Nicole Kidman
(Actor)
.. Satine
Born:
June 20, 1967
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Trivia:
Once relegated to decorative parts for years and long acknowledged as the wife of Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman spent the latter half of the 1990s and the first decade of the new millennium earning much-deserved critical respect. Standing a willowy 5'11" and sporting one of Hollywood's most distinctive heads of frizzy red hair, the Australian actress first entered the American mindset with her role opposite Cruise in Days of Thunder (1990), but it wasn't until she starred as a homicidal weather girl in Gus Van Sant's 1995 To Die For that she achieved recognition as a thespian of considerable range and talent. Though many assume that the heavily-accented Kidman hails from down under, she was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 20, 1967, to Australian parents. Her family, who lived on the island because of a research project that employed Kidman's biochemist father, then moved to Washington, D.C. for the next three years. After her father's project reached completion, Nicole and her family returned to Australia.Raised in the upper-middle-class Sydney suburb of Longueville for the remainder of the 1970s and well into the eighties, Kidman grew up infused with a love of the arts, particularly dance and theatre. Kidman took refuge in the theater, and landed her first professional role at the age of 14, when she starred in Bush Christmas (1983), a TV movie about a group of kids who band together with an Aborigine to find their stolen horse. Brian Trenchard-Smith's BMX Bandits (1983) -- an adventure film/teen movie -- followed , with Kidman as the lead character, Judy; it opened to solid reviews. Kidman then worked for the gifted John Duigan (The Winter of Our Dreams, Romero) twice, first as one of the two adolescent leads of the Duigan-directed "Room to Move" episode of the Australian TV series Winners (1985) and, more prestigiously, as the star of Duigan's acclaimed miniseries Vietnam (1987).In 1988, Kidman got another major break when she was tapped to star in Phillip Noyce's Dead Calm (1989). A psychological thriller about a couple (Kidman and Sam Neill) who are terrorized by a young man they rescue from a sinking ship (Billy Zane), the film helped to establish the then-21-year-old Kidman as an actress of considerable mettle. That same year, her starring performance in the made-for-TV Bangkok Hilton further bolstered her reputation. By now a rising star in Australia, Kidman began to earn recognition across the Pacific. In 1989, Tom Cruise picked her for a starring role in her first American feature, Tony Scott's Days of Thunder (1990). The film, a testosterone-saturated drama about a racecar driver (Cruise), cast Kidman as the neurologist who falls in love with him. A sizable hit, it had the added advantage of introducing Kidman to Cruise, whom she married in December of 1990.Following a role as Dustin Hoffman's moll in Robert Benton's Billy Bathgate (1991), and a supporting turn as a snotty boarding school senior in the masterful Flirting (1991), which teamed her with Duigan a third time, Kidman collaborated with Cruise on their second film together, Far and Away (1992). Despite their joint star quality, gorgeous cinematography, and adequate direction by Ron Howard, critics panned the lackluster film.Kidman's subsequent projects, My Life and Malice ( both 1993), were similarly disappointing, despite scattered favorable reviews. Batman Forever (1995), in which she played the hero's love interest, Dr. Chase Meridian, fared somewhat better, but did little in the way of establishing Kidman as a serious actress even as it raked in mile-high returns at the summer box office. Kidman finally broke out of her window-dressing typecasting when Gus Van Sant enlisted her to portray the ruthless protagonist of To Die For (1995). Directed from a Buck Henry script, this uber-dark comedy casts Kidman as Suzanne Stone, a television broadcaster ready and eager to commit one homicide after another to propel herself to the top. Displaying a gift for impeccable comic timing, she earned Golden Globe and National Broadcast Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress. Further critical praise greeted Kidman's performance as Isabel Archer in Jane Campion's 1996 adaptation of Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady. Now