Scott Baio Biography (1961-)

Actor Scott James Vincent Baio was born September 22, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian immigrants Mario and Rose Baio. His older brother and sister, Steven Baio (who is also an actor) and Stephanie Baio, are twins.

Baio turned into a tough street kid and his mother feared he was heading for a life of juvenile delinquency. Since his…

Chris Isaak Biography (1956-)

Singer, songwriter, musician, actor. Born Christopher Joseph Isaak on June 26th, 1956, in Stockton, California.

He grew up in the blue-collar town of Stockton as the son of a forklift operator. Borrowing his brother’s guitar, Isaak taught himself how to play and started writing songs as a teenager. He found early inspiration in country musicians, such as Hank Williams,…

Ralph Fiennes Biography (1962-)

Actor, born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, UK, the eldest of seven children, including brother of Joseph Fiennes. He is an eighth cousin of Prince Charles.

Fiennes studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London before joining the National Theatre (1987) and the Royal Shakespeare Company (1989–90). His film debut was in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights…

Ryan Gosling Biography (1980-)

Actor. Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980 in London, Ontario, Canada. Raised a Mormon in Ontario, he suffered from Attention Deficit Disorder and struggled in school. In 1993, he joined the Mickey Mouse Club (fellow Mousketeers included Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake) and was soon starring in the popular teen series Young Hercules and Breaker High.

Gosling made…

Denis Leary Biography (1957-)

Comedian, actor, writer, producer. Born on August 18, 1957, in Worcester, Massachusetts. After becoming popular as a fast-talking, sarcastic comedian in the 1990s, Denis Leary has demonstrated his ability to be a dramatic performer and creative force behind the camera. Born into a blue-collar Irish family, he did not consider an acting career until a teacher persuaded him to…

Sean Lennon Biography (1975-)

Singer, songwriter, musician and actor. Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born in New York, New York, on October 9, 1975. He is the only child of the founding member of the English rock band The Beatles, John Lennon, and his avant-garde artist wife, Yoko Ono.

Lennon was born on his father’s 35th birthday. After Sean’s birth, John quit the music…

Bret Michaels Biography (1963-)

Singer, songwriter, actor, television personality. Born Bret Michael Sychak on March 15, 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (some sources say Butler, Pennsylvania). Usually seen wearing his trademark bandanas and cowboy hats, Bret Michaels became a rock icon as the frontman of Poison, one of the biggest hair metal bands of the 1980s. He has also recently become a reality television…

Josh Brolin Biography (1968-)

Actor. Born on February 12, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. The son of actor James Brolin and wildlife activist Jane Cameron Agee, Josh Brolin grew up in Paso Robles, California, a rural community focused on farming and raising horses. Brolin’s parents divorced in the early 1980s, forcing him to spend time between their two households.

In high school, Brolin discovered…

Chris Brown Biography (1989-)

Singer, songwriter, actor. Born on May 5, 1989, in Tappahannock, Virginia. Although he is still in his teens, Chris Brown is already on his way to music superstardom with his smooth voice, amazing dance moves, and boy-next-door charm. Growing up in a small town of roughly 2,000 people, he was a born entertainer. Brown enjoyed singing in his church…

Laurence Fishburne Biography (1961-)

Actor. Born Laurence Fishburne III on July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia. Raised in Brooklyn by his mother after his parents’ divorce, Fishburne starting acting at age 12. He appeared primarily on television, including One Life to Live and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, and made his film debut at age 15 in Apocalypse Now.

It wasn’t until the 1990s when Fishburne…

Mekhi Phifer Biography (1974-)

Actor. Born Mekhi Thira Phifer on December 29th, 1974, in Harlem, New York. Phifer was raised in a single-parent family; his father left his mother, Rhoda, when she was a 24-year-old college student. He often attributes his success to his mother’s no-nonsense parenting style. “I never met my father,” he says. “But my mother taught me everything. She…