1,371 Popular Actors
faith/religion, worldview, current age, birth name, relationships, links to their movies
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Dabney Coleman …DIED age 92 (2024)—Cardiac arrest due to dysphagia and heart failure
• Faith: reportedly Christianity (Anglican/Episcopalian)
• Worldview: reportedly Conservatism
• Birth name: Dabney Wharton Coleman (born in Austin, Texas)
• Children: 4
• Ex-Wives:
—Ann Courtney Harrell (resulting in daughter Meghan)
—Jean Hale (actress, resulting in children Quincy Coleman, Randy Coleman, and Kelly Johns)
Dakota Fanning
• Faith: Christianity, raised Southern Baptist
• Birth name: Hannah Dakota Fanning (born in Conyers, Georgia)
• Sister: Elle Fanning
Dakota Johnson
• Faith: Unknown, appears to be Secularism
• Birth name: Dakota Mayi Johnson (born in Austin, Texas)
• Mother: Melanie Griffith
• Father: Don Johnson
• Stepfather:Antonio Banderas
• Grandmother: Tippi Hedren (actress)
• Ex-Partner/Ex-Fiancé: Chris Martin (musician, who is into Hinduism)
• Ex-Partners:
—Noah Gersh (musician)
—Jordan Masterson (actor)
Damian Lewis
• Worldview: Liberalism, Trade Justice ambassador for the charity Christian Aid (2010)
• Birth name: Damian Watcyn Lewis (born in London, England)
• Children: 2
• Partner: Alison Mosshart
• Partner: Alison Mosshart (singer)
• Wife: Helen McCrory (died of cancer in 2021; marriage resulted in daughter Manon Lewis and son Gulliver Lewis)
• Ex-Partner: Kristin Davis
Dan Aykroyd
• Faith: Spiritualism, Paranormalism / His father published a book entitled A History of Ghosts chronicling their family’s historical involvement in the Spiritualist movement. Dan’s great-grandfather was a mystic.
• Birth name: Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born in Ottawa, Canada)
• Children: 3
• Brother: Peter Aykroyd (actor, comedian, writer)
• Wife: Donna Dixon (separated 2022, marriage resulting in 3 daughters, including Danielle, aka Vera Sola)
• Ex-Fiancée: Carrie Fisher
Dan Stevens
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born in London, England)
• Children: 3
• Wife: Susie Hariet (singer, resulting in 3 children)
Dane Cook
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Dane Jeffrey Cook (born in Cambridge, Massachusetts)
• Wife: Kelsi Taylor
Daniel Brühl
• aka Daniel Bruhl
• Faith: reportedly Agnosticism
• Worldview: Environmentalism
• Birth name: Daniel César Martín Brühl González (born in Barcelona, Spain)
• Children: 2
• Wife: Felicitas Rombold (psychotherapist, former model-actress, resulting in 2 sons)
• Ex-Partner/Ex-Fiancée: Jessica Schwarz (actress)
Daniel Craig
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Globalism
• Birth name: Daniel Wroughton Craig (born in Chester, Cheshire, England)
• Children: 2
• Wife: Rachel Weisz (resulting in daughter Grace Craig)
• Ex-Wife: Fiona Loudon (actress, resulting in daughter Ella Loudon, a model)
• Ex-Partners:
—Heike Makatsch (actress)
—Satsuki Mitchell (film producer)
Daniel Day-Lewis
• Birth name: Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
• Children: 3
• Mother: Jill Balcon (actress)
• Grandfather: Michael Balcon (producer)
• Wife: Rebecca Miller (resulting in 2 sons)
• Father-in-Law: Arthur Miller (screenwriter)
• Ex-Partner: Isabelle Adjani (actress, resulting in a son)
Daniel Radcliffe
• Faith: “I’m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation.” “I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do. Anything he does on television, I will watch.” / He comes from a secular Jewish family.
• Worldview: Liberalism, Evolutionism
• Birth name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
• Children: 1
• Partner: Erin Darke (actress, resulting in a son)
Danielle Panabaker
• Faith: Unknown
• Worldview: Unclear
• Birth name: Danielle Nicole Panabaker
• Children: 2
• Sister: Kay Panabaker
• Husband: Hayes Robbins (resulting in 2 children)
Danny DeVito
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Socialism
• Birth name: Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.
