Birthdays: January 20

101. Lorenzo Lamas

Actor | Body Rock

Lorenzo Fernando Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of actors Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas. His father was Argentinian and his mother was American, of Norwegian descent. Lorenzo was raised in Pacific Palisades, California. In 1968, his family moved to New York. He attended ...

102. Márcia Cabrita

Actress | Delegacia de Mulheres

Márcia Cabrita was born on January 20, 1964 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Delegacia de Mulheres (1989), Xuxa Gêmeas (2006) and Seven Sins (2007). She was married to Ricardo Parente. She died on November 10, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

103. Marco Simoncelli

Self | Buona la prima!

Marco Simoncelli was born on January 20, 1987 in Cattolica, Sicily, Italy. He died on October 23, 2011 in Sepang, Malaysia.

104. Margaret Avery

Actress | The Color Purple

Slender, attractive actress Margaret Avery, spellbinding in her role of Shug in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), is certainly no "one-hit wonder". Although filmgoers may be able to trace her back only to that once-in-a-lifetime part, Margaret has been a talented player on the large and ...

105. Marina Inoue

Actress | Shingeki no Kyojin

Marina Inoue was born on January 20, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Attack on Titan (2013), Gurren Lagann (2007) and Darling in the Franxx (2018).

106. Mark Wright

Actor | The Royals

Mark Wright was born on January 20, 1987 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Royals (2015), Everyone's Hero (2006) and Murder in Successville (2015). He has been married to Michelle Keegan since May 24, 2015.

107. Martin von Haselberg

Actor | UHF

Argentinian-born Martin von Haselberg, along with Brian Routh, form the performance art group known as the Kipper Kids. After they met in 1970, they created a character named Harry Kipper. They have since put on shows all over the world.

Von Haselberg got married to songstress Bette Midler in 1984. ...

108. Marylouise Burke

Actress | I Love You Phillip Morris

Marylouise Burke was born on January 20, 1941 in Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), Sideways (2004) and Meet Joe Black (1998).

109. Melissa Rivers

Actress | Joy

New York Times best-selling author and award-winning producer, Melissa Rivers is an entertainment journalist, equestrian, Ivy League graduate, accomplished public speaker and animal advocate. While her professional achievements are plentiful, it is her role as a [single] mother to son Cooper that ...

110. Michael Higgins

Actor | State and Main

Michael Higgins was born on January 20, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for State and Main (2000), Angel Heart (1987) and School Ties (1992). He was married to Elizabeth Lee Goodwin. He died on November 5, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

111. Michael Nardone

Actor | Durham County

Michael Nardone was born on January 20, 1967 in Fife, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Durham County (2007), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017).

112. Morgane Polanski

Actress | The Ghost Writer

Morgane Polanski was born on January 20, 1993 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Ghost Writer (2010), The French Dispatch (2021) and The Wife (2017).

113. Nadia Di Cello

Actress | Chiquititas

Nadia Di Cello was born on January 20, 1989 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Chiquititas (1995), Chiquititas: Rincón de luz (2001) and Rebelde Way (2002). She has been married to Fernando Migliano since May 24, 2019. They have two children.

114. Nancy Ellen Shore

Madam Secretary

Writer-performer Nancy Ellen Shore can be seen as Dr. Watson in Emmy-nominated director Paul Starkman's multi-award-winning feature Wheels (2018), which won Best Film at the 2019 Harlem International Film Festival, First Place (Feature) in the 2019 San Francisco Black Film Festival, and Best ...

115. Neville Buswell

Actor | Coronation Street

Neville Buswell was born on January 20, 1943 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! (1997) and Rest Assured: Lift Off (1972). He was married to Suzanne Huckle. He died on December 25, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, ...

116. Nic Westaway

Actor | Home and Away

Nic Westaway was born on January 20, 1989 in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. He is an actor, known for Home and Away (1988), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) and We Were Tomorrow (2024).

117. Nora Brockstedt

Actress | Det kunne vært deg

Nora Brockstedt was born on January 20, 1923 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Det kunne vært deg (1952), Portrettet (1954) and Brudebuketten (1953). She was married to Arne Riis and Einar Brockstedt. She died on November 5, 2015 in Oslo, Norway.

118. Norberto Fontana

Self | Formula 1

Norberto Fontana was born on January 20, 1975 in Arrecifes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

119. Norma Varden

Actress | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The daughter of a retired sea captain and his much-younger wife, actress Norma Varden was born and raised in turn-of-the-century London. A piano prodigy, she studied in Paris and appeared in concert in England during her teenage years. Acting, however, became her career of choice, studying at the ...

120. Ola Magnell

Soundtrack | Cleo

Ola Magnell was born on January 20, 1946 in Skälby, Sweden. He is known for Cleo (2002), Allt faller (2013) and Morran & Tobias - Som en skänk från ovan (2016). He died on February 6, 2020 in Tunby, Skåne, Sweden.

