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People: Famous People born on 04/16 (April)

April 15 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 17 All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 29 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For April 16th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 3. ()
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Anya Taylor-Joy(28)

Actress | Miami, Florida (US)

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is a British-American actress and model. She left school at age sixteen and began to pursue an acting career. After small television roles, she made her film debut with the lead role of Thomasin in the horror film The Witch (2015). She went on to star in the horror film Split and the black comedy Thoroughbreds (both 2017). She also appeared in the drama miniseries The Miniaturist (2017), the fifth and sixth series of Peaky Blinders (2019–2022) and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), and the superhero film Glass (2019), reprising her role from Split. Taylor-Joy will voice Princess Peach in the upcoming Mario film (2022) and portray the title character in Furiosa (2024).

Known for: The Witch, The New Mutants, Morgan, The Queen's Gambit
* 04/16/1996

David Graf(† 50)

Actor | Lancaster, Ohio (US)

Paul David Graf (April 16, 1950 – April 7, 2001) was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films.

Known for: Police Academy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy: Mission to Moscow, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
* 04/16/1950

Sadie Sink(22)

Actress | Brenham, Texas (US)

Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002) is an American actress. She began acting at age seven in local theater productions, and played the title role in Annie (2012–14) and young Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience (2015) on Broadway. Sink made her television debut in a 2013 episode of The Americans and her film debut in the sports drama film Chuck (2016).She had her breakthrough portraying Max Mayfield in the science fiction drama series Stranger Things (2017–present). In 2021, she played Ziggy Berman in the horror film trilogy Fear Street and the lead role in Taylor Swift's romantic drama All Too Well: The Short Film. She portrayed Ellie in Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama film The Whale (2022).

Known for: The Whale, Fear Street: 1978, Stranger Things
* 04/16/2002

Peter Ustinov(† 82)

Actor | London, England (GB)

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov ( (Y)OO-stin-off; born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker, and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. Ustinov received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Spartacus (1960), and Topkapi (1964). He also starred in notable films such as Quo Vadis (1951), The Sundowners (1960), Billy Budd (1962), and Hot Millions (1968). He portrayed Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile (1978). He voiced Prince John and King Richard in the Walt Disney Animated film Robin Hood (1973). He also displayed a unique cultural versatility which frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) to Ustinov. An intellectual and diplomat, he held various academic posts, and served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and president of the World Federalist Movement (WFM). In 2003, Durham University changed the name of its Graduate Society to Ustinov College, in honour of the significant contributions Ustinov had made as chancellor of the university from 1992 until his death.

Known for: Spartacus, Death on the Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd
* 04/16/1921

Si Man Yeung(48)

Actress | Chiba (JP)

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Known for: Devil Angel, New Golden Lotus II, New Golden Lotus V, New Golden Lotus I
* 04/16/1976

Kim Hee-jeong(32)

Actress | Busan (KR)

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Known for: Love Clinic, The Story of Ong-nyeo, Delicious Love
* 04/16/1992

Martin Lawrence(59)

Actor | Frankfurt am Main (DE)

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He got his start playing Maurice Warfield in What's Happening Now!! (1987–1988). He was a leading actor in the Fox television sitcom Martin, the Bad Boys franchise, and House Party, Boomerang, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Nothing to Lose, Life, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House, Black Knight, Open Season, and Wild Hogs.

Known for: Bad Boys II, Bad Boys, Big Momma's House, Martin
* 04/16/1965

Charlie Chaplin(† 88)

Crew | Walworth, London, England (GB)

Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency by the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in Kid Auto Races (1914). From 1914 onwards he was writing and directing most of his films, by 1916 he was producing them, and by 1918 he was also composing the music for them. In 1919 he co-founded United Artists. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of all time.

Known for: The Great Dictator, Modern Times, Limelight, City Lights
* 04/16/1889

Ellen Barkin(70)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film Diner, and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as Tender Mercies (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Big Easy (1986), Johnny Handsome, and Sea of Love (both 1989). In 1991, for her leading role in the film Switch, Barkin received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Her subsequent film credits include: Man Trouble, Into the West (both 1992), This Boy's Life (1993), Bad Company, Wild Bill (both 1995), The Fan (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Palindromes (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and The Cobbler (2014). In 1998, Barkin received a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the television film Before Women Had Wings. In 2011, she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her Broadway theatre debut in The Normal Heart. From 2016 until 2019, she played the leading role of Janine "Smurf" Cody on the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom. From 2012 until 2013, she played the leading role of Jane Forrest on the NBC sitcom The New Normal. Her producing credits include the films Letters to Juliet, Shit Year (both 2010), and Another Happy Day (2011).