• Children: 3
• Wife: Rhea Perlman (estranged since 2012; marriage resulted in daughters Lucy Chet DeVito and Grace Fan DeVito, and son Jacob Daniel DeVito)
Danny Glover
• Faith: Buddhism
• Worldview: Socialism, Progressive Liberalism, Political activism, Union activism
• Birth name: Daniel Lebern Glover
• Children: 1
• Ex-Wives:
—Asake Bomani (resulting in daughter Mandisa)
—Eliane Cavalleiro
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Danny Huston
• Birth name: Daniel Sallis Huston
• Children: 1
• Father: John Huston (director, actor)
• Grandfather: Walter Huston (actor)
• Half-sister: Angelica Huston (actress)
• Half-Brother: Tony Huston (actor, director)
• Nephew: Jack Huston (actor)
• Wife: Katie Jane Evans (died by suicide 2008; marriage resulting in daughter Stella)
• Ex-Wife: Virginia Madsen
Danny Trejo
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Dan Trejo
• Children: 3
• Ex-Wives:
—Laura ____
—Debbie Schipek
—Joanne Discuillo
—Debbie Shreve
• Ex-Partners:
—Diana Walton (resulting in son Danny)
—Maeve Crommie (resulting in 2 sons)
Daryl Hannah
• Faith: mostly Secularism, but “thinks of herself as Jewish”; raised in Roman Catholicism
• Worldview: Socialism, Environmentalism (activist), Climate Change alarmism
• Birth name: Daryl Christine Hannah (born in Chicago)
• Children: 2
• Sister: Page Hannah (philanthropist, former actress)
• Half-Sister: Tanya Wexler (director)
• Husband: Neil Young (musician, resulting in twin daughters Banjo Young and Cricket Young)
• Ex-Partners:
—John F. Kennedy Jr.
—Jackson Browne (musician)
Dave Franco
• Faith: Judaism
• Birth name: David John Franco
• Children: none
• Brothers:
—James Franco (actor)
—Tom Franco (actor)
• Wife: Alison Brie
• Ex-Partner: Dianna Agron (actress)
David Arquette
• Faith: Judaism
• Father: Lewis Arquette (actor)
• Grandfather: Cliff Arquette (actor)
• Sisters:
—Rosanna Lisa Arquette (actress)
—Patricia Tiffany Arquette (actress)
• Wife: Christina McLarty
• Ex-Wife: Courteney Cox (resulting in daughter Coco Arquette)
David Carradine …DIED age 72 (2009)—Asphyxiation by hanging (apparently Erotic Asphyxiation, not suicide)
• Faith: Christian Scientism and Kung Fu; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: John Arthur Carradine Jr.
• Children: 3
• Father: John Carradine (actor)
• Half-Brothers: Keith Carradine (actor) and Robert Carradine (actor)
• Wife: Annie Bierman
• Ex-Wives:
—Donna Lee Becht (resulting in daughter Calista Carradine)
—Linda Anne Gilbert (resulting in daughter Kansas Carradine)
—Gail Jensen
—Marina Anderson
• Ex-Partner: Barbara Hershey (1968-1975, resulting in son Tom Carradine, originally named Free Carradine)
• Ex-Partner/Fiancée: Season Hubley (actress, adultery)
David Caruso
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: David Stephen Caruso
• Children: 3
• Ex-Partner: Liza Marquez (resulting in a son Marquez Anthony Caruso and daughter Paloma Raquel Caruso)
• Ex-Wives:
—Cheri Maugans
—Rachel Ticotin (actress, resulting in daughter Greta Caruso)
—Margaret Buckley
David Duchovny
• Faith: Secularism, Atheism / His father was Jewish and his mother Lutheran.
• Worldview: Liberalism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: David William Duchovny
• Children: 2
• Brother: Daniel Duchovny (actor, director)
• Wife: Monique Pendleberry
• Ex-Wife: Téa Leoni (resulting in actress daughter Madelaine West Duchovny and son Kyd Miller Duchovny)
David Graf …DIED age 50 (2001)—Heart attack
• Birth name: David Paul Graf
• Children: 2
• Wife: Kathryn Graf (actress and playwright, resulting in 2 sons)
David McCallum …DIED age 90 (2023)—Natural causes
• Faith: Christianity, sometimes attended Church of Heavenly Rest in NYC; raised in Presbyterian church
• Worldview: Conservative-leaning, Charitable work and support
• Birth name: David Keith McCallum
• Wife: Katherine Carpenter (Katherine McCallum, resulting in sons Paul and Valentine, and adopted son Jason)
• Ex-Wife: Jill Ireland (actress)
David Morse
• Faith: Christianity, reportedly steadies himself with daily devotions from the Book of Common Prayer. He has said that reading C.S. Lewis’s Surprised by Joy changed his life. Lewis’s account of moving from being an atheist to a believer helped Morse through his own struggles with faith and “helped me through a particularly turbulent time. …His sudden experiences of longing, what he called joy, were something I recognized in my own life.”