121. Olivia Hallinan

Actress | Sugar Rush

Olivia has appeared in over 100 productions since the age of seven. She is the youngest of four sisters and grew up in Hounslow, London. Her first ever big role, was playing alongside Cilla Black in the 1991 production of Robin Prince of Sherwood. Since then, she has starred in five stage ...

122. Olle Sarri

Writer | Movie 43

Olle Sarri was born on January 20, 1972 in Gamla Enskede, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Movie 43 (2013), Together (2000) and The Ape (2009).

123. Omar Sy

Actor | Intouchables

Omar Sy was born on January 20, 1978 in Trappes, Yvelines, France. He is an actor and producer, known for The Intouchables (2011), Jurassic World (2015) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). He has been married to Hélène Sy since July 6, 2007. They have four children.

124. Patricia Neal

Actress | The Day the Earth Stood Still

Patricia Neal, the Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress, was born Patsy Louise Neal in Packard, Kentucky, where her father managed a coal mine and her mother was the daughter of the town doctor. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she attended high school. She was first bit by the acting bug...

125. Paul Stanley

Soundtrack | Moulin Rouge!

Paul Stanley is the charismatic front man/lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist/songwriter for hard rock super group KISS, best known for his wailing vocals, high-energy on-stage antics and appeal to female fans. Born Stanley Eisen on January 20, 1952, in Queens, New York, Stanley took a keen interest in ...

126. Penelope Sudrow

Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Penelope Sudrow was born on January 20, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), Amazing Stories (1985) and Dead Man Walking (1988).

127. Pepón Nieto

Actor | Periodistas

Pepón Nieto was born on January 20, 1967 in San Pedro de Alcántara, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Periodistas (1998), Witching and Bitching (2013) and Asunto interno (1996).

128. Pete Ploszek

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Pete Ploszek is an American actor. He was born in La Grange, Illinois but grew up across New Jersey, Maine, and Ohio before settling in St. Charles, Illinois. He played football at Princeton University and earned an MFA in Acting from the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He currently resides in Los ...

129. Peter Donat

Actor | The Game

The Canadian-American actor Peter Donat had a 50-year-long career in TV, motion pictures and theater. So respected was Donat, that Francis Ford Coppola considered casting him in the role of Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972) that went to Robert Duvall.

The nephew of Oscar-winning actor Robert Donat, ...

130. Pierre Webó

Self | UEFA Europa League

131. Questlove

Producer | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove was born on January 20, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021), Top Five (2014) and Detroit (2017).

132. Rachel Longaker

Actress | Night of the Demons 2

Rachel Longaker was born on January 20, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Night of the Demons 2 (1994), Oh, God! (1977) and The Waltons (1972).

133. Rachel Perry

Actress | CSI: NY

Rachel Perry is a Canadian TV personality working in the United States. The former MuchMusic VJ is the host of All Access on VH1, and is the narrator for Web Junk 20, and the host of "The Stash" on Playboy TV.

Born in Brockville, Ontario, Perry has done numerous narrations and voice-overs for VH1 ...

134. Rainn Wilson

Actor | The Office

Rainn Wilson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fiction writer Holiday Reinhorn (Big Cats), and his son, Walter McKenzie Wilson who was born in 2004. He grew up in Seattle, Washington but graduated from New Trier H.S. in Winnetka, Illinois. After attending both Tufts University and the University ...

135. Rake Yohn

Actor | Blockheads in Britain

Rake Yohn was born on January 20, 1975 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Blockheads in Britain (2022), Jackass 3D (2010) and A Halfway House Christmas (2005). He was previously married to Melissa Carr.

136. Ralph Watson

Actor | Doctor Who

Ralph Watson was born on January 20, 1936 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Second Verdict (1976) and When the Boat Comes In (1976). He died on June 20, 2021 in England, UK.

137. Ramón Xirau

Self | Entrelíneas

Ramón Xirau was born on January 20, 1924 in Barcelona, Spain. He was married to Ana María Icaza. He died on July 26, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.

138. Ray Panthaki

Actor | Boiling Point

BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Ray Panthaki was born in London, England. He is an Actor, Producer, Writer & Director known for Boiling Point (2022) Away (2020) Colette (2018) Official Secrets (2019) Convenience (2015) 28 Days Later... (2002) Ali G Indahouse (2002) Kidulthood (2006). In 2021 he was ...

139. René Franco

Director | La Taquilla con René Franco

Rene is a Mexican TV Show Host, journalist and actor. His show "Es De Noche y ya Llegue;", has been running for over 5 years in Mexican television, and broad-casted all over the world by the popular "El Canal De las Estrellas" Network. As an actor, he's developed mainly in comedy theater. He has a ...

