Celebrities born on April 16

The son of director Marco Bellocchio and actress Gisella Burinato, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio made his acting debut at the age of six years, starring alongside their parents in the film Holiday in Vacanze in Val Trebbia and Salto nel vuoto in 1980. Except for the short film directed Elena by his father, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio will return to acting only in 1999 with La Balie. In 2003 he staged the play Traces. In addition to starring in the films of his father Mark, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio also collaborated as a producer, taking care of the financial aspects of the films. He also supervised the production of other films such as video clips. As a director, he debuted in 1994 with DeGenerazione, film shot in several coats by numerous Italian directors. Bellocchio specifically directed the segment titled Arrivano i nostri.

Gerardo Mejía better known as simply Gerardo, is a Latino rapper and singer who later became a recording industry executive, and more recently a youth pastor. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, he and his family moved to Glendale, California, when he was 12 years old. Based in Los Angeles, California, Gerardo became known for his bandana, skintight jeans, locking, and shirtless torso. He sometimes refers to himself as the "Latin Elvis", the "LatinFrank Sinatra" or the Latin "Tony Zuzio" or "Joe Rider".  He is also an actor, known for Santa Barbara (1984), Colors (1988) and Can't Buy Me Love (1987).

Robert Jean-François Joseph Pascal Lapointe (16 April 1922 – 29 June 1972), better known by his stage name Boby Lapointe, was a French actor and singer, noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words. Lapointe was born in Pézenas, in the Hérault département of southern France. A brilliant pupil, he prepared for the entrance exam to the Centrale (engineering school) and Sup-Aero at Montpellier, but was conscripted into the Youth Building Projects in 1942 and sent to Linz, Austria, in 1943 for compulsory work service. He escaped the same year, and found work as a diver in La Ciotat, a suburb of Marseille, in 1944. In 1946, he married Colette Maclaud. They had two children, Ticha (born 1948) and Jacky (1950). His first published work, Les douze chants d'un imbecile, appeared in 1951. He moved to Paris and opened a fashion and baby clothes shop, still writing and producing plays. Later, he switched to being a fitter of TV aerials and began singing. His fame grew when the actor Bourvil sang Lapointe's song Aragon et Castille in the 1954 film Poisson d'avril. In 1960, film director François Truffaut offered him a part in Tirez sur le Pianiste in which he sang Framboise, accompanied by Charles Aznavour on piano. This marked the start of a career that saw Lapointe perform at major venues throughout France. His joyful character led him to build friendships with the likes of Anne Sylvestre, Raymond Devos, Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens. Lapointe was also a mathematician, and developed the bibi-binary system (also known in French as the système Bibi) in 1971. Source: Article "Boby Lapointe" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

After graduating from Shanghai Oriental Middle School in 1973, she worked in a department store in Luwan District, Shanghai, and stood at a counter in a small shop on Huaihai Road. Since both parents were actors, they went to the movie studio to play. Learned the art of recitation with the help of the famous voice actor Qiu Yuefeng, and later starred in the drama "There is a Heat Outside the House" and attracted attention. Zhang Min was recommended to take part in the film "Bashan Night Rain" filmed by Shanghai Film Studio, in which she played a rural girl and was well received. In 1982, Zhang Min entered the Shanghai Film Studio's Actor Troupe as an actor. She has played roles in many films and has participated in shooting TV series. She currently works for a chemical company in the United States. After entering Austria, she now lives in Hong Kong and is said to have married a foreigner.

Rhiana Jade Griffith was born in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. She began modelling as a child, doing runway work and catalogue ads, and progressed from there to television commercials. From there, she got her first guest-starring role on the Australian medical drama Children's Hospital, and won her first film role, as Mercia in the 1998 film 15 Amore. Shortly thereafter, she won ModelQuest98's Grand Final for the 12-to-15 division, and was cast as "Jack" in the science fiction film Pitch Black. 2004 also saw Griffith embark upon her art career in earnest, with two major solo gallery showings. Her first, Chrysalis, was held at the Tighes Hill Gallery in Newcastle, Australia in January 2004. Her second, A Month in Kaos, was held at the Surry Hills Cafe 249 art gallery in Sydney, Australia in May 2004. Griffith also acted in another short film, A Whole New You, and guest-starred in an episode of the hit Australian medical drama All Saints. As the year came to a close, Griffith portrayed Barbarella in print and television ads promoting the Flickerfest film festival. In 2005, Griffith held her third art exhibition, a collaboration with her brother, poet Damien Griffith, called Sibling Revelry. In conjunction with the art show, they released a limited-edition book of their work, pairing her paintings with his poems. Griffith also contributed to a Wearable Art Festival, and will launch a line of clothing later in 2005. She is working on her second book, a children's book, for release in late 2005, and portrayed the starring role of Clare Newell in a short film, Wrong Answer, which will be continued in the psychological thriller called Volunteer, to be directed by JD Cohen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rhiana Griffith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Egyptian actress, graduated from the High Institute of Dramatic Arts yet never played a stage role. “Al-‘aaela i.e. The family”, “Shayy men al-khawf i.e. Some fear”, “Awraak Mesreyya i.e. Egyptian documents” and “Yawmmeyyaat zowg mo’aasser i.e. Diaries of a modern husband” are among her TV series. Rogena is married to actor and director Ashraf Zaky.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricco Ross (born April 16, 1960) is an American actor. Ricco was born in Chicago, Il. at Cook County Hospital, is the 5th of 8 children with three additional step sisters and another brother from his father and with his first wife. He begin acting in a local high school production. He continued with this development of a new career going to a local Community College where he majored in Theater, moving forward to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) where he received is BA in Theatre, earning a scholarship to UCLA where his career begain to develop. His first TV role was as an extra on the "Young and the Restless", then a small part on the hit series "Hill Street Blues" opening the door for more TV and Movie Roles. He played Private Frost in Aliens, and also appeared in the films Mission Impossible and Fierce Creatures. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he lived and worked in the United Kingdom, leading to guest appearances on Doctor Who ("The Greatest Show in the Galaxy") and Jeeves and Wooster. Ross also co-starred as Nate in the film "Nate and the Colonel". He also played in Charles Bronsons "Death Wish Three", "Spies Like Us" with Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase, the "Dirty Dozen Next Mission" with Lee Marvin. "Displaced Person" and many more films. Ross is appearing in various commercials, as well as television shows shown throughout the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricco Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012. He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, Acid Rap. He then released his third mixtape, Coloring Book in 2016, which garnered further critical acclaim and attention. It earned him three Grammy Awards, including the award for Best Rap Album; upon winning, it became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. His debut studio album The Big Day was released in 2019. He is also an actor and composer, known for The Lion King (2019), Slice (2018) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milligan's early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Milligan,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.