• Birth name: David Bowditch Morse
• Children: 3
• Wife: Susan Wheeler Duff (actress, author, resulting in daughter Eliza Morse, and twin sons Sam Morse and Benjamin Morse)
David Niven …DIED age 73 (1983)—Motor neurone disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Faith: Secularism; apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: James David Graham Niven
• Children: 2 biological
• Wives:
—Primula Susan Rollo (died 1946) (marriage resulted in sons David Niven Jr. and James Graham Niven)
—Hjördis Genberg (aka Hjordis Niven and Hjordis Tersmeden, actress, model)
David Oyelowo
• Faith: Christianity
• Birth name: David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (born in Oxford, England)
• Children: 4
• Wife: Jessica Watson (aka Jessica Oyelowo, actress, singer, resulting in sons Asher Oyelowo, Penuel Oyelowo and Caleb Oyelowo, and daughter Zoe Oyelowo)
David Schwimmer
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Jewish family
• Birth name: David Lawrence Schwimmer
• Children: 1
• Ex-Wife: Zoë Buckman (aka Zoe Buckman, British artist, resulting in daughter Cleo Buckman Schwimmer)
David Ogden Stiers …DIED age 75 (2018)—Complications from bladder cancer
• Faith: Secularism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Homosexualism, Liberalism
• Birth name: David Allen Ogden Stiers (born in Peoria, Illinois)
• Children: none
David Strathairn
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: David Russell Strathairn (born in San Francisco, California)
• Children: 2
• Wife: Logan Goodman (resulting in musician son Tay Strathairn and son Ebberly Strathairn)
David Suchet
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant), became a Christian after reading Romans 8 in his hotel room, and was later baptized; He was raised without any religion. He has since produced 2 documentaries on his hero, the Apostle Paul. He also filmed a documentary about the Apostle Peter. He was appointed as a Vice President of the British and Foreign Bible Society in 2012. Following the end of his role as Hercule Poirot, Suchet fulfilled a 27-year ambition to make an audio recording of the complete Bible (2014 NIV).
• Birth name: David Courtney Suchet (born in London, England)
• Children: 2
• Brother: John Suchet (English author, journalist and classical music presenter)
• Wife: Sheila Ferris (resulting in son Robert Suchet and daughter Katherine Suchet)
David Tennant
• Faith: Mostly Secularism, but occasional churchgoer; father was a minister in the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)
• Worldview: Socialism, Liberalism, Environmentalism, LGBTQ+ support (activist)
• Birth name: David John McDonald, (born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland)
• Children: 5 (4 biological, 1 adopted: Ty Tennant, actor)
• Wife: Georgia Moffett (aka Georgia Tennant, actress, resulting in 5 children)
• Ex-Wives:
—Anne-Marie Duff
—Natalie Walter
—Sophia Myles
• Father-in-law: Peter Davison (actor)
• Mother-in-law: Sandra Dickinson (actress)
Dean Cain
• Faith: Secularism, but accepts that God exists
• Worldview: Leans toward Moderate Conservatism, ex-Liberal
• Birth name: Dean George Tanaka, born in Harrison Township, Michigan
• Children: 1
• Adoptive Father: Christopher Cain (director, screenwriter, producer)
• Ex-Fiancée: Mindy McCready (singer)
• Ex-Partner: Samantha Torres (model, resulting in son Christopher Cain)
Dean Jones …DIED age 84 (2015)—Parkinson’s disease
• Faith: Jesus Christ—devout, born-again (saved in 1973 or 1974)
• Worldview: Conservative; founded Christian Rescue Committee (CRC) that helps provide a “way of escape to Jews, Christians, and others persecuted for their faith”
• Birth name: Dean Carroll Jones
• Children: 2 biological, 1 adopted stepchild
• Wife: Lory Patrick (actress, stage name, born Loretta Basham, marriage resulted in Dean adopting stepson Michael Pastick, Lory’s son with her previous marriage to Robert Victor Pastick)
• Ex-Wife: Mae Inez Entwisle (resulting in daughters Carol Elizabeth Jones, aka Caroline Jones, and Deanna Mae Jones, aka Deanna Demaree)
Dean Martin …DIED age 78 (1995)—Acute respiratory failure resulting from emphysema and lung cancer
• Faith: Roman Catholicism, but not devout and primarily lived a Secularist life; attended Catholic schools as a boy and supported some Catholic charities; had a Catholic Church funeral
• Worldview: Republican, but supported John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
• Birth name: Dino Paul Crocetti (born in Steubenville, Ohio)
• Children: 8
• Uncle: Leonard Barr (comedian, actor, dancer)
• Ex-Wives:
—Elizabeth Anne McDonald (aka Betty McDonald, resulting in son Craig Martin and daughters Claudia Martin, Gail Martin, Deana Martin)
—Dorothy Jean Biegger (aka Jeanne Biegger, resulting in sons Dean Paul Martin, Ricci Martin, and daughter Gina Martin)
—Catherine Hawn (resulting in adoption of Hawn’s daughter Sasha)
• Ex-Partner: Patricia Sheehan (model)
• Ex-Fiancée: Gail Renshaw (Miss World–U.S.)
