Personen: Berühmte Personen aus dem Jahr 1961

Personen im zeitlichen Kontext: Prägend für das Jahr 1961 ist der Bau der Berliner Mauer, welche die Deutsche Teilung endgültig zementiert. Währenddessen verkündet der frisch gewählte US-Präsident John F. Kennedy seine Politik der New Frontier, darunter die Beendigung der Rassentrennung in den USA. Mit dem Scheitern der Invasion in der Schweinebucht muss er jedoch gleich zu Beginn eine außenpolitische Niederlage hinnehmen. Juri Gagarin überwindet eine ganz andere Grenze und wird an Bord von Wostok 1 zum ersten Menschen im Weltraum. ()

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George Clooney(62)

Schauspieler | Lexington, Kentucky (US)

George Timothy Clooney (* 6. Mai 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor, Filmproduzent und Regisseur. 2006 wurde er für seine Rolle im Film Syriana mit dem Oscar als bester Nebendarsteller ausgezeichnet, einen weiteren Oscar erhielt er 2013 als Produzent für Argo (Kategorie Bester Film).

Bekannt aus: The Ides of March - Tage des Verrats, Michael Clayton, Up in the Air, Monuments Men - Ungewöhnliche Helden

* 06.05.1961

Woody Harrelson(62)

Schauspieler | Midland, Texas (US)

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).

Bekannt aus: Larry Flynt - Die nackte Wahrheit, Natural Born Killers, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, True Detective

* 23.07.1961

Eddie Murphy(63)

Schauspieler | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer.He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for his performance in 48 Hrs and best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, and 2007's Norbit.

Bekannt aus: Der verrückte Professor, Dreamgirls, Beverly Hills Cop - Ich lös' den Fall auf jeden Fall, Der Prinz aus Zamunda

* 03.04.1961

Laurence Fishburne(62)

Schauspieler | Augusta, Georgia (US)

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He has been critically hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing Morpheus in the first three films of The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present).For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992), and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.Other film credits of Fishburne include The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Event Horizon (1997), Mystic River (2003), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Contagion (2011), Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011), as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–present).

Bekannt aus: Matrix, Contagion, Matrix Reloaded, Mystic River

* 30.07.1961

Liam Cunningham(62)

Schauspieler | East Wall, Dublin (IE)

Liam Cunningham (* 2. Juni 1961 in Dublin) ist ein irischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Hunger, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Kampf der Titanen, Game of Thrones

* 02.06.1961

Virginia Madsen(62)

Schauspielerin | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Virginia Madsen (* 11. September 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

Bekannt aus: Sideways, Candyman's Fluch, God's Army - Die letzte Schlacht, Das Haus der Dämonen

* 11.09.1961

Michael J. Fox(62)

Schauspieler | Edmonton, Alberta (CA)

Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000.In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health.[2]Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022. This edit was made by FerrisMcFly.

Bekannt aus: Zurück in die Zukunft, Zurück in die Zukunft II, The Frighteners, Chaos City

* 09.06.1961

Andy Lau(62)

Schauspieler | Tai Po, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony (now China)

Andy Lau Tak-wah(born 27 September 1961) is a Hong KongCantopopsinger, actor, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time.For his contributions, a wax figure of Lau was unveiled on 1 June 2005 at theMadame Tussauds Hong Kong. He also entered intoGuinness World Recordsfor "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist". By April 2000, he had already won a total unprecedented 292 awards.

Bekannt aus: Infernal Affairs - Die achte Hölle, Infernal Affairs III, House of Flying Daggers, The Warlords

* 27.09.1961

Ralph Macchio(62)

Schauspieler | Huntington, Long Island, New York (US)

Ralph George Macchio (* 4. November 1961 in Huntington, Long Island, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und ein Teenie-Star der 1980er-Jahre, welcher insbesondere durch seine Rolle als Daniel LaRusso in den Karate-Kid-Filmen und in dessen Sequel Cobra Kai bekannt ist.

Bekannt aus: Karate Kid III - Die letzte Entscheidung, Karate Kid, Die Outsider, Mein Vetter Winnie

* 04.11.1961

Forest Whitaker(62)

Schauspieler | Longview, Texas (US)

Forest Steven Whitaker (* 15. Juli 1961 in Longview, Texas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Filmproduzent und Regisseur. Neben zahlreichen anderen Auszeichnungen erhielt er 2007 für seine Rolle als Idi Amin im Spielfilm Der letzte König von Schottland den Oscar für die beste Hauptrolle.

Bekannt aus: Der letzte König von Schottland, Der Butler, Battlefield Earth - Kampf um die Erde, Black Panther

* 15.07.1961

Titus Welliver(63)

Schauspieler | New Haven, Connecticut (US)

Titus Welliver is an American painter, stage and screen actor, best known for his leading role as Harry Bosch in the Amazon series "Bosch".

Bekannt aus: The Town - Stadt ohne Gnade, Argo, Transformers: Ära des Untergangs, Ein riskanter Plan

* 12.03.1961

Amy Sedaris(63)

Schauspielerin | Endicott, New York (US)

Amy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, author, and comedian. She is known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series Strangers with Candy. Sedaris regularly collaborates with her older brother, humorist and author David Sedaris.

