Select FIRST letter of actor’s first name…
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Barbara Hershey
• aka Barbara Seagull
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Birth name: Barbara Lynn Herzstein
• Children: 1
• Ex-Husband: Stephen Douglas (artist)
• Ex-Partners:
—David Carradine (resulting in son Tom Carradine)
—Naveen Andrews
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Barbara Stanwyck …DIED age 82 (1990)—Congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism convert upon marriage to Frank Fay), ex-Protestant (Dutch Reformed)
• Worldview: Conservatism, Charity support
• Birth name: Ruby Catherine Stevens
• Brother: Bert Stevens (actor)
• Children: 1
• Ex-Husbands:
—Robert Taylor (actor)
—Frank Fay (actor, resulting in adopted son Anthony Dion Fay)
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Barbra Streisand
• Faith: Liberal Judaism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBT supporter
• Children: 1
• Husband: James Brolin
• Ex-Husband: Elliott Gould (resulting in son Jason Gould)
• Ex-Partners:
—Don Johnson (actor)
—Ryan O'Neal (actor)
—Jon Peters (producer)
—Richard Baskin (producer, director)
—James Newton Howard (composer)
—Peter Jennings
—Liam Neeson (actor)
—Jon Voight (actor)
—Peter Weller (actor, director)
—Richard Gere
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Barry Pepper
• Birth name: Barry Robert Pepper
• Children: 1
• Wife: Cindy Pepper (resulting in a daughter)
BD Wong
• Worldview: Leftism (activist), Homosexualism (activist)
• Birth name: Bradley Darryl Wong
• Spouse: Richert John Frederickson Schnorr
• Ex-Partner: Richie Jackson
Bella Thorne
• Faith: Liberal Christianity
• Worldview: Pansexualism, Polyamory, LGBTQ+, Liberalism
• Birth name: Annabella Avery Thorne
• Partner and Fiancé: Mark Emms
• Ex-Partner and Ex-Fiancé: Benjamin Mascolo
• Ex-Partners:
—Matthew Tyler Musto (aka Blackbear)
—Derek Ryan Smith (aka Mod Sun)
—Tana Mongeau
Beau Bridges
• Faith: Christianity, as a child “I began attending church and Sunday school;” He has stated that “if the script calls for his character to say God’s name in vain, he will ask the director if he can change the line.”
• Birth name: Lloyd Vernet Bridges III
• Father: Lloyd Bridges
• Mother: Dorothy Bridges (actress, poet)
• Brother: Jeff Bridges
• Children: 5
• Wife: Wendy Treece (resulting in sons Dylan Lloyd Bridges and Ezekiel Jeffrey Bridges, and daughter Emily Beau Bridges)
• Ex-Wife: Julie Landfield, resulting in sons…
—Casey Bridges
—Jordan Bridges, an actor)
Ben Affleck
• Faith: apparently Secularism and Agnosticism, with some affinity to Buddhism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), raised in a politically active, liberal household; Gay marriage supporter (his marriage ceremony to Jennifer Garner was conducted by 2 Gay men—Victor Garber and his partner Rainer Andreesen)
• Birth name: Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt
• Brother: Casey Affleck
• Children: 3
• Ex-Wives:
—Jennifer Lopez
—Jennifer Garner (resulting in son Samuel Affleck, and daughters Violet Affleck and Seraphina Rose Affleck (aka Fin, with they/them pronouns, apparently now identifying as male or nongender)
• Ex-Partner: Gwyneth Paltrow
Ben Cross …DIED age 72 (2020)—Cancer
• Faith: apparenly rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ / Freemasonry (active, eventually becoming a Grand Steward), raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism, the faith of his mother)
• Birth name: Harry Bernard Cross
• Wife: Deyana Boneva
• Ex-Wives:
—Penelope Butler
—Michele Moerth
Ben Foster
• Faith: Transcendental Meditation (attended the Maharishi School of Enlightenment), raised in Judaism, described his parents as “free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies”
• Birth name: Benjamin A___ Foster
• Brother: Jon Foster (actor)
• Wife: Laura Prepon (actress)
• Ex-Partner/Fiancée: Robin Wright
• Other Ex-Partners include:
—Antje Traue (actress)
—Ellen Page (actress)
Ben Kingsley
• Faith: Christianity (Friends/Quaker)
• Birth name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
• Wife: Daniela Lavender (actress)
• Ex-Wives:
—Angela Morant (actress)
—Alison Sutcliffe (director)
—Alexandra Christmann
Ben Stiller
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and Judaism (raised in both faiths and is married to a Catholic woman and is raising his family the same way)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist and fundraiser), reportedly considers Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be his “hero”
