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Ive always known that there were a massively disproportionate number of Jews in show business.
There are the obvious ones like Woody Allen, Jackie Mason and Sarah Silverman but I had no idea about may of those listed (and Ive only included a fraction of the names) such as Daniel Radcliffe and Scarlett Johansson being Jewish. And maybe Im naive but I didnt know the Fonz and Captain Kirk were Jewish.
Source the ever unreliable Wikipedia and 100s of people not included to keep lists moderately readable
US
Date when born
1980s
Rachel Bilson (1981–) American film/television actress (The O.C., The Last Kiss)[54][55]
Amanda Bynes (1986–) American film star and former show host on Nickelodeon (She's the Man)[3]
John Francis Daley (1985–) American actor/director (Freaks and Geeks)[58]
Zac Efron (1987–) American teen idol/actor (High School Musical, Hairspray
Zena Grey (1988–) American film actress (Max Keeble's Big Move)[70]
Jake Gyllenhaal (1980–) American film star (Brokeback Mountain)[71]
Scarlett Johansson (1984–) American film actress;[72] [5]
Mila Kunis (1983–) American television actress (That '70s Show)[74]
Shia LaBeouf (1986–) American TV/film actor (Even Stevens, Holes,Disturbia,Transformers)[75][76]
Samm Levine (1982–) American film/TV actor[78]
Natalie Portman (1981–) Israeli-born American film star (V for Vendetta)[87]
Laura Prepon (1980–) American film/TV actress (That '70s Show)[88][89]
Ben Savage (1980-) American actor known for hsi role in Boy Meets World and he is the brother of Fred Savage
Jason Segel (1980–) American film/TV actor[95]
1970s
Shiri Appleby (1978–) American film/television actress (Roswell)[114]
David Arquette (1971–) American film actor[115][116]
Elizabeth Berkley (1972–) American television, film, and stage actress[121]
Michael Ian Black (1971–) American actor, comedian and comedy writer[123]
Selma Blair (1972–) American film actress (Cruel Intentions)[124]
Alex Borstein (1971–) American actress, writer and comedian[125]
Caprice Bourret (1971–) American/English fashion model and actress, often known by her first name[126]
Zach Braff (1975–) American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (Scrubs, Garden State)[127]
Adam Brody (1979–) American actor (The O.C.)[129]
Adrien Brody (1973–) Academy Award-winning American film actor (The Pianist)[130][131]
Brooke Burke (1971–) American television personality and model[133][134]
Jennifer Connelly (1970–) Academy Award-winning film American actress[137]
Dustin Diamond (1977–) American actor (Saved by the Bell)[140]
Corey Feldman (1971–) American film actor, 1980s teen idol[142]
James Franco (1978–) American film actor (James Dean, Spider-Man)[143][144]
Soleil Moon Frye (1976–) American actress and director (Punky Brewster)[145]
Seth Green (1974–) American actor and television producer[150][151]
Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress[153][154]
Chelsea Handler (1975–) American actress/comedian[155]
Alyson Hannigan (1974–) American actress ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Date Movie)[156]
Kate Hudson (1979–) American film actress (Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)[161]
Chris Kattan (1970–) American comedian (Saturday Night Live)[164] Adam Levine (1979–) American musician (Maroon 5)[168]
Jenny Lewis (1976–) American musician and former child actress[169]
Seth Meyers (1973–) American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)[175]
Gwyneth Paltrow (1972–) Academy Award-winning American actress and singer[176][177][178]
Amanda Peet (1972–) American film actress[180][181]
Joaquin Phoenix (1974–) Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American film actor (Walk the Line)[182][183][184][185]
Rain Phoenix (1973–) American actress/musician[186][187]
River Phoenix (1970–1993) Academy Award-nominated American film actor[188][189]
Summer Phoenix (1978–) American actress and model[190][191]
Pink (1979–) Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress[192]
Leah Remini (1970–) American actress (The King of Queens)[195]
Eli Roth (1972–) American film actor, director, producer and writer[199]
Winona Ryder (1971–) Academy Award-nominated American film actress[202][203]
