Sonic X Episode 5 - Cracking Knuckles (2003 - Warner Bros. Animation, TMS Entertainment, Amblin Television, Jerry Bruckheimer Television, American Zoetrope and Dino De Laurentiis Company)

1. Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma is one of the well-known directors who spear-headed the new movement in Hollywood during the 1970s. He is known for his many films that go from violent pictures, to Hitchcock-like thrillers. Born on September 11, 1940, De Palma was born in Newark, New Jersey in an Italian-American ...

Director

2. Alan Burnett

Producer | Batman Beyond

Alan Burnett was born in 1949 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Batman Beyond (1999), Superman: The Animated Series (1996) and The Batman (2004).

Producer

3. Liz Holzman

Art_department | Pinky and the Brain

Liz Holzman was born on February 9, 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a producer, known for Pinky and the Brain (1995), Animaniacs (1993) and The Zeta Project (2001). She died on August 11, 2014 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Producer

4. Francis Ford Coppola

Producer | Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...

Producer

5. Sofia Coppola

Actress | The Godfather Part III

Sofia Coppola was born on May 14, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA as Sofia Carmina Coppola. She is a director, known for Somewhere (2010), Lost in Translation (2003), and Marie Antoinette (2006). She has been married to Thomas Mars since August 27, 2011. They have two daughters, Romy and ...

Producer

6. Dino De Laurentiis

Producer | Le notti di Cabiria

Dino De Laurentiis left home at age 17 to enrol in film school, supporting himself as an actor, extra, propman, or any other job he could get in the film industry. His persistence paid off, and by the time he reached his 20th birthday he already had one produced film under his belt. After serving ...

Producer

7. Martha De Laurentiis

Producer | Firestarter

Martha De Laurentiis formed the Dino De Laurentiis Company (DDLC) in 1980 with her partner and husband, Dino De Laurentiis. Over the past 33 years, Martha produced, executive produced, and co-produced over 40 films and miniseries. Now known as the De Laurentiis Company, the enterprise has overseen ...

Producer

8. Steven Spielberg

Producer | Schindler's List

One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...

Executive Producer

9. Simon Kinberg

Producer | The Martian

Simon Kinberg is a British film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for producing the X-Men films, Fant4stic, Logan, the Deadpool films, Cinderella and The Martian. He directed Dark Phoenix, the finale of the X-Men Beginnings films. He created Star Wars Rebels, an animated series set ...

Executive Producer

10. Jerry Bruckheimer

Producer | Top Gun: Maverick

Jerry Bruckheimer is a film and television producer born on September 21, 1943 in Detroit. He graduated from high school in 1961 before it was moving to Arizona. He started his career in 1968 to produce television commercials and advertising for the firm BBD&O in New York.

He left the commercial ...

Executive Producer

11. Phil Lord

Writer | The Lego Movie

Philip A. Lord is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Christopher Miller. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse is ...

Executive Producer

12. Christopher Miller

Writer | The Lego Movie

Christopher Miller is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Philip A. Lord. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the ...

Executive Producer

13. David Henry Hwang

Producer | The Affair

Born in Los Angeles in 1957 to immigrants, Hwang is a successful playwright. He graduated from Stanford University in 1979 and attended Yale in 1980. He is most famous for M. Butterfly (1993), which was adapted for the screen in 1993, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeremy Irons and John ...

Writer

14. Roger Allers

Director | The Lion King

Roger Allers is an American animated film director and writer who is known for co-directing the influential 1994 Disney musical film The Lion King. He also worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. He was intended to direct the musical drama Kingdom of the Sun, which got ...

Writer

15. Eugenia Bostwick-Singer

Writer | Mulan

Eugenia Bostwick-Singer is known for Mulan (1998), Iron Jawed Angels (2004) and Joseph: King of Dreams (2000).

Writer

16. Raymond Singer

Writer | Mulan

Raymond Singer was born on December 21, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Mulan (1998), Child's Play 2 (1990) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

Writer

17. Yuji Naka

Producer | ChuChu Rocket!