Known for: The Fan, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The Big Easy
* 04/16/1954

Jon Cryer(59)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, writer, producer, and television director. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenage photographer in the romantic comedy No Small Affair (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink (1986). He wrote and produced the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998). In 2003, he was cast in a co-leading role as Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, which became a major hit for twelve seasons, and for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards (in 2009 and 2012). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2011. Cryer's other film appearances include Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987), Hot Shots! (1991), Holy Man (1998), Weather Girl (2009), Company (2011), and Big Time Adolescence (2019). He also has appeared in the recurring role of the Earth-38 Lex Luthor in the CW series Supergirl, Arrow, and Batwoman. After appearing on the podcast Crime Writers On... it was announced that he would join the Undisclosed podcast for their second season.

Known for: Pretty in Pink, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Hot Shots!, Two and a Half Men
* 04/16/1965

Claire Foy(40)

Actress | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (GB)

Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the young Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2016–2023), for which she won a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Foy made her screen debut in the pilot episode of the supernatural comedy series Being Human (2008). Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre, she played the title role in the BBC One miniseries Little Dorrit (2008) and made her film debut in the American historical fantasy drama Season of the Witch (2011). Following leading roles in the television series The Promise (2011) and Crossbones (2014), Foy earned praise for portraying the ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn in the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall (2015), receiving a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress nomination. In 2018, she starred in Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller Unsane and portrayed Janet Shearon, wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong, in Damien Chazelle's biopic First Man. For the latter, she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has since portrayed Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the Amazon Prime series A Very British Scandal (2021), and starred in the drama films Women Talking (2022) and All of Us Strangers (2023). The last of these earned her another BAFTA nomination.

Known for: First Man, The Girl in the Spider's Web, All of Us Strangers, Women Talking, The Crown
* 04/16/1984

Elpidia Carrillo(63)

Actress | Paracuaro, Michoacan (MX)

Elpidia Carrillo is a Mexican actress and director. Her career includes roles in both film and television. Internationally is best known for supporting roles in the Predator, Bread and Roses, Nine Lives and Blue Beetle. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Salvador. She is known for the role Tecuichpo in the independent film The Other Conquest.

Known for: Predator, Salvador, Nine Lives, Predator 2
* 04/16/1961
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Shu Qi(48)

Actress | Xindian District (TW)

Lin Li-hui, better known by her stage name Shu Qi (Chinese: 舒淇; pinyin: Shū Qí), is a Taiwanese actress and model. She has also been credited as Hsu Chi and Shu Kei.

Known for: The Transporter, The Assassin, Mojin: The Lost Legend, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
* 04/16/1976

Gina Carano(42)

Actress | Dallas County, Texas (US)

Gina Joy Carano(born April 16, 1982) is anAmericanactress, television personality,fitness modeland a formermixed martial artist. Carano appeared asCrush, a Gladiator onAmerican Gladiators. She has been referred to as the "Face of Women's MMA." Carano was formerly the third best 145lb (66kg) female fighter in the world, according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings. Carano starred in the 2012 action film,Haywire, and 2013 filmFast & Furious 6.

Known for: Haywire, Fast & Furious 6, Deadpool, The Mandalorian
* 04/16/1982

Jay O. Sanders(71)

Actor | Austin, Texas (US)

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American actor. He is noted for his TV roles as Bill Weller on Blindspot, Jack Bryant on Manhunt, Chief Tom Lidell on The Sinner, Det. John Maynard on Widows, Capt. Joseph Hannah on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and mob lawyer Steven Kordo in NBC's detective series Crime Story (1986-1988), as well as his film roleson The Day After Tomorrow(2004), Green Lantern(2011), andtheAlex Crossfilms starring Morgan Freeman.He has appeared in many other notable films, includingGlory(1989),Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK(1991),Angels in the Outfield(1994),The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999),Music of the Heart(1999),Half Nelson (2006),Cadillac Records (2008), andRevolutionary Road(2008).He is also known as the narrator for the PBS series Wide Angle from 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes and documentary specials starting in 2007.He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.

Known for: The Day After Tomorrow, Kiss the Girls, Edge of Darkness, Revolutionary Road
* 04/16/1953

Lukas Haas(48)

Actor | West Hollywood, California (US)

Lukas Daniel Haas (born April 16, 1976) is an American actor and musician. His acting career has spanned four decades, during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions. His notable credits include in the films Witness (1985), Mars Attacks! (1996), Inception (2010), The Revenant (2015) and First Man (2018).