Sarah Saltzberg (1976-) American Broadway theater actress[204]
Fred Savage (1976–) Wonder Years[205][206]
Sarah Silverman (1970–) American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer[208]
Alicia Silverstone (1976–) American actress and former fashion model (Clueless, Batman and Robin)[209][210] ]
Tori Spelling (1973–) American actress (Beverly Hills 90210)[216][217]
Matt Stone (1971–) American animator, film director, screenwriter, actor and voice actor (South Park)[219]
Kevin Weisman (1970–) American film/television actor[223]
Noah Wyle (1971–) American film/television actor[226]
1960s
Paula Abdul (1962–) American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, and television personality[230]
Patricia Arquette (1968–) Golden Globe-nominated American actress[231][232]
Hank Azaria (1964–) Emmy Award-winning American actor[233]
Jack Black (1969–) American film actor and musician[239]
Yasmine Bleeth (1968–) American television/film actress (Baywatch)[240]
Lisa Bonet (1967–) American film/television actress (The Cosby Show)[241]
Matthew Broderick (1962–) American film and stage actor (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Producers)[242]
Phoebe Cates (1963–) American film actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)[244]
Scott Cohen (1964–) American film/television actor[245]
Mindy Cohn (1966–) American television actress (The Facts of Life)[246]
David Cross (1964–) American actor/comedian[247]
Robert Downey Jr. (1965–) Academy Award-nominated American actor and musician (Iron Man)[250][251]
David Duchovny (1960–) Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor (The X-Files)[253][254]
Jon Favreau (1966–) American actor/director[256][257]
Gina Gershon (1962–) American film actress[261]
Jami Gertz (1965–) American film/television actress[262]
Bill Goldberg (1966-) Currently inactive wrestler that wrestled for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and American film/television actor[265]
Jennifer Grey (1960–) American actress (Dirty Dancing)[266]
Daryl Hannah (1960–) American film actress (Splash)[270]
Helen Hunt (1963–) Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress[273]
Lisa Kudrow (1963–) Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress (Friends)[277]
Juliet Landau (1965–) American actress, daughter of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain[278]
Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962–) Hollywood film actress[280]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961–) Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning American actress (Seinfeld)[281]
Courtney Love (1964–) rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole[282]
Cindy Margolis (1965–) American actress/model, included in 2000 Guinness Book of World Records as a result of being the "most downloaded" person in 1999[285]
Julianna Margulies (1966–) American film/television actress (ER)[286]
[287]
Debra Messing (1968–) Emmy Award-winning American actress (Will & Grace)[288]
Rob Morrow (1962–) American actor (Northern Exposure, Numb3rs)[291]
Sarah Jessica Parker (1965–) Golden Globe, Emmy-winning American actress[292][293]
Sean Penn (1960–) Academy Award-winning American film actor[294]
Paul Rudd (1969–) American actor[298][299]
Adam Sandler (1966–) American actor, comedian, producer, and musician[300]
Rob Schneider (1963–) American actor, comedian, and screenwriter[301]
David Schwimmer (1966–) Emmy-nominated American actor and director (Friends)[304]
Sam Seder (1966–) actor, comedian, writer, producer, director[305]
Kyra Sedgwick (1965–) Emmy-nominated American actress[306]
Ally Sheedy (1962–) American screen and stage actress ("Brat Pack" films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire)[307]
Pauly Shore (1968–) American actor and comedian[308]
Jonathan Silverman (1966–) American film/television actor[309]
Jon Stewart (1962–) American comedian, actor, author, producer, host of The Daily Show[312]
Ben Stiller (1965–) American comedian, actor, and film director[313]
Alex Winter (1965-) is an English/American actor best known for his role in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Scott Wolf (1968–) American actor (Party of Five)[316]
1950s
Jason Alexander (1959–) American actor (Seinfeld)[320]