regarded as one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood, Kidman starred opposite George Clooney in the big-budget action extravaganza The Peacemaker (1997) and opposite Sandra Bullock in the frothy Practical Magic (1998). In 1999, Kidman starred in one of her most controversial films to date, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle and cloaked in secrecy from the beginning of its production, the film also stars Cruise as Kidman's physician husband. During the spring and summer of 1999, the media unsurprisingly hyped the couple's onscreen pairing as the two major selling points. However, despite an added measure of intrigue from Kubrick's death only weeks after shooting wrapped, Eyes Wide Shut repeated the performance of prior Kubrick efforts by opening to a radically mixed reaction.As the new millennium arrived, problems began to erupt between Kidman and Tom Cruise; divorce followed soon after, and the tabloids swirled with talk of new relationships for the both of them. She concurrently plunged into a string of daring, eccentric film roles much edgier than what she had done before. The trend began with a role in Jez Butterworth's Birthday Girl (2001) as a Russian mail order bride, and Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge (2001), which cast her, in the lead, as a courtesan in a 19th century Paris hopped up with late 20th century pop songs. The picture dazzled some and alienated others, but once again, journalists flocked to Kidman's side.Following this success (the picture gleaned a Best Picture nod but failed to win), Kidman gained even more positive notice for her turn as an icy mother after the key to a dark mystery in Alejandro Amenabar's spooky throwback, The Others. When the 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards finally arrived, Kidman received nominations for her memorable performances in both films. Though it couldn't have been any further from her flamboyant turn in Moulin Rouge, Kidman's camouflaged role as Virginia Woolf in the following year's The Hours (2002) (she wears little makeup and a prosthetic nose), for which she delivered a mesmerizing and haunting performance, kept the Oscar and Golden Globe nominations steadily flowing in for the acclaimed actress. The fair-haired beauty finally snagged the Best Actress Oscar that had been so elusive the year before. Post-Oscar, Kidman continued to take on challenging work. She played the lead role in Lars von Trier's Dogville, although she declined to continue in Von Trier's planned trilogy of films about that character. She swung for the Oscar fences again in 2003 as the female lead in Cold Mountain, but it was co-star Renee Zellweger who won the statuette that year. Kidman did solid work for Jonathan Glazer in the Jean-Claude Carriere-penned Birth, as a woman revisited by the incarnation of her dead husband in a small child's body, but stumbled with a pair of empty-headed comedies, Frank Oz's The Stepford Wives and Nora Ephron's Bewitched (both 2005), that her skills could not save. She worked with Sean Penn in the political thriller The Interpreter in 2005. For the most part, Kidman continued to stretch herself with increasingly demanding and arty roles throughout 2006. In Steven Shainberg's Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Kidman plays controversial housewife-cum-photographer Diane Arbus. Meanwhile, Kidman returned to popcorn pictures by playing Mrs. Coulter in Chris Weitz's massive, $150-million fantasy adventure The Golden Compass (2007), adapted from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series of books. She also headlined the sci-fi thriller The Invasion, a loose remake of the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Also in 2007, Kidman teamed up with Noah Baumbach for a starring role as a supremely dysfunctional mother in Margot at the Wedding (2007). The actress then set out to recapture her Moulin Rouge musical success with a turn in director Rob Marshall's 8 1/2 remake Nine (2009), teamed up with indie cause-célèbre John Cameron Mitchell and Aaron Eckhart for the psychologically-charged domestic drama Rabbit Hole (2010), and starred opposite Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in the Dennis Dugan-helmed comedy Go With It (2011). Kidman would spend the next few years continuing her high level of activity, appearing in movies like Trespass and The Paperboy.
