Happy Birthday: Bill Nunn (1953–2016)

billnunn.jpgBill Nunn (1953–2016)

Born: October 20, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: September 24, 2016 (age 62) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

The whole process of rehearsing a play involves so many creative and dramatic exercises, that this became my training. In fact, I still consider myself in training. Every time I work it’s an educational process because I learn by watching other actors. My career is always going to be an on-going study.

 

MOVIE POSTERLEARNING TO FLY
dir. Daniel Barnz
Stars:
Viola Davis
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Spider-ManSpider-Man
2002
dir. Sam Raimi
starring
Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
Willem DaFoe

Spider-man 2Spider-Man 2
2004
dir. Sam Raimi
starring
Maguire
Alfred Molini
James Franco
Spider-man 3Spider-Man 3
2007
dir. Sam Raimi
starring
Maguire
Thomas Haden Church
Topher Grace
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Happy Birthday: John Krasinski

johnkrasinski.jpgJohn Krasinski

Born: October 20, 1979 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Married to: Emily Blunt (10 July 2010 – present) (2 children)

[on getting abs for the first time in his life] When abs show and you can actually count them and there’s more than two? – That’s a pretty big day. And when you get those lower abs that go into your jeans, you’re like, I don’t even know what those are, but I’m glad they’re here. My body fat was 25% when I started. By the time I did the movie my body fat was 9%.

SHREK THE THIRDShrek The Third
2007
dir. C.B. Harding
Voices by:
Mike Myers
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
hopSOMETHING BORROWED
dir. Luke Greenfield
Stars:
Ginnifer Goodwin
Kate Hudson
LeatherheadsLeatherheads
2008
dir. George Clooney
Starring
George Clooney
Zellweger
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dir. James Bobin
Stars
Amy Adams
Jason Segel
Away We Go
2009
dir. Sam Mendes
Starring
Krasinski
Maya Rudolph
MONSTERS VS ALIENSMonsters VS Aliens
2009
dir. Rob Letterman
Conrad Vernon
Voices by
Seth Rogan
Reece Witherspoon

THE HOLIDAY
2006
dir. Nancy Meyers
Stars:
Kate Winslet
Cameron Diaz

IT'S COMPLICATED Movie PosterIt’s Complicated
dir. Nancy Meyers
Stars:
Meryl Streep
Steve Martin
Baldwin
MOVIE POSTERBIG MIRACLE
dir. Ken Kwapis
Stars:
Drew Barrymore
John Krasinski
MOVIE POSTERTHE WIND RISES
2014
dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Stars:
Emily Blunt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
MOVIE POSTERPROMISED LAND
2012
dir. Gus Van Sant
Stars:
Matt Damon
John Krasinski
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Happy Birthday: Viggo Mortensen

viggomortensenViggo Mortensen

Born: October 20, 1958 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

On the role of an actor in film: “It comes down to the fact that you supply the blue, and they supply the other colors and mix them with your blue, and maybe there’s some blue left in the painting and maybe there isn’t. Maybe there wasn’t supposed to be any there in the first place. So have some fun and make a good blue and walk away.”

 

Carlito’s Way
1993
dir. Brian DePalma
Starring
Al Pacino
Sean Penn
The Passion of Darkly NoonThe Passion of Darkly Noon
1995
dir. by Philip Ridley
starring
Judd
Brenden Fraser
THE TWO TOWERSLord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
dir. Jackson
Starring
Sean Astin
THE RETuRN OF THE KINGThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
dir. Peter Jackson
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCEA History of Violence
2005
dir. David Cronenberg
Starring
Viggo Mortenson
Maria Bello
EASTERN PROMISESEastern Promisese
Directed by David Cronenberg
Starring
Mortenson
Naomi Watts
AppaloosaAppaloosa
dir. Ed Harris
Starring
Ed Harris
Mortensen
Renee Zellweger
THE ROAD Movie PosterThe Road
dir. John Hillcoat
Stars:
Mortensen
Charlize Theron
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MOVIE POSTERA DANGEROUS METHOD
dir. David Cronenberg
Stars:
Michael Fassbender
Keira Knightley

 

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
dir. Peter Jackson
Starring
Elijah Wood
movie posterYOUNG GUNS 2
1990
dir. Geoff Murphy
Starring:
Emilio Estevez
Kiefer Sutherland
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Happy Birthday: Trey Parker

treyparker.jpgTrey Parker

Born: October 19, 1969 in Conifer, Colorado, USA

(On his friendship with partner and collaborator, Matt Stone): “If anything, the friendship becomes greater because you share something special together that you don’t share with your other friends”.

