Remembering Cary Grant and his effect on Woman Video Music "Mad About You" by Hooverphonic " Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English-born American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. Grant was born in Horfield, Bristol. He became