Happy Birthday: Angie Harmon

angieharmon.jpgAngie