Tell us what you think about this feature. ... Eric Mabius was born in Pennsylvania, the second of two sons of Elizabeth (née Dziczek) and Craig Mabius. Scarica foto di attualità … He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1946, the same year his father, the renowned Polish-born concert pianist Artur Rubinstein, became an American citizen. His mother is from a working-class Jewish family from Poland and ... Chloë Sevigny is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress and director who is known for her groundbreaking work across film, television and theatre. He was married to Ida Hove. Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. Her best known film roles are Pocahontas in New Line Cinema's 2005 film The New World, and KaÊ»iulani in Princess Kaiulani (2009). Her mother, Nedra S. (Stern), worked as a travel agent, and her father, Lee N. Kudrow, is a physician. Her father, a railroad mechanic, was of Norwegian descent and her mother was Polish. Swiss actress Ursula Andress and American actor Charles Bronson on the set of Soleil Rouge , directed by British Terence Young. Scarica foto di attualità Premium ad … A number of TV roles followed until in 1990 she was cast in Blossom (1990), the role which made her famous.By 1993, while Blossom was still airing, she had already won a deferred ... Viva Bianca, daughter of Polish composer Cezary Skubiszewski, was born in Australia on November 17, 1983. The Swiss will be asked to hand over all Octagon group leaders or face complete destruction of their country according to ... One NSA source says there is intel indicating KM actors are now plotting against Trump’s call for patriots to converge on Washington ... People are already laughing and calling it a new American weapon. When given the opportunity to play in live theatre professionally, Benny quit school ... Carlos Bernard is the son of a Spanish painter and spent most of his formative years in Mexico City and Chicago. was a Swiss silent actor and film director in the 1910s and 1920s. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former... Josh Lucas was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Michele (LeFevre), a nurse midwife, and Don Maurer, an ER doctor.Lucas' film career began by accident in 1979 when a small Canadian film production shot on the tiny coastal South Carolina Island, Sullivan's Island, where Lucas and his family lived. He has been married to Sherry Ramsey since September 19, 1987. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson, who is also an actress, ... Born into a large family from Poland, Nina K moved to Texas when she was six. He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), earning three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. She had no idea that she would stumble into life as an actress. Proud of her Polish roots, Nina K will openly discuss her background with ... American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. Kinski starred in the Italian romantic ... Actor Ted Knight paid his dues with nearly two decades of relatively obscure dramatic, often villainous television work, before finding enduring fame in a scene-stealing supporting turn on a classic 1970s sitcom, hilariously overplaying a silver-haired, self-important imbecile. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. The most profitable filmmakers currently alive. Raised in Michigan, he went through a number of strenuous jobs (sailor, boxer, lumberjack, coal miner, etc.) Equally versatile at comedy and drama, Loretta Swit was born on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey. His mother was of Polish descent and his father of Italian and ... Anna Maria Chlumsky is an American actress. His parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other children: Rosanna ... Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a traveling salesman, William W. Baker. But many of Hollywood’s leading men are shorter than average, which proves height isn’t a barrier to success when it comes to starring on the silver screen. She is an actress, known for Mamma Mia! He has been married to Sara Pocock since March 30, 2017. Be it sports, science, art, music, invention, or acting, the Swiss have waved their victory flag in diverse arenas and with aplomb. before landing in Los Angeles and getting work as a movie extra and stuntman. Scarica foto di attualità Premium ad elevata risoluzione da Getty Images He has a younger brother, Dylan. Performing on stage from age 7, however, nothing and nobody could deter her.A natural singer ... Keith Szarabajka was born on December 2, 1952 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She was previously married to John Murphy. He attended New Trier High School and majored in Fine Art at Illinois State University. Tall, handsome American film and television star John Krasinski is known for his role as sardonic nice guy Jim Halpert on NBC's popular TV series, The Office (2005), for which he won a 2007 and 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.Born John ... Hardly the dumb blonde of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Lisa was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963. Her father, Anthony Pantaleoni, was a corporate lawyer, and her mother, Emily Ann (Patterson), worked as a dietitian and nutritionist. Kate Burton Biography. She attended community college for a year and then worked as a dancer and magician's assistant. His parents are divorced. She is of Italian and Polish descent. She is an actress and writer, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), The Sopranos (1999) and The Nanny Diaries (2007). When her mom saw how quickly she was picking up the English language, the rules changed and there was only Polish allowed to be spoken at home. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. The average height for men in the United States is 5 feet 9 inches tall. Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin. She did not take the stage in her first play until she was a... A tall, wafer thin, delicate beauty, Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted producer and director Bruce Paltrow and Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner. He is an actor and director, known for Guiding Light (1952), All My Children (1970) and As the World Turns (1956). He is of one half Irish, one ... Jerry Orbach was born in the Bronx, New York, the only child of Leon Orbach, a former vaudevillian actor, was a German Jewish immigrant, who was born in Hamburg, Germany, and Emily (nee Olexy), a radio singer, was born in Pennsylvania to immigrant Polish-Lithuanian Roman Catholic parents, Alexander... Jared Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Sherri (Kammer), a teacher of English, and Gerald Padalecki, a tax accountant. She has been married to Michael Brown since December 21, 2006. Conrad befriended up-and-coming actor Nick Adams during this period, and it was Adams who helped Conrad get... Actress | He is an actor and writer, known for Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Argo (2012) and The Dark Knight (2008). Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. She then went on to study Performance at the University of Western Sydney's School of Contemporary Arts, graduating in 2003. ... Famed acting teacher Lee Strassberg was born in Budzanov, Austria-Hungary (now Budanov, Ukraine). Her film debut was as an extra in The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915). He has also starred in the films The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, The Education of Charlie Banks, 30 Minutes or ... Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York City, New York. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. She was previously married to Kevin Downey Jr.. Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Upon graduating from high school, he attended the ... Rose Marie was a legend of show business, with a career stretching 90 years, since her debut as her self in a Vitaphone musical short that appeared on the bill with The Jazz Singer (1927) at its premiere in 1927. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Swedish American or must have references showing they are Swedish American and are notable. The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. ... Lisa Boyle was born on August 6, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for American Splendor (2003), The Venture Bros. (2003) and Legally Blonde 2 (2003). Enterprise.Shatner was born ... Harry Shearer was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He exudes an inner strength, while being an everyman. Zachary David Alexander Efron was born October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California, to Starla Baskett, a secretary, and David Efron, an electrical engineer. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. He has been married to Bridget Showalter Pudi since June 5, 2004. She got the role of Iphigenia in "The Iphigenia Cycle" in Chicago while still in theater school at Northwestern University. Johann Georg von Eckhart, historian. She attended the Santa Sabina College for her high school education. William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor, musician, director, producer and writer. Jude Law (29 December 1972) - British actor. Eric was born and raised in Wisconsin where he was active in school plays and community theatre. He has been married to Mary Jo Vermeulen since 1982. Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Liv Tyler is an actress of international renown and has been a familiar face on our screens for over two decades and counting. The film romance with her Crocodile Dundee (1986) costar grew into a real-life relationship during the filming of the first two movies. Actor | Jacques Robert was born in 1890. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, ... She was truly one mother of a mom...on stage, on film and on TV. His father was a Polish Jewish immigrant.The family left Detroit when he was a young child and moved frequently before settling in Seattle, Washington, by the time he was nine. His father has Austrian and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of entirely Polish descent. John's early death at age 41, however, ... Bonnie Hunt was born on September 22, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Bonnie Lynn Hunt. Danny Pudi was born on March 10, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Daniel Mark Pudi. Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky's career entered a hiatus while she attended college. She is an actress, known for More Tales of the City (1998), The American President (1995) and The West Wing (1999). The youngest of five, David Arquette was born in Winchester, Virginia and is part of the illustrious Arquette family, whose work has spread over several generations. Swiss-American actors and actresses. Daniel Martin Eckhart, the Swiss screenwriter and author. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, a Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an American-born... Robert Prosky was born on December 13, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Robert Jozef Porzuczek. Lisa Eckhart 1992, Austrian comedian and slam poet. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist Susan Cabot: 1927–1986 American actress Sid Caesar: 1922–2014 American comic actor and writer Robert Clary: 1926– French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer Tony Curtis: 1925–2010 American actor Rodney Dangerfield: 1921–2004 James MacArthur was an American actor, best known for his role of ‘Detective Danny Williams’ in the TV series ‘Hawaii Five-O.’ Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements. She has been married to Michael Jeffries since January 7, 2006. Living in poverty with her mother, a teenage Pola auditioned and was accepted to the Imperial Ballet. They have three children. She has a younger brother, Robert. He died on April 6, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA. Brought to America as a child, he had a brief acting career, before becoming one of the founders of the Group Theatre in 1931, directing a number of plays there. Many of his relatives still reside there.During his high school years, Paul was actively involved in theater studies, primarily in New York City. