Happy Birthday: Ian McDiarmid

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Ian McDiarmid

Born: August 11, 1944 in Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

[on digitally replacing Clive Revill in the DVD release of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)] George felt that it was just and proper. When he made Empire, we hadn’t met, and he didn’t have a particular idea of who would play the Emperor or how the character would develop. And he had no notion that he would do the backstory – Episodes I, II, and III. So whoever played the Emperor in a mask and added to Revill’s voice wouldn’t seem authentic to the people who are going to watch the entire saga in the right order. It wouldn’t make any sense. Since I was the Emperor [in the other Star Wars films], it felt appropriate that I should be inserted into Empire, and that’s what George did.

THE PHANTOM MENACE 3D
dir. George Lucas
Stars: Ewan McGregor
Liam Neeson

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
1999
dir. Lucas
Starring
Liam Neeson
Ewan McGregor

Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
2002
dir. Lucas
Starring
Natalie Portman

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
2005
dir. Lucas

The Empire Strikes Back
1980
dir. Irvin Kershner
Starring
Carrie Fisher
Billy Dee Williams

Return of the Jedi
1983
dir. Richard Marquand
Starring
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford

Happy Birthday: Jemima West

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Jemima West

Born: August 11, 1987 in Paris, France

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES
2013
dir. Harald Zwart
Stars:
Lily Collins

Happy Birthday: Chris Messina

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Chris Messina

Born: August 11, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA

[on participating in the Tribeca Film Festival, 2014] I grew up with Robert De Niro on my wall. He and Pacino and Hoffman were reason I wanted to be an actor, so to be part of his film festival means a lot to me.

RUBY SPARKS
2012
dir. Jonathan Dayton
Stars:
Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan

DEVIL
dir. Drew Dowdle
John Erick Dowdle
Stars:
Chris Messina
Caroline Dhavernas

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008
dir. Allen
Starring
Scarlett Johansson
Javier Bardem

Away We Go
dir. Sam Mendes
Starring
John Krasinski
Maya Rudolph

Julie and Julia
2009
dir. Nora Ephron
Starring
Adams
Meryl Streep

Made of Honor
Directed by Paul Weiland
Starring
Patrick Dempsey
Michelle Monaghan

Greenberg
dir. Noah Baumbach
Stars
Ben Stiller
Greta Gerwig

CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER
2012
dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Stars:
Rashida Jones
Andy Samberg

DAMAGES Season 4
Starring:
Dylan Baker
John Goodman

THE MINDY PROJECT
Review of the 2012 comedy

Julie and Julia
2009
dir. Nora Ephron
Starring
Adams
Meryl Streep

Made of Honor
Directed by Paul Weiland
Starring
Patrick Dempsey
Michelle Monaghan

Greenberg
dir. Noah Baumbach
Stars
Ben Stiller
Greta Gerwig

CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER
2012
dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Stars:
Rashida Jones
Andy Samberg

DAMAGES Season 4
Starring:
Dylan Baker
John Goodman

THE MINDY PROJECT
Review of the 2012 comedy

Happy Birthday: Ashley Jensen

August 11, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized Ashley Jensen, Happy Birthday

Ashley Jensen

Born: August 11, 1969 in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Married to:
Terence Beesley (22 January 2007 – present) (1 child)

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
dir. Sarah Smith
Stars:
James McAvoy
Jim Broadbent

How to Train Your Dragon
dir. Dean DeBlois
Chris Sanders
Stars
Jay Baruchel
Gerard Butler

THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
dir. Peter Lord
Jeff Newitt
Stars:
Hugh Grant
Salma Hayek

GNOMEO AND JULIET
dir. Kelly Asbury
Stars:
James McAvoy
Emily Blunt

HYSTERIA
dir. Tanya Wexler
Starring:
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Felicity Jones

Nativity!
dir. Debbie Isitt
Cast
Martin Freeman
Pam Ferris

Happy Birthday: Merritt Wever

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Merritt Wever

Born: August 11, 1980 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

She grew up going to socialist summer camps because her mother is a leftist liberal.

