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Happy Birthday: Enrique Murciano

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enriquemurciano.jpgHappy Birthday actor Enrique Murciano

Born: July 9, 1973 in Miami, Florida, USA

On his first audition, 1997, he landed the role of Alejandro in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997). The role only involved one line, but it took six months of shooting.

His big break came three years later, when a two-day stint on the set of the Academy Award-winning Traffic (2000) turned into several weeks work as the role of DEA agent Ricky, placing him in several pivotal scenes with Luis Guzmán and Don Cheadle. After the short-lived TV series Spyder Games (2001), Enrique landed the role of Sgt. Lorenzo Ruiz in the much-acclaimed Ridley Scott film Black Hawk Down (2001). It was during the shooting of that film that he was introduced to Jerry Bruckheimer, a meeting that led to his role in Without a Trace (2002).

Happy Birthday: Fred Savage

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fredsavage.jpgHappy Birthday actor Fred Savage

Born: July 9, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married to:
Jennifer Stone Savage (7 August 2004 – present) (3 children)

At the age of twelve, he became the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Emmy as best leading performer.

Graduated from Stanford University in 1999 with a degree in English.

Graduated from Brentwood School in LA in 1994

Happy Birthday: Georgie Henley

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georgiehenley.jpgHappy Birthday actor Georgie Henley

Born: July 9, 1995 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Her elder sister Rachael Henley played the older version of Lucy in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).

Kept a tape-recorded journal recording her experiences during the filming of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). Some of this was later published in a book about the making of the film.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Directed by Andrew Adamson
Starring
Ben Barnes
Sergio Castellitto
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
dir. Michael Apted

 

Happy Birthday: Douglas Booth

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douglasboothHappy Birthday actor Douglas Booth

Born: July 9, 1992 in Greenwich, London, England, UK

QUOTES:

I like to wake up late, around 11 A.M., especially if I have been out the night before. Then I go to brunch with either my friends or my girlfriend. I then like to just chill out: read the papers, read some scripts and then take it very easy. If it’s sunny, I go for a walk with my dog, Niles, in the countryside.

I fell in love at 14 and I remember that mad, tense feeling and all the mad things you do for the person – all those extremes and all the stuff you don’t mind putting up with.

ROMEO AND JULIET
2013
dir. Carlo Carlei
Stars:
Hailee Steinfeld
Douglas Booth

 

Happy Birthday: Toby Kebbell

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tobykebbell.jpgHappy Birthday actor Toby Kebbell

Born: July 9, 1982 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, UK

To play the role in the film RocknRolla (2008), written and directed by Guy Ritchie, Toby learned to play the piano and operate a semiautomatic. To get into the skin of a crack-addicted rocker, he abstained from food for three days and ate just a single meal a day for the next three weeks.

 

 

Alexander
2004
dir. Oliver Stone
Cast
Colin Farrell
Angelina Jolie		 MOVIE POSTERWAR HORSE
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Jeremy Irvine
Emily Watson
RocknRollaRocknRolla
2008
dir. Ritchie
Starring
Butler
Tom Wilkinson
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
dir. Jon Turteltaub
Stars
Nicolas Cage
Jay Baruchel
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Movie PosterPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
dir. Mike Newell
Stars
Jake Gyllenhaal
Gemma Arterton		 MATCH POINTMatch Point
2005
dir. Woody Allen
Cast
Jonathan Reyes Meyers
Scarlett Johansson
MOVIE POSTERWRATH OF THE TITANS
dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Stars:
Sam Worthington
Liam Neeson		 MOVIE POSTERTHE EAST
2013
dir. Zal Batmanglij
Stars:
Brit Marling
Alexander Skarsgard
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
2014
dir. Matt Reeves
Stars:
Gary Oldman
Keri Russell

 

Happy Birthday: Kelly McGillis

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kellymcgillisHappy Birthday actor Kelly McGillis

Born: July 9, 1957 in Newport Beach, California, USA

Married to: Fred Tillman (1 January 1989 – 2002) (divorced) (2 children)
Boyd Black (14 April 1979 – 1981) (divorced)

Kelly McGillis actually had to return to employment waiting tables after having been a prominent character in an Oscar nominated film (her first movie, Reuben Reuben).

