Select FIRST letter of actor’s first name…
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J.K. Simmons
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Jonathan Kimble Simmons
• Wife: Michelle Schumacher
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Jacinda Barrett
• Birth name: Giacinta Juanita Cordelia Arabella Luciana Rosalina Barrett
• Husband: Gabriel Macht

Jack Black
• Faith: Atheism, raised in Judaism and is reportedly raising his kids in Judaism
• Worldview: Progresssive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Thomas Jacob Black
• Wife: Tanya Haden

Jack Davenport
• Birth name: Jack Arthur Davenport
• Father: Nigel Davenport (actor)
• Mother: Maria Aitken (actress, director)
• Wife: Michelle Gomez

Jack Lemmon …DIED age 76—Metastatic cancer of the bladder
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: John Uhler Lemmon III
• Wife: Felicia Farr
• Ex-Wife: Cynthia Stone

Jack Nicholson
• Faith: Agnosticism, avid Reichian, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: John Joseph Nicholson
• Ex-Wife: Sandra Knight
• Ex-Partners:
Anjelica Huston,
Rebecca Broussard,
Lara Flynn Boyle
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Jack Palance …DIED age 87—Natural causes
• aka Jack Brazzo, Walter Jack Palance, Walter Palance, Walter J. Palance
• Faith: Unknown
• Worldview: Conservative
• Birth name: Volodymyr Palahniuk
• Wife: Elaine Roger
• Ex-Wife: Virginia Baker

Jackie Chan
• Faith: Atheism, Buddhism
• Worldview: Communism (member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference)
• Birth name: Chan Kong-sang
• Wife: Joan Lin
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Jackie Earle Haley
• Birth name: Jack Earle Haley
• Wife: Amelia Cruz
• Ex-Wives:
Sherry Vaughan
and Jennifer Hargrave

Jacqueline Bisset
• Birth name: Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset
• Ex-Partners:
Michael Sarrazin (actor),
Victor Drai (producer),
Alexander Godunov (actor),
Vincent Perez (actor, director),
Emin Boztepe
• Godmother of Angelina Jolie
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Jada Pinkett Smith
• Faith: Mostly Secularism, has studied Dianetics (Scientology), Islam and Buddhism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Jada Koren Pinkett
• Husband: Will Smith (separated 2016)
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Jaime King
• Faith: Secularism
• Husband: Kyle Newman (separated)

Jaime Pressly
• Birth name: Jaime Elizabeth Pressly
• Partner: Hamzi Hijazi
• Ex-Husband: Simran Singh
• Ex-Partner: Eric Calvo

Jake Gyllenhaal
• Faith: Leans toward Buddhism, raised in culturally Jewish family
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Climate Alarmism (activist)
• Birth name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
• Sister: Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Partner: Jeanne Cadieu
• Ex-Partners:
Kirsten Dunst,
Reese Witherspoon,
and Taylor Swift

James Brolin
• Birth name: Craig Kenneth Bruderlin
• Father: Josh Brolin
• Wife: Barbra Streisand
• Ex-Fiancée: Minnie Driver
• Ex-Partner: Timothy J. Lea (producer, writer)

James Caan …DIED age 82 (2022)—Heart attack, caused by coronary artery disease
• Faith: apparently Secularism, although he was of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: James Edmund Caan
• Son: Scott Caan
• Ex-Wives:
Dee Jay Mathis,
Sheila Marie Ryan,
Ingrid Hajek,
Linda Stokes

James Caviezel
• aka Jim Caviezel
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Conservatism, Pro-Life, Anti-Sex Trafficking activism
• Birth name: James Patrick Caviezel Jr.
• Wife: Kerri Browitt

James Coburn …DIED age 74—Heart attack and severe rheumatoid arthritis
• Faith: Eastern religions; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: James Harrison Coburn III
• Wife: Paula Murad
• Ex-Wife: Beverly Kelly

James Corden
• Faith: Secularism, left Christianity (raised in Salvation Army church)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: James Kimberley Corden
• Wife: Julia Carey
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James Cromwell
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Socialism (activist), big supporter of politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, Environmentalism warrior, PETA activist (superglued himself to a Starbucks counter)
• Birth name: James Oliver Cromwell
• Father: John Cromwell (actor and liberal activist)
• Wife: Anna Stuart
• Ex-Wives:
Anne Ulvestad
and Julie Cobb
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James Earl Jones
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Father: Robert Earl Jones (actor)
• Wife: Cecilia Hart (died of cancer 2016)
• Ex-Wife: Julienne Marie (actress)

James Frain
• Faith: Christianity
• Birth name: James Dominic Frain
• Wife: Marta Cunningham

James Franco
• Faith: Agnosticism; of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Liberalism, LGBT supporter
• Birth name: James Edward Franco
• Brothers:
Dave Franco
and Tom Franco (actors)
• Ex-Partners:
Ahna O'Reilly (actress)
and others

James Gandolfini …DIED age 51—Heart attack
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism); apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: James Joseph Gandolfini Jr.
• Wife: Deborah Lin
• Ex-Wife: Marcy Wudarski
• Son: Michael Gandolfini (actor)

James Garner …DIED age 86—Heart attack
• Faith: Secularism, lapsed Methodist; apparently rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: James Scott Baumgarner
• Wife: Lois Josephine Fleischman Clarke

