Happy Birthday: Debbie Gibson

debbiegibson.jpgDebbie Gibson

Born: August 31, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Deborah Gibson is a creative force in the entertainment industry who does it all! She has single handedly transcended music and entertainment trends and fads. Deborah stands poised at the top, embarking on the second phase of her hugely successful pop career.

That it’s been almost two decades since “Out Of the Blue” and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has yet to parody even *one* of my songs makes me feel curiously left-out.

Happy Birthday: Chris Tucker

christucker.jpgChris Tucker

Born: August 31, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

I think real life reflects your movies. In your life, you pick stuff that influences what movie roles you wanna pick. I think if you’ve got an interesting life, you wanna do interesting movies about interesting things.

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
dir. Peter Ramsey
Stars:
Hugh Jackman
Alec Baldwin

RUSH HOUR 3Rush Hour 3
2007
dir. Brett Ratner
Starring
Chan
Chris Tucker

 

Happy Birthday: Warren Buffett

warrenbuffett.jpgWarren Buffett

Born: August 30, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Married to:
Astrid Menks (30 August 2006 – present)
Susan Thompson (19 April 1952 – 29 July 2004) (her death) (3 children)

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we’ll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.

[on forward-thinking] Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Happy Birthday: David Paymer

davidpaymer.jpgDavid Paymer

Born: August 30, 1954 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

Married to:
Liz Georges (1988 – present) (2 children)

Billy Crystal was so impressed with his work in the film City Slickers (1991) that he immediately cast him in his next vehicle, Mr. Saturday Night (1992), as Crystal’s long-suffering brother who ages from 20-75. Paymer earned a supporting Oscar nomination for his efforts.

SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER
1993
dir. Steven Zaillian
Starring:
Max Pomeranc
Joe Mantegna
Ocean's ThirteenOcean’s Thirteen
2007
dir. Steven Soderbergh
starring
Clooney
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon
bad teacherBAD TEACHER
dir. Jake Kasdan
Stars:
Cameron Diaz
Lucy Punch
IN GOOD COMPANYIn Good Company
2004
dir. Paul Weitz
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Topher Grace
Redbelt
2008
dir. Mamet
Starring
Chiwetel Ejitofor
Alice Braga
PAYBACKPayback
1999
dir. Brian Helgeland
Starring
Mel Gibson
Bello
DRAG ME TO HELL Movie PosterDrag me to Hell
dir. Raimi
Starring
Alison Lohman
Justin Long<
MOVIE POSTERTHE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT
dir. Nicholas Stoller
Stars:
Jason Segel
Emily Blunt
MOVIE POSTERTHE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
1995
dir. Rob Reiner
Stars:
Michael Douglas
Annette Bening
MOVIE POSTERALWAYS
1989
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Holly Hunter
Richard Dreyfuss
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE
REVIEWS, BIOS, PICS of the TV SERIES
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 1
Creators:
Michelle King
Robert King
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 2
Stars:
Julianna Margulies
Chris Noth
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry
MOVIE POSTERJACK RYAN
2013
dir. Kenneth Branagh
Stars:
Chris Pine
Kevin Costner
MOVIE POSTERAMISTAD
1997
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins
Matthew McConoughey

 

Happy Birthday: Lewis Black

lewisblackLewis Black

Born: August 30, 1948 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

“In my lifetime, we’ve gone from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush. We’ve gone from John F. Kennedy to Al Gore. If this is evolution, I believe that in 12 years, we’ll be voting for plants”.

ACCEPTED
2006
dir. Steve Pink
Stars:
Justin Long
Blake Lively
MOVIE POSTERMAN OF THE YEAR
2006
dir. Barry Levinson
Stars:
Robin Williams
Laura Linney

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

 

Happy Birthday: Joan Blondell (1906–1979)

joanblondell.jpgJoan Blondell (1906–1979)

Born: August 30, 1906 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: December 25, 1979 (age 73) in Santa Monica, California, USA

[on Clark Gable] It was the joy of your life to know Clark Gable. He was everything good you could think of. He had delicious humor, he had great compassion, he was always a fine old teddy bear. In no way was he conscious of his good looks, as were most other men in pictures at that time. Clark was very unactorly.

[on Bette Davis] When Bette’s good, she’s real good. When she’s bad, she’s awful. But at least, she’s not afraid to bat an eyelash.

[on her husbands] [George] Barnes provided my first real home, [Dick] Powell was my security man, and [Michael] Todd was my passion. But I loved them all.

Happy Birthday: Michael Chiklis

michaelchiklis.jpgMichael Chiklis

Born: August 30, 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Married to: Michelle Morán (21 June 1992 – present) (2 children)

When something that occupies a giant space in your life comes to an end, then you have to go through a mourning period. I loved ‘The Shield.’ It was one of the hardest and one of the greatest experiences of my life. But having said that, I’m always thinking about what’s next.

 

VEGAS
Review of the 2012 action drama

Eagle EyeEagle Eye
2008
dir. D.J. Caruso
Starring
Shia LaBeouf
Monaghan
Billy Bob Thornton

 

FANTASTIC FOUR 4
dir. Tim Story
Starring
Ioan Gruffudd
Jessica Alba
MOVIE POSTERPARKER
2013
dir. Taylor Hackford
Stars:
Jason Statham
Jennifer Lopez
MOVIE POSTERWHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL
2014
dir. Thomas Carter
Stars:Jim Caviezel
Alexander Ludwig