Rob Brydon

Now one of the country's hottest comedy talents, this famous Baglan boy has already covered a lot of ground, having co-created and starred in TV series, radio shows and big-screen films.

Bonnie Tyler Skewen, Neath, 1951. Singer who reached number one in the UK and US with the song 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'
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Catherine Zeta Jones Swansea, 1969. Wales' biggest female Hollywood movie star
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Cerys Matthews Raised in Swansea and Pembrokeshire, 1969. Currently in "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of here', she is of course the former lead singer in 'Catatonia'. She had a smash-hit duet with Tom Jones.
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Chris Needs Cwmafan, Port Talbot, 1954. All round entertainer as well as a late night radio presenter.
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Christian Bale Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 1974. Successful movie star and the new big-screen Batman movie, 'The Dark Knight'
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Connie Fisher Belfast, N Ireland, 1983. TV talent show winner who is making her TV debut in a new film for ITV 1 as an Elvis Presley-obsessed parking warden in 'Caught in a Trap'.
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David Gray Manchester, moved to Wales aged nine, 1970. Successful singer-songwriter. His "Greatest Hits" album was released in November 2007.
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Huw Edwards Bridgend, 1962. Anchorman of flagship BBC news programme The Ten O'Clock News.
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Hywel Bennett Garnant, Ammanford, 1944. Television and film star best known for 'Shelley'
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Ivor Emmanuel Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot. He died in July 2007 in Spain., 1927. Opera star who led the rendition of 'Men of Harlech' in the film 'Zulu'
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John Cale Garnant, Ammanford, 1942. being a founding member of The Velvet Underground.
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John Rhys Davies Wiltshire, but spent much of his childhood in Ammanford, 1944. A character actor from films such as 'The Lord of The Rings and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
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Katherine Jenkins Neath, 1980. being the world's most glamorous soprano.
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Kenneth Griffith Tenby, 1921. A character actor, writer and controversial documentary film-maker
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Mary Hopkin Pontardawe, 1950. Sang 'Those Were The Days...' which knocked 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles off Number One
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Max Boyce Glynneath, 1945. A Welsh comedy icon.
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Michael Sheen Newport, 1969. One of the hottest properties in Hollywood, on Broadway and in the West End and well-known for his portrayal of Tony Blair.
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Ray Milland Neath, 1907. playing the archetypal sophisticated British gentleman
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Richard Burton Pontrhydyfen, 1925. Legendary screen star, famously married to Elizabeth Taylor twice
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Roy Noble Brynamman, Ammanford, 1942. A radio and TV regular on BBC Wales
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Russell T Davies Swansea, 1963. reviving "Doctor Who", making Saturday-night TV compulsive, and the controversial "Queer As Folk".
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Ruth Madoc Norwich, but brought up in Llansamlet, 1943. Actress renowned for playing Gladys Pugh in TV's 'Hi-de-Hi'
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Sian Phillips Ammanford, 1934. Actress whose portrayal of the scheming Livia in the acclaimed television series 'I Claudius' won her acclaim with viewers and critics
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Sir Anthony Hopkins Port Talbot, 1937. Film actor who achieved superstardom in the late 1980s
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Sir Harry Secombe St. Thomas, Swansea, 1921. All round family entertainer and 'Goon'
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Spencer Davis Swansea , 1942. Founding 'The Spencer Davis Group' in the 1960's.
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