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Actors Born on September 6

  • 1879 Max Schreck, German stage, silent and sound screen actor (Nosferatu - "Count Orlock"), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1936)
  • 1879 Neal Rev Dodd, American actor (You Belong to Me), born in Fort Madison, Iowa (d. 1966)
  • 1880 Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch cabaret singer and comedian ("M'n Eerste" - "My First"; "The French Governess"), born in Vlissingen, Netherlands (d. 1927)
  • 1881 Charlie Dell, American actor and comedian (Pickle in the Middle), born in New York City (d. 1971)
  • 1885 Otto Kruger, American actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1974)
  • 1890 Clara Kimball Young, American actress (Return of Chandu), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1960)
  • 1893 Irving Bacon, American actor (Branded Men, Fort Ti), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 1965)
  • 1906 Raymond Keane, American actor (Midnight Sun, Love Eagle), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1973)
  • 1909 John Ridgely, American actor (Northern Pursuit, They Died with Their Boots On, Air Force), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1968)
  • 1912 Stephen Murray, English actor (Alice in Wonderland), born in Partney, England (d. 1983)
  • 1930 Bernie Winters [Weinstein], British comedian, actor, and TV presenter (The Big Top Variety Show), born in London, England (d. 1991)
  • 1934 Jody McCrea, American actor (Ben Matheson-Wichita Town), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
  • 1934 Ragaa al-Gedawy, Egyptian actress (The Stranger), born in Ismailia, Egypt (d. 2020)
  • 1935 Bob Bouber [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks) and actor, born in Amsterdam (d. 2019)
  • 1937 Brigid Berlin, American actress (Andy Warhol films), born in New York City (d. 2020)
  • 1937 Jo Anne Worley, American comedienne (Laugh-in), born in Lowell, Indiana
  • 1937 Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican cartoonist (Groo the Wanderer), born in Sant Mateu, Spain
  • 1940 Jackie Trent, English singer-songwriter ("Neighbours" theme) and actress, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme (d. 2015)
  • 1944 Linda Kaye Henning, American actress (Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1944 Swoosie Kurtz, American actress (Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters), born in Omaha, Nebraska

Jane Curtin (76 years old)

1947 American actress (SNL: Kate & Allie; 3rd Rock From the Sun), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts

  • 1953 Katherine Cannon, American actress (Father Murphy, Survivors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1957 Paul Harrhy, Welsh actor and opera singer (Intelligence Park), born in South Wales (d. 1996)
  • 1958 Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian (Jeff Foxworthy-The Jeff Foxworthy Show), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1958 Michael Winslow, American actor and comedian (Police Academy), born in Spokane, Washington
  • 1961 Simon Reeve, Australian TV presenter and host (Million Dollar Minute), born in Perth, Australia
  • 1962 Elizabeth Vargas, American TV journalist (20/20), born in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 1964 Rosie Perez, American actress (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1965 John Polson, Australian actor (The Sum of Us) and film director, born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1967 Amy Lynn Baxter, American actress and model (Penthouse Pet 1990), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • 1968 Gene Patrick, American actor (Gemini: Twin Stars), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1969 CeCe Peniston, American singer (Finally) and beauty queen (Miss Black Arizona 1989), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1969 Helen Labdon, English model (page 3), born in Bracknell, England
  • 1969 Trina McGee, American actress (Boy Meets World, 1997-2000 - "Angela"), and screenwriter, born in the Bronx, New York City
  • 1970 Shane Heal, Australian basketball guard (Olympics x 4, captain 2004; Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1972 Anika Noni Rose, American actress (Dreamgirls) and singer, born in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • 1972 Dylan Bruno, American actor (Numb3rs), born in Milford, Connecticut

Idris Elba (51 years old)

1972 English actor (The Wire, Luther), born in London, England

  • 1972 Justina Machado, Puerto Rican actress (Six Feet Under), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1974 Justin Whalin, American actor (Jimmy-Lois & Clark, Charles in Charge), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1976 Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer, born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
  • 1976 Naomie Harris, English actress (Moonlight), born in Islington, London
  • 1978 Mathew Horne, English actor (Gavin & Stacey), born in Nottingham, England
  • 1978 Natalia Cigliuti, Uruguayan-American actress (Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 1980 Jillian Hall, American professional wrestler, born in Ashland, Kentucky
  • 1983 Braun Strowman, American professional wrestler and strongman (WWE), born in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
  • 1985 Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedienne (Orange is the New Black), born in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1990 DPR Ian [Christian Yu], Australian singer, rapper and director (So Beautiful), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 2002 Asher Angel, American actor (Andi Mack; Shazam!), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 2005 Shay Rudolph, American actress (The Baby-Sitters Club), born in San Diego, California