• Son-in-law: Carl Wilson (Beach Boys musician, singer, songwriter)
• Daughter-in-laws:
—Dorothy Hamill (figure skater)
—Olivia Hussey (actress)
—Carole Costello
Dean Stockwell …DIED age 85 (2021)—Natural causes
• Faith: apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist), Environmentalism (activist)
• Birth name: Robert Dean Stockwell
• Father: Harry Stockwell (actor)
• Brother: Harry Guy Stockwell (actor)
• Children: 2
• Ex-Wives:
—Millie Perkins
—Joy Marchenko
Debbie Reynolds …DIED age 84 (2016)—Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by stroke
• Faith: Raised a Nazarene, but later became an “ordained minister” of the Universal Life Church, a very liberal organization that allows its members to hold almost any peaceful, spiritual belief; apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberalism; Early Hollywood AIDS activist; Longtime ally and advocate of the LGBT community; Believed Gays “are born this way”; Involved with The Thalians for 56 years, a charitable organization dedicated to mental health causes
• Birth name: Mary Frances Reynolds
• Children: 2
• Ex-Husbands:
—Eddie Fisher (actor, resulting in actress daughter Carrie Fisher and son Todd Fisher—director, cinematographer, producer, actor)
—Harry Karl (millionaire businessman and gambler)
—Richard Hamlett (real estate developer)
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Debra Messing
• Faith: Judaism (active); had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony, raised in a Jewish family
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBTQ+ Rights (activist), Pro-Israel (vocal)
• Birth name: Debra Lynn Messing (born in New York City)
• Children: 1
• Ex-Husband: Daniel Luke Zelman (actor, screenwriter, producer, director, resulting in son Roman Walker Zelman)
Debra Winger
• Faith: Secular Jew; not currently known as an active, observant follower of Judaism; raised in Judaism, attended Hebrew high school; married non-Jewish men; raised both her sons Jewish; she was formerly involved with Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, a progressive synagogue in Manhattan; she has spoken of being skeptical of traditional theology; her grandparents were Orthodox, but her parents later moved away from that
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Environmentalism (activist); Vocally critical of Israeli government policies and U.S. support for Israel
• Birth name: Debra Lynn Winger (resulting in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA)
• Children: 2 biological, 1 stepchild
• Husband: Arliss Howard (actor, director, resulting in son Gideon Babe Ruth Howard and stepson Sam Howard)
• Ex-Husband: Timothy Hutton (actor, resulting in son Noah Hutton, documentary filmmaker)
• Ex-Partner: Andrew Rubin (actor)
DeForest Kelley …DIED age 79 (1999)—Stomach cancer
• Faith: Unclear, was not known as an active church member in his adult life; raised in Christianity—his father was a Baptist minister and DeForest sang in the church choir and performed gospel solos / He left for Hollywood as a young man against his father’s wishes—viewing Hollywood as too worldly.
• Worldview: Unknown, no records indicate significant political activism, party affiliation, or involvement in causes during his career
• Birth name: Jackson DeForest Kelley (born in Toccoa, Georgia, USA)
• Children: none
• Wife: Carolyn Charlotte Meagher Dowling (actress, married for 55 years until his death / A colleague described them as “the most loving couple you've ever seen in your life.”)