James Hong
• Faith: Christianity (Presbyterian)
• Wife: Susan Tong
• Ex-Wife: Pearl Huang

James Marsden
• Birth name: James Paul Marsden
• Ex-Wife: Lisa Linde
• Ex-Partner: Rose Costa

James McAvoy
• Faith: Unclear, Ex-Roman Catholic, considers himself a “spiritual” person
• Wife: Lisa Liberati
• Ex-Wife: Anne-Marie Duff (actress)
• Ex-Partner: Emma Neilson
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James Purefoy
• Birth name: James Brian Mark Purefoy
• Wife: Jessica Adams
• Ex-Wife: Holly Aird

James Rebhorn …DIED age 65—Melanoma
• Faith: Christianity (Lutheran)—reportedly devout
• Birth name: James Robert Rebhorn
• Wife: Rebecca Fulton Linn
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James Remar
• Birth name: William James Remar
• Wife: Atsuko Remar
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James Roday
• Birth name: James David Rodriguez
• Ex-Partner: Maggie Lawson (actress)

James Spader
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: James Todd Spader
• Partner: Leslie Stefanson
• Ex-Wife: Victoria Kheel

James Whitmore …DIED age 87—Lung cancer
• Faith: Secularism, Agnosticism, raised Methodist; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: James Allen Whitmore, Jr.
• Wife: Noreen Nash (actress)
• Ex-Wives:
Nancy Mygatt,
Audra Lindley (actress),
Nancy Mygatt

James Woods
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Conservatism (ex-Democrat and ex-Independent), Pro-life
• Birth name: James Howard Woods
• Wife: Sara Miller-Woods
• Ex-Wives:
Kathryn Morrison-Pahoa
and Sarah Owen
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Jamie Bell
• Birth name: Andrew James Matfin Bell
• Wife: Kate Mara
• Ex-Wife: Evan Rachel Wood

Jamie Dornan
• Faith: Atheism, while his grandparents on both sides of his family were Methodist lay preachers
• Birth name: James Peter Maxwell Dornan
• Wife: Amelia Warner (actress)
• Ex-Partner: Keira Knightley
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Jamie Farr
• Faith: Christianity (Antiochian Orthodox Church)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Jameel Joseph Farah
• Wife: Joy Ann Richards

Jamie Foxx
• Faith: reportedly Christianity, raised Baptist
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBTQ+ rights supporter
• Birth name: Eric Marlon Bishop
• Ex-Partners:
Connie Kline,
Kristin Grannis

Jamie Lee Curtis
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (outspoken activist), mother of transgender son (now named Ruby), LGTQ+ activist
• Father: Tony Curtis
• Mother: Janet Leigh
• Husband: Christopher Guest

Jane Fonda
• Faith: Confused combination of Zazen meditation, Yoga, New Age concept of god living “within each of us as spirit (or soul),” and very Liberal Christianity
• Worldview: Socialism (outspoken activist), Feminism (outspoken activist), Environmentalism (outspoken activist)
• Birth name: Jane Seymour Fonda
• Father: Henry Fonda
• Brother: Peter Fonda
• Niece: Bridget Fonda
• Ex-Husbands:
Ted Turner
and Roger Vadim (director/producer)
• Ex-Partner: Donald Sutherland

Jane Russell …DIED age 77—Respiratory failure
• Faith: Christianity (active Protestant)
• Worldview: Conservatism, vigorously pro-life
• Birth name: Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell
• Husbands:
Roger Barrett
and John Calvin Peoples (both died)
• Ex-Husband: Bob Waterfield
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Jane Seymour
• Faith: Confused, partially Liberal Christianity (usually Episcopalian) (“I definitely believe in a God and in a higher power, and I definitely take from many different religious cultures. …I’m very open to many belief systems.”)
• Birth name: Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg
• Partner: John Zembetti
• Ex-Husbands:
James Keach (actor, filmmaker; brother of Stacy Keach),
Michael Attenborough (director),
Geoffrey Planer,
and David Flynn
• Ex-Partner: Christopher Reeve

Janet Leigh …DIED age 77—Heart attack
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Presbyterian)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Husband: Robert Brandt
• Ex-Husbands: Tony Curtis,
John Carlisle,
Stanley Reames
• Daughters:
Jamie Lee Curtis
and Kelly Curtis (actress)

Janine Turner
• Faith: Christianity
• Worldview: Describes herself as “socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I’m almost more libertarian.”
• Birth name: Janine Loraine Gauntt
• Ex-Partner and father of her daughter: Jerry Jones Jr.
• Once engaged to: Alec Baldwin

January Jones
• Birth name: January Kristen Jones
• Ex-Partners:
Jim Carrey
and Josh Groban
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Jared Harris
• Birth name: Jared Francis Harris
• Father: Richard Harris
• Brother: Jamie Harris
• Cousin: Annabelle Wallis
• Ex-Wife: Emilia Fox

Jared Leto
• Faith: Unknown
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBQT activism, Environmentalism, Veganism
• Birth name: Jared Joseph Leto
• Ex-Partner: Cameron Diaz and Valery Kaufman
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Jason Alexander
• Faith: Secularism, with background in Judaism—“Of all the religions I’m aware of, I think Judaism is probably the finest. I just don’t believe in organized religion.”
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Gay marriage supporter
• Birth name: Jay Scott Greenspan
• Wife: Daena E. Title

