Happy Birthday actor Mary Beth Peil
Born: June 25, 1940 in Davenport, Iowa, USA
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Happy Birthday actor Jimmie Walker
Born: June 25, 1947 in Bronx, New York, USA
He symbolized the 70s American dream of success — the former kid from the ghetto who rose to wisecracking TV superstardom. While in his element as the broadly strutting, gleamy-toothed J.J. Evans of the popular urban-styled sitcom Good Times (1974), Jimmie Walker lived the extremely good life. Following the series’ demise, however, reality again checked in. Still and all, he has not self-destructed as others before him have and continues to enjoy a comedy career now approaching four decades.
QUOTES:
I’m no actor. I’m a comic who lucked into a good thing.
I think the black actor has a tough time being funny from the standpoint of everything being looked upon as ‘coonish’.
Believe me when I tell you I am lucky to be able to get a laugh here and there in America, And that’s a constant fight. Showbiz, I will tell you, is like climbing a greasy pole. Sometimes you get to the top and slide right back down again.
Happy Birthday actor Annaleigh Ashford
Born: June 25, 1985 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Married to: Joe Tapper (29 July 2013 – present)
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Happy Birthday actor John Benjamin Hickey
Born: June 25, 1963 in Plano, Texas, USA
Winner of the 2011 Tony Award for the best performance by a featured actor for “The Normal Heart.”.
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Happy Birthday actor La La Anthony
Born: June 25, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Married to: Carmelo Anthony (10 July 2010 – present) (1 child)
La La Anthony is an actress and producer, known for her roles in Think Like a Man (2012) and Think Like a Man Too (2014), in which she starred alongside Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson, Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq (2015), and television shows Unforgettable on A&E with Poppy Montgomery and Starz’ hit show Power, executive produced by 50 Cent and starring Omari Hardwick.
La La is also co-producer of “Eclipsed” on Broadway starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o.
Happy Birthday director Timur Bekmambetov
Born: June 25, 1961 in Guryev, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan]
QUOTES:
It was like an army operation… We understood from the very beginning that Russia needs big, ambitious and brave film-making. Before us, there was only art-house – great, talented movies for European festivals – and very bad, very cheap and creatively weak commercial movies.
…but the most powerful special effect is the actor. All the visual style is an extension of character.
[on producing Hardcore Henry (2015)] Sharlto [Sharlto Copley] was a big part of the plan. He’s very creative. His first movie, District 9 (2009), was a really good example of collaboration between actor and director. And I knew he was brave. I had invited him to go to Kazakhstan for a small film festival and he jumped on a plane and came. I figured he would be very, very important for Ilya [director Ilya Naishuller]. Producing is about the people you choose. Choosing the right people is about 90% of producing. (…) The sense of humor is really, really important. I understood that Ilya has a very similar sensibility as Sharlto. “District 9” also had this mischievous tone but at the same time was very emotional and heartbreaking. Ilya had the same taste, so that collaboration made this movie. [2016]
[on Hardcore Henry (2015)] There is no way a studio would make this movie. I’m the only crazy person in the world who can agree to greenlight the project with no script and have the language to make the movie not exist. It’s a challenge, but it’s why we make movies. (…) My only motivations are challenge and curiosity. If I don’t know how to do something, then I’m doing it. [2016]
Happy Birthday director Sidney Lumet (1924–2011)
Born: June 25, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: April 9, 2011 (age 86) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Married to: Mary Gimbel (1980 – 9 April 2011) (his death)
Gail Lumet Buckley (23 November 1963 – 1978) (divorced) (2 children)
Gloria Vanderbilt (27 August 1956 – 24 August 1963) (divorced)
Rita Gam (1949 – 15 August 1955) (divorced)
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Happy Birthday actor June Lockhart
Born: June 25, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA
QUOTES:
I’m not really affected whether or not the phone rings asking me to do a job. When you’re working, you’re very professional and you do the work. You know your lines and you hit your marks and your collar’s clean. There is a wonderful world out there besides what you do on screen.
[2015 – on her Petticoat Junction (1963) co-star Edgar Buchanan] He was quite a dear, but very naughty. He would tell the filthiest jokes right up until the cameras started rolling, so one had to compose oneself before the scene started. He had originally been a dentist which always amused me because he had the worst teeth!
[2015 – on Petticoat Junction (1963)] On the first day, I walked onto the set and called out ‘Good morning everybody!’ and they returned the greeting. We knew everything would be fine.
I thoroughly enjoy seeing a beautifully proportioned nude male. So did Michelangelo and Rodin. But if the male is blubbery, he should keep his beer barrel to himself and not be a portly polluter.
Happy Birthday actor Angela Kinsey
Born: June 25, 1971 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
As a struggling actress, Kinsey worked as an operator for 1-800-Dentist, and often draws upon her days in corporate America for her scenes in The Office (2005).
Worked as an intern for Max Weinberg on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993) in 1994.
Sister-in-law of Paul Lieberstein, who is also her costar on The Office (2005).
Sister-in-law of Greg Daniels, who is also a writer/producer/director/developer of The Office (2005), and Susanne Daniels.
Is best friends with her The Office (2005) costar, Jenna Fischer, who is godmother to Angela’s daughter, Isabel.
Happy Birthday actor Shannon Lucio
Born: June 25, 1980 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Shannon Lucio received her BA in theater from the University of Southern California. Shortly thereafter, she landed her breakout role on Fox’s “The O.C.” Most recently, she reprised her character Caroline Compton on the last season of “True Blood.” Past notable credits include “Fireflies in the Garden,” with Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds, “Feast of Love,” directed by Robert Benton, and recurring arcs on “Prison Break” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” A founding member and Creative Executive of Filament Features, Shannon is involved in all aspects of production, simultaneously acting in and producing many of Filament’s projects. Shannon has also ventured into screenwriting with “The Eternity of Energy.”
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