Best of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry

Best of GOOD WIFE Season 4
Stars:
Archie Panjabi
Christine Baranski

Michael Clayton
2007
dir. by Tony Gilroy
starring
Clooney
Tilda Swinton

Into the Wild
2007
dir. Penn
starring
Emile Hirsch
Hal Holbrook

The Messenger
dir. Oren Moverman
Stars:
Ben Foster
Morton
Woody Harrelson

Happy Birthday: Anna Gunn

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Anna Gunn

Born: August 11, 1968 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Married to: Alastair Duncan (1990 – 2009) (divorced) (2 children)

As an actress, I realize that viewers are entitled to have whatever feelings they want about the characters they watch. But as a human being, I’m concerned that so many people react to Skyler with such venom. Could it be that they can’t stand a woman who won’t suffer silently or ‘stand by her man’? That they despise her because she won’t back down or give up? Or because she is, in fact, Walter’s equal?…

RED STATE
dir. Kevin Smith
Stars:
Michael Parks
Melissa Leo

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Happy Birthday: Alyson Stoner

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Alyson Stoner

Born: August 11, 1993 in Toledo, Ohio, USA

I’m very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it’s a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

STEP UP 4
dir. Scott Speer
Stars:
Kathryn McCormick
Ryan Guzman

Step UP 3D
dir. Jon Chu
Stars
Sharni Vinson
Rick Malambri

Died Today (August 11th): Robin Williams

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Robin Williams (1951–2014)

Born: July 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: August 11, 2014 (age 63) in Tiburon, California, USA

Married to:
Susan Schneider (22 October 2011 – 11 August 2014) (his death)
Marsha Garces Williams (30 April 1989 – 2010) (divorced) (2 children)
Valerie Velardi (4 June 1978 – 6 December 1988) (divorced) (1 child)

TOP 20 ROBIN WILLIAMS Movies

WATCH – TOP 20 ROBIN WILLIAMS VIDEOS

THE BEST OF TIMES
1986
dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Stars:
Robin Williams
Kurt Russell

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
dir. Terry Gilliam
Starring
John Neville
Eric Idle

Dead Poets Society
1989
dir. Peter Weir
starring
Williams
Ethan Hawke

Awakenings
1990
dir. by Penny Marshall
Also Starring
Robin Williams

HOOK
1991
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Dustin Hoffman
Robin Williams

The Fisher King
1991
dir. Gilliam
starring
Jeff Bridges
Robin Wiliams
Mercedes Ruehl

Good Will Hunting
1997
dir. by Gus Van Sant
starring
Damon
Robin Williams

Death to Smoochy
2002
dir. Danny DeVito
starring
Norton
Robin Williams

Insomnia
2002
dir. Christopher Nolan
Starring
Al Pacino
Robin Williams
Hilary Swank

One Hour Photo
2002
dir. Mark Romanek
Starring
Robin Williams
Connie Nielsen

The Final Cut
2004
dir. Omar Naim
starring
Robin Williams
Mira Sorvino

THE NIGHT LISTENER
2006
dir. Patrick Stettner
Stars:
Robin Williams
Toni Collette

HAPPY FEET
2006
dir. George Miller
Warren Colemen
Judy Morris

MAN OF THE YEAR
2006
dir. Barry Levinson
Stars:
Robin Williams
Laura Linney

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
2006
dir. Shawn Levy
Stars:
Ben Stiller
Carla Gugino

RV
2006
dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars:
Robin Williams
Cheryl Hines

August Rush
2007
dir. Kirsten Sheridan
Starring
Freddie Highmore
Keri Russell

Wild Hogs
2007
dir. Becker
Starring
John Travolta
Allen
Martin Lawrence

Night at the Museum 2
2009
dir. Shawn Levy
Starring
Stiller
Amy Adams

Old Dogs
2009
dir. Becker
Stars:
Robin Williams
John Travolta

HAPPY FEET TWO
2011
dir. George Miller
Stars:
Elijah Wood
Robin Williams

THE BIG WEDDING
2013
dir. Justin Zackham
Stars:
Robert De Niro
Diane Keaton

THE CRAZY ONES TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: David E. Kelley

