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People: Famous People born on 04/04 (April)

April 3 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 5 All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 17 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For April 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 22. ()
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Robert Downey Jr.(60)

Actor | Manhattan, New York City, New York (US)

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. One of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin garnered him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000 and won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003. Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond because completion bond companies would not insure him, and went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007) and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024), and made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.

Known for: Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Sherlock Holmes, Avengers: Endgame
* 04/04/1965

Natasha Lyonne(46)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (born April 4, 1979), known professionally as Natasha Lyonne, is an American actress, writer, producer and director. She is best known for her portrayal of Nicky Nichols in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination in 2014, and for her role as Jessica in the American Pie film series (1999–2012). She is also a co-creator, executive producer and writer for the 2019 Netflix series Russian Doll, where she plays the lead role of Nadia Vulvokov.

Known for: American Pie, But I'm a Cheerleader, Orange Is the New Black, Poker Face
* 04/04/1979

Hugo Weaving(65)

Actor | Ibadan (NG)

Hugo Wallace Weaving AO (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series Bodyline (1984). Continuing to act in Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the films Proof (1991) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances in mainstream American productions. His most notable film roles include Agent Smith in the first three The Matrix films (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, the title character in V for Vendetta (2005), and Johann Schmidt / Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).In addition to his live action appearances, Weaving has had several voice over roles, including in the films Babe (1995), Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011), and the Transformers series as Megatron (2007–2011). He also reprised his roles of Agent Smith and Elrond in Matrix and Lord of the Rings video game adaptations.Description above is from the Wikipedia article Hugo Weaving, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Matrix, V for Vendetta
* 04/04/1960

David Cross(61)

Actor | Atlanta, Georgia (US)

David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr. Show and for his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox sitcom Arrested Development. Cross currently stars in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret and recently had a recurring role in the 2010 FOX sitcom Running Wilde.

Known for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kung Fu Panda 2, Megamind, Arrested Development
* 04/04/1964

Peter Vaughan(† 93)

Actor | Wem, Shropshire (GB)

Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage.He is perhaps best known for his role as Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation. Other parts included a recurring role alongside Robert Lindsay in the sitcom Citizen Smith, Tom Hedden in Straw Dogs, Winston the Ogre in Time Bandits, Tom Franklin in Chancer and Mr. Stevens, Sr. in The Remains of the Day. His final role was as Maester Aemon in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2015). (wikipedia)

Known for: Straw Dogs, Brazil, Death at a Funeral, Time Bandits
* 04/04/1923

Sarah Gadon(38)

Actress | Toronto, Ontario (CA)

Sarah Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She has had roles in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis. She has guest starred in a number of notable television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dark Oracle, Doc, In a Heartbeat, La Femme Nikita, Life with Derek, and Mutant X. She has voice-acted for Mattimeo, My Dad the Rock Star, Ruby Gloom, Total Drama, and Wayside.

Known for: Cosmopolis, Enemy, Dracula Untold, Belle, Alias Grace
* 04/04/1987

Craig T. Nelson(81)

Actor | Spokane, Washington (US)

Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the ABC sitcom Coach (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series), Deputy Warden Ward Wilson in the 1980 film Stir Crazy, Steve Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist, Burt Nickerson in All the Right Moves (1983), Peter Dellaplane in Action Jackson, Chief Howard Hyde in Turner & Hooch (1989), Alex Cullen in The Devil's Advocate (1997), Chief Jack Mannion in the CBS drama The District (2000–04), The Warden in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl (2007), and the voice of Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in the 2004 film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel. He also starred as Zeek Braverman in the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–15) and recurred as Dale Ballard in the CBS sitcoms Young Sheldon (2017–24) and its spin-off Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024–).

Known for: The Incredibles, The Family Stone, Poltergeist, Coach
* 04/04/1944

Heath Ledger(† 28)

Actor | Perth, Western Australia (AU)

Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career further. His work consisted of twenty films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute; he was the first actor to win the latter award posthumously. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the eighth-youngest nominee in the category at that time. Posthumously, he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film I'm Not There, which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of Dylan's life and persona.Ledger died on 22 January 2008 as a result of an accidental overdose of medications. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, The Dark Knight was in post-production, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which he was playing his last role as Tony, was in the midst of filming. His death affected the subsequent promotion of The Dark Knight. His performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight earned him universal acclaim and popularity from fans and critics alike. Ledger also received numerous posthumous awards for his work on The Dark Knight, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Known for: Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight, A Knight's Tale, The Brothers Grimm
* 04/04/1979

Amanda Righetti(42)

Actress | St. George, Utah (US)

Amanda Righetti is an American actress and film producer, best known for her roles in The Mentalist, Friday the 13th and The O.C..

