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People: Famous People born on 12/27 (December)

December 26 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 28 All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 9 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For December 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 14. ()

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Timothée Chalamet(28)

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

Timothée Hal Chalamet (born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in the drama series Homeland in 2012. Two years later, hemade his film debut in the comedy-drama Men, Women & Children and appeared in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar. He came into attention in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age film Call Me by Your Name (2017). Alongside supporting roles in Greta Gerwig's films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), he took on starring roles in Beautiful Boy (2018) and Dune (2021).

* 12/27/1995

Olivia Cooke(30)

Actress | Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (GB)

Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. In television, she has starred as Emma Decody in the thriller Bates Motel (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama Vanity Fair (2018), and Alicent Hightower in the fantasy drama House of the Dragon (2022 onwards).In film, Cooke has starred in the horror film Ouija (2014), the comedy-drama film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), the thriller Thoroughbreds (2017), the science fiction film Ready Player One (2018), and the drama Sound of Metal (2020).

* 12/27/1993

Hera Hilmar(35)

Actress | Reykjavík, Iceland (IS)

Hera Hilmarsdóttir (born 27 December 1988), known professionally as Hera Hilmar, is an Icelandic actress. She has been active in the film industry since 1995.

* 12/27/1988

Gérard Depardieu(75)

Actor | Châteauroux, Indre (FR)

Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won theCésar Awardfor Best Actor as well as theGolden Globeaward for Best Actor inGreen Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role inCyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for anAcademy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budgetHollywoodmovies. He is a Chevalier of theLégion d'honneurand Chevalier of theOrdre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship ofRussiain January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador ofMontenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live inBelgium.

* 12/27/1948

John Amos(84)

Actor | Newark, New Jersey (US)

Early life Amos was born John Amos, Jr. in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Annabelle P. and John A. Amos, Sr., who was an auto mechanic. He graduated from East Orange (NJ) High School in 1958. He enrolled at Long Beach City College and graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in sociology. Amos also played on the Colorado State Rams football team. Amos was a Golden Gloves boxing champion. In 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos. He was released before the season and played with Joliet Explorers of the United Football League. In 1965 he played with the Norfolk Neptunes and Wheeling Ironmen of the Continental Football League. In 1966 he played with the Jersey City Jets and Waterbury Orbits of the Atlantic Coast Football League. In 1967, he had signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He was released in training camp and played that year with the Victoria Steelers of the Continental Football League.

* 12/27/1939

Eva LaRue(57)

Actress | Long Beach, California (US)

Eva Maria LaRue (born December 27, 1966) is an American model and actress. She is known for her roles as Dr. Maria Santos on All My Children and Det. Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami.

* 12/27/1966

Wilson Cruz(50)

Actor | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Wilson Cruz (born Wilson Echevarría; December 27, 1973) is an American actor known for playing Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life, Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery, and the recurring character Junito on Noah's Arc. As a gay man of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, he has served as an advocate for gay youth, especially gay minorities.

* 12/27/1973

Maaya Uchida(34)

Actress | Tokyo (JP)

Maaya Uchida is a Japaneseactress, singer andvoice actress affiliated with the agency I'm Enterprise. She's the older sister ofYuuma Uchida, who is also a voice actor.In February 2014, she won the Best New Actress Award in the 8th Seiyu Awards.

* 12/27/1989

Mark Johnson(78)

Crew | Maryland (US)

Mark Johnson (born December 27, 1945) is an American film and television producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the 1988 film Rain Man.

* 12/27/1945

Bill Goldberg(57)

Actor | Tulsa, Oklahoma (US)

William Scott Goldberg is a former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is famous for holding the record for the largest undefeated winning streak in professional wrestling. The official count is listed as 173 wins and one loss, although some have disputed the legitimacy of that total. Goldberg is also famed for his catch phrase, "Who's Next?"Goldberg is recognized by WWE as a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time World Heavyweight Champion, with both reigns represented by the Big Gold Belt. He was the first of three men to hold the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and in WWE, later followed by Chris Benoit and Booker T. He is also recognized by WWE as a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bret Hart).Before he was a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a football player. After retiring from wrestling, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure. He is currently hosting the television show Garage Mahal on the DIY Network.