Ewan McGregor
(Actor)
.. Christian
Born:
March 31, 1971
Birthplace: Crieff, Scotland
Trivia:
Ewan McGregor rocketed to fame over a short period of time, thanks to a brilliant turn as a heroin addict in Trainspotting and the good fortune of being selected by George Lucas and co. to portray the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. Because Menace arrived amid concomitant fanfare and massive prerelease expectations in early summer 1999, McGregor's appearance in the new trilogy drew a whirlwind of media attention and elicited a series of roles in additional box-office blockbusters, launching the then 28-year-old actor into megastardom. Born on March 31, 1971, in the Scottish town of Crieff, on the southern edge of the Highlands, McGregor joined the Perth Repertory Theatre after high school graduation and subsequently trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His studies at Guildhall led to a key role in Dennis Potter's 1993 Lipstick on Your Collar, a made-for-television musical comedy set during the Suez Crisis. That same year, McGregor received first billing in the British television miniseries Scarlet & Black, an adaptation of Henri Beyle Stendhal's 1830 period novel about a young social climber in post-Napoleonic, late 19th century Europe. McGregor made a well-pedigreed cinematic debut, with a bit part in Bill Forsyth's episodic American drama Being Human (1993), starring Robin Williams. The picture, however, undeservedly flopped and closed almost as soon as it opened, rendering McGregor's contribution ineffectual. The actor continued to turn up on television on both sides of the Atlantic until late 1996; some of his more notable work during this period includes his turn as a beleaguered gunman in an episode of ER and the Cold War episode of Tales From the Crypt, in which he plays a vampiric thief. McGregor landed his cinematic breakthrough role with Danny Boyle's noirish, heavily stylized Shallow Grave (1994). In that film, he essays the role of Alex, a journalist who finds himself in a horrendous position after a murder. He appeared in Carl Prechezer's little-seen British surfing parable Blue Juice (1995) and Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book (1996) before losing almost 30 pounds and shaving his head for his turn as heroin addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting, his sophomore collaboration with Danny Boyle, which gained the attention of critics and audiences worldwide. McGregor then took a 180-degree turn (and projected unflagging versatility) by portraying Frank Churchill in the elegant historical comedy Emma (1996).McGregor continued to work at an impressive pace after Emma, with appearances in Brassed Off (1996), Nightwatch (1998), The Serpent's Kiss (1997), and yet another project with Danny Boyle, the 1997 fantasy A Life Less Ordinary. (The latter film concludes on a raffish note, with an animated puppet of Ewan McGregor dressed in a kilt that bears the McGregor family tartan). In 1998, the actor signed to appear in the Star Wars prequels. (Lucas' decision to hire McGregor for Obi-Wan in the Star Wars prequels was hardly capricious; his uncle, Denis Lawson, had appeared as Wedge Antilles, decades earlier, in the original three installments of the series.) That same year, McGregor contributed a fine performance to Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine, with his portrayal of an iconoclastic, Iggy Pop-like singer during the 1970s glam rock era.As the new millennium dawned, McGregor had a full slate of projects before him, including several for his own production shingle, Natural Nylon, co-founded by McGregor and fellow actors Jude Law, Sean Pertwee, Sadie Frost, and fellow Trainspotter Jonny Lee Miller. Pat Murphy's biopic Nora (2000, co-produced by Wim Wenders' banner Road Movies Filmproduktion and by Metropolitan pictures), represented one of the first films to emerge from this production house. As a dramatization of the real-life relationship between James Joyce and Nora Barnacle, Nora stars McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch as the eponymous Nora. The actor stayed in period costume for his other film that year, Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge. Set in 1899 Paris, it stars McGregor as a young poet who becomes enmeshed in the city's sex, drugs, and cancan scene and embarks on a tumultuous relationship with a courtesan (Nicole Kidman). Following a turn in Black Hawk Down (2001), McGregor reprised his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the eagerly anticipated Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones. 2003 saw McGregor taking advantage of an odd quirk. Years prior, a magazine had commented on the uncanny resemblance between the young Scotch actor and the legendary Albert Finney as a young man. In dire need of a twenty- or thirty-something to portray Finney's younger self for his fantasy Big Fish, Tim Burton cast McGregor in the role; he fit the bill with something close to utter perfection. In that same year's erotic drama Young Adam (directed by David Mackenzie and originally screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival), McGregor plays one of two barge workers unlucky enough to dredge up the nearly naked corpse of a young woman. The young actor also starred alongside Renée Zellweger, who, fresh from the success of Chicago, played the unlikely love interest of McGregor's preening, sexist Catcher Block in Down With Love, director Peyton Reed's homage to '60s romantic comedies. McGregor returned to the role of Obie-Wan Kenobi once again in 2005 for Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, the final film in George Lucas' epic saga. That same year, he lent his voice to the computer-animated family film Robots and starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in Michael Bay's big-budget sci-fi actioner The Island. He also secured the lead role of Sam Foster, a psychiatrist attempting to locate a suicidal patient, in Finding Neverland director Marc Forster's follow-up to that earlier hit, the mindbender Stay. Though that picture died a quick death at the box office, McGregor returned the following year as Ian Rider, a secret agent whose assassination sparks the adventure of a lifetime for his young nephew, in Geoffrey