Yuji Naka was born on September 17, 1965 in Osaka, Japan. He is a writer and producer, known for ChuChu Rocket! (1999), Burning Rangers (1998) and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001).

Based on Sega's "Sonic the Hedgehog" Characters Creator

18. Hirokazu Yasuhara

Writer | Two Worlds Collide: Chaotic Fusion

Hirokazu Yasuhara was born on October 12, 1965 in Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Two Worlds Collide: Chaotic Fusion, Fatal Labyrinth (1991) and Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994).

Based on Sega's "Sonic the Hedgehog" Characters Creator

19. Naoto Ohshima

Director | Burning Rangers

Naoto Ohshima was born on February 26, 1964 in Osaka, Japan. He is a writer and producer, known for Burning Rangers (1998), Two Worlds Collide: Chaotic Fusion and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003).

Based on Sega's "Sonic the Hedgehog" Characters Creator

20. Harry Gregson-Williams

Composer | Shrek

Harry Gregson-Williams is one of Hollywood's most sought-after and prolific composers whose long list of film and television credits underscore the diverse range of his talents. He most recently wrote the music for "The Last Duel" and "House of Gucci" both directed by Ridley Scott. In addition, he ...

Original Themes from "Sonic X"

Also Song Producer and Arranger for "Gotta Go Fast"

21. Shirley Walker

Music_department | True Lies

Shirley Walker was born in Napa, California in 1945. She was educated at Pleasant Hill High School; attended San Francisco State College on piano scholarship; studied composition with Dr. Roger Nixon; and piano with Harald Logan of Berkeley, California. She was soloist with San Francisco Symphony ...

Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor and Producer

22. Kris Zimmerman

Casting_director | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Kris Zimmerman was born on December 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is a casting director, known for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015), Regular Show (2010) and Mad Max (2015). She was previously married to Patric Zimmerman and Carlton Salter.

Casting and Voice Director

23. Wes Gleason

Casting_director | Batman: The Killing Joke

Wes Gleason grew up in Melbourne, FL and is of Irish, Russian, German, and Puerto Rican descent. He attended the University of Florida and spent two summer internships working for DreamWorks in Los Angeles, CA. Wes began his career as a voice director in video games for companies such as Bethesda, ...

Casting and Voice Director

24. Ruth Lambert

Casting_director | Lilo & Stitch

Ruth Lambert is known for Lilo & Stitch (2002), Bumblebee (2018) and Pocahontas (1995).

Celebrity Casting, C.S.A.

25. Jen Rudin

Casting_director | The Princess and the Frog

Jen Rudin has been married to Andy Finkelstein since June 4, 2016.

Celebrity Casting, C.S.A.

26. James Marsden

Actor | Hairspray

James Paul Marsden, or better known as just James Marsden, was born on September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Kathleen (Scholz) and James Luther Marsden. His father, a distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University, and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced...

as Sonic the Hedgehog Sr (voice)

27. Kristen Bell

Actress | Frozen

Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...

as Miles "Tails" Prower (voice)

28. Kevin Michael Richardson

Actor | Mortal Kombat

Well-known, king-sized actor and voice artist Kevin Michael Richardson was born in Bronx, New York. He is, perhaps, mostly recognizable for his deep voice, which he uses in many of his works.

