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Happy Birthday: Toby Jones

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tobyjones.jpgToby Jones

Born: September 7, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

It’s Toby Jones playing Alfred Hitchcock, not Alfred Hitchcock. We all felt that his silhouette was crucial, so his nose and lips were crucial as well. We had to build it out a bit to get the silhouette. But, with my nose being so small within the proportion of my face, the first nose was too big. I felt like a nose on parade.

CAPTAIN AMERICA
dir. Joe Johnston
Stars:
Chris Evans
Hugo Weaving		 CREATION Movie PosterCreation
dir. Jon Amiel
Starring
Jennifer Connelly
Bettany
FROST/NIXONFrost/Nixon
2008
dir. Howard
starring
Langella
Michael Sheen		 Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
dir. Chris Columbus
starring
Daniel Radcliffe
AMAZING GRACE
2006
dir. Michael Apted
Cast:
Ioan Gruffudd
Romola Garai		 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWSHARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
dir. David Yates
Stars:
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
WW
dir. Stone
Starring
Josh Brolin
James Cromwell		 SydneyWhiteThe Mist
2007
dir. Darabont
Starring
Thomas Jane
Marcia Gay Harden
MOVIE POSTERTHE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars
Jamie Bell
Andy Serkis		 MOVIE POSTERTINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
dir. Tomas Alfredson
Stars
Gary Oldman
Colin Firth
City of Ember
2008
dir. Gil Kenan
Starring
Tim Robbins
Murray		 Finding Neverland
2004
dir. by Marc Forster
Also Starring
Johnny Depp		 moviesMY WEEK WITH MARILYN
2011
dir. Simon Curtis
Stars
Michelle Williams
Eddie Redmayne
MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNGER GAMES
dir. Gary Ross
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson
MOVIE POSTERSERENA
2013
dir. Susanne Bief
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence
Bradley Cooper		 MOVIE POSTERCAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
2014
dir. Anthony Russo
Joe Russo		 MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
2013
dir. Francis Lawrence
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson		 MOVIE POSTERSNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
dir. Rupert Sanders
Stars:
Kristen Stewart
Chris Hemsworth
MOVIE POSTERTHE PAINTED VEIL
2006
dir. John Curran
Stars:
Naomi Watts
Edward Norton		 MOVIE POSTERINFAMOUS
2006
dir. Douglas McGrath
Stars:
Toby Jones
Daniel Craig

 

Happy Birthday: Devon Sawa

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devonsawa.jpgDevon Sawa

Born: September 7, 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Married to:
Dawni Sahanovitch (November 2010 – present) (1 child)

(2012, on being a former teen heartthrob) Well, it was something that was really hard to break out of. As soon as I got to 17 and 18 years old and I wasn’t playing these teen roles anymore, it was hard to transition. So I thought I was going to do the weirdest stuff I could possibly do. Stuff that was edgier and alternative, like Idle Hands and SLC Punk! and the “Stan” video. I wanted to get out of that kind of teen-idol thing. So far it’s worked. Now I’m doing another transition from the college roles and all that to young doctor, young lawyer, young cop. It’s been quite a journey.

Happy Birthday: Alyssa Diaz

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alyssadiaz.jpgAlyssa Diaz

Born: September 7, 1985 in Northridge, California, USA

She is an actress and art director, known for Red Dawn (2012), Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009) and Shark Night 3D (2011).

RED DAWN
dir. Dan Bradley
Stars:
Chris Hemsworth
Isabel Lucas

MOVIE POSTERSHARK NIGHT 3D
dir. David R. Ellis
Stars:
Sara Paxton
Dustin Milligan
movie posterHOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER
2005
dir. Georgina Riedel

 

Happy Birthday: Shannon Elizabeth

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shannonelizabeth.jpgShannon Elizabeth

Born: September 7, 1973 in Houston, Texas, USA

Animals have always been a passion of mine, being able to help them because they can’t help themselves, and I think that people have treated them so badly over the years and it’s just not fair. It’s something I feel like I can help make a difference.

AMERICAN REUNION
dir. Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Stars:
Jason Biggs
Alyson Hannigan
Love ActuallyLove Actually
2003
dir. Richard Curtis
starring
Hugh Grant
Bill Nighy
AMERICAN PIE
1999
dir. Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Stars
Jason Biggs
Eugene Levy
MOVIE POSTERAMERICAN PIE 2
2001
dir. JB Rogers
Stars
Shannon Elizabeth
Tara Reid

 

Happy Birthday: Evan Rachel Wood

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evanrachelwood.jpgEvan Rachel Wood

Born: September 7, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Married to:
Jamie Bell (30 October 2012 – present) (1 child)

[on playing “Tracy” in Thirteen (2003)] Once you commit, you commit. You can’t hold back. We all knew that the only way we would pull this [movie] off was for everyone to give everything they had. I could not hold back.

