Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: Alan Rosenberg

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alanrosenberg.jpgAlan Rosenberg

Born: October 4, 1950 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Fair play doesn’t pertain in bargaining. What matters there is leverage. Here [pointing to the crowd] is the leverage. Our leverage is that we’re the product. We took a bad deal for cable 25 years ago. We took a horrible deal for VHS 20 years ago. We won’t be fooled again. (At WGA Rally in front of FOX Plaza)

 

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Happy Birthday: Charlton Heston (1923–2008)

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charltonheston.jpgCharlton Heston (1923–2008)

Born: October 4, 1923 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Died: April 5, 2008 (age 84) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Lydia Clarke (17 March 1944 – 5 April 2008) (his death) (2 children)

People don’t perceive me as a shy man. But I am. I am thought of mostly in terms of the parts I play. I am seen as a forbidding authority figure. I only wish I were as indomitable as everyone thinks.

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Cast
Betty Hutton
Cornel Wilde		 PLANET OF THE APESPlanet of the Apes
1968
dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring
Charlton Heston
Roddy McDowall
Earthquake
1974
dir. Mark Robson
Starring
Heston
Ava Gardner		 AIRPORT 1975Airport 1975
1975
dir. Jack Smight
Cast
Charlton Heston
Karen Black
ANY GIVEN SUNDAYAny Given Sunday
1999
dir. Oliver Stone
starring
Jamie Foxx
Al Pacino
TOMBSTONETombstone
1993
dir. George P. Cosmatos
Starring
Kurt Russell
Val Kilmer		 TRUE LIES MOVIE POSTERTrue Lies
1994
dir. James Cameron
Starring
Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APESBeneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
dir. Ted Post
Starring
James Franciscus
Kim Hunter		 THE OMEGA MANThe Omega Man
1971
dir. Boris Sagal
Starring
Heston
Anthony Zerbe
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Happy Birthday: Susan Sarandon

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susansarandon.jpgSusan Sarandon

Born: October 4, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA

Lived with Tim Robbins from 1988 to 2009. They have two children together.

On Thelma & Louise (1991) after her nomination for best actress, 1992, “I was surprised that the film struck such a primal nerve. I knew when we were filming that it would be different, unusual and hopefully entertaining. But shocking? I guess giving women the option of violence was hard for a lot of people to accept”.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
dir. by Jim Sharman
starring
Tim Curry
Sarandon		 Speed RacerSpeed Racer
2008
Directed by Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski
Starring
Emile Hirsch
Christina Ricci
James and the Giant Peach
1996
dir. Henry Selick
Cast
Simon Callow
Richard Dreyfuss		 MOONLIGHT MILEMoonlight Mile
2002
dir. Brad Silberling
Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal
Bruce Willis
Sarandon
Dustin Hoffman		 THE LOVELY BONES Movie PosterThe Lovely Bones
dir. Peter Jackson
Stars:
Rachel Weisz
Mark Wahlberg
Saoirse Ronan
Mr WoodcockMr. Woodcock
2007
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton
Sarandon
Sean William Scott		 WALL STREET 2WALL STREET 2
dir. Oliver Stone
Stars:
Shia LaBeouf
Michael Douglas		 MOVIE POSTERROBERT AND FRANK
2012
dir. Jake Schreier
Stars:
Peter Sarsgaard
Frank Langella		 MOVIE POSTERARBITRAGE
2012
dir. Nicholas Jarecki
Stars:
Richard Gere
Susan Sarandon
MOVIE POSTERTHE BIG WEDDING
dir. Justin Zackham
Stars:
Robert De Niro
Diane Keaton		 MOVIE POSTERCLOUD ATLAS
2012
dir. Tom Tykwer
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski		 MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNGER
1983
dir. by Tony Scott
Stars:
Catherine Deneuve
David Bowie		 MOVIE POSTERTHE COMPANY YOU KEEP
2013
dir. Robert Redford
Stars:
Nick Nolte
Shia LaBeouf
MOVIE POSTERSNITCH
2013
dir. Ric Roman Waugh
Stars:
Dwayne Johnson
Susan Sarandon		 MOVIE POSTERTAMMY
2014
dir. Ben Falcone
Stars:
Melissa McCarthy
Susan Sarandon
ROMANCE AND CIGARETTESRomance and Cigarettes
2005
dir. John Turturro
Cast
James Gandolfini
Susan Sarandon		 SydneyWhiteEnchanted
2007
Directed by Kevin Lima
Starring
Amy Adams
Patrick Dempsey
movie posterPEACOCK
2010
dir. Regina Crosby
Starring:
Scott Michael Foster
Noa Hegesh		 MOVIE POSTERJEFF WHO LIVES AT HOME
dir. Jay Duplass
Mark Duplass
Stars:
Jason Segel
Ed Helms
BULL DURHAMBull Durham
1988
dir. Ron Shelton
Starring
Sarandon
Costner		 THELMA AND LOUISEThelma and Louise
1991
dir. Ridley Scott
Starring
Geena Davis
Sarandon
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Happy Birthday: Rachael Leigh Cook

