Select FIRST letter of actor’s first name…
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J.K. Simmons
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Jonathan Kimble Simmons (director, resulting in son Joe and daughter Olivia)
• Wife: Michelle Schumacher
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:
Ryan O'Neal (actor),
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, resulting in son Jaden and daughter Willow)
• Ex-Partner: August Alsina and others
Jaime King
• Faith: Secularism
• Husband: Kyle Newman (director, separated — resulting in 2 sons)
• Ex-Partner: Davide Sorrenti (photographer)
Jaime Pressly
• Birth name: Jaime Elizabeth Pressly
• Partner: Hamzi Hijazi (resulting in twin sons)
• Ex-Husband: Simran Singh
• Ex-Partner: Eric Calvo (resulting in a son)
Jake Gyllenhaal
• Faith: Leans toward Buddhism, raised in culturally Jewish family
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Climate Alarmism (activist)
• Birth name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
• Father: Stephen Gyllenhaal (director)
• Mother: Naomi Foner (screenwriter, director)
• Sister: Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Partner: Jeanne Cadieu (model)
• Ex-Relationship:
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
James Earl Jones …DIED age 93 (2024)
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism convert)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Father: Robert Earl Jones (actor)
• Wife: Cecilia Hart (died of cancer 2016 / Marriage resulted in son Flynn)
• 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 (resulting in actor Jason Remar and singer daughter Lisa Remar, alias Nana Felix)
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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
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; resulting in twins John Stacy and Kristopher Steven),
Michael Attenborough (director),
Geoffrey Planer,
and David Flynn (resulting in daughter Katherine Flynn and son Sean Flynn)
• Ex-Partners:
Christopher Reeve,
David Green
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 Jerry Jones Jr. (resulting in daughter Juliette Turner-Jones)
• Ex-Fiancé: Alec Baldwin
January Jones
• Birth name: January Kristen Jones
• Children: 1 son (father undisclosed)
• 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
• Wife: Allegra Riggio
• Ex-Wives:
Jacqueline Goldenberg,
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 (resulting in 2 children)
• Ex-Wife: Kimberly Beck
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Jason Isaacs
• Faith: Atheism, raised in Judaism
• Birth name: Jason Isaacs
• Wife: Emma Hewitt (resulting in daughters Lily and Ruby)
Jason Momoa
• Faith: reportedly Buddhism (studied it in Tibet)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Environmentalism
• Birth name: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa
• Partner: Adria Arjona (actress)
• Ex-Wife: Lisa Bonet (resulting in a son and daughter)
• Ex-Partner and fiancée: Simmone Jade Mackinnon (actress)
• Stepdaughter: Zoë Kravitz
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Jason Ritter
• Birth name: Jason Morgan Ritter
• Father:
John Ritter
• Grandfather: Tex Ritter (singer, actor)
• Grandmother: Dorothy Fay (actress)
• Brother: Tyler Ritter (actor)
• Wife: Melanie Lynskey (resulting in a daughter)
• 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 (resulting in a son)
• Ex-Partner: 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 (activist)
• Birth name: Jeffrey Warren Daniels
• Wife: Kathleen Rosemary Treado (resulting in sons Benjamin and Lucas, daughter Nellie)
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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 (resulting in sons River Joe and Charlie Ocean)
• Ex-Wives:
Geena Davis
and
Patricia Gaul
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Wife: Hilarie Burton (actress, producer, resulting in a daughter)
• Ex-Wife: Anya Longwell
• Ex-Fiancée: Mary Louise Parker
• Ex-Partner: Sherrie Rose (actress, producer, resulting in a son)
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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: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist) (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-Wives:
Carmen Ejogo (actress)
and Adrian Nicholas Matthews
Jena Malone
• Worldview: Socialism, Pansexualism, Polyamorous
• Birth name: Jena Laine Malone
• Ex-Partners:
Ethan DeLorenzo
and Alex Ebert
Jenna Elfman
• Faith: Scientology, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Birth name: Jennifer Mary Butala
• Husband: Bodhi Pine Elfman (actor, Scientologist of Jewish descent, marriage resulted in sons Story Elias Elfman and Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman)
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Jenna Fischer
