People: Famous People born on 11/23 (November)

November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 38 days remain until the end of the year. ()

570 people found (page 1/19):

Vincent Cassel(57)

Actor | Paris (FR)

Vincent Cassel (born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine, for which he received two César Award nominations. He garnered wide recognition with English-speaking audiences for his performances in Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), as well as Eastern Promises (2007), Black Swan (2010), and Jason Bourne (2016). Cassel is also renowned for playing the infamous French bank-robber Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One (both in 2008). In 2020, he portrayed Engerraund Serac in the HBO television series Westworld.

Known for: Black Swan, Mesrine: Public Enemy #1, La Haine, Mesrine: Killer Instinct

* 11/23/1966

Franco Nero(82)

Actor | San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna (IT)

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and television productions. During the 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many popular Italian "genre trends", including polizieschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), and The Pope's Exorcist (2023). Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero (b.1969).

Known for: John Wick: Chapter 2, Django Unchained, Django, Die Hard 2

* 11/23/1941

Miley Cyrus(31)

Actress | Franklin, Tennessee (US)

Miley Ray Cyrus (MY-lee SY-rəs; born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon, she has been recognized for her evolving artistry, style, and hailed as the "Teen Queen" of the 2000s era. She is also cited as one of the few examples of a child star with a successful music career as an adult. As the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, she emerged as a teen idol at age 13 as the lead character in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she achieved success on the Billboard charts with two number-one soundtracks and a US top-ten single. Her solo career started with the US number-one pop rock albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008); featuring the top-ten singles "See You Again" and "7 Things". The EP The Time of Our Lives (2009) reached number two in the US while its lead single "Party in the U.S.A." became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country and was later certified thirteen-times platinum by the RIAA. The ballad "The Climb", also reached number four in the US. Trying to recalibrate her image, she explored dance-pop in Can't Be Tamed (2010), which received mixed reviews; however, its title track reached the top-ten in the US. Cyrus later signed with RCA Records and took a new artistic direction with the hip-hop and R&B-influenced Bangerz (2013). Her fifth chart-topping album, it yielded the singles "We Can't Stop" and her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one "Wrecking Ball". She then dabbled in experimental styles on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), embraced country pop on Younger Now (2017), and ventured into rock and synth-pop on Plastic Hearts(2020). After signing with Columbia Records in 2021, Cyrus released Endless Summer Vacation (2023). Its lead single "Flowers" set various records and marked her second US number-one. The song won two Grammy Awards including Record of the Year, and the album was nominated for Album of the Year. Apart from music, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (2008), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), The Last Song (2010), LOL (2012), and So Undercover (2013), and appeared briefly in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). On television, she produced and appeared in the documentary, Miley: The Movement (2013), served as a coach on The Voice (2016–2017), starred in the "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode of Black Mirror (2019), hosts the yearly holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2021–present), and starred in and executive produced the documentary concert special, Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) (2023). In 2014, she founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation, which was supported by the web video series Backyard Sessions (2012–2023). Cyrus has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records. She has appeared in listicles such as the Time 100 (2008 and 2014) and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2014 and 2021). Billboard ranked her as the ninth-greatest Billboard 200 female artist and the 62nd greatest artist of all time. Cyrus is the eighth highest-certified female digital singles artist by the RIAA, and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s by Billboard.

Known for: Hannah Montana: The Movie, The Last Song, Bolt, Hannah Montana

* 11/23/1992

Kelly Brook(44)

Actress | Rochester, Kent (GB)

Kelly Brook (born Kelly Ann Parsons; 23 November 1979) is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.

Known for: Piranha 3D, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, The Italian Job, Survival Island, Smallville

* 11/23/1979

Boris Karloff(† 81)

Actor | Camberwell, London, England (GB)

William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film Frankenstein (1931) (his 82nd film) established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role for the sequels Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932), and voiced the Grinch in, as well as narrating, the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), which won him a Grammy Award. Aside from his numerous film roles (174 films), Karloff acted in many live stage plays and appeared on dozens of radio and television programs as well. For his contribution to film and television, Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 8 February 1960.

