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People: Famous People born on 01/06 (January)

January 5 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 7 All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 19 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For January 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 24. ()
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Norman Reedus(55)

Actor | Hollywood, Florida (US)

Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor, voice actor, television host, and model. Reedus is known for starring in the popular AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead as Daryl Dixon, in the film The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) as Murphy MacManus, as Scud in Marvel's Blade II (2002), Marco in Deuces Wild (2002) and for his AMC TV show Ride with Norman Reedus. He has acted in numerous films and television series, and modeled for various fashion designers (most recognizably Prada in the 1990s). Reedus also provided motion capture and voice acting for the lead character Sam Porter in the video game Death Stranding (2019).

Known for: The Boondock Saints, Blade II, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, The Walking Dead
* 01/06/1969

Alina Lozano(55)

Actress | Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá (CO)

Alina Lozano Acosta (Colombia, January 6, 1969) is a Colombian actress and writer.

Known for: Sound of Freedom, El Escamoso
* 01/06/1969

Eddie Redmayne(42)

Actor | London, England (GB)

Edward John David Redmayne OBE (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor and model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award.He began his professional acting career in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1996 with guest television appearances. His first films were Like Minds (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). On the stage, Redmayne starred in the productions of Red from 2009 to 2010 and Richard II from 2011 to 2012. The former won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.Redmayne's film breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in Tom Hooper's musical Les Misérables (2012). He garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015), winning for the former. In 2016, he began starring as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

Known for: Les Misérables, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
* 01/06/1982

Rowan Atkinson(69)

Actor | Consett, County Durham, England (GB)

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–2018). Atkinson first came to prominence on the BBC sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), receiving the 1981 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance. Atkinson has appeared in various films, including the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983), The Witches (1990), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Rat Race (2002), Scooby-Doo (2002), Love Actually (2003), and Wonka (2023). He played the voice role of Zazu in the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994). Atkinson portrayed Mr. Bean in the film adaptations Bean (1997) and Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). He also featured on the BBC sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996) and played the titular character in ITV's Maigret (2016–2017). His work in theatre includes the role of Fagin in the 2009 West End revival of the musical Oliver!. Atkinson was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy in 2003, and among the top 50 comedians ever, in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with screenwriter Richard Curtis and composer Howard Goodall, both of whom he met at the Oxford University Dramatic Society during the 1970s. In addition to his 1981 BAFTA, Atkinson received an Olivier Award for his 1981 West End theatre performance in Rowan Atkinson in Revue. Atkinson was appointed CBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity.

Known for: Johnny English, Johnny English Reborn, The Lion King, Bean
* 01/06/1955

Kate McKinnon(40)

Actress | Sea Cliff, New York (US)

Kathryn McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984), known professionally as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian. She is best known for her sketch comedy work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show. She played Jillian Holtzmann in the reboot of Ghostbusters (2016).McKinnon is known for her strong character work and celebrity impressions. She is known for her impressions of pop singer Justin Bieber, comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres, politician Hillary Clinton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmys, three for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

Known for: Ghostbusters, Bombshell, Barbie, Saturday Night Live
* 01/06/1984

Rinko Kikuchi(43)

Actress | Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture (JP)

Rinko Kikuchi, born Yuriko Kikuchi, January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories. The only other nominee was Miyoshi Umeki, who won the Best Supporting Actress award in 1957 for Sayonara.

Known for: Babel, Pacific Rim, The Brothers Bloom, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
* 01/06/1981

Genevieve O'Reilly(47)

Actress | Dublin (IE)