BASEKETBALL
1998
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
2004
dir. by Trey Parker
Voices by
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Matt Stone

SpeedSouth Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
1999
dir. by Trey Parker
Voices by
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Matt Stone
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Happy Birthday: John Lithgow

johnlithgow.jpgJohn Lithgow

Born: October 19, 1945 in Rochester, New York, USA

Married to:
Mary Yeager (12 December 1981 – present) (2 children)
Jean Taynton (10 September 1966 – 1980) (divorced) (1 child)

I’ve had parallel careers in the theatre and in movies. In the theatre, I often play characters with a strong sense of innocence who aren’t as intelligent as I am. The reason: my size. I seem sort of big and good-natured on stage. It would be too much for a big man to play a forbidding character on stage. So I play big people who are fairly gentle. It’s a wonderful thing to build a career on. What I offer to movie-makers is that I can put a tremendous amount of theatrical background and technical equipment at their disposal. I can make believable the over-the-top characters.

MOVIESHREK
2001
dir. Andrew Adamson
Vicky Jenson
Starring:
Mike Myers
Eddie Murphy
ALL THAT JAZZAll that Jazz
1979
dir. Fosse
starring
Roy Schneider
Jessica Lange
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009
dir. PJ Hogan
Starring
Isla Fisher
movie posterTERMS OF ENDEARMENT
2004
dir. James L. Brooks
Starring:
Shirley McClaine
Debra Winger
BLOW OUTBlow Out
1981
dir. Brian De Palma
Cast
Travolta
Nancy Allen
movie posterORANGE COUNTY
2002
dir. Jake Kasdan
Starring
Colin Hanks
Jack Black
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dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jessica Biel
MOVIE POSTERTHE CAMPAIGN
dir. Jay Roach
Stars:
Will Ferrell
Zach Galifianakis
LOVE IS STRANGE
2014
dir. Ira Sachs
Stars:
Marisa Tomei
John Lithgow
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dir. Judd Apatow
Stars:
Paul Rudd
Leslie Mann
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dir. Anand Tucker
Stars
Adams
Matthew Goodel
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dir. Rupert Wyatt
Stars:
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Andy Serkis
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Happy Birthday: Jon Favreau

jonfavreau.jpgJon Favreau

Born: October 19, 1966 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Married to:
Joya Tillem (24 November 2000 – present) (3 children)

(on briefly working in banking): I gave two weeks’ notice a week before Black Monday. But it was very strange because I thought I would be working on Wall Street my whole life. It was the go-go ’80s; there were yellow ties. It was just an exciting moment. And although I wasn’t involved in the trading side of things, I was still around that culture, and I ultimately decided it just wasn’t for me. As a matter of fact, I wanted to be a New York City firefighter. I didn’t make it in, though.

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1995
dir. Schumacher
Starring
Val Kilmer
Jim Carrey
SwingersSwingers
1996
dir. by Doug Liman
starring
Favreau
Vince Vaughn
Iron Man 2 Movie PosterIron Man 2
dir. Jon Favreau
Stars
Robert Downey Jr.
Mickey Rourke
WIMBLETONWimbleton
2004
dir. Richard Loncraine
Cast
Kirsten Dunst
Paul Bettany
The Replacements
2000
dir. Howard Deutch
Starring
Keanu Reeves
Gene Hackman
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dir. Jon Favreau
Stars:
Daniel Craig
Harrison Ford
Iron ManIron Man
2008
dir. Favreau
Starring
Robert Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
G-FORCEG-Force
2009
dir. Hoyt Yeatman
Starring
Will Arnett
Penélope Cruz
Zach Galifianakis
Four ChristmasesFour Christmases
dir. Seth Gordon
Starring
Vince Vaughn
Reece Witherspoon
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dir. Peter Billingsley
Starring
Favreau
Vince Vaughn
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2013
dir. Seth Gordon
Stars:
Jason Bateman
Melissa McCarthy
MOVIE POSTERIRON MAN 3
2013
dir. Shane Black
Stars:
Robert Downey Jr.
Guy Pearce
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2014
dir. Jon Favreau
Stars:
Robert Downey Jr.
Scarlett Johansson
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2006
dir. Peyton Reed
Stars:
Jennifer Aniston
Vince Vaughn
movie reviewsZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE
2005
dir. Jon Favreau
Stars:
Jonah Bobo
Josh Hutcherson
MOVIE POSTERTHE WOLF OF WALL STREET
2013
dir. Martin Scorsese
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
PJ Byrne
MOVIE POSTEROPEN SEASON
2006
dir. Roger Allers
Jill Culton
Stars:
Ashton Kutcher
MOVIE POSTERELF
2003
dir. Jon Favreau
Stars:
Will Ferrell
James Caan
movie posterRUDY
1993
dir. David Anspaugh
Stars:
Sean Astin
Jon Favreau
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Happy Birthday: Ciara Renée