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne... Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. Actors and Actresses who are (or were) of Polish Descent.If you spot any names I missed, then tell me. He is the youngest of four children. Learn more Aaron Eckhart, American actor. His mother, Mary (Valinsky), ... Mayim Bialik grew up in San Diego and got her first acting job (Pumpkinhead (1988)) when she was just 12 years old. Janice Dickinson was born on February 16, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Janice Doreen Dickinson. He was married to Lillian Lux. Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her mother Millie had sacrificed her own career as an opera singer to bring up Pat and son Andrew. The surname "Efron", which is Hebrew and a Biblical place name, comes from Zac's Polish Jewish paternal ... Curly haired and with a fast-talking voice, Jesse Eisenberg is a movie actor, known for his Academy Award nominated role as Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 film The Social Network. American actor Steve McQueen makes it to the German-Swiss border in the World War II drama 'The Great Escape', 1963. Now a writer and filmmaker, having graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Viva began her career as an actress.Bianca is probably best known for her role as the ... Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She is of Ruthenian, Polish, Irish, and German ancestry ("Hyra" is a Ruthenian ... Fred Savage was born July 9, 1976. Pesach Burstein was born on April 15, 1896 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire as Pesach-ke Burstein. Yuliy Borisovich Briner (Russian: Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), better known as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-American actor, singer, and director, considered one of the first Russian-American film stars. Swiss-American actress Ursula Andress with partner French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo attend the premiere of Soleil Rouge, directed by Terence Young. Raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the young Zero, known as Sammy, developed his talent for painting and drawing at art classes provided by the ... Pola Negri was born in Lipno, Poland, and moved to Warsaw as a child. Meister Eckhart, a German theologian and philosopher. Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. She is an actress, known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Butterfly (1981) and Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984). Siemaszko was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Polish father and a British mother. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976), Ridley Scott's The Duellists (... Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. He began shooting Super 8 films at the age of eight, after watching Ridley ... John Rubinstein is an actor, director, composer, singer, and teacher. Her mother, Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the Bronx and her father, Karsten Johansson is a Danish-born architect from Copenhagen. (2008), Chicago (2002) and Into the Woods (2014). She began her career as a child actress, best known playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its 1994 sequel. Starring in television shows and films had not even crossed her mind. Her parents, Polish immigrants, were not in favor of her making a stab at a show business career. She is a producer and writer, known for Jumanji (1995), The Green Mile (1999) and Jerry Maguire (1996). Sarah Silverman was most recently the host of the two-time Emmy-nominated weekly topical series, I Love You America, which streamed on Hulu and also received a Writers Guild Awards nomination.Silverman is currently working on a musical adaptation of her 2010 memoir and New York Times Bestseller ... Azura Skye was born on November 8, 1981 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA. Her father walked out, leaving Carole, her mother and an older brother and sister to fend for themselves.... A former cook in a Hollywood restaurant, Lando first came to the attention of casting directors in the role of heartthrob Jake Harrison on the soap opera One Life to Live (1968). Milner was born on December 28, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Mildred (née Martin), a Paramount Theater circuit dancer, and Sam Gordon Milner, who worked as a construction hand and later a film distributor. Her father was from a Jewish family, while her mother is of mostly German descent. Dziena studied theatre in New York at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she wrote and acted in plays and was cast in her first role on television at the age of 17.From 'E's' crazy, jealous girlfriend on HBO's Entourage to 'Lolita' parading around in the... George Dzundza was born on July 19, 1945 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany as George F. Dzundza. Jared started to take acting lessons when he was 12. Ursula Andress (; born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss film and television actress, former model and sex symbol, who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. About SWISS AMERICA® The moment you contact Swiss America, our team of trained professionals stand ready to serve you. He is an actor, known for Community (2009), DuckTales (2017) and Knights of Badassdom (2013). He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. His elder brother was , Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for ... 