Sax's Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. The film only had a limited run in the U.S., and was panned by critics.In late 2006, McGregor once again demonstrated his crossover appeal with turns in two much artier films: Scenes of a Sexual Nature and Miss Potter. The former -- Ed Blum's directorial debut, from a script by Aschlin Ditta -- is an ensemble piece about the illusions and realities in the relationships of seven British couples over the course of an afternoon on Hampstead Heath. The latter -- director Chris Noonan's long-awaited follow-up to his 1995 hit Babe -- is a biopic on the life of the much-loved children's author Beatrix Potter (played by Renée Zellweger). McGregor portrays Norman, her editor and paramour.McGregor was next cast in Marcel Langenegger's 2007 thriller The Tourist as Jonathan, an accountant who meets his dream girl at a local strip club but immediately becomes the prime suspect when the woman vanishes, and is accused of a multimillion-dollar theft. Over the coming years, McGregor would appear in a number of successful films, like Incendiary, Cassandra's Dream, I Love You, Phillip Morris, Amelia, Beginners, and Haywire.McGregor married French-born production designer Eve Mavrakis in 1995, with whom he has three children.
John Leguizamo
(Actor)
.. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Born:
July 22, 1964
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Trivia:
John Leguizamo is a Colombian-born comedian and actor best known for his memorable, often sharply satirical, characterizations of Latinos on stage and in films. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York clubs and as a performer in small independent feature films. These engagements led to his playing small roles in major features such as Casualties of War (1989) and Die Hard 2 (1990) where he was typically cast as a violent, unsavory fellow; none of these films seemed to utilize his talents and potential on film. Leguizamo has fared better in smaller films such as Time Expired (1991). His stage career also continues to grow. For his one-man show Mambo Mouth, a scathing look at Hispanic stereotypes, he won awards and great acclaim. His follow-up play Spic-o-Rama is equally funny and thought provoking. Leguizamo played his first leading film role in Super Mario Brothers. (1993). That year he also played an important and acclaimed role in De Palma's Carlito's Way. In 1995 he finished two movies, A Pyromaniac's Love Story and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar where he played the lovely drag queen Miss Chi Chi Rodriguez. That year, Leguizamo also created, scripted, executive produced and starred in a sketch comedy show on Fox, House of Buggin. Done in the style of Fox's smash hit series In Living Color, Leguizamo's show was billed as the first show of its kind to feature an all Latino cast. Unfortunately, though the show received good ratings, it failed to attract an audience and was cancelled after only a few months. The Colombian funnyman has since returned to feature films. In 1996, he starred, wrote and co-produced another showcase for his talents, The Pest.
Jim Broadbent
(Actor)
.. Harold Zidler
Born:
May 24, 1949
Birthplace: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Trivia:
One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent has been giving reliably excellent performances on the stage and screen for years. Particularly known for his numerous collaborations with director Mike Leigh, Broadbent was shown to superlative effect in Leigh's Topsy-Turvy, winning the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for his portrayal of British lyricist and playwright W.S. Gilbert.Born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1949, Broadbent trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Following his 1972 graduation, he began his professional career on the stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as part of the National Theatre of Brent, a two-man troupe he co-founded that performed reduced histories. In addition to his theatrical work, Broadbent did steady work on television, acting for such directors as Mike Newell and Stephen Frears. Broadbent made his film debut in 1978 with a small part in Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout. He went on to work with such directors as Stephen Frears (The Hit, 1984) and Terry Gilliam (Time Bandits [1981], Brazil [1985]), but it was through his collaboration with Leigh that Broadbent first became known to an international film audience. In 1991, he starred in Leigh's Life Is Sweet, a domestic comedy that cast him as a good-natured cook who dreams of running his own business. Broadbent gained further visibility the following year with substantial roles in Neil Jordan's The Crying Game and Newell's Enchanted April, and he could subsequently be seen in such diverse fare as Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Widows' Peak (1994), Richard Loncraine's highly acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III (1996), and Little Voice (1998), the last of which cast him as a seedy nightclub owner. Appearing primarily as a character actor in these films, Broadbent took center stage for Leigh's Topsy-Turvy (1999), imbuing the mercurial W.S. Gilbert with emotional complexity and comic poignancy. Roles in Bridget Jones's Diary, Moulin Rogue, and Iris made 2001 quite a marquee year for Broadbent; the actor earned both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his affecting turn in Iris.He remained one of the most respected actors of his generation and continued to work steadily for directors all over the world. In 2002 he was cast in Martin Scorsese's epic historical drama Gangs of New York. In 2003 he took a cameo part in Bright Young Things. In 2004 he returned for the Bridget Jones sequel, and took a bit part in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake. He worked in a number o animated films including Doogal, Valiant, and Robots. In 2007 he had the title role in Longford, a historical drama about the infamous Moor Murders, and the next year he was part of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls.As the 2010's continued, Broadbent would remain a vital, respected, and beloved force on screen, appearing most memorably in projects like The Young Victoria and The Iron Lady.
