Happy Birthday: Timothy Van Patten

timothyvanpattenHappy Birthday director Timothy Van Patten

Born: Christopher Van Patten
June 10, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Married to: Wendy Rossmeyer (23 May 1996 – present) (3 children)

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Happy Birthday: Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952)

hattiemcdanielHappy Birthday actor Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952)

Born: June 10, 1895 in Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died: October 26, 1952 (age 57) in Woodland Hills, California, USA

Arguably the first African-American woman to sing on radio (1915, with Professor George Morrison’s Negro Orchestra, Denver, CO); first African-American to be buried in Los Angeles’ Rosedale Cemetery

The human “Mammy” character in the Tom+Jerry Cartoons was based on her. This human supporting character was best remembered for shouting “THOMAS” very loudly.

Was the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She won as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). She became the first African-American to attend the Academy Awards as a guest, not a servant.

47 years after her death, has been memorialized by a pink-and-gray granite monument at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Her wish to be buried in Hollywood at her death in 1952 was denied amid the racism of the era.

Is one of 6 African-American actresses to receive the Academy Award. The others, in chronological order, are Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost (1990), Halle Berry for Monster’s Ball (2001), Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006), Mo’Nique for Precious (2009) and Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011).

She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard and for Motion Pictures at 1719 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

She had a one-time intimate affair with actress Tallulah Bankhead, according to chronicler of the Hollywood underground Kenneth Anger.

Happy Birthday: Kate Flannery

kateflanneryHappy Birthday actor Kate Flannery

Born: Katherine Patricia Flannery
June 10, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

KATE FLANNERY is best known for her 9 seasons as Meredith the drunk on NBC’s THE OFFICE. She toured the country as Jane Lynch’s sidekick in her anti cabaret act, SEE JANE SING in over 30 cities including Joe’s Pub in NYC. Her original cult comedy lounge act, the Lampshades plays all over the country and Hollywood regularly. New York stage audience now her as Neely O’Hara in the Off B’Way hit VALLEY OF THE DOLLS at the Circle In The Square and in Nora Ephron’s LOVE LOSS AND WHAT I WORE. Kate was recently on Brooklyn Nine Nine on FOX, and in ComedyCentral’s ANOTHER PERIOD. Kate can be seen in two films on NETFLIX from the Tribeca Film Fest, TENURED and SLOW LEARNERS. Kate stars in the HBO short EMERGENCY CONTACT on HBO GO and indy films DIAL A PRAYER with Brittany Snow and William H. Macy, the Sundance hit, COOTIES with Elijah Wood and the newly released, award winning FOURTHMAN OUT available on iTunes and Netflix. http://www.thelampshades.com March 2016

Happy Birthday: Ben Daniels

bendanielsHappy Birthday actor Ben Daniels

Born: June 10, 1964 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK

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Happy Birthday: Bill Burr

billburr.jpgHappy Birthday actor Bill Burr

Born: June 10, 1968 in Canton, Massachusetts, USA

Married to: Nia Renee Hill (October 2013 – present)

QUOTES:

[on weekend brunches] Why would you want to sleep in on a Sunday when you could spend eighteen dollars on eggs?

[on pedophiles] It’s so much easier for them now with the Internet. In the old days, a pedophile would have to go the trouble of renting an ice-cream truck. Today, all he has to do is to Google http://www.eight-year-old-whose-parents-have-fallen-asleep.com.

[on his performance style] On a good night, depending on my mood, it can change up to sixty percent. I wouldn’t know how to do the exact same act, night after night. I would go absolutely insane.

Happy Birthday: Frankie Faison

frankiefaison.jpgHappy Birthday actor Frankie Faison

Born: June 10, 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, USA

Married to: Jane Mandel (26 December 1988 – present) (3 children)

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Happy Birthday: Celina Jade

celinajadeHappy Birthday actor Celina Jade

Born: Celina Horan
June 10, 1985 in Hong Kong

Celina Jade is a quadruple threat: an actress, singer/songwriter, model and martial artist.

Born in Hong Kong to American Kung Fu star, Roy Horan (who shared the big screen with the legendary Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan), action fighting has been in Celina’s blood from an early age and her passion shows in her lead role in Legendary Assassin.

It was evident that Celina would be an entertainer from a young age. Her love for music led to her winning an Asia-wide singing competition at 14 in which she landed a record deal with Japanese producer, Tetsuya Komuro. Together, they released two EPs, ”Good News Bad News” and ‘Kwong Ying Zi Gan’. In July, 2000, she performed alongside Namie Amuro at the G8 Summit in Okinawa, Japan for the World Leaders. At age 15, she had her first No. 1 hit with the song, “Kwong Ying Zi Gan” in Taiwan. She has since then been featured in multiple ad campaigns for Marks & Spencer, Cathay Pacific, Motorola and Ponds globally.

Happy Birthday: Jeanne Tripplehorn

jeannetripplehornHappy Birthday actor Jeanne Tripplehorn

Born: Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn
June 10, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Married to: Leland Orser (14 October 2000 – present) (1 child)

Replaced Robin Wright, due to pregnancy, as Abby McDeere in The Firm (1993) with Tom Cruise.

She was originally cast as “Mia Wallace” in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994), but had to turn down the role. She was replaced by Uma Thurman.

Has a younger brother who is a drummer/rock musician. He appeared briefly in Reality Bites (1994) as the drummer of Ethan Hawke’s band, but was not credited.

Used to be a DJ in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Was the original choice for the female lead in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Prior to leaving for the UK to begin filming, stopped off in Texas to see her mother. As her mother was walking towards Jeanne to greet her, her mother collapsed and died instantly. As a result, Andie MacDowell stepped in and played the role.

Was considered for the role of Dr. Chase Meridian in Batman Forever (1995).

Spokesperson for the World Monuments Fund.

Nominated as Outstanding Actress in a Made For Television Movie in The Women’s Image Network (WIN) Awards 2012 for her work the film FIVE.

Criminal Minds: The Pact (2012) is Jeanne Tripplehorn’s first appearance, as part of the team, as “Agent Alex Blake”.