Jason Bateman
• Birth name: Jason Kent Bateman
• Father: Kent Bateman (producer, director)
• Sister: Justine Bateman
• Wife: Amanda Anka

Jason Biggs
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Jason Matthew Biggs
• Wife: Jenny Mollen

Jason Clarke
• Faith: Unknown
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Wife: Cécile Breccia
• Ex-Wife: Kimberly Beck
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Jason Isaacs
• Faith: Atheism, raised in Judaism
• Birth name: Jason Isaacs
• Wife: Emma Hewitt

Jason Momoa
• Faith: reportedly Buddhism (studied it in Tibet)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa
• Wife: Lisa Bonet
• Ex-Partner: Simmone Jade Mackinnon
• Stepdaughter: Zoë Kravitz
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Jason Ritter
• Birth name: Jason Morgan Ritter
• Father:
John Ritter
• Grandfather: Tex Ritter
• Wife: Melanie Lynskey
• Ex-Partner: Marianna Palka

Jason Robards …DIED age 78 (2000)—Lung cancer
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Jason Nelson Robards Jr.
• Son: Sam Robards
• Father: Jason Robards Sr. (actor)
• Wife: Lois O'Connor
• Ex-Wives:
Lauren Bacall,
Eleanor Pittman,
Rachel Taylor

Jason Schwartzman
• Birth name: Jason Francesco Schwartzman
• Worldview: Environmentalism, Veganism
• Father: Jack Schwartzman (producer)
• Mother: Talia Shire
• Uncle: Francis Ford Coppola
• Cousin: Nicolas Cage
• Wife: Brady Cunningham

Jason Segel
• Faith: Secularism, semi-Agnosticism, raised in Judaism, and attended an Episcopal school
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Jason Jordan Segel
• Ex-Partners:
Alexis Mixter
and Michelle Trachtenberg

Jason Statham
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Unclear
• Common-law Wife: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Jason Sudeikis
• Birth name: Daniel Jason Sudeikis
• Ex-Wife: Kay Cannon
• Ex-Partner: Olivia Wilde

Javier Bardem
• Faith: Atheism or Agnosticism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem
• Wife: Penélope Cruz
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Jay Baruchel
• Faith: Agnosticism
• Birth name: Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel
• Wife: Rebecca-Jo Dunham
• Ex-Partner: Alison Pill

Jean Reno
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez
• Wife: Zofia Borucka
• Ex-Wives:
Genevieve Reno
and Nathalie Dyszkiewicz
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
• Faith: Unclear, some say Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
• Ex-Wives:
María Rodríguez,
Cynthia Derderian,
Gladys Portugues,
Darcy LaPier
• Ex-Partners:
Kylie Minogue
and Alena Kaverina
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Jeanne Tripplehorn
• Birth name: Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn
• Husband: Leland Orser
• Ex-Common-law Husband: Ben Stiller

Jeff Bridges
• Faith: Buddhism
• Birth name: Jeffrey Leon Bridges
• Father: Lloyd Bridges
• Brother: Beau Bridges
• Wife: Susan Geston

Jeff Daniels
• Faith: Liberal Christianity (Methodist), raised in American United Methodist
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Jeffrey Warren Daniels
• Wife: Kathleen Rosemary Treado
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Jeff Goldblum
• Faith: Buddhism and other Eastern religions, although raised in Judaism and had a bar mitzvah
• Birth name: Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
• Wife: Emilie Livingston
• Ex-Wives:
Geena Davis
and Patricia Gaul

Jeffrey Dean Morgan
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Wife: Hilarie Burton (actress, producer)
• Ex-Wife: Anya Longwell
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Jeffrey Donovan
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Jeffrey Thomas Donovan
• Wife: Michelle Woods (actress, model)
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Jeffrey Tambor
• Faith: Unclear, ex-Scientologist of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Jeffrey Michael Tambor
• Wife: Kasia Ostlun
• Ex-Wives:
Katie Mitchell
and Dora Zbierlund

Jeffrey Wright
• Faith: Unclear
• Worldview: Liberalism activism (He was a Political Science major at Amherst College); He said “I was starstruck meeting…Angela Davis” (she is a revolutionary Marxist and feminist political activist, and longtime member of the Communist Party USA)
• Ex-Wife: Carmen Ejogo (actress)

Jena Malone
• Worldview: Socialism, Pansexualism, Polyamorous
• Birth name: Jena Laine Malone
• Ex-Partners:
Ethan DeLorenzo
and Alex Ebert

Jenna Elfman
• Faith: Scientologist, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Jennifer Mary Butala
• Husband: Bodhi Elfman (actor, Scientologist)
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Jenna Fischer
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Regina Marie Fischer
• Husband: Lee Kirk
• Ex-Husband: James Gunn (filmmaker, actor)

Jennifer Aniston
• Faith: Secularism, but believes there is a god
• Birth name: Jennifer Joanna Aniston
• Ex-Husband: Brad Pitt
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Jennifer Beals
• Faith: Buddhism, with interest in Roman Catholicism and Judaism
• Worldview: Liberalism, LGBT activism
• Husband: Ken Dixon
• Ex-Husband: Alexandre Rockwell
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Jennifer Carpenter
• Faith: Agnosticism
• Birth name: Jennifer Leann Carpenter
• Husband: Seth Avett
• Ex-Husband: Michael C. Hall