Richardson is a classically trained actor. He first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school...

as Knuckles the Echidna, U.S. President Andrew David King, Additional Voices (voice) (as Kevin M. Richardson)

29. Jacqueline Obradors

Actress | Six Days Seven Nights

Actress Jacqueline Obradors is currently enjoying the success of her latest feature, 'Palm Springs,' in which she appears with Andy Samberg and Oscar-winner JK Simmons. Just like the record-breaking summer temperatures of the titular city, the film broke records after a bidding war ensued dating ...

as Amy Rose (voice)

30. Spencer Breslin

Actor | The Cat in the Hat

Spencer Breslin was born on May 18, 1992 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Cat in the Hat (2003), The Kid (2000) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006).

as Chris Thorndyke (voice)

31. Jeffrey Tambor

Actor | Transparent

Jeffrey Tambor starred in Amazon Studios hit series TRANSPARENT, playing family patriarch "Mort Pfefferman," who over the course of the show becomes the unforgettable "Maura." Tambor's groundbreaking performance earned him two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award and a Critics' Choice ...

as Ignitus the Flame Guardian (voice)

32. Freddy Rodríguez

Actor | Planet Terror

Freddy Rodríguez was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Planet Terror (2007), Poseidon (2006) and Harsh Times (2005). He has been married to Maria Elsie Rivera since December 23, 1995. They have two children.

as Sparx the Dragonfly (voice)

33. Jerry O'Connell

Actor | Stand by Me

Jerry O'Connell was born in New York City, to Linda (Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, a British-born advertising agency art director. He spent his early years in Manhattan, with his parents and younger brother, Charlie O'Connell, who is also an actor. He is of one half Irish, one ...

as Terra (voice)

34. Amanda Seyfried

Actress | Les Misérables

Amanda Seyfried was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Ann (Sander), an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist. She is of German, and some English and Scottish, ancestry. She began modeling when she was eleven, and acted in high school productions as well as taking ...

as Aqua (voie)

35. Oded Fehr

Actor | The Mummy Returns

Oded Fehr was born on November 23, 1970 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor, known for The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). He has been married to Rhonda Tollefson since December 22, 2000. They have three children.

as Chuck Thorndyke (voice)

36. Susanne Blakeslee

Actress | BioShock

Susanne Blakeslee is an American actress known for voicing Maleficent, Lady Tremaine and Cruella de Vil in several Disney cartoons, rides and games including Kingdom Hearts and Wanda and Mrs. Turner from The Fairly OddParents. She also voiced in God of War, Shrek the Third, The Legend of Tarzan, ...

as Ella (voice)

37. Clancy Brown

Actor | The Shawshank Redemption

A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.

Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, to Joyce Helen (Eldridge), a concert...

as Mr. Tanaka (voice)

38. Mike Pollock

Actor | Une vie de chat

Mike Pollock is an American voice actor who is widely known for being the voice of Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic X since 2003. He voiced Dr. Eggman longer than Dr. Eggman's previous voice actors. He also voiced in Viva Piñata, Pokémon, Kirby: Right Back at Ya, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: ...

as Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (voice)

39. AnnaSophia Robb

Actress | Bridge to Terabithia

Actress AnnaSophia Robb most recently starred in two of Hulu's most critically acclaimed limited series. In 2019, she co-starred opposite Patricia Arquette in THE ACT. This spring, she portrayed the flashback version of Reese Witherspoon's "Elena Richardson" character in LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, ...

as Bokkun (voice)

40. Al Roker

Actor | Robots

Al Roker was born on August 20, 1954 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Robots (2005), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and The Big Year (2011). He has been married to Deborah Roberts since September 16, 1995. They have two children. He was previously married to...

as American Anchorman (voice)

41. Christopher Daniel Barnes

Actor | The Little Mermaid

Christopher Daniel Barnes was born on November 7, 1972 in Portland, Maine, USA. He is an actor, known for The Little Mermaid (1989), Spider-Man (1994), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) and A Very Brady Sequel (1996). Barnes moved to New York when he was eight years old, where he began his acting career...

as U.S. Secretary of State, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent (voice)

42. Anndi McAfee

Actress | Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Anndi McAfee was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), Baywatch (1989) and Recess (1997). She has been married to Robert Griffith since September 28, 2014.

as European Girl (voice)

43. Audrey Wasilewski

Actress | Mad Men

Audrey Wasilewski is an actor/voice-over artist who's work can be seen and heard across film, television and video games. Starting her professional career in Baltimore/Washington DC theatre, she worked with the Woolly Mammoth & Everyman Theatre companies and portrayed "Barbara Demarco" in over 1200...