Della Reese …DIED age 86 (2017)—No cause given, had Type 2-diabetes and had previously suffered a near-fatal brain aneurysm
• Faith: Rejected Jesus Christ’s true identity and purpose—2nd Person of the Trinity, Creator of the universe, Redeemer/Savior and the ONLY way for sinful mankind to be reconciled to God. She founded her own “church” called the “Up Church”—Understanding Principles for Better Living—part of a pseudo-christian movement called “Unity” or “New Thought” with teachings based in metaphysics, bits of Liberal Christianity, New Age pantheism, positive thinking, etc.
• Birth name: Delloreese Patricia Early
• Children: 2 adopted children, 2 stepchildren (adopted daughter Deloreese Daniel Owens died in 2002 / adopted son Dr. James Barger)
• Husband: Franklin Lett Jr. (resulting in stepson Franklin Lett III and stepdaughter Dominique Lett)
• Ex-Husbands:
—Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro
—Leroy Basil Gray
—Mercer Ellington
Demi Moore
• Faith: Unclear, formerly Philip Berg’s Kabbalah Centre religion; ex-Scientologist
• Birth name: Demi Gene Guynes (born in Roswell, New Mexico, USA)
• Children: 3
• Ex-Husbands:
—Freddy Moore (singer)
—Bruce Willis (actor, resulting in daughters actress Rumer Glenn Willis, Scout LaRue Willis, and Tallulah Belle Willis)
—Ashton Kutcher (actor)
• Ex-Partner/Fiancé: Emilio Estevez (actor)
• Ex-Partners:
—Timothy Hutton (actor)
—Jon Cryer (actor)
—Oliver Whitcomb (martial arts instructor)
Denis Leary
• Faith: Secularism, lapsed Roman Catholic, raised in Catholicism
• Worldview: Liberalism-leaning; describes himself as a “Jack Kennedy Democrat” with some conservative ideologies
• Birth name: Denis Colin Leary (born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
• Children: 2
• Wife: Ann Lembeck (author, resulting in son John Joseph Leary and daughter Devin Leary)
Denise Richards
• Faith: Raised in Roman Catholicism; baptized her daughters as babies and later enrolled them in Catholic school / She has expressed belief in heaven, guardian angels, and some form of ongoing connection with the deceased. At the same time, she explored mystical or spiritualist practices, including consultations with a psychic medium to feel connected to her dead mother. In recent years she is not publicly known as an active or devout practicing Catholic.
• Birth name: Denise Lee Richards (born in Downers Grove, Illinois)
• Children: 2 biological, plus adopted daughter Eloise Joni Richards
• Husband: Aaron Phypers (separated, divorce began 2025)
• Ex-Husband: Charlie Sheen (resulting in daughters Sami Sheen and Lola Rose Sheen / Lola said (Jan. 2025) that she has accepted Jesus, been baptized, is going to church and sharing her faith, after hitting “rock bottom.)
Dennis Franz
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Dennis Franz Schlachta (born in Maywood, Illinois)
• Children: 2 step-daughters
• Wife: Joanie Zeck
Dennis Haysbert
• Faith: Unknown, raised Baptist
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Dennis Dexter Haysbert
• Children: 3
• Ex-Wives:
—Elena Simms (resulting in son Adam)
—Lynn Griffith (actress, caterer; marriage resulted in son Charles Haysbert and daughter Katherine Haysbert)
Dennis Hopper …DIED age 74 (2010)—Prostate cancer
• Faith: Secularism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberal-leaning
• Birth name: Dennis Lee Hopper
• Children: 4
• Wife: Victoria Duffy (separated 2010) (marriage resulted in daughter Galen Grier Hopper)
• Ex-Wives:
—Brooke Hayward (actress, resulting in daughter Marin Hopper)
—Michelle Phillips (actress)
—Daria Halpri (resulting in daughter Ruthanna Hopper)
—Katherine LaNasa (actress, resulting in son Henry Hopper)
Dennis Quaid
• Faith: Christianity since about 1990 (vocal, Protestant); had studied and dabbled in Eastern religion; raised in Baptist faith
• Worldview: Independent, with Conservatism-leaning
• Birth name: Dennis William Quaid
• Brother: Randy Quaid
• Wife: Laura Savoie
• Ex-Wives:
—Meg Ryan (actress, resulting in son Jack Quaid)
—P.J. Soles (actress)
—Kimberly Buffington
• Ex-Fiancée: Lea Thompson
Denzel Washington
• Faith: Christianity (Pentecostal Evangelical, Church of God in Christ), He is candid about his faith, says he reads the Bible and prays daily, and says that the formula for a successful life is to “stay on your knees.” Son of ordained COGIC pastor. Denzel says, “I have not always stuck with God, but he has always stuck with me.” Denzel says that his spiritual mentor is Pastor A.R. Bernard, senior pastor of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York.