Jennifer Connelly
• Faith: Secularism (mother: Jewish / father: Roman Catholic)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Jennifer Lynn Connelly
• Husband: Paul Bettany
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Jennifer Coolidge
• Worldview: Animal rights activism, Veganism (was crowned PETA’s “Vegan Queen” in 2023) / Coolidge is widely considered a gay icon, often impersonated by drag queens, with Coolidge noting in 2021 that from a young age she surrounded herself socially with Gay men and women.
• Ex-Partner: Chris Kattan and Banks McClintock
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Jennifer Ehle
• Birth name: Jennifer Anne Ehle
• Husband: Michael Ryan
• Mother: Rosemary Harris
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Jennifer Esposito
• Husband: Jesper Vesterstrøm
• Ex-Husbands:
Bradley Cooper
and Louis Dowler
• Ex-Partners:
Mark Philippoussis,
Tony Daly,
Benjamin Bratt,
Cameron Mathison,
Nick Chinlund,
Dean Winters,
Jonny LeeMiller

Jennifer Garner
• Faith: Liberal Christianity (United Methodist)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Jennifer Anne Garner
• Ex-Husbands:
Scott Foley
and Ben Affleck (marriage ceremony was conducted by 2 Gay men—Victor Garber and his partner Rainer Andreesen)
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Jennifer Grey
• Faith: Judaism
• Worldview: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism (activist)
• Father: Joel Grey (actor)
• Ex-Husband: Clark Gregg

Jennifer Hudson
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised Baptist
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Jennifer Kate Hudson
• Ex-Partners:
James Payton
and David Otunga

Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Faith: Judaism
• Birth name: Jennifer Leigh Morrow
• Father: Vic Morrow (actor)
• Mother: Gloria Rose “Barbara” Turner (actress, screenwriter)
• Ex-Husband:
Noah Baumbach

Jennifer Lawrence
• Faith: Agnosticism, Secularism, raised in Christianity
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Feminism activism, Abortion activism, Same-sex marriage supporter
• Birth name: Jennifer Shrader Lawrence
• Husband: Cooke Maroney
• Ex-Partner: Nicholas Hoult

Jennifer Lopez
• Faith: Apparently liberal Roman Catholicism, former interest in Buddhism and Scientology (her father became a Scientologist and her good friend Leah Remini left Scientology), raised in Roman Catholicism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBT activism (avid), Liberal Feminism
• Birth name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez
• Husband: Ben Affleck
• Ex-Husbands:
Ojani Noa,
Cris Judd,
and Marc Anthony
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Faith: Unclear
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Husband: Brian Hallisay
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Jennifer Morrison
• Faith: Secularism, Atheism
• Birth name: Jennifer Marie Morrison
• Partner: Gerardo Celasco (actor)
• Ex-Partners:
Jesse Spencer,
Amaury Nolasco,
Sebastian Stan

Jennifer O'Neill
• Faith: Jesus Christ (born-again in 1986) convert
• Worldview: Conservatism (activist), Pro-Life (activist) - “I was told a lie from the pit of hell: that my baby was just a blob of tissue. The aftermath of abortion can be equally deadly for both mother and unborn child. A woman who has an abortion is sentenced to bear that for the rest of her life.”
• Husband: Mervin Sidney Louque Jr.
• Ex-Husbands:
Dean Rossiter,
Joseph Koster,
Nick De Noia,
Jeff Barry,
John Lederer,
Richard Alan Brown,
Neil L. Bonin
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Jennifer Tilly
• Birth name: Jennifer Ellen Chan
• Sister: Meg Tilly (actress)
• Partner: Phil Laak
• Ex-Husband: Sam Simon

Jensen Ackles
• Faith: Christianity (non-denominational)
• Birth name: Jensen Ross Ackles
• Wife: Danneel Ackles (formerly Danneel Harris)

Jeremy Irons
• Faith: Liberal Christianity (Roman Catholicism, previously “baptized Protestant”) - “I don't go to church much because I don’t like belonging to a club, and I don’t go to confession or anything like that, I don’t believe in it.”
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Jeremy John Irons
• Wife: Sinéad Cusack
• Ex-Wife: Julie Hallam
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Jeremy Piven
• Faith: raised in Judaism (Reconstructionist)
• Worldview: Socialism
• Birth name: Jeremy Samuel Piven
• Brother-in-law:
Adam McKay

Jeremy Renner
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Jeremy Lee Renner
• Ex-Wife: Sonni Pacheco

Jeri Ryan
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Jeri Lynn Zimmermann
• Husband: Christophe Émé
• Ex-Husband: Jack Ryan

Jerry Lewis …DIED age 91 (2017)—End-stage cardiac disease and peripheral vascular disease
• Faith: apparently Secularism, ethnically Jewish and raised in Orthodox Judaism; appears to have rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Joseph (or Jerome) Levitch
• Wife: Sandra “SanDee” Pitnick (née Esther Grace Calonico)
• Ex-Wife: Patti Palmer
• Ex-Partners:
Marilyn Monroe,
Marlene Dietrich
and others
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Jerry O'Connell
• Birth name: Jeremiah O'Connell
• Brother: Charlie O'Connell (brother)
• Wife: Rebecca Romijn

