Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: Dan Stevens

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danstevens.jpgDan Stevens

Born: October 10, 1982 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Married to: Susie Hariet (2009 – present) (2 children)

[on the controversy surrounding his leaving the ‘Downton Abbey’ cast to make ‘The Guest’] I couldn’t have sat down two years ago and said, ‘Okay, Julian Fellowes, what I really want to do is a twisted action thriller black comedy with horror elements. Preferably with an American accent’. That would have been insane and highly implausible. But as soon as the opportunity came along it seemed like a reality.

DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3
2012
Best of the series
Created by Julian Fellowes
DOWNTON ABBEY Season 1
2011
Created by Julian Fellowes		 TV POSTERDOWNTON ABBEY Season 2
2012
Created by Julian Fellowes
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Happy Birthday: John O’Hurley

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johnohurley.jpgJohn O’Hurley

Born: October 9, 1954 in Kittery, Maine, USA

Married:
Lisa Mesloh (14 August 2004 – present) (1 child)

September 2005 – Won Dancing with the Stars (2005) re-match with partner Charlotte Jorgensen, earning $126,000 for Golfers Against Cancer charity.

I’ve learned a lot about putting a show up in Vegas. You can’t just all of a sudden put up a show here and do well. Nobody does.

 

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Happy Birthday: John Lennon (1940–1980)

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johnlennon.jpgJohn Lennon (1940–1980)

Born: October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: December 8, 1980 (age 40) in New York City, New York, USA

Married to:
Yoko Ono (20 March 1969 – 8 December 1980) (his death) (1 child)
Cynthia Lennon (23 August 1962 – 8 November 1968) (divorced) (1 child)

When real music comes to me – the music of the spheres, the music that surpasseth understanding – that has nothing to do with me, ’cause I’m just the channel. The only joy for me is for it to be given to me, and to transcribe it like a medium…those moments are what I live for.
Will all the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry. [At Royal Variety Performance 4th November 1963]

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.

We’re all Christ and we’re all Hitler. We are trying to make Christ’s message contemporary. We want Christ to win. What would he have done if he had advertisements, T.V., records, films and newspapers? The miracle today is communication. So Let’s use it.

 

 

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Happy Birthday: Michael Paré

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michaelpare.jpgMichael Paré

Born: October 9, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

[on his favorite movie role] I always say it was Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) because the director had come to me and said, “Listen, if you fuck this up we’re gonna fire you. We’ll get Rick Springfield, he’s waiting to do the role.” So there was a tremendous amount of pressure.

GONE
dir. Heitor Dhalia
Stars:
Amanda Seyfried
Jennifer Carpenter
THE LINCOLN LAWYER
dir. Brad Furman
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey
The Virgin SuicidesThe Virgin Suicides
1999
dir. Coppola
starring
James Woods
Josh Hartnett
Kirsten Dunst
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Happy Birthday: Tyler James Williams

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tylerjameswilliams.jpgTyler James Williams

Born: October 9, 1992 in Westchester County, New York, USA

When kids tried to pick on me, I always had one line to shoot them down with: ‘I make more money in a week than you’ll make in your entire life.’ Which probably wasn’t true, but they thought it was.

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MOVIE POSTERWE THE PEEPLES
2013
dir. Tina Gordon Chism
Stars:
Craig Robinson
Kerry Washington
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Happy Birthday: Nick Swardson

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nickswardsonNick Swardson

Born: October 9, 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

For me, honestly, one of the first movies I did I was always pounding coffee, and I crashed so horribly. So I’ve kind of weaned myself off. You keep getting second and third winds. But for me, I’ve stopped doing energy drinks or any kind of stimulant. I just kind of go natural.

