People: Famous People born on 02/24 (February)

February 23 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 25 All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 9 (March 8 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For February 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 11. ()

673 people found (page 1/23):

Billy Zane(58)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon "Cal" Hockley in Titanic, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks and Mr. E in CQ.

Known for: Titanic, The Phantom, Back to the Future Part II, Dead Calm

* 02/24/1966

Emily Rudd(31)

Actress | Saint Paul, Minnesota (US)

Emily Rudd is an actress, known for The Romanoffs (2018), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021) and Olive Forever (2018).

Known for: Fear Street: 1978, ONE PIECE, Hunters, The Romanoffs

* 02/24/1993

Helen Shaver(73)

Actress | St. Thomas, Ontario (CA)

Helen Shaver is a Canadian stage, film and television actress and director. She attended the Banff School of Fine Arts and studied Acting at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Known for: Desert Hearts, The Amityville Horror, The Land Before Time, Poltergeist: The Legacy

* 02/24/1951

Fala Chen(42)

Actress | Chengdu (CN)

Fala Chen, born 24 February 1982, is a Hong Kong actress previously under contract with TVB. She is a 2018 graduate of The Juilliard School. A former beauty pageant titleholder, Chen holds the titles of Miss Asian America 2002 and Miss NY Chinese 2004. She was placed as the 1st runner-up in Miss Chinatown USA 2003 and in Miss Chinese International 2005.

Known for: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Irma Vep, The Undoing

* 02/24/1982

Jenny O'Hara(82)

Actress | Sonora, California (US)

Jenny O'Hara was born on February 24, 1942 in Sonora, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Devil (2010), Mystic River (2003) and Extract (2009).

Known for: Devil, Mystic River, Extract, Wishmaster

* 02/24/1942

Daniel Kaluuya(35)

Actor | London, England (GB)

Daniel Kaluuya (born 24 February 1989) is an English actor and writer. Kaluuya began his career as a teenager in improvisational theatre. He subsequently appeared in the first two seasons of the British television series Skins, in which he co-wrote some of the episodes. Playing the lead role in Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in London, Kaluuya was particularly praised for his performance and he won both the Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.He gained further acclaim for his performance as Bingham "Bing" Madsen in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits". He then played Michael "Tealeaf" Fry in the BBC dark comedy series Psychoville and Michael "Mac" Armstrong in the BBC Three horror drama series The Fades. Kaluuya appeared as Agent Colin Tucker in the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn and portrayed Black Death in the 2013 film Kick-Ass 2. In 2015, he had a supporting role in Denis Villeneuve's film Sicario. In 2017 Kaluuya starred in Get Out which garnered him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor. In 2018, he portrayed W'Kabi in Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster film Black Panther and appeared in Steve McQueen's heist film Widows.He has been nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his leading role as Chris Washington in the 2017 horror film Get Out. In 2018, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Known for: Get Out, Black Panther, Nope, Judas and the Black Messiah

* 02/24/1989

Barry Bostwick(79)

Actor | San Mateo, California (US)

Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, replacing Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You, and playing Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City. He has also had considerable fame in musical theater.

Known for: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Megaforce, Fantastic Planet, Spin City

* 02/24/1945

Beth Broderick(65)

Actress | Falmouth, Kentucky (US)

Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/WB television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003). She also had recurring roles as Diane Janssen in the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2005–2008) and as Rose Twitchell in the CBS science fiction drama series Under the Dome (2013).

Known for: Psycho Beach Party, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

* 02/24/1959

Edward James Olmos(77)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English dub of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. For his performance as high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. For his work in Miami Vice, Olmos won the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. For his performance in Stand and Deliver, Olmos was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles as folk hero Gregorio Cortez in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, Felipe Reyes in Mayans M.C., narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco. Over the course of his career, Olmos has been a pioneer for more diversified roles and images of Latinos in U.S. media. His notable direction, production, and starring roles for films, made-for-TV movies, and TV shows include Wolfen, Triumph of the Spirit, Talent for the Game, American Me, The Burning Season, My Family/Mi Familia, Caught, 12 Angry Men, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca, Walkout, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, American Family, and Dexter.