Richard Roxburgh
(Actor)
.. Duke
Born:
January 23, 1962
Birthplace: Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Trivia:
A handsome, sharp-featured actor who has played everything from action baddies to charming romantic comedy leads, Australian actor Richard Roxburgh became a familiar face to international audiences thanks to roles in such high-profile Hollywood features as Moulin Rouge and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Born the youngest of six siblings in Albury, Australia, Roxburgh's interest in acting wasn't sparked until he became somewhat disillusioned with studying economics (his father was a successful accountant) at A.N.U. in Canberra. An interest in acting prompted the young Roxburgh to enroll in Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Arts, though it wasn't a successful film career to which he aspired, but one in the theater. He gained a reputation as a talented actor and stage director capable of both classic and contemporary work, and soon found his star rising in Europe as well. The actor had an early supporting role in the made-for-TV feature The Saint: Fear in Fun Park, which showed the stage-oriented actor possessing remarkable onscreen charisma. Though he continued to work on-stage, Roxburgh also began making appearances in television miniseries, and grew increasingly comfortable in front of the cameras. After more supporting roles in such features as Billy's Holiday (1995) and Children of the Revolution (1996), Roxburgh landed his first feature lead in the country & western-themed road movie Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) -- a role that earned the rising star an AFI award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. That same year, he charmed Australian audiences opposite Cate Blanchett in the romantic comedy Thank God He Met Lizzie as a reluctant groom whose fantasies about an ex-girlfriend threaten to sour his wedding day. Though Roxburgh's onscreen exposure, to this point, had been limited mostly to European audiences, all of that changed in the early 2000s. Cast as the villainous henchman in John Woo's high-profile sequel Mission: Impossible II, Roxburgh made quite an impression despite his limited screen time. The following year, he made even more of an impact on international audiences thanks to a role as the sniveling Duke of Worcester in Baz Luhrmann's breakout musical hit Moulin Rouge. Roxburgh's later role as legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes in 2002's The Hound of the Baskervilles courted controversy by depicting Holmes as a drug addict, and, in 2003, he suited up to fight crime once again in the comic book adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Roxburgh played another famous character -- Count Dracula -- in the eagerly anticipated horror feature Van Helsing in 2004.
Kylie Minogue
(Actor)
.. Green Fairy
Born:
May 28, 1968
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Trivia:
Started her acting career at the age of 12 playing roles in soap operas. In 1986, sang Little Eva's Locomotion at a benefit concert and was noticed by a record producer who signed her up the following year. Starred as Charlene in Neighbours from 1986 to 1988. Released her debut studio album Kylie in 1988. Was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and had to cancel a tour to undergo surgery and chemotherapy, eventually making a full recovery. In 2008, appointed an OBE for services to Music. In 2011, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. In 2012, began "K25", a year-long celebration of her 25 years in the music industry. In 2014, launched One Note Against Cancer, an organisation designed to help cancer research.