• Worldview: apparently Conservatism-leaning; Boys & Girls Clubs of America (nation spokesman and board member)
• Birth name: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born in Mount Vernon, New York)
• Children: 4
• Wife: Pauletta Pearson (resulting in sons actor John David Washington and director Malcolm Washington, and daughters producer Katia Washington and actress Olivia Washington)
“Is Denzel Washington a Christian Now? Listen to His Answer”
Dermot Mulroney
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Dermot Patrick Mulroney (born in Alexandria, Virginia)
• Children: 3
• Ex-Wives:
—Prima Apollinaare (aka Tharita Cesaroni, musician; resulting in daughters Sally and Mabel)
—Catherine Keener (resulting in singer son Clyde Keener Mulroney)
Dev Patel
• Faith: Raised in Hinduism; There is no public evidence of him renouncing Hinduism or adopting another faith.
• Born in London, England
• Children: none
• Partner: Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Australian actress)
• Ex-Partner: Freida Pinto
Diane Keaton …DIED age 79 (2025)—Bacterial pneumonia
• Faith: By the 2002, she said she had come to believe in the existence of God and considered herself to be a Christian. We are not currently aware of whether or not she became a true regenerate (born-again) follower of Jesus Christ. “I was always pretty religious as a kid… I was primarily interested in religion because I wanted to go to heaven.” When she grew up, she became Agnostic and was also once an Atheist. Ex-Free Methodist, the faith of her mother. Diane’s father as an Irish Catholic. But in the 1960s, both parents dropped religion and church attendance.
• Worldview: Liberalism, Vegetarianism
• Birth name: Diane Hall
• Children: 2 adopted children: daughter Dexter Keaton and son Duke Keaton
• Ex-Partners:
—Woody Allen
—Warren Beatty
—Al Pacino
• Husbands: none / “I remember in high school, this guy came up to me and said, ‘One day you’re going to make a good wife.’ And I thought, ‘I don't want to be a wife. No.’”
Diane Kruger
• Faith: Secularism —“I’m not religious.” / Raised in Roman Catholicism; attended a strict Catholic school
• Worldview: Left-leaning but not an activist
• Birth name: Diane Heidkrüger (born in Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany)
• Children: 1
• Partner: Norman Reedus (actor, resulting in daughter Nova Tennessee Reedus, and stepson Mingus Lucien Reedus from his previous relationship with model Helena Christensen)
• Ex-Husband: Guillaume Canet (actor, director)
• Ex-Partner: Joshua Jackson (actor)
Diane Ladd …DIED age 89 (2025)—Chronic hypoxic respiratory failure, interstitial lung disease, esophageal dysmotility, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Liberalism, Democratic Party (supporter), Supported Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign, Women’s Rights, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Rose Diane Ladner (born in Laurel, Mississippi, USA)
• Children: 2
• Mother: Mary Bernadette Anderson (actress)
• Husband: Robert Charles Hunter (died 2025, former CEO of PepsiCo Food Systems)
• Ex-Husbands:
—Bruce Dern (resulting in daughters actress Laura Elizabeth Dern and Diane Elizabeth Dern who died at 18 months)
—William Shea Jr.
Diane Lane
• Faith: Secularism / In a 2008 interview, she expressed disilike with gendered language for God (“You’re choosing a gender when you say God, which is instantly offensive to me.”) / Her maternal grandmother was a Pentecostal preacher (Apostolic denomination). Her father, who raised her came from a Southern Baptist background but rejected religion in favor of “science”.
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Environmentalism and Climate Alarmism (activist)
• Birth name: Diane Colleen Lane
• Children: 1
• Mother: Colleen Farrington (model, singer)
• Ex-Husbands:
—Christopher Lambert (actor, resulting in actress daughter Eleanor Lambert)
—Josh Brolin (actor)
• Ex-Partners:
—Danny Cannon (director, screenwriter, and producer)
—Jon Bon Jovi (musician)
—Timothy Hutton (actor)
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Dianne Wiest
• Faith: apparently Secularism / There is no evidence of public identification with Christianity, Judaism, atheism, or other beliefs.
