Happy Birthday: Quvenzhané Wallis

quvenzhanewallis.jpgQuvenzhané Wallis

Born: August 28, 2003 in Houma, Louisiana, USA

[answering the question ‘If you had caused the end of the world, what would you do?’] I would try to fix it. I would go to bed on time and brush my teeth.

MOVIE POSTERBEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
2012
dir. Benh Zeitlin
Stars:
Quvenzhane Wallis
Dwight Henry

MOVIE POSTER12 YEARS A SLAVE
2013
dir. Steve McQueen
Stars:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Michael Kenneth Williams

 

Happy Birthday: Jason Priestley

jasonpriestley.jpgJason Priestley

Born: August 28, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Married to: Naomi Lowde-Priestley (14 May 2005 – present) (2 children)

[on his departure of 90210] In retrospect, I do regret leaving. Understanding what I do now about story and character, I believe that [Aaron Spelling] was pushing the story in a direction that would have had Brandon and Kelly end up together at the end of the show and I think I probably should have stuck around to its fruition. I think my departure also hurt Aaron’s feelings. Aaron and I had worked very closely together for a number of years. He gave me a lot of opportunities, and I feel like my departure hurt his feelings and I never meant to do that.

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Happy Birthday: Luis Guzmán

luisguzmanLuis Guzmán

Born: August 28, 1956 in Cayey, Puerto Rico

Married to: Angelita Galarza-Guzman (1985 – present) (5 children)

Never thought about pursuing acting as a career. Back then we were mainly performing at block parties. It was a labor of love and it was a lot of fun. The best I thought I could do was maybe make a few extra bucks on the side. All I really wanted was to earn enough to buy myself a used car so I could drive out to Orchard Beach at the weekend. This whole thing is a complete fluke.

INNOCENT BLOODInnocent Blood
1992
dir. Landis
Starring
Anne Parillaud
David Proval
CARLITO'S WAYCarlito’s Way
1993
dir. Brian DePalma
Starring
Al Pacino
Sean Penn
Boogie NightsBoogie Nights
1997
dir. PT Anderson
starring
Mark Wahlberg
Burt Reynolds
OUT OF SIGHTOut of Sight
1998
dir. Soderbergh
starring
George Clooney
Jennifer Lopez
MagnoliaMagnolia
1999
dir. by PT Anderson Anderson
starring
Tom Cruise
John C. Reilly
PUNCH DRUNK LOVEPunch Drunk Love
2002
dir. PT Anderson
starring
Adam Sandler
Emily Watson
Welcome to Collinwood
2002
dir. Anthony, Joe Russo
starring
Macy
George Clooney
Anger ManagementAnger Management
2003
dir. by Peter Segal
starring
Sandler
Nicholson
MOVIE POSTERJOURNEY 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
dir. Brad Peyton
Stars:
Josh Hutcherson
Dwayne Johnson
Nothing Like the HolidaysNothing Like the Holidays
dir. Alfredo De Villa
Starring
Alfred Molina
Elizabeth Pena
Beverly Hills ChihuahuaBeverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
dir Raja Gosnell
Voices by
Barrymore
Andy Garcia
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123The Taking of Pelham 123
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
John Travolta
arthurARTHUR
dir. Jason Winer
Stars:
Russell Brand
Helen Mirren
MOVIE POSTERTURBO
2013
dir. David Soren
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds
Paul Giamatti
MOVIE POSTERTHE LAST STAND
2013
dir. Jee-woon Kim
Stars:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Eduardo Noriega
MOVIE POSTERFAST FOOD NATION
2006
dir. Richard Linklater
Stars:
Greg Kinnear
Bruce Willis

 

Happy Birthday: Carly Pope

carlypope.jpgCarly Pope

Born: August 28, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I kind of see myself as a cartoon that’s on its way to becoming a real person that has to find that special amulet or mushroom to get to that next realm or level. I don’t feel like anything is that tangible. It freaks me out, why I feel unhappy or conflicted and why that can change on a dime. I feel very manic right now, but I’m confident where I am.

MOVIE POSTERELYSIUM
2013
dir. Neill Blomkamp
Stars:
Matt Damon
Jodie Foster

TV POSTER24: REDEMPTION
2008 TV Movie
Directed by Jon Cassar
Stars:
Kiefer Sutherland
Cherry Jones
TV POSTER24 SEASON 7
Stars:
Kiefer Sutherland
Carlos Bernard

 

Happy Birthday: Jennifer Coolidge

jennifercoolidge.jpgJennifer Coolidge

Born: August 28, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Girls are supposed to be feminine and demure. Comedy isn’t about that, so you just have to unlearn it. Certain women are so pretty, they can’t go weird enough to be funny. You have to be willing to be ugly. I’m lucky my face can look so hideous.