Known for: Inception, Witness, Mars Attacks!, The Revenant
* 04/16/1976

Marshall R. Teague(71)

Actor | Newport, Tennessee

Marshall R. Teague (born April 16, 1953) is an American film and television actor known for his balance of starring roles with powerful supporting characters, allowing him to build a varied and pivotal body of work. He was born in Newport, Tennessee. He is of English, French, and Cherokee ancestry. At age nine, he spent time with relatives throughout Asia, where he began a passion for the martial arts training in Korean Kuk Sool Won Hapkido. He holds black belts in both Korean Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do. Marshall joined the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam. While serving in the 6th Fleet, he won NATO heavyweight kickboxing championship. Upon retiring from military service, Marshall entered the sheriff's department in Shelby County, Tennessee (Memphis). While working undercover, he found acting lessons had become pivotal. In 1978, Marshall moved to Los Angeles, becoming a full-time actor. His breakout role was as Jimmy Reno in the cult-classic movie Road House and for his recurring role on the 1990s science-fiction series Babylon 5 as Ta'Lon, a Narn soldier, and Nelson Drake. He also had several guest roles playing different characters on the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger. Marshall has also appeared in The Rock (1996) and Armageddon (1998), both of which were directed by Michael Bay. He is the only actor to portray Lt. Black Jack Pershing in director John Milius' film Rough Riders and Eduard Shevardnadze, the Soviet Union minister of foreign affairs under Mikhail Gorbachev in director Sean McNamara's film Reagan. Teague's TV guest-star appearances include Walker, Texas Ranger, where he has made memorable guest appearances as different characters. He was Walker's first nemesis in the pilot episode "One Riot, One Ranger", "Payback", "Codename: Dragonfly", "Last of a Breed Parts 1 & 2", "Fight or Die", "The Final Showdown 1 and 2"last TV film Trial by Fire. He appearanced on Babylon 5 as a human in the season-one episode "Infection" and made a guest appearance on the Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade as Captain Daniels in the episode "The Long Road". He was in three episodes of the science-fiction TV series Sliders as General Kronos and Sheriff Redfield. He was a series regular on television in the soap opera Days of Our Lives as Leonard Stacy in 1984, as Brian McCord in 1985, and Colin Lawson in 1989. Also, he was in the soap operas Generations as Officer O’Reilly and The Bold & the Beautiful as Paul 2004. He starred as a series regular on the 1980s HBO series 1st and Ten as Mace Petty. He appeared in the action sci-fi (TV series) Super Force as Frank Stone and the military drama Pensacola: Wings of Gold as Major to Colonel Drayton. In the military drama Soldier of Fortune, Inc., he was David Drummer, and in the 2007 (telenovela) romance drama American Heiress, he was Richard Van Aiken. Teague has made costarring appearances on several popular TV shows, including Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown, Stargate SG-1 episode "A Matter of Time", The Fall Guy (multiple episodes portraying a con man, mob enforcer, car thief), Automan, Knight Rider, Mama's Family episode "Blackbelt Mama", a love interest on Moonlighting episode "North by North DiPesto", She Spies, The A-Team, Quantum Leap episode "How the Tess Was Won", multiple episodes of MacGyver, Renegade, Hunter, Who's the Boss?, Tales from the Crypt, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the season-four episode "Hippocratic Oath", and on Star Trek: Voyager in the season-three episode "Distant Origin". He also portrayed the real-life love interest (Mike Stone) in Priscilla Presley's biographical story (TV movie) Elvis & Me as character Rick Colten. In the video game industry, he is known as the voice of Krunk in the video game Crash Nitro Kart and as the model for Captain Elias Walker in Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Known for: Road House, Armageddon, Last Ounce of Courage, Babylon 5
* 04/16/1953

Max Beesley(53)

Actor | Burnage, Manchester (GB)

Maxton Gig Beesley Jr. (born 16 April 1971) is an English actor and musician. His television and film credits include The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997), The Match (1999), Hotel (2001), Kill Me Later (2001), The Last Minute (2001), Bodies (2004-2006), The Last Enemy (2008), Survivors (2008–2010), Mad Dogs (2011-2013), Suits (2013), Empire (2015-2016), Ordinary Lies (2015), Jamestown (2017-2019), The Outsider (2020), The Midwich Cuckoos (2022), Operation Fortune (2023) and Hijack (2023). In 2024, he starred as boxing promoter Henry Collins in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (2024).

