Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: Paul Walker (1973–2013)

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paulwalker.jpgPaul Walker (1973–2013)

Born: September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, USA
Died: November 30, 2013 (age 40) in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA

[on “The Fast & the Furious” franchise and being real and authentic]: That’s what’s capturing people, unless of course you’re doing Avengers Assemble (2012) where you’ve gotta be larger than life and you’ve gotta be out there and turn green and drag your arm down the side of a building, and jump all over the place. But for us, I like having (special effects) to fall back on. You allow the creative minds to get in there and figure out how to do it real, and it gives you more to be proud of.

She’s All That
1999
dir. by Robert Iscove
starring
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Cook		 Takers Movie PosterTakers
dir. John Luessenhop
Stars
Matt Dillon
Paul Walker
VARSITY BLUESVarsity Blues
1999
dir. Brian Robbins
Starring
James Van Der Beek
Jon Voight		 movie posterTHE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
2001
dir. Rob Cohen
Starring:
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker
Running Scared
2006
dir. by Wayne Kramer
Starring
Walker		 FAST AND FURIOUSFast & Furious
dir. Justin Lin
Starring
Walker
Vin Diesel
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERSFlags of our Fathers
2006
dir. Clint Eastwood
Starring
Ryan Phillippe
Jesse Bradford		 movie poster2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
2003
dir. John Singleton
Starring:
Paul Walker
Tyrese Gibson
MOVIE POSTERTHE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 6
2013
dir. Justin Lin
Stars:
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker		 fast fiveFAST FIVE
dir. Justin Lin
Stars:
Paul Walker
Vin Diesel

 

EIGHT BELOW
2006
dir. Frank Marshall
Stars:
Paul Walker
Jason Biggs		 MOVIE POSTERBRICK MANSIONS
2014
dir. Camille Delamarre
Stars:
Paul Walker
David Belle

 

Happy Birthday: Emmy Rossum

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emmyrossum.jpgEmmy Rossum

Born: September 12, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA

Sean Penn and Clint Eastwood have told me that I shouldn’t feel that I need to be in the limelight or the spotlight all the time. A career is about longevity, as shown in their careers. So, I really want to only do the best things and work with the best people. That’s what I strive to do.

MOVIE POSTERBEAUTIFUL CREATURES
2013
dir. Richard LaGravenese
Stars:
Alice Englert
Viola Davis		 MOVIE POSTERSHAMELESS
Review of the television show

The Day After Tomorrow
2004
dir. Emmerich
starring
Quaid
Jake Gyllenhaal
Mystic River
2003
dir. Eastwood
Starring
Penn
Tim Robbins
Kevin Bacon
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION Movie TrailerDragonball: Evolution
dir. James Wong
Starring
Justin Chatwin
Joon		 MOVIE POSTERPOSEIDON
2006
dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Stars:
Richard Dreyfuss
Kurt Russell

 

Happy Birthday: Tony Gilroy

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tonygilroyTony Gilroy

Born: September 11, 1956 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

If you want to stay in cinema, you either have to go very very big or very very small or if you want to go into the movie business that I thought I was leading myself towards, you have to go into television in America now, which is probably the best stories and the best acting and the most interesting material — a lot of it’s on television.

Michael Clayton
2007
dir. Gilroy
starring
Clooney
Tilda Swinton		 DUPLICITY MOVIE POSTERDuplicity
2009
dir. Gilroy
Starring
Roberts
Clive Owen

WRITTEN by

EXTREME MEASURESExtreme Measures
1996
dir. Michael Apted
starring
Hugh Grant
Gene Hackman		 ARMAGEDDONArmageddon
1998
dir Michael Bay
Starring
Bruce Willis
Liv Tyler
Ben Affleck
MOVIE POSTERTHE BOURNE LEGACY
dir. Tony Gilroy
Stars:
Jeremy Renner
Rachel Weisz
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUMThe Bourne Ultimatum
2007
dir. Paul Greengrass
Starring
Damon
Julia Stiles		 STATE OF PLAY Movie PosterState of Play
2009
dir. Kevin Macdonald
Starring
Crowe
Ben Affleck

 

Happy Birthday: Ludacris

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ludacris.jpgLudacris

Born: September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois, USA

Married to: Eudoxie Mbouguiyengue (27 December 2014 – present)

I knew that sex sells, and the record sounded different, so I put that one out there, and it happened. The industry is all about hearing new sounds… I knew it would catch people’s attention.