• Birth name: Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller
• Father: Jerry Stiller (comedian, actor)
• Mother: Anne Meara (comedian, actress)
• Wife: Christine Taylor (actress, resulting in daughter Ella Olivia and son Quinlin Dempsey)
• Ex-Partner: Jeanne Tripplehorn
Benedict Cumberbatch
• Faith: Agnosticism with a interest Buddhist philosophy and meditation
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism; Socialism; LGBT+ and same-sex marriage supporter and activist — has said America needs to have “a Gay president”; Feminism
• Birth name: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
• Father: Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (actor)
• Mother: Wanda Ventham (actress)
• Children: 3
• Wife: Sophie Hunter (actress, director, playwright —resulting in 3 sons)
• Ex-Partner: Olivia Poulet (actress)
Benicio Del Toro
• Faith: Secularism, Agnosticism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Benicio del Toro Sánchez
• Ex-Partner: Kimberly Stewart (resulting in one child)
Benjamin Bratt
• Worldview: American Indian Movement (activist)
• Birth name: Benjamin George Bratt
• Children: 2
• Wife: Talisa Soto (actress, model —resulting in daughter Sophia Rosalinda Bratt and son Mateo Bravery Bratt)
• Ex-Partner: Julia Roberts
Bernie Mac …DIED age 50 (2008)—Sarcoidosis complicated by pneumonia
• Faith: Jesus Christ, reported member of House of Hope Church, Chicago
• Birth name: Bernard Jeffrey Mccullough
• Children: 1
• Wife: Rhonda McCullough (aka Rhonda Gore, resulting in a daughter)
Bette Davis …DIED age 81 (1989)—Breast cancer
• Birth name: Ruth Elizabeth Davis
• Faith: Secularism (but not Atheism); rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ • Her mother was in Christian Scientism, and for awhile so was Bette. Her father was an Atheist, and his father a Baptist deacon. Bette’s maternal grandmother was also an active Baptist Christian.
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Children: 3
• Husband: Arthur Farnsworth (died 1943)
• Ex-Husbands:
—Harmon Oscar Nelson
—William Grant Sherry (resulting in daughter Barbara Davis Sherry, aka B.D. Hyman, a Pentecostal Christianity convert, ex-Agnostic)
—Gary Merrill (actor)
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Bette Midler
• Faith: Secularism, but not atheism. Says “Men and religion are worthless.” Ethnically Jewish and raised in Judaism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism activism (outspoken), Liberal Feminism (activist)
• Children: 1
• Husband: Martin von Haselberg (resulting in daughter Sophie von Haselberg, an actress, producer)
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Betty Hutton …DIED age 86 (2007)—Colon cancer complications
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism), ex-Lutheran
• Birth name: Elizabeth June Thornburg
• Sister: Marion Hutton (actress)
• Children: 3
• Ex-Husbands:
—Ted Briskin (resulting in daughters Lindsay and Candice)
—Charles O'Curran (choreographer)
—Alan W. Livingston
—Pete Candoli (musician, resulting in daughter Carolyn)
• Ex-Fiancé: Perc Westmore
Betty White …DIED age 99 (2021)—Stroke
• Faith: Atheism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: attended the Unity Church, part of the New Thought movement; LGBT Rights (activist), Animal welfare (activist)
• Birth name: Betty Marion White Ludden
• Children: none
• Husband: Allen Ludden (died 1981)
• Ex-Husbands:
—Dick Barker
—Lane Allen (talent agent)
Beverly D'Angelo
• Birth name: Beverly Heather D'Angelo
• Children: 2
• Ex-Husband: Don Lorenzo Salviati
• Ex-Partners:
—Al Pacino (resulting in twins: son Anton and daughter Olivia)
—Milos Forman (director)
—Anton Furst (production designer)
Beyoncé
• aka Beyonce
• Faith: Secularism, raised United Methodist
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Liberal Feminism, LGBT activism, BLM, Critical Race Theory, promoter of self-love and self-empowerment
• Children: 3 and a miscarriage
• Birth name: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
• Husband: Jay-Z (Progressive Liberal billionaire, rapper, hip hop artist, record producer, entrepreneur —resulting in daughter Blue Ivy, and twins: daughter Rumi and son Sir)
Bill Cosby
• Faith: claims Christianity (Protestant), raised Methodist and Baptist
• Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr.
