Happy Birthday: Thomas Lennon

thomaslennon.jpgThomas Lennon

Born: August 9, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married:
Jenny Robertson

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?
dir. Mark Mylod
Stars:
Anna Faris
Chris Pratt
MOVIE POSTERA VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR CHRISTAS
dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
Stars:
Kal Penn
John Cho
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 Movie PosterNight at the Museum 2
dir. Shawn Levy
Starring
Ben Stiller
Amy Adams
HANCOCKHancock
2008
dir. Peter Berg
Starring
Jason Bateman
Charlize Theron
17 Again
dir. Burr Steers
Starring
Zac Efron
Matthew Perry
tv POSTERSEAN SAVES THE WORLD TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Victor Fresco
I LOVE YOU MAN Movie PosterI Love You Man
dir. John Hamburg
Starring
Paul Rudd
Jason Segal
MOVIE POSTERWHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING
dir. Kirk Jones
Stars:
Cameron Diaz
Matthew Morrison
MOVIE POSTERWE’RE THE MILLERS
2013
dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
Stars:
Jason Sudeikis
Jennifer Aniston
MOVIE POSTERTRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
2014
dir. Michael Bay
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg
Stanley Tucci

 

Happy Birthday: Robert Shaw (1927–1978)

robertshaw.jpgRobert Shaw (1927–1978)

Born: August 9, 1927 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Died: August 28, 1978 (age 51) in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland

Married to:
Virginia Jansen (29 July 1976 – 28 August 1978) (his death) (2 children)
Mary Ure (13 April 1963 – 3 April 1975) (her death) (4 children)
Jennifer Bourke (1952 – 1963) (divorced) (4 children)

From Russia with Love
1963
dir. Terence Young
Starring:
Sean Connery
Lotte Lenya
The StingThe Sting
1973
dir. George Roy Hill
starring
Paul Newman
Robert Redford

JAWSJaws
1975
dir. Steven Spielberg
Starring
Roy Scheider
Shaw
Richard Dreyfuss

Happy Birthday: Audrey Tautou

audreytautouAudrey Tautou

Born: August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Although invited, she did not plan on attending the private screening of Amélie (2001) organized and attended by President Jacques Chirac. She had a previous engagement with her brother (he was sworn in as a policeman that day). Director Jeunet told the French president that she was in Portugal. When she finally showed up, Jacques Chirac told her he thought she was in Portugal; she simply answered “you’ll have to check your sources”.

AMELIEAmelie
2001
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
starring
Tautou
Mathieu Kassovitz
A Very Long Engagement
2004
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring
Tautou
Gaspard Ulliel
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
dir. Stephen Frears
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Tautou
POSTERGOD IS GREAT AND I’M NOT
2001
dir. Pascale Bailly
Starring
Audrey Tautou
Edward Baer
MOVIE POSTERTHE DA VINCI CODE
2006
dir. Ron Howard
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Audrey Tautou

Happy Birthday: Adelaide Kane

adelaidekane.jpgAdelaide Kane

Born: August 9, 1990 in Claremont, Western Australia, Australia

Flown over to test for Cartoon Network’s first live action series, Unnatural History (2010), for the role of “Maggie Winnock”. There were two actresses selected to test, Adelaide Kane and Italia Ricci. The role later went to Italia.

THE PURGE
2013
dir. ADELAIDE KANE
Stars:
Lena Headey
Adelaide Kane

 

Happy Birthday: Melanie Griffith

melaniegriffith.jpgMelanie Griffith

Born: August 9, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA

Antonio Banderas (14 May 1996 – 4 December 2015) (divorced) (1 child)
Don Johnson (26 June 1989 – 1996) (divorced) (1 child)
Steven Bauer (8 September 1981 – 1989) (divorced) (1 child)
Don Johnson (8 January 1976 – 1976) (divorced)

WORKING GIRL
1988
dir. Mike Nichols
Stars:
Melanie Griffith
Harrison Ford

MOVIE POSTERTHE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1990
dir. Brian De Palma
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Bruce Willis
MOVIE POSTERCELEBRITY
1998
dir. Woody Allen
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Kenneth Branagh

 

Happy Birthday: Ashley Johnson

ashleyjohnsonAshley Johnson

Born: August 9, 1983 in Camarillo, California, USA

Ashley was raised in a musical family that goes on for generations and generations. Her grandmother was famous concert pianist Evelyn Taft, also known as Evelyn Johnson. Ashley is classically trained in piano and also plays the guitar and the ukulele. She has been a part of many bands and enjoys playing music.