as European Woman (voice)

44. 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 ...

as European Little Girl (voice)

45. Frank Welker

Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Frank Welker was born in Colorado. He followed his dream to California, and started a voice acting career which has spanned over five decades and hundreds of credits. Frank has worked with fellow voice actors Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Don Messick, Heather North, and Stefanianna Christopherson on ...

as European Train Driver, Self Destruct Voice, Special Vocal Effects (voice)

46. Dave Fennoy

Actor | The Walking Dead: The Game - Season 1

Dave Fennoy was born on January 20, 1952 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012), StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008). He is married to Ilene Fennoy. They have one ...

as George David King, U.S. Army Lieutenant General (voice)

47. Travis Willingham

Actor | The Legend of Vox Machina

Travis Willingham is a Los Angeles-based voice actor known for his extensive roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role.

Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in ...

as U.S. Helicopter Pilot, U.S. Marine, Additional Voices (voice)

48. Richard Epcar

Actor | Mortal Kombat 11

Richard Epcar is an actor/voice actor-director who has voiced over 1,200 characters in Video games, Animation and Anime. Best known as the voice of Batou in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, The Joker in several Batman games, including Injustice: Gods Among Us and Injustice 2, Raiden in Mortal ...

as U.S. Marine, Additional Voices (voice)

49. James Arnold Taylor

Actor | Star Wars: The Clone Wars

James Arnold Taylor's versatile vocal range has given him success in every facet of the voice-over industry. His voice is heard all over the world daily and you would never know it's just one person. His list of credits range from leading roles in major summer blockbuster films, starring roles in ...

as U.S. Air Force Pilot, European Union Soldiers, NYPD Officer, Additional Voices (voice)

50. Kath Soucie

Actress | Rugrats

Katherine Elaine Soucie is an American voice actress, born in New York City, New York, USA. One of the most well known voice-over actors working today, Kath Soucie began her career in New York as a theatrical actress. While Kath has been the voice of many campaigns and award-winning commercials, it...

as Additional Voices (voice)

51. Jeff Bergman

Actor | Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Jeff Bergman is an American voice actor who is one of many successors of Mel Blanc. He did the voice of Bugs Bunny in several Looney Tunes works including Nike commercials with Michael Jordan, which inspired Space Jam as well as Space Jam: A New Legacy. He also voiced Fred Flintstone after Henry ...

as U.S. Navy Admiral, Additional Voices (voice)

52. Fred Tatasciore

Actor | Team America: World Police

Fred Tatasciore is a voice actor/animator known for his work in film, television and games. He can be heard regularly on Fox's "Family Guy," "American Dad," and "The Cleveland Show." He plays Aaarggggh! and many characters on the new show, "Trollhunters" (for Netflix by Guillermo Del Torro), For ...

as European Union Soldiers, Additional Voices (voice)

53. Jim Cummings

Actor | Winnie the Pooh

Born James Jonah Cummings on November 3, 1952, he grew up in Youngstown, Ohio.

Sooner or later, he moved to New Orleans. There, he designed Mardi Gras floats, was a singer, door-to-door salesman, and a Louisiana riverboat deckhand.

Then Cummings moved to Anaheim, California, where he started his ...

as American News Reporter, Additional Voices (voice)

54. Michael McConnohie

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Michael McConnohie was born on July 23, 1951 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), The Big O (1999) and Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008).

as U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. Navy Captain, Additional Voices (voice)

55. Steve Blum

Actor | Star Wars Rebels

With hundreds of V/O credits to his name, Veteran Voice Monkey Steve Blum is best known as the voice of "Spike Spiegel" from Cowboy Bebop, "Wolverine" from several incarnations of X-Men (animated movies, games, the Wolverine and the X-Men TV Series, The Super Hero Squad Show, X-Men Anime and more),...

as Secret Service Agent, Additional Voices (voice)

56. Thomas Milano

Music_department | Priest

Thomas Milano was born on November 12, 1947 in the USA. He is a composer, known for Priest (2011), Spider-Man 3 (2007) and The Insider (1999). He has been married to Lin Milano since December 14, 1968. They have two children.