• Faith: Unknown, attended a Catholic high school
• Worldview: Liberalism, Animal welfare (activist)
• Birth name: Regina Marie Fischer
• Husband: Lee Kirk (filmmaker, resulting in a son and a daughter)
• Ex-Husband: James Gunn (filmmaker, actor)
Jennifer Aniston
• Faith: Secularism, practices Hatha yoga and Transcendental Meditation; believes there is a god
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), LGBT activism (received award from GLAAD), philanthropy
• Birth name: Jennifer Joanna Aniston
• Father: John Aniston (actor)
• Mother: Nancy Maryanne Dow (actress)
• Ex-Husbands:
Brad Pitt
and
Justin Theroux (actor, filmmaker)
Jennifer Beals
• Faith: Buddhism, with interest in Roman Catholicism and Judaism
• Worldview: Liberalism, LGBTQ activism (including Celebrity Grand Marshal at the 2006 San Francisco Pride Parade)
• Husband: Ken Dixon (resulting in daughter Ella Dixon)
• Ex-Husband: Alexandre Rockwell
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Jennifer Carpenter
• Faith: Agnosticism
• Birth name: Jennifer Leann Carpenter
• Husband: Seth Avett (resulting in a son)
• 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 (resulting in a son and daughter)
• Ex-Partner and Fiancé: Billy Campbell (actor)
• Ex-Partner: David Dugan (photographer, resulting in a son)
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Jennifer Coolidge
• Worldview: Animal rights activism, Veganism (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-Partners:
Chris Kattan
and Banks McClintock
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Jennifer Ehle
• Birth name: Jennifer Anne Ehle
• Mother: Rosemary Harris
• Husband: Michael Ryan (writer, resulting in 2 children)
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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
• Son: Samuel Affleck
• Daughters: Violet Affleck and Seraphina Rose Affleck (aka Fin with they/them pronouns, seemingly now identifying as male)
• 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 —“I love being a Jew. I’ve gotten a lot more Jewish…because of my daughter’s bat mitzvah, and I realized I really care about being a Jew.”
• Worldview: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism (activist)
• Father: Joel Grey (actor)
• Grandfather: Mickey Katz (comedian, musician)
• Ex-Husband: Clark Gregg (resulting in daughter Stella Gregg, actress)
• Ex-Romantic Relationships:
Michael J. Fox,
Johnny Depp,
William Baldwin,
George Stephanopoulos
Jennifer Hudson
• Faith: apparently Secularism, raised Baptist
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Jennifer Kate Hudson
• Partner: Common (born Lonnie Rashid Lynn)
• Ex-Partner/Fiancé: David Otunga (resulting in son David Daniel Otunga, Jr.)
• Ex-Partner: James Payton
Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Faith: Judaism
• Birth name: Jennifer Leigh Morrow
• Father: Vic Morrow (actor)
• Mother: Barbara Turner (aka Gloria Rose Turner, actress, screenwriter)
• Ex-Husband:
Noah Baumbach (resulting in son Rohmer Emmanuel)
Jennifer Lawrence
• Faith: Agnosticism, Secularism, raised in Christianity
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Liberal Feminism (activist), LGBTQ+ supporter, Abortion activism, Same-sex marriage supporter
• Birth name: Jennifer Shrader Lawrence
• Husband: Cooke Maroney (resulting in son Cy)
• Ex-Partner: Nicholas Hoult
Jennifer Lopez
• Faith: Apparently Christianity in the form of 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 (backup dancer),
and Marc Anthony (resulting in homeschooled twins, son Maximilian and daughter Emme who identifies as “gender-neutral”)
• Ex-Partners:
fiancé David Cruz,
fiancé Alex Rodriguez,
Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy),
Casper Smart
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Faith: Unclear
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Husband: Brian Hallisay (resulting in 3 children)
• Ex-Fiancé: Ross McCall (actor)
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Jennifer Morrison
• Faith: Secularism, Atheism
• Birth name: Jennifer Marie Morrison
• Partner: Gerardo Celasco (actor, resulting in a daughter)
• Ex-Fiancé: Jesse Spencer
• Ex-Partners:
Amaury Nolasco,
Sebastian Stan
Jennifer O'Neill
• Faith: Jesus Christ (born-again in 1986)
• 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 (producer of “The Simpsons”)
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
• Father: Byrne Piven (actor, director)
• Mother: Joyce Hiller Piven (director, actress)
• Sister: Shira Piven (director, actor, producer)
• Brother-in-law:
Adam McKay
Jeremy Renner
• Faith: Secularism / “His father was a theologian who also ran a bowling alley… He introduced Renner to all kinds of religions.” “I tried ’em all. I was in the tent with snakes. I was at Mormon summer camps. Little bit of everything. It’s not for me, but at least I got all that information.”
