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Turning 50 Today: Ryan Seacrest. Happy Birthday

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QUOTES:

  • [on Paula Abdul]: The rumors? They’re not true. She’s part of our family. And we love her.
  • [on the departure of Paula Abdul, who was one of the judges]: So the news that Paula Abdul is leaving “American Idol” stunned me last night. She’s a dear friend, I love her to death, and it’s really sad that it’s come to fruition. I’m just bummed and I think if you were to talk to Randy or Simon they’d say the same thing. It’s just sad. It bums us out.
  • [on his romance with Teri Hatcher]: I think we can assume that we’ve been together. If I wanted to have my picture taken I would have gone to a popular celebrity restaurant. The Ivy, [the restaurant where he was photographed with Hatcher] was far out of town. That was a surprise to me.

Turning 58 Today: Diedrich Bader. Happy Birthday

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Born
December 24, 1966 · Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Birth name
Karl Diedrich Bader

Spouse
Dulcy Rogers(May 25, 1997 – present) (2 children)

QUOTES:

I like playing a guy who wears pants as opposed to shorts.

Doing animation is closer to pretending than anything else you get to do. It’s much more like when you’re a kid putting on a character.

Working on a sitcom and improv improves your comedic chops. If you do it long enough, the one thing you learn to do is listen to the other characters.

When you’re in Hollywood, you get sort of jaded about what you think the sense of humor of Hollywood is supposed to be, so you can’t think outside the box.

Turning 27 Today: Celeste Dalla Porta. Happy Birthday

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GIFFONI VALLE PIANA, ITALY – JULY 20: Celeste Dalla Porta attends the photocall at the 54th Giffoni Film Festival 2024 on July 20, 2024 in Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy. (Footage by Teresa Biancorrosso/Getty Images)

Born
December 24, 1997 · Monza, Lombardy, Italy

Turning 33 Today: Sofia Black-D’Elia. Happy Birthday

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gregory Pace/Shutterstock (12591285hh) Sofia Black-D’Elia Chanel N°5 in the Stars opening night event, Rockefeller Center, New York, USA – 05 Nov 2021

Born
December 24, 1991 · Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Birth name
Sofia Joelle Black-D’Elia

Spouse
Henry Joost(October 9, 2021 – present)

QUOTES:

My [North New Jersey] accent’s coming out now, so I’m gonna stop talking.

[The Skins audition] was just another one of the auditions that my agency had sent me on. But, being a fan of the original show, I definitely went into it with a different mind-set because I was so thrilled to just be able to audition. I really tried to give it my all because it would be such an amazing opportunity.

When I hear Carmela talk about food, I feel a warmth in my stomach that I can’t really describe.

My favorite characters to play are women with something to lose. She drives the plot, and I thought that was awesome.
Yeah [I bonded quickly with my fellow cast]. It was a very strange experience. We were all probably nervous about how the bonding and the cast chemistry would develop, but immediately, when we met each other, something clicked and we were instantly friends. And then, over the course of these past five months, between filming and the aftermath, we’ve become a family and we are each other’s support system and so much more. I couldn’t be luckier and happier to have them with me, throughout all of this. We all feel the same way. None of this would be the same without each other.

Happy Birthday: Dec. 24th. Ava Gardner(1922-1990)

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Born December 24, 1922 · Grabtown, North Carolina, USA Died January 25, 1990 · Westminster, London, England, UK (bronchial pneumonia) Birth name Ava Lavinia Gardner Spouses Frank Sinatra(November 7, 1951 – July 5, 1957) (divorced) Artie Shaw(October 17, 1945 – October 25, 1946) (divorced) Mickey Rooney(January 10, 1942 – May 21, 1943) (divorced) QUOTES: All I ever got out of any of my marriages was the two years Artie Shaw financed on an analyst’s couch. I have only one rule in acting–trust the director and give him heart and soul. When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place. I don’t understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was some sort of goddamn duty. Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.

Today’s Screenplay Festival: SCIENCE & NATURE Festival

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Submit your screenplay that’s a SCIENCE or NATURE genre and/or plot line to the festival.

Submit your screenplay to the festival here: https://environmentalfestival.com/science-and-nature-screenplay-festival/

FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Get your entire script performed at the writing festival.

SUBMIT your FEATURE, TV PILOT or SHORT SCREENPLAY.

Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays from all over the world.

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)

1st Tier: FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay (all submissions)

2nd Tier: Accepted scripts (25% on average of submitted entries) get a best scene of their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a promotional video.

3rd Tier: We will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film.

4th Tier: Then we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we will promote the winning writer and script.

(BONUS: 5th Tier. A winning screenwriter’s WhatsApp group has just been formed. Over 50 writers to date. Great way to share ideas and contacts with people in the industry.)

Today’s Novel Deadline: BIOGRAPHY Story Festival

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Submit your BIOGRAPHY Book by the deadline.

Submit your novel to the festival here: https://storypitches.com/biography-novel-festival/

A biography is a written account of a person’s life that tells the story of their experiences, accomplishments, and challenges. The word “biography” comes from the medieval Greek words bios, meaning “life”, and graphia, meaning “writing”.

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation./span>

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

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Today’s Short Story Deadline: DEATH Story Festival

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Submit your DEATH short story to the festival and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Submit your short story here: https://storypitches.com/death-short-story-festival/

Accept only stories that fit into the DEATH genre.

A death story is a narrative that describes how a loved one died, and may also include other parts of their life story. Death stories can be a way to uncover significant life events and are part of a person’s larger life story.

Today’s Podcast: EP. 1390 – Writer/Producer/Actor Mia Bible (HONORABLE)

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HONORABLE, 16min., USA
Directed by Zachary Scott Clark, Mariah L. Richardson
Two months after he denounces the Nation of Islam and nine months before his assassination, MALCOLM X SHABAZZ has a chance encounter with his estranged brother and mentee MUHAMMAD ALI.

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Get to know writer/producer/actor Mia Bible:

What motivated you to make this film?

My need to create for creation’s sake and grief. The idea of “Honorable” began as a 3-minute scene where Ali & Malcolm X would simply have a conversation. The plan was for me to write it and Jason Little who plays Malcolm X in the film and Zach Clark who portrays Muhammad Ali to star in it. All three of us just worked together on a play called “The Meeting,” and it was super successful so I was condent in what they could do. However, in the same year I was dreaming this up, I was also processing the death of my friend, who was also an actor, my first producing partner, and 27 when he passed. I knew nothing about Ali and Malcolm’s brotherhood, but once I began researching it, I came across Ali’s quote in his autobiography and it triggered deep sorrow and and a desire for Asa to have a second chance at life. I wrote to get it out.

What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your lm in the feedback video?

I stopped breathing. I cried then I thanked God.

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