Bekannt aus: Buddy - Der Weihnachtself, Der gestiefelte Kater, Jennifer's Body - Jungs nach ihrem Geschmack, Strangers with Candy

* 29.03.1961

John Corbett(62)

Schauspieler | Wheeling, West Virginia (US)

John Corbett (* 9. Mai 1961 als John Joseph Corbett Junior in Wheeling, West Virginia) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Weil es Dich gibt, The Messengers, Ausgerechnet Alaska

* 09.05.1961

Tim Roth(62)

Schauspieler | London, England (GB)

Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the "Brit Pack".He made his television debut in Made in Britain (1982), and theatrical film debut in The Hit (1984), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Since then, he gained more attention for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, (1989), Vincent & Theo (1990), and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990). Roth collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on several films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995), and The Hateful Eight (2015). For his performance in Rob Roy (1995), Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.Roth made his directorial debut with the film The War Zone (1999). He played Cal Lightman in the Fox series Lie to Me (2009–2011) and Jim Worth / Jack Devlin in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star (2017–2020). Roth also portrayed Emil Blonsky / Abomination in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Incredible Hulk (2008), reprising the role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).

Bekannt aus: Rob Roy, The Hateful 8, Pulp Fiction, Planet der Affen

* 14.05.1961

Lea Thompson(62)

Schauspielerin | Rochester, Minnesota (US)

Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Lorraine Baines McFly, Marty McFly's mother, in the Back to the Future trilogy. As a staple in big budget/high profile blockbusters of the 1980's and 90's, her other roles include Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, and All the Right Moves. She has appeared in numerous TV movies and guest starred on several TV shows.

Bekannt aus: Zurück in die Zukunft, The Year of Spectacular Men, The Trouble with the Truth, Switched at Birth

* 31.05.1961

Jennifer Coolidge(62)

Schauspielerin | Boston, Massachusetts (US)

Jennifer Audrey Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress. Primarily noted for her roles in comedic film and television, she may be best known for her roles as Jeanine "Stifler's Mom" Stifler in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003). She is a regular actor in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles.Coolidge also appeared in the films A Cinderella Story (2004), Robots (2005), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), American Dreamz (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Igor (2008), Soul Men (2008), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Austenland (2013), Like a Boss (2020), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Single All the Way (2021). On television, she is known for her roles as Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern in the NBC sitcom Joey (2004–2006), Betty in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), Zofia "Sophie" Kaczyński in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and Tanya McQuoid in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021), the latter of which earned her critical acclaim, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, and receiving nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Bekannt aus: A Mighty Wind, Cinderella Story, Shotgun Wedding, American Pie

* 28.08.1961

Elias Koteas(63)

Schauspieler | Montreal, Quebec (CA)

Elias Koteas(born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor, known for his roles as Alvin "Al" Olinsky on theseries ChicagoP.D.,Tom True on Goliath, Lionel Shrike in Now You See Me (2013), Col. Marks on Combat Hospital, James Skinner on The Killing, Laeddis in Shutter Island (2010), Monsieur Gateau in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Jack Payne in the film Shooter (2007), Peter Brandt in Collateral Damage (2002), Capt. James Stars in The Thin Red Line (1998), Edgar Reese in Fallen (1998), Antonio Freeman in Gattaca (1997), and Casey Jonesin two of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfilms.He won theCanadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actorfor his role in the filmArarat(2002). He has appeared in many films includingSome Kind of Wonderful (1987), The Adjuster (1991),Exotica(1994),The Prophecy (1995), Crash (1996), Living Out Loud(1998),Harrison's Flowers (2002), Zodiac(2007), and Skinwalkers (2007).

Bekannt aus: Der schmale Grat, Shooter, Turtles, Crash

* 11.03.1961

Saskia Reeves(62)

Schauspielerin | Paddington, London, England (GB)

Saskia Reeves (* 16. August 1961 in Paddington, London) ist eine britische Schauspielerin.

Bekannt aus: Dune, A Christmas Carol - Die Nacht vor Weihnachten, Nymph()maniac 1, Luther

* 16.08.1961

Ally Walker(62)

Schauspielerin | Tullahoma, Tennessee (US)

Allene Damian "Ally" Walker (born August 25, 1961) is an American actress. She made her television debut in the NBC daytime soap opera, Santa Barbara (1988), before landing the leading roles on the short-lived dramas True Blue (1989–90), and Moon Over Miami (1993).During 1990s, Walker had roles in films such as Universal Soldier (1992), Singles (1992), When the Bough Breaks (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Kazaam (1996), and Happy, Texas (1999). From 1996 to 1999, she played the leading role as Doctor Samantha Waters on the NBC crime drama series Profiler, for which she received Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television nomination. She returned to television with role in the HBO drama series, Tell Me You Love Me (2007), and later played villainous Agent June Stahl in the FX crime drama, Sons of Anarchy, (2008–10). Walker also had the leading role in the short-lived Lifetime police drama series, The Protector in 2011. Her latest directing debut is Far More starring Adrian Grenier and Selma Blair.