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Jeremy Lee Renner
• Ex-Wife: Sonni Pacheco (model, resulting in a daughter)
• Best-Friend: Kristoffer Ryan Winters (actor)
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, resulting in adopted daughter Danielle)
• Ex-Wife: Patti Palmer (singer, resulting in sons Gary, Scott, Christopher, Anthony and Joseph, and adopted son Ronald)
• Ex-Partners:
Lynn Dixon Kleinman (resulting in daughter Suzan)
Marilyn Monroe
Marlene Dietrich
and others
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Jerry O'Connell
• Birth name: Jeremiah O'Connell
• Brother: Charlie O'Connell (actor)
• Wife: Rebecca Romijn (resulting in twin daughters)
Jerry Seinfeld
• Faith: Secularism, Transcendental Meditation, of Jewish descent
• Birth name: Jerome Allen Seinfeld
• Wife: Jessica Sklar (resulting in 2 sons and a daughter)
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) / Their marriage resulting daughter Amy Stiller (actress) and son Ben Stiller (actor, comedian).
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 (She believes there is a god, but does not believe the Bible.), ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Liberal Feminism, Gay Rights supporter
• Birth name: Jessica Marie Alba
• Husband: Cash Warren (resulting in daughters Honor Marie and Haven Garner, and son Hayes)
• Ex-Fiancé: Michael Weatherly (actor)
Jessica Biel
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant)
• Birth name: Jessica Claire Biel
• Husband: Justin Timberlake (resulting in 2 sons Silas Randall Timberlake and Phineas Timerlake)
• Ex-Partner: Chris Evans
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 (resulting in daughter Hannah and son Samuel)
and Mikhail Baryshnikov (resulting in daughter Aleksandra Lange ‘Shura’ Baryshnikov)
Jessica Simpson
• Faith: Christianity (Protestant)
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Jessica Ann Simpson
• Sister: Ashlee Simpson (singer, actress)
• Husband: Eric Johnson (resulting in sons Maxwell Drew Johnson and Ace Knute Johnson, and daughter Birdie Mae 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 (Presbyterian)
• Worldview: Conservatism (activist), Public and military service, Philanthropy
• Birth name: James Maitland Stewart
• Wife: Gloria Hatrick McLean (died 1994 / Marriage resulted in twin daughters Judy and Kelly)
• Ex-Partners: Marlene Dietrich (adultery), Dinah Shore, Myrna Dell
Joan Allen
• Ex-Husband: Peter Friedman (actor, resulting in daughter Sadie)
Joan Collins
• Faith: Agnosticism
• Worldview: Conservatism
• Birth name: Joan Henrietta Collins
• Husband: Percy Gibson
• Ex-Husbands:
Maxwell Reed
Anthony Newley (resulting in daughter Tara and son Alexander)
Ronald S. Kass (resulting in daughter Katyana)
Peter Holm
• Ex-Partner: Warren Beatty (resulting in an abortion)
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 (died 1959 / Marriage resulted in adoption children ChristopherCrawford, Cathy and Cynthia “Cindy”)
• Ex-Husbands:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (actor)
Franchot Tone (actor, resulting in 2 miscarriages)
Phillip Terry (actor)
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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 (resulting in sons Dylan John and Miles)
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Joanne Woodward
• aka Joanne G.T. Woodward, Joanne Newman
• Worldview: Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward
• Husband: Paul Newman (resulting in daughters Elinor Teresa “Nell,” Melissa Stewart, and Claire Olivia “Clea”)
• Ex-Partner: Gore Vidal (Woodward claims she was a “beard” for him, as he was bisexual.)
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
• Partner: Rooney Mara (resulting in 2 children)
• 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
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Brother: Nash Edgerton (stuntman, filmmaker)
• Wife: Christine Centenera (resulting in twin children)
• Ex-Partner/Fiancée: Alexis Blake
Joel Grey
• Faith: apparently Secularism; of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Liberalism, Homosexualism
• Birth name: Joel David Katz
• Ex-Wife: Jo Wilder (resulting in daughter Jennifer Grey and son James Grey)
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Joely Richardson
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Animal Rights (activist)
• Birth name: Joely Kim Richardson
• Mother: Vanessa Redgrave
• Father: Tony Richardson (director)
• Sister: Natasha Richardson (actress)
• Brother-in-law: Liam Neeson
• Ex-Husband: Tim Bevan (producer, resulting in daughter Daisy Bevan)
• Ex-Partners:
Kenneth Branagh,
John Hensley,
Jamie Theakston,
Archie Stirling (theatre producer, begun in adultery)
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: Roman Catholicism, raised in Catholicism, had a past fleeting interest “in born-again Christianity” (1980s)
• 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, “I’m a non-believer.” Rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Raised Episcopalian.
