20th-century American actors

The list 20th-century American actors includes Jared Leto, Paul Walker, Ian Somerhalder, Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Wesley. The list consists of 3,424 members and 5 sublists.

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Jared Leto

American actor and musician

Overview: Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, Leto achieved recognition for his role as Jordan ...

Date of birth: 26 December 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Thet Thinn (Dating)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 163T
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Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Overview: Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Date of birth: 12 September 1973

Date of death: 30 November 2013

Age: 40 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Christians from California 116T

Male actors of German descent 670T

American car collectors 39T
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Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

Overview: John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He is regarded as one of the most notable film stars. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Yulia Vlasova (Dating)

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Winthrop family 116T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Male actors of English descent 380T
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Jake Gyllenhaal

American actor (born 1980)

Overview: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. He began ...

Date of birth: 19 December 1980

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jeanne Cadieu (Dating)

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21st-century American Jews 3,017T

Male actors of English descent 380T

Columbia College (New York) alumni 1,538T
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Ian Somerhalder

American actor and model

Overview: Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor, model, activist and director. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost, Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural ...

Date of birth: 8 December 1978

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Nikki Reed (Married)

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Male models from Louisiana 7T

Male actors from New Orleans, Louisiana 91T

20th-century American male actors 9,131T
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Brad Pitt

American actor

Overview: William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He has received multiple awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award for his acting, in addition ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1963

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Ines de Ramon (Dating)

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Time 100 250T

Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 102T

Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 77T
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Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor (born 1974)

Overview: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (, born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and environmentalist. He has often played unconventional parts, particularly in biopics and period films. As of 2019 ...

Date of birth: 11 November 1974

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Vittoria Ceretti (Dating)

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Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Vegetarians 380T

Method actors 91T
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Paul Wesley

American actor and director (born 1982)

Overview: Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski (born July 23, 1982), known professionally as Paul Wesley and formerly as Paul Wasilewski, is an American actor and director. He is known for his lead role as Stefan Salvatore on ...

Date of birth: 23 July 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Natalie Kuckenburg (Dating)

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Actors from Middlesex County, New Jersey 50T

Actors from Monmouth County, New Jersey 68T

Marlboro High School alumni 18T
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Tyler Hoechlin

American actor

Overview: Tyler Lee Hoechlin (born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. Initially earning recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film Road to Perdition, Hoechlin went on to star as Martin ...

Date of birth: 11 September 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 337T

Male actors of Irish descent 681T

Male actors of German descent 670T
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Michael Jackson

American singer (1958–2009)

Overview: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1958

Date of death: 25 June 2009

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Presley family 9T

20th-century African-American male singers 999T

20th-century American male singers 1,989T
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Logan Lerman

American actor

Overview: Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor, known for playing the title role in the fantasy-adventure Percy Jackson films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring ...

Date of birth: 19 January 1992

Age: 32

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Analuisa Corrigan (Engaged)

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Male actors from Beverly Hills, California 32T

Jewish American male actors 1,033T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T
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Wilmer Valderrama

American actor

Overview: Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is an American actor, producer, singer and television personality. He is best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006) and as ...

Date of birth: 30 January 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Amanda Pacheco (Engaged)

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Male actors from Miami, Florida 93T

Male actors from Florida 169T

Male actors from Los Angeles, California 1,359T
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Will Smith

American actor and rapper (born 1968)

Overview: Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jada Pinkett Smith (Married)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 364T

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 214T

20th-century African-American male singers 1,001T
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Wentworth Miller

Golden Globe-nominated British-born American actor

Overview: Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born American actor and screenwriter. He rose to prominence following his starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox series Prison Break, for ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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LGBT Black British people 63T

Male actors from Oxfordshire 38T

Male models from New York (state) 57T
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Vin Diesel

American actor (born 1967)

Overview: Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the ...

Date of birth: 18 July 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Paloma Jiménez (Long-Term)

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Film producers from New York (state) 581T

Screenwriters from New York (state) 1,175T

Fraternal twins 23T
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Tyrese Gibson

American, Actor

Overview: Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1978

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American video jockeys 53T

Male models from Los Angeles 10T

African-American male singer-songwriters 389T
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Tupac Shakur

American, Rapper

Overview: Tupac Amaru Shakur (TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and songwriter. Considered ...

Date of birth: 16 June 1971

Date of death: 13 September 1996

Age: 25 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Male actors from Manhattan 323T

20th-century African-American writers 784T

20th-century African-American musicians 882T
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Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)

Overview: Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of ...

Date of birth: 2 May 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Lauren Hashian (Married)

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Royal Rumble winners 32T

President William McKinley High School alumni 27T

World Tag Team Champions (WWE) 164T
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Shia LaBeouf

Actor

Overview: Shia Saide LaBeouf ( ; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He played Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, a role for which he received a Young ...

Date of birth: 11 June 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Mia Goth (Married)

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BAFTA Rising Star Award winners 18T

People with post-traumatic stress disorder 63T

Method actors 78T
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Seth MacFarlane

American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer (born 1973)

Overview: Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy (1999–present) and The Orville ( ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1973

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American parodists 175T

Singer-songwriters from Connecticut 68T

20th-century American male singers 1,964T