• Worldview: Prison Reform (activist); No public endorsements of parties, candidates, or other major political causes
• Birth name: Dianne Evelyn Wiest (born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
• Children: 2 adopted daughters — Emily and Lily
• Husbands: none
• Ex-Partner: Sam Cohn (talent agent)
Dick Van Dyke
• Faith: Secularism; “When you expire, you expire” (2025); no longer believes there is “one way;” left Christianity in 1970s; had attended Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Danville, Illinois, and Brentwood Presbyterian Church in California where he was an elder and Sunday School teacher
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist); endorsed Kamala Harris for President (2024), previously backed Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, etc.; Civil Rights (activist)
• Birth name: Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born in West Plains, Missouri, USA, and raised in Danville, Illinois)
• Children: 4
• Brother: Jerry Van Dyke (actor)
• Grandson: Shane Van Dyke (actor, screenwriter, director)
• Niece: Kelly Jean Van Dyke (actress)
• Wife: Arlene Silver
• Ex-Wife: Margie Willett (resulting in sons Christian Van Dyke and actor Barry Van Dyke, and daughters Stacy Van Dyke and Carrie Beth Van Dyke)
• Partner: Michelle Triola Marvin (aka Michelle Triola, actress, former partner of actor Lee Marvin, she died 2009 after 30 year relationship Van Dyke)
Dick Van Patten …DIED age 86 (2015)—Complications from diabetes
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Richard Vincent Van Patten
• Children: 3
• Wife: Patricia Helon Poole (aka Pat Van Patten; resulting in actor sons Vincent, Nels, and Jimmy)
Dinah Shore …DIED age 77 (1994)—Complications from ovarian cancer
• Faith: apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: Frances Rose Shore
• Children: 2
• Ex-Husbands:
—George Montgomery (actor, resulting in actress daughter Melissa Ann Montgomery and adopted son John David Montgomery)
—Maurice F. Smith
• Ex-Partners:
—Burt Reynolds (actor)
—Frank Sinatra (singer, actor)
—Maurice F. Smith
—Dick Martin (comedian, director)
—Eddie Fisher (singer, actor)
—Rod Taylor (actor)
Djimon Hounsou
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Djimon Gaston Hounsou
• Children: 1
• Ex-Partner: Kimora Lee Simmons (resulting in a son)
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Dominic Cooper
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Unclear
• Birth name: Dominic Edward Cooper (born in London, England)
• Children: none
• Partner: Gemma Chan
• Ex-Partner: Ruth Negga (Irish actress)
Domhnall Gleeson
• Father: Brendan Gleeson
• Brother: Brian Gleeson (actor)
• Partner: Juliette Bonass (producer)
Don Cheadle
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Leftism, Progressive Liberalism, Environmentalism, Climate Alarmism (activist)
• Birth name: Donald Frank Cheadle Jr.
• Children: 2
• Wife: Bridgid Coulter (actress, resulting in 2 children)
Donald Glover
• Faith: Atheism, Secularism, raised as a Jehovah’s Witness
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Donald McKinley Glover Jr.
• Children: 3
• Brother: Stephen Glover (actor, producer)
• Wife: Michelle White (resulting in 3 sons)
Don Johnson
• Faith: Unclear, apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Conservatism leaning
• Birth name: Don Wayne Johnson
• Children: 5 biological, 1 adopted
• Wife: Kelley Phleger (former longtime girlfriend of Governor Gavin Newsom; marriage resulted in daughter Atherton Grace Johnson and sons Jasper Breckenridge Johnson and Deacon James Johnson)
• Ex-Wives:
—Melanie Griffith (resulting in actress daughter Dakota Johnson)
—an unnamed dancer (annulled)
—another unnamed woman (annulled)
• Ex-Partners:
—Patti D'Arbanville (model, actress, resulting in son Jesse Wayne Johnson, and actor and singer)
—Pamela Des Barres
—Barbra Streisand
—Cybill Shepherd
—Uma Thurman
—Penelope Ann Miller
—Kari Whitman (model)
Donald Sutherland …DIED age 88 (2024)—following a long illness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Faith: Atheism; apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the end
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Donald McNichol Sutherland (born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
• Children: 5
• Wife: Francine Racette (actress, resulting in sons…
—Rossif Sutherland (actor)
—Angus Redford Sutherland (producer)