Known for: Captain America: The First Avenger, Friday the 13th, The Mentalist, The O.C.
* 04/04/1983

Cherie Lunghi(73)

Actress | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (GB)

Cherie Mary Lunghi (born 4 April 1952) is an English film, television, theatre actress and voice-over artist. She is known for her roles in many British dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guenevere in the 1981 film Excalibur. Lunghi's long list of screen, stage and TV credits include football manager Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and a series of advertisements for Kenco coffee. She also competed in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is the mother of the actress Nathalie Lunghi.

Known for: Excalibur, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, The Mission, Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
* 04/04/1952

Anthony Perkins(† 60)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955). He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach). He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic. In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim. During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.

Known for: Psycho, Psycho II, Psycho III, Catch-22
* 04/04/1932

Christine Lahti(75)

Actress | Birmingham, Michigan (US)

Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift. Her other film roles include ...And Justice for All (1979), Housekeeping (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Leaving Normal (1992), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). For her directorial debut with the 1995 short film Lieberman in Love, she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Lahti made her Broadway debut in 1980 as a replacement in Loose Ends and went on to star in the Broadway productions of Present Laughter (1982) and The Heidi Chronicles (1989). An eight-time Golden Globe nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee, she won a Golden Globe for the 1989 TV movie No Place Like Home and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the CBS series Chicago Hope (1995–99). She returned to Broadway in 2009 to star in God of Carnage. She has had a number of recurring roles: as Sonya Paxton in the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009–11), as Doris McGarrett in the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 (2012–19), and as Laurel Hitchin in NBC's The Blacklist (2015–17). She currently appears as Sheryl Luria in the CBS/Paramount+ series Evil.

Known for: Running on Empty, ...And Justice for All, Chicago Hope, Jack & Bobby
* 04/04/1950
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Naoko Matsui(64)

Actress | Hakodate, Hokkaido (JP)

Naoko Matsui (松井 菜桜子), born Naoko Ogawa (小川 菜桜子), is a Japanese voice actress.

Known for: Silent Möbius, Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, Case Closed
* 04/04/1961

Eric André(42)

Actor | Boca Raton, Florida (US)

Eric Samuel André (born April 4, 1983) is an American comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim surreal comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012–present). His other notable roles include Mike on the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017), Luci on the Netflix series Disenchantment (2018–2023), and the voice of Azizi in the remake of The Lion King (2019). He also performs music under the stage name Blarf.

Known for: Bad Trip, Sing 2, The Eric Andre Show, The Righteous Gemstones
* 04/04/1983

Andrei Tarkovsky(† 54)

Crew | Yuryevetsky District

Andrei Tarkovsky was a Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. Tarkovsky's films include Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker. They are characterized by spirituality and metaphysical themes, long takes, lack of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and distinctively authored use of cinematography.

Known for: The Sacrifice, Solaris, Stalker, Nostalgia
* 04/04/1932

Furkan Andıç(35)

Actor | Istanbul (TR)

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Known for: Steppe, You Are Everywhere, Sweet Revenge, The Blackboard
* 04/04/1990

Barry Pepper(55)

Actor | Cambell River, British Columbia (CA)

Barry Robert Pepper is a Canadian actor.He is best known for roles such as Private Daniel Jackson inSaving Private Ryan,Sergeant Michael StrankinFlags of Our Fathers, Dean Stanton inThe Green Mile,Roger Marisin61*, "Lucky" Ned Pepper inTrue Gritand Jonnie Goodboy Tyler inBattlefield Earth. He has been nominated for threeScreen Actors Guild Awardsand aGolden Globe Award. In 2011, for his role asRobert F. Kennedyin the miniseriesThe Kennedys, Pepper won theEmmy AwardforOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Known for: 'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp, True Grit, The Green Mile, Crawl
* 04/04/1970

Jeanne Goursaud(29)

Actress | Pinneberg (DE)

Jeanne Goursaud (born 4 April 1996) is a German-French actress. She is known to international audiences for her roles in the Netflix series Barbarians (2020–2022) and the Paramount+ series The Chemistry of Death (2023).

