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People: Famous People born on 07/14 (July)

July 13 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 15 All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 27 by Old Calendar. For July 14th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 1. ()

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Jane Lynch(63)

Actress | Evergreen Park, Illinois (US)

Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Lynch is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the Fox musical comedy series Glee (2009–2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. She also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006).Lynch had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2004–2014), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as recurring roles in the Showtime drama series The L Word (2005–2009), the CBS police drama series Criminal Minds (2006–2020), the CBS All Access drama series The Good Fight (2017–present), and the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. Since 2013, she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night, which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards.Lynch has had roles in numerous mainstream comedy films, such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Role Models (2008), Paul (2011), and The Three Stooges (2012). She has lent her voice to numerous animated films, including Space Chimps (2008), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Shrek Forever After (2010), Rio (2011), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).In 2013, Lynch received the 2,505th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category, located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd. Among her numerous accolades, Lynch has received five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

* 07/14/1960

Harry Dean Stanton(† 91)

Actor | West Irvine, Kentucky (US)

Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 - September 15, 2017) was an American actor, musician, and singer. Stanton's career spanned over fifty years, which saw him star in such films as Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, Dillinger, Alien, Repo Man, The Last Temptation of Christ, Wild at Heart, The Green Mile and The Pledge. In the late 2000s, he played a recurring role in the HBO television series Big Love. Mr. Stanton died on September 15, 2017. He was 91.

* 07/14/1926

Sean Flynn(34)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Sean Flynn (born Sean Rio Flynn-Amir, July 14, 1989) is an Australian-American actor and singer best known for playing Chase Matthews on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 .

* 07/14/1989

Jackie Earle Haley(62)

Actor | Northridge, California (US)

Jack Earle Haley (born July 14, 1961) is an American actor and director. His earliest roles included Moocher in Breaking Away (1979) and Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears (1976), The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978). After spending many years as a producer and director of television commercials, he revived his acting career with a supporting role in All the King's Men (2006). This was followed by his performance in Little Children (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His subsequent notable roles include the superhero Rorschach in Watchmen (2009), horror icon Freddy Krueger in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), and Grewishka, a cyborg criminal in Alita: Battle Angel (2019). He played Odin Quincannon in the first season (2016) of Preacher and The Terror in the first season (2016–18) of The Tick.

* 07/14/1961

Nina Siemaszko(53)

Actress | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (stie-MA-ško; born July 14, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her film roles in Little Noises (1991), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), and for her role as Eleanor Bartlet in The West Wing (2001–2006).

* 07/14/1970

David Mitchell(49)

Actor | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (GB)

British comedian, actor and writer. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb alongside Robert Webb.

* 07/14/1974

Maxine Peake(49)

Actress | Westhoughton, Lancashire, England (GB)

Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, director and political activist, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies. She has since played Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, barrister Martha Costello in the BBC legal drama Silk and Grace Middleton in The Village. She is also an accomplished stage actress, having played the title role in Hamlet, and had a role in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. In 2018 she played the lead in the film Funny Cow and had a starring role in Mike Leigh's epic Peterloo, a film very close to her heart.

* 07/14/1974

Nam Yoon-su(26)

Actor | Namyangju, Gyeonggi (KR)

Nam Yoon Soo is a model and rising actor under the agency "Agency Garten".

* 07/14/1997

Scott Porter(44)

Actor | Omaha, Nebraska (US)

Matthew Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights. Porter starred alongside Alyson Michalka and Vanessa Hudgens in the 2009 film Bandslam. He performed the song "Pretend", which is featured on the Bandslam soundtrack. In 2010, he played the role of law firm investigator Blake Calamar in CBS' legal drama The Good Wife. He starred as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie. He stars as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia. Porter is also a voice actor, lending his voice to many different superhero projects such as Marvel Anime, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham Knight, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, and Injustice 2.

* 07/14/1979

Matthew Fox(57)

Actor | Abington, Pennsylvania (US)

Matthew Chandler Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five (1994–2000) and Jack Shephard on the drama series Lost (2004–2010), the latter of which earned him Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Fox has also performed in eleven feature films, including We Are Marshall (2006), Vantage Point (2008), Alex Cross (2012), Emperor (2012) and Bone Tomahawk (2015).

* 07/14/1966

Vladimir Kulich(67)

Actor | Prague (XC)

Vladimir Kulich is a Czech-Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Buliwyf in the film The 13th Warrior, Tiberius in the film Ironclad, Erik in the television series Vikings, as well as the voice of Ulfric Stormcloak in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and as The Beast in the television series Angel. In 1995 he appeared as Olafsson in the X-Files episode "Død Kalm." While living in Montreal, Canada as a young adult, he was a professional hockey player. He has often volunteered in celebrity charity games including skating with the Los Angeles Kings Alumni Association.