Music Editor

57. Tanya Noel Hill

Music_department | Iron Man

Tanya Noel Hill is known for Iron Man (2008), The Hurricane (1999) and The Core (2003).

Music Editor

58. Roy Prendergast

Music_department | Casanova

Roy Prendergast was born on February 23, 1943 in Canal Zone, Panama. He was a composer, known for Casanova (2005), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Troy (2004). He died on September 2, 2020 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Additional Music Editor

59. Bruce Babcock

Composer | Matlock

Applauded by Aaron Copland, inspired by Desmond Tutu, and mentored by Hugo Friedhofer and Earle Hagen, Bruce Babcock has spent his working life composing music for the musicians of Los Angeles. Successful in both film and television, and the concert hall, he is known for vibrant, sonorous, ...

Orchestrator

60. Larry Rench

Music_department | Red Notice

Larry Rench is known for Red Notice (2021), The Sea Beast (2022) and DC League of Super-Pets (2022).

Orchestrator

61. Ian Walker

Music_department | Alita: Battle Angel

Ian Walker is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Watchmen (2009) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

Orchestrator

62. Debbi Datz-Pyle

Music_department | Planet of the Apes

Debbi Datz-Pyle was born on August 2, 1954. She is known for Planet of the Apes (2001), X-Men (2000) and Spider-Man (2002). She died on June 16, 2007 in California, USA.

Orchestra Contractor

63. Janice Hayen

Music_department | Blade

Janice Hayen was born on December 10, 1954 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. She is known for Blade (1998), The Net (1995) and Se7en (1995). She was married to Todd Hayen. She died on June 5, 2003 in Pasadena, California, USA.

Music Preparation (Hayen Music Copying Service)

64. Robert Fernandez

Music_department | American Sniper

Robert Fernandez was born on October 7, 1951. He is known for American Sniper (2014), Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Star Trek: Generations (1994).

Score Recording and Mixing Engineer (Recorded and Mixed at Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA)

65. Mako Sujishi

Sound_department | Mystery Men

Mako Sujishi is known for Mystery Men (1999), Final Destination (2000) and Batman: The Killing Joke (2016).

Synthesizers Scoring Mixer (Recorded at MCB Studios, Hollywood, CA)

66. Richard Grant

Music_department | The Hunger Games

Richard Grant is known for The Hunger Games (2012), I Am Legend (2007) and Unbreakable (2000). He died on November 16, 2017 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

Auricle Orchestral Timings

67. Carole Bayer Sager

Soundtrack | The Spy Who Loved Me

Carole Bayer Sager was born on March 8, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a composer, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Arthur (1981) and Junior (1994). She has been married to Robert A. Daly since June 8, 1996. She was previously married to Burt Bacharach and Andrew Sager.

Music and Lyrics for "Gotta Go Fast" and "It Doesn't Matter"

68. David Foster

Music_department | St. Elmo's Fire

David Foster was born on November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is a composer and producer, known for St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Bodyguard (1992) and The Secret of My Success (1987). He has been married to Katharine McPhee since June 28, 2019. They have one child. He was ...

Music & Lyrics and Song Producer & Arranger for "Gotta Go Fast"

Also Music and Lyrics for "It Doesn't Matter"

69. Linda Thompson

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Linda Thompson was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Kingsbury High School where she was Homecoming Queen, and after graduation, she attended Memphis State University for 4 years, majoring in English and Drama. Linda was named Miss Tennessee Universe 1972, Miss Liberty Bowl, Miss Shelby ...

Music and Lyrics for "Gotta Go Fast" (as Linda Thompson-Foster)

70. Mark Mothersbaugh

Composer | Thor: Ragnarok

Graduate of Woodridge High School in Peninsula, Ohio.