Known for: The 15:17 to Paris, Blood Coast, Barbarians, Para - We Are King
* 04/04/1996

Joe Chen(46)

Actress | Taiwan (TW)

Joe Chen Chiao-en (Chinese: 陳喬恩; pinyin: Chén Qiáo'ēn; born 4 April 1979) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. Known as the "Queen of Idol Dramas", Chen is known for her roles in The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (2005), Fated to Love You (2008) and The Queen of SOP (2012). She was nominated at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards for her role in Fated to Love You. In 2013, Chen's popularity rose in mainland China, where she gained a large number of fans for her role as Dongfang Bubai in the Chinese wuxia series Swordsman. Chen also entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 List for the first time. She solidified her popularity in highly rated television series Cruel Romance (2015), Destined to Love You (2015), Stay with Me (2016) and Candle in the Tomb (2016). Chen ranked 99th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 65th in 2014, 61st in 2015, and 51st in 2017.

Known for: Swordsman, Stay with Me, Love Actually, Destined to Love You
* 04/04/1979

Lorraine Toussaint(65)

Actress | Trinidad, British West Indies

Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer. Toussaint began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In, Hudson Hawk, and Dangerous Minds.

Known for: Hudson Hawk, Selma, Any Day Now, Orange Is the New Black
* 04/04/1960

Natali Yura(34)

Actress | Vladivostok (RU)

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Known for: The Princess Switch, The Row, Reprisal, Antidote
* 04/04/1991

Laura Adriani(31)

Actress | Rome (IT)

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Known for: Falla girare - The Last Joint, Father Matteo
* 04/04/1994

Gong Hyo-jin(45)

Actress | Seoul (KR)

Gong Hyo-jin (Korean: 공효진; born April 4, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the film Crush and Blush (2008), as well as for her popular television series Sang Doo! Let's Go to School (2003), Thank You (2007), Pasta (2010), The Greatest Love (2011), Master's Sun (2013), It's Okay, That's Love (2014), The Producers (2015), Don't Dare to Dream (2016), and When the Camellia Blooms (2019). She is considered to be the queen of romantic comedies due to her successful portrayals in her rom-com dramas. In 2019, she was Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year.

Known for: Crush and Blush, Missing, The Greatest Love, When the Camellia Blooms
* 04/04/1980

James Roday Rodriguez(49)

Actor | San Antonio, Texas (US)

James Roday Rodriguez (born James David Rodriguez; April 4, 1976) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He starred on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.

Known for: Psych: The Movie, The Dukes of Hazzard, Gamer, Psych
* 04/04/1976

Matthew MacCaull(47)

Actor | Montréal, Québec (CA)

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Known for: Tomorrowland, Midway, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Turner & Hooch
* 04/04/1978

Armin Rohde(70)

Actor | Gladbeck (DE)

Armin Rohde was born on April 4, 1955 in Gladbeck, Germany. He is an actor, known for Run Lola Run (1998), Contagion (2011) and A Sound of Thunder (2005). He has been married to Angela Baronin von Schilling since 1995. Has been a noted stage actor, often performing at the Schauspielhaus Bochum. Brother of Uwe Rohde, son of Kurt Rohde. Took acting lessons at the Folkwang-Schule in Essen and a clown school in France. Resides in Bochum. Is frequently cast as a blue-collar man. Before starting his acting career, he worked as courier and in a factory. After losing a bet on Wetten, dass..? (1981), he had to run naked from one to the other end of the studio, which was broadcast on live television (2003).

Known for: Run Lola Run, Contagion, A Sound of Thunder, Jew Suss: Rise and Fall, Scene of the Crime
* 04/04/1955

Alexa Nikolas(33)

Actress | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Alexa Helen Nikolas (born April 4, 1992) is an American activist, YouTuber and former actress. Nikolas began acting as a child and is best known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101. She also appeared on various other television series, including That's Life, Hidden Hills, Revelations, and The Walking Dead. Since her retirement from acting, she has founded Eat Predators, a movement that seeks to end predatory behavior in the entertainment industry.

Known for: Red State, Detention of the Dead, Motocross Kids, Zoey 101
* 04/04/1992

Chris Conner(50)

Actor | Silver City, New Mexico (US)

Chris Conner is an American actor. He plays the role of Poe in Netflix science fiction series, Altered Carbon.

Known for: Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, Altered Carbon, Gaslit
* 04/04/1975

David White(† 74)

Actor | Denver, Colorado (US)

David White (April 4, 1916 – November 27, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor best known for playing Darrin's boss Larry Tate on Bewitched.

Known for: Brewster's Millions, The Apartment, Bewitched, The Twilight Zone
* 04/04/1916

Daniela Bobadilla(32)

Actress | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (MX)

Daniela Bobadilla (born April 4, 1993) is a Mexican stage, film and television actress, best known for playing the character Sam Goodson in the television series "Anger Management".

Known for: Perfect High, Anger Management, The Middle
* 04/04/1993
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