Tom Arnold (1959–) American actor and comedian[12]
Rosanna Arquette (1959–) American actress, film director, and film producer[322]
Ellen Barkin (1954–) American actress[323]
Roseanne Barr (1952–) American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedienne[324]
Sandra Bernhard (1955–) American actress and comedian[326]
Kate Capshaw (1953–) American actress (Indiana Jones)[14]
Katie Couric (1957–) American media personality, appeared in Shark Tale[328]
Jamie Lee Curtis (1958–) Golden Globe-winning American film actress, successful writer of books for children[329]
Harvey Fierstein (1954–) American actor, author, and singer[331]
Carrie Fisher (1956–) American film actress, novelist (Star Wars)[332]
Al Franken (1951–) American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator and radio host[333]
Kathie Lee Gifford (1953–) American singer, songwriter, and actress[334]
Jeff Goldblum (1952–) Academy Award nominated American film actor[335]
Steve Guttenberg (1958–) American actor[336]
John Landis (1950–) American actor, director, writer, and producer[345]
Jon Lovitz (1957–) American actor and comedian[347]
Judd Nelson (1959-) American actor famous for his role in The Breakfast Club
Lorna Patterson (1956–) American film, stage and television actress[356]
Scott Patterson (1958–) American actor (Gilmore Girls)[357]
Kevin Pollak (1957–) American actor, impressionist and comedian[360]
Paul Reiser (1957–) American actor, author and stand-up comedian (Mad About You)[361]
Paul Reubens (1952-) aka Peewee Herman
Tanya Roberts (1954–) American actress (Charlie's Angels)[362]
Katey Sagal (1954–) American actress, singer, and writer (Married... with Children)[364]
Bob Saget (1956–) American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host[365]
Steven Seagal (1951–) American action movie actor, producer, writer, director and singer[367]
Jerry Seinfeld (1954–) Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer[368]
Jane Seymour (1951 - ) English-born/American film/television actress[369]
Howard Stern (1954–) American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor and author[372]
Stephen Tobolowsky (1951–) American actor[373]
Robert Trebor (1953–) American actor (Hercules, Xena)[374]
Debra Winger (1955–) Academy Award–nominated American actress[375]
1940s
James Caan (1940–) Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor[380]
Nell Carter (1948–2003) Tony Award-winning American singer and film, stage, and television actress[381]
Billy Crystal (1947–) American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director[383][16]
Larry David (1947–) Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director[384]
Michael Douglas (1944–) Academy Award-winning American actor and producer (Jewish father) [385]
Richard Dreyfuss (1947–) Academy Award-winning American actor[386]
Bob Dylan (1941–) singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet, also appeared in several films[387]
Harrison Ford (1942–) Academy Award-nominated American actor[388][389]
Art Garfunkel (1941-) American singer & songwriter
Paul Michael Glaser (1943–) American actor (Starsky & Hutch)[391]
Christopher Guest (1948–) Lord Haden-Guest, American actor/director[393][394]
Goldie Hawn (1945–) Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer[395]
Barbara Hershey (1948–) American actress, known for her many film roles[397]
Gabe Kaplan (1945–) American actor, comedian, and professional poker player[399]
Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) American entertainer[400]
Judy Kaye (1948–) Tony-award-winning American singer and actress[401]
Lainie Kazan (1940–) American actress and singer[402]
Robert Klein (1942–) American stand-up comedian and occasional actor[403]
Kevin Kline (1947–) Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor[404]
Bette Midler (1945–) American singer, actress, and comedian, also known as The Divine Miss M[412]
Rhea Perlman (194American actress known for her role on Cheers
Harold Ramis (1944–) American actor, director, and writer[416]
Harry Reems (1947–) American theater and adult film actor[417]
Rob Reiner (1947–) American actor, director, producer, writer and anti-tobacco activist; son of Carl Reiner[418]
Garry Shandling (1949–) American comedian and actor[420]