* 12/27/1966

Masi Oka(49)

Actor | Tokyo (JP)

Masayori "Masi" Oka (岡 政偉, Oka Masayori, December 27, 1974) is a Japanese actor, producer, and digital effects artist who became widely known for starring in NBC's Heroes as Hiro Nakamura, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and in CBS's Hawaii Five-0 as Doctor Max Bergman.

* 12/27/1974

Emilie de Ravin(42)

Actress | Mount Eliza, Victoria (AU)

Emilie de Ravin (born 27 December 1981) is an Australian actress. She starred as Tess Harding on Roswell (2000–2002), Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost (2004–2008, 2010), and as Belle on the ABC drama Once Upon a Time (2011–2018). De Ravin's film credits include Santa's Slay (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Ball Don't Lie (2008). She starred as Emily, the heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend of Brendan Frye, in the neo-noir film Brick (2005). She had a cameo in Public Enemies (2009) and starred as Ally in Remember Me (2010).

* 12/27/1981
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Tovah Feldshuh(71)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and playwright. She has been a Broadway star for fifty years, earning four Tony Award nominations. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations for Holocaust and Law & Order, and appeared in such films as A Walk on the Moon, She's Funny That Way, and Kissing Jessica Stein. In 2015–2016, she played the role of Deanna Monroe on AMC's television adaptation of The Walking Dead.

* 12/27/1952

Salman Khan(58)

Actor | Indore, Madhya Pradesh (IN)

Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (pronounced [səlˈmɑːn xɑːn]; born 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works predominantly in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and a Filmfare Award as an actor. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. Forbes has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. Khan has starred in the annual highest-grossing Hindi film of 10 individual years, the highest for any actor. Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Sooraj Barjatya's romance Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). He established himself in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including Barjatya's family dramas Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), the action film Karan Arjun (1995) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). After a period of fluctuations in the 2000s, Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by starring in the top-grossing action films Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Kick (2014), and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and dramas such as Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Sultan (2016). This was followed by a series of poorly-received films, with the exception of the sequel Tiger 3 (2023). In addition to his acting career, Khan is a television presenter and promotes humanitarian causes through his charity, Being Human Foundation. He has been hosting the reality show Bigg Boss since 2010. Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles. In 2015, he was convicted of culpable homicide for a negligent driving case in which he ran over five people with his car, killing one, but his conviction was set aside on appeal. On 5 April 2018, Khan was convicted in a blackbuck poaching case and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He is currently out on bail while an appeal is being heard.

* 12/27/1965

Jaime Lorente(37)

Actor | Murcia (ES)

Jaime Lorente López (born 12 December 1991) is a Spanish actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Denver in Money Heist and Nano in Elite.

* 12/27/1986

Lam Ching-Ying(† 44)

Actor | Hong Kong / HKSAR (CN)

Lam Ching-ying (Chinese: 林正英, 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong actor, action director and director. A physically talented and graceful martial artist, Lam was best known for playing the stoic Taoist priest in Mr. Vampire (1985). Lam died in 1997 of liver cancer.Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera. Was a member of the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association.

* 12/27/1952

Elizabeth Rodriguez(43)

