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Harry Secombe (1921-2001)
comedian, singer, stage actor, film actor, television actor
- Dynevor School, Swansea
Billy Crystal (born 1948)
television actor, film actor, film director, baseball player, voice actor, television director, film producer, singer, television presenter, stage actor, comedian, director, presenter, television producer, stand-up comedian
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Nassau Community College
Bob Geldof (born 1951)
actor, singer, film actor
- Blackrock College
Lena Dunham (born 1986)
actor, film director, film producer, film actor, television actor, voice actor, showrunner, television producer
- Oberlin College, New School
Tina Fey (born 1970)
television actor, film actor, film producer, voice actor, director, comedian, actor, improviser, librettist, autobiographer, showrunner, television producer
- University of Virginia, The Second City
Samantha Irby (born 1980)
comedian, actor, essayist
- Northern Illinois University
Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967)
actor, opera singer, film actor
Theo van Gogh (1957-2004)
television presenter, program maker, columnist, film director, actor, film producer, presenter, blogger, journalist, film actor, radio personality, television director, television producer, film editor, television actor, activist, director
- University of Amsterdam, Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam