Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: Jacqueline Obradors

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jacquelineobradors.jpgJacqueline Obradors

Born: October 6, 1966 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA

On acting with Harrison Ford: “One of my favorite days, yes. All day, massaging Harrison Ford. That was rough”.

Jacqueline’s first film role came in the form of 1993’s Red Sun Rising (1994), and she later starred opposite Harrison Ford in Six Days Seven Nights (1998), for which she earned a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination.

In 2001, Jacqueline Obradors landed the role of “Det. Rita Ortiz” on ABC’s much acclaimed series NYPD Blue (1993).

 

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Happy Birthday: Jeremy Sisto

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jeremysisto.jpgJeremy Sisto

Born: October 6, 1974 in Grass Valley, California, USA

Married to: Addie Lane (13 October 2009 – present) (2 children)

I tend to (get cast) as dark characters, and I’m more drawn to those characters anyway – they’re usually more interesting. Plus, I got this deep voice from my father, and the combination of the timbre of my voice and my inflections tends to make people feel that there’s some darkness there.

MAY
2002
dir. Lucky McKee
Stars:
Jeremy Sisto
Anna Faris

THIRTEENThirteen
2003
dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Cast
Hunter
Evan Rachel Wood
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Happy Birthday: Amy Jo Johnson

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amyjojohnson.jpgAmy Jo Johnson

Born: October 6, 1970 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Married to:
Olivier Giner (August 2009 – present) (1 child)

My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her. I believe I can do anything. If I decide I want to be a doctor tomorrow, I’m going to be a doctor. Amy Jo Johnson, discussing memories of her mother; Teen People, December 1999

 

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Happy Birthday: Ioan Gruffudd

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ioangruffudd.jpgIoan Gruffudd

Born: October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales, UK

Married to:
Alice Evans (14 September 2007 – present) (2 children)

I was probably doing more to pigeonhole myself as a Welshman and a Welsh actor than anyone else! A lot of the stuff I said in the past sounded defensive – a young man’s ideals about who I am and where I’m from. I realize I don’t have to force that on people, but just use it as a safety net, to stride out into the world knowing that I have a strong sense of identity. Because we’re all landlocked in this nation together and we should be celebrating it.

SANCTUMSANCTUM
dir. Alister Grierson
Stars:
Rhys Wakefield
Allison Cratchley
AMAZING GRACE
2006
dir. Michael Apted
Cast:
Ioan Gruffudd
Romola Garai
MOVIEJFK
1996
dir. Oliver Stone
Starring
Kevin Costner
Tommy Lee Jones
FANTASTIC FOUR 4FANTASTIC FOUR 4
dir. Tim Story
Starring
Ioan Gruffudd
Jessica Alba
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Happy Birthday: Olivia Thirlby

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oliviathirlby.jpgOlivia Thirlby

Born: October 6, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA

I do, I kick major butt in Dredd (2012). I get to kill people. I break a guy’s neck by roundhouse kicking him in the face. It was me, I did it. I learned how to roundhouse kick. I also do it with my hands cuffed behind my back so it’s pretty cool I have to say. Yeah, leather body suit, blonde hair, the whole thing.

Juno
2007
Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring
Page
Michael Cera		 MOVIE POSTERBEING FLYNN
dir. Paul Weitz
Stars:
Paul Dano
Robert DeNiro
MOVIE POSTERDREDD
dir. Pete Travis
Stars:
Karl Urban
Olivia Thirlby		 MOVIE POSTERUNITED 93
2006
dir. Paul Greengrass
Stars:
David Alan Basche
Olivia Thirlby
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Happy Birthday: Elisabeth Shue

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elisabethshue.jpgElisabeth Shue

Born: October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Married to:
Davis Guggenheim (August 1994 – present) (3 children)

[on acting] The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don’t take any of that stuff home with me at the end of the day.

The Karate Kid
1984
dir. by John G. Avildsen
starring
Ralph Macchio
Pat Morita
Shue
Back to the FutureBack to the Future II
1989
dir. Zemeckis
starring
Michael J. Fox
Christopher Lloyd
Back to the Future III
1990
dir. Robert Zemeckis
starring
Michael J Fox
Christopher Lloyd		 LEAVING LAS VEGASLeaving Las Vegas
1995
dir. Mike Figgis
Starring
Nicolas Cage
Shue
GRACIEGracie
2007
dir. Davis Guggenheim
Starring
Jesse Lee Soffer
Christopher Shand		 Hamlet 2Hamlet 2
dir. Andrew Fleming
Starring
Steve Coogan
Catherine Keener
MOVIE POSTERHOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET
dir. Mark Tonderai
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence
Elisabeth Shue
SydneyWhiteLions for Lambs
dir. Redford
Starring
Tom Cruise
Meryl Streep		 MOVIE POSTERCHASING MAVERICKS
dir. Curtis Hanson
Stars:
Jonny Weston
Gerard Butler

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday: Ti West

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tiwestTi West

Born: October 5, 1980 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA

[on shooting on film vs. digital] I definitely prefer film, and always will… If I watch a movie on film, I can watch the worst print with scratches, dirt, hairs and shit everywhere and it doesn’t bother me at all. But on video, if I see a pixel pop up, I want to die. There’s an organic, realistic life to film that you cannot get on DV. Not yet, anyway.

MOVIE POSTERTHE INNKEEPERS
dir. Ti West
Stars:
Sara Paxton
Pat Healy
The House of the Devil Movie PosterThe House of the Devil
dir. Ti West
Stars:
Jocelin Donahue
Tom Noonan
Mary Woronov		 MOVIE POSTERVHS
2012
dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
David Bruckner
and more..
THE ABCS OF DEATH
2012
dir. Angela Bettis
H�l�ne Cattet
Ernesto D�az Espinoza		 MOVIE POSTERDRINKING BUDDIES
2013
dir. Joe Swanberg
Stars:
Olivia Wilde
Jake Johnson
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Happy Birthday: Neil deGrasse Tyson

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neildegrassetyson.jpgNeil deGrasse Tyson

Born: October 5, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Alice Young (1988 – present) (2 children)

[Regarding Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)] – They all knew the mother-ship was coming, they all knew it was a flying saucer, they all knew it came from another planet through the vacuum of space. And so what do they do, to the left of that monument? They set up runway lights. And I’m thinking, if you could travel through the vacuum of space, you don’t need runway lights. Runway lights are if you’re using air for lift. Aliens would not need air for lift.

 

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Happy Birthday: Donald Pleasence (1919–1995)

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donaldpleasenceDonald Pleasence (1919–1995)

Born: October 5, 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: February 2, 1995 (age 75) in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Married: Linda Kentwood (3 January 1989 – 2 February 1995) (his death)
Miera Shore (10 October 1970 – 1 February 1988) (divorced) (1 child)
Josephine Crombie (1959 – 1970) (divorced) (2 children)
Miriam Raymond (1941 – 1958) (divorced) (2 children)

[on THX 1138 (1971)] It was an enjoyable film to make. Even at that point, I had a feeling George Lucas would go on to do some wonderful things. Technically he knew everything about the business at a very young age.

 

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Happy Birthday: Bernie Mac (1957–2008)

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berniemac.jpgBernie Mac (1957–2008)

Born: October 5, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: August 9, 2008 (age 50) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married to: Rhonda McCullough (17 September 1977 – 9 August 2008) (his death) (1 child)

Ocean's ElevenOcean’s Eleven
2001
dir. Soderbergh
starring
George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon		 BAD SANTABad Santa
2003
dir. Terry Zwigoff
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton
Tony Cox
PRIDEPride
2007
dir. Sunu Gonera
Starring
Terrence Howard
Mac
Ocean's ThirteenOcean’s Thirteen
2007
dir. Soderbergh
starring
George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon		 madagascar_2Madagascar 2
dir. Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
Voices by
Stiller
Chris Rock
SOUL MENSoul Men
dir. Malcolm D. Lee
Starring
Mac
Samuel L. Jackson		 OLD DOGS Movie PosterOld Dogs
dir. Walt Becker
Stars:
Robin Williams
John Travolta
MOVIE POSTERMR. 3000
2004
dir. Charles Stone III
Stars:
Bernie Mac
Angela Bassett

 

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