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
—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
—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)
—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 (production assistant)
• 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
—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; grew up as an Atheist
• Worldview: Leftism, Socialism (outspoken activist), Feminism (outspoken activist), Environmentalism (outspoken activist)
• Birth name: Jane Seymour Fonda
• Father: Henry Fonda
• Brother: Peter Fonda
• Niece: Bridget Fonda
• Children: 2 biological, 1 adopted
• Ex-Husbands:
—Tom Hayden (resulting in son Troy O'Donovan Garity, and de facto adopted daughter Mary Williams)
—Roger Vadim (director, producer —resulting in daughter Vanessa Vadim)
—Ted Turner
• Ex-Partners:
—James Franciscus (actor)
—Fred Gardner
—Donald Sutherland
—Lorenzo Caccialanza
—Richard Perry
Jane Russell …DIED age 77—Respiratory failure
• Faith: Christianity (active Protestant)
• Worldview: Conservatism, “Vigorously pro-life” (after abortion)
• Birth name: Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell
• Children: 1 aborted, 3 adopted
• Husbands:
—Roger Barrett
—John Calvin Peoples (both died during marriage)
• Ex-Husband: Bob Waterfield (resulting in 3 adoptions: daughter Tracy, and sons Thomas and Robert John)
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
• Children: 4
• Partner: John Zembetti
• Ex-Husbands:
—James Keach (actor, filmmaker, brother of Stacy Keach —resulting in twin sons John Stacy and Kristopher Steven)
—Michael Attenborough (director)
—Geoffrey Planer
—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:
—John Carlisle
—Stanley Reames
—Tony Curtis (resulting in actress daughters Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis)
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
—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
—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
—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
—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
• Children: 3
• Father: Lloyd Bridges
• Mother: Dorothy Bridges (actor, poet)
• Brother: Beau Bridges
• Wife: Susan Geston (resulting in 3 daughters)
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
—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
—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)
—Adrian Nicholas Matthews
Jena Malone
• Worldview: Socialism, Pansexualism, Polyamorous
• Birth name: Jena Laine Malone
• Ex-Partners:
—Ethan DeLorenzo
—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
—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
—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
—Louis Dowler (model)
• 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
• Children: 3
• Partner: John C. Miller
• Ex-Husbands:
—Scott Foley
—Ben Affleck (marriage ceremony was conducted by 2 Gay men—Victor Garber and his partner Rainer Andreesen —marriage resulted in son Samuel Garner Affleck and daughters Violet Anne Affleck and Seraphina Rose Affleck, aka Fin with they/them pronouns, apparently now identifying as male)
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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, Feminism (activist), Pro-Abortion (activist), LGBTQ+ supporter and speaker at 2024 GLAAD Media Awards
• Birth name: Jennifer Shrader Lawrence
• Husband: Cooke Maroney (resulting in son Cy Maroney)
• Ex-Partner: Nicholas Hoult
Jennifer Lopez
• Faith: 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
• Children: 2
• Ex-Husbands:
—Ojani Noa
—Cris Judd (backup dancer)
—Marc Anthony (resulting in twins: son Maximilian and daughter Emme who identifies as “gender-neutral”)
—Ben Affleck
• Ex-Partners:
—ex-fiancé David Cruz
—ex-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
—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)
—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
—Melissa Womer
• Ex-Partners:
—Jenny McCarthy
—January Jones
—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 children lost to 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)
• 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
—Joan Dalton
• Ex-Partners:
—Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot
—Sarah Owens
John Huston …DIED age 81—Emphysema
• Faith: apparently Atheism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Birth name: John Marcellus Huston
• Children: 5
• Partner: Zoe Sallis
• Wife: Enrica Soma (died 1969) (marriage resulted in son Walter Anthony “Tony” Huston and daughter Anjelica Huston)
• Ex-Wives:
—Dorothy Harvey
—Lesley Black
—Evelyn Keyes (resulting in adopted son Pablo Huston)
—Celeste Shane
• Ex-Partner: Zoe Sallis (resulting in son Danny Huston)
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 (adultery, while John was married to actress Glenne Headly)
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)
—Alicia Allain (died 2023)
• Ex-Wives:
—Tawny Little
—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
—Esperanza Baur
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Johnathon Schaech
• Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
• Children: 2
• Wife: Julie Solomon (resulting in a son and a daughter)
• Ex-Wives:
—Christina Applegate
—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
—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
• Children: 3
• 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-Partner:
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
• Children: 1
• 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)