Known for: Selena, Stand and Deliver, Blade Runner, Battlestar Galactica

* 02/24/1947

Todd Field(60)

Actor | Pomona, California (US)

William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his award-winning feature films "In the Bedroom" (2001), "Little Children" (2006), and “TÁR” (2022)

Known for: TÁR, Little Children, In the Bedroom, Eyes Wide Shut

* 02/24/1964

John Vernon(† 72)

Actor | Zehner, Saskatchewan (CA)

John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in Animal House, the Mayor in Dirty Harry and Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Known for: Animal House, Dirty Harry, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Airplane II: The Sequel

* 02/24/1932

Debra Jo Rupp(73)

Actress | Glendale, California (US)

Debra Jo Rupp is an American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Kitty Forman on the television sitcom "That '70s Show". She's a graduate in Drama from the University of Rochester, New York, USA.

Known for: She's Out of My League, Big, Garfield, That '70s Show

* 02/24/1951

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Bonnie Somerville(50)

Actress | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Bonnie Somerville (born February 24, 1974) is an American actress and singer. She has had roles in a number of movies and television series, most notably as Mona in Friends; she has also appeared in NYPD Blue, Grosse Pointe, The O.C., Cashmere Mafia, Without a Paddle, and Golden Boy. She starred as Dr. Christa Lorenson in season one of the CBS medical drama Code Black.

Known for: Fire with Fire, Without a Paddle, Friends, Blue Bloods, NYPD Blue, Code Black

* 02/24/1974

Sheila Larken(80)

Actress | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Sheila Larken is an American television actress, best known for playing the role of Margaret Scully, the mother of Dana Scully, on The X-Files.

Known for: The X-Files, Police Story, The Virginian, The Incredible Hulk

* 02/24/1944

Eddie McGee(45)

Actor | Long Island, New York (US)

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* 02/24/1979

Takashi Nagasako(60)

Actor | Wakayama (JP)

Takashi Nagasako (長嶝高士) is a Japanese voice actor.

Known for: Perfect Blue, TEKKEN: The Motion Picture, Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

* 02/24/1964

Ben Miller(58)

Actor | London, England (GB)

Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. He is also known for his roles as DI Richard Poole in the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise and James Lester in the ITV sci-fi series Primeval.

Known for: Johnny English Strikes Again, Paddington 2, Professor T, Bridgerton

* 02/24/1966

O'Shea Jackson Jr.(33)

Actor | Compton, California (US)

O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991), also known by the stage name OMG, is an American actor, rapper and songwriter. He is the oldest son of Ice Cube and, in his feature film debut, portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.

Known for: Straight Outta Compton, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Ingrid Goes West, Long Shot

* 02/24/1991

Kate Mulvany(46)

Actress | Geraldton, Western Australia (AU)

Kate Maree Mulvany (born 1977) is an Australian actress, playwright and screenwriter. She works in theatre, television and film, with roles in Hunters (2020–2023), The Great Gatsby (2013), Griff the Invisible (2010) and The Final Winter (2007). She has played lead roles with Australian theatre companies as well as appearing on television and in film. She has won several awards, including the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award for The Seed in 2004 and the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play for her role in Richard 3 in 2017.

Known for: The Great Gatsby, The Little Death, Hunters, The Twelve

* 02/24/1978

Felice Jankell(32)

Actress | Sweden (SE)

Felice Jankell is a Swedish actress. She is known for playing the lead role of "Sophie" in the movie Unga Sophie Bell.

Known for: Young Sophie Bell, Agent Hamilton, Snabba Cash

* 02/24/1992

Dennis Waterman(† 74)

Actor | Clapham, London, England (GB)

Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. He was known for the range of roles he played, including drama (Up the Junction), horror (Scars of Dracula), adventure (Colditz), comedy (Fair Exchange), comedy-drama (Minder), musical (Windy City) and sport (The World Cup: A Captain's Tale). He appeared in 29 films, the last being released in 2020.

Known for: Sweeney 2, New Tricks, Minder, On the Up

* 02/24/1948

Andy Berman(56)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Andrew Mark "Andy" Berman (born February 24, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dib Membrane in Invader Zim, Dennis in The Jamie Foxx Show (1996-1997), Chuck in The Wonder Years (1991-1993), as well as directing, writing, and producing Psych (2006-2014).