Known for: The Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Black Cat, The Mask of Fu Manchu

* 11/23/1887

John Dehner(† 76)

Actor | Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York (US)

John Dehner (DAY-ner; born John Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915 – February 4, 1992), also credited Dehner Forkum, was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performance credits, often in roles as sophisticated con men, shady authority figures, and other smooth-talking villains. His credits just in feature films, televised series, and in made-for-TV movies number almost 300 productions. Dehner worked extensively as a radio actor during the latter half of that medium's "golden age,” accumulating hundreds of additional credits on nationally broadcast series. His most notable starring role was as Paladin on the radio version of the television Western Have Gun – Will Travel, which aired for 106 episodes on CBS from 1958 to 1960. He continued to work as a voice actor in film, such as narrating the film The Hallelujah Trail. Earlier in his career, Dehner also worked briefly for Walt Disney Studios, serving as an assistant animator from 1940 to March 1941 at the company's facilities in Burbank, California. He appeared in Columbo episodes "Swan Song" (1974) with Johnny Cash, and as Commodore Otis Swanson in "Last Salute to the Commodore" (1976). He appeared in a two part episode of Mission: Impossible.

Known for: The Boys from Brazil, The Right Stuff, The Day of the Dolphin, Airplane II: The Sequel

* 11/23/1915

Maxwell Caulfield(64)

Actor | London, England (GB)

Maxwell Caulfield (born Maxwell P.J. Newby; 23 November 1959) is a British actor. He has appeared in Grease 2 (1982), Electric Dreams (1984), The Boys Next Door (1985), The Supernaturals (1986), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), Waxwork 2 (1992), Gettysburg (1993), Empire Records (1995), The Real Blonde (1997), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), and in A Prince for Christmas (2015). In 2015, Caulfield toured Australia with his wife Juliet Mills and sister-in-law Hayley Mills in the comedy Legends! by Pulitzer Prize winner James Kirkwood. He voiced James Bond in the video game James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002).

Known for: Grease 2, Empire Records, The Real Blonde, The Colbys

* 11/23/1959

Oded Fehr(53)

Actor | Tel Aviv (IL)

Oded Fehr was born November 23, 1970 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Known for: The Mummy Returns, The Mummy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Resident Evil: Extinction

* 11/23/1970

Rodrigo Prieto(58)

Crew | Mexico City (MX)

Rodrigo Prieto(born November 1965) is aMexicancinematographer. Rodrigo Prieto was born inMexico City,Mexico. His grandfather, Jorge Prieto Laurens, was the mayor ofMexico Cityand leader of theChamber of Deputies of Mexico, but was later persecuted by the country's ruler because of political differences. Prieto's grandfather escaped with his family toTexasand then toLos Angeles. There, Prieto's father would spend most of his childhood. He studiedaeronautical engineeringat New York University, where he met and married Prieto's mother, an art student. Prieto graduated fromCentro de Capacitación CinematográficainMexico City; He has become an established cinematographer, working with such names asSpike Lee(25th Hour),Curtis Hanson(8 Mile),Ang Lee(Brokeback Mountain,Lust, Caution)andPedro Almodovar(Broken Embraces.) Nonetheless, his political legacy still has a visible effect on his career. In 2002, he shotFrida, a film aboutFrida Kahlo, acommunistMexican artist. In 2003, he cooperated withOliver Stonein twodocumentaryprojects:Comandante, aboutFidel Castro, andPersona Non Grata, aboutYassir Arafat. In 2004, he shotAlexanderfor Stone. Prieto also worked withAlejandro González Iñárrituon the acclaimedAmores Perros,21 Grams,BabelandBiutiful. Prieto has most recently formed an artistic collaboration withMartin Scorsese; first onThe Wolf of Wall Streetand most recently,Silence. Prieto is noted for his unconventional use of the camera often combined with strong moody lighting. In25th Hour, Prieto utilized overexposure and other techniques to create original dream-like images to signify that the events shown on screen are memories or visions. Similarly innovative photography could be spotted inFrida, featuring strong colors and sharp imagery blended with atmospheric yellows and browns, as well as his experimental use of infrared during a battle scene inAlexander. He also is interested in evoking naturalism, most evident inThe HomesmanandBrokeback Mountain.

Known for: Brokeback Mountain, The Wolf of Wall Street, Babel, Argo

* 11/23/1965

Lucas Grabeel(39)

Actor | Springfield, Missouri (US)

Lucas Stephen Grabeel (born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. He is also famous for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's 2006 High School Musical and its sequels, High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth installments of the Halloweentown series, Halloweentown High (2004), and Return to Halloweentown (2006). In 2006, Lucas played a young Lex Luthor in a flashback episode of Smallville, and he has recently returned to the show, currently in its 10th and final season in the role of Connor Kent, the hybrid clone of Lex Luthor and Clark Kent and the future Superboy.