Attended Kent State University (1970-73) in Kent, Ohio, to focus on attaining an art degree. While at Kent State Mothersbaugh met Jerry Casale and Bob Lewis, who ultimately joined him in forming the 1970-80s avant-garde band Devo.

Awarded an ...

Music and Lyrics for "Gotta Go Fast"

71. Gerald Casale

Soundtrack | Tank Girl

Gerald Casale was born on July 28, 1948 in Ravenna, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995) and Casino (1995). He has been married to Krista Napp since September 11, 2015.

Music and Lyrics for "Gotta Go Fast"

72. Smash Mouth

Soundtrack | Wild Things

Smash Mouth is known for Wild Things (1998), Mystery Men (1999) and Inspector Gadget (1999).

Song Performer for "Gotta Go Fast"

Smash Mouth appears courtesy of Interscope Records

73. Michael Bublé

Soundtrack | Spider-Man 2

Multi-platinum artist Michael Bublé grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was introduced to swing music and old standards by his grandfather, who offered his services for free as a professional plumber to musicians who were willing to let Michael sing a couple of songs with them on ...

Song Performer for "Gotta Go Fast"

Michael Bublé appears courtesy of 143 Records / Reprise Records

74. Trevor Horn

Soundtrack | Toys

Trevor Horn was born on July 15, 1949 in Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Toys (1992), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and Wanted (2008). He was previously married to Jill Sinclair.

Song Producer and Arranger for "Gotta Go Fast"

75. Jochem Van Der Saag

Sound_department | Great Performances

Jochem Van Der Saag is known for Great Performances (1971), Barbra Streisand: Cry Me a River (Live at the Bon Soir) (2022) and Chris Botti & The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (2022).

Song Producer for "Gotta Go Fast"

76. Phil Collins

Soundtrack | Tarzan

Phil Collins was born in Chiswick, London, England, to Winifred (Strange), a theatrical agent, Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent. He spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" ...

Music & Lyrics and Song Performer for "This Love This Heart"

Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing and Virign Records Limited

77. J. Peter Robinson

Composer | Cocktail

J. Peter Robinson was born on September 16, 1945 in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Cocktail (1988), Wayne's World (1992) and The World's Fastest Indian (2005). He has been married to Denise Hudson since 2000.

Music for "Love Theme" from "Highlander: The Final Dimension"

78. Michael Masser

Soundtrack | Toni Erdmann

Michael Masser was born on March 24, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), Phenomenon (1996) and Stir Crazy (1980). He was married to Ogniana Drandiyska and Donna Rae Briley. He died on July 9, 2015 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.

Music for "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

79. Gerry Goffin

Soundtrack | Vanilla Sky

Gerry Goffin was born on February 11, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Vanilla Sky (2001), True Romance (1993) and Ford v Ferrari (2019). He was married to Michele Conaway, Linda Zimmerman, Ellen May Minasian, Barbara Beth Behling and Carole King. He died on June 19, ...

Lyrics for "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

80. George Benson

Soundtrack | Michael

George Benson was born on March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Michael (1996), Hit and Run (2012) and All That Jazz (1979). He has been married to Johnnie Lee since 1962. They have six children.

Song Performer for "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc. By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

81. Michael Kamen

Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Michael Kamen was born on April 15, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and X-Men (2000). He was married to Sandra Keenan. He died on November 18, 2003 in London, England, UK.

Music for "Jack Malet" from "Last Action Hero"

Also Music and Lyrics for "It Doesn't Matter"

82. Michael McDonald

Soundtrack | The 40 Year Old Virgin

Michael McDonald was born on February 12, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), No Way Out (1987) and Twister (1996). He has been married to Amy Holland since May 21, 1983. They have two children.

