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People: Famous People born on 08/26 (August)

August 25 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 27 All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For August 26, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 13. ()

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Chris Pine(43)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Chris Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. Pine made his feature film debut as Lord Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016), Will Colson in Unstoppable (2010), Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods (2014), Jack Ryan in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Toby Howard in Hell or High Water (2016), Bernie Webber in The Finest Hours (2016), Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Dr. Alexander Murry in A Wrinkle in Time (2018), and Robert the Bruce in Outlaw King (2018). Pine also voiced Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians (2012).

* 08/26/1980

Michael Jeter(† 50)

Actor | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee (US)

Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his career on stage and screen Jeter played diverse characters taking on roles ranging from eccentric, pretentious, and wimpy characters. He won a Tony Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He portrayed Herman Stiles on the sitcom Evening Shade from 1990 until 1994. Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He studied at Memphis State University and later pursued a career in acting. He made his Broadway debut acting in the musical Once in a Lifetime (1979), followed by G. R. Point. For his role as Otto Kringelein in the musical Grand Hotel (1989) he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He portrayed Giuseppe Zangara in the musical Assassins (1989). Jeter gained notoriety for his roles in The Fisher King (1991) and The Green Mile (1999). His other notable film roles include in Zelig (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Air Bud (1997), Mouse Hunt (1998), Patch Adams (1998), Jurassic Park III (2001), Open Range (2003), and The Polar Express (2004). He also appeared on Sesame Street's Elmo's World as Mister Noodle from 2000 to 2003.

* 08/26/1952

Macaulay Culkin(43)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor, musician, and web host. He is known for playing Kevin McCallister in the Christmas films Home Alone (1990), which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).Along with the Home Alone series, Culkin also starred in the films My Girl (1991), The Good Son (1993), The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994) and Richie Rich (1994). He has been nominated for the MTV Movie Awards and Young Artist Awards. At the height of his fame, he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple. Culkin ranked at number two on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" and E!'s list of the "50 Greatest Child Stars".He took a break from acting in 1994, and made his return in 2003 with a guest appearance on the television show Will and Grace and a role in the film Party Monster (2003). He wrote an autobiographical book titled Junior, which was published in 2006. In 2013, Culkin co-founded the New York-based, pizza-themed comedy rock band the Pizza Underground, of which he was the vocalist. They toured in 2014, beginning in Brooklyn on January 24, 2014. On July 10, 2016, Culkin stated that the Pizza Underground was splitting up and their next album would be the last. Culkin is currently the publisher and CEO of a satirical pop culture website and podcast called Bunny Ears.

* 08/26/1980

Dylan O'Brien(32)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. His first major role was Stiles Stilinski on the MTV supernatural drama Teen Wolf (2011–2017), where he was a series regular during all six seasons. He achieved further prominence for his lead role of Thomas in the Maze Runner science fiction film trilogy (2014–2018), which led to more film appearances. He played Deepwater Horizon explosion survivor Caleb Holloway in the disaster film Deepwater Horizon (2016), fictional counterterrorist Mitch Rapp in the action thriller American Assassin (2017), and title character in the Transformers installment Bumblebee (2018). He also played the lead in the adventure film Love and Monsters (2020). O'Brien starred opposite Sadie Sink in Taylor Swift's short film All Too Well (2021).

* 08/26/1991

Amanda Schull(45)

Actress | Honolulu, Hawaii (US)

Amanda Schull was born on August 26, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress, known for 12 Monkeys (2015), Suits (2011) and Pretty Little Liars (2010). She has been married to George Wilson since May 28, 2011.

* 08/26/1978

Lee El(41)

Actress | Seoul (KR)

Kim Ji-hyun, better known by her stage name EL (or Lee El), is a South Korean actress, best known as Lee Byung-hun's ill fated love interest in Inside Men.

* 08/26/1982

Caitlin FitzGerald(40)

Actress | Camden, Maine (US)

Caitlin FitzGerald (born August 25, 1983) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is best known for her role as Libby Masters in the Showtime television drama Masters of Sex (2013–2016) and as the elusive Simone in Starz series Sweetbitter (2018–2019). She has appeared in Love Simple (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Gossip Girl (2011), Damsels in Distress (2011), Blue Bloods (2010), and Newlyweds (2011).In 2010, she starred in a production of Hedda Gabler. In 2010, she also played the role of Benita in "After Hours", the 10th episode of the 1st season of the CBS crime drama, Blue Bloods. In 2012, she starred in and co-wrote the screenplay for the independent film Like the Water. In 2013, she starred as Liv in the independent romantic comedy ensemble Mutual Friends.In 2013, she starred in the Showtime period drama Masters of Sex. In 2015, she appeared in the indie comedy Adult Beginners. In June 2017, she joined the cast of the film The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot. She had a recurring role in the series Succession in 2018.Description above is from the Wikipedia article Caitlin Fitzgerald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

* 08/26/1983

Nanoka Hara(20)

Actress | Tokyo (JP)

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* 08/26/2003

Nana Mensah(35)

Actress | New Haven, Connecticut (US)

Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American stage, film and television actress, writer and director. She's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut, USA.

* 08/26/1988

Hannah van der Westhuysen(28)

Actress | Hammersmith, London (GB)

Hannah Jo van der Westhuysen (fan-dər-vest-hay-zehn; born 26 August 1995) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actor on the CITV series The Fugitives (2005). More recently, she played Stella in the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022).

