Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: David Copperfield

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davidcopperfield.jpgDavid Copperfield

Born: September 16, 1956 in Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

(on working with Claudia Schiffer in his magic shows) I really love having Claudia with me in my shows. She’s a great performer and a real natural with the illusions. And she’s really trusting too – It’s not every woman who’ll trust someone like me enough to let me strap her to a guillotine and chop her head off. But the best thing about having her in my shows is that I can say that I spend my evenings sawing the most beautiful woman in the world in half.

Happy Birthday: Kurt Fuller

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kurtfuller.jpgKurt Fuller

Born: September 16, 1953 in San Francisco, California, USA

Married to: Jessica Hendra (24 December 1993 – present) (2 children)

(on No Holds Barred) An early job, and I still knew nothing about acting. I was a terrible actor, and that’s why I got the job: I would allow myself to be so bad that I lowered and got down to WWF standards. I’m sort of this insane Donald Trump-like head of the network, and I was working with Hulk Hogan. I have nothing bad to say about Hulk Hogan. In fact, compared to what I have seen in the press and all the high jinks of his life, I didn’t see any of that coming, man. He was just a businessman who worked out, you know?

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
2011
dir. Woody Allen
Starring
Owen Wilson
Rachel McAdams		 Wayne's WorldWayne’s World
1992
dir. Penelope Spheeris
starring
Myers
Dana Carvey
Mr WoodcockMr. Woodcock
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton
Susan Sarandon
Sean William Scott		 MOVIE POSTERPUSHING TIN
1999
dir. Mike Newell
Stars:
John Cusack
Cate Blanchett
airplane

irplane

SUPERHERO MOVIE
dir. Craig Mazin
Starring
Drake Bell
Sara Paxton

 Anger ManagementAnger Management
2003
dir. by Peter Segal
starring
Sandler
Nicholson
TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry		 TV POSTERBest of GOOD WIFE Season 4
Stars:
Archie Panjabi
Christine Baranski
megan foxBest of GOOD WIFE TV Series megan foxBest of GOOD WIFE Season 5

 

Happy Birthday: Ed Begley Jr.

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edbegleyjr.jpgEd Begley Jr.

Born: September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Some would call me an environmentalist. I don’t know why. I reuse the water that falls in my backyard in the winter. I reuse the trash and clippings I produce for mulch. I reuse the rain that falls on my roof, and I reuse the sun that shines on my house for energy. I guess you could call me a strategic opportunist as much as an environmentalist.

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT SEASON 4 TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Mitchell Hurwitz		 THIS IS SPINAL TAPThis is Spinal Tap
1984
dir. Rob Reiner
Starring
Michael McKean
Christopher Guest

WHATEVER WORKS Movie PosterWhatever Works
2009
dir. Allen
Starring
Larry David
Evan Rachel Wood
COCKFIGHTER
1974
dir. Monte Hellman
Starring
Warren Oates
Richard B. Shull		 MOVIE POSTERFOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
2006
dir. Christopher Guest
Stars:
Catherine O’Hara
Harry Shearer
Pineapple ExpressPineapple Express
2008
dir. David Gordon Green
Starring
Rogen
James Franco
actorARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Season 2
2004-2005
Stars
Portia de Rossi
Will Arnett		 actorARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Season 3
2005-2006
Stars
Alia Shawka

 

Happy Birthday: Max Minghella

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maxminghella.jpgMax Minghella

Born: September 16, 1985 in Hampstead, London, England, UK

Max’s maternal grandfather, George Wing Sien Choa, was born in Hong Kong, of three quarters Chinese, and one quarter Indian Jewish, ancestry. George was a prominent otorhinolaryngologist (in simple English, an ear, nose and throat doctor – an ENT). George’s maternal grandfather, Max’s great-great-grandfather Emanuel Raphael Belilios, who was born in Calcutta, was a prominent businessman.