Jerry Seinfeld
• Faith: Transcendental Meditation, of Jewish descent
• Birth name: Jerome Allen Seinfeld
• Wife: Jessica Sklar

Jerry Stiller …DIED age 92 (2020)—Natural causes
• Faith: Judaism, raised in Jewish family
• Birth name: Gerald Isaac Stiller
• Son: Ben Stiller
• Wife: Anne Meara (died 2015, Judaism convert, ex-Roman Catholic)

Jesse Eisenberg
• Faith: Secularism, of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Jesse Adam Eisenberg
• Wife: Anna Strout
• Ex-Partner: Mia Wasikowska
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Jesse Metcalfe
• Birth name: Jesse Eden Metcalfe
• Ex-Partners:
Nadine Coyle
and Cara Santana

Jesse Spencer
• Birth name: Jesse Gordon Spencer
• Wife: Kali Woodruff Carr

Jessica Alba
• aka Jessica Warren
• Faith: Secularism, but not Atheism (believers there is a god, but does not believer the Bible), ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Liberal Feminism, Gay Rights supporter
• Birth name: Jessica Marie Alba
• Husband: Cash Warren

Jessica Biel
• Birth name: Jessica Claire Biel
• Husband: Justin Timberlake
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Jessica Lange
• Faith: Secularism, periodically practices Buddhism - “It’s been a discipline that makes sense more than anything because it's like a science. I’ve never been a religious person. I’ve always looked for some kind of spiritual meaning. I didn’t grow up going to church. My mother’s family were atheists and my father’s side was confused.
• Birth name: Jessica Phyllis Lange
• Ex-Husband: Francisco “Paco” Grande
• Ex-Partners:
Sam Shepard
and Mikhail Baryshnikov

Jessica Simpson
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Jessica Ann Simpson
• Husband: Eric Johnson
• Ex-Husband: Nick Lachey (actor)

Jet Li
• Faith: Tibetan Buddhism
• Worldview: Communism
• Birth name: 李连杰 (Li Lianjie)
• Wife: Nina Li Chi
• Ex-Wife: Huang Qiuyan
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Jewel Staite
• Birth name: Jewel Belair Staite
• Husband: Charlie Ritchie
• Ex-Husband: Matt Anderson

Jill Ireland …DIED age 54 (1990)—Breast cancer
• Birth name: Jill Dorothy Ireland
• Husband: Charles Bronson
• Ex-Husband: David McCallum

Jim Belushi
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Albanian Orthodox Church / Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: James Adam Belushi
• Brother: John Belushi
• Wife: Jennifer Sloan
• Ex-Wife: Sandra Davenport and Marjorie Bransfield
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Jim Broadbent
• Faith: Atheism
• Birth name: James Broadbent
• Wife: Anastasia Lewis

Jim Carrey
• Faith: Pantheism - “I am a Buddhist, a Muslim, and a Christian. I’m whatever you want me to be. It all comes down to the same thing.”, practices Transcendental Meditation, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism), ex-Presbyterian, does not accept the Bible as true
• Worldview: Leftism, Socialism
• Ex-Wives:
Lauren Holly
and Melissa Womer
• Ex-Partners:
Jenny McCarthy,
January Jones,
and Renée Zellweger

Jim Sturgess
• Birth name: James Anthony Sturgess
• Wife: Dina Mousawi

Jimmy Fallon
• Faith: raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism), but is no longer a regular churchgoer
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: James Thomas Fallon
• Wife: Nancy Juvonen (film producer)

Jimmy Kimmel
• Faith: Liberal Christianity (Roman Catholicism)—reportedly practicing
• Worldview: Far-Left
• Birth name: James Christian Kimmel
• Wife: Molly McNearney
• Ex-Wife: Gina Maddy

Jimmy Stewart …DIED age 89—Heart attack due to pulmonary embolism
• Faith: Christianity (devout church-going Presbyterian)
• Worldview: Conservatism, Public and military service, Philanthropy
• Birth name: James Maitland Stewart
• Wife: Gloria Hatrick McLean

Joan Allen
• Ex-Husband: Peter Friedman (actor)

Joan Collins
• Faith: Agnosticism
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Joan Henrietta Collins
• Husband: Percy Gibson
• Ex-Husbands:
Maxwell Reed,
Anthony Newley,
Ronald S. Kass,
and Peter Holm

Joan Crawford …DIED age 71—Heart attack
• Faith: Christian Scientism, ex-Catholic; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Worldview: Bisexualism
• Birth name: Lucille Le Sueur
• Husband: Alfred Steele
• Ex-Husbands:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,
Franchot Tone,
and Phillip Terry
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Joan Cusack
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Joan Mary Cusack
• Brother: John Cusack
• Husband: Richard Burke

Joaquin Phoenix
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Leftism, Socialism, Social Activism, Animal Rights advocacy, PETA campaigner, Veganism, culturally Jewish
• Birth name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom
• Brother: River Phoenix
• Sister: Summer Phoenix
• Wife: Rooney Mara
• Ex-Partner: Topaz Page-Green