THE BUTLER
2013
dir. Lee Daniels
Stars:
Forest Whitaker
Oprah Winfrey

SEE TOP 100 ROBIN WILLIAMS PHOTOS

American Flag
and Al Pacino
and Bill Crystal
and Bono
and Christopher Reeve
and Daughter
and Dustin Hoffman
and Family
and Jennifer Lopez
and John Travolta
and Kurt Russell
and Louis CK
and Mandy Moore
and Matt Damon
and Nathan Lane
and Oscar
and Pam Dawber
and Philip Seymour Hoffman
and Richard Pryor
and Robert DeNiro
and Sally Field
and Sarah Michelle Gellar
and Susan Scheider
and Tom Hanks
and Valerie Velardi
and Whoopi Goldberg
and Wife
and Zelda
as a Cheerleader
as a Kid
as a Woman
as Barbra Streisand
as Dwight Eisenhower
as Genie
as George Washington
as Jack
as Mork
as Mrs. Doubtfire
as Osric
as Patch Adams
as Peter Pan
as Popeye
as Priest
as Reverend Frank
as Robot
as Teddy Roosevelt
as The Joker
as William F. Buckley
Beard
Before and After
Black and White

Divorce Quote
Eyes
Face
Happy
in Awakenings
in Being Human
in Bicentennial Man
in Cadillac Man
in Club Paradise
in Dead Poets Society
in Death to Smoochy
in Deconstructing Harry
in Family Guy
in Fathers Day
in Flubber
in Friends
in Good Morning Vietnam
in Good Will Hunting
in Hamlet
in Happy Days
in Happy Feet
in Hook
in Insomnia
in Jakob the Liar
in Jumanji
in Law and Order
in Man of the Year
in Mork and Mindy
in Moscow on the Hudson
in Mrs. Doubtfire
in Night at the Museum
in Nine Months
in One Hour Photo
in Popeye
in RV
in The Best of Times
in The Birdcage
in The Butler
in The Crazy Ones
in The Fisher King
in The Night Listener
in The World According to Garp
in Toys
in What Dreams May Come
Kim Kardashian Dress
Lonely Quote
Sad
Wallpaper
Yearbook

Happy Birthday: Viola Davis

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Viola Davis

Born: August 11, 1965 in Saint Matthews, South Carolina, USA

Married to:
Julius Tennon (23 June 2003 – present) (1 child)

[on why she’s not inspired to direct] I can’t deal with actors! I can’t deal with myself. We’re neurotic and miserable… I love doing what I’m doing, but while I’m doing it, I’m miserable.

Eat Pray Love
dir. Ryan Murphy
Stars
Julia Roberts
Javier Bardem

Madea Goes to Jail
2009
dir. Perry
Starring
Perry
Derek Luke

Knight and Day
dir. James Mangold
Stars:
Tom Cruise
Cameron Diaz

THE HELP
dir. Tate Taylor
Stars:
Emma Stone
Viola Davis

Law Abiding Citizen
dir. F. Gary Gray
Stars:
Gerard Butler
Foxx
Leslie Bibb

EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
dir. Stephen Daldry
Stars
Thomas Horn
Tom Hanks

Nights in Rodanthe
dir. George C. Wolfe
Starring
Lane
Richard Gere

LEARNING TO FLY
dir. Daniel Barnz
Stars:
Viola Davis
Maggie Gyllenhaal

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
2013
dir. Richard LaGravenese
Stars:
Alice Englert
Viola Davis

WON’T BACK DOWN
dir. Daniel Barnz
Stars:
Viola Davis
Maggie Gyllenhaal

GET ON UP
2014
dir. Tate Taylor
Stars:
Chadwick Boseman
Nelsan Ellis

ENDER’S GAME
2013
dir. Gavin Hood
Stars:
Asa Butterfield
Abigail Breslin

WORLD TRADE CENTER
2006
dir. Oliver Stone
Stars:
Nicolas Cage
Michael Pena

PRISONERS
2013
dir. Denis Villeneuve
Stars:
Hugh Jackman
Jake Gyllenhaal

Happy Birthday: Embeth Davidtz

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Embeth Davidtz

Born: August 11, 1965 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Married to:
Jason Sloane (22 June 2002 – present) (2 children)

I’m an odd girl when it comes to what’s sexy and what isn’t. The particularly luscious-looking ones are not attractive to me. Ken [Kenneth Branagh] is really smart, and that’s what’s sexy.

PARANOIA
2013
dir. Robert Luketic
Stars:
Liam Hemsworth
Gary Oldman