Happy Birthday: Phil Hartman (1948–1998)

September 24, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Phil Hartman (1948–1998)

Phil Hartman (1948–1998)

Born: September 24, 1948 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Died: May 28, 1998 (age 49) in Encino, California, USA

Married to:
Brynn Hartman (25 November 1987 – 28 May 1998) (his death) (2 children)
Lisa Strain (18 December 1982 – 7 May 1985) (divorced)
Gretchen Lewis (12 March 1970 – 19 September 1972) (divorced)

I’m 49-years-old and I’m cautious of the fact that very few people in comedy have careers after age 50. I think there’s a notion in our society, and it maybe valid, that people aren’t as funny when they get older. It’s a stigma still attached to the rebelliousness of youth. I do believe that sooner or later I’ll get those great roles like Gary Sinise’s part in Forrest Gump (1994) or Tommy Lee Jones’ as Two-Face in Batman Forever (1995).

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Happy Birthday: Nia Vardalos

September 24, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Nia Vardalos

Nia Vardalos

Born: September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Married to: Ian Gomez (5 September 1993 – present) (1 child)

When I worked at ‘Second City’ in Canada, they brought me down to Chicago on a work permit. I was thrilled to be in Chicago. What I didn’t know is that you only make $65 a show. I was a child of immigrants, so everyone worked. I had a job at 16. And although I didn’t like that I’m very, very grateful for that now because it taught me to be self-supporting. It’s not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who are still handing out flyers for their one-woman show and trying to make ends meet.

FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL
2012
dir. Jamie Travis
Stars:
Ari Graynor
Lauren Miller

LARRY CROWNE
dir. Tom Hanks
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts

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Happy Birthday: Grey Damon

September 24, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized actor, Grey Damon, Happy Birthday

Grey Damon

Born: September 24, 1987 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA

My ma and pa are both very artistic, so I suppose it’s in my blood. But my ma’s the one who was into theater and such. I owe my love of it to her. If she didn’t drag me to small community workshops when I was a wee little lad or exposed me to anything artistic for that matter, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Season 5
Starring:
Kyle Chandler
Connie Britton

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
dir. Chris Columbus

OLDBOY
2013
dir. Spike Lee
Stars:
Josh Brolin
Elizabeth Olsen

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Happy Birthday: Brit Morgan

September 24, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized actor, Brit Morgan, Happy Birthday

Brit Morgan

Born: September 24, 1987 in Marlton, New Jersey, USA

She is an actress, known for Friend Request (2016), She Wants Me (2012) and Brotherly Love (2014).

Was considered one of the “55 Faces of the Future” by Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood Issue. [May 2010]

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Happy Birthday: Jessica Lucas

September 24, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday, Uncategorized actor, Happy Birthday, Jessica Lucas

Jessica Lucas

Born: September 24, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I would love to go into musicals. I got a chance to sing in Big Momma’s House (2000), and that’s something I would love to do more. But only in Broadway or in the movies. I don’t think I would ever seek a career as a singer.

EVIL DEAD
2013
dir. Fede Alvarez
Stars:
Jane Levy
Shiloh Fernandez

Cloverfield/b>
Directed by Matt Reeves
Starring Lizzy Caplan
T.J. Miller

BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
dir. John Whitesell
Stars:
Martin Lawrence
Brandon T. Jackson

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Happy Birthday: Jason Alexander

September 23, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Born: September 23, 1959 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Married to:
Daena E. Title (31 May 1981 – present) (2 children)

The greatest part of the job was… that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work.

I’m always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.

I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.

GHOST
1990
dir. Jerry Zucker
Stars:
Patrick Swayze
Demi Moore

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
dir. Gary Trousdale
Kirk Wise
Starring
Jason Alexander

The Paper
1994
dir. Ron Howard
Starring
Michael Keaton
Glenn Close
Tomei

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Happy Birthday: Mickey Rooney (1920–2014)

September 23, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Mickey Rooney (1920–2014)

Mickey Rooney (1920–2014)

Born: September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: April 6, 2014 (age 93) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Jan Rooney (28 July 1978 – 6 April 2014) (his death)
Carolyn Hockett (27 May 1969 – 24 January 1975) (divorced) (2 children)
Margaret Lane (10 September 1966 – 14 December 1967) (divorced)
Carolyn Mitchell (1 December 1958 – 31 January 1966) (her death) (4 children)
Elaine Devry (18 November 1952 – 18 May 1958) (divorced)
Martha Vickers (3 June 1949 – 25 September 1952) (divorced) (1 child)
B.J. Baker (30 September 1944 – 3 June 1949) (divorced) (2 children)
Ava Gardner (10 January 1942 – 21 May 1943) (divorced)

Babe: Pig in the City
1998
dir. George Miller
starring
James Cromwell
Magda Szubanski

Breakfast at Tiffany's, dir. Blake Edwards, starring Audrey Hepburn

Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1961
dir. Blake Edwards
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THE MUPPETS
dir. James Bobin
Stars
Amy Adams
Jason Segel

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
2006
dir. Shawn Levy
Stars:
Ben Stiller
Carla Gugino

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Happy Birthday: Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014)

September 23, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014), Happy Birthday

Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014)

Born: September 23, 1959 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Died: October 14, 2014 (age 55) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Hans Christian Rolla (1994 – 14 October 2014) (her death) (2 children)

I worked very hard to get Jacob’s Ladder (1990). At first, they wanted Susan Sarandon, Andie MacDowell or Michelle Pfeiffer. At some point, they wanted Susan Sarandon, and Madonna wanted the part. They auditioned all of them. I begged to be auditioned. I begged and begged and when I auditioned, the chemistry was right and Adrian [Lyne] and I were just taken with each other. I auditioned for six months, twice a week. The reason I kept going back was because Adrian was literally fighting for me to get the role.

HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER
2005
dir. Georgina Riedel

Nothing Like the Holidays
dir. Alfredo De Villa
Starring
Alfred Molina
Elizabeth Pena

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Happy Birthday: Alyssa Sutherland

September 23, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Alyssa Sutherland, Happy Birthday

Alyssa Sutherland

Born: September 23, 1982 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Married her long-time partner Laurence Shanet on Natai Beach in Thailand.

Before joining the cast of “Vikings,” Alyssa appeared in several independent films including The Fortune Theory, Don’t Look Up, and Day on Fire with Olympia Dukakis which screened at the Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals. On the small screen, Alyssa has appeared on NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and Fox’s “New Amsterdam.”

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Happy Birthday: Anthony Mackie

September 23, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Anthony Mackie, Happy Birthday

Anthony Mackie

Born: September 23, 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

“I was flabbergasted. Everybody knows when you’ve got a role in a Spike Lee movie, you’re gonna blow up. But I happen to be the only person who’s had the lead in the two Spike Lee movies nobody saw. It was a humbling experience, but Spike taught me more about how to fall on my face in this business than anybody else.” (on the attention he didn’t garner after being in Sucker Free City (2004) and She Hate Me (2004))