Christine Anu
(Actor)
.. Arabia
Matthew Whittet
(Actor)
.. Satie
Kerry Walker
(Actor)
.. Marie
Caroline O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Nini
David Wenham
(Actor)
.. Audrey
Born:
September 21, 1965
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Trivia:
David Wenham is a versatile, red-haired actor whose chameleon-like ability to disappear into his characters has found him successful in everything from large-scale epics to intimate domestic dramas. His success on the stages of his native Australia eventually led him to international success thanks to roles in such acclaimed features as Moulin Rouge (2001) and the final two entries in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The youngest of seven siblings, Wenham was raised in Merrickville, Australia. The aspiring actor honed his craft at the University of Western Australia before making an impression on television audiences with a role in the popular small-screen drama Sons and Daughters in the mid-'80s. As the '90s rolled in, so did the film roles, and after a memorable turn as an embittered ex-convict in the stage play The Boys, Wenham landed parts in such features as Greenkeeping (1992) and the Hollywood sci-fi action film No Escape. In 1996, he found critical acclaim when he transferred his role as a pyromaniac in Cosi from stage to screen. After taking on a handful of small film and television parts, Wenham once again reprised a theater role with the release of The Boys in 1998. His big-screen portrayal of the explosive ex-convict who returns home after a short sting in prison found Wenham the darling of Australian critics. With a popular role in the 1998 Australian Broadcasting Company series SeaChange, Wenham earned a reputation as a reluctant sex symbol, as well as a nomination at the Australian Film Institute Awards. The following year, he took on the role of a philanthropic priest attempting to console lepers in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien, once again earning an AFI nomination for Best Actor. Though subsequent performances in Better Than Sex (2000) and Russian Doll (2001) earned Wenham even more critical acclaim overseas, it was his role as a transvestite playwright in director Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge that gave the rising star his first true taste of international success. By this time, it was clear that Wenham could carry a film, and with his turn as a mathematics wizard with an innovative plan for predicting the stock market in The Bank, he proved this once and for all. In 2002, he followed a supporting performance in The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course with a role as a heroin dealer in Pure. Later that same year, Wenham truly found an international audience when he joined the hugely successful The Lord of the Rings franchise as Faramir in its second installment, The Two Towers. 2003 proved an exhaustive year for the increasingly busy actor, as he starred in the Australian slice-of-life miniseries After the Deluge and the crime comedy Gettin' Square, for which he won the AFI award for Best Actor. Wenham then returned to the role of Faramir in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, making an even greater impression with more emotional scenes and screen time. By then, Wenham was a recognizable international talent, and following a pair of Australian television appearances, he turned up alongside Hugh Jackman in the 2004 action fantasy Van Helsing.
Natalie Jackson Mendoza
(Actor)
.. China Doll
Born:
August 12, 1980
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Lara Mulcahy
(Actor)
.. Mome Fromage
Garry McDonald
(Actor)
.. The Doctor
Jacek Koman
(Actor)
.. The Unconscious Argentinian
Deobia Oparei
(Actor)
.. Le Chocolat
Linal Haft
(Actor)
.. Warner
Keith Robinson
(Actor)
.. Le Petomane
Peter Whitford
(Actor)
.. Stage Manager
Norman Kaye
(Actor)
.. Doctor
Born:
January 17, 1927
Trivia:
Costarring actor, onscreen from Lonely Hearts (1982). He is a major stage actor.
Arthur Dignam
(Actor)
.. The Father
Born:
September 09, 1939
Trivia:
Supporting actor Arthur Dignam first appeared onscreen in the '70s.