Jodie Foster
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Lesbianism
• Birth name: Alicia Christian Foster
• Ex-Partner: Cydney Bernard
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Joe Pantoliano
• Faith: reportedly Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Joseph Peter Pantoliano
• Wife: Nancy Sheppard
• Ex-Wife: Morgan Kester

Joe Pesci
• Faith: apparently Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Unknown
• Birth name: Joseph Frank Pesci
• Ex-Wives:
Claudia Haro (model, actress),
and 2 others
• Ex-Partner: Angie Everhart (model)

Joel Edgerton
• Wife: Christine Centenera

Joel Grey
• Faith: apparently Secularism; of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Homosexualism
• Birth name: Joel David Katz
• Daughter: Jennifer Grey (actress)
• Ex-Wife: Jo Wilder
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Joely Richardson
• Birth name: Joely Kim Richardson
• Mother: Vanessa Redgrave
• Ex-Husband: Tim Bevan (producer)

John Belushi …DIED age 33 (1982)—Lethal injection of cocaine and heroin (repeated drug abuser)
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Albanian Orthodox Church)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: John Adam Belushi
• Brother: Jim Belushi

John C. McGinley
• Birth name: John Christopher McGinley
• Wife: Nichole Kessler
• Ex-Wife: Lauren Lambert

John C. Reilly
• Faith: Practices Transcendental Meditation; raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: John Christopher Reilly
• Wife: Alison Dickey (producer)

John Candy …DIED age 43—presumed myocardial infarction (heart attack)
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: John Franklin Candy

John Cena
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: John Felix Anthony Cena Jr.
• Wife: Shay Shariatzadeh
• Ex-Wife: Elizabeth Huberdeau
• Ex-Fiancée: Nikki Bella

John Cho
• Faith: Unclear, his father was reportedly a minister in the Church of Christ
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Cho Yo Han
• Wife: Kerri Higuchi

John Cleese
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (Social Democratic Party member) activist / He offered his services as a speech writer to Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy
• Birth name: John Marwood Cleese
• Wife: Jennifer Wade
• Ex-wives:
Connie Booth,
Barbara Trentham,
Alyce Eichelberger
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John Corbett
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism), “dabbled” in born-again Christianity in the 1980s “before returning to his Catholic roots.”
• Birth name: John Joseph Corbett
• Wife: Bo Derek (actress)

John Cusack
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Socialism, Anti-War activism
• Sister: Joan Cusack

John David Washington
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant); Quoted as saying, “If I believe in what I do, which is God, and that I’m serving a bigger purpose, and I want Him to move me and make my decisions, that means I can’t panic. I have to exemplify that faith by not panicking in my decisions with my significant other or a role that I think is going to change my career.”
• Worldview: Social and Racial Justice (advocate), Philanthropy
• Father: Denzel Washington
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John Francis Daley
• Faith: Unclear, father is of Irish Catholic background, mother is Jewish
• Wife: Corinne Kingsbury

John Goodman
• Faith: Secularism, raised Southern Baptist
• Birth name: John Stephen Goodman
• Wife: Anna Beth Hartzog

John Heard …DIED age 72 (2017)
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: John Matthew Heard Jr.
• Ex-Wives:
Margot Kidder,
Sharon Heard,
Lana Pritchard
• Ex-Partner: Melissa Leo

John Hurt …DIED age 77—Pancreatic cancer
• Faith: Agnosticism, raised Episcopal; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: John Vincent Hurt
• Wife: Anwen Rees-Myers
• Ex-Wives:
Annette Robertson,
Donna Peacock,
and Joan Dalton
• Ex-Partners:
Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot
and Sarah Owens

John Huston …DIED age 81—Emphysema
• Faith: apparently Atheism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: John Marcellus Huston
• Daughter: Anjelica Huston
• Partner: Zoe Sallis
• Ex-Wives:
Dorothy Harvey,
Lesley Black,
Evelyn Keyes,
Enrica Soma,
and Celeste Shane
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John Krasinski
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: John Burke Krasinski
• Wife: Emily Blunt
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John Leguizamo
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: John Alberto Leguizamo
• Wife: Justine Maurer
• Ex-Wife: Yelba Osorio
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John Lithgow
• Birth name: John Arthur Lithgow
• Wife: Mary Yeager
• Ex-Wife: Jean Taynton

John Malkovich
• Faith: Atheism
• Birth name: John Gavin Malkovich
• Ex-Wife:
Glenne Headly
• Ex-Partner: Michelle Pfeiffer

John Ortiz
• Birth name: John Augstin Ortiz
• Wife: Jennifer Ortiz

John Ratzenberger
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholic)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: John Dezso Ratzenberger
• Wife: Julie Blichfeldt
• Ex-Wife: Georgia Stiny

John Rhys-Davies
• Faith: self-described “rationalist” and “sceptic,” leans toward Christianity, raised in Welsh Methodism / See his comments and our notes in our interview about Tolkien
• Worldview: Conservative and has said “Whether you're a Christian or not, we are all heirs to Western European Judeo-Christian civilization, and your right to have your own views and opinions directly comes from the Christians.” / Ex-radical leftist (as a university student)
• Partner: Lisa Manning
• Wife: Suzanne Wilkinson (separated and later died)