* 08/26/1995

Melissa McCarthy(53)

Actress | Plainfield, Illinois (US)

Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.McCarthy began appearing in television and film in the late 1990s and first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007). She played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–2009) before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly (2010–2016), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. McCarthy's appearances as a host on Saturday Night Live led to a win for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017.McCarthy gained critical acclaim for her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to star in several commercially successful comedies, including Identity Thief (2013), The Heat (2013), Tammy (2014), St. Vincent (2014), Spy (2015), and The Boss (2016). In 2018, McCarthy received critical acclaim for her portrayal of writer Lee Israel in the biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone are the founders of the production company On the Day Productions, under which they have collaborated on several comedy films. In 2015, she launched her own clothing line for plus-sized women, named Melissa McCarthy Seven7, and she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

* 08/26/1970

Ryeoun(25)

Actor | South Korea (KR)

Ryeoun is a south korean actor and model.

 
* 08/26/1998
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Keiichi Nanba(66)

Actor | Tokyo (JP)

Keiichi Nanba (難波 圭一) is a Japanese voice actor.

* 08/26/1957

Annette Badland(73)

Actress | Edgbaston (GB)

Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Mrs. Glenna Fitzgibbons in the first season of Outlander, and Babe Smith in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

* 08/26/1950

Alison Steadman(77)

Actress | Liverpool, England (GB)

Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film Life Is Sweet and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the ‘50 Greatest Actors’ voted for by other actors, she was ranked 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts in May (1976) and Abigail's Party (1977). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective and in 2001 for the ITV drama series Fat Friends (2000–2005). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, 2019) and Orphan Black (2015–2016). Her other film appearances include A Private Function (1984), Topsy-Turvy (1999), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Dad's Army (2016) and The King's Man (2021).

* 08/26/1946

Kirk Fox(54)

Actor | San Diego, California (US)

Kirk Fox is an American actor, screenwriter, and stand-up comedian. He has portrayed Mr Marsh in How To Rock and Kenny Boy in Reservation Dogs.

* 08/26/1969

Mike Colter(47)

Actor | Columbia, South Carolina (US)

Mike Colter is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Big Willie Little in the movie "Million Dollar Baby" and for his portrayal of Luke Cage in the Marvel series' "Jessica Jones", "Luke Cage", and "The Defenders". He holds an BA in Theater from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University, New Jersey.

* 08/26/1976

Jan Clayton(† 66)

Actress | Tularosa, New Mexico (US)

Jan Clayton (1917–1983) was an American actress, known forLassie,The Snake Pit andSpreadin' the Jam.

* 08/26/1917

Andy Muschietti(50)

Crew | Buenos Aires (AR)

Andrés Muschietti is an Argentine film director and screenwriter, best known for directing the 2013 horror film Mama and the eponymous 2017 adaptation of Stephen King's novel It. He is the brother of Barbara Muschietti, who works as producer on his films.

Known for: Mama, It, It Chapter Two, Mamá
* 08/26/1973

Keke Palmer(30)

Actress | Harvey, Illinois (US)

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, five NAACP Image Awards, and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Time magazine included her on their list of most influential people in the world in 2019.Palmer made her acting debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004). She later appeared in the television film The Wool Cap (2004), and had her breakthrough starring in the drama film Akeelah and the Bee (2006). She progressed as a child actress with roles in Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Jump In! (2007), The Longshots (2008) and Shrink (2009).Palmer played a number of roles on Nickelodeon, such as the title character in the sitcom True Jackson, VP (2008–2011). 2014 to 2015 she starred as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway. She has since starred in the Facebook Watch series Turnt Up with the Taylors (2021) for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. She also starred in films such as Animal (2014), Hustlers (2019) and Jordan Peele's Nope (2022).

* 08/26/1993

Jim Davis(† 71)

Actor | Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri (US)

Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform.

* 08/26/1909

Anna Maria Rizzoli(72)

Actress | Roma

Anna Maria Rizzoli (born 26 August 1951, in Rome), is an Italian actress. Rizzoli started her career as glamour model and in the second half of the 1970s entered the cinema industry, becoming a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana. She also worked in television, appearing in several TV-series and hosting some shows, including the 1979 Sanremo Music Festival, and on stage where she worked with Giorgio Strehler.

* 08/26/1951

Jake Ryan(20)

Actor

Jake Ryan is an actor, known for Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Eighth Grade (2018), and Chad (2021-).

* 08/26/2003

Kenji Utsumi(† 75)

Actor | Shinjuku, Tokyo (JP)

Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.

* 08/26/1937

Quincy Fouse(26)

Actor | Florida (US)

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* 08/26/1997

Daiki Shigeoka(31)

Actor

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* 08/26/1992

Brett Cullen(67)

Actor | Houston, Texas (US)

Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in Falcon Crest (1986–1988), Sam Cain in The Young Riders (1989–1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in The West Wing (2005–2006), Goodwin Stanhope in Lost (2005–2008), Mark Keeler in Make It or Break It (2009–2012), Nathan Ingram in Person of Interest, and Michael Stappord in Devious Maids (2013–2015).

* 08/26/1956

John Mulaney(41)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

John Edmund Mulaney is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer born 26th of August, 1982. He is best known for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live and his standup specials: The Top Part, New In Town, The Comeback Kid and Kid Gorgeous At Radio City.

* 08/26/1982

Hannah Nordberg(19)

Actress | California (US)

Hannah Nordberg is a film and television actress.

* 08/26/2004

Marina Aleksandrova(41)

Actress | Kiskunmajsa (HU)

Marina Andreevna Pupenina, known by her pseudonym Marina Aleksandrova (Russian: Мари́на Андре́евна Пупе́нина; born 29 August 1982) is a Russian actress, best known for her role as Catherine the Great in the television series Ekaterina. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2016).

* 08/26/1982
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