Celebrities born on June 16

Erich Wolf Segal (June 16, 1937 – January 17, 2010) was an American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist who wrote the bestselling novel Love Story (1970) and its hit film adaptation. Born and raised in a Jewish household in Brooklyn, New York, Segal was the first of three brothers. His father was a rabbi and his mother was a homemaker. His interest in writing and narrating stories developed as a child. He went to Midwood High School, during which he suffered a serious accident while canoeing. His coach advised him to jog as a part of his rehabilitation, which ended up becoming his passion and caused him to participate in the Boston Marathon more than 12 times. He attended Harvard College, graduating as both the class poet and Latin salutatorian in 1958, and then obtained his master's degree (in 1959) and a doctorate (in 1965) in comparative literature from Harvard University, after which he started teaching at Yale. In 1967, through connections on Broadway, Segal was given the opportunity to collaborate on the screenplay for the Beatles' 1968 motion picture Yellow Submarine, based on a story by Lee Minoff. His first academic book, Roman Laughter: The Comedy of Plautus (1968), published by the Harvard University Press, gave him considerable recognition and chronicled the great Roman comic playwright who inspired the Broadway hit A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962). In the late 1960s, Segal collaborated on other screenplays. He wrote a romantic story about a Harvard student and a Radcliffe student but failed to sell it. Literary agent Lois Wallace at the William Morris Agency then suggested he turn the script into a novel, and the result was Love Story (1970). A New York Times No. 1 bestseller, the book became the top selling work of fiction for 1970 in the United States, and was translated into 33 languages worldwide. The motion picture of the same name was the number one box office attraction of 1970. The novel proved problematic for Segal. He acknowledged that its success unleashed "egotism bordering on megalomania" and he was denied tenure at Yale. Moreover, Love Story "was ignominiously bounced from the nomination slate of the National Book Awards after the fiction jury threatened to resign." Segal later said that the book "totally ruined me." He would go on to write more novels and screenplays, including the 1977 sequel to Love Story, titled Oliver's Story. Segal published scholarly works on Greek and Latin literature and taught Greek and Latin literature at Harvard, Yale and Princeton universities. He was a Supernumerary Fellow and an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College at Oxford University. He served as a visiting professor at Princeton, the University of Munich and Dartmouth College. His novel The Class (1985), a saga based on the Harvard Class of 1958, was a bestseller, and won literary honors in France and Italy. Doctors (1988) was another New York Times bestseller. In 2001, he published a book on the history of theatre called The Death of Comedy. ... Source: Article "Erich Segal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Karis Bryant is an American actress.

Madisen Hill is a triple threat from St. Louis, Missouri taking Hollywood by storm. Her strong background in dance, acting, singing and cheerleading has given her an edge on the competition. Since moving to Los Angeles, Madisen has worked on numerous TV Shows, television commercials and Pilots. She most recently booked a Lead role in the upcoming Scott Hamiton TV series, Cheerleader Days. Madisen can be seen in commercials for Disney, Nickelodeon, Wii, Nesquick and More. She has also toured with Radio Disney's Incubator artist, Tyler Shamy. She has just finished the fourth song on her up -coming debut album. Madisen's humble and sweet spirit along with her hardworking talents and perseverance will definitely keep her soaring.

Lauren Southern is a best selling Canadian author, filmmaker, lover of hedgehogs and freedom.

Born in Singapore on 16 June 1985, Andie Chen is a bilingual actor and producer who has won numerous acting nominations. He starred in his first role at the age of 11 and has since completed his education and training at Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a Diploma in Film and Media studies, while also having taken on diverse projects in his portfolio of 38 TV series, six films and a stage musical. His career highlights to date include playing the lead role in several major productions including Fatekeepers, an upcoming fantasy film and Tumultuous Times, a critically acclaimed Singapore television series that received 17 nominations and won seven awards at the Singapore Star Awards. Fluent in English and Mandarin, Andie hosts his own talk show and is highly-skilled in screen fighting, Chinese Wushu, Muay Thai and Kali. Equally adept at dancing and singing, Andie traveled with the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Dance company to perform for global diplomats and servicemen in hip hop and jazz numbers. Andie is also the founder of Vagabond Media, a production company that specializes in gritty, action-based content. A proud father of two, Andie is married to actress Kate Pang and the couple has two children.