John Ritter …DIED age 54—Aortic dissection
• Faith: Unclear
• Birth name: Jonathan Southworth Ritter
• Father: Tex Ritter (actor, singer)
• Mother: Dorothy Fay (actress)
• Wife: Amy Yasbeck
• Ex-Wife: Nancy Morgan
• Daughter-in-law: Melanie Lynskey

John Schneider
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant)
• Worldview: Conservatism (activist)
• Birth name: John Richard Schneider
• Wife: Alicia Allain (died 2023)
• Ex-Wives:
Tawny Little
and Elly Castle

John Travolta
• Faith: Scientology, ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: John Joseph Travolta
• Wife: Kelly Preston
(deceased)
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John Turturro
• Faith: Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: John Michael Turturro
• Wife: Katherine Borowitz

John Wayne …DIED age 72—Stomach cancer
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Freemasonry (32nd Degree)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Marion Robert Morrison
• Wife: Pilar Pallete
• Ex-Wives:
Josephine Saenz
and Esperanza Baur
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Johnathon Schaech
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Ex-Wives:
Christina Applegate
and Jana Kramer

Johnny Depp
• Faith: Agnosticism or Atheism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: John Christopher Depp II
• Ex-Wife: Amber Heard
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Johnny Galecki
• Birth name: John Mark Galecki
• Ex-Partner: Alaina Meyer

Johnny Knoxville
• Faith: Secularism—His philosophy: “I know this is going to end bad, but I’m going to pretend it’s going to end good.”
• Birth name: Philip John Clapp
• Ex-Wives:
Melanie Cates
and Naomi Nelson

Jon Bernthal
• Faith: Unclear, ethnically Jewish
• Birth name: Jonathan Edward Bernthal
• Wife: Erin Angle

Jon Favreau
• Faith: Judaism, mother was Jewish and father Roman Catholic
• Birth name: Jonathan Kolia Favreau
• Wife: Joya Tillem
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Jon Gries
• Birth name: Jonathan Francis Gries

Jon Hamm
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Jonathan Daniel Hamm
• Wife: Anna Osceola
• Ex-Partner: Jennifer Westfeldt (actress, director, producer)

Jon Heder
• Faith: Mormonism
• Birth name: Jonathan Joseph Heder
• Wife: Kirsten Bales

Jon Stewart
• Faith: Secularism, ethnically Jewish
• Worldview: Socialism, Veganism
• Birth name: Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
• Wife: Tracey McShane Stewart

Jon Voight
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Conservatism (outspoken)
• Birth name: Jonathan Vincent Voight
• Daughter: Angelina Jolie
• Ex-Wives:
Lauri Peters
and Marcheline Bertrand
• Ex-Partner: Barbra Streisand

Jonah Hill
• Faith: Liberal Judaism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBTQ activism
• Birth name: Jonah Hill Feldstein
• Sister: Beanie Feldstein
• Partner: Olivia Millar
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Jonathan Banks
• Faith: Christianity
• Worldview: Liberal leaning
• Birth name: Jonathan Ray Banks
• Wife: Genara Gonzalez Cebian Banks
• Ex-Wife: Marnie Fausch

Jonathan Brandis …DIED age 27 (2003)—Suicide by hanging
• Birth name: Jonathan Gregory Brandis
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Jonathan Pryce
• Faith: Unclear, raised a Welsh Presbyterian
• Birth name: John Price
• Wife: Kate Fahy (actress)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe
• Wife: Mara Lane
• Ex-Partner: Reena Hammer
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Jonny Lee Miller
• Birth name: Jonathan Lee Miller
• Grandfather: Bernard Lee (actor)
• Wife: Michele Hicks
• Ex-Wife: Angelina Jolie

Jordan Peele
• Faith: Secularism, but said he believes in a higher power
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Jordan Haworth Peele
• Wife:
Chelsea Peretti
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Jordana Brewster
• Husband: Andrew Form (producer)
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Joseph Campanella …DIED age 93 (2018), Complications from Parkinson’s disease
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Joseph Anthony Campanella
• Wife: Kathryn Jill Bartholomew
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Joseph Fiennes
• Birth name: Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
• Brother: Ralph Fiennes
• Wife: María Dolores Diéguez
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• Faith: Secularism, from Jewish background
• Worldview: Liberalism, Feminism
• Birth name: Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
• Grandfather: Michael Gordon (actor, director)
• Wife: Tasha McCauley
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Josh Brolin
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Josh James Brolin • Father: James Brolin
• Wife: Kathryn Boyd
• Ex-Wife: Diane Lane and Alice Adair
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Josh Duhamel
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Joshua David Duhamel
• Wife: Audra Mari
• Ex-Wife: Stacy Ann Ferguson (aka Fergie)

Josh Gad
• Faith: Secularism, considers himself spiritual but not religious, raised in Judaism, wife is Catholic
• Birth name: Joshua Ilan Gad
• Wife: Ida Darvish
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Josh Hartnett
• Faith: raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Joshua Daniel Hartnett
• Wife: Tamsin Egerton (actress)
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Josh Holloway
• Birth name: Josh Lee Holloway
• Wife: Yessica Kumala
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Josh Hutcherson
• Worldview: Socialism (activist), LGBT supporter (activist), considers himself to be sexually “mostly straight” and does not believe in being limited by labels
• Birth name: Joshua Ryan Hutcherson

