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  Lacey Chabert
  • Faith: Christianity (Protestant), “My faith has always been the center of my life… my faith brings me great hope and I don’t know what I’d do without my relationship with God. …Yes, I am a Christian. Jesus is the center of my life and I give God the glory for everything, for all my success.”
  • Worldview: Conservatism, identifies as Republican
  • Birth name: Lacey Nicole Chabert
  • Husband: David Nehdar
  
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  Lady Gaga
  • Faith: confused combination of Catholicism and Secularism; says she believes there is a god; raised in Roman Catholicism, but she disagrees with it on many points / She has said “that God comes in many forms, and I don't believe we know what he looks like, but I see God in my fans… They are who I worship, and I believe what you worship in your life doesn’t have to be religion or an institution or a certain kind of God. It’s just you must worship your faith.” / She also mistakenly believes everyone will go to Heaven when they die.
  • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Bisexualism, LGBTQ advocacy (activist), founder of Born This Way foundation
  • Birth name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
  • Partner and Fiancé: Michael Polansky
  • Ex-Partners include: Dan Horton, Christian Carino (ex-fiancé), Taylor Kinney (ex-fiancé), Matthew “Dada” Williams, Lüc Carl, Rob Fusari, Daniel Horton
  
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  Lake Bell
  • Faith: Unknown, Jewish father and Protestant mother
  • Birth name: Lake Siegel Bell
  • Ex-Husband: Scott Campbell
  
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  Lance Henriksen
  • Faith: apparently Secularism
  • Birth name: Lance James Henriksen
  • Wife: Louise Lunde
  • Ex-Wives:
  —Mary Jane Evans
  —Jane Pollack
  
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  Lance Reddick …DIED age 60 (2023)—Ischemic heart disease and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
  • Faith: Secularism —“I am not a religious man” / He was featured with Jason Alexander in a sarcastic comedy film about Christian movies called “Faith Ba$ed”—about two friends who are convinced that all “faith based” films make buckets of cash, so they set out to cash in and make one of their own.
  • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
  • Birth name: Lance Solomon Reddick
  • Wife: Stephanie Day Reddick
  
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  Lara Flynn Boyle
  • Faith: Secularism, ex-Catholic
  • Ex-Partner: Kyle MacLachlan
  
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  Laura Dern
  • Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  • Birth name: Laura Elizabeth Dern
  Father: Bruce Dern
  • Mother: Diane Ladd
  • Ex-Husband: Ben Harper
  • Ex-Partner: Kyle MacLachlan
  
• Laura Linney
  • Worldview: Liberalism
  • Birth name: Laura Leggett Linney
  • Ex-Husband: David Adkins (actor)
  
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  Lauren Bacall …DIED age 89—Massive stroke
  • Faith: Agnosticism, of Jewish descent; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Worldview: Liberalism (activist)
  • Birth name: Betty Joan Perske
  • Sons: Stephen Humphrey Bogart (writer, producer) and Sam Robards (actor)
  • Husband: Humphrey Bogart (actor, died 1957)
  • Ex-Husband: Jason Robards (actor)
  • Ex-Partners:
  Frank Sinatra
  —Harry Guardino (actor)
  
• Lauren Graham
  • Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
  • Birth name: Lauren Helen Graham
  • Husband: Peter Krause
  
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  Lauren Holly
  • Faith: Secularism, reportedly Agnosticism
  • Birth name: Lauren Michael Holly
  • Ex-husband: Jim Carrey
  
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  Laurence Fishburne
  • Birth name: Laurence John Fishburne III
  • Children: 3
  • Ex-Wives:
  —Hajna O. Moss (actress, resulting in son Langston Fishburne and daughter Montana Fishburne)
  —Gina Torres (resulting in daughter Delilah)
  
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  Laurence Olivier …DIED age 82—Renal failure, thrombosis and dermatomyositis
  • Faith: Secularism, father was an Anglican minister; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Birth name: Laurence Kerr Olivier
  • Children: 4
  • Wife: Joan Plowright
  • Ex-Wives:
  —Jill Esmond (actress)
  —Vivien Leigh (actress)
  
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  Léa Seydoux
  • Faith: Atheism
  • Birth name: Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne
  • Partner: André Meyer (resulting in a son)
  
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  Lea Thompson
  • Birth name: Lea Katherine Thompson
  • Daughters: Madelyn Deutch (actress) and Zoey Deutch (actress)
  • Husband: Howard Deutch (film director)
  
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  R. Lee Ermey …DIED age 74 (2018)—from complications related to pneumonia
  • Worldview: Conservatism
  • Birth name: Ronald Lee Ermey
  • Wife: Nila Ermey
  • Ex-Wife: Dolores Janshen
  
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  Lee Majors
  • Faith: possibly Christianity, although for years his faith has been in Christian Scientism (the so-called “Church of Christ, Scientist”—which is not truly Christian and not truly science). In recent years, Lee has played key roles in a few evangelical films • When asked, “Of those who’ve come before, the most inspirational are?”—He answered: “Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Billy Graham, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen” • When asked by someone else, “Which living person do you most admire, and why?” Lee answered: “Billy Graham, for all that he has done and stands for, plus I had the great opportunity of meeting him several years ago.”
  • Worldview: Conservatism
  • Birth name: Harvey Lee Yeary
  • Wife: Faith Majors (formerly Faith Noelle Cross)
  • Former wife: Farrah Fawcett
  
