Happy Birthday: Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray.jpgRachael Ray

Born: August 25, 1968 in Glens Falls, New York, USA

That’s why I love food, ’cause it makes the best scrapbook. I mean, pictures are great but they’re not very tasty.

I’m Always on the lookout for safety ’cause I’m an especially accident prone girl.

I can say this. I am a cheese-in-a-can virgin. So… [tastes it, makes a face] …mmm, much like many of our first experiences. A little bit sticky, and not that memorable.

Happy Birthday: John Savage

johnsavage.jpgJohn Savage

Born: August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA

I love plays like “Of Mice and Men.” Modern classics. They tell you so much about America, how things were. The time it’s about wasn’t all that long ago, but we often forget times, and things, we should remember.

The Deer Hunter
1978
dir. Michael Cimino
starring
Robert DeNiro
Meryl Streep
HAIRHair
1979
dir. Milos Foreman
starring
Savage
Treat Williams
Do the Right Thing
1989
dir. Spike
starring
Danny Aielo
Ossie Davis
THE GODFATHER PART IIIThe Godfather Part III
1990
dir. Ford Coppola
Starring
Al Pacino
Diane Keaton
movie posterADMISSIONS
2004
dir. Melissa Painter
Starring
Lauren Ambrose
Amy Madigan

Happy Birthday: Blair Underwood

blairunderwood.jpgBlair Underwood

Born: August 25, 1964 in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Married to: Desiree DaCosta (17 September 1994 – present) (3 children)

It’s so easy to sell your soul or sell out or cop out, and what it really comes down to is choices. If you have some kind of game plan, or at least a faith in your ability, it doesn’t matter if this town validates you or not because you’re already validated by your gifts. I just try to stay focused on what I have to offer.

SOUL OF THE GAME
1996
dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Stars:
Delroy Lindo
Mykelti Williamson

tv POSTERIRONSIDE TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Michael Caleo, Collier Young
MADEA’S FAMILY REUNION
2006
dir. Tyler Perry
Stars:
Blair Underwood
Lyn Whitfield

 

Happy Birthday: Billy Ray Cyrus

billyraycyrus.jpgBilly Ray Cyrus

Born: August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, USA

Married to: Tish Cyrus (28 December 1993 – present) (3 children)

[on Miley Cyrus] How many interviews did I give and say, ‘You know what’s important between me and Miley is I try to be a friend to my kids’? I said it a lot. And sometimes I would even read other parents might say, ‘You don’t need to be a friend, you need to be a parent.’ Well, I’m the first guy to say to them right now: You were right. I should have been a better parent. I should have said, ‘Enough is enough-it’s getting dangerous and somebody’s going to get hurt.’ I should have, but I didn’t. Honestly, I didn’t know the ball was out of bounds until it was way up in the stands somewhere.

Happy Birthday: Tom Skerritt

tomskerritt.jpgTom Skerritt

Born: August 25, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

It’s concentration and luck. There are many prominent people in this business who choose certain types of pictures and play a derivation of a certain character they always play so they are immediately identifiable — and they are commercially successful because of it. I have never pursued that. I just do films that I would pay five bucks to see.

MASH
1970
dir. Altman
Starring
Donald Sutherland
Elliot Gould
HAROLD AND MAUDEHarold and Maude
1971
dir. Ashby
starring
Bud Cort
Ruth Gordon
ALIENAlien
1979
dir. Scott
starring
Skerritt
Weaver
THE DEAD ZONEThe Dead Zone
1983
dir. David Cronenberg
Starring
Christopher Walken
Brooke Adams
WHITEOUT Movie PosterWhiteout
2009
dir. Dominic Sena
Starring
Beckinsale
Gabriel Macht
MOVIE POSTERTHE DEAD ZONE
1983
dir. by David Cronenberg
Stars:
Christopher Walken
Brooke Adams

Happy Birthday: Ben Falcone

benfalcone.jpgBen Falcone

Born: August 25, 1973 in Carbondale, Illinois, USA

Married to: Melissa McCarthy (8 October 2005 – present) (2 children)

[re careers of his and collaborator/wife Melissa] We’re not very far removed from having to take any job that we can find, to get a job, because you want to be working. Someone sends you a script for the craziest idea ever-it could be about, like, the Abominable Snow-Woman-and you could be like, ‘I don’t know, maybe we should consider it?’

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING
dir. Kirk Jones
Stars:
Cameron Diaz
Matthew Morrison

bridesmaidsBRIDESMAIDS
dir. Paul Feig
Stars:
Kristen Wiig
Maya Rudolph
MOVIE POSTERIDENTITY THIEF
2013
dir. Seth Gordon
Stars:
Jason Bateman
Melissa McCarthy
MOVIE POSTERTAMMY
2014
dir. Ben Falcone
Stars:
Melissa McCarthy
Susan Sarandon
MOVIE POSTERBAD WORDS
2014
dir. Jason Bateman
Stars:
Jason Bateman
Kathryn Hahn

 

Happy Birthday: Tom Hollander

tomhollanderTom Hollander

Born: August 25, 1967 in Bristol, England, UK

On the purchase of his neighborhood cinema by a radical evangelical church planning ‘to redeem the arts through Christian discipleship’: It’s offensive – the arts don’t require redemption. The arts exist within a morally complicated zone, unlike an evangelical church which is morally infantile.

ABOUT TIME
2013
dir. Richard Curtis
Stars:
Domhnall Gleeson
Rachel McAdams
THE SOLOIST Movie TrailerThe Soloist
2009
dir. Joe Wright
Starring
Downey Jr.
Jamie Foxx

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
2006
dir. Gore Verbinski
hannaHANNA
dir. Joe Wright
Stars:
Saoirse Ronan
Cate Blanchett
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2007
dir. Gore Verbinski
Starring
Deep
Keira Knightley
SydneyWhiteElizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Directed by Shekhar Kapur
Starring
Blanchett
Geoffrey Rush
Pride and PrejudicePride & Prejudice
2005
dir. Joe Wright
Starring
Keira Knightley
Judi Dench
GOSFORD PARKGosford Park
2001
dir. Altman
Starring
Helen Mirren
Kristen Scott Thomas

 

Happy Birthday: Ruby Keeler (1910–1993)

rubykeeler.jpgRuby Keeler (1910–1993)

Born: August 25, 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: February 28, 1993 (age 82) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Al Jolson was my first husband. He always used to boast that he was spoiling me for any man who might come after him. I think Al sensed that it wasn’t easy for me being married to an American institution . . . Was he right about spoiling me? I’m sorry. I couldn’t possibly say. I couldn’t be that indiscreet.

Happy Birthday: Rachel Bilson

rachelbilsonRachel Bilson

Born: August 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA

I grew up sort of like a princess. I know that sounds awful, but I was the baby of the family. I had older brothers, so the little girl always gets everything she wants. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that if you want something bad enough, you can have it. I’ve never gone after something I didn’t get. Not yet.

THE TO DO LIST
2013
dir. Maggie Carey
Stars:
Aubrey Plaza
Johnny Simmons

JUMPERJumper
2008
dir. Doug Liman
Starring
Hayden Christensen
Samuel L. Jackson