FAST FIVE
dir. Justin Lin
Stars:
Paul Walker
Vin Diesel		 movie poster2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
2003
dir. John Singleton
Starring:
Paul Walker
Tyrese Gibson
MOVIE POSTERNEW YEAR’S EVE
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jessica Biel		 GAMER Movie PosterGamer
2009
dir. Mark Neveldine
Taylor
Starring
Gerard Butler
Michael C. Hall
Max PayneMax Payne
dir. John Moore
Starring
Wahlberg
Mila Kunis
Marianthi Evans		 RocknRollaRocknRolla
2008
dir. Guy Ritchie
Starring
Butler
Tom Wilkinson
ConstantineHustle and Flow
2005
dir. by Craig Brewer
starring
Terrence Howard		 Justin Bieber: Never Say NeverJUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER
dir. Jon Chu
Stars:
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
MOVIE POSTERTHE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 6
2013
dir. Justin Lin
Stars:
Vin Diesel
Paul Walker

 

Happy Birthday: John Hawkes

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johnhawkes.jpgJohn Hawkes

Born: September 11, 1959 in Alexandria, Minnesota, USA

[2010, on making The Perfect Storm (2000)] That was a big deal for me, because that was a good part in a Hollywood blockbuster. And yeah, I died, but so did everyone. At least, I got to stay to the end. The actress, Rusty Schwimmer, and I met at an audition, and they put us in touch and said, “We want to screen-test you guys for the parts”. So, she and I went and had a beer or two and worked on the scene without anyone knowing we were doing it. We went in the next day, and it was one of those rare occasions where two actors screen-test together and both get the part. She was terrific.

CONTAGION
dir. Steven Soderbergh
Stars:
Matt Damon
Kate Winslet
SydneyWhiteAmerican Gangster
2007
dir. Scott
Starring
Crowe
Denzel Washington
movie posterMIRACLE AT ST. ANNA
2008
dir. Spike Lee
Starring:
Derek Luke
Michael Ealy
moviesMARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
2011
dir. Sean Durkin
Starring
Elizabeth Olsen
Christopher Abbott		 MOVIE POSTERHARD BALL
2001
dir. Brian Robbins
Stars:
Keanu Reeves
Diane Lane
MOVIE POSTERTHE SESSIONS
2012
dir. Ben Lewin
Stars:
John Hawkes
Helen Hunt		 MOVIE POSTERLINCOLN
2012
dir. Steven Spielber
Stars:
Daniel Day-Lewis
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
EASTBOUND AND DOWN SEASON 4 TV SHOW
2013
Created by: Danny McBride, Steve Little, Katy Mixon		 MOVIE POSTERLIFE OF CRIME
2014
dir. Daniel Schechter
Stars:
Jennifer Aniston
Mark Boone Junior		 MOVIE POSTERWINTER’S BONE
2010
dir. Debra Granik
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence
John Hawkes		 TV POSTER24 SEASON 1
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Happy Birthday: Brian De Palma

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briandepalma.jpgBrian De Palma

Born: September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

I’ve never been accepted as that conventional artist. Whatever you say about David Lynch or Martin Scorsese, they are considered major film artists and nobody can argue with that. I’ve never had that. I’ve had people say it about me. And I’ve had people say that I’m a complete hack and, you know, derivative and all those catchphrases that people use for me. So I’ve always been controversial. People hate me or love me.

Hi Mom!
1970
dir. Brian DePalma
Cast
Robert De Niro
Jennifer Salt		 BLOW OUTBlow Out
1981
dir. De Palma
Cast
John Travolta
Nancy Allen
SCARFACEScarface
1983
dir. Palma
Starring
Al Pacino
Steven Bauer
Michelle Pfeiffer		 The UntouchablesThe Untouchables
1987
dir. Palma
starring
Kevin Costner
Sean Connery
Carlito’s Way
1993
dir. DePalma
Starring
Al Pacino
Sean Penn		 MOVIE POSTERCARRIE
1976
dir. by Brian De Palma
Stars:
Sissy Spacek
Piper Laurie
MISSION IMPOSSIBLEMission Impossible
1996
dir. Brian DePalma
Tom Cruise
Starring
Jon Voight		 MOVIE POSTERPASSION
2013
dir. Brian DePalma
Stars:
Rachel McAdams
Noomi Rapace
MOVIE POSTERTHE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1990
dir. Brian De Palma
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Bruce Willis		 MOVIE POSTERTHE BLACK DAHLIA
2006
dir. Brian DePalma
Stars:
Josh Hartnett
Aaron Eckhart

 

Happy Birthday: Ariana Richards

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arianarichards.jpgAriana Richards

Born: September 11, 1979 in Healdsburg, California, USA

Go for your dreams! I’ll be rooting for you!

