Happy Birthday: Tony Bennett

tonybennettTony Bennett

Born: August 3, 1926 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Susan Crow (21 June 2007 – present)
Sandra Grant (29 December 1971 – 1984) (divorced) (2 children)
Patricia Beech (12 February 1952 – 1971) (divorced) (2 children)

QUOTES:

I only met Bing Crosby once. He called me the best singer he’d ever heard.

It’s an interesting thing. When Coretta Scott King passed away recently they had a memorial where they refreshed people’s minds about Martin Luther King, and the idea of non-violence. And now in America you’re suddenly seeing war movies again on TV–they never showed war movies until recently–and how great it is to be patriotic. It’s wrong. The day and age we live in now, it’s all full of fear and frightening feelings. It’s the opposite of [Franklin D. Roosevelt] saying, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Now we’re saying, “Look out, this is going to happen”. We’re being told, “Get frightened”. This business of machoism is ridiculous. I’m not interested in that. I search for truth and beauty in what I do.

[about his military service during World War II] It gave me a social conscience. And the war itself made me a pacifist; I just know that every gun in the world should melt somehow and as soon as possible. But that looks impossible now.

Happy Birthday: Martha Stewart

marthastewart.jpgMartha Stewart

Born: August 3, 1941 in Nutley, New Jersey, USA

Married to: Andrew Stewart (1 July 1961 – 1990) (divorced) (1 child)

She was inducted into the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services and contributions to Enterprise.

Convicted of four felony charges on 5 March 2004: conspiracy to obstruct justice, make false statements, and commit perjury; false statements (2 counts); obstruction of justice. Result of investigation into her sale of ImClone stock. [March 2004]

Happy Birthday: Tom Brady

tombrady.jpgTom Brady

Born: August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California, USA

Married to:
Gisele Bündchen (26 February 2009 – present) (2 children)

Selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL draft (199th overall selection). He was slotted as the Patriots’ third-string backup QB, but was elevated to second-string when the Patriots reassigned Michael Bishop to NFL Europe.

With the New England Patriots’ record-breaking 18th consecutive regular season win and record 21st consecutive overall win including playoffs, Tom Brady’s record as Patriots starting quarterback as of October 2004 stood at 40-12 for the regular season, 3-0 in pre-Super Bowl playoffs (his appearance in the January 2002 AFC Title game was cut short in the second quarter to injury and Drew Bledsoe finished the game, a 24-17 Pats win), and 2-0 in the Super Bowl.

Happy Birthday: John C. McGinley

johncmcginley.jpgJohn C. McGinley

Born: August 3, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Nichole Kessler (7 April 2007 – present) (2 children)

ALEX CROSS
dir. Rob Cohen
Stars:
Tyler Perry
Matthew Fox
SE7ENSe7en
1995
dir. David Fincher
starring
Brad Pitt
Freeman

PLATOONPlatoon
1986
dir. Stone
Starring
Charlie Sheen
Willem DaFoe
movie posterSUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES
2009
dir. Sam Liu
Starring:
Tim Daly
Kevin Conroy
Wallstreet
1987
dir. Stone
starring
Charlie Sheen
Michael Douglas
WILDHOGSWild Hogs
2007
dir. Walt Becker
Starring
John Travolta
Allen
Martin Lawrence
IDENTITYIdentity
2003
dir. Mangold
Starring
Liotta
John Cusask
Amanda Peet
ANY GIVEN SUNDAYAny Given Sunday
1999
dir. Stone
starring
Jamie Foxx
Al Pacino
MOVIE POSTER42
2013
dir. Brian Helgeland
Stars:
Chadwick Boseman
Harrison Ford

 

Happy Birthday: John Landis

johnlandis.jpgJohn Landis

Born: August 3, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married to: Deborah Nadoolman (27 July 1980 – present) (2 children)

Animal House
1978
dir. Landis
Starring
Tom Hulce
John Belushi
Kevin Bacon
MOVIE POSTERAN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
1981
dir. by John Landis
Stars:
David Naughton
Jenny Agutter
INNOCENT BLOODInnocent Blood
1992
dir. Landis
Starring
Anne Parillaud
David Proval
movie posterBURKE AND HARE
2011
dir. John Landis
Starring:
Bill Bailey
Tom Wilkinson

TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE
1983
dir. by Joe Dante
John Landis
Steven Spielberg

Happy Birthday: Martin Sheen

martinsheen.jpgMartin Sheen

Born: August 3, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, USA

Married to: Janet Sheen (23 December 1961 – present) (4 children)