Genevieve O'Reilly(born January 6, 1977) is an Irish actress who has worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia. O'Reilly was cast as theunderstudyin directorGale Edwards' production ofThe White Devila week after graduating from drama school. She went on to appear in Edwards'Sydney Theatre Companyproduction ofThe Way of the World.Other theatre credits includeThe WeirbyConor McPherson, at theGate Theatre, Dublin, andRichard IIat theOld Vic.Recent parts at theRoyal National Theatrehave been in new play,Mike Bartlett's 13 and as Helena, wife toAndrew Scott's emperor Julian in the 2011 production ofIbsen's epicEmperor and Galilean. O'Reilly is due to perform inGeorge Bernard Shaw'sThe Doctor's Dilemmafrom July 2012. O'Reilly has appeared in several productions filmed in Australia, including bothThe Matrixsequels. She also played the youngMon MothmainStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and starred as Leanne Curtis in the medical dramaAll Saints. Since moving to the UK, O'Reilly has starred in the political mini-seriesThe State Within, playedPrincess Dianain the 2007 televisiondocudramaDiana: Last Days of a Princess, and taken the lead role inThe Time of Your Life. She playedCIAliaison officer Sarah Caulfield in the eighth series ofBBCdramaSpooks.O'Reilly also played the character of Michelle Beadley in the remake ofThe Day of the Triffidsthat aired on BBC One in December 2009. In 2011 she appeared in theBBC/ShowtimecomedyEpisodesplaying Jamie Lapidus, the blind wife of a TV executive, Merc Lapidus. She reprised the role in the second and third series, broadcast in 2012 and 2014. O'Reilly's film credits includeRight Here Right Now(2004),The Young Victoria(2009) and the 2004 science fiction filmAvatar, playing the lead role of Dash MacKenzie. In June 2013, O'Reilly appeared in the pilot episode of the international crime drama "Crossing Lines" cast as Detective and Interrogation Specialist Sienna Pride,attached to the ICC team from Britain's Scotland Yard. In the final minutes of this pilot episode, her character was stabbed and killed with a knife used by an American State Department employee, Gerald Wilhoit (Eddie Jemison) who enjoyed Diplomatic Immunity, while the ICC team was chasing him (and searching for their abducted police colleague) in the Tiergarten Park in Berlin, Germany.

Known for: The Dry, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Andor, The Honourable Woman
* 01/06/1977

Betty Gabriel(43)

Actress | Washington, D.C. (US)

Betty Gabriel is an American stage, film and television actress. She holds a BA in Animal Science from Iowa State University, Ames, and graduated from The Juilliard School in New York City, New York, USA.

Known for: Get Out, Upgrade, The Purge: Election Year, Unfriended: Dark Web, Good Girls Revolt
* 01/06/1981

Courtney Eaton(28)

Actress | Bunbury (AU)

Courtney Eaton is an Australian film actress and model, known for her role as Fragile in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.Wikipedia.

Known for: Mad Max: Fury Road, Gods of Egypt, Parachute, Line of Duty, Yellowjackets
* 01/06/1996

Hugh Skinner(39)

Actor | England (GB)

Hugh Skinner (born January 6, 1985) is an English actor best known for playing Joly in the 2012 film Les Miserables, Will Humphries in W1A (2017), Wills in The Windsors (2019), Harry in Fleabag (2016), Unwin Trevaunance in series 2 of Poldark (2016), Sir George Howard in series 1 of Harlots (2017), Young Harry in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Simon Burrows in episode 8 of The Romanoffs (2018), Hugo in Little Birds (2020), Max in Falling for Figaro (2021).

Known for: The Wipers Times, Les Misérables, W1A, Fleabag
* 01/06/1985

Elizabeth Blackmore(37)

Actress | Perth (AU)

Elizabeth Blackmore is an Australian film and television actress, best known for portraying Valerie Tulle in the television series "The Vampire Diaries". She's a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.

Known for: Evil Dead, Supernatural, Legend of the Seeker, The Vampire Diaries
* 01/06/1987

Andrea Thompson(64)

Actress | Dayton, Ohio (US)

Rebecca Andrea Thompson (born January 6, 1960) is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series Falcon Crest, Babylon 5, JAG, 24, and NYPD Blue. Andrea Thompson was born January 6, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio. When she was six, her family moved to Australia. She left high school at 16, and after an extended period of travel, she moved to New York City. She began modeling and studied acting at the Strasberg Studio and the Herbert Berghof Studio under Uta Hagen.

Known for: Wall Street, NYPD Blue, Babylon 5, Falcon Crest
* 01/06/1960
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Taku Yashiro(31)

Actor | Iwate Prefecture (JP)

Taku Yashiro is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with VIMS.

Known for: Gintama, Gangsta., Undead Murder Farce, Tiger Mask W
* 01/06/1993

Vic Tayback(† 60)

Actor | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples in the comedy-drama film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), for which he won two consecutive Golden Globes.

Known for: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Bullitt, Alice
* 01/06/1930

Tara Spencer-Nairn(46)

Actress | Montreal, Quebec

Tara Spencer-Nairn (born January 6, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on the television series Corner Gas.