• 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
John Krasinski
• Faith: Apparently Secularism, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Liberalism
• 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
John Lithgow
• Faith: Secularism
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: John Arthur Lithgow
• Wife: Mary Yeager (resulting in 2 children)
• Ex-Wife: Jean Taynton (resulting in 1 son)
• Ex-Partner: Liv Ullmann (actress)
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
• Wives:
Dee Dee Sorvino (widow of Paul Sorvino),
and 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)-
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
• Ex-Partners:
Vanessa Paradis (resulting in 2 children),
Sherilyn Fenn,
Winona Ryder,
Kate Moss (model),
Ellen Barkin
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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), ex-Leftist
• Birth name: Jonathan Vincent Voight
• Ex-Wives:
Lauri Peters
Marcheline Bertrand (resulting in James Haven, born James Haven Voight, and Angelina Jolie, born Angelina Jolie Voight)
• 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 (resulting in a child)
• Ex-Fiancée: Gianna Santos
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Jonathan Banks
• Faith: Christianity
• Worldview: Liberal leaning
• Birth name: Jonathan Ray Banks
• Wife: Genara Gonzalez Cebian Banks (resulting in twin sons)
• Ex-Wife: Marnie Fausch (resulting in a daughter)
Jonathan Brandis …DIED age 27 (2003)—Suicide by hanging
• Birth name: Jonathan Gregory Brandis
Jonathan Pryce
• Faith: Secularism, raised a Welsh Presbyterian
• Birth name: John Price
• Wife: Kate Fahy (actress, resulting in sons Patrick and Gabriel, and daughter Phoebe)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe
• Wife: Mara Lane (resulting in a son)
• Ex-Partner: Reena Hammer
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Jonny Lee Miller
• Birth name: Jonathan Lee Miller
• Grandfather: Bernard Lee (actor)
• Ex-Wives: Angelina Jolie,
Michele Hicks (resulting in son Buster Timothy Miller)
Jordan Peele
• Faith: Secularism, but said he believes in a higher power
• Worldview: Liberalism
• Birth name: Jordan Haworth Peele
• Wife:
Chelsea Peretti (resulting in a son)
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Jordana Brewster
• Husband: Mason Morfi
• Ex-Husband: Andrew Form (producer, resulting in sons via surrogacy: Julian and Rowan)
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Joseph Campanella …DIED age 93 (2018), Complications from Parkinson’s disease
• Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Brother: Frank Campanella (actor)
• Birth name: Joseph Anthony Campanella
• Wife: Kathryn Jill Bartholomew (resulting in 7 sons: Philip, Robert Yale, Joseph Anthony Jr., Dominic Peter, Anthony F., John Mario, and Andrew Michael)
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Joseph Fiennes
• Birth name: Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
• Brother: Ralph Fiennes
• Wife: María Dolores Diéguez (resulting in daughters Eva and Isabel)
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• Faith: Secularism, of Jewish descent
• Worldview: Liberalism, Feminism
• Birth name: Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
• Grandfather: Michael Gordon (actor, director)
• Wife: Tasha McCauley (resulting in 2 sons and a daughter)
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Josh Brolin
• Faith: Secularism
• Birth name: Josh James Brolin • Father: James Brolin
• Wife: Kathryn Boyd (resulting in 2 daughters)
• Ex-Wives:
Alice Adair (actress, resulting in son Trevor Brolin and daughter Eden Brolin, both actors)
Diane Lane
• Ex-Fiancée: Minnie Driver
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Josh Duhamel
• Faith: Christianity (active Roman Catholicism)
• Birth name: Joshua David Duhamel
• Wife: Audra Mari (resulting in a son)
• 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 (actress, resulting in 2 daughters)
Josh Hartnett
• Faith: Unknown, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Joshua Daniel Hartnett
• Wife: Tamsin Egerton (actress, resulting in 4 children)
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Josh Holloway
• Birth name: Josh Lee Holloway
• Wife: Yessica Kumala (resulting in 2 children)
Josh Hutcherson
• Worldview: Socialism (activist), LGBTQ+ supporter (activist, received GLAAD Media Award); Considers himself to be sexually “mostly straight,” “Maybe I could say right now I’m 100% straight, but who knows?”