Paul Simon (1941-) American singer, songwriter
Ben Stein (1944–) American lawyer, economist, law professor, actor, comedian, and former White House speechwriter[425]
Barbra Streisand (1942–) two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director[426]
Jeffrey Tambor (1944–) American film/television actor (Hellboy, Arrested Development)[427]
Henry Winkler (1945–) American actor, director, producer and author (Happy Days)[433]
1930s
Woody Allen (1935–) Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, and comedian[434]
Alan Arkin (1934–) Academy Award-winning American film actor, director[435]
Dyan Cannon (1937–) three-time Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress, editor, producer and director[437]
Elliott Gould (1938–) Academy Award-nominated American film/television actor[440]
Judd Hirsch (1935–) American actor (Taxi, NUMB3RS)[443]
Dustin Hoffman (1937–) two-time Oscar winning American actor[444]
Harvey Keitel (1939–) Academy Award-nominated American actor[445]
Walter Koenig (1936–) American actor, writer, teacher and director (appeared in original Star Trek)[446]
Susan Kohner (1936-) an American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American actress
Yaphet Kotto (1937–) African-American actor (son of Cameroonian Crown Prince), best known for his role in Alien[447]
Martin Landau (1931-) is an Academy Award-winning American film and television actor
Michael Landon (1936–1991) actor, producer and director who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades[448]
Louise Lasser (1939–) American stage/film/television actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)[449]
Shari Lewis (1933–1998) American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960s[452]
Jackie Mason (1931–) American stand-up comedian/actor[455]
Leonard Nimoy (1931–) American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer[459]
Joan Rivers (1933–) American comedienne, actress, talk show host, and celebrity[461]
George Segal (1934–) American film and stage actor[16]
Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932–) [ Converted to Judaism ] Oscar-winning English / American film actress & sex symbol[462][463][464]
Gene Wilder (1933–) American actor and comedian[465]
British
Orlando Bloom
Helena Bonham Carter (1966 - ) Academy-Award nominated English film/television actress[1]
Joan Collins[3] actress
Sid James [22], comic actor
Tony Jay (1933 - 2006) English/American actor[5]
Daniel Radcliffe (1989 - ) English actor (Harry Potter)[6]
Elizabeth Taylor [31] [32], actress (English-born; Convert to Judaism)
Rachel Weisz [33], Oscar-winning actress
Lionel Blair [38], TV entertainer
Lesley Joseph [40], Dorian in Birds of a Feather
Felicity Kendal [41], actress (convert to Judaism)
Maureen Lipman (1946 - ) film, television & theatre actress[2]
Warren Mitchell [43], Alf Garnett in Til Death Us Do Part
Andrew Sachs (1930 - ) German-born English actor, Manuel in Fawlty Towers[2]
Dani Behr (1971 - ) TV presenter, actress and singer[2]
Vanessa Feltz [46], TV presenter
Jerry Springer [48], TV presenter (UK-born)
Sharon Osbourne - wife of Ozzy Osbourne, former talk show host, and star of The Osbournes[12]
Esther Rantzen [49], presenter of That's Life!, founder of ChildLine
Gaby Roslin [50], TV presenter
Michael Grade [60], ITV Chairman
Sam Mendes [67], director (Jewish mother)
Michael Winner [71], director
David Baddiel [74]
Sacha Baron Cohen [75], impressionist, Ali G and Borat
Ben Elton [77], comedian & writer
Stephen Fry [80], comedian & actor (Jewish mother)
Paul Kaye, comedian & actor, Dennis Pennis
Matt Lucas [81]
Bernard Manning [82] comedian and nightclub owner
Denis Norden [83], scriptwriter and radio & TV personality
Alexei Sayle [85]
Peter Sellers [86], comedian & actor
Bernie Winters [87]
Zoe Wanamaker [100], actress
Craig David, singer, songwriter
Nicole, Natalie Appleton & Melanie Blatt [107], members of All Saints
Marc Bolan [108], member of T. Rex
Ian Broudie [109], member of The Lightning Seeds
Johnny Clegg [111], UK-born South African musician
Justine Frischmann [114], member of Elastica
Jason Kay [120], member of Jamiroquai
Mark Knopfler, guitarist, singer and songwriter
George Michael [[124]], singer, songwriter, former member of Wham (Jewish mother).