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rachelleighcook.jpgRachael Leigh Cook

Born: October 4, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Married to: Daniel Gillies (14 August 2004 – present) (2 children)

I would love to work with Rosario Dawson & Tara Reid again. We were a team on the set of Josie and the Pussycats (2001), our chemistry was great from the first day of filming & you don’t really expect that when you work with new people. I still call them everyday, like sisters to me!

She's All ThatShe’s All That
1999
dir. by Robert Iscove
starring
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Cook		 Batman Beyond: Return of the JokerBatman Beyond: Return of the Joker
dir. Curt Geda
Stars:
Will Friedle
Kevin Conroy
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATSJosie and the Pussycats
2001
dir. Deborah Kaplan
Harry Elfont
Starring
Rachel Leigh Cook
Rosario Dawson		 movie posterTHE BUMBLEBEE FLIES ANYWAY
1999
dir. Martin Duffy
Starring:
Elijah Wood
Rachael Leigh Cook
11:14
2003
dir. Greg Marcks
Starring
Henry Thomas
Blake Heron
FINAL FANTASY VIIFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005
dir. Testsuya Nomura
Takeshi Nozue
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Happy Birthday: Alicia Silverstone

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aliciasilverstoneAlicia Silverstone

Born: October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, USA

Married to:
Christopher Jarecki (11 June 2005 – present) (1 child)

[on Clueless (1995)] Cher Horowitz knows she’s the most beautiful, most obviously important person in the world – her world – yet she doesn’t really know about the rest of the world. She evolves in the film and sees there’s more to life than her wardrobe. Cher eventually realizes she’s beautiful because of who she is inside, not because of her appearance.

movie posterTHE ART OF GETTING BY
2011
dir. Gavin Wiesen
Stars
Freddie Highmore
Emma Roberts
BLAST FROM THE PAST MOVIE POSTERBlast from the Past
1999
dir. Hugh Wilson
Starring
Brendan Fraser
Alicia Silverstone
MOVIE POSTERCLUELESS
1982
dir. Amy Heckerling
Starring:
Alicia Silverstone
Brittney Murphy		 MOVIE POSTERBUTTER
dir. Jim Field Smith
Stars:
Jennifer Garner
Yara Shahidi
BATMAN AND ROBIN MOVIE POSTERBatman & Robin
1997
dir. Joel Schumacher
Starring
Clooney
Uma Thurman
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Happy Birthday: Christoph Waltz

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christophwaltz.jpgChristoph Waltz

Born: October 4, 1956 in Vienna, Austria

It’s frustrating. Even though I agree with all of you [other actors being interviewed], I have a less romantic and idealistic approach to acting. Over there [Germany], the business is based on mediocrity. On a high level, admittedly, but mediocrity. You reach a certain level, beyond which you will not go. Not just in career but in challenges and opportunity. It’s interesting for the specific issue of how to cope with an actor’s life. To lead an actor’s life. What do you do if you have a stretch of five years where you only get mediocre offers and nothing to sink your teeth into? That’s where it is difficult. Becoming an actor is one thing. Being an actor is entirely different.

The Green Hornet
dir. Michel Gondry
Stars:
Seth Rogen
Jay Chou		 MOVIE POSTERCARNAGE
dir. Roman Polanski
Stars:
Jodie Foster
Kate Winslet
MOVIE POSTERMUPPETS MOST WANTED
2014
dir. James Bobin
Stars:
Tina Fey
Ricky Gervais		 2012 Movie PosterInglourious Basterds
2009
dir. Tarantino
Starring
Brad Pitt
Mike Myers
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
dir. Francis Lawrence
Stars:
Robert Pattinson
Reese Witherspoon		 MOVIE POSTEREPIC
2013
dir. Chris Wedge
Stars:
Amanda Seyfried
Josh Hutcherson
MOVIE POSTERTHE THREE MUSKETEERS
dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
Stars:
Logan Lerman
Matthew Macfadyen		 MOVIE POSTERDJANGO UNCHAINED
dir. Quentin Tarantino
Stars:
Jamie Foxx
Don Johnson
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Happy Birthday: Caitriona Balfe

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caitrionabalfe.jpgCaitriona Balfe

Born: October 4, 1979 in Dublin, Ireland

Modelling wasn’t a passion of mine so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.