Known for: Finch, It's Kind of a Funny Story, Psych, Invader ZIM

* 02/24/1968

Mikael Salomon(69)

Crew | Copenhagen (DK)

Mikael Salomon is a Danish filmmaker and cinematographer. After a long career in Denmark, he moved to Hollywood in the late 1980s. He has been nominated for an Oscar twice.

Known for: Band of Brothers, The Abyss, The Expanse, Rome

* 02/24/1955

James Farentino(† 73)

Actor | Brooklyn, New York (US)

James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in television, film, and on stage, including The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth, and Dynasty.

Known for: The Final Countdown, Bulletproof, Jesus of Nazareth, Dynasty

* 02/24/1938

Alessandro Gassmann(59)

Actor | Rome (IT)

Alessandro Gassmann (né Gassman; born 24 February 1965) is an Italian actor and film director.

Known for: Transporter 2, The Mongrel, My Name Is Vendetta, The Great Silence

* 02/24/1965

Emilio Rivera(63)

Actor | San Antonio, Texas (US)

Emilio Rivera (born February 24, 1961) is an American film and television actor.

Known for: Venom, Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C., Gang Related

* 02/24/1961

Paula Zahn(68)

Actress | Omaha (US)

Paula Ann Zahn(born February 24, 1956) is an American journalist, newscaster, news anchor, and TV host. She has been an anchor atABC News,CBS News,Fox News, andCNN. She produced and is the host of ID'strue crimedocumentary seriesOn the Case with Paula Zahn.In 1987, Zahn accepted an offer to work atABC News, initially anchoringThe Health Show, a weekend program on health and medical issues. Within a few months she was co-anchoringWorld News This Morning, the network's early morning newscast, and anchoring news segments onGood Morning Americaas well as substituting for co-hostJoan Lunden.In 1990, Zahn was offered a job atCBS News, which she took beginning on February 26, 1990, co-anchoringCBS This MorningwithHarry Smith. During this time, she helped cover the1992 Winter OlympicsinAlbertville, FrancewithTim McCarverand the1994 Winter OlympicsinLillehammer, Norway, as well as covering theWaco siege. Both she and Smith left after changes were made at the morning show in 1996 with their last day being on June 14, 1996. Zahn then went on to work as anchor of the Saturday edition of theCBS Evening News, as well as substituting forDan Ratherduring the week, and contributing reports to48 Hours,Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, andCBS News Sunday Morning.In 1999, after nine years at CBS News, Zahn moved to the world of cable news, joiningFox News Channel(FNC), where she anchoredFox Report, the network's nightly newscast. Months later, she helped launch her own prime time news program,The Edge with Paula Zahn.Zahn began her work at CNN on September 11, 2001, joining anchorAaron Brownin the coverage of that day'sterrorist attacksas her reaction to the events she witnessed. Although not scheduled to appear on a CNN program, which was still in development, she began a regular morning news shift the next day. By January, she launched her CNN morning news program,American Morningwith Paula Zahn.In 2003, during theIraq War, Zahn moved back to prime time, hosting a two-hour program labeledLive from the Headlineswhich offered continuing coverage of the war and other events. By September, her show,Paula Zahn Now, premiered.On July 24, 2007, she announced her resignation from CNN. The final broadcast ofPaula Zahn Nowaired August 2, 2007. On the Case with Paula Zahnpremiered October 18, 2009, on theInvestigation Discoverychannel.

Known for: Murphy Brown, Great Performances

* 02/24/1956

Al Lettieri(† 47)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Alfredo Lettieri (February 24, 1928 – October 18, 1975) was an American actor. Active during the 1960s and 1970s, he commonly portrayed villainous characters. He achieved recognition for his performance as mobster Virgil Sollozzo in the crime film The Godfather (1972) and appeared in several other productions alongside Hollywood's biggest screen stars.

Known for: The Getaway, The Godfather, Where Eagles Dare, Mr. Majestyk

* 02/24/1928

Mark Moses(66)