Happy Birthday: Adam Sandler

adamsandler.jpgAdam Sandler

Born: September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Jackie Sandler (22 June 2003 – present) (2 children)

To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

Punch Drunk Love
2002
dir. PT Anderson
starring
Sandler
Emily Watson
Grown Ups Movie PosterGrown Ups
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars
Adam Sandler
Salma Hayek
Anger ManagementAnger Management
2003
dir. by Peter Segal
starring
Sandler
Nicholson
REIGN OVER MEReign Over Me
2007
dir. James Wang
Starring
Sandler
Don Cheadle
I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry
2007
dir. Dennis Dugan
Starring
Adam Sandler
Kevin James
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
FUNNY PEOPLEFUNNY PEOPLE
2009
dir. Judd Apatow
Starring
Adam Sandler
Seth Rogan
Leslie Mann
MOVIE POSTERJACK AND JILL
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Katie Holmes
MOVIE POSTERBLENDED
2014
dir. Frank Coraci
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Drew Barrymore
JUST GO WITH IT
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Jennifer Aniston
movie posterCLICK
2006
dir. Frank Coraci
Starring:
Adam Sandler
Kate Beckinsale
MOVIE POSTERTHAT’S MY BOY
dir. Sean Anders
John Morris
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Andy Samberg
MOVIE POSTERHOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kevin James
movie posterTHE WATERBOY
1998
dir. Frank Coraci
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kathy Bates
movie posterTHE LONGEST YARD
2005
dir. Peter Segal
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Burt Reynolds
MOVIE POSTERGROWN UPS 2
2013
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kevin James

 

Died Today (September 8th): Zero Mostel (1915–1977)

zeromostel.jpgZero Mostel (1915–1977)

Born: February 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: September 8, 1977 (age 62) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Married to:
Kathryn Harkin (2 July 1944 – 8 September 1977) (his death) (2 children)

[Commenting on Jim Henson’s Muppets:] “He has the best possible actors. If you have a disagreement with them, you can always use them to wash your car.”

If people know your name, you’re famous. If they only know your face, it doesn’t count. It’s the name. One reason I became Zero was so if I accomplished only a middle level of fame, I still wouldn’t be a zero. If you know my name, how can I be a zero? Smart, huh?

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
dir. Ricard Lester
Starring
Mostel
THE PRODUCERSThe Producers
1968
dir. Mel Brooks
starring
Gene Wilder
Mostel
Watership Down
1978
dir. Martin Rosen
Starring
John Hurt
Richard Briers
Best BoyBest Boy
1979
dir. Ira Wohl
Cast
Mostel
Philip Wohl

Happy Birthday: Ella Rae Peck

ellaraepeck.jpgElla Rae Peck

Born: September 8, 1990 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Best of DECEPTION TV show tv POSTERWELCOME TO THE FAMILY TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Mike Sikowitz

MOVIE POSTERBACHELORETTE
2012
dir. Leslye Headland
Stars:
Kirsten Dunst
Isla Fisher
Best of GOSSIP GIRL
Sexy Teen TV SHOW
MOVIE POSTERTHE CALL
2013
dir. Brad Anderson
Stars:
Abigail Breslin
Halle Berry
MOVIE POSTERYOUNG ADULT
dir. Jason Reitman
Stars
Charlize Theron
Patrick Wilson

 

Happy Birthday: Sid Caesar (1922–2014)

sidcaesar.jpgSid Caesar (1922–2014)

Born: September 8, 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA
Died: February 12, 2014 (age 91) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Florence Caesar (17 July 1943 – 3 March 2010) (her death) (3 children)

When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon. And people looked at me and said, “Gee, that’s like Uncle David”, or “That’s like a friend of mine.”. And they related through that. I didn’t make fun of them. I made fun of me.

Happy Birthday: Nate Corddry

natecorddry.jpgNate Corddry

Born: September 8, 1977 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

He is an actor and writer, known for The Ugly Truth (2009), St. Vincent (2014) and The Invention of Lying (2009).