Josh Lucas
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer
• Ex-Wife: Jessica Ciencin Henriquez
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Judd Nelson
• Faith: raised in Conservative Judaism
• Birth name: Judd Asher Nelson
• Ex-Partners:
Sheila Lussier,
Shannen Doherty,
Loree Rodkin,
and Tabitha Stevens

Jude Law
• Birth name: David Jude Heyworth Law
• Father: Peter Law (actor)
• Wife: Phillipa Coan
• Ex-Wife: Sadie Frost
• Ex-Partners:
Sienna Miller,
Catherine Harding,
and Samantha Burke

Judge Reinhold
• Faith: Christianity
• Birth name: Edward Ernest Reinhold Jr.
• Wife: Amy Miller
• Ex-Wife: Carrie Frazier

Judi Dench
• Faith: Christianity (Friends/Quaker)
• Birth name: Judith Olivia Dench
• Partner: David Mills
• Husband: Michael Williams (actor, died 2001)
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Judy Garland …DIED age 47 (1969)—“An incautious self-overdosage” of barbiturates
• Faith: Liberal Christianity
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Frances Ethel Gumm
• Daughters:
LizaMinnelli
and Lorna Luft (actresses)
• Husband: Mickey Deans
• Ex-Husbands:
David Rose,
Vincente Minnelli,
Sidney Luft,
Mark Herron
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Judy Greer
• Faith: Secularism, ex-Catholic
• Birth name: Judith Therese Evans
• Husband: Dean E. Johnsen (executive producer of “Real Time with Bill Maher”)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• Faith: apparently Unitarian Universalism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Socialism, Leftist activism
• Birth name: Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus
• Husband: Brad Hall (actor, filmmaker)
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Julia Ormond
• Birth name: Julia Karin Ormond
• Ex-Husbands:
Rory Edwards (actor),
and Jon Rubin (political activist)

Julia Roberts
• Faith: Hinduism convert, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism and Baptist)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Julia Fiona Roberts
• Brother: Eric Roberts
• Niece: Emma Roberts
• Husband: Daniel Moder (cinematographer)
• Ex-Husband: Lyle Lovett
• Ex-Partner and Ex-Fiancé: Kiefer Sutherland

Julia Stiles
• Worldview: Feminism
• Birth name: Julia O'Hara Stiles
• Husband: Preston J. Cook (cameraman)
• Ex-Partner: David Harbour
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Julianna Margulies
• Faith: Secularism; of Jewish descent
• Birth name: Julianna Luisa Margulies
• Husband: Keith Lieberthal
• Ex-Partner: Ron Eldard (actor)

Julianne Moore
• Faith: Atheism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Abortion activism (on the board of advocates for Planned Parenthood), Gay Rights (activist), Gun Control (activist)
• Birth name: Julie Anne Smith
• Husband: Bart Freundlich (director)
• Ex-Husband: John Gould Rubin (actor, producer)

Julie Andrews
• Faith: Secularism, Freudian psychoanalysis
• Birth name: Julia Elizabeth Wells
• Husband: Blake Edwards (died 2010, director, producer)
• Ex-Husband: Tony Walton (set and costume designer)
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Julie Benz
• Birth name: Julie Marie Benz
• Husband: Rich Orosco
• Ex-Husband: John Kassir (actor)
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Julie Bowen
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer
• Ex-Husband: Scott Phillips
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Julie Christie
• Faith: Unclear, baptised in the Church of England
• Worldview: Enviornmentalism (activist), Animal Rights, Anti-Nuclear Power Movement, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Patron)
• Birth name: Julie Frances Christie
• Husband: Duncan Campbell
• Ex-Partners:
Don Bessant,
Brian Eno,
Lou Adler,
Jim McBride (director)
and Terry O'Neill

Juliette Binoche
• Birth name: Juliette Stalens Binoche
• Father: Jean-Marie Binoche (director, actor)
• Mother: Monique Yvette Stalens (director, actress)
• Ex-Partners:
André Halle (resulting in a son)
and Benoît Magimel (resulting in a daughter)
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Julie Walters
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Julia Mary Walters
• Husband: Grant Roffey
• Ex-Partner: Pete Postlethwaite

Juliette Lewis
• Faith: Spiritualism, Ex-Scientologist, once claimed Christianity
• Worldview: Libertarian Conservatism
• Birth name: Juliette Lake Lewis
• Father: Geoffrey Lewis
• Ex-Husband: Steve Berra
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Juno Temple
• Birth name: Juno Violet Temple
• Ex-Partner: Michael Angarano

Jurnee Smollett
• Birth name: Jurnee Diana Smollett
• Brother: Jussie Smollett (actor)
• Ex-Husband: Josiah Bell

Justin Long
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Socialism (activist), Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Justin Jacob Long
• Wife: Kate Bosworth
• Ex-Partners:
Drew Barrymore
and Maggie Q

Justin Timberlake
• Faith: Mostly Secularism, but says he is “spiritual, not religious,” raised Southern Baptist
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Justin Randall Timberlake
• Wife: Jessica Biel Timberlake
• Ex-Partner: Britney Spears (resulting in abortion)

Justine Bateman
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant)—has said “I wound up giving my life to Jesus Christ”
• Birth name: Justine Tanya Bateman
• Father: Kent Bateman (producer, director)
• Brother: Jason Bateman
• Husband: Mark Fluent