Jurassic Park
1993
dir. Spielberg
Starring
Jeff Goldblum
Sam Neill
Laura Dern

MOVIE POSTERJURASSIC PARK 3D
2013
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Sam Neill
Laura Dern
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2
1997
dir. Spielberg
Starring
Jeff Goldblum
Julianne Moore
TREMORSTremors
1990
dir. Ron Underwood
Starring Kevin Bacon
Michael Gross

 

Happy Birthday: Harry Connick Jr.

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harryconnickjr.jpgHarry Connick Jr.

Born: September 11, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Married to: Jill Goodacre (16 April 1994 – present) (3 children)

…my mother, I knew until I was 13. She died when I was 13. She was from New York, a Jewish background, and met my dad when they were working for the government in Morocco. And they got married in 1953, moved back to New Orleans. My dad was from Mobile, Alabama, and then grew up in New Orleans. So they came back to New Orleans. They both were lawyers. And they had a record store in the ’50s, about 10 years before I was born, to sort of make money to put themselves through law school. And by the time I came around in ’67, they were both practicing law. And my mom and I were super tight. I think she really wanted me to be an artist, you know? She used to like to tell people she wanted to be Beethoven’s mother. That was her thing. She wanted to be the mother of this person. And my dad, although he was very busy politically, always found the time to support me, to set the right example for me and [my older sister].

DOLPHIN TALE
dir. Charles Martin Smith
Stars:
Morgan Freeman
Ashley Judd
THE IRON GIANTThe Iron Giant
1999
dir. Brad Bird
Cast
Jennifer Aniston
Harry Connick Jr.
P.S. I Love You
2007
Directed by Richard LaGravenese
Starring
Swank
Gerard Butler
MOVIE POSTERMICKEY
2004
dir. Hugh Wilson
Stars:
Harry Connick Jr.
Shawn Salinas		 nudeAMERICAN IDOL Season 13
2014
Stars:
Jennifer Lopez
Harry Connick Jr.
MOVIE POSTERBUG
2006
dir. William Friedkin
Stars:
Ashley Judd
Michael Shannon		 MOVIE POSTERDOLPHIN TALE 2
2014
dir. Charles Martin Smith
Stars:
Morgan Freeman
Ashley Judd

 

Happy Birthday: Elizabeth Henstridge

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elizabethhenstridge.jpgElizabeth Henstridge

Born: September 11, 1987 in Sheffield, England, UK

, Elizabeth went on to train at the prestigious East 15 Acting School in London. Having graduated she has landed leading roles in features, television and theatre. Most notably the much anticipated Brit flick, Tooting Broadway and the new Butcher Brothers’ film, The Thompsons.

 

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Created by: Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon

 

Happy Birthday: Taraji P. Henson

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tarajiphenson.jpgTaraji P. Henson

Born: September 11, 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Humans have a light side and a dark side, and it’s up to us to choose which way we’re going to live our lives. Even if you start out on the dark side, it doesn’t mean you have to continue your journey that way. You always have time to turn it around.

MOVIE POSTERLARRY CROWNE
dir. Tom Hanks
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts		 Date Night Movie PosterDate Night
dir. Shawn Levy
Stars
Steve Carell
Fey
I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF Movie PosterI Can Do Bad All By Myself
dir. Perry
Starring
Perry
Taraji P. Henson
Adam Rodriguez		 SMOKIN ACESSmokin Aces
2006
dir. Carnahan
starring
Ryan Reynolds
Liotta
Best of PERSON OF INTEREST
TV SHOW		 Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
dir. David Fincher
Starring
Pitt
Cate Blanchett
THE KARATE KID 2010 Movie PosterThe Karate Kid
dir. Harald Zwart
Stars
Jackie Chan
Jaden Smith		 MOVIE POSTERTHINK LIKE A MAN
dir. Tim Story
Stars:
Chris Brown
Gabrielle Union
MOVIE POSTERTHINK LIKE A MAN TOO
2014
dir. Tim Story
Stars:
Kevin Hart
Garbrielle Union		 MOVIE POSTERNO GOOD DEED
2013
dir. Sam Miller
Stars:
Taraji P. Henson
Idris Elba