Carole Skinner
(Actor)
.. Landlady
Jonathan Hardy
(Actor)
.. Man in the Moon
Born:
September 20, 1940
Died:
September 30, 2012
Kiruna Stamell
(Actor)
.. La Petite Princess
Laszlo Lukas
(Actor)
.. Conductor
Anthony Young
(Actor)
.. Orchestra Member
Wilson Alcorn
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Kerry Casey
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Peter Collingwood
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Tim Eliott
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Nicole Fantl
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Judy Howard
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Harold Kissin
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Paul Maybury
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Caroline Nahlous
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Scott Peters
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
David Whitford
(Actor)
.. Audience Member
Judii Eldred
(Actor)
.. Female Patron
Ray Chambers
(Actor)
.. Fan Bearer
Darrell Dixon
(Actor)
.. Fan Bearer
Otto Luppo
(Actor)
.. Fan Bearer
Billy Pat
(Actor)
.. Fan Bearer
Adrian Sicari
(Actor)
.. Fan Bearer
Alexander Houle
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Geoffrey Kiem
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Peter Muirhead
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Pat Evans
(Actor)
.. Seamstress
Tara Morice
(Actor)
.. Prostitute
Born:
June 23, 1964
Birthplace: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Trivia:
Played the wallflower Fran in the 1988 stage production of Strictly Ballroom; reprised the role in 1992 for the smash-hit film version. Was a presenter on Play School for a brief period in the 1990s. Wrote and directed the documentary My Biggest Fan in 2008; daughter Ondine was the stills photographer. Sang on the soundtracks for Strictly Ballroom (1992), Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance (2007) and My Biggest Fan (2008). Played Ester in the world premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman—The Musical at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2012.
Daniel Scott
(Actor)
.. Absinthe Drinker/Guitarist
Angus Martin
(Actor)
.. Pawnbroker
Byron Barriga
(Actor)
.. Musician
Waldo Garrido
(Actor)
.. Musician
Reginald Larner
(Actor)
.. Musician
Coralie Eichholtz
(Actor)
.. Moulin Rouge Girl No. 1
Jabe Bromhall
(Actor)
.. Moulin Rouge Girl No. 2
Robert Yearley
(Actor)
.. Coach
John Pagan
(Actor)
.. Old Crone
Patrick Harding-Irmer
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Albin Pahernik
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Aurel Verne
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Dee Donavan
(Actor)
.. Character Rake
Johnny Lockwood
(Actor)
.. Character Rake
Don Reid
(Actor)
.. Character Rake
Greg Poppleton
(Actor)
.. Nervous Nellie
Matt Wilson
(Actor)
.. Slave Trader
Trent Harlow
(Actor)
.. Dancer
Troy Harrison
(Actor)
.. Dancer
Simon Kriszyk
(Actor)
.. Dancer
Chris Pickard
(Actor)
.. Dancer
Thern Reynolds
(Actor)
.. Dancer
David Scotchford
(Actor)
.. Dancer
Veronica Beattie
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Lisa Callingham
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Rosetta Cook
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Fleur Denny
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Kelly Grauer
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Jaclyn Hanson
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Michelle Hopper
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Fallon King
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Wendy McMahon
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Tracie Morley
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Sue-Ellen Shook
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Jenny Wilson
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Luke Alleva
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Andrew Aroustian
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Stephen Colyer
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Steven Grace
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Mark Hodge
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Cameron Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Born:
November 18, 1918
Died:
July 06, 1994
Trivia:
The son of a Pennsylvania minister, actor Cameron Mitchell first appeared on Broadway in 1934, in the Lunts' modern-dress version of Taming of the Shrew. He served as a bombardier during World War II, and for a brief period entertained thoughts of becoming a professional baseball player (he allegedly held an unsigned contract with the Detroit Tigers until the day he died). Mitchell was signed to an MGM contract in 1945, but stardom would elude him until he appeared as Happy in the original 1949 Broadway production of Death of the Salesman. He re-created this role for the 1951 film version, just before signing a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. Throughout the 1950s, Mitchell alternated between likeable characters (the unpretentious business executive in How to Marry a Millionaire [1952]) and hissable ones (Jigger Craigin in Carousel [1956]); his best performance, in the opinion of fans and critics alike, was as drug-addicted boxer Barney Ross in the 1957 biopic Monkey on My Back. Beginning in the 1960s, Mitchell adroitly sidestepped the IRS by appearing in dozens of Spanish and Italian films, only a few of which were released in the U.S. He also starred in three TV series: The Beachcomber (1961), The High Chapparal (1969-1971), and Swiss Family Robinson (1976). Mitchell spent the better part of the 1970s and 1980s squandering his talents in such howlers as The Toolbox Murders, though there were occasional bright moments, notably his performance as a neurotic mob boss in 1982's My Favorite Year. A note for trivia buffs: Cameron Mitchell also appeared in the first CinemaScope film, The Robe (1953). Mitchell was the voice of Jesus in the Crucifixion scene.