• Children: 5
• Wife: Camille Hanks (producer, resulting in daughters Erika, Erinn, Ennis, and Ensa, and son Evin)
Bill Murray
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: William James Murray
• Brothers: Brian Doyle-Murray and Joel Murray
• Children: 6
• Ex-Wives:
—Margaret Kelly (resulting in sons Homer and Luke)
—Jennifer Butler (begun in adultery, resulting in sons Caleb, Jackson, Cooper, and Lincoln)
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Bill Nighy
• Faith: Unknown, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: William Francis Nighy
• Children: 1
• Ex-Partner: Diana Quick (actress, resulting in daughter Mary Nighy, an actress and filmmaker)
Bill Paxton …DIED age 61 (2017)—Stroke following surgery for aortic aneurysm
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: William Archibald Paxton
• Children: 2
• Wife: Louise Newbury (resulting in son James Paxton and daughter Lydia Paxton)
• Ex-Wife: Kelly Rowan
Bill Pullman
• Faith: reportedly Christianity
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: William James Pullman
• Children: 3
• Wife: Tamara Hurwitz (resulting in actor Lewis Pullman, singer-songwriter Maesa Pullman, and Jack Pullman)
Billy Bob Thornton
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, reportedly Agnosticism, raised in Christianity (United Methodist)
• Worldview: Liberalism, but believes celebrities shouldn’t get involved in politics
• Children: 4
• Wife: Connie Angland (resulting in a daughter)
• Ex-Wives:
—Melissa Lee Gatlin (resulting in daughter Amanda)
—Toni Lawrence (actress)
—Cynda Williams (aka Cindy Ann Williams)
—Pietra Dawn Cherniak (Playboy model, resulting in 2 sons)
—Angelina Jolie
Billy Boyd
• Birth name: William Nathan Boyd
• Children: 1
• Wife: Alison McKinnon (resulting in son Jack William Boyd)
Billy Burke
• Birth name: William Albert Burke
• Children: 1
• Ex-Wife: Pollyanna Rose (aka Polly Brown, actress, resulting in daughter Bluesy LaRue)
• Ex-Partner: Neve Campbell (actress)
Billy Connolly
• aka Sir William Connolly
• Faith: Atheism, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: William Connolly
• Children: 5
• Wife: Pamela Stephenson (actress, resulting in 3 children)
• Ex-Wife: Iris Pressagh (resulting in 2 children)
Billy Crudup
• Birth name: William Gaither Crudup
• Children: 1
• Wife: Naomi Watts
• Ex-Partners:
—Mary-Louise Parker (resulting in actor son William Atticus Parker)
—Claire Danes
Billy Crystal
• Faith: Judaism, but anti-Israel
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: William Edward Crystal
• Wife: Janice Goldfinger
Billy Dee Williams
• Faith: “I believe in everything including astrology and tarot cards. All of it is just another way for people to try and tighten the link to the spirits in our universe.”
• Birth name: William December Williams Jr.