She has also graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue and Elle. At the time she was scouted, Balfe was studying drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology, hoping to become an actress. She returned to her initial career choice in 2009.

 

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Happy Birthday: Liev Schreiber

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lievschreiber.jpgLiev Schreiber

Born: October 4, 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA

[on character Ray Donovan] She writes about violence, vulnerability, and the facade of machismo in a glossy, sexy way, but with depth, duality, and ­humanity. He’s very lonely and very isolated. The contract of ­marriage, sexuality, relationships, all of that stuff is outdated. Every other social group has­ gotten an upgrade except for the average white man, and Ray is working on old software, functioning in a world that no longer appreciates men as breadwinners and warriors, and there is a lot of pain in that.

Scream
1996
dir. Wes Craven
starring
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox		 SALT Salt
dir. Phillip Noyce
Stars
Angelina Jolie
SCREAM 2 MOVIE POSTERScream 2
1997
dir. Wes Craven
Starring
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
David Arquette		 Scream 3Scream 3
2000
dir. Wes Craven
starring
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
David Arquette
Kate and Leopold
2001
dir. Mangold
starring
Jackman
Meg Ryan		 DEFIANCEDefiance
2009
dir. Edward Zwick
Starring
Daniel Craig
Schreiber
X-MEN ORIGINS WOLVERINE Movie PosterX-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009
dir. Gavin Hood
Starring
Hugh Jackman
Schreiber		 Repo Men Movie PosterRepo Men
dir. Miguel Sapochnik
Stars
Jude Law
Forest Whitaker
THE BUTLER
2013
dir. Lee Daniels
Stars:
Forest Whitaker
Oprah Winfrey		 MOVIE POSTERCLEAR HISTORY
2013
dir. Greg Mottola
Stars:
Larry David
Jon Hamm		 MOVIE POSTERMENTAL
2013
dir. P.J. Hogan
Stars:
Toni Collette
Anthony LaPaglia		 MOVIE POSTERTHE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST
2013
dir. Mira Nair
Stars:
Riz Ahmed
Liev Schreiber
MOVIE POSTERTHE PAINTED VEIL
2006
dir. John Curran
Stars:
Naomi Watts
Edward Norton		 MOVIE POSTERTHE OMEN
2006
dir. John Moore
Stars:
Liev Schreiber
Julia Stiles		 MOVIE POSTERFADING GIGOLO
2014
dir. John Turturro
Stars:
Sofia Vergara
Sharon Stone		 tv POSTERRAY DONOVAN TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Ann Biderman
MOVIE POSTERGOON
dir. Michael Dowse
Stars:
Seann William Scott
Jay Baruchel		 MOVIE POSTERMOVIE 43
2013
Stars:
Emma Stone
Stephen Merchant
Richard Gere
Liev Schreiber

 
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Happy Birthday: Dakota Johnson

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dakotajohnson.jpgDakota Johnson

Born: October 4, 1989 in Austin, Texas, USA

[on why she chose to be an actress] I felt so much when I was fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, I felt everything. I didn’t understand [myself], I was so happy yet so angry and sad. That was the point when I realized that I needed to tell stories and make characters come alive and I needed to make people cry, and make people angry, and make people happy, and make them laugh.

THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT
dir. Nicholas Stoller
Stars:
Jason Segel
Emily Blunt
BeastlyBEASTLY
dir. Daniel Barnz
Stars:
Alex Pettyfer
Vanessa Hudgens
THE SOCIAL NETWORKTHE SOCIAL NETWORK
dir. David Fincher
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield
TV POSTERBEN AND KATE
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MOVIE POSTER21 JUMP STREET
dir. Phil Lord
Chris Miller
Stars:
Jonah Hill
Channing Tatum
MOVIE POSTERNEED FOR SPEED
2014
dir. Scott Waugh
Stars:
Aaron Paul
Chillie Mo

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Happy Birthday: Melissa Benoist

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melissabenoist.jpgMelissa Benoist

Born: October 4, 1988 in Littleton, Colorado, USA

Married to: Blake Jenner (March 2015 – present)

[on her Supergirl (2015) costume] It’s impossible not to feel empowered when you put it on. You would think, “Oh, it’s silly. I’m putting on tights. I’m putting on a leotard and a skirt. There’s muscles built into the suit. There’s a cape. I’m going to feel like it’s Halloween.” But something changes internally. I feel like a different person almost. It really is an alter ego, where I feel inspired, hopeful and empowered.

 

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