THE DARKEST HOUR
dir. Chris Gorak
Stars:
Emile Hirsch
Olivia Thirlby
THE SOCIAL NETWORKTHE SOCIAL NETWORK
dir. David Fincher
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield
THE IDES OF MARCH
dir. George Clooney
Stars:
Paul Giamatti
George Clooney
MOVIE POSTERTHE INTERNSHIP
2013
dir. Shawn Levy
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Vince Vaughn		 How to Lose Friends and Alienate PeopleHow to Lose Friends and Alienate People
dir. Robert B. Weide
Starring
Pegg
Jeff Bridges
MOVIE POSTERART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
2006
dir. Terry Zwigoff
Stars:
Max Minghella
Sophia Myles		 MOVIE POSTERABOUT ALEX
2014
dir. Jesse Zwick
Stars:
Aubrey Plaza
Maggie Grace

 

Happy Birthday: Peter Falk (1927–2011)

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peterfalk.jpgPeter Falk (1927–2011)

Born: September 16, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: June 23, 2011 (age 83) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

[upon losing to Peter Ustinov for the 1961 Oscars] When I hit the seat, I turned to the press agent and said “You’re fired!”. I didn’t want him charging me for another day.

[on Columbo’s appeal] What are you hanging around for? Just one thing. You want to know how he gets caught.

Happy Birthday: Lauren Bacall (1924–2014)

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laurenbacall.jpgLauren Bacall (1924–2014)

Born: September 16, 1924 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 12, 2014 (age 89) in New York City, New York, USA

I don’t think being the only child of a single parent helped. I was always a little unsteady in my self-belief. Then there was the Jewish thing. I love being Jewish, I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don’t look it.

The Big Sleep
1946
dir. Howard Hawks
starring
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
KEY LARGOKey Largo
1948
dir. John Huston
starring
Humphrey Bogart
Bacall
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
dir. Jean Negulesco
Starring
Betty Grable
Marilyn Monroe		 MISERYMisery
1990
dir. Rob Reiner
Starring
Kathy Bates
James Caan
MOVIE POSTERTO HAVE AND HAVE NOT
1944
dir. Howard Hawks
Stars:
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall

 

Happy Birthday: Molly Shannon

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mollyshannon.jpgMolly Shannon

Born: September 16, 1964 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Married to: Fritz Chestnut (29 May 2004 – present) (2 children)

I feel great about it. I did six full years, and I loved it. I just felt like it was time. Not everything is going to be a perfect decision. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss, and that’s the way it goes – about leaving Saturday Night Live (1975) to pursue a film career.

SCARY MOVIE 5
2013
dir. Malcolm D. Lee
Stars:
Lindsay Lohan
Charlie Sheen		 IgorIgor
dir. Anthony Leondis
Voices by
Cusack
Steve Buscemi
Jay Leno

MY NEIGHBOURSMy Neighbours the Yamadas
1999
dir. Isao Takahata.
Starring
James Belushi
Molly Shannon		 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASHow the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
dir. Ron Howard
Starring
Jim Carrey
Taylor Momsen
Evan Almighty
2007
dir. Tom Shadyac
Starring
Carell
Morgan Freeman		 MOVIE POSTERLiTTLEMAN
2006
dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
Stars:
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Kath and KimKath and Kim
2008 TV Show Review
Star of Show		 MOVIE POSTERTHE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT
dir. Nicholas Stoller
Stars:
Jason Segel
Emily Blunt,
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 4
2006
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Anna Faris
Regina Hall		 MOVIE POSTERMARIE ANTOINETTE
2006
dir. Soifa Coppola
Stars:
Kristen Dunst
Jason Schwartzman
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
dir. Adam McKay
Stars:
Will Ferrell		 MOVIE POSTERLIFE AFTER BETH
2014
dir. Jeff Baena
Stars:
Anna Kendrick
Dane DeHaan

 

Happy Birthday: Madeline Zima

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madelinezima.jpgMadeline Zima

Born: September 16, 1985 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Was cast to play a teen-aged Lucille Ball in a movie/mini-series for CBS for 2003. This was a period piece were Madeline would play the I Love Lucy (1951) star from ages 13 to 18 and was scripted to film a scene with a teen-aged Bette Davis, with whom Ball attended drama school. For the role, Madeline would have to cut her long hair in a bob. The movie was tentatively-titled the “I Love Lucy” movie or “Redhead”. The movie’s final title was Lucy (2003).

MOVIE POSTERCALIFORNICATION
Review of the television show