* 07/14/1956

Sid Haig(† 80)

Actor | Fresno, California (US)

Sid Haig was an American film actor known for blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. He has appeared in many television programs during his career.

* 07/14/1939
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Stan Shaw(71)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois

Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor. He began his career performing on Broadway musicals Hair and Via Galactica, before making his feature film debut appearing in Truck Turner (1974). Shaw later appeared in films such as The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), Rocky (1976), The Boys in Company C (1978), The Great Santini (1979), Runaway (1984), The Monster Squad (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Rising Sun (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), Daylight (1996) and Snake Eyes (1998).

* 07/14/1952

Rosey Grier(91)

Actor | Cuthbert (GE)

Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932) is an American actor, singer, Protestant minister, and former football player. He was a notable college football player for Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. A professional player for twelve seasons, Grier was a member of the New York Giants and the original Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams. He played in the Pro Bowl twice and won the 1956 NFL Championship with the Giants. After Grier's professional sports career, he worked as a bodyguard for Senator Robert Kennedy during the 1968 presidential campaign. Grier was guarding Ethel Kennedy when Senator Kennedy was shot. Although unable to prevent the assassination, Grier took control of the gun and subdued the shooter, Sirhan Sirhan. Grier hosted his own Los Angeles television show and made approximately 70 guest appearances on various shows during the 1960s and 1970s. Grier is known for his serious pursuit of hobbies not traditionally associated with men. Grier became an ordained Protestant minister in 1983 and travels as an inspirational speaker. He founded American Neighborhood Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that serves inner city youth.

* 07/14/1932

William Hanna(† 90)

Crew | Melrose, New Mexico (US)

William Denby"Bill"Hanna(July 14, 1910– March 22, 2001) was an Americananimator,director,producer,television director,television producer, andcartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled inCompton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became anEagle Scout. Hanna graduated fromCompton High Schoolin 1928. He briefly attendedCompton City Collegebut dropped out at the onset of theGreat Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined theHarman and Isinganimationstudioin 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such asCaptain and the Kids. In 1937, while working atMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer(MGM), Hanna metJoseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producingTom and Jerryandlive action films. In 1957, they co-foundedHanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such asThe Flintstones,The Huckleberry Hound Show,The Jetsons,Scooby-Doo,The Smurfs, andYogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold toTaft Broadcastingfor $12million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold toTurner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged withTime Warner, owners ofWarner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won sevenAcademy Awardsand eightEmmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.

* 07/14/1910

Conor McGregor(35)

Actor | Crumlin, Dublin (IE)

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Featherweight & Lightweight divisions.

Known for: Road House
* 07/14/1988

Polly Bergen(† 84)

Actress | Knoxville, Tennessee (US)

Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in Helen Morgan (Playhouse 90). For her stage work, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carlotta Campion in Follies in 2001. Her film work included Cape Fear (1962) and The Caretakers (1963), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She hosted her own weekly variety show for one season (The Polly Bergen Show), was a regular panelist on the TV game show To Tell the Truth, and later in life had roles in The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives. She wrote three books on beauty, fashion, and charm. She is also the inspiration behind Mother Goose in The Land of Stories.

* 07/14/1930

Terry-Thomas(† 78)

Actor | Finchley, London, England (GB)

Terry-Thomas (1911–1990) was an English comic actor. He was famous for his portrayal of disreputable members of the upper classes.

* 07/14/1911

Ingmar Bergman(† 89)

Crew | Uppsala, Uppsala län (SE)

Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoundly personal meditations into the myriad struggles facing the psyche and the soul". Some of his most acclaimed works include The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966) and Fanny and Alexander (1982), which were included in the 2012 edition of Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time. He was also ranked No. 8 on the magazine's 2002 "Greatest Directors of All Time" list. Bergman directed more than 60 films and documentaries, most of which he also wrote, for both cinema releases and television screenings. Most of his films were set in Sweden, and many of his films from 1961 onward were filmed on the island of Fårö. He forged a creative partnership with his cinematographers Gunnar Fischer and Sven Nykvist. Bergman also had a theatrical career that included periods as Leading Director of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and of Germany's Residenztheater in Munich. He directed more than 170 plays. Among his company of actors were Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom and Max von Sydow.

* 07/14/1918

Lino Ventura(† 68)

Actor | Parma, Emilia-Romagna (IT)

Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian-born actor and philanthropist, who lived and worked for most of his life in France. He was considered one of the greatest leading man of French cinema during the 1960s and 1970s, known for his portrayal of tough characters on both sides of the law in crime dramas. Born in Parma and raised there and in Paris, Ventura was first a professional wrestler, before his career was ended by injury. He made his film debut as a gangster in the 1954 Jacques Becker film Touchez pas au grisbi, and rapidly became one of France's favourite film actors, playing opposite many other great stars and working with such leading directors as Louis Malle, Claude Sautet, and Claude Miller. Usually portraying a tough man, either a criminal or a cop, he also featured as a leader of the Resistance in the Jean-Pierre Melville-directed Army of Shadows (1969). He was nomianted for a Cesar Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the 1982 film adaptation of Les Misérables. After one of his four children, a daughter, was born handicapped, he and his wife founded a charity Perce-Neige (Snowdrop) which aids disabled children and their parents. Though a lifelong resident and pop cultural icon in France, Ventura always considered himself an Italian first and foremost, and never took French citizenship nor involved himself in French politics. He was nonetheless voted 23rd in a poll for the 100 greatest Frenchmen.

* 07/14/1919

Kyle Gass(63)

Actor | Walnut Creek, California (US)

Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960, in Castro Valley, California) is an American musician, singer and actor, best known for co-founding—and being a member of—Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He is also a member of Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band.

* 07/14/1960

Jerry Houser(71)

Actor | L.A., California

Jerry Houser (born July 14, 1952) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer in Summer of '42 and its sequel, Class of '44, as Dave "Killer" Carlson in Slap Shot, and the role of Wally Logan in various Brady Bunch spinoffs throughout the 1980s and '90s.

* 07/14/1952

Alisha Wainwright(34)

Actress | Florida (US)

Alisha Ena Wainwright (born July 14, 1989) is an American actress. Following her film debut in Just Before I Go (2014), Wainwright had supporting roles in films such as Death of a Telemarketer (2020) and Palmer (2021), as well as a lead role in There's Something Wrong with the Children (2023). She is best known for her leading roles as Maia Roberts on the Freeform supernatural drama series Shadowhunters (2017–2019) and Nicole Warren on the Netflix superhero drama series Raising Dion (2019–2022).

* 07/14/1989

Park Byung-eun(46)

Actor | North Gyeongsang (KR)

Park Byung-eun (박병은) is a South Korean actor.

* 07/14/1977

David Starzyk(62)

Actor | Springfield, Massachusetts USA

David Starzyk is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Richard Casablancas Sr. in Veronica Mars.

Known for: Lost, Meteor, CSI: Miami
* 07/14/1961

Sara Canning(36)

Actress | Gander, Newfoundland (CA)

Sara Canning (born July 14, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She co-starred on The CW television series The Vampire Diaries as Jenna Sommers, and appeared in the 2009 feature film, Black Field. She starred as Dylan Weir in the Canadian television series, Primeval: New World, and as Dr. Melissa Conner on the Global medical drama Remedy. Canning appeared in the 2017 theatrical film War for the Planet of the Apes. She is also known for her role as Jacquelyn Scieszka in the Netflix TV series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

* 07/14/1987

Lee Kwang-soo(38)

Actor | Namyangju, Gyeonggi (KR)

Lee Kwang-soo (Korean: 이광수; born 14 July 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom Here He Comes (2008). He then received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love (2014), neo-noir film Confession (2014), black comedy film Collective Invention (2015), one-act play Puck! (2016), sitcom The Sound of Your Heart (2016) and drama Live (2018), drama comedy film Inseparable Bros (2019).Besides acting, Lee is also known for being one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show Running Man since 2010.

* 07/14/1985

Vincent Pastore(77)

Actor | The Bronx, New York City, New York (US)

Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an American actor. Often cast as a mafioso, he is best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on the HBO series The Sopranos.

* 07/14/1946

Val Avery(† 85)

Actor | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US)

Val Avery was an American film and television actor.

* 07/14/1924

Angélique Kidjo(63)

Actress | Cotonou (BJ)

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (born July 14, 1960) is a Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kidjo was born into a family of performing artists. Her father was a musician, and her mother worked as a choreographer and theatre director. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards. She is a 2023 Polar Music Prize laureate. In 2007, Time magazine called her "Africa's premier diva." She performed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021. On September 15, 2021, Time included her in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Angelique Kidjo has collaborated with many artists including Bono, John Legend, Jimmy Buffett, Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, Philip Glass, Sting, Ziggy Marley, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy and Davido. Her album Logozo is ranked number 37 in the Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list compiled by Vice magazine's Thump website. Kidjo is fluent in five languages: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina) and English. She sings in all of them, and she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". "Malaika" is a song sung in the Swahili language. Kidjo often uses Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and vocalese.

* 07/14/1960
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