Bjørn Richard Sundquist is a Norwegian actor.

Gzim Selmani is a Dutch/Albanian professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist for Bellator MMA and Bamma UK and former Pro Kickboxing heavyweight champion. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs in its developmental territory NXT under the ring name Rezar.

Lindsey Jordan (born on June 16th, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter better known as Snail Mail, a critically acclaimed indie rock band she started in 2015, at the age of 15.

Jennifer Majura Indrasen is a German guitarist, bassist and singer. She started in music at the age of six, and has played professionally since 2000. In 2007, she opened the Unity Music School in Hamm, Germany, with then-Rage guitarist Victor Smolski. She featured on Rage's "Lord of the flies" track, and toured with the band on their Carved in Stone European tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jen Majura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Joyce Carol Oates is an American author, poet and playwright. She published her first book in 1963 and has since published 58 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.

Praew Hassaya Isariyasereekul is a Thai and English-speaking emcee, radio DJ on Mellow 97.5, freelance actress and podcaster.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barry Norton (born Alfredo Carlos Birabén; June 16, 1905 – August 24, 1956) was an Argentinian-American actor. He appeared in over 90 films, starting in silent films from 1925 until his death in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his role as Juan Harker in Universal Pictures' Spanish-language version of Drácula in 1931, the English language role of Jonathan Harker originated by David Manners. Arriving in Hollywood in the 1920s, Norton first appeared as an extra in The Black Pirate (1926) but was soon cast in Fox Films' The Lily that same year. His big break came when he was given the role of Pvt. "Mother's Boy" Lewisohn in What Price Glory?, which turned out to be a huge commercial success. He landed substantial roles in Legion of the Condemned and 4 Devils (both 1928), which were also very successful. His acting was well received by audiences and critics at the time, and during the silent era he avoided being typecast as a Latin lover. One theater owner in Golden City, Montana said, "[Norton] has as yet to show me a bad performance. There's a boy that is a 'natural'." In the early 1930s, Norton could still get leading roles in major films. Major Hollywood studios started producing alternate-language versions of their prestige productions, and he became one of dozens of Latino actors needed. Drácula was one of these films, but Norton also appeared in Spanish-language versions of Paramount on Parade (1930), The Benson Murder Case (1930), and The Criminal Code (1931). In a few cases, he appeared in both versions of a film. Examples include Storm Over the Andes (Spanish version: Alas sobre El Chaco), The Sea Fiend (El diablo del Mar), and Captain Calamity (El capitan Tormenta), the latter film reuniting him with Lupita Tovar, his romantic interest from Dracula. In addition to roles in Spanish-territory films, he had roles in numerous major films, usually playing sophisticated Europeans. With the decline in Spanish-language film production in Los Angeles, Norton's opportunities for leading roles became less and less frequent. Though he had a pleasing voice, his Argentine accent seemed incongruous with his appearance. According to some sources, he never mastered English very well. In 1933, he secured what would be his last important role, playing Jean Parker's Spanish fiancé in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933). Although he would continue to work for another 15 years, Norton's last credited screen role would be Should Husbands Work? (1939). For the rest of his career, Norton continued to reside in Los Angeles and obtain small roles in films. Many films he appeared in are now considered to be classics.

Fernando Contigiani García (Rosario, Santa Fe, born June 16, 1995) is an Argentine theatre, film, and television actor.

Art, Artem, Artemiy or Artemy Troitsky (Russian: Арте́мий Тро́ицкий, born 16 June 1955 in Yaroslavl) is a Russian journalist, music critic, concert promoter, radio host, and academic who has lectured on music journalism at Moscow State University. He was born in Yaroslavl, then in the Soviet Union. In 1988 he was described in The New York Times as "the leading Soviet rock critic" as one of the foremost propagandists of rock music in the USSR.

Billy J. Mitchell (June 16, 1942 – 9 March 1999) was an American character actor based in the United Kingdom.He was known for portraying North American characters in British-based productions like Superman (1978), Top Secret! (1984), and GoldenEye (1995).