Actress | New York

Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress, best known for her role as Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.After graduation from Lehman College, Rodriguez studied for two years under acclaimed acting teacher Maggie Flanigan at William Esper Studios in NYC. While still at the studio, she began working professionally with appearances in feature films including Fresh, Dead Presidents, and I Think I Do, as well as in TV shows such as Law & Order, and recurring roles on both OZ and New York Undercover.Rodriguez has since appeared in numerous shows, including a recurring role as Aleida Diaz on the Netflix Original series Orange Is The New Black. Other TV credits include roles as series regulars on both NBC's Prime Suspect, opposite Maria Bello, and ABC's All My Children, in addition to recurring roles on The Shield and ER. Other credits include Six Feet Under, FlashForward, Cold Case, Just Shoot Me, NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU.Her made-for-TV movies include Inflammable and The Eddie Matos Story, written by Oscar nominated writer Jose Rivera. Some of her feature films include Return to Paradise, Four Lane Highway, Acts of Worship, Blow, All Things Fall Apart, Pound Of Flesh, Tonight at Noon, A Line in the Sand, Jack Goes Boating directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Michael Mann's Miami Vice, opposite Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, Tio Papi, Glass Chin, and Animal Rescue with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini.In addition to her work on screen, Rodriguez remains extremely active in the theater. She has starred in Beauty of the Father (Manhattan Theatre Club), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (NY's Public Theater), Roger and Vanessa (Actors' Gang), Den of Thieves (Black Dahlia), Robbers (American Place Theater), A View From 151st Street (NY's Public Theater) and Unconditional (NY's Public Theater). Rodriguez is a longtime member of NY's acclaimed Labyrinth Theater Company.

* 12/27/1980

Carlos Cuevas(28)

Actor | Montcada i Reixac, Catalunya (ES)

Carlos Cuevas was born on December 27, 1995 in Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain as Carlos Cuevas Sisó. He is an actor, known for Ventdelplà (2005), El ministerio del tiempo (2015) and Ahora o nunca (2015).

* 12/27/1995

Jae Head(27)

Actor | Hamlin, Texas (US)

Jae Head(born December 27, 1996)is an American teen actor. He is best known for portraying Sean Junior (S.J.) Tuohy, son of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy (played byTim McGrawandSandra Bullock), in the 2009 filmThe Blind Sidedirected byJohn Lee Hancock. Head first gained popularity by playing Bo Miller, a young boy befriended by Tim Riggins on the television seriesFriday Night Lights. Subsequently, show creatorPeter Bergcast Head in his filmHancockalongsideWill Smith,Charlize Theron, andJason Bateman.

* 12/27/1996

Chloe Bridges(32)

Actress | Thibodaux, Louisiana (US)

Chloe Bridges is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna LaDonna in The Carrie Diaries, Zoey Moreno in the sitcom Freddie and Dana Turner in the Disney Channel original film Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. She also starred in the films Forget Me Not, Family Weekend, Mantervention, The Final Girls, and Nightlight.

* 12/27/1991

Fumiko Orikasa(49)

Actress | Taito, Tokyo (JP)

Fumiko Orikasa (折笠 富美子, Orikasa Fumiko, born December 27, 1974) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She has been the voice of Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach, Meyrin Hawke in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Chun-Li in Street Fighter, Kanade Minamino/Cure Rhythm in Suite PreCure, Lotte Yanson in Little Witch Academia and Riza Hawkeye in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

* 12/27/1974

Maryam d'Abo(63)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Maryam d'Abo (born 27 December 1960) is a British actress, best known as Bond girl Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights.

* 12/27/1960

Aaron Stanford(47)

Actor | Westford, Massachusetts (US)

Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor best known for his roles in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand as well as The Hills Have Eyes.

* 12/27/1976

Ok Taec-yeon(35)

Actor | Busan (KR)

Ok Taec-yeon, known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the main rapper of the South Korean boy group 2PM. (Wiki)

* 12/27/1988

Gennie James(47)

Actress

Gennie James is an American former child actress. She acted in several television movies and series between 1984 and 1988 and had the main role in 1987's The Secret Garden as young Mary Lennox. She won a Young Artist Award in 1987 for Papa Was a Preacher. She was nominated on three additional occasions: in 1985 for Places in the Heart, in 1987 for Alex: The Life of a Child and in 1989 for The Secret Garden.