140. Reno Wilson

Actor | Mike & Molly

Roy Reno Wilson is an American actor from Brooklyn who is known for playing Howard from The Cosby Show, Officer Carl McMillan in Mike & Molly, Detective Tom Selway from Blind Justice and for voicing various Cybertronians in the Transformers film franchise. He has two children with his wife Coco ...

141. Rob Bourdon

Soundtrack | Transformers

Rob Bourdon was born on January 20, 1979 in Calabasas, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Transformers (2007), Miami Vice (2006) and S.W.A.T. (2003).

142. Robert Crewdson

Actor | The Night Caller

Robert Crewdson was born on January 20, 1927 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965), Epitaph for a Spy (1963) and Escape (1957). He was married to Lucy Pearson, Pamela Strong and Kathleen Bidmead. He died on February 7, 2023 in Castle Douglas...

143. Roberto Enríquez

Actor | El alquimista impaciente

Roberto Enríquez was born on January 20, 1968 in Fabero, León, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for El alquimista impaciente (2002), Hispania, la leyenda (2010) and The Borgia (2006).

144. Roberto Fontana

Producer | Juntos

Roberto Fontana is known for Juntos (1982), Sábados de la bondad (1968) and Sábado de todos (1982).

145. Rolfe Sedan

Actor | Ninotchka

Son of a Broadway couturier and a symphony conductor, Sedan started his career as a nightclub performer, he also performed in vaudeville with Al Jolson. He was planning on studying scientific agriculture when he went to work on the stage in New York. He worked at the Hal Roach Studios and played ...

146. Ronnie Knight

Self | Real Crime

Ronnie Knight was born on January 20, 1934 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was married to Sue Haylock, Barbara Windsor and Elizabeth White. He died on June 12, 2023 in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

147. Roscoe Ates

Actor | Freaks

Roscoe Ates was born on January 20, 1895 in Grange, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Freaks (1932), The Great Lover (1931) and Tumbleweed Trail (1946). He was married to Beatrice Heisser, Barbara Ray and Clara C. Adrian. He died on March 1, 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.

148. Rudy Boesch

Actor | Combat Missions

Rudy Boesch was born on January 20, 1928 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Combat Missions (2002), Survivor (2000) and JAG (1995). He was married to Marjorie Thomas. He died on November 1, 2019 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

149. Rukiya Bernard

Actress | Yellowjackets

Rukiya Bernard was born on January 20, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Yellowjackets (2021), Van Helsing (2016) and Nancy Drew (2019). She is married to PJ Prinsloo. They have two children.

150. Ryan Engle

Writer | Rampage

Ryan Engle was born on January 20, 1979 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Rampage (2018), Beast (2022) and The Commuter (2018). He has been married to Kristin Negele Engle since 2007.

151. Sabrina Gennarino

Actress | The Walking Dead

Sabrina Gennarino was born in Rochester, New York. She moved to New York City to continue modeling and attend college. She rediscovered her passion for acting when a friend asked her to be in a play. She played two different roles, after only two nights of rehearsal, to rave critical review.

Sabrina...

152. Sal Stowers

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Sal Stowers was born in Pasadena, California, USA. Sal is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021) and Major Crimes (2012).

153. Samuel Finzi

Actor | Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Samuel Itzhak Finzi was born on January 20, 1966 in Plovdiv. He graduated acting in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Dimitrina Gyurova (1992). He specializes in "Lee Strasberg Theater Institute", New York (1994). He debuted in the role of Leopold ...

154. Sara Sálamo

Actress | Todos lo saben

Sara Sálamo was born on January 20, 1992 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Everybody Knows (2018), La manzana (2024) and Wild Oats (2016).

155. Sebastián Cobelli

Self | Fútbol de Primera

Sebastián Cobelli has been married to Fernanda Vives since June 16, 2010. They have two children.

156. Skeet Ulrich

Actor | Scream

Skeet Ulrich is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in popular 1990s films, including Billy Loomis in Scream (1996) and Scream (2022), Chris Hooker in The Craft (1996) and Vincent Lopiano in As Good as It Gets (1997). Since 2017, he has starred as Forsythe Pendleton "F.P." Jones II on...

157. Slim Whitman

Soundtrack | Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Slim Whitman was born on January 20, 1923 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was married to Geraldine "Jerry" Christ. He died on June 19, 2013 in Orange Park, Florida, USA.

158. Sophie Thompson

Actress | Gosford Park

Sophie Thompson is a British actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of Into the Woods. Her other nominations were for Wildest Dreams (1994), Company (1996), ...

