Happy Birthday: Damon Wayans

damonwayans.jpgDamon Wayans

Born: September 4, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA

Brother of Dwayne Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Nadia Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans. Also has sisters Elvira, Diedre, and Vonnie. Cousin of Craig Wayans. Uncle of Damien Dante Wayans.

I don’t ever want to be Number One because once you become Number One, you start to change. You get scrutinized on everything you do and you’re suddenly afraid to take chances. I need to take chances. I need to work. I don’t want to be a superstar.

ROXANNE
1987
dir. Fred Schepisi
Stars:
Steve Martin
Daryl Hannah

DANCE FLICKDance Flick
dir. Damien Wayans
Starring
Shoshana Bush
Damon Wayans Jr.
MOVIE POSTERPUNCHLINE
1988
dir. David Seltzer
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Sally Field

 

Happy Birthday: Charlotte Le Bon

charlottelebon.jpgCharlotte Le Bon

Born: September 4, 1986 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Food from Quebec is not known to be amazing. Actually, even though you can eat really, really well in Montreal, it’s crazy. It’s one of the best cities I eat in, but typical Quebec food is like food from people that work in the woods. It’s potatoes, meat and sauce.

MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY
2014
dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Stars:
Helen Mirren
Om Puri

 

Happy Birthday: Alan Ladd (1913–1964)

alanladdAlan Ladd (1913–1964)

Born: September 3, 1913 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Died: January 29, 1964 (age 50) in Palm Springs, California, USA

He and Veronica Lake made seven movies together: The Blue Dahlia (1946), Duffy’s Tavern (1945), The Glass Key (1942), Saigon (1948), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942) and Variety Girl (1947). In Variety Girl (1947), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) and Duffy’s Tavern (1945), they appear as themselves.

I have the face of an aging choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight. If you can figure out my success on the screen you’re a better man than I.

Happy Birthday: Paz de la Huerta

pazdelahuerta.jpgPaz de la Huerta

Born: September 3, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA

[on advice that she avoid playing nudes scenes in future]: That’s good advice, but I’m telling you, typecasting is typecasting. And I mean, look at Charlotte Rampling. She’s a brilliant actress, and she’s still getting naked for films. If I look like that at her age, I’ll flaunt it.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE Season 1
2010
Created by Terence Winter
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Best of the HBO series
TV POSTERBOARDWALK EMPIRE Season 2
2010
Created by Terence Winter

 

Happy Birthday: Drena De Niro

drenadeniro.jpgDrena De Niro

Born: September 3, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA

Former model and D.J.; worked exclusively for Giorgio Armani as musical supervisor for stores and shows; made directorial debut in 2001 with short documentary film Girls & Dolls (2000), which premiered on PBS’ “Reel New York Series” and won best directorial debut for documentary at New York Independent Film and Video Festival 2001. She is the daughter of actors Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott.

Happy Birthday: Charlie Sheen

charliesheen.jpgCharlie Sheen

Born: September 3, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Brooke Mueller (30 May 2008 – 2 May 2011) (divorced) (2 children)
Denise Richards (15 June 2002 – 30 November 2006) (divorced) (2 children)
Donna Peele (3 September 1995 – 19 November 1996) (divorced)

“The same role had been offered to Emilio a year earlier but the financing fell through. This time, Emilio was on another project, so Oliver Stone offered it to me. It was the break of my life, and I knew it. But it was a strange experience, because we filmed in the Philippines, less than 100 miles away from where my dad had filmed Apocalypse Now (1979). People say I look like him – now, here I was, not only making a picture about Vietnam the way he did, but also narrating it the way he did. And, like him, I had a moment that came close to death, when I fell halfway out of a helicopter, but was caught just in time by one of the actors.” – On Platoon (1986).

PLATOONPlatoon
1986
dir. Stone
Starring
Charlie Sheen
Willem DaFoe
RED DAWNRed Dawn
1984
dir. John Milius
Starring
Patrick Swayze
Lea Thompson
WallstreetWallstreet
1987
dir. Stone
starring
Charlie Sheen
Michael Douglas
Being John MalkovichBeing John Malkovich
1999
dir. Jonze
starring
John Cusask
John Malkovich
Major League
1989
dir. by David S. Ward
starring
Berenger
Charlie Sheen
MOVIE POSTERYOUNG GUNS
1988
dir. Christopher Cain
Starring:
Emilio Estevez
Kiefer Sutherland
WALL STREET 2WALL STREET 2
dir. Oliver Stone
Stars:
Shia LaBeouf
Michael Douglas
MOVIE POSTERMAJOR LEAGUE 2
1994
dir. David S. Ward
Stars:
Charlie Sheen
Tom Berenger
MOVIE POSTEREIGHT MEN OUT
1988
dir. John Sayles
Stars:
John Cusack
Clifton James
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III
2013
dir. Roman Coppola
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 5
2013
dir. Malcolm D. Lee
Stars:
Lindsay Lohan
Charlie Sheen
MOVIE POSTERMACHETE KILLS
2013
dir. Robert Rodriguez
Stars:
Danny Trejo
Alexa Vega

 

Happy Birthday: Garrett Hedlund

garretthedlundGarrett Hedlund

Born: September 3, 1984 in Roseau, Minnesota, USA

[on Friday Night Lights (2004)]: I grew up on a farm, and Lucas in the jungles of Alabama, so I think we adapted very well. It’s just a lot that these guys are holding on their shoulders at such a young age. There’s a lot they’re dealing with, the town pressure or support, their home life, all of that causes a sense of internal insecurities. These guys are realizing how crazy it is that they’re going through all this at such a young age.

MOVIE POSTERINSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
2013
dir. Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Stars:
Oscar Issac

Country StrongCountry Strong
dir. Shana Feste
Stars:
Garrett Hedlund
Gwyneth Paltrow
MOVIE POSTERERAGON
2006
dir. Stefen Fangmeier
Stars:
Ed Speleers
Sienna Guillory
TRON: Legacy
dir. Joseph Kosinski
Stars:
Jeff Bridges
Garrett Hedlund
GEORGIA RULEGeorgia Rule
2007
dir. Garry Marshall
Starring
Jane Fonda
Lohan
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSFriday Night Lights
2004
dir. Berg
starring
Thornton
Lucas Black