1940's

1940s
Bob Balaban (1945–) American actor and director[377]
Richard Belzer (1944–) American stand up comedian, writer and actor[378]
Albert Brooks (1947–) Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer, comedian and director[379]
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]
Peter Coyote (1941–) American actor and author[382]
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]
Bob Einstein (1942-) American writer and comedian known as Super Dave.
Richard Elfman (1949–) American film director, writer and actor[17]
Harrison Ford (1942–) Academy Award-nominated American actor[388][389]
Bonnie Franklin (1944–) American actress[390]
Art Garfunkel (1941-) American singer & songwriter
Paul Michael Glaser (1943–) American actor (Starsky & Hutch)[391]
Scott Glenn (1941–) American actor[392]
Christopher Guest (1948–) Lord Haden-Guest, American actor/director[393][394]
Goldie Hawn (1945–) Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer[395]
Dan Hedaya (1940–) American character actor[396]
Barbara Hershey (1948–) American actress, known for her many film roles[397]
Ricky Jay (1948-) is an American professional sleight-of-hand artist, actor, and author
Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) Academy Award-nominated American actress of film, television, and theater[398]
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]
Richard Kline (1944–) American actor and television director[405]
Sherry Lansing (1944–) American former CEO of Paramount Studios and actress[406]
Michael Lembeck (1948–) American actor and director[407]
Richard Lewis (1947–) American comedian and actor[408]
Judith Light (1949-) American actress best known for her role on Who's the Boss?
Peggy Lipton (1947–) American television actress and socialite (The Mod Squad)[409]
Stephen Macht (1942–) American actor[410]
Richard Masur (1948–) American actor[411]
Bette Midler (1945–) American singer, actress, and comedian, also known as The Divine Miss M[412]
Frank Oz (1944–) English-born American film director, actor and puppeteer[413]
Rhea Perlman (1948-) American actress known for her role on Cheers
David Proval (1942–) American actor (The Sopranos)[414]
Gilda Radner (1946–1989) American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live)[415]
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]
Peter Riegert (1947–) American film/television actor[419]
Garry Shandling (1949–) American comedian and actor[420]
Wallace Shawn (1943–) American actor and writer[421]
Harry Shearer (1943–) American comedic actor and writer[422][423]
Paul Simon (1941-) American singer, songwriter
Brent Spiner (1949–) American actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)[424]
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]
Jessica Walter (1941–) American film/television actress (Arrested Development)[428]
Zoë Wanamaker (1949–) American-born English actress[429][430]
Lesley Ann Warren (1946–) Academy Award-nominated American stage, film and television actress[431]
Anson Williams (1949–) American actor (Happy Days)[432]
Henry Winkler (1945–) American actor, director, producer and author (Happy Days)[433]