 

MOVIE POSTERTHE INNKEEPERS
dir. Ti West
Stars:
Sara Paxton
Pat Healy
TOP CRUISETop Gun
1986
dir. Tony Scott
Also Starring
Kelly McGillis
Val Kilmer
Witness
1985
dir. Weir
Starring
Harrison Ford
Kelly McGillis
MOVIE POSTERTHE BABE
1992
dir. Arthur HIller
Stars:
John Goodman
Kelly McGillis

 

Happy Birthday: Tom Hanks

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tomhanks.jpgHappy Birthday actor Tom Hanks

Born: July 9, 1956 in Concord, California, USA

Married to: Rita Wilson (30 April 1988 – present) (2 children)
Samantha Lewes (24 January 1978 – 19 March 1987) (divorced) (2 children)

Second actor to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, for his work in Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). The first was Spencer Tracy, for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938).

TOP 40 TOM HANKS Movies videoWATCH – TOP 20 TOM HANKS VIDEOS
MOVIE POSTERSPLASH!
1984
dir. Ron Howard
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Daryl Hannah		 MOVIE POSTERBACHELOR PARTY
1984
dir. Neal Israel
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Tawny Kitaen
MOVIE POSTERTHE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE
1985
dir. Stan Dragoti
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Dabney Coleman		 MOVIE POSTERVOLUNTEERS
1985
dir. Nicholas Meyer
Stars:
Tom Hanks
John Candy
MOVIE POSTERTHE MONEY PIT
1986
dir. Richard Benjamin
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Shelley Long		 MOVIE POSTERNOTHING IN COMMON
1986
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Jackie Gleason
MOVIE POSTERDRAGNET
1987
dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Dan Aykroyd		 MOVIE POSTERPUNCHLINE
1988
dir. David Seltzer
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Sally Field
BigBig
1988
dir. Penny Marshall
starring
Hanks
Elizabeth Perkins		 MOVIE POSTERTHE BURBS
1989
dir. Joe Dante
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Bruce Dern
MOVIE POSTERTURNER & HOOCH
1989
dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Mare Winningham		 MOVIE POSTERJOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO
1990
dir. John Patrick Shanley
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Meg Ryan
MOVIE POSTERTHE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1990
dir. Brian De Palma
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Bruce Willis		 MOVIE POSTERA LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
1992
MOVIE POSTERPHILADELPHIA
1993
dir. Jonathan Demme
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Denzel Washington		 MOVIE POSTERSLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
1993
movie posterFORREST GUMP
1994
dir. Robert Zemeckis
Starring:
Tom Hanks
Robin Wright		 MOVIE POSTERAPOLLO 13
1995
dir. Ron Howard
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Bill Paxton
MOVIE POSTERTOY STORY
1995		 MOVIE POSTERTHAT THING YOU DO!
1996
dir. Tom Hanks
Stars:
Liv Tyler
Charlize Theron
MOVIE POSTERYOU’VE GOT MAIL
1998
dir. Nora Ephron
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Meg Ryan		 MOVIE POSTERSAVING PRIVATE RYAN
1998
TOY STORY 2Toy Story 2
1999		 THE GREEN MILEThe Green Mile
1999
Cast Away
2000		 revengeBest of BAND OF BROTHERS

SEE TOP 100 TOM HANKS PHOTOS

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2004
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2004
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Stars:
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2008
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Angels and DemonsAngels and Demons
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2011
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2013

FAIRY STORIES FOR REAL, Poetry Reading and Interview by Ginnie Siena Bivona

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    FAIRY STORIES FOR REAL, Poetry Reading by Ginnie Siena Bivona

Poetry performed by actress VAL COLE

Matthew Toffolo interview Ginnie Siena Bivona:

Matthew: What is the theme of your poem?

Ginnie: The basic idea, I suppose, is the age old classic concept of finding the perfect lover and living happily ever after. And sometimes (I’m told) that happens…and sometimes not.

Matthew: How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

Ginnie: Well, I hope they like it! And I hope it gives them a giggle or two.

Matthew: How long have you been writing poetry?

Ginnie: Since I was 42. One Sunday afternoon I wrote the first poem I’d ever written, it just spilled out onto the page. Now…next month I’ll be celebrating my 84th birthday…so I guess I could honestly say it’s been a long damn time.

Matthew: Do you have a favorite…

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SO UNHAPPY, Poetry Reading and Interview with Steven Paul

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Watch the Poetry Reading of SO UNHAPPY, by Steven Paul

Poem performed by actress VAL COLE

Matthew Toffolo interviews poet Steven Paul:

Matthew: What is the theme of your poem?

Steven: The theme is a hurting heart

Matthew: How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

Steven: With sincere feelings I hope

Matthew: How long have you been writing poetry?

Steven: Since I was able to write

Matthew: Do you have a favorite poet?

Steven: Robert Frost

Matthew: What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

Steven: My friend Henry Moy raved about Wildsound

Matthew: Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

Steven: I have submitted scripts also to WILDsound in the past.

Matthew: What is your passion in life?

Steven: To make people laugh and be happy.

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