein to Shakespeare's Falstaff on stage. Even at 80 plus, the plucky comedienne showed no sign of stopping any time The riotous Pat Carroll was born in Shreveport, Louisiana ...

32. Tara Strong

Actress | Batman: The Killing Joke

Tara Strong began her acting career at the age of 13 in Toronto, Canada. She landed several TV, film, and musical theater roles as well as her first lead in an animated series as the title role of "Hello Kitty." After a short run at Toronto's Second City theater company, she moved to Los Angeles ...

33. Samuel E. Wright

Actor | The Little Mermaid

Samuel Ernest Wright was an African-American actor and singer from Camden, South Carolina. He notably voiced Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise and Kron the Iguanodon from Dinosaur. He also played Mufasa in the original Broadway run of The Lion King. He passed away in May...

34. Natasha Henstridge

Actress | Species

Natasha Henstridge was born on August 15, 1974 in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada. Known for movies like Species (1995) and The Whole Nine Yards (2000), she started her career as a model in Paris, France at the tender age of 15. After leaving home to begin her modeling career in the ...

35. Jason Alexander

Actor | Seinfeld

Jay Scott Greenspan, known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, film director, and television presenter. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld (1989), for which he was nominated for seven consecutive...

36. Michael Boatman

Actor | Hamburger Hill

Michael Patrick Boatman was born on October 25, 1964, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. While growing up in the area of Chicago, Illinois, Boatman developed an interest in acting that led him to enroll in Western Illinois University's theater program. After performing in a variety of plays that ...

37. Randy Stone

Actor | Final Destination

Randy Stone was born on August 26, 1958 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a casting director and actor, known for Final Destination (2000), Say Anything (1989) and Jaws 3-D (1983). He was married to Roslyn Kind. He died on February 12, 2007 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.