Gavin Rossdale [127], member of Bush
Rachel Stevens [130], singer & former member of S Club 7
Joss Stone [131] Singer/songwriter
Frankie Vaughan [133], singer
Louise Wener [134], singer with group Sleeper & novelist
Amy Winehouse [135], singer/songwriter
Brian Epstein [138], manager of the Beatles
Malcolm McLaren manager of the Sex Pistols
Magic
David Blaine, stunt performer (Jewish single mother)
David Copperfield, illusionist
Uri Geller, psychic magician
Harry Houdini, escape artist
Music (too many to mention close to all)
Burt Bacharach
Beastie Boys, NY rap/rock band
Beck, songwriter and singer
Leonard Bernstein, famous composer
Irving Berlin, songwriter who wrote White Christmas
Michael Bolton, singer
Harry Connick Jr., crooner
Taylor Dayne, 1980's singer
Neil Diamond,
Bob Dylan,
Cass Elliot, Mama Cass from The Mamas and the Papas
Perry Farrell, lead singer of Jane's Addiction
Eddie Fisher, singer, entertainer and father of Carrie Fisher
Susanna Hoffs, singer for The Bangles, and songwriter of their hit Eternal Flame
Janis Ian, singer, songwriter known for her song At Seventeen
Billy Joel, singer, songwriter known for his many #1 hits (aka The Piano Man)
Kenny G, well-known instrumentalist
Lisa Loeb, singer, songwriter of Stay (I missed You)
Linda McCartney, married Paul McCartney and was a back-up vocalist for his band Wings
Melissa Manchester, singer
Barry Manilow, singer best known for the songs Mandy and I Write the Songs, which was actually written by Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys
David Marks, one of the original Beach Boys
Richard Marx, 1980s singer, songwriter
Bette Midler, singer of The Rose and Wind Beneath My Wings
Randy Newman, singer, songwriter best known for his song Short People
Elvis Presley's maternal grandmother was Jewish
Joey Ramone,
Lou Reed,
David Lee Roth, lead singer of Van Halen
Neil Sedaka,
Sherman Brothers, singer, songwriters
Gene Simmons, bass player and singer for Kiss, who penned their song Love it Loud
Barbara Streisand,
Cynthia Weil, songwriter from the Brill Building who was teamed with Jeff Barry
Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, singer, songwriter daughters of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson. They formed the group Wilson Phillips with Chynna Phillips. Their mother is Jewish
Peter Wolf, lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band best known for the hit Centerfold
Peter Yarrow, singer from the band Peter, Paul and Mary
David Geffen (1943-), record executive, film producer, theatrical producer, and philanthropist
Bill Graham, an American rock concert promoter inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records with acts like Talking Heads and The Ramones, inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein, produced rock concerts and later founded Miramax
Canadian
Neve Campbell (1973 - ) film and television actress (Scream)[7]
Lorne Greene, actor
Corey Haim, actor
Shane Kippel (1986 - ) television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[5][15]
Mia Kirshner, actress
Eugene Levy (1946 - ) actor, television director, producer and writer[10]
Howie Mandel, actor & comedian[12]
Lorne Michaels, (born Lorne Lipowitz), creator of Saturday Night Live
Rick Moranis, actor & comedian
Seth Rogen (1982 - ) film/television actor (Freaks & Greeks)[13]
Paul Shaffer, TV comedian
Sharon, Lois & Bram, children's musical group
William Shatner, actor
Thats leaving out most of the people behind the camera, in the studio and holding the purse strings
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