The Three Stooges, for decades, the most popular slapstick comedy team in America, all hail from Jewish-Lithuanian ancestry.
In 1934, the trio signed on with Columbia Pictures to appear in a series of two-reel, comedy short subjects, and within a year, were one of the biggest box-office hits in America. They were born in Brooklyn, New York at the turn of the last century. Shemp, the oldest, got his nickname from the way their mother pronounced his name Sam in her thick Litvak accent. Moe was the leader of the group, notorious for the way he’d slap and knock funny-man Curly on his infamous indestructible head. Even today their comedy shorts regularly appear on the cable television channel American Movie Classics.

Lithuanian born, Zydrunas Ilgauskas is now a former professional basketball center who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
He played for The Cavaliers from 1997 to 2010, and is the team’s career leader in several categories, including games played and blocks. Despite an injury plagued career, Illgauskas was named to two NBA All-Star Teams in 2003 and 2005.

Ann Jillian was born Ann Jura Nauseda in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1950. She was born to Lithuanian immigrant parents and speaks Lithuanian fluently.
Jillian appeared in more than 25 films, mostly for TV. She first came to national prominence in the 1980s series It’s a Living, a sitcom that elevated Jillian to sex symbol status in 1980.
During her career, she received three Emmy Award nominations. Her battle with cancer was chronicled in the top-rated 1988 made-for-TV film, The Ann Jillian Story, in which she portrayed herself. She received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special, and won a 1989 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for TV.

Al Jolson was born as Asa Yoelson in what was then the village of Srednik, now known as Seredžius, in the Kaunas region of Lithuania.
Al Jolson (May 26, 1886-October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and actor who was dubbed as “The World’s Greatest Entertainer.” In the 1930s, he was America’s most famous and highest paid entertainer. He is best remembered as the star in the first (full length) talking movie. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jolson became the first star to entertain troops during WWII, and again in 1950, the first star to entertain troops in Korea. Defense Secretary, George Marshall, awarded the Medal of Merit, posthumously, to Jolson’s family.

Anthony Kiedis, son of John Kiedis, known professionally as Blackie Dammett, and grandson of Antanas Kiedis (1878–1949) and grandmother Julija (1883–1948) who were Lithuanian immigrants.
Anthony Kiedis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an American vocalist/lyricist, and occasional actor best known as the lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning and 2012 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Vice Minister of National Defense, Republic of Lithuania and Consultant to the Prime Minister for Security Affairs (from March 1997 to June 29, 1999). Promoted to BGen. In 1999.
Twenty-seven years of military service in the United States Army in positions ranging from an infantry platoon leader to a battalion commander, and the G-4 of the 1st Armored Division; instructor in management subjects, Ordinance School and Center; inspector general, Office of the Inspector; Commander of the Rock Island Arsenal. His awards include: Legion of Merit, 3 Bronze Stars, 3 Meritorious Service Medals, The Army Commendation Medal, Air Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.

Ruta Lee (Ruta Mary Kilmonis) has had and still has an illustrious stage, screen, and television career. This Canadian born actress, daughter of Lithuanian immigrants, has appeared in over 20 feature films, and graced TV screens world-wide with over 2,000 appearances in drama, comedy, game, and variety shows. Many have dubbed her as the hardest working actor in Hollywood.
Throughout her career, Ruta has received accolades and awards, including, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Palm Springs Walk of Fame, as well as, the Star Walk at Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, and Western Stars Way, in Kanab, Utah. She is also the proud recipient of the prestigious, Yellow Rose of Texas, from President George W. Bush, for her philanthropic service, and the Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania, awarded her by President Valdas Adamkus in an official ceremony at the Lithuanian White House.
Ruta is also highly acclaimed for her leadership role in the Thalians, a charitable organization which is committed to good mental health. She has been either chairman or president for over 45 years. She has been honored for her dedication to mental health, and joined the ranks of previous honorees, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, and Clint Eastwood, to name just a few.

Matthau was born Walter John Matthow, in New York City, on October 1, 1920, son of Jewish immigrants, Rose Berolsky (from Lithuania) and Milton Matthow (from Russia). Walter first started acting as a young boy at a Jewish non-profit sleepaway camp, Tranquility Camp.
After appearing in dozens of plays, television shows, and movies, Walter won an Oscar for the role of shyster lawyer "Whiplash Willie" in the 1966 comedy hit The Fortune Cookie, co-starring Jack Lemmon.
After winning his Oscar, Walter’s career zoomed as he starred in a series of highly-successful movies like Cactus Flower, The Odd Couple(his favorite role), Dennis the Menace and Grumpy Old Men.

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008), as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter. Penn was born in Los Angeles County, California, the middle son of actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci). His paternal grandparents emigrated from Lithuania and Russia.

Pink (Alicia Beth Moore) was born on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to Judith, a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran. She has ancestors who emigrated from Ireland, Germany, and Lithuania.
Pink is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. She has notched numerous Billboard Hot 100 and Top 20 hits, including, So What, Sober, Please Don’t Leave Me, and Raise Your Glass. According to Billboard, Pink was rated #13 on the list of Artists of the Decade, and No. 1 Pop Song Artist of the Decade (2000-2009). She has also won three Grammy Awards, 5 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Brit Awards, and was voted best recording artist of 2009. In 2010, Forbes Magazine named Pink the 27th most Powerful celebrity, with $44 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010.