One of the main characters of the movie is Gene Kelly. He played Don Lockwood. Gene Kelly was born on August 23, 1912. He died on February 2, 1996. He was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. But when he died he was living in Beverly Hills California. The cause of his death was he had two strokes. His birth name was Eugene Curran Kelly. Gene Kelly was very well known for his dancing. Since he grew up in Pittsburgh he went to Penn State but then he transferred to the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is where he graduated.

Debbie Reynolds played Kathy Selden in the movie. Debbie Reynolds was born on April 1, 1932. She is currently still living. Her birth name was Mary Frances Reynolds. She had never danced before until she was in the Singin’ in the Rain. She had also been in other movies and shows. For example, one of her most famous movies was, The Unsinkable Molly Brown. That movie came out in 1964. She has also done recent acting as well. She was the grandma on the children’s television show, The Rugrats. She was also the grandma, in all of Halloweentown movies on Disney Channel.

Donald O’Connor played Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain. Cosmo Brown was Don Lockwood’s (Gene Kelly) best friend. Donald O’Connor was born on August 28, 1925. He recently just died on September 27, 2003. He was born in Chicago Illinois. His birth name was Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor. He is known for his somersaults against the walls. He did them in the movie Singin’ in the Rain. He had a heart attack in 1971. He also had pneumonia in 1999. He had also been in other wonderful movies.