THE IDES OF MARCH
dir. George Clooney
Stars:
Paul Giamatti
George Clooney		 PRACTICAL MAGICPractical Magic
1998
dir. Griffin Dunne
Starring
Sandra Bullock
Nicole Kidman
THIRTEENThirteen
2003
dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Cast
Holly Hunter
Wood		 KING OF CALIFORNIAKing of California
2007
dir. Mike Cahil
Cast
Michael Douglas
Wood
THE WRESTLERThe Wrestler
2008
dir. Darren Aronofsky
Starring
Mickey Rourke
Marisa Tomei		 movie posterACROSS THE UNIVERSE
2007
dir. Julie Taymor
Stars:
Evan Rachel Wood
Jim Sturgess
WHATEVER WORKS Movie PosterWhatever Works
2009
dir. Woody Allen
Starring
Larry David
Wood
24Best of TRUE BLOOD TV series

 

Happy Birthday: Jeff Foxworthy

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jefffoxworthy.jpgJeff Foxworthy

Born: September 6, 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Married to: Pamela Gregg (18 September 1985 – present) (2 children)

For a long time, because it goes against the message that the advertising world sends to you, they were ashamed they didn’t have the coolest clothes, the coolest cars, couldn’t afford to go here, buy this and do that. I think we finally all got together and went, ‘You know what? We like being this way.’

MOVIE POSTERTHE SMURFS
dir. Raja Gosnell
Stars:
Hank Azaria
Katy Perry

 

Happy Birthday: Jane Curtin

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janecurtin.jpgJane Curtin

Born: September 6, 1947 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married to:
Patrick Lynch (2 April 1975 – present) (1 child)

[on winning the Emmy Award] You think your life’s going to change; it’s going to change dramatically! I’m going to be a different person, and, you know, people are going to be flocking to my door with scripts. Nothing happens. You just walk around in the evening with this really heavy weapon in your hand, and nothing changes. And yet the build-up is so huge… and nothing.

I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT
dir. Douglas McGrath
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Pierce Brosnan
I LOVE YOU MAN Movie PosterI Love You Man
2009
dir. John Hamburg
Starring
Rudd
Jason Segal
THE SHAGGY DOG
2006
dir. Brian Robbins
Stars:
Tim Allen
Kristin Davis

 

Happy Birthday: Swoosie Kurtz

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swoosiekurtz.jpgSwoosie Kurtz

Born: September 6, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

[on her name] “Change it to what – Tiffany? It’s been an advantage. It’s unforgettable. I’m the only one.”

Superman Doomsday
dir. Lauren Montgomery
Bruce Timm
Brandon Vietti
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
dir. John Frears
Starring
Glenn Close
John Malkovich
Citizen Ruth
1996
dir. Alexander Payne
starring
Dern
Kurtz
Cruel IntentionsCruel Intentions
1999
dir. by Roger Kumble
starring
Ryan Phillippe
Reece Witherspoon

 

Happy Birthday: Anika Noni Rose

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anikanonirose.jpgAnika Noni Rose

Born: September 6, 1972 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Won Broadway’s 2004 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role – Musical) for “Caroline, or Change.”

I think there being a first black princess is going to be amazing for people of all backgrounds. Situations change, and they become extraordinarily challenging and sometimes hurtful. But the point of a Disney movie is that you can overcome these things, somehow, someway.

Best of GOOD WIFE Season 2
Stars:
Julianna Margulies
Chris Noth

TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry
The Princess and the Frog
dir. Ron Clements
John Musker
Stars:
Anika Noni Rose
Oprah
MOVIE POSTERDREAMGIRLS
2006
dir. Bill Condon
Stars:
Beyonce
Jamie Foxx

 

Happy Birthday: Rosie Perez

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rosieperez.jpgRosie Perez

Born: September 6, 1964 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Most of the criticism I got early in my career was from the Latin community. They used to take me out to lunch and tell me, “Can you go and take lessons to lessen your accent?”. Or, “When you’re on a talk show, can you not be so funny and loud?”. People gave me so much crap about my voice, and I tried. I really did try to change, but it was the way I spoke. As I got older, the octaves dropped, thank God. Now I find it flattering if a sixteen-year-old comes up and starts imitating me.

LEARNING TO FLY
dir. Daniel Barnz
Stars:
Viola Davis
Maggie Gyllenhaal,		 Pineapple ExpressPineapple Express
2008
dir. David Gordon Green
Starring
Rogen
James Franco

WHITE MEN CANT JUMPWhite Men Can’t Jump
1992
dir. Ron Shelton
Starring
Harrelson
Wesley Snipes		 NIGHT ON EARTHNight on Earth
1991
dir. Jim Jarmusch
Cast
Gena Rowlands
Winona Ryder
WON’T BACK DOWN
dir. Daniel Barnz
Stars:
Viola Davis
Maggie Gyllenhaal
MOVIE POSTERTHE COUNSELOR
2013
dir. Ridley Scott
Stars:
Brad Pitt
Goran Visnjic