Apocalypse Now
1979
dir. Coppola
starring
Sheen
Marlin Brando
movie posterGANDHI
1982
dir. Richard Attenborough
Starring
Ben Kingsley
John Geilgud
THE DEAD ZONEThe Dead Zone
1983
dir. David Cronenberg
Starring
Christopher Walken
Brooke Adams
FIRESTARTERFirestarter
1984
dir. Mark L Lester
Starring
David Keith
Drew Barrymore
Wallstreet
1987
dir. Oliver Stone
starring
Charlie Sheen
Michael Douglas
THE DEPARTEDThe Departed
2006
dir. Martin Scorsese
Starring
Matt Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
LOVE HAPPENS Movie PosterLove Happens
2009
dir. Brandon Camp
Starring
Jennifer Aniston
Eckhart
IMAGINE THAT Movie PosterImagine That
dir. Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring
Eddie Murphy
Thomas Haden Church
MOVIE POSTERTHE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
1995
dir. Rob Reiner
Stars:
Michael Douglas
Annette Bening
MOVIE POSTERTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
dir. Marc Webb
Stars:
Andrew Garfield
Emma Stone
MOVIE POSTERSEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
dir. Lorene Scafaria
Cast:
Steve Carell
MOVIE POSTERTHE DEAD ZONE
1983
dir. by David Cronenberg
Stars:
Christopher Walken
Brooke Adams
MOVIE POSTERTHE BELIEVERS
1987
dir. by John Schlesinger
Stars:
Martin Sheen
Helen Shaver
MOVIE POSTERCATCH ME IF YOU CAN
2002
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tom Hanks
TV POSTERBEST of THE WEST WING
Over 100 pages of BIOS and PICS
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 1
Created by Aaron Sorkin
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 2
Created by Aaron Sorkin
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 3
Created by Aaron Sorkin
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 4
Created by Aaron Sorkin
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 5
Showrunner John Wells
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 6
Showrunner John Wells
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 7
Showrunner John Wells
MOVIE POSTERBORDERTOWN
2006
dir. Gregory Nava
Stars:
Jennifer Lopez
Antonio Banderas
MOVIE POSTERBOBBY
2006
dir. Emilio Estevez
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins
Demi Moore
MOVIE POSTERSALINGER
2013
dir. Shane Salerno
Stars:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Edward Norton

 

Happy Birthday: Michael Ealy

michaelealy.jpgMichael Ealy

Born: August 3, 1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Married to:
Khatira Rafiqzada (October 2012 – present) (1 child)

THINK LIKE A MAN TOO
2014
dir. Tim Story
Stars:
Kevin Hart
Garbrielle Union
movie poster2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
2003
dir. John Singleton
Starring:
Paul Walker
Tyrese Gibson
movie posterMIRACLE AT ST. ANNA
2008
dir. Spike Lee
Starring:
Derek Luke
Michael Ealy
Takers
dir. John Luessenhop
Stars
Matt Dillon
Paul Walker
MOVIE POSTERABOUT LAST NIGHT
2014
dir. Steve Pink
Stars:
Kevin Hart
Joy Bryant
SEVEN POUNDSSeven Pound
2008
dir. Gabriele Muccino
also starring
Woody Harrelson
Rosario Dawson
MOVIE POSTERUNDERWORLD AWAKENING
2012
dir. Måns Mårlind
Björn Stein
MOVIE POSTERTHINK LIKE A MAN
dir. Tim Story
Stars:
Chris Brown
Gabrielle Union
MOVIE POSTERCALIFORNICATION
Review of the television show

 

Happy Birthday: Georgina Haig

georginahaig.jpgGeorgina Haig

Born: August 3, 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Josh Mapleston (14 June 2014 – present)

QUOTES:

The American films just have so much more publicity and so much more money behind them that it’s so hard to compete.

You can always find ways to make it different, as long as it’s a really well-written script and well-written character.

Australians just don’t see that many Australian films, but it’s also our responsibility as filmmakers and the responsibility of the funding bodies to remember that audiences want to be entertained, and people are entertained in lots of different ways.

Happy Birthday: Mamie Gummer

mamiegummerMamie Gummer

Born: August 3, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA

Daughter of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer.

SIDE EFFECTS
2013
dir. Steven Soderbergh
Stars:
Rooney Mara
Channing Tatum
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 4
Stars:
Archie Panjabi
Christine Baranski

Stop-LossStop-Loss
2008
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Starring
Ryan Phillippe
Levitt
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry
THE WARD
2011
dir. John Carpenter
Stars
Amber Heard
Mamie Gummer
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 2
Stars:
Julianna Margulies
Chris Noth
megan foxBest of GOOD WIFE TV Series megan foxBest of GOOD WIFE Season 5
MOVIE POSTERTHE HOAX
2006
dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Stars:
Richard Gere
Alfred Molina