Deon Nuku
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Shaun Parker
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Troy Phillips
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Rodney Syaranamual
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Ashley Wallen
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Nathan Wright
(Actor)
.. Montmartre Dance Team Member
Susan Black
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Nicole Brooks
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Danielle Brown
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Anastacia Flewin
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Fiona Cage
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Alex Harrington
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Camilla Jakimowicz
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Rochelle Jones
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Caroline Kaspar
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Mandy Liddell
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Melanie Mackay
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Elise Mann
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Charmaine Martin
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Michelle Wriggles
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Michael Boyd
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Lorry D'Ercole
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Michael Edge
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Glyn Gray
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Craig Haines
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Stephen Holford
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Jamie Jewell
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Jason King
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Ryan Males
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Harlin Martin
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Andrew Micallef
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Jonathan Schmolzer
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Bradley Spargo
(Actor)
.. Paris Dance Team Member
Kip Gamblin
(Actor)
.. Latin Dancer
Dennis Dowlut
(Actor)
.. Cocoliscious Brother
Darren Dowlut
(Actor)
.. Cocoliscious Brother
Nandy McClean
(Actor)
.. Twin
Maya McLean
(Actor)
.. Twin
Pina Conti
(Actor)
.. La Ko Ka Chau
Joseph 'Pepe' Ashton
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Jordan Ashton
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Marcos Falagan
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Mitchel Falagan
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Chris Mayhew
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Hamish McCann
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Adrien Janssen
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Shaun Holloway
(Actor)
.. Tobasco Brother
Scott Gregory
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Brett Praed
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Tony Lynch
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Sotiri Sotiropoulos
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Ian Lind
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Nash Edgerton
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Greg Robinson
(Actor)
.. Stagehand
Natalie Mendoza
(Actor)
Born:
August 12, 1980
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Ozzy Osbourne
(Actor)
.. The Green Fairy
Born:
December 03, 1948
Died:
July 22, 2025
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Trivia:
Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne first gained exposure as co-founder and vocalist of the groundbreaking hard rock band Black Sabbath, which formed in 1969 in Osbourne's hometown of Birmingham, England. After nearly a decade of helping to define the parameters of the heavy metal genre, Osbourne embarked upon a solo career that brought him even more success and infamy. He became a symbol for hard rock excess and outrageousness, thanks to his music's quasi-Satanic imagery, his very public substance abuse, and an assortment of bizarre stunts (such as biting the head off of a dove in front of a roomful of record executives and an arrest for urinating against the Alamo). Osbourne's few silver screen appearances have been cameos in youth-oriented films that play off his image as the ultimate rock & roll heathen, though his interview segment in the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years was one of the few down-to-earth, honest moments in a revealing, and often damning, portrayal of the metal scene's fans and performers. However, it was with the 2002 premiere of the MTV reality series The Osbournes that Ozzy entered the strangest chapter of his career in the public eye. Millions tuned in weekly to peer into the day-to-day life of the Osbourne clan, as captured by a camera crew set up in the family mansion. Ozzy was revealed to be a sweet (if addled) husband and father who loved his wife and children despite the unending chaos and profanity that distinguished their home. The popularity of the series made Osbourne (and the rest of his brood) more famous than ever with many viewers who had never even heard his music. Along with wife Sharon, Ozzy became a symbol of modern parenting for some, and proof of American society's utter dysfunction to others. What's certain is that The Osbournes humanized the long-reviled singer's image and brought Ozzy mainstream television fame that no one could have ever predicted. Over the course of the next decade, Sharon became a celebrity in her own right by spouting off opinions on The Talk and insults on America's Got Talent, and Ozzy continued to rock fans all over the world in addition to being the subject of the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osburne -- a candid documentary that's guaranteed to make fans of The Osbourne's look back at the groundbreaking reality series in a diferent light. Ozzy continued to make music, reuniting with Black Sabbath in 2012 and working on his solo career.
Plácido Domingo
(Actor)
.. Man In The Moon