• Birth name: Joshua Ryan Hutcherson
Josh Lucas
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist)
• Birth name: Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer
• Partner/Fiancée: Brianna Ruffalo
• Ex-Wife: Jessica Ciencin Henriquez (resulting in son Noah Rev Maurer)
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Judd Nelson
• Faith: raised in Conservative Judaism
• Birth name: Judd Asher Nelson
• Wife: Sheryl Berkoff
• Ex-Partners:
Sheila Lussier
Shannen Doherty
Loree Rodkin
Tabitha Stevens
Jude Law
• Faith: apparently Secularism
• Worldview: Climate Change Alarmism, Charity support
• Birth name: David Jude Heyworth Law
• Father: Peter Law (actor)
• Wife: Phillipa Coan (resulting in 3 children)
• Ex-Wife: Sadie Frost (actress, resulting in 3 children)
• Ex-Partners:
Sienna Miller
Catherine Harding (resulting in a child)
Samantha Burke (model)
Judge Reinhold
• Faith: Christianity
• Birth name: Edward Ernest Reinhold Jr.
• Wife: Amy Miller (Amy Reinhold), resulting in daughter Haley Rose Reinhold
• Ex-Wife: Carrie Frazier
Judi Dench
• Faith: Christianity (Friends/Quaker)
• Worldview: Support of numerous charities
• Birth name: Judith Olivia Dench
• Partner: David Mills
• Husband: Michael Williams (actor, died 2001 —marriage resulted in daughter Finty Williams, an actress)
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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
• Husband: Mickey Deans
• Ex-Husbands:
David Rose
Vincente Minnelli (resulting in daughter Liza Minnelli)
Sidney Luft (resulting in daughter Lorna Luft and son Joey Luft)
Mark Herron
• Ex-Partners:
Glenn Ford
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Judy Greer
• Faith: Secularism, ex-Catholic
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Judith Therese Evans
• Husband: Dean E. Johnsen (executive producer of “Real Time with Bill Maher”)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• Faith: Agnosticism, raised in Roman Catholicism
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Socialism, Leftist activism
• Birth name: Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus
• Husband: Brad Hall (actor, filmmaker, resulting in sons Henry Hall and Charlie Hall)
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Julia Ormond
• Birth name: Julia Karin Ormond
• Ex-Husbands:
Rory Edwards (actor)
Jon Rubin (political activist, resulting in child Soph)
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, resulting in a daughter and 2 sons)
• Ex-Husband: Lyle Lovett
• Ex-Partner/Ex-Fiancé: Kiefer Sutherland
• Ex-Partners:
Jason Patric
Liam Neeson
Dylan McDermott
Matthew Perry
Julia Stiles
• Worldview: Feminism, Humanitarianism
• Birth name: Julia O'Hara Stiles
• Husband: Preston J. Cook (cameraman, resulting in 3 children)
• Ex-Partner: David Harbour
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Julianna Margulies
• Faith: Secularism; of Jewish descent
• Birth name: Julianna Luisa Margulies
• Husband: Keith Lieberthal (resulting in son Kieran Lindsay 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, resulting in a son and a daughter)
• 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 —resulting in adopted daughters Amy (Amelia) Leigh and Joanna Lynne)
• Ex-Husband: Tony Walton (set and costume designer, resulting in daughter Emma Walton Hamilton)
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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: Liberal Christianity (Protestant)
• Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
• Birth name: Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer
• Ex-Husband: Scott Phillips (resulting in 3 sons)
Julie Christie
• Faith: Unclear, in her youth she was baptised in the Church of England
• Worldview: Enviornmentalism (activist), Animal Rights, Vegetarianism, Anti-Nuclear Power Movement, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Patron)
• Birth name: Julie Frances Christie
• Husband: Duncan Campbell (journalist, novelist)
• Ex-Partners:
Don Bessant
Warren Beatty
Brian Eno
Lou Adler
Jim McBride (director)
Terry O'Neill (photographer)
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 son Raphaël)
Benoît Magimel (resulting in daughter Hana)
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Julie Walters
• Faith: Unknown
• Birth name: Julia Mary Walters
• Husband: Grant Roffey (resulting in daughter Maisie Mae 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
• Father: Julien Temple (director)
• Partner: Michal Szymanski
• Ex-Partner: Michael Angarano (actor)
Jurnee Smollett
• Birth name: Jurnee Diana Smollett
• Brother: Jussie Smollett (actor)
• Ex-Husband: Josiah Bell (musician, resulting in son Hunter)
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
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 (resulting in 2 sons)
• Ex-Partners:
Britney Spears (resulting in abortion)
Cameron Diaz
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 (resulting in 2 children)