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Sean Gunn (I) |
Is a 1996 graduate of DePaul University’s prestigious acting program where he earned his BFA in Acting.
The character “Gunn” on the TV series Angel (1999) was named such after Angel (1999) creator Joss Whedon worked with both Sean and his brother James Gunn.
Former roommate of fellow DePaul classmate Judy Greer
Brother of Brian Gunn, James Gunn, Patrick Gunn and Matt Gunn.
Samantha Bee
Born: October 25, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Married to:
Jason Jones (13 October 2001 – present) (3 children)
[on adjusting to life in New York:] My apartment is the equivalent of one room in my Toronto home. Now I understand why New Yorkers are on the streets at all hours. People don’t want to stay inside for fear they’ll go crazy. I’ve also found television remotes to be an afterthought here. I don’t even have to get up from the couch to change channels. [September 29, 2003]
[on working with her husband Jason Jones on television productions] We met each other working in a children’s-theatre troupe and have continued to work together for almost twenty years. He’s good at pushing comedy beyond my comfort zone, and I’m good at reining him in. Having children helps because they do not care about our work at all.
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Eliza Taylor
Born: October 24, 1989 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Being on Twitter and social media, you obviously get to see a lot more of what people are thinking of you and of your show.
I started on Neighbours (1985) when I was 14. It’s crazy to think now that I had such a bizarre adolescence.
| THE NOVEMBER MAN 2014 dir. Roger Donaldson Stars: Olga Kurylenko Eliza Taylor |
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Bob Odenkirk
Born: October 22, 1962 in Naperville, Illinois, USA
Married to: Naomi Odenkirk (1997 – present) (2 children)
David and I got cut out the editing process on that. We were able to affect it more than not. We sent in our notes, we were able to see cuts. We weren’t allowed to see dailies and we weren’t allowed to sit in the editing room and just work.
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Andrew Scott
Born: October 21, 1976 in Dublin, Ireland
[Speaking about how he learned a Russian accent for Legacy, and his homosexuality] There isn’t a huge amount of footage of Russians speaking English as a second language, so I started looking at Vladimir Putin videos on YouTube. But then Putin introduced anti-gay legislation this summer – so, being a gay person, I switched to Rudolf Nureyev videos instead. It was another Nureyev defection of sorts!
| LOCKE 2014 dir. Steven Knight Stars: Tom Hardy Ruth Wilson |
 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN1998 |
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Aaron Tveit
Born: October 21, 1983 in Middletown, New York, USA
I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it. Especially like right now, I’m not shooting a show so you get to act. You get to do that stuff, kind of treat everyone as ‘All right, throw the paint against the wall and see what I can do with this and what people say.’ I think it’s a great mental workout because you have to ready something, learn something fast. It’s good to stay on your toes and keep sharp if you’re auditioning. [interview with Backstage Magazine, June, 2013]
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 Ghost Town 2008 dir David Koepp Starring Greg Kinnear Tea Leoni |
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Snoop Dogg
Born: October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, USA
Married to:
Shante Taylor (12 June 1997 – present) (3 children)
I want to write, direct, produce, but in steps. I want to take steps. I don’t want to just jump in because I sold a lot of records and just feel like I can jump into the movie world. Naw, I want to learn the movie world like I learned the music world.
I used to be focused on being the dopest rapper in the game, and then once that became what I was, I wanted something different, and I wanted to become the best businessman in the game. I wanted to learn how to master the business like I mastered the rap.
| TURBO 2013 dir. David Soren Stars: Ryan Reynolds Paul Giamatti |
 Starsky and Hutch2004 dir. Todd Phillips Starring Ben Stiller Owen Wilson |
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Danny Boyle
Born: October 20, 1956 in Manchester, England, UK
[on Slumdog Millionaire (2008)] – You leave India, but it never leaves you. It’s an extraordinary place and you learn about yourself as a person and as a filmmaker. It’s an incredibly generous place and it’s an incredibly contradictory place. And these contradictions are on a viciously extreme scale: the poverty and the wealth, the nuclear status [but] no toilets – half the population of Mumbai have no toilets. I was trying to capture some of that, really, and we did it by some extreme storytelling. People say, ‘How can you go from the deliberate maiming of a child to a big Bollywood song and dance in the end?’ Well, you don’t try to smooth the path from one to the other. I was trying to put all the elements into the film that belong to the city, that are a part of that city.
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| 127 HOURS dir. Danny Boyle |
 Millions2004 dir. Boyle Starring Alex Etel Lewis McGibbon |
 Sunshine2007 dir. Boyle starring Cillian Murphy Rose Byrne |
 Slumdog Millionairedir. Boyle Starring Dev Patel Freida Pinto |
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Burt Lancaster (1913–1994)
Born: November 2, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: October 20, 1994 (age 80) in Century City, California, USA
Married to: Susan Martin (10 September 1991 – 20 October 1994) (his death)
Norma Anderson (28 December 1946 – 1969) (divorced) (5 children)
June Ernst (1935 – 1946) (divorced)
[advice to actor Bruce Davison, on the set of Ulzana’s Raid (1972)] You try to please the director, and the cameraman and the soundman, and you’re acting and acting and acting and by the time you come to your close-up, you’ve shot your wad. It’s like making love to a woman: you can’t try to come all at once, son. A bit of a tit here, a bit of an inner thigh there, and you have a performance!
 The Killers1946 dir. by Robert Siodmak starring Lancaster Ava Gardner |
 Sorry Wrong Number1948 dir. Anatole Litvak Starring Barbara Stanwyck Lancaster |
 From Here to Eternity1953 dir. Fred Zinnemann Cast Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift |
 Gunfight at the OK Corral1957 dir. John Sturges Cast Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas |
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Michael Gambon
Born: October 19, 1940 in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
I’ve always tried to be an actor who… I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people’s lives… I can’t understand it. I’m always astonished that people want to know anything about me.
(On replacing Richard Harris as Dumbledore) Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in two layers of silk, so I played him much lighter – you know, floating around in a pair of slippers, a bit of a hippy.
| The Book of Eli dir. Albert Hughes Allen Hughes Stars Denzel Washington Mila Kunis |
 THE KING’S SPEECH2010 dir. Tom Hooper starring Helena Bonham Carter Colin Firth |
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 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004 dir. Anderson starring Bill Murray Kate Blanchett |
 Fantastic Mr. Foxdir. Anderson Stars: George Clooney Meryl Streep Bill Murray |
 AMAZING GRACE2006 dir. Michael Apted Cast: Ioan Gruffudd Romola Garai |
96. MOVIE Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow2004 dir. Kerry Conran Cast Jude Law Gwyneth Paltrow |
 Gosford Park2001 dir. Altman Starring Helen Mirren Kristen Scott Thomas |
 LAYER CAKE 2004 dir.Matthew Vaughn Cast: Daniel Craig Tom Hardy |
 Sleepy Hollow1999 dir. Burton Starring Johnny Depp Christina Ricci |
95. MOVIE The Good Night2007 dir. Jake Paltrow Starring Paltrow Simon Pegg |
 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 dir. Alfonso Cuaron Starring Gary Oldman |
 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 dir. Mike Newell starring Alan Rickman Ralph Fiennes |
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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Season 1
LET’S GO TO PRISON
Shallow Grave
Trainspotting
The Beach
28 Days Later
TRANCE
The Unforgiven
The Swimmer
Airport
FIELD OF DREAMS
Birdman of Alcatraz
Seven Days in May
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOW PART 2
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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