Known for: New Waterford Girl, Ghosts, Killjoys, Corner Gas
* 01/06/1978

Loretta Young(† 87)

Actress | Salt Lake City, Utah (US)

Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She received numerous honors including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in film and television. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and received her second Academy Award nomination for her role in Come to the Stable (1949). She also starred in films such as Born to Be Bad (1934), Call of the Wild (1935), The Crusades (1935), Eternally Yours (1939), The Stranger (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947), and Key to the City (1950). Young moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series, The Loretta Young Show, from 1953 to 1961. It earned three Primetime Emmy Awards, and was re-run successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. She also starred in The New Loretta Young Show from 1962 to 1963. Young returned to the small screen in the 1980s starring in two NBC television movies, Christmas Eve (1986), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, and Lady in a Corner (1989).

Known for: The Stranger, The Farmer's Daughter, Midnight Mary, The Doctor Takes a Wife
* 01/06/1913

Natalie Palamides(34)

Actress | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US)

Natalie Palamides (born January 6, 1990) is an American actress, comedian and writer. She starred as Buttercup in the 2016 Powerpuff Girls series that aired on Cartoon Network. The show was released in April 4, 2016 in the United States.[1][2]She won Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2017.Palamides plays the character "Mara" in TV commercials for Progressive Insurance.

Known for: Freaks of Nature, The Powerpuff Girls
* 01/06/1990

Henry Corden(† 85)

Actor | Montréal, Québec (CA)

Henry Corden (born Henry Cohen; January 6, 1920 – May 19, 2005) was a Canadian-born American actor, best known for assuming the voice of Fred Flintstone after the death of Alan Reed in 1977. His official debut as Fred's new voice was in a 1965 Hanna-Barbera record, Saving Mr. Flintstone, although he had previously provided the singing voice for Reed in the 1966 theatrical film The Man Called Flintstone and the Hanna-Barbera specials Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966) and Energy: A National Issue (1977). He took over the role as Fred Flintstone full time starting with the syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voice-overs on brief bumper clips shown in-between segments.

Known for: The Ten Commandments, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, King Richard and the Crusaders, Passport to Danger
* 01/06/1920

Anthony Minghella(† 54)

Crew | Ryde, Isle of Wight, England (GB)

Anthony Minghella, (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), The English Patient (1996), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Cold Mountain (2003), and produced Iris (2001), The Quiet American (2002), Michael Clayton (2007), and The Reader (2008). He received the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for The Reader (2008), as a producer.

Known for: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, The English Patient, Truly Madly Deeply
* 01/06/1954

Trudie Styler(70)

Actress | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (GB)

Trudie Styler (born 6 January 1954) is an English actress, director, and film producer.

Known for: Filth, Moon, The Next Three Days, Zoolander 2
* 01/06/1954

Sylvia Syms(† 89)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Sylvia May Laura Syms (6 January 1934 – 27 January 2023) was an English stage and screen actress. Her best-known film roles include My Teenage Daughter (1956), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award, Ice Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961), and The Tamarind Seed (1974). Known as the "Grand Dame of British Cinema", Syms was a major player in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, usually in stiff-upper-lip English pictures, as opposed to kitchen sink realism dramas, before becoming more of a supporting actress in both film and television roles. On television, she was known for her recurring role as dressmaker Olive Woodhouse on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was also a notable theatre player. Syms portrayed Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in the 2006 biopic The Queen.

Known for: The Queen, Woman in a Dressing Gown, What a Girl Wants, Amazons of Rome, The Saint
* 01/06/1934

Danny Thomas(† 77)

Actor | Deerfield (US)

Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912– February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer, whose career spanned five decades. Thomas was best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy (also known as The Danny Thomas Show). He was also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is the father of Marlo Thomas, Terre Thomas, and Tony Thomas.

Known for: The Jazz Singer, The Danny Thomas Show, Make Room for Granddaddy, That Girl
* 01/06/1914

Cara Seymour(60)

Actress | Essex, England (GB)

Cara Seymour (born 6 January 1964) is a British actress from Essex, England. She has appeared in films such as You've Got Mail, American Psycho, Adaptation, Dancer in the Dark, Gangs of New York, Hotel Rwanda, The Savages, and An Education. She appeared on stage in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker.

Known for: Adaptation., American Psycho, You've Got Mail, Hotel Rwanda
* 01/06/1964

Mike Lane(† 82)

Actor | Washington, D.C. (US)

Michael V. Lane (January 6, 1933 – June 1, 2015) was an American actor and professional wrestler.