• Wife: Teruko Nakagami (in an “open marriage”)
• Ex-Wives:
—Audrey Sellers
—Marlene Clark (actress)
• Ex-Partners: reportedly numerous women; “I’ve been philandering my whole life.”
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Billy Ray Cyrus
• Faith: Liberal Christianity
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: William Ray Cyrus.
• Daughter: Miley Cyrus
• Ex-Wives:
—Cindy Smith
—Tish Finley (producer, manager)
Billy Zane
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Greek Orthodox)
• Birth name: William George Zane Jr.
• Sister: Lisa Zane (actress)
• Partner: Candice Neil (model)
• Ex-Wife: Lisa Collins (actress)
• Ex-Partners:
—Leonor Varela (actress)
—Kelly Brook (actress)
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Blake Lively
• Faith: apparently Secularism, although raised in Christianity (Southern Baptist)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Blake Ellender Brown
• Father: Ernie Lively (actor and acting coach)
• Brother: Eric Lively (actor)
• Husband: Ryan Reynolds—an Agnostic
• Ex-Partner: Penn Badgley
Blythe Danner
• Faith: Christianity and Transcendental Meditation, raised Pennsylvania Dutch Quaker
• Brother: Harry Danner (actor)
• Husband: Katherine Moennig
• Niece: Gwyneth Paltrow
• Husband: Bruce Paltrow (died 2002, director, producer)
Bob Balaban
• Faith: Judaism
• Birth name: Robert Elmer Balaban
• Wife: Lynn Grossman
Bob Hope …DIED age 100 (2003)—Pneumonia
• Faith: Roman Catholic convert five years before his death
• Birth name: Leslie Townes Hope
• Wife: Dolores L. DeFina (aka Dolores Reade and Dolores Reade Hope) (reportedly a devout Catholic)
• Ex-Wife: Grace Louise Troxell
• Ex-Partners:
—Rosemarie Frankland
—Marilyn Maxwell
—Ursula Halloran
—Barbara Payton
—Sandy Vinger
—Doris Day
—and reportedly many others / According to biographer Richard Zoglin, Hope was privately an avid womanizer and adulterer.
Bob Hoskins …DIED age 71 (2014)—Pneumonia
• Faith: Agnosticism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Robert William Hoskins
• Wife: Linda Banwell
• Ex-Wife: Jane Livesey
Bob Newhart …DIED age 94 (2024)—complications of several short illnesses
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism); educated at Catholic schools and graduated from the Loyola University Chicago (Catholic); his sister Mary Joan was a nun
• Birth name: George Robert Newhart
• Wife: Virginia Lillian “Ginnie” Quinn (died 2023), daughter of actor Bill Quinn (resulting in sons Robert and Timothy, and daughters Jennifer and Courtney)
• Father-in-law: William Tyrell Quinn (actor)
Bob Saget …DIED age 65—Cause unknown
• Faith: Raised in Judaism, apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: Robert Lane Saget
• Wife: Kelly Rizzo
• Ex-Wife: Sherri Kramer
Bobby Cannavale
• Faith: Unknown, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Robert Cannavale
• Ex-Wife: Jenny Lumet (actress, daughter of director Sidney Lumet)
• Partner: Rose Byrne (actress)
Bonnie Hunt
• Faith: Unclear, educated in Roman Catholic schools
• Birth name: Bonnie Lynne Hunt
• Ex-Husband: John Murphy
Brad Dourif
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Bradford Claude Dourif
• Daughter: Fiona Dourif (actress, producer)
• Ex-Wives:
—Janet Stephanie
—Jonina Dourif
Brad Pitt
• Faith: Undecided “spirituality;” still searching as of 2020; ex-Agnostic/Atheist (“I called myself an Atheist for a while, just kind of being rebellious. I wasn’t really. But I kinda labeled myself that for a while. It felt punk rock enough.”); raised in Christianity (Southern Baptist) / Brad’s parents are reportedly Christians attending a Charismatic church.
