Happy Birthday: Constance Zimmer

constancezimmer.jpgConstance Zimmer

Born: October 11, 1970 in Seattle, Washington, USA

Married to:
Russ Lamoureux (9 October 2010 – present) (1 child)

In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

HOUSE of CARDS season 1
2013
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HOMELAND season 2
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tvHOUSE of CARDS season 2
2014
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Starring:
Kevin Spacey
Robin Wright
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Happy Birthday: Emily Deschanel

emilydeschanelEmily Deschanel

Born: October 11, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: David Hornsby (25 September 2010 – present) (2 children)

I was in school with Ginnifer Goodwin; she’s a couple of years younger than I am. She’s super-sweet. She told me I gave her a pep talk once, even though I can’t remember it. And Michael Chiklis – I love The Shield (2002) – he’s so good. When I was in school, he came to speak to us about acting and told this story about how he had “As You Like It” on his resume; and a casting director asked if it were a soap opera. The casting guy said, “ABC? NBC?” and Chiklis said, “No, Shakespeare”. I’ll never forget it.

GLORY ROAD
2006
dir. EMILY DESCHANEL
Stars:
Josh Lucas
Derek Luke
Spider-Man 2
2004
dir. Raimi
starring
Toby Maguire
Alfred Molini
James Franco

MY SISTERS KEEPER Movie PosterMy Sister’s Keeper
2009
dir. Nick Cassavetes
Starring
Diaz
Jason Patric
Alec Baldwin
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Happy Birthday: Michelle Trachtenberg

michelletrachtenberg.jpgMichelle Trachtenberg

Born: October 11, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA

[asked if it’s easier to be unrecognized in New York City] I think it’s much harder in New York. There are paparazzi on bicycles, which is a new thing. You can’t really speed away in your car. Especially with Gossip Girl (2007) being such a New York-based show, it’s harder. I tried my hand at going to Bed, Bath & Beyond the other day, which I love, and that was a little bit of a catastrophe. I caused a little bit of a scene. That would be the only time that I’m a little shy.

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17 Again
dir. Burr Steers
Starring
Zac Efron
Matthew Perry
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2006
dir. Glen Morgan
Stars:
Michelle Trachtenberg
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Take Me Home TonightTAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
dir. Michael Dowse
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Happy Birthday: Julia Sweeney

juliasweeney.jpgJulia Sweeney

Born: October 10, 1959 in Spokane, Washington, USA

When I first started doing the show, I thought it was this underground, alternative comedy, and I saw myself as a rebel. I didn’t realize it would have such mass appeal. In San Francisco audiences were half-filled with people my parents’ age who were loving it.” — referring to her one-woman show “God Said, Ha!

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
2013
dir. Dan Scanlon
Stars:
Billy Crystal
John Goodman

PulpFictionPulp Fiction
1994
dir. by Quentin Tarantino
starring
John Travolta
Samuel L. Jackson
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Happy Birthday: Peter Coyote

petercoyote.jpgPeter Coyote

Born: October 10, 1941 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Married to:
Stefanie Pleet (1998 – 2015) (divorced)

[on lining in the 1960s] I lived on communes. I was involved with practically every kind of revolutionary movement of the period. My ‘family’ of people was called ‘The Diggers.’ We were a kind of ‘out-there’ tribe.

 

E.T -the Extra Terrestrial
1982
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Henry Thomas
Peter Coyote

BITTER MOONBitter Moon
1992
dir. by Roman Polanski
starring
Peter Coyote
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Happy Birthday: Mario Lopez

mariolopez.jpgMario Lopez

Born: October 10, 1973 in San Diego, California, USA

Married to:
Courtney Mazza (1 December 2012 – present) (2 children)

[Who already admitted that his steamy spread in the magazine has brought him no shortage of female admirers]: People come up to me and ask me to sign it a lot. They say, ‘What were you thinking?’ And ‘how did it feel?’ And ‘you’re naked!’ And ‘oh my gosh!’ And ‘my mother and my grandmother, they put it up in their room.’ And it’s funny. I didn’t think it was going to cause such a big stir.

 

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Happy Birthday: Lucy Griffiths

lucygriffiths.jpgLucy Griffiths

Born: October 10, 1986 in Brighton, England, UK

I talked my parents into sending me to Roedean at 16. I had this idea that if I could get into Cambridge, then I could join Footlights. My problem was that I went to a comprehensive in Brighton. I thought I’d have to start from a good school, and the best I could think of was Roedean.

WINTER’S TALE
2014
dir. Akiva Goldsman
Stars:
Colin Farrell
Jessica Brown Findlay
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Happy Birthday: Joelle Carter

joellecarter.jpgJoelle Carter

Born: October 10, 1972 in Thomasville, Georgia, USA

She and her husband Andy Bates became parents for the first time when they adopted a newborn baby in July 2010. Her name is Luna Rose Bates.

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2010
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2010
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2012
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2013
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Raymond J. Barry
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2014
dir. Kevin Greutert
Stars:
Sarah Snook
Mark Webber

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2001
dir. JB Rogers
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Tara Reid
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Happy Birthday: Chris Penn (1965–2006)

chrispennChris Penn (1965–2006)

Born: October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: January 24, 2006 (age 40) in Santa Monica, California, USA

They offer me a lot more money to do something that was successful before than to take a risk. More power to the people who get to choose their roles. I don’t.

TRUE ROMANCE
1993
dir. Tony Scott
Cast:
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette
Pale Rider
1985
dir. Eastwood
Starring
Eastwood
Michael Moriarty
movie posterALL THE RIGHT MOVES
1983
dir. Michael Chapman
Stars:
Tom Cruise
Lea Thompson
RESERVOIR DOGSReservoir Dogs
1992
dir. Quentin Tarantino
Starring
Harvey Keitel
Tim Roth
Steve Buscemi
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Happy Birthday: Bradley Whitford

bradleywhitford.jpgBradley Whitford

Born: October 10, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[on if he’s felt typecast after “The West Wing”] You’re going to get typecast as whatever you do, but to be typecast as that guy who was complicated, passionate, funny, that’s fine. But yeah, people think you’re going to be a smart guy in a suit. But my God, what a wonderful experience. The only problem with it is it does spoil you; honestly, not to be pretentious but the creative experience, that kind of writing and those kinds of actors and directors and that arena, for God’s sake. What do you do after that? A show about a canning factory?

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
dir. Drew Goddard
Stars:
Richard Jenkins
Bradley Whitford
SCENT OF A WOMANScent of a Woman
1992
dir. Martin Brest
Starring
Pacino
Chris O’Donnell
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2013
dir. John Lee Hancock
Stars:
Emma Thompson
Tom Hanks
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tv POSTERTROPHY WIFE TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins
MOVIE POSTERPHILADELPHIA
1993
dir. Jonathan Demme
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Denzel Washington

KATE AND LEOPOLDKate and Leopold
2001
dir. James Mangold
starring
Hugh Jackman
Ryan
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