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Happy Birthday: Gerald McRaney

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geraldmcraneyGerald McRaney

Born: August 19, 1947 in Collins, Mississippi, USA

Married to: Delta Burke (28 May 1989 – present)

[in response to the question, “Do you feel like a Marine?” on Major Dad (1989) during an on set 1992 interview by the Department of the Navy’s, “Navy News This Week”] It’s easy to put the uniform on and pretend, but earning the damn thing is a whole different story.

RED TAILS
dir. Anthony Hemingway
Stars:
Nate Parker
David Oyelowo
THE A TEAMThe A-Team
dir. Joe Carnahan
Stars
Neeson
Bradley Cooper
The Neverending Story
1984
dir. Wolfgang Peterson
Starring:
Barret Oliver
Gerald McRaney
tvHOUSE of CARDS season 1
2013
Best of the NETFLIX show		 TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 5
Showrunner John Wells
tvHOUSE of CARDS season 2
2014
Best of the NETFLIX show		 tvHOUSE of CARDS TV Series
Starring:
Kevin Spacey

 

Happy Birthday: Kyra Sedgwick

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kyrasedgwickKyra Sedgwick

Born: August 19, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Kevin Bacon (4 September 1988 – present) (2 children)

[on growing up watching and loving horror films] – Growing up I loved those films like “The Exorcist” or “The Omen” with Lee Remick. The acting was terrific, so I kept watching even though it scared the crap out of me. If you didn’t sit through those things, you were a wimp.

PHENOMENON
1996
dir. Jon Turteltaub
Starring:
John Travolta
Kyra Sedgwick		 movie posterJUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER
2008
dir. Dave Bullock
Starring:
David Boreanaz
Miguel Ferrer
Born on the 4th of JulyBorn on the 4th of July
1989
dir. by Oliver Stone
Also Starring
Raymond J. Barry
Willem Dafoe		 GAMER Movie PosterGamer
2009
dir. Mark Neveldine
Taylor
Starring
Gerard Butler
Michael C. Hall
The Woodsman
2004
dir. Nicole Kassell
starring
Bacon
Kyra Sedgwick		 MOVIE POSTERMAN ON A LEDGE
dir. Asger Leth
Stars:
Sam Worthington
Elizabeth Banks
SydneyWhiteThe Game Plan
Directed by Andy Fickman
Starring The Rock		 MOVIE POSTERTHE POSSESSION
dir. Ole Bornedal
Stars:
Natasha Calis
Jeffrey Dean

 

Happy Birthday: Melissa Fumero

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melissafumeroMelissa Fumero

Born: August 19, 1982 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA

Married to: David Fumero (9 December 2007 – present) (1 child)

I think comedy is so specific, so hard. I’d audition for comedies and think, ‘I can’t pull this off.’

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Created by: Dan Goor, Michael Schur
Stars: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher

 

Best of GOSSIP GIRL
Sexy Teen TV SHOW

 

Happy Birthday: John Stamos

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johnstamos.jpgJohn Stamos

Born: August 19, 1963 in Cypress, California, USA

[on starring in Full House (1987)] The whole time I was on it, I wished I was on another show, I’m not gonna lie to you. But I look back on it fondly, and I’m proud of it. Was it Seinfeld (1989), Friends (1994), Mary Tyler Moore (1970)? No. Was it a heartwarming show you could watch with your kids? Yes. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

NEW YEAR’S EVE
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jessica Biel

 

Happy Birthday: Matthew Perry

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matthewperry.jpgMatthew Perry

Born: August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

When I did ‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’ I would look over and see Aaron Sorkin pacing around in the corner of the stage, mumbling to himself. I thought, Well, he’s crazy. And then I realized what he was actually doing was playing out the next week’s scenes as he was writing them. And that was intriguing to me. So now I’ve become one of the people that mumbles in the corner of the room.

GO ON
Review of the 2012 comedy		 TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 4
Stars:
Archie Panjabi
Christine Baranski

17 AGAIN Movie Trailer17 Again
dir. Burr Steers
Starring
Zac Efron
Matthew Perry		 TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry
THE WEST WING season 4
Created by Aaron Sorkin		 TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 5
Showrunner John Wells

 

Died Today (August 19th): Groucho Marx (1890–1977)

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grouchomarx.jpgGroucho Marx (1890–1977)

Born: October 2, 1890 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 19, 1977 (age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on resigning from the Friars Club] I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.

[when told that a swimming pool was off-limits to Jews] My son is half-Jewish; can he wade in up to his knees?

The CocoanutsThe Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros		 ANIMAL CRACKERSAnimal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
MONKEY BUSINESSMonkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros		 HORSE FEATHERSHorse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
Duck SoupDuck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros		 AA Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
A DAY AT THE RACESA Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros		 ROOM SERVICERoom Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros
ACTRESSTOP 100 ACTRESSES of all-time
See the list. Profiles for all		 ACTorTOP 100 ACTORS of all-time
See the list. Profiles for all
AT THE CIRCUSAt the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros		 GO WESTGo West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros
THE BIG STOREThe Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCAA Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers
The HeiressLove Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe

 

Died Today (August 19th): Tony Scott (1944–2012)

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tonyscottTony Scott (1944–2012)

Born: June 21, 1944 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Died: August 19, 2012 (age 68) in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

I always get criticized for style over content, unlike Ridley’s films that go into the classic box right away. Mine sort of hover. Maybe with time people will start saying they should be classics, but I think I’m always perceived as reaching too hard for difference, and difference doesn’t categorize you as the ‘classic category’.

TOP CRUISETop Cruise
1986
dir. Scott
starring
Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer		 DAYS OF THUNDERDays of Thunder
1990
dir. Scott
starring
Tom Cruise
Robert Duvall
MAN ON FIREMan on Fire
2004
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
Dakota Fanning		 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123The Taking of Pelham 123
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
John Travolta
movie posterTRUE ROMANCE
1993
dir. Tony Scott
Cast:
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette		 MOVIE POSTERTHE FAN
1996
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Robert DeNiro
Wesley Snipes
UNSTOPPABLE
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Chris Pine		 MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNGER
1983
dir. by Tony Scott
Stars:
Catherine Deneuve
David Bowie		 MOVIE POSTERDEJA VU
2006
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Paula Patton

Happy Birthday (August 18th) – Madeleine Stowe

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madeleinestowe.jpgMadeleine Stowe

Born: August 18, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Brian Benben (8 August 1986 – present) (1 child)

While it was nice working with a lot of those people, ultimately it was unsatisfying to play a victim, and I realized I couldn’t do it anymore. It had to stop.

Impostor
2001
dir. by Gary Fleder
starring
Gary Sinise
Madeleine Stowe
 

Blink
1994
dir. Michael Apted
Starring
Aiden Quinn
Stowe

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANSThe Last of the Mohicans
1992
dir. Mann
Starring
Daniel Day Lewis
Madeleine Stowe