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  Lee Marvin …DIED age 63—Heart attack, preceded by coccidioidomycosis, respiratory distress, and administered steroids leading to major intestinal ruptures
  • Faith: Secularism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Worldview: Liberalism, Gay Rights supporter
  • Children: 4
  • Wife: Pamela Feeley
  • Ex-Wife: Betty Ebeling (resulting in son Christopher Lamont, and daughters Courtenay Lee, Cynthia Louise, and Claudia Leslie)
  • Ex-Partners:
  —Michelle Triola
  —Anne Bancroft (actress)
  
• Lee Pace
  • Faith: Secularism, raised in Catholicism
  • Worldview: Bisexualism
  • Birth name: Lee Grinner Pace
  • Spouse: Matthew Foley
  
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  Lee Thompson Young …DIED age 29—Suicide
  • Faith: Secularism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  
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  Leighton Meester
  • Birth name: Leighton Marissa Meester
  • Husband: Adam Brody
  
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  Leland Orser
  • Faith: Unknown
  • Birth name: Leland Jones Orser
  • Wife: Jeanne Tripplehorn
  • Ex-Wife: Roma Downey (actress and producer)
  
• Lena Headey
  • Faith: Secularism
  • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism, Animal Rights activism, LGBT rights activism
  • Birth name: Lena Kathren Headey
  • Husband: Marc Menchaca
  • Ex-Husband: Peter Loughran (musician)
  • Ex-Partner: Dan Cadan (filmmaker, resulting in daughter Teddy)
  
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  Leonard Nimoy …DIED age 83—COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  • Faith: Jewish mysticism; rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Birth name: Leonard Simon Nimoy
  • Wife: Susan Bay (actress)
  
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  Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Faith: Secularism, Agnosticism, ex-Catholic
  Evolutionism, Environmentalism (activist), Progressive Liberalism, Gay Rights activism, Globalism
  • Birth name: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
  • Ex-Partners:
  —Gisele Bündchen
  —Bar Refaeli
  —Camila Morrone
  
• Lesley Ann Warren
  • Birth name: Lesley Ann Warren
  • Ex-Husband: Jon Peters (producer)
  
• Leslie Bibb
  • Birth name: Leslie Louise Bibb
  • Partner: Sam Rockwell
  • Ex-Husband: Rob Born
  
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  Leslie Mann
  • Faith: Agnosticism
  • Birth name: Leslie Hand
  • Husband: Judd Apatow
  
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  Leslie Nielsen …DIED age 84—Pneumonia
  • Faith: Unknown
  • Birth name: Leslie William Nielsen
  • Children: 2
  • Wife: Barbaree Earl
  • Ex-Wives:
  —Monica Boyar (singer, actress)
  —Alisande Ullman (resulting in daughters Maura Nielsen and Thea Nielsen)
  —Brooks Oliver
  
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  Liam Hemsworth
  • Brothers: Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth
  • Ex-Wife: Miley Cyrus
  • Partner: Gabriella Brooks (model)
  
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  Liam Neeson
  • Faith: Unclear, raised in Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  • Birth name: Liam John Neeson
  • Children: 2
  • Wife: Natasha Richardson (deceased; marriage resulted in sons Micheál and Daniel) • Ex-Partner: Helen Mirren
  • Ex-Partner: Barbra Streisand
  • Notable fact: Liam’s 1st film appearance was in 1977 in a Christian film titled “The Pilgrim’s Progress” (Ken Anderson Films—released in 1978) in which he played the role of the Evangelist and other smaller roles including the crucified Christ.
  
• Liev Schreiber
  • Faith: Judaism; inspired by his Jewish grandfather; described his mother of Jewish descent as a “far-out Socialist Labor Party hippie bohemian freak;” he attended Friends Seminary, a Quaker school
  • Worldview: Socialism; Humanitarian Relief (activist)
  • Birth name: Isaac Liev Schreiber
  • Brother: Pablo Schreiber
  • Children: 3
  • Wife: Taylor Niesen (resulting in daughter Hazel Bee Schreiber)
  • Ex-Partner: Naomi Watts (resulting in daughters Sasha and Kai)
  
• Lili Taylor
  • Worldview: Conservationism
  (activist, particularly for birds) • Birth name: Lili Anne Taylor
  • Husband: Nick Flynn (writer, resulting in daughter Maeve)
  
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  Lily James
  • Birth name: Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson
  • Grandmother: Helen Horton (actress)
  • Ex-Partner: Matt Smith (actor)
  
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  Linda Cardellini
  • Faith: Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  • Birth name: Linda Edna Cardellini
  • Partner/Fiancé: Steven Rodriguez (resulting in daughter Lilah-Rose)
  