AMERICAN REUNION
dir. Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Stars:
Jason Biggs
Alyson Hannigan
movie posterCLICK
2006
dir. Frank Coraci
Starring:
Adam Sandler
Kate Beckinsale
GENTLEMEN BRONCOS Movie PosterGentlemen Broncos
dir. Jared Hess
Stars:
Michael Angarano
Jemaine Clement
Mike White
MOVIE POSTERAMERICAN WEDDING
2003
dir. Jesse Dylan
Stars
Alyson Hannigan
Seann William Scott
AMERICAN PIE 2
2001
dir. JB Rogers
Stars
Shannon Elizabeth
Tara Reid
SOUL MENSoul Men
dir. Malcolm D. Lee
Starring
Mac
Samuel L. Jackson
MOVIE POSTERAMERICAN PIE
1999
dir. Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Stars
Jason Biggs
Eugene Levy
IgorIgor
dir. Anthony Leondis
Voices by
Cusack
Steve Buscemi
Jay Leno
MOVIE POSTERDATE MOVIE
2006
dir. Aaron Seltzer
Stars:
Alyson Hannigan
Fred Willard
MOVIE POSTERAMERICAN DREAMZ
2006
dir. Paul Weirz
Stars:
Hugh Grant
Dennis Quaid
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
2006
dir. Christopher Guest
Stars:
Catherine O’Hara
Harry Shearer

 

Happy Birthday: Jack Black

jackblackJack Black

Born: August 28, 1969 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA

Married: Tanya Haden (14 March 2006 – present) (2 children)

[talking about his experiences early on in his career] It wasn’t about control. It was about the co-lla-bo. There’s great directors who treat actors like cattle, but I hated it, and I knew if I ever had a choice, I didn’t want to work with those guys. Who said that thing about actors and cattle? Hitchcock [Alfred Hitchcock]? Yeah, I don’t want to work with that dude.”

The Cable Guy
1996
dir. Ben Stiller
starring
Jim Carrey
Matthew Broderick
School of RockSchool of Rock
dir. Richard Linklater
Stars:
Jack Black
Sarah Silverman
HIGH FIDELITYHigh Fidelity
2000
dir. Stephen Frears
Cast
John Cusack
Jack Black
King KongKing Kong
2005
dir. by Peter Jackson
starring
Black
Naomi Watts
Adrian Brody
Tropic Thunder
2008
dir. Ben Stiller
Starring
Robert Downey Jr.
Ben Stiller
Tom Cruise
Be Kind RewindRe Kind Rewind
2008
Directed by Michel Gondry
Starring
Black
Mos Def
Kung Fu PandaKung Fu Panda
2008
Directed by Mark Osborne
John Stevenson
Voices by
Angelina Jolie
Dustin Hoffman
YEAR ONEYear One
2009
dir. Ramis
starring
Black
Michael Cera
movie posterORANGE COUNTY
2002
dir. Jake Kasdan
Starring
Colin Hanks
Jack Black
MOVIE POSTERTHE MUPPETS
dir. James Bobin
Stars
Amy Adams
Jason Segel
Gulliver's TravelsGulliver’s Travels
dir. Rob Letterman
Stars:
Jack Black
Emily Blunt
KUNG FU PANDA 2KUNG FU PANDA 2
dir. Jennifer Yuh
Stars:
Jack Black
Angelina Jolie
MOVIE POSTERTHE BIG YEAR
dir. David Frankel
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Jack Black
MOVIE POSTERBERNIE
dir. Richard Linklater
Cast:
Jack Black
Shirley MacLaine
MOVIE POSTERTENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY
2006
dir. Liam Lynch
Stars:
Jack Black
MOVIE POSTERNACHO LIBRE
2006
dir. Jared Hess
Stars:
Jack Black
Ana de la Reguera
MOVIE POSTERTHE HOLIDAY
2006
dir. Nancy Meyers
Stars:
Kate Winslet
Cameron Diaz

Happy Birthday: David Fincher

davidfincher.jpgDavid Fincher

Born: August 28, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, USA

[on getting at least 60% of what you want on a film set] . . . I think that’s probably on a good day. I would say probably, on a given film, Fight Club (1999) is probably closest to what we wanted to do. It’s about 75% of what we wanted. I think Panic Room (2002), even though it was storyboarded within an inch of its life, was probably 60%. The Social Network (2010), I wasn’t transposing what I had in my head on it, because I was really following the text, and following these kids, so that movie was, y’know, about 70-75% of what I thought it was going to be. This movie is probably about that. I think you’re doing pretty good if you can get 70% of what you want.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK
dir. Fincher
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield
SE7ENSe7en
1995
dir. Fincher
starring
Brad Pitt
Morgan Freeman
The GameThe Game
1997
dir. Fincher
starring
Michael Douglas
Sean Penn
Fight ClubFight Club
1999
dir. Fincher
starring
Brad Pitt
Edward Norton
PANIC ROOMPanic Room
2002
dir. Fincher
Starring
Jodie Foster
Kristin Stewart
ZODIACZodiac
2007
dir. Fincher
Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal
Mark Ruffalo
Robert Downey Jr.
MOVIE POSTERTHE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
dir. David Fincher
Stars:
Daniel Craig
Rooney Mara
Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
dir. Fincher
Starring
Brad Pitt
Kate Blanchett
tvHOUSE of CARDS season 1
2013
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