MOVIE POSTERFAST FOOD NATION
2006
dir. Richard Linklater
Stars:
Greg Kinnear
Bruce Willis

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2012
dir. Joss Whedon
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THE HELP
dir. Tate Taylor
Stars:
Emma Stone
Viola Davis

 

Happy Birthday: Sam Elliott

samelliot.jpgSam Elliott

Born: August 9, 1944 in Sacramento, California, USA

Married to:
Katharine Ross (1 May 1984 – present) (1 child)

Tombstone
1993
dir. George P. Cosmatos
Starring
Kurt Russell
Val Kilmer
THE HI-LO COUNTRYThe Hi-Lo Country
1998
dir. Stephen Frears
Starring
Billy Crudup
Woody Harrelson
MarmadukeMarmaduke
dir. Tom Dey
Stars
Owen Wilson
Judy Greer
THE BIG LEBOWSKIThe Big Lebowski
1998
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring
Jeff Bridges
John Goodman
GHOST RIDERGhost Rider
2007
dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Starring
Nicolas Cage
Peter Fonda
THE GOLDEN COMPASSThe Golden Compass
2007
dir. Chris Weitz
Starring
Nicole Kidman
Daniel Craig
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS Movie PosterDid You Hear About the Morgans?
dir. Marc Lawrence
Stars:
Hugh Grant
Sarah Jessica Parker
Elliott
MOVIE POSTERBARNYARD
2006
dir. Steve Oedekerk
Stars:
Kevin James
Courteney Cox
MOVIE POSTERTHE COMPANY YOU KEEP
2013
dir. Robert Redford
Stars:
Nick Nolte
Shia LaBeouf

DRAFT DAY
2014
dir. Ivan Reitman
Stars:
Kevin Costner
Jennifer Garner

Happy Birthday: Eric Bana

ericbana.jpgEric Bana

Born: August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Married to:
Rebecca Gleeson (2 August 1997 – present) (2 children)

Chopper
2000
dir. Andrew Dominik
Cast
Eric Bana
Simon Lyndon
BLACK HAWK DOWNBlack Hawk Down
2001
dir. Ridley Scott
Starring
Ewan McGregor
Josh Harnett
LUCKY YOULucky You
2007
dir. Curtis Hanson
Starring
Bana
Drew Barrymore
Robert Duvall
The other Boleyn GirlThe Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Starring
Natalie Portman
Scarlett Johansson
Bana
Star Trek
2009
Directed by
JJ Abrams
Starring
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto
hannaHANNA
dir. Joe Wright
Stars:
Saoirse Ronan
Cate Blanchett
FUNNY PEOPLEFUNNY PEOPLE
2009
dir. Judd Apatow
Starring
Adam Sandler
Seth Rogan
Leslie Mann
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE Movie PosterThe Time Traveler’s Wife
2009
dir. Robert Schwentke
Starring
Bana
Rachel McAdams
MOVIE POSTERCLOSED CIRCUIT
2013
dir. John Crowley
Stars:
Eric Bana
Rebecca Hall
MOVIE POSTERMUNICH
1983
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Eric Bana
Daniel Craig
MOVIE POSTERDELIVER US FROM EVIL
2014
dir. Scott Derrickson
Stars:
Eric Bana
Edgar Ramirez
MOVIE POSTERLONE SURVIVOR
2013
dir. Peter Berg
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg
Ben Foster

Happy Birthday: Gillian Anderson

gilliananderson.jpgGillian Anderson

Born: August 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Told The X-Files (1993) executives that she was 27 so that she would appear more credible as an FBI agent with a medical degree.

The X-Files (1993) writer, Chris Carter, is the godfather of her daughter, Piper Maru.

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
2006
dir. Kevin Macdonald
Stars:
James McAvoy
Forest Whitaker
MOVIE POSTERJOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN
dir. Oliver Parker
Stars:
Rowan Atkinson
Rosamund Pike
MOVIE POSTERHANNIBAL season 1
2013
Created by Bryan Fuller
X-FilesX-Files: I Want to Believe
Directed by Chris Carter
Starring
David Duchovny
Gillian Anderson
X-FilesX-Files
1998
dir. Rob Bowman
Starring
David Duchovny
Gillian Anderson
How to Lose Friends and Alienate PeopleHow to Lose Friends and Alienate People
dir. Robert B. Weide
Starring
Pegg
Jeff Bridges

 

Happy Birthday: Rhona Mitra

rhonamitra.jpgRhona Mitra

Born: August 9, 1976 in Paddington, London, England, UK

Decided she wanted to be an actor at 9 years old when she met Judi Dench, mother to one of her classmates. “She came to pick her up from school and I remember meeting her and I thought she was such an extraordinary woman. She had this resonance about her. I said, ‘What does your mummy do?’ and I logged it away” – H Magazine.

Rise of the Lycans
2009
Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos
Starring
Michael Sheen
Nighy
SHOOTERShooter
2007
dir. Antoine Fuqua
Starring
Wahlberg
Danny Glover
The Number 23
2007
dir. Joel Schumacher
Starring
Carrey
Virginia Madsen