Bekannt aus: Universal Soldier, Während du schliefst, Kazaam – Der Geist aus der Flasche, Profiler

* 25.08.1961

Joan Chen(62)

Schauspielerin | Shanghai (CN)

Joan Chong Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose White Rose, Saving Face and The Home Song Stories, and for directing the feature film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.

Bekannt aus: Judge Dredd, The Home Song Stories, Auf brennendem Eis, Gefahr und Begierde

* 26.04.1961

Elizabeth McGovern(62)

Schauspielerin | Evanston, Illinois (US)

Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor.In 1980, while studying at Juilliard, McGovern was offered a part in her first film, Ordinary People, in which she played the girlfriend of troubled teenager Timothy Hutton.The following year she completed her education as an actress at the American Conservatory Theatre and at The Juilliard School, and began to appear in plays, first Off-Broadway and later in famous theaters.In 1981, she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the film Ragtime.In 1984, she starred in Sergio Leone's gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America as Robert De Niro's romantic interest, Deborah Gelly. In 1989, she played Mickey Rourke's girlfriend in Johnny Handsome, directed by Walter Hill, and the same year she appeared as a rebellious lesbian in Volker Schlöndorff's thriller The Handmaid's Tale.

Bekannt aus: Eine ganz normale Familie, Die Geschichte der Dienerin, Es war einmal in Amerika, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey

* 18.07.1961

Lolita Davidovich(62)

Schauspielerin | London, Ontario (CA)

Lolita Davidovich (* 15. Juli 1961 in London, Ontario) ist eine kanadische Schauspielerin serbischer Abstammung.

Bekannt aus: Hollywood Cops, Blaze – Eine gefährliche Liebe, Die Nacht der Abenteuer, Begegnungen

* 15.07.1961

Roger Yuan(63)

Schauspieler | Carbondale, Illinois (US)

Roger Winston Yuan (born January 25, 1961) is an American martial arts fight trainer, stunt coordinator / performer, and actor who has trained many actors and actresses in many Hollywood films. As an actor himself, he also appeared in Shanghai Noon (2000) opposite Jackie Chan, Bulletproof Monk (2003) alongside Chow Yun-fat, the technician in Batman Begins (2005), and as Sévérine's bodyguard in Skyfall (2012). He is a well-recognized choreographer in Hollywood.

Bekannt aus: Shang-High Noon, James Bond 007 - Skyfall, Bulletproof Monk - Der kugelsichere Mönch, Dune

* 25.01.1961

Joanne Whalley(62)

Schauspielerin | Salford, Manchester, England (GB)

Joanne Whalley (bekannt auch als Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, * 25. August 1961 in Salford, Greater Manchester) ist eine britische Schauspielerin.

Bekannt aus: Willow, Agent Null Null Nix, The Singing Detective, Am Rande der Finsternis

* 25.08.1961

Molly Hagan(62)

Schauspielerin | Minneapolis, Minnesota (US)

Molly Hagan is an American film and television actress.

Bekannt aus: Sully, Election, Walker, Vier mal Herman

* 03.08.1961

Peter Jackson(62)

Crew | Pukerua Bay, North Island (NZ)

Sir Peter Jackson KNZM ONZ (* 31. Oktober 1961 in Pukerua Bay, Neuseeland) ist ein neuseeländischer Filmregisseur, Filmproduzent, Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler. Bekannt wurde er besonders durch seine Regiearbeit in der Trilogie Der Herr der Ringe, die 17 Oscars erhielt, drei davon gingen an ihn.

Bekannt für: Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten, Bad Taste, Der Herr der Ringe - Die zwei Türme, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs

* 31.10.1961

Dylan McDermott(62)

Schauspieler | Waterbury, Connecticut (US)

Dylan McDermott, eigentlich Mark McDermott, (* 26. Oktober 1961 in Waterbury, Connecticut) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Vielleicht lieber morgen, Olympus Has Fallen - Die Welt in Gefahr, In the Line of Fire - Die zweite Chance, Practice – Die Anwälte

* 26.10.1961

Raymond Cruz(62)

Schauspieler | Los Angeles County, California (US)

Raymond Cruz (* 9. Juli 1961 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Alien - Die Wiedergeburt, Training Day, Alarmstufe: Rot, Das Kartell, The Closer

* 09.07.1961

Chi McBride(62)

Schauspieler | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Kenneth "Chi" McBride (* 23. September 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Nur noch 60 Sekunden, I, Robot, Terminal, Pushing Daisies

* 23.09.1961

Elizabeth Daily(62)

Schauspielerin | Los Angeles, California (US)

Elizabeth Ann Guttman (born September 11, 1961) better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, singer, songwriter, and musician. She voices Tommy Pickles in Rugrats and its spinoff All Grown Up!, Buttercup in The Powerpuff Girls, Steve from Curious George and Waffle from Catscratch in the second season.

Bekannt aus: Pee-Wee’s irre Abenteuer, Valley Girl, Rugrats, Powerpuff Girls