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. She is a producer and writer, known for Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin (2015), Exposed (1983) and Charmed (1998). He is an actor and writer, known for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011), Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012) and CSI: NY (2004). He was previously ... Teenage fashion model and Earl Carroll showgirl Jean Wallace failed in her first bid to break into movies, after MGM discovered that she was only 17, not 19 years old - as she had claimed. This is a list of notable Swiss Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. He was later affiliated with the ensemble group, "The Downtown Cabaret". He was previously married to Jennifer Jay Stewart. She was educated at ... Messing was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the daughter of Jewish American parents, Sandra (née Simons), who has worked as a professional singer, banker, travel and real estate agent, and Brian Messing, a sales executive for a jewelry manufacturer. She began modelling at the age of fourteen before pursuing a career in acting. Due to an illness that ended her dancing career, she soon switched to the Warsaw Imperial Academy of Dramatic Arts and became ... Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). David Burtka was born on May 29, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA as David M. Burtka. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Working across a variety of genres in film, television and music, she is one of most accomplished and versatile young talents working today.Graham was recently seen in the 70s period crime thriller "The Poison Rose" opposite Morgan Freeman and ... Born in Walnut Creek, California, (USA) Alice Greczyn grew up mainly in the mid-west until finally landing in Colorado. This is a list of people associated with the modern Switzerland and the Old Swiss Confederacy.Regardless of ethnicity or emigration, the list includes notable natives of Switzerland and its predecessor states as well as people who were born elsewhere but … She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an ... Pat Benatar was born Patricia Andrzejewski in Brooklyn and raised in suburban Lindenhurst, Long Island. ... Maria Bello was born on 18 April, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to Kathy, a nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor. In this way the programme supports cross-sectoral approaches and cooperation . Adrianne graduated from Whitmer High School. Borstein became a MADtv cast member in 1997, during the sketch comedy show's third season. Q'orianka Waira Qoiana Kilcher (/ ˌ k ɒr i ˈ æ ŋ k ə ˈ k ɪ l tʃ ər /; born February 11, 1990) is an American actress, singer, and activist. They have two ... Steve Carell, one of America's most versatile comics, was born Steven John Carell on August 16, 1962, in Concord, Massachusetts. Mel Gibson (3 January 1956) - American-Australian actor. Shah Rukh Khan (2 November 1965) - Indian actor. Rest assured, you are in for a pleasant surprise. We dig down the inspiring lives of the famous Swiss people in the timeline, trivia, and interesting facts in the biographies here. Including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. His ... Nina Siemaszko was born on July 14, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), a writer, and Jean Sobieski, a painter who has also acted. His good looks and athletic physique (he ... James Urbaniak was born on September 17, 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA as James Christian Urbaniak. Although the ... Kozlowski is a Juilliard graduate with Broadway play experience, who found movie success in the billabongs of Australia with frequent co-star Paul Hogan. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Twilight of Honor... Grant Aleksander was born on August 6, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Kate Burton born Katherine “Kate” Burton is a Swiss-born British-American actress. We link Swiss and international actors from the public and private sector as well as academia. He died on December 8, 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Edit source History Talk (0) Trending pages. He has been married to Neil Patrick Harris since September 6, 2014. His parents immigrated from Poland, where he spent a large portion of his childhood. She was previously married to Matthew Cowles. After making her film debut in Bruce Beresford's Silent Fall, she was cast by fledgling ... Popular American star of silent and early sound westerns and serials. Then, he won the "Claim to Fame... Adrianne Palicki was born on May 6, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio, to Nancy (French) and Jeffrey Palicki. Both on and off screen, the all-American actor always seems to have a timeless, classic style. Her mother is a Unitarian minister, of Polish and Finnish descent, and her father, originally from Guatemala, was an emeritus professor of philosophy at California State University,... Chris Zylka was born on May 9, 1985 in Ohio, U.S. as Christopher Michael Settlemire, but later took his mother's maiden name, "Zylka". To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Swiss American or must have references showing they are Swiss American and are notable. A mutual friend, also... Eli Raphael Roth was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Cora (Bialis), a painter, and Sheldon H. Roth, a psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and clinical professor. When Gwyneth was eleven, the ... Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. He started his career by doing stand-up comedy around ... Carole Landis was born on New Year's Day in 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, as Frances Lillian Mary Ridste. He attended Howland High School and graduated in 2003. "German-born Swiss pioneer settler and colonizer in California; the discovery of gold on his land in 1848 precipitated the California Gold Rush. The archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten features--one film critic described his rugged looks as "a Clark Gable who had been left out in the sun too long"--Charles Bronson was born Charles Buchinsky, one of 15 children of struggling parents in Pennsylvania.