—Roeg Sutherland (talent agent, producer)
• Ex-Wives:
Lois May Hardwick
Shirley Douglas (actress, leftist political activist, daughter of left-wing Canadian politician Tommy Douglas; marriage resulted in twins: actor son Kiefer Sutherland and production manager daughter Rachel Sutherland)
• Ex-Partner: Jane Fonda (adultery)
• Granddaughter: Sarah Sutherland (actress)
Donnie Yen
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: apparently Communism—supportive of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and an active member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference “Literature and Arts” sector
• Birth name: Yen Ji-Dan
• Children: 3
• Wife: Cissy Wang (resulting in daughter Jasmine and and son James)
• Ex-Wife: Leung Zing-ci (resulting in son Jeff)
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Doris Day …DIED age 97 (2019)—Pneumonia
• Faith: Charismatic faith healers (including Kathryn Kuhlman), New Age, Psychics, Christian-Scientist (Church of Christ, Scientist), ex-Catholic; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: HIV/AIDS activism, Animal Welfare (denounced the wearing of fur)
• Birth name: Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff
• Children: 1
• Husband: Martin Melcher (died 1968, movie and music executive)
• Ex-Husbands:
—Al Jorden (resulting in son Terrence Paul Jorden, aka Terry Melcher)
—George William Weidler (musician, Christian-Scientist)
—Barry Comden
Dougray Scott
• Birth name: Stephen Dougray Scott
• Children: 3
• Wife: Claire Forlani (actress, resulting in adopted son Milo)
• Ex-Wife: Sarah Trevis (resulting in son Gabriel Scott and daughter Eden)
Drew Barrymore
• Faith: apparently New Age, although she once converted to Judaism for ex-husband Will Kopelman
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Bisexualism, LGBT Activism, Veganism
• Birth name: Drew Blythe Barrymore (born in Culver City, California, USA)
• Children: 2
• Father: John Drew Barrymore (actor)
• Ex-husbands:
—Jamie Walters (business owner from Wales)
—Tom Green (comedian, actor)
—Will Kopelman (resulting in daughters Olive Barrymore Kopelman and Frankie Barrymore Kopelman)
• Ex-Fiancé: Leland Hayward III
• Ex-Partners:
—Luke Wilson (actor)
—Fabrizio Moretti (Brazilian-American musician)
—Justin Long (actor)
Dustin Hoffman
• Faith: of Ashkenazi Jewish family descent; identifies as Jewish; 4 of his children had bar or bat mitzvahs; participates in Jewish family traditions; has said he wishes he was fluent in Hebrew; his upbringing was non-religious
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Dustin Lee Hoffman (born in Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Children: 6
• Wife: Lisa Gottsegen (Jewish businesswoman, resulting in sons Jacob Edward Hoffman and Maxwell Geoffrey Hoffman, and daughters Rebecca Lillian Hoffman and Alexandra Lydia Hoffman)
• Ex-Wife: Anne Byrne (actress, resulting in daughter Jenna Hoffman and adopted daughter Karina Hoffman, aka Karina Hoffman-Birkhead)
Dwayne Johnson
• aka The Rock
• Faith: Liberal Christianity, not born-again
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism with some moderate leanings, currently identifies as Independent
• Birth name: Dwayne Douglas Johnson
• Children: 3
• Father: Rocky Johnson (Samoan and Black Nova Scotian professional wrestler)
• Wife: Lauren Hashian (daughters Jasmine Johnson and Tiana Johnson)
• Ex-Wife: Dany Garcia (resulting in daughter Simone Alexandra Garcia Johnson, aka WWE wrestler Ava Raine, aka Ava)
“Dwayne Johnson’s Faith Isn’t What It Looks Like…”
Dyan Cannon
• Faith: Christianity (Charismatic), ex-Agnostic, raised partially in Judaism / She says she is now a born-again Christian.
• Birth name: Samille Diane Friesen
• Children: 1
• Ex-Husbands:
—Cary Grant (resulting in daughter Jennifer Grant)
—Stanley Fimberg
• Ex-Partners:
—Armand Assante
—Mort Sahl (comedian)
—Murray Shostak (producer)
—Ron Weisner (talent agent)
—Carl Hartman
—Hal Ashby (director, producer)
—Jerry Schatzberg (producer)
—Hy Chase (actor)
—Ron Ely (actor)
—Michael Nouri (actor)
Dylan Walsh
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Birth name: Dylan Charles Hunter Walsh
• Children: 5
• Wife: Leslie Bourque (resulting in daughter Amelie Belle and son Hudson Scott)
• Ex-Wives:
—Melora Walters (actress, producer, director, resulting in son Thomas Walsh and daughter Joanna Walsh)
—Joanna Going (actress, resulting in daughter Stella Walsh)