MOVIE POSTERST. VINCENT DE VAN NUYS
2014
Melissa McCarthy
Bill Murray

THE INVENTION OF LYING Movie PosterThe Invention of Lying
dir. Gervais
Matthew Robinson
Starring
Gervais
Jennifer Garne
THE UGLY TRUTH Movie PosterThe Ugly Truth
2009
dir. Robert Luketic
Starring
Katherine Heigl
Butler
THE HEAT
2013
dir. Paul Feig
Stars:
Sandra Bullock
Melissa McCarthy
Yogi BearYogi Bear
dir. Eric Brevig
Stars:
Dan Aykroyd
Justin Timberlake

 

Happy Birthday: Larenz Tate

larenztate.jpgLarenz Tate

Born: September 8, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

It’s interesting, because I’ve never seen myself as a sex symbol. It’s actually kind of cool that women have taken to me. Because now I have a whole different demographic when it comes to the audiences. I have women who come out and support my movies and that is a huge demographic for me, which is great because some actors don’t have a female base at all.

WAIST DEEP
2006
dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall
Stars:
Tyrese Gibson
Meagan Good

TV POSTERJUSTIFIED Season 2
2010
Stars:
Timothy Olyphant
Walton Goggins
Jeremy Davies

 

Happy Birthday: Heather Thomas

heatherthomas.jpgHeather Thomas

Born: September 8, 1957 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Married to:
Harry M. Brittenham (10 October 1992 – present) (1 child)

[on obsessed fans that were closer to her]: A couple of times, though, we had to get restraining orders, and there were guys who were climbing over the backgate with a knife, and another guy broken by my Brentwood home. They were trying to break in.

Happy Birthday: Thomas Kretschmann

thomaskretschman.jpgThomas Kretschmann

Born: September 8, 1962 in Dessau, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony-Anhalt, Federal Republic of Germany]

[on his title role in Eichmann (2007)] I was born long after the war but I still carry this collective guilt around. It’s not as much fun for a German to play a part like this than it would be for, say, Ralph Fiennes. It’s a very juicy part, but I couldn’t get myself excited to go and play Eichmann. Strangely, I have lots of Jewish friends in LA. My wife is Jewish. They were all excited that I play him, so I wanted to do it for them.

CARS 2
dir. John Lasseter
Brad Lewis
Stars:
Owen Wilson
The Pianist
2002
dir. Polanski
starring
v Brody
YOUNG VICTORIAYoung Victoria
2010
dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Cast
Blunt
Rupert Friend
KING KONG Movie PosterKing Kong
2005
dir. Peter Jackson
Starring
Jack Black
Naomi Watts
Brody
BLADE IIBlade II
2002
dir. del Toro
Starring
Wesley Snipes
Ron Pearlman
ValkyrieValkyrie
dir. Bryan Singer
Also Starring
Kenneth Branagh
Tom Wilkinson
WantedWanted
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Starring
James McAvoy
Freeman
Angelina Jolie
U-571
2000
dir. Jonathan Mostow
starring
Matthew McConaughey
Bill Paxton
Kietel
 moviesTHE BIG BANG
2011
dir. Tony Krantz
Stars:
Antonio Banderas
Thomas Kretschmann
Next
2007
dir. Lee Tamahori
Starring
Nicolas Cage
Julianne Moore
MOVIE POSTERRESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
2004
dir. Alexander Witt
Starring:
Milla Jovovich
Sienna Guillory

 

Happy Birthday: Peter Sellers (1925–1980)

petersellersPeter Sellers (1925–1980)

Born: September 8, 1925 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Died: July 24, 1980 (age 54) in Lambeth, London, England, UK

Married to: Lynne Frederick (18 February 1977 – 24 July 1980) (his death)
Miranda Elizabeth Louise Quarry (24 August 1970 – 27 September 1974) (divorced)
Britt Ekland (19 February 1964 – 18 December 1968) (divorced) (1 child)
Anne Howe (15 September 1951 – 7 March 1963) (divorced) (2 children)

DR STRANGELOVEDr. Strangelove
1964
dir. Stanley Kubrick
starring
Peter Sellers
Scott