Known for: High School Musical 3: Senior Year, High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Switched at Birth

* 11/23/1984

Ricky Whittle(42)

Actor | Oldham, Greater Manchester (GB)

Richard George Whittle (born 31 December 1979) is a British actor. Whittle first came to prominence as a model for Reebok in the early 2000s. He is known in the United Kingdom for his role as Calvin Valentine in the soap opera Hollyoaks. In 2009, he finished second in the BBC reality competition Strictly Come Dancing. In 2012, Whittle crossed over to American television when he booked a recurring role on VH-1's Single Ladies, followed by a recurring role on ABC's Mistresses in 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Whittle appeared in The CW's post-apocalyptic drama The 100 as Lincoln. Whittle starred in the Starz television series American Gods for three seasons.

Known for: Austenland, Hollyoaks, American Gods, NCIS

* 11/23/1981

Salli Richardson-Whitfield(56)

Actress | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Born Salli Elise Richardson, November 23, 1967) is an American actress, director and producer. Richardson is known for her role as Angela in the film A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the Syfy comedy-drama series Eureka (2006–2012). She is also known for her voice acting as Elisa Maza on the Disney animated series Gargoyles (1994–1996), and as Viveca Foster on the CBS series Family Law (1999-2002). Richardson also has appeared in a number of other films such as The Great White Hype (1996), Antwone Fisher (2002), Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) and I Am Legend (2007). She had leading roles in the independent films Pastor Brown (2009), Black Dynamite (2009) and I Will Follow (2010). In the 2010s, Richardson started working as a television director.

Known for: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, I Am Legend, Black Dynamite, Eureka

* 11/23/1967

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Cathal J. Dodd(67)

Actor | Ireland (IE)

Cathal J. Dodd is an Irish-born voice actor based in Canada. He is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series, its revival X-Men '97, and the Marvel vs. Capcom series of video games. Dodd also provided the voice of the hero/villain Random Virus in the BBC series Ace Lightning. He recorded with producer Bob Hahn in Canada, which consisted of demos and material to be submitted to major labels. His recordings ended up on the RCA label, with a full-length album release New Horizons on Hahn's own Rising Records label in 1975. He co-hosted in the Canadian TV series Circus on CTV with Sherisse Laurence from 1978 to 1983. Dodd's family moved from Ireland to Port Dover, Ontario. His mother was a music teacher at Port Dover Public School. He performed in a band in the 1970s called Deja Vu. He is also the older brother of rock vocalist Rory Dodd. He also has four other siblings.

Known for: X-Men, Spider-Man, Goosebumps

* 11/23/1956

Aaron Norris(72)

Crew | Gardena, California (US)

Aaron Dee Norris (born November 23, 1951) is an American stunt performer, director, occasional actor, and film and television producer. He is the younger brother of action film star Chuck Norris.

Known for: Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire, Ant-Man, Not Easily Broken, Walker, Texas Ranger

* 11/23/1951

Brennan Brown(55)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Brennan Brown is an actor.

Known for: Focus, State of Play, I Love You Phillip Morris, The Man in the High Castle

* 11/23/1968

Kayvan Novak(45)

Actor | Cricklewood, North London, England (GB)

Kayvan Novak is a British actor and comedian. He co-created and starred in the comedy series Fonejacker (2006–2008) and Facejacker (2010–2012), winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series) in 2008. He also portrayed Waj in the comedy film Four Lions (2010), the vampire Nandor the Relentless in the mockumentary series What We Do in the Shadows (2019–present), and Fabian Kingsworth in the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth seasons of Archer (2021–2023).

Known for: Four Lions, Syriana, Fonejacker, Facejacker

* 11/23/1978

Dominique Dunne(† 22)

Actress | Santa Monica, California (US)

Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress.Dunne made appearances in several made for television movies, television series, and films, and played a supporting role as the oldest daughter, Dana Freeling, in the 1982 film Poltergeist. She was strangled to death by her former boyfriend.

Known for: Poltergeist, Breaking Away, Hart to Hart, Hill Street Blues

* 11/23/1959

Diana Quick(77)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Diana Marilyn Quick is an English actress known for playing British aristocrats.

Known for: The Duellists, The Death of Stalin, Brideshead Revisited, Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

* 11/23/1946

Rana Jung Bahadur(71)

Actor | Pathankot, Punjab (IN)

Rana Jung Bahadur was born on 23-11-1952 in Pathankot in the state of Punjab, India. He is an Indian Film Actor, Film Producer & Comedian.Rana Jung Bahadur completed his school from D.A.V. Model School in Chandigarh. He is renowned as a comedian in both Hindi and Punjabi film industry. Though he has mostly been cast in a brief comic role but his roles were effective ones. He made his acting debut in the year 1980 with the Punjabi film Chann Pardesee. He made his Bollywood debut with the film Waaris in 1988.After which, he has appeared in numerous Punjabi and Bollywood films. Among the films that he has worked on his performance in the films like Duplicate, Dulhe Raja and Dhamaal was among the most noted one. His noted Punjabi films include Pure Punjabi, Jatt & Juliet, Pure Punjabi, Kaptaan and Ambarsariya among others. His latest released Punjabi film is Thug Life and his performance in this film was lauded by the critics. In a career of almost 4 decades, he has worked in over 100 films including Hindi and Punjabi. He has been seen in a comedian, supporting and villainous roles.(CelebrityBorn India)

