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Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
film actor, theatrical director, film director, politician, film producer, character actor, stage actor, television actor, actor, director, dramaturge, producer
- Central School of Speech and Drama, University of Oxford
Alicia Keys (born 1981)
singer, composer, pianist, record producer, poet, actor, art collector, presenter, recording artist, film director
- Professional Performing Arts School, Columbia University
Ray Romano (born 1957)
television actor, film actor, voice actor, poker player, actor
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Queens College
Emmanuelle Laborit (born 1971)
actor, film actor, autobiographer
Billy Connolly (born 1942)
actor, comedian, banjoist, stand-up comedian, film actor, stage actor, singer, composer, guitarist, television actor
- St. Gerard's RC Secondary, St Peter's Boys School, Stewartville St, Glasgow
La Toya Jackson (born 1956)
singer, television personality, actor, recording artist
Alan Cumming (born 1965)
actor, comedian, film director, voice actor, character actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, composer, film producer, LGBTQ rights activist, translator
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Artie Lange (born 1967)
television actor, podcaster, radio personality, film actor, comedian
- Seton Hall University