Baltimore's Celebrities.
Please Click on the Celebrity Category below to see the list of Famous Baltimorians
who share that Distinction.
John Astin
Born in Baltimore, John was majoring in Mathematics at John's Hopkins University when he got a part in the Senior Play. That set him on to an acting career that is approaching 4 decades. Astin has had roles in 12 TV Series and has appeared in 34 films and has directed for 2 movies and 2 TV Series. He has 25 TV Guest appearances listed in the Internet Movie database. He will probably be best remembered as 'Gomez Addams' on 'The Addams Family' TV show. He is currently teaching at his Alma Mater.
Kevin Clash
From a working class neighborhood in southeast Baltimore, Kevin became interested in puppetry as a kid and even managed to perform on the local TV station while still in High School. Eventually he found his way to Muppet Studios and began performing on Sesame Street. One day, a senior puppeteer decided he didn't like the new Elmo character that he was given. He offered it to Kevin and the rest is history. Due to the merchandising deal he struck with toy manufacturers, he is the highest-paid Muppeteer ever. The "Tickle Me Elmo" doll, for instance, was one of the largest-selling dolls in history. Turner's Station in Baltimore County is quite proud of their most famous native son.
Philip Glass
Baltimore born classical musician and composer with 30 solo Albums and many appearances on compilation albums. This former New York cabbie has composed for over 20 films ranging from documentaries like 'A Brief History of Time' to horror films such as 'Candyman'. He was nominated in 1997 for a Golden Globe award for 'Best Original Score - Motion Picture' for the movie 'Kundun'. He won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for 'Best Music' for the same film. He has a Biography, an autobiography. He has authored several books and is mentioned in more than a dozen books on Classic Music.
Anna Faris
Anna Faris was born in Baltimore. At age 6, her family moved to Edmonds, Washington. Her breakout role was in the horror-film parody 'Scary Movie' in 2000. She played recurring character Erica, in the final season of 'Friends'. Anna has had roles in 'Lost in Translation', 'Brokeback Mountain', and 'Smiley Face'. She voiced Sam Sparks in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and currently stars in the hit series "Mom"
In 2008, she produced and starred in 'The House Bunny' and in 2011 she starred in and served as executive producer of 'What's Your Number?'.
In 2008, she produced and starred in 'The House Bunny' and in 2011 she starred in and served as executive producer of 'What's Your Number?'.
David Hasselhoff
David has had roles 5 TV Series including 'The Young and the Restless', 'Knight Rider' and 'Baywatch'. He has had 57 movie and TV roles and in Europe is known as a recording artist. He's also appeared over 100 times as himself, most notably on America’s Got talent, Dancing with the Stars', David was born in Baltimore.