Known for: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Hijack, The Outsider
* 04/16/1971

Liliana Mumy(30)

Actress | San Marcos, California (US)

Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (born April 16, 1994) is an American actress. Between 2002 and 2006, she appeared as Jessica Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel, as well as Lucy Miller in the second and third films of The Santa Clause trilogy. In animation, Mumy performed the voice of Mertle Edmonds in the Lilo & Stitch franchise as well as Twinkle in Higglytown Heroes. For Cartoon Network, she has voiced Panini in Chowder. For Nickelodeon, she has voiced Human Kimberly in Catscratch, Roxy in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club, and Leni Loud in The Loud House.

Known for: Cheaper by the Dozen, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, The Santa Clause 2
* 04/16/1994

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(77)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time. Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee.

Known for: Airplane!, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Fletch, Forget Paris, Veronica Mars
* 04/16/1947

Hayes MacArthur(47)

Actor | Chicago (US)

Hayes MacArthur is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca.

Known for: Super Troopers 2, She's Out of My League, Angie Tribeca, Merry Happy Whatever
* 04/16/1977

Billy West(72)

Actor | Detroit, Michigan (US)

William Richard "Billy" West (born April 16, 1950) is an American voice actor. He launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN (TOP Rock station of the time) shortly after moving on to do the revival of Beany and Cecil and was also a castmember on the Howard Stern's radio show during the early to mid 1990s.West is best known for his voice-work on Ren & Stimpy, Doug and Futurama. His favorite characters are Philip J. Fry (Futurama) and Stimpy (Ren and Stimpy), both of which he originated. West's most notable film work was in Space Jam (1996) providing the voice of both Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd; he has provided the same voices for other Looney Tunes films and video games. West has been very outspoken over his displeasure about the influx of movie star actors providing voice-over for films and major shows.As well as a voice artist, West is also a guitarist and singer-songwriter with a band called Billy West and The Grief Counselors.

Known for: Space Jam, Cats & Dogs, Futurama, The Ren & Stimpy Show
* 04/16/1952

Cassandra Naud(32)

Actress | Fort McMurray, Alberta (CA)

Cassandra Naud (born 1992 or 1993) is a Canadian actress and dancer. She starred in the 2022 horror film Influencer.

Known for: Influencer, Loudermilk, Snowpiercer, See
* 04/16/1992

Yasser Galal(55)

Actor | Egypt (EG)

An Egyptian actor, is the brother of actor Ramez Galal, belongs to cinema and TV rising generation that shined at the end of 1990s. Yasser studied in the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1990. After graduation, he played a role in “Rahma wa ameer al-ghaaba i.e. Rahma and Prince of the forest”. Upon finishing his military service, Galaal worked in TV and Theatre. He excelled in TV series like “Lan a’eesh fe gelbaab aby i.e. I will not put myself in my father’s robe”, “Al-waa’d al-hakk i.e. The right promise”, “Nahnu la nazraa’al-shawk i.e. We do not sow thorns”, “Awlaad hadret al-naazer i.e. Principal’s children” and “Al-batal i.e. The hero”.

Known for: shajie alsiyama, National Security, Gun Racking, Prince of the Seas
* 04/16/1969

Moses Chan(53)

Actor | Hong Kong (CN)

Moses Chan Ho (born 16 April 1971) is an actor from Hong Kong.

Known for: Black Mask, Intruder, Knock Off, When Heaven Burns
* 04/16/1971

Huimin Tao(58)

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* 04/16/1966

Nikki Griffin(46)

Actress | Vicksburg, Mississippi (US)

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Known for: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Dukes of Hazzard, The O.C.
* 04/16/1978

Henry Mancini(† 70)

Crew | Cleveland (US)

Henry Mancini ( man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His works include the theme and soundtrack for the Peter Gunn television series as well as the music for The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's. The Music from Peter Gunn won the inaugural Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Mancini enjoyed a long collaboration in composing film scores for the film director Blake Edwards. Mancini also scored a No. 1 hit single during the rock era on the Hot 100: his arrangement and recording of the "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" spent two weeks at the top, starting with the week ending June 28, 1969.

Known for: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Pink Panther, The Pink Panther, The Thorn Birds
* 04/16/1924

Valentina Bellè(32)

Actress | Verona

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Known for: Ferrari, Love Gets a Room, The Good Mothers, Medici: Masters of Florence
* 04/16/1992

John Hodiak(† 41)

Actor | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US)

John Hodiak ( HOH-dee-ak; April 16, 1914 – October 19, 1955) was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.

Known for: Lifeboat, Somewhere in the Night, Battleground, The Harvey Girls
* 04/16/1914
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