Celebrities born on June 21

Ronald Pierce "Ron" Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966 NBC series Tarzan and for playing the lead role in the 1975 film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. Ely obtained the role after playing various bit-parts, including an airplane navigator in the 1958 film South Pacific and a guest-starring role on Barbara Eden's first television series, the romantic comedy How to Marry a Millionaire. Ely's height (6' 4") and athletic build also won him the title role in the 1975 film Doc Savage, as well as various guest shots. In a 1978 Fantasy Island episode, for example, Ely portrayed Mark Antony in a Roman military short tunic and breastplate that displayed almost as much of his physique as his Tarzan costume had. From 1960-61, Ely starred in the series The Aquanauts. In the 1980s, Ely hosted the musical game show Face the Music. Additionally, Ely hosted the 1980 and 1981 Miss America Pageants, replacing longtime host Bert Parks. In the 1990s, Ely’s roles included a retired Superman in the 1991 two-part episode "The Road to Hell" of the Superboy syndicated television series, and a big game hunter named Gordon Shaw in the 1992 episode "Tarzan the Hunted" of the syndicated Tarzán TV series (starring Wolf Larson). In recent years Ely has embarked on a successful writing career and has penned two mystery novels featuring private eye Jake Sands: Night Shadows (1994) and East Beach (1995). Until about 2001, Ely made appearances on popular TV shows, his most recent being Sheena and Renegade. He is now retired from acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Ely, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Yuya Ishii is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.

Michelle Wolf is an American stand-up and television comedian and writer, best known for her regular appearances on "The Daily Show" with Trevor Noah and on "Late Night with Seth Meyers".

Joe Flaherty (June 21, 1941 - April 1, 2024) was an American-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV, from 1976 to 1984, and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks. He is currently a judge on The Second City's Next Comedy Legend.

Yûko Fueki (笛木優子) is a Japanese actress.  She is also active in South Korea, where she uses the name Yoo Min (유민).

Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing. Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film. In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997. Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film. Source: Article "Yves Robert" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim; June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals. Her success as Billie Dawn in the 1946 stage production of Born Yesterday led to her being cast in the 1950 film version for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She was known for her performance on Broadway in the musical Bells Are Ringing, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and reprising her role in the 1960 film adaptation. In 1952, Holliday was called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to answer claims she was associated with communism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judy Holliday, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mukti Mohan is an Indian contemporary dancer. She participated in Star One's dance reality show Zara Nachke Dikha. She was part of the winning team "Masakkali Girls". She also appeared in the comedy show Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo on Sony Entertainment Television, with Kapil Sharma as her comedy partner, replacing Kavita. Recently she was featured in Coke Studio season 4 video of the song "Teriyaan Tu Jaane", by Amit Trivedi. She has hosted the second season of Dil Hai Hindustani along with Raghav Juyal. She has also participated in the Jhalak Dikhla Ja wild card entry. Mohan has also appeared in the films Blood Brothers, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Hate Story, and Daruvu. She has appeared in a YouTube web series Inmates of the popular YouTube channel TVF. She has also appeared in Nach Baliye 7. The Indian playback singer Neeti Mohan and dancer Shakti Mohan are her elder sisters.

Aaron Scott Lazar is an American actor, artist and entrepreneur. He originated the role of Enjolras in the 2006 Broadway revival of Les Misérables.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Dolan is an American actor and director. He was born on 21 June 1965 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He has many TV and movie credits to his name, which include Necessary Roughness, Biloxi Blues, Hamburger Hill, The Turning, Courage Under Fire, Lolita, three episodes of I'll Fly Away, one episode of The Outer Limits, and two episodes of Law & Order. He wrote and directed the short film Arrow Shot that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and was broadcast on the Independent Film Channel, and also on many Canal + stations in Europe. He is currently teaching at St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin, Texas). His first feature film, Dance with the One, is currently in post-production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Dolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Daniel Diemer is an actor, known for Bloody Blacksmith (2016) and The Half of It (2020).

Jussie Smollett (born June 21, 1982) is an American actor, singer and photographer. As a child, he began his acting career for summer fun in 1987 starring in national network commercials in NYC. He later co-starred in the films The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994). In 2015, Smollett received rave reviews for his portrayal of musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox music-industry primetime TV drama Empire.

Jody Quigley was born in Watford, Herts, a suburb of London, England. Coming from a theatrical background his parents, grandparents and great grandparents were all thespians. His current family moved to the United States when he was three years old. He went to CB West High School and graduated from DSU with a degree in Tv/Film production. From there, he ventured to California where he continued his acting education at Stella Adler Theater of Acting, as well as ongoing workshops with Dee Wallace Stone.

Shareefa Daanish Sumartono (born in the United Kingdom, June 21, 1982) is an Indonesian actress and presenter. She was born on a date and at the same hospital as Prince William. Shareefa Daanish is best known for her breakthrough role as "Dara" in Rumah Dara (2009) and won the Best Actrees award at the 2009 PiFan Film Festival in Bucheon, South Korea.

Ying Ruocheng (simplified Chinese: 英若诚; traditional Chinese: 英若誠; pinyin: Yīng Ruòchéng; June 21, 1929 - December 27, 2003) was a Chinese actor, director, playwright and vice minister of culture from 1986 to 1990. He first came to the attention of Western audiences for his portrayal of Kublai Khan in the 1982 miniseries Marco Polo. He is best known for playing the part of the governor of the detention camp in the Bernardo Bertolucci's film The Last Emperor, and the role of the Tibetan Buddhist Lama Norbu in Little Buddha. He also worked as a theater translator, director, and actor for the Beijing People's Art Theatre, particularly for his role as Pockmark Liu in Lao She's Teahouse and as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman in 1983, directed by Arthur Miller (Ying also translated the script). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ying Ruocheng, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lyman Ward (born June 21, 1941) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Creature (1984), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), and Milk and Honey (1988).