Known for: Heera Lal Panna Lal, Nayak: The Real Hero, Gunda, Mahabharat

* 11/23/1952

Katie Crown(38)

Actress | Oakville, Ontario (CA)

Katie Crown is a Canadian comedian, writer and voice actor living in Los Angeles. She made her debut in the short film Uranium as Joe Blow.

Known for: Storks, The Bob's Burgers Movie, Bob's Burgers, Clarence

* 11/23/1985

Steve Landesberg(† 74)

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

Steve Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Barney Miller (1974), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Head Case (2007). He was married to Nancy Ross. He died on December 20, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known for: Wild Hogs, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Barney Miller, POV

* 11/23/1936

Victor Jory(† 79)

Actor | Dawson City, Yukon Territory (CA)

Victor Jory was a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Jonas Wilkerson, the brutal and opportunistic overseer, in "Gone with the Wind", and as Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow', in the 1942 serial film "The Shadow".

Known for: Gone with the Wind, The Miracle Worker, Rangle River, The Green Archer, Manhunt

* 11/23/1902

Bruce Vilanch(75)

Actor | New York, New York

Bruce Gerald Vilanch (born November 23, 1948) is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the show. In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous. From 2000 to 2014, Vilanch was the head writer for the Oscars, after being an Oscar program co-writer for the previous ten years. He is a featured writer for the Tonys, Grammys, and Emmys.

Known for: You Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Ice Pirates, Comic Relief V

* 11/23/1948

Robert Easton(† 81)

Actor | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (US)

Robert Easton (born Robert Easton Burke; November 23, 1930 – December 16, 2011) was an American radio, film, and television actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. His mastery of English dialect earned him the epithet "The Man of a Thousand Voices". For decades, he was a leading Hollywood dialogue or accent coach.

Known for: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Working Girl, The Giant Spider Invasion, Red Heat

* 11/23/1930

Qiao Xin(30)

Actress | Harbin (CN)

Qiao Xin, also known as Bridgette Qiao, is a Chinese actress who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.

Known for: Cloudy Mountain, Ode to Joy, The Ordinary Glory, Cross Fire, Nirvana in Fire

* 11/23/1993

Jonathan Sadowski(44)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Jonathan Sadowski (born November 23, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Josh Xander Kaminski on the Freeform sitcom Young & Hungry (2014–18). He also starred as Henry Goodson in CBS sitcom $#*! My Dad Says (2010–11). Sadowski had roles as Paul Antonio in the romantic comedy film She's The Man (2006), Trey in the action film Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Wade in the horror film Friday the 13th (2009), and Blake in the comedy film The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009).

Known for: She's the Man, Chernobyl Diaries, Friday the 13th, Live Free or Die Hard

* 11/23/1979

Lateef Crowder(46)

Actor | San Jose, California (US)

Lateef Crowder dos Santos (born November 23, 1977) is a Brazilian American actor, martial artist, and stuntman. As a member of the ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple internet short videos and demo reels, such as Inmate 451. An experienced capoeira practitioner, he started training in martial arts when he was 6 years old.

Known for: Tekken, Wonder Woman, Furious 7, The Mandalorian

* 11/23/1977

Lisa Arch(52)

Actress | Los Angeles, California (US)

Lisa Arch, born Kushell, is an American actress and comedian.

* 11/23/1971

Bess Flowers(† 85)

Actress | Sherman, Texas (US)

Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. She was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career. She holds the record for appearances in films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (23).

Known for: We Faw Down, The Shadow, Sinister Hands, Hands Across the Border

* 11/23/1898

Kunie Tanaka(† 88)

Actor | Gifu Prefecture (JP)

Kunie Tanaka (田中邦衛 Tanaka Kunie, November 23, 1932 - March 24, 2021) was a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well, and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared in Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.He has been nominated for five Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Gakko in 1993. He appeared as the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, nicknamed Aodaishō, the antagonist of the hero, played by Yūzō Kayama, in all of the Wakadaishō series of films. The character Kizaru, from Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece, is modeled after Tanaka.

Known for: Sanjuro, Young People, Nogare no machi, Choji Snack Bar

* 11/23/1932