* 12/27/1976

Chyna(† 46)

Actress | Rochester, New York (US)
† died 8 years ago

Chynawas a former Americanprofessional wrestler,actress,bodybuilderandpornographic film actresswho was under contract toVivid Entertainment. Chyna first rose to prominence upon debuting in theprofessional wrestling promotionWWE in 1997, where she performed under thering nameChyna and was billed as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giantwas already billed as theeighth). A member of thestableD-Generation X, she held theWWE Intercontinental Championship(the first female wrestler to do so) andWWE Women's Championship, and was the first female wrestler to participate in theRoyal RumbleandKing of the Ringevents. Since leaving the WWE in 2001, Chyna had wrestled sporadically, most notably withNew Japan Pro Wrestlingin 2002 andTotal Nonstop Action Wrestlingin 2011. Laurer had a strained relationship with her family. She last saw her mother at the age of sixteen, and she claimed that her father never got over her decision not to join the FBI. She also alleged that her father took out several student loans in her name and without her knowledge, leaving her with $40,000 in debt. On an episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008, Laurer claimed to have a bad relationship with all of her family members, including her siblings. In September 2010, Laurer was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping medication. As of February 2015, Laurer had reestablished a good relationship with her mother; her father died in May 2014.Laurer taught English in Japan.On February 9, 2015, during a WWE Network podcast with Steve Austin, Triple H mentioned that Chyna deserved to be in the WWE Hall of Fame but that problems with children Googling her prohibited it. After being in contact with Vince Russo she claimed in an interview that Triple H had hit her, which he later called a false statement.DeathOn April 20, 2016, Laurer was found dead at her home in Redondo Beach, California. She had been taking medication for anxiety and sleep deprivation. An official statement was posted to her Twitter account, saying "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero ... She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her.".

* 12/27/1969

Hayley Williams(35)

Actress | Meridian, Mississippi (US)

Hayley Nichole Williams(born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock bandParamore.In 2004, she formed Paramore alongsideJosh Farro,Zac Farro, andJeremy Davis. The band currently consists of Hayley Williams, Zac Farro andTaylor York. The band has released five studio albums:All We Know Is Falling(2005),Riot!(2007),Brand New Eyes(2009),Paramore(2013), andAfter Laughter(2017).Williams recorded the song "Teenagers" for the soundtrack ofJennifer's Body (2009) and has collaborated with artists such asOctober Fall,The Chariot,Set Your Goals,ZeddandNew Found Glory. In 2010, she was featured on the single "Airplanes" byB.o.B.It peaked at number two on the U.S.BillboardHot 100. A sequel to the song, "Airplanes, Part II", features new verses from B.o.B. and a verse fromEminem, while Williams' vocals remain the same. This collaboration led to aGrammynomination forBest Pop Collaboration with Vocals.Williams released her debut solo single, "Simmer", on January 22, 2020, and announced on the same day that her debut studio album,Petals for Armor, would be released on May 8, 2020. The album was preceded by two EPs entitledPetals for Armor IandIIthat make up the first two-thirds of the album. Her second solo record,Flowers for Vases/Descansos, was released less than a year later on February 5, 2021.Other ventures she has explored include online beauty and music seriesKiss-Offon Popular TV launched in 2015 and the hair-dye company Good Dye Young, launched in 2016.

 
* 12/27/1988

Theresa Randle(59)

Actress | Los Angeles, California (US)

Theresa E. Randle is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as Malcolm X (1992), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Space Jam (1996), Spawn (1997) and the Bad Boys franchise (1995–2020).

* 12/27/1964

Ian Gomez(59)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Ian Braque Gomez (born December 27, 1964) is an American actor known for his comedic TV work, which includes series-regular roles as Javier on Felicity and Andy on Cougar Town.

* 12/27/1964

Sinéad Keenan(46)

Actress | Dublin (IE)

Sinéad Keenan is an Irish actress with a wide range of television, film and stage credits. Keenan is best known to Irish viewers for playing Farrah Phelan in Fair City and is best known to UK viewers for playing the role of werewolf Nina Pickering on BBC Three's supernatural drama Being Human.

* 12/27/1977
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