ciararenee.jpgCiara Renée

Born: October 19, 1990 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

I did a lot of trapeze stuff when I did ‘Pippin’ and continued to do it afterward. Flying is so fun, and I was used to the harness idea, but these harnesses are like intense, full bodysuit things.

I’ve never really had a fear of heights; in fact, I love being up high, so hanging from wires high above everyone’s head has always sort of felt natural for me.

I wasn’t instructed to do any special training for ‘Hawkgirl,’ but I had started boxing a few weeks prior and stuck with that for several months leading up to the start of production.

 

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Happy Birthday: Rebecca Ferguson

rebeccafergusonRebecca Ferguson

Born: October 19, 1983 in Sweden

[on when she heard about the job in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)] I was on a camel! In the desert. In Ouarzazat [Morocco]. Filming The Red Tent (2014) for Lifetime. I had just popped over to London to meet Tom Cruise to see if the chemistry worked and 12 hours later I’m back on the camel, wrapping up production and I got a phone call. They say: ‘You’ve got the next lead!’ So I’ll be back in Ouarzazat but on a motorbike! And there I was a month later.

[on what inspired her to become an actress] I wasn’t brought up in the acting world-my father is a lawyer. But as a teenager, I had the opportunity to audition for this television series: a daytime soap opera. And I got the lead part. I had just finished ninth grade in school, so I skipped what we called gymnasium and started working instead. And realized that this is a life I can see myself living.
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Happy Birthday: Zac Efron

zacefron.jpgZac Efron

Born: October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA

On why he chose 17 Again: Everything else that was around was either a musical or a high school romance, you know, and this was actually the biggest risk and the biggest challenge. I can relate to playing a kid – I’ve had a first kiss, I’ve had awkward dates, I’ve had fights with my parents… But one thing I’ve never done is gotten into a fight with my teenage daughter.

 

NEIGHBORS
2014
dir. Nicholas Stoller
Stars:
Seth Rogen
Zac Efron
17 AGAIN Movie Trailer17 Again
dir. Burr Steers
Starring
Zac Efron
Matthew Perry
ME AND ORSON WELLES Movie PosterMe and Orson Welles
dir. Linklater
Starring
Zac Efron
Claire Danes
MOVIE POSTERNEW YEAR’S EVE
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jessica Biel

MOVIE POSTERTHE LUCKY ONE
dir. Scott Hicks
Stars:
Zac Efron
Taylor Schilling
MOVIE POSTERDR. SEUSS THE LORAX
dir. Chris Renaud
Kyle Balda
Stars:
Zac Efron
Taylor Swift

MOVIE POSTERLIBERAL ARTS
2012
dir. Josh Radnor
Stars:
Josh Radnor
Elizabeth Olsen
MOVIE POSTERTHE PAPERBOY
2012
dir. Lee Daniels
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey
Nicole Kidman

MOVIE POSTERAT ANY PRICE
2013
dir. Ramin Bahrani
Stars:
Dennis Quaid
Zac Efron

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Happy Birthday: Peter Boyle (1935–2006)

peterboyle.jpgPeter Boyle (1935–2006)

Born: October 18, 1935 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 12, 2006 (age 71) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Married: Loraine Alterman Boyle (21 October 1977 – 12 December 2006) (his death) (2 children)

[from a 1973 Rolling Stone article] Back in the fifties. I was an early fifties Jesus freak. I did it for about a year. I never spoke when I wasn’t supposed to speak. I was an acolyte in the order of the Christian Brothers. Yeah, yeah, I know — the Friends of the Winos. But I took it very seriously at the time. I pursued, you know, God, somewhat unsuccessfully for several years as a professional religious person, and then I forsook that life and took myself back to the world, and, through a series of incredibly stupid errors, became an actor. And after many hard, bitter years of struggle, I’ve achieved the immense fame I have now. Wealth. Happiness. Beautiful women throwing themselves at me. Believe me, it’s not at all it’s cracked up to be. Ahead of me, I can see only more stardom, with liberal does of obscurity.

 

 

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