Music and Lyrics for "It Doesn't Matter"

83. Benjamin Melniker

Producer | National Treasure

Benjamin Melniker was born on May 25, 1913 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer, known for National Treasure (2004), Batman & Robin (1997) and Batman Begins (2005). He was married to Shirley Gross and Jean Brody. He died on February 26, 2018 in Roslyn Harbor, Long Island, New York, ...

Special Thanks

84. Michael E. Uslan

Producer | National Treasure

Michael E. Uslan was born on December 15, 1950 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for National Treasure (2004), The Batman (2022) and Batman & Robin (1997).

Special Thanks

85. Kathleen Kennedy

Producer | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Eight-time Academy Award®-nominated, Kathleen Kennedy is one of the most successful and respected producers and executives in the film industry today. As President of Lucasfilm, she oversees the company's three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. In 1992, she ...

Special Thanks

86. Frank Marshall

Producer | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frank was born in Glendale, California to musician Jack Marshall. He entered the film world when his parents invited him to a birthday party for the daughter of directing legend John Ford in 1966. There, he met Peter Bogdanovich and soon agreed to work on his first film, Targets (1968), later ...

Special Thanks

87. George Clooney

Actor | The Ides of March

George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney ...

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88. Anna Paquin

Actress | The Piano

Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.

She was born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mary (Brophy), an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian phys-ed teacher. Anna moved ...

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89. Heather Graham

Actress | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Heather Joan Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Joan (Bransfield), a schoolteacher and children's book author, and James Graham, an FBI agent. She and her sister, actress Aimee Graham, were raised by their strictly Catholic parents. They relocated often, as a result of their father's ...

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90. Kevin Kline

Actor | Wild Wild West

Kevin Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret and Robert Joseph Kline, who owned several stores. His father was of German Jewish descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. After attending Indiana University in Bloomington, Kline studied at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, ...

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91. Jada Pinkett Smith

Actress | The Matrix Revolutions

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Robsol Grant Pinkett, Jr., a contractor, and 'Gammy' Adrienne Banfield Norris, a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry (from ...

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92. Thomas Haden Church

Actor | Sideways

Thomas Haden Church was born Thomas Richard McMillen in Yolo, California, to Maxine (Sanders) and Carlos Richard McMillen, who was a U.S. marine and surveyor. He was raised in Texas. His mother remarried George Quesada, a widowed WWII veteran who served in Guam, in 1969. He adopted this surname ...

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93. Dick Van Dyke

Actor | Mary Poppins

Dick Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne Van Dyke, a salesman. His younger brother was entertainer Jerry Van Dyke. His ancestry includes English, Dutch, Scottish, German and Swiss-German. Although he had ...

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94. Lauren Shuler Donner

Producer | Logan

Lauren Shuler Donner has, in the past four decades, established herself as one of the most successful and versatile producers in Hollywood. To date, her films have grossed close to $5 billion worldwide. She crossed over to Executive the very successful "Legion" for FX and "The Gifted" for FBC.

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95. Jim Van Wyck

Producer | Armageddon

Jim Van Wyck graduated from the University of Oregon with a mathematics degree, and played eight years of professional baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization. He then entered the film industry through the Directors Guild Training Program. His first job was a production assistant on the ...

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96. Whoopi Goldberg

Actress | Ghost

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...

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97. Timothy Dalton

Actor | The Living Daylights

At a consistently lean 6' 2", green-eyed Timothy Dalton may very well be one of the last of the dying breed of swashbuckling, classically trained Shakespearean actors who have forged simultaneous successful careers in theater, television and film. He has been comparison-shopped roundly for stepping...

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98. Christopher Reeve

Actor | Superman

Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City, to journalist Barbara Johnson (née Barbara Pitney Lamb) and writer/professor F.D. Reeve (Franklin D'Olier Reeve). He came from an upper-class family; his paternal grandfather was CEO of Prudential Financial, and one of his ...

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99. Brad Pitt

Actor | Fight Club

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student ...

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100. Steve Buscemi

Actor | Fargo

Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (Wilson), a restaurant hostess, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to...

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