 

BORN TO BE A STAR
dir. Tom Brady
Stars:
Nick Swardson
Don Johnson		 JUST GO WITH ITJUST GO WITH IT
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Jennifer Aniston
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRYI Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry
2007
dir. Dennis Dugan
Starring
Adam Sandler
Kevin James		 MOVIE POSTER30 MINUTES OR LESS
dir. Ruben Fleischer
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg
Danny McBride
Bedtime StoriesBedtime Stories
2008
dir. Adam Shankman
Starring
Sandler
Keri Russell
You Don't Mess with the ZohanYou Don’t Mess with the Zohan
2008
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Starring
Sandler
John Turturro		 MOVIE POSTERTHE BENCHWARMERS
2006
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
David Spade
Jon Heder
MOVIE POSTERGROWN UPS 2
2013
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kevin James		 MOVIE POSTERA HAUNTED HOUSE
2013
dir. Michael Tiddes
Stars:
Marlon Wayans
Essence Atkins
MOVIE POSTERART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
2006
dir. Terry Zwigoff
Stars:
Max Minghella
Sophia Myles
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Happy Birthday: Tony Shalhoub

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tonyshalhoub.jpgTony Shalhoub

Born: October 9, 1953 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Married to:
Brooke Adams (1992 – present) (2 children)

It was really an experience, being my first time directing a movie. The scenes that I was in, Brooke really directed me all the time. And the scenes that both of us were in, Brooke directed those. Come to think of it, Brooke directed most of the scenes.

MOVIEGALAXY QUEST
1999
dir. Dean Parisot
Cast:
Tim Allen
Sigourney Weaver		 CARSCars
2006
dir. John Lasseter
Joe Ranft
Voices by
Owen Wilson
Paul Newman
THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE
dir. Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Stars:
Billy Bob Thornton
James Gandolfini		 MOVIE POSTERMEN IN BLACK 2
2002
dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast:
Will Smith
Tommy Lee Jones
IMPOSTORImpostor
2001
dir. by Gary Fleder
starring
Gary Sinise
Madeleine Stowe		 MOVIE POSTERPAIN & GAIN
2013
dir. Michael Bay
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg
Dwayne Johnson
MOVIE POSTERTEENAGER MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
2014
dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Stars:
Megan Fox
Will Arnett

 

BARTON FINKBarton Fink
1991
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen		 cars 2CARS 2
dir. John Lasseter
Brad Lewis
Stars:
Owen Wilson

 

 

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Happy Birthday: Spencer Grammer

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spencergrammerSpencer Grammer

Born: October 9, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: James Hesketh

Netflix has such a knack for giving a new life to those B-movies that you thought and hoped no one would ever see. Especially when you have a new project coming out and they’re looking to mine some of your lesser-known films.

IRONSIDE TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Michael Caleo, Collier Young
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Happy Birthday: Steve McQueen

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stevemcqueen.jpgSteve McQueen

Born: October 9, 1969 in London, England, UK

[on how similar the world of art is to film] Film is way different. When you’re twenty feet tall on a massive screen and you’re seeing people’s lives played out on it, it’s different from a nice painting. Film is important; it can be more than reportage or a novel – it creates images people have never seen before, never imagined they’d see, maybe because they needed someone else to imagine them.

 

SHAME
dir. Steve McQueen
Stars:
Michael Fassbender
Carey Mulligan
HUNGERHUNGER
dir. Steve McQueen
Starring:
Michael Fassbender
Liam Cunningham

MOVIE POSTER12 YEARS A SLAVE
2013
dir. Steve McQueen
Stars:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Michael Kenneth Williams
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Happy Birthday: Brandon Routh

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brandonrouth.jpgBrandon Routh

Born: October 9, 1979 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Married to: Courtney Ford (24 November 2007 – present) (1 child)

[Talking about wearing the Superman costume]: “Very confining. But once you get past that – which is sometimes hard – it’s also very empowering. First time I put it on, I felt… stronger. Like a different level of who I am. It makes playing the character much easier.”

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Zack and Miri Make a PornoZack and Miri Make a Porno
dir. Kevin Smith
Starring
Rogen

Elizabeth Banks
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
dir. Edgar Wright
Stars
Michael Cera
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Superman ReturnsSuperman Returns
2006
dir. by Bryan Singer
starring
Kate Bosworth
Brandon Routh
Spacey
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