Happy Birthday: Sid Caesar (1922–2014)

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Sid Caesar (1922–2014)

Born: September 8, 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA
Died: February 12, 2014 (age 91) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Florence Caesar (17 July 1943 – 3 March 2010) (her death) (3 children)

When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon. And people looked at me and said, “Gee, that’s like Uncle David”, or “That’s like a friend of mine.”. And they related through that. I didn’t make fun of them. I made fun of me.

Happy Birthday: Nate Corddry

September 8, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Nate Corddry

Nate Corddry

Born: September 8, 1977 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

He is an actor and writer, known for The Ugly Truth (2009), St. Vincent (2014) and The Invention of Lying (2009).

ST. VINCENT DE VAN NUYS
2014
Melissa McCarthy
Bill Murray

The Invention of Lying
dir. Gervais
Matthew Robinson
Starring
Gervais
Jennifer Garne

The Ugly Truth
2009
dir. Robert Luketic
Starring
Katherine Heigl
Butler

THE HEAT
2013
dir. Paul Feig
Stars:
Sandra Bullock
Melissa McCarthy

Yogi Bear
dir. Eric Brevig
Stars:
Dan Aykroyd
Justin Timberlake

Happy Birthday: Larenz Tate

September 8, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized actor, Happy Birthday, Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Born: September 8, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

It’s interesting, because I’ve never seen myself as a sex symbol. It’s actually kind of cool that women have taken to me. Because now I have a whole different demographic when it comes to the audiences. I have women who come out and support my movies and that is a huge demographic for me, which is great because some actors don’t have a female base at all.

WAIST DEEP
2006
dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall
Stars:
Tyrese Gibson
Meagan Good

JUSTIFIED Season 2
2010
Stars:
Timothy Olyphant
Walton Goggins
Jeremy Davies

Happy Birthday: Pink

September 8, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Happy Birthday, musician, Pink, singer

Pink

Born: September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Married to:
Carey Hart (7 January 2006 – present) (1 child)

I decided at 15 that I didn’t want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don’t mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I’ve had, things I’ve been through, and even the stuff I’m embarrassed about.

HAPPY FEET TWO
dir. George Miller
Stars:
Elijah Wood
Robin Williams

Happy Birthday: Heather Thomas

September 8, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Heather Thomas

Heather Thomas

Born: September 8, 1957 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Married to:
Harry M. Brittenham (10 October 1992 – present) (1 child)

[on obsessed fans that were closer to her]: A couple of times, though, we had to get restraining orders, and there were guys who were climbing over the backgate with a knife, and another guy broken by my Brentwood home. They were trying to break in.

Happy Birthday: Thomas Kretschmann

September 8, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Born: September 8, 1962 in Dessau, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony-Anhalt, Federal Republic of Germany]

[on his title role in Eichmann (2007)] I was born long after the war but I still carry this collective guilt around. It’s not as much fun for a German to play a part like this than it would be for, say, Ralph Fiennes. It’s a very juicy part, but I couldn’t get myself excited to go and play Eichmann. Strangely, I have lots of Jewish friends in LA. My wife is Jewish. They were all excited that I play him, so I wanted to do it for them.

CARS 2
dir. John Lasseter
Brad Lewis
Stars:
Owen Wilson

The Pianist
2002
dir. Polanski
starring
v Brody

Young Victoria
2010
dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Cast
Blunt
Rupert Friend

King Kong
2005
dir. Peter Jackson
Starring
Jack Black
Naomi Watts
Brody

Blade II
2002
dir. del Toro
Starring
Wesley Snipes
Ron Pearlman

Valkyrie
dir. Bryan Singer
Also Starring
Kenneth Branagh
Tom Wilkinson

Wanted
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Starring
James McAvoy
Freeman
Angelina Jolie

U-571
2000
dir. Jonathan Mostow
starring
Matthew McConaughey
Bill Paxton
Kietel

THE BIG BANG
2011
dir. Tony Krantz
Stars:
Antonio Banderas
Thomas Kretschmann

Next
2007
dir. Lee Tamahori
Starring
Nicolas Cage
Julianne Moore

RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
2004
dir. Alexander Witt
Starring:
Milla Jovovich
Sienna Guillory

Happy Birthday: Peter Sellers (1925–1980)

September 8, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Peter Sellers (1925–1980)

Peter Sellers (1925–1980)

Born: September 8, 1925 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Died: July 24, 1980 (age 54) in Lambeth, London, England, UK

Married to: Lynne Frederick (18 February 1977 – 24 July 1980) (his death)
Miranda Elizabeth Louise Quarry (24 August 1970 – 27 September 1974) (divorced)
Britt Ekland (19 February 1964 – 18 December 1968) (divorced) (1 child)
Anne Howe (15 September 1951 – 7 March 1963) (divorced) (2 children)

Dr. Strangelove
1964
dir. Stanley Kubrick
starring
Peter Sellers
Scott

Happy Birthday: David Arquette

September 8, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized actor, David Arquette, Happy Birthday

David Arquette

Born: September 8, 1971 in Winchester, Virginia, USA

Married to:
Christina McLarty (12 April 2015 – present) (1 child)
Courteney Cox (12 June 1999 – 28 May 2013) (divorced) (1 child)

I can relate more to people at a horror convention than I can to most Hollywood executives. They’re more passionate.

The Tripper
2006
dir. David Arquette
Starring:
Jaime King
Lukas Haas

Scream
1996
dir. Craven
starring
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox

Scream 2
1997
dir. Craven
Starring
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
David Arquette

Scream 3
2000
dir. Craven
starring
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
David Arquette

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
1996
dir. Ted Demme
Stars:
Timothy Hutton
Matt Dillon

Happy Birthday: Jonathan Taylor Thomas

September 8, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized actor, Happy Birthday, Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Born: September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

“It [rumors of his homosexuality] was just a blatant lie put on the Internet, and then it was just a feeding frenzy… And I’m sure it was validated by my recent roles. What startled me was how willingly people accepted it.” Interview with The Advocate, February 1, 2000.

The whole thing started on this Web site called Cyber Sleaze, which should probably tell you something. My agent called me and said, ‘There’s this stuff going around.’ I got phone calls from my friends saying, ‘What are you going to do about this?’ It was just a blatant lie put on the Internet, and then it was just like a feeding frenzy. And I’m sure it was validated by my recent roles.

Happy Birthday: Martin Freeman

September 8, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, martin freeman

Martin Freeman

Born: September 8, 1971 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

I don’t think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment. My parents gave me the knowledge that reading isn’t a bad thing, and admitting to liking a painting doesn’t make you an arse-bandit. And that wouldn’t have been a problem either.

Nativity!
dir. Debbie Isitt
Cast
Martin Freeman
Pam Ferris