Known for: The Harder They Fall, Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules, Frankenstein 1970, Demon Keeper
* 01/06/1933

Armelia McQueen(† 68)

Actress | Montgomery County, North Carolina (US)

Armelia Audrey McQueen (January 6, 1952 – October 3, 2020) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' (1978–1982, 1988–1989), the film Ghost (1990), and the television series Adventures in Wonderland (1992–1994).

Known for: Ghost, Bulworth, Life, Adventures in Wonderland
* 01/06/1952

Richard Norton(74)

Actor | Melbourne, Victoria (AU)

Richard Norton (born 6 January 1950) is an Australian martial artist, actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, security consultant, and fight choreographer. He holds a 5th dan black belt in Gōjū-ryū karate, a 6th dan black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, an 8th dan black belt in Chun Kuk Do, and a level 6 ranking in American kickboxing. After high school, Norton worked as a bodyguard in the entertainment business before pursuing an acting career. Richard appeared as a body guard in the 1977 ABBA movie, as they toured his native country, Australia. He had a very minor speaking part. His first movie screen appearance was in the 1980 Chuck Norris film The Octagon, and he has worked on over 80 feature films and television programs. He appeared in a number of martial arts films, facing off against stars such as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yasuaki Kurata, Benny Urquidez, Don Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock, and has worked as fight choreographer for titles like The Condemned (2007), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Suicide Squad (2016), Dark Phoenix (2019) and The Suicide Squad (2021). With fellow karateka Bob Jones, Norton is the co-creator of Zen Do Kai, a hybrid self-defense martial art intended for the security industry. He is also the head of Richard Norton BJJ.

Known for: Under a Red Moon, City Hunter, Mad Max: Fury Road
* 01/06/1950

Lorne Cardinal(60)

Actor | Sucker Creek, Alberta (CA)

Winner of Best Performance, Animation at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards as Corner Gas Animated (2018)'s Sergeant Davis Quinton. Lorne is well-known for his portrayal of this beloved character in the Corner Gas comedy franchise - now in 60 countries worldwide - including the animated series and 6 seasons of the original International Emmy-nominated live-action comedy series Corner Gas (2004) and feature Corner Gas: The Movie (2014).Lorne has the rare honor of having a theatre space named after him in the rebuilt Roxy Theatre in Edmonton Alberta. The Lorne Cardinal Theatre is scheduled to open November 2021.A classically trained actor, Lorne has also performed in, and directed, a diverse range of theatre productions such as King Lear, on Canada's premiere A-house stage at the National Arts Centre, and Black Elk Speaks at the Denver Center.His work includes executive producing and directing, and he's received numerous nominations and distinguished awards for his body of work and is the recipient of an honorary PhD from Thompson Rivers University.Additionally, he's a sought after voice actor for clients like Penguin Randomhouse, Canada's Museum of Civilization and projects such as The Great Northern Candy Drop (2017), Open Season: Scared Silly (2015) and Peabody award-winner Molly of Denali (2019).

Known for: Insomnia, Corner Gas, FBI: Most Wanted, Corner Gas Animated
* 01/06/1964

Cristina Rosato(41)

Actress | Montréal, Québec (CA)

Cristina Rosato (born January 6, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She has also appeared in TV series such as Rookie Blue, Trauma and Turner and Hooch.

Known for: Ariel, Bad Santa 2, City on a Hill, Turner & Hooch
* 01/06/1983

Eliza Scanlen(25)

Actress | Sydney (AU)

Eliza Jane Scanlen (born 6 January 1999) is an Australian actress. She rose to prominence portraying Tabitha Ford in the Australian soap opera Home and Away (2016), before receiving critical acclaim by playing a troubled teenager in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018). In 2022, she starred in the Showtime series The First Lady as young Eleanor Roosevelt.She made her film debut in 2019, with starring roles in the drama Babyteeth and Greta Gerwig’s period drama Little Women.

Known for: Little Women, Babyteeth, The Devil All the Time, Sharp Objects
* 01/06/1999

Yukana(49)

Actress | Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture (JP)

Yukana is a voice actress, narrator and singer affiliated with Sigma Seven. In 2001, she changed her stage name from Nogami Yukana to simply Yukana.

Known for: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Infinite Stratos
* 01/06/1975
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