159. Stacey Dash

Actress | Clueless

Stacey Dash was born in the Bronx, New York. Stacy knew that she wanted to act, and from an early age began to act professionally. She made regular appearances on The Cosby Show (1984), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), and also St. Elsewhere (1982). At 21 she made her feature film debut in Enemy...

160. Susan Henning

Actress | Live a Little, Love a Little

Susan Henning was born on January 20, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), The Legacy of the Parent Trap and Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968).

161. Susan Rothenberg

Actress | Silent Night, Bloody Night

Susan Rothenberg was born on January 20, 1945 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972), 4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg (1988) and Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001). She was married to Bruce Nauman and George...

162. Susan Vreeland

Writer | Brush with Fate

Susan Vreeland was born on January 20, 1946 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. She was a writer, known for Brush with Fate (2003), What Love Sees (1996) and Stolen (2005). She was married to Joseph Gray. She died on August 23, 2017 in San Diego, California, USA.

163. Suzanne Santo

Actress | Imaginary Heroes

Suzanne Santo was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA as Suzanne Alisa Santosuosso. She is known for her work on the TBS series The Guest Book, Imaginary Heroes (2004), Medium (2005) and Without a Trace (2002). She is also a well-established musician and frontwoman for the popular roots duo HONEYHONEY ...

164. Tammy Taylor

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, Tammy is probably best remembered for her role as the original teen-aged Hope Williams on Days of Our Lives (1965) and for her turn as street-savvy teen camper, Nancy, in the cult classic, Meatballs Part II (1984). Her iconic Agree ...

165. Toni Gonzaga

Actress | My Teacher

Toni was born on January 20, 1984, to Methodist parents Carlito and Crisanta Gonzaga. Her birth name, Celestine, was given to her father by a boxer.

She has a younger sister named Catherine.

She began to sing at the age of four participating in various singing competitions. She took up mass ...

166. Tracii Guns

Soundtrack | Point Break

Tracii Guns (born Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich in Hollywood, California) is an iconic guitarist who has played with numerous well known bands and solo artists.

His signature guitar playing is reminiscent of early Aerosmith and Van Halen but in the last couple of decades he has added his own special ...

167. Tudor Owen

Actor | One Hundred and One Dalmatians

This distinctive-looking, bushy-browed, heavy-set Welsh character actor played dozens of rustics, sea captains, sheriffs, priests and police officers during a forty-year long career, starting in 1926. His was the perfect face for period drama. At the peak of his popularity, Owen co-starred as a ...

168. Tyler Kain

Actress | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Tyler Kain was born on January 20, 1982 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress, known for NCIS (2003), Forever Strong (2008) and Cold Case (2003).

169. Victoria Sellers

Actress | Warlords

Victoria Sellers was born on January 20, 1965 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Warlords (1988), Inevitable Grace (1994) and Flies on Cupid (2000).

170. Will Young

Actor | Mrs. Henderson Presents

Has a twin brother called Rupert and an older sister, Emma. William's mother, Annabel, runs a market garden and lives with his father, Robin, a business man. He represented his school, Wellington College, in rugby, football, basketball, athletics, long jump and triple jump. William went to Exeter ...

171. William Wellman Jr.

Actor | Image of the Beast

Rangy, sturdy-looking actor William Wellman Jr., was born in Los Angeles on January 20, 1937, one of seven children born to legendary director William A. Wellman and his fourth wife, one-time actress Dorothy Coonan Wellman, who appeared in a few of her husband's pictures. Bill Jr. spent most of his ...

172. Winslow Bright

Music_department | Love After Love

Winslow Bright was born in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and art director, known for Love After Love (2017), Spy Intervention (2020) and All Wrong (2017).

173. Woody Vasulka

Director | Art of Memory

Woody Vasulka was born on January 20, 1937 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Art of Memory (1987), Noisefields (2016) and Jimi Hendrix (1973). He was married to Steina Vasulka. He died on December 20, 2019 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

174. Woody Widenhofer

Self | The NFL on NBC

Woody Widenhofer was born on January 20, 1943 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.

175. Wyatt Knight

Actor | Porky's

Wyatt Knight was born on January 20, 1955 in Mojave, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Porky's (1981), Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) and Baby Geniuses (1999). He was married to Silvina Knight, Harriet Birnholz and Jean C Kline. He died on October 25, 2011 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.

176. Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Actress | Final Destination 3

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe was born to a Chinese father and a Scottish mother on January 20th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At a young age, Crystal and her family moved to Hong Kong, where she spent a few years, becoming fluent in Cantonese. Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe started her professional acting ...

177. Zoe Myers

Actress | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Zoe Myers started her career acting in regional theatre in Georgia before moving to Los Angeles to pursue TV/Film roles. She spent a few years dabbling in music, writing and recording a dozen songs which are still available on the usual music sites. After shooting two faith-based movies, "Destiny ...