• Linda Hamilton
  • Birth name: Linda Carroll Hamilton
  • Ex-Husbands:
  —Bruce Abbott (actor, resulting in son Dalton Abbott)
  —James Cameron (filmmaker, resulting in daughter Josephine Archer Cameron)
  
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  Lindsay Lohan
  • Faith: Kabbalah, ex-Catholic
  • Birth name: Lindsay Dee Lohan
  • Children: 1
  • Husband: Bader Shammas (resulting in a son)
  • Ex-Partners:
  —Harry Morton
  —Samantha Ronson
  —Egor Tarabasov
  
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  Lindy Booth
  • Faith: reportedly Christianity (unconfirmed)
  • Worldview: Unknown
  • Husband: Jeff Wadlow (filmmaker)
  
• Lisa Bonet
  • aka Lilakoi Moon (legal name)
  • Birth name: Lisa Michelle Bonet
  • Worldview: Environmentalism
  • Children: 3
  • Ex-Husbands:
  —Jason Momoa (resulting in son Nakoa-Wolf and daughter Lola)
  —Lenny Kravitz (resulting in daughter Zoë Kravitz)
  
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  Lisa Kudrow
  • Faith: Unclear, raised in Judaism
  • Birth name: Lisa Valerie Kudrow
  • Husband: Michel Stern (resulting in son Julian)
  
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  Lisa Whelchel
  • Faith: Christianity with an aberrant belief in Universalism
  • Birth name: Lisa Diane Whelchel
  • Husband: Pete Harris (resulting in 3 children)
  • Ex-Husband: Steven Cauble (psychologist)
  
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  Liv Tyler
  • Faith: Secularism; Transcendental Meditation
  • Worldview: Humanism
  • Birth name: Liv Rundgren
  • Sister: Mia Tyler (actress)
  • Children: 3
  • Ex-Husband: Royston Langdon (resulting in son Milo William)
  • Ex-Partner/Fiancé: David Gardner (resulting in a son and a daughter)
  
• Lizzy Caplan
  • Faith: Unclear, raised in Liberal Judaism
  • Birth name: Elizabeth Anne Caplan
  • Husband: Tom Riley (resulting in a son)
  • Ex-Partner: Matthew Perry
  
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  Lloyd Bridges …DIED age 85 (1998)—Natural causes
  • Birth name: Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr.
  • Children: 4
  • Grandson: Jordan Bridges (actor)
  • Wife: Dorothy Simpson; resulting in:
  —Jeff Bridges
  —Beau Bridges
  —Lucinda Louise Bridges
  —Garrett Myles Bridges (died in infancy)
  
• Lou Diamond Phillips
  • Worldview: Liberalism, LGBTQ equality (activist)
  • Birth name: Lou Diamond Upchurch
  • Wife: Yvonne Boismier
  • Ex-Wife: Julie Cypher, Kelly Preston, and Kelly Phillips
  • Ex-Fiancée: Jennifer Tilly
  
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  Louis Gossett Jr. …DIED age 87 (2024)—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, atrial fibrillation
  • Faith: Christianity (Protestant)
  • Birth name: Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.
  • Ex-Wives:
  —Hattie Glascoe
  —Christina Mangosing (resulting in a son)
  —Cyndi James-Reese (actress)
  
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  Lucas Black
  • Faith: Professing Christian; raised in Southern Baptist church
  • Worldview: Reportedly prioritizes God and family over his Hollywood career
  • Birth name: Lucas York Black
  • Wife: Maggie O'Brien
  
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  Lucas Till
  • Faith: raised in Christianity (Southern Baptist)
  • Birth name: Lucas Daniel Till
  
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  Lucy Gordon …DIED age 28—Suicide
  
• Lucy Lawless
  • Faith: apparently Secularism, raised in Roman Catholicism
  • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Environmentalism (activist)
  • Birth name: Lucille Frances Ryan
  • Husband: Robert Tapert (producer, director, screenwriter)
  
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  Lucy Liu
  • Faith: Has studied Taoism and Kabbalah, and was raised in Buddhism
  • Worldview: LGBTQ movement, erotic Lesbian artist, pro-choice
  • Birth name: Lucy Alexis Liu
  
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  Ludacris
  • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism
  • Birth name: Christopher Brian Bridges
  • Brother: Richard Pryor
  
• Luis Guzmán
  • Worldview: Socialism
  
• Lukas Haas
  • Birth name: Lukas Daniel Haas
  • Ex-Partners:
  —Natalie Portman
  —Lindsay Lohan
  
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  Luke Evans
  • Faith: Secularism, ex-Jehovah’s Witness
  • Worldview: Homosexualism
  • Birth name: Luke George Evans
  
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  Luke Wilson
  • Faith: Unclear, although he is of Irish Catholic descent
  • Worldview: Unclear
  • Birth name: Luke Cunningham Wilson
  • Brothers: Owen Wilson and Andrew Wilson
  • Ex-Partner: Drew Barrymore
  
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  Lynn Redgrave …DIED age 67—Breast cancer
  • Birth name: Lynn Rachel Redgrave
  • Father: Michael Redgrave (actor)
  • Sister: Vanessa Redgrave
  • Nieces: Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson
  • Ex-Husband: John Clark (actor)