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Humanitarianism
• Birth name: William Bradley Pitt
• Partner: Ines de Ramon (ex-wife of Paul Wesley — actor, director, producer)
• Ex-Wives:
—Jennifer Aniston
Angelina Jolie
• Ex-Partner/Fiancé: Gwyneth Paltrow
• Other Ex-Partners include:
—Robin Givens (actress)
—Juliette Lewis (actress)
—Jill Schoelen (actress)
Brad Renfro …DIED age 25—Heroin overdose
• Faith: Unclear, possibly Christianity—responded to an altar call
• Birth name: Brad Barron Renfro
• Partner: Unnamed (one child resulted)
Bradley Cooper
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Bradley Charles Cooper
• Ex-Wife: Jennifer Esposito
• Ex-Partners include:
—Irina Shayk (one child resulted)
—Zoe Saldana (actress)
—Suki Waterhouse (actress)
Bradley Whitford
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Quaker/Friends)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Climate Alarmism (activist)
• Wife: Amy Landecker (actress
• Ex-Wife: Jane Kaczmarek (actress)
Brandon Routh
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Methodist)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Brandon James Routh
• Wife: Courtney Ford (actress)
Brendan Fraser
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Brendan James Fraser
• Partner: Jeanne Moore
• Ex-Wife: Afton Smith
Brenda Vaccaro
• Birth name: Brenda Buell Vaccaro
• Husband: Guy Hector
• Ex-Husbands:
—Martin Fried
—William Bishop
—Charles Cannizzaro
• Ex-Partner: Michael Douglas (7 years)
Brendan Gleeson
• Faith: Unclear, possibly Secularism, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Sons:
—Domhnall Gleeson (actor)
—Brían Gleeson (actor)
• Wife: Mary Weldon
Brian Cox
• Faith: Atheism and claims “the Bible is one of the worst books ever”; raised in Roman Catholicism
• Worldview: Socialism
• Birth name: Brian Denis Cox
• Wife: Nicole Ansari
• Ex-Wives:
—Lilian Monroe-Carr
—Caroline Burt
Brian Dennehy …DIED age 81 (2020)—Cardiac arrest due to sepsis
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Brian Manion Dennehy
• Wife: Jennifer Arnott
• Ex-Wife: Judith Scheff
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Bridget Fonda
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Bridget Jane Fonda
• Father: Peter Fonda
• Aunt: Jane Fonda
• Grand-Father: Henry Fonda
• Husband: Danny Elfman (resulting in a son)
• Ex-Partner: Eric Stoltz
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Bridget Moynahan
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Kathryn Bridget Moynahan
• Husband: Andrew Frankel
• Ex-Partners:
—Tom Brady
—Scott Rosenberg
Brie Larson
• Faith: Unclear
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Social and Political Activism (transgenderism, gender equality, Women’s March on Washington participant, diversity advocate, advocate for sexual assault survivors), Endorsed the “defund the police” movement
• Birth name: Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers
• Ex-Partner/Fiancé: Alex Greenwald (singer)
• Ex-Partner: Elijah Allan-Blitz (actor, filmmaker)
Brittany Murphy …DIED age 32 (2009)—Pneumonia, anemia and multiple legal drug intoxication
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant), but married Monjack in a Jewish ceremony
• Birth name: Brittany Anne Bertolotti
• Husband: Simon Monjack (screenwriter, director, producer)
• Ex-Partners/Fiancés:
—Jeff Kwatinetz (talent manager)
—Ashton Kutcher
• Ex-Partner: Joe Macaluso
Brittany Snow
• Birth name: Brittany Anne Snow
• Ex-Husband: Tyler Stanaland
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Brooke Shields
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Brooke Christa Shields
• Husband:
Chris Henchy (screenwriter, producer)
• Ex-Husband: Andre Agassi (producer)
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Bruce Campbell
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Bruce Lorne Campbell
• Wife: Ida Gearon
• Ex-Wife: Christine Deveau
Bruce Dern
• Faith: Unknown
• Worldview: Unclear
• Birth name: Bruce MacLeish Dern
• Daughter: Laura Dern
• Wife: Andrea Beckett
• Ex-Wives:
—Diane Ladd
—Marie Dawn Pierce
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Bruce Greenwood
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Stuart Bruce Greenwood
• Wife: Susan Devlin
Bruce Lee …DIED age 32 (1973)—Cerebral edema, and allergic reaction to the tranquilizer meprobamate
• Faith: Atheism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: Lee Jun-fan
• Son: Brandon Lee
• Daughter: Shannon Lee
• Wife: Linda Emery (aka Linda Emery Lee Cadwell)
Bruce Willis
• Faith: Secularism, ex-Lutheran; In 1998, he said, “Modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology. But there are people who interpret the Bible literally. Literally! I choose not to believe that’s the way.” In 2007, he said, “I just thank God every day for…everything great that’s come my way.”
• Worldview: Leans toward Moderate Conservatism and Libertarianism
• Birth name: Walter Bruce Willis
• Wife: Emma Heming (model, actress, resulting in 2 daughters)
• Ex-Wife: Demi Moore (resulting in 3 daughters, including Rumer Willis)
• Ex-Partner/Fiancée: Brooke Burns (model)
Bryan Cranston
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Pro-Abortion
• Birth name: Bryan Lee Cranston
• Father: Joseph Cranston (producer, actor)
• Daughter:
• Wife: Robin Dearden (resulting in actress Taylor Dearden
• Ex-Wife: Mickey Middleton
Bryce Dallas Howard
• Faith: Secularism, Existentialism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Children: 2
• Father: Ron Howard
• Grandfather: Rance Howard
• Grandmother: Jean Speegle Howard (actress)
• Sister: Paige Howard (actress)
• Children: 2
• Husband: Seth Gabel (actor, resulting in a son and a daughter)
Buddy Hackett …DIED age 78 (2003)—Natural causes, primarily stroke and severe heart disease
• Faith: Unclear, of Jewish descent; apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Leonard Hacker
• Children: 3, including son Sandy Zade Hackett (actor, comedian, producer)
• Wife: Sherry Cohen
Buddy Ebsen …DIED age 95 (2003)—Respiratory failure caused by pneumonia
• aka Frank Ebsen
• Faith: Unclear; raised in Christian family; in his youth he attended a small church in Belleville, Illinois; in 1945, moved by the singing of The Lord’s Prayer, he remarked to his wife Nancy, “Never let me lose faith in God, in myself, or in people.”
• Worldview: Conservative
• Birth name: Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.
• Children: 7
• Sister: Vilma Ebsen (actress, dancer)
• Wife: Dorothy Knott (resulting in no children)
• Ex-Wives:
—Ruth Cambridge (resulting in 2 daughters)
—Nancy Wolcott McKeown (resulting in 4 daughters, including musician Kiki Ebsen, and a son)
Burt Lancaster …DIED age 80 (1994)—Heart attack, following 1990 stroke resulting in partial paralysis
• Faith: Atheism, Humanism; ultimately rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ (although he was raised in Protestant Christianity)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (outspoken activist), ACLU (supporter and fundraiser), bisexualism
• Birth name: Burton Stephen Lancaster
• Children: 5
• Wife: Susan Martin
• Ex-Wives:
—June Ernst
—Norma Anderson (resulting in son Bill, an actor/screenwriter, son James, and daughters Susan, Joanna and Sighle, film producer)
• Ex-Partners:
—Jackie Bone (he split due to her religious conversion)
—Shelley Winters
—Joan Blondell (actress)
—and many others, both male and female
Burt Reynolds …DIED age 82 (2018)—Cardiac arrest
• Faith: Unclear, apparently a combination of Secularism and Christianity
• Birth name: Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
• Children: 1
• Ex-Wives:
—Loni Anderson (resulting in son Quinton)
—Judy Carne
• Ex-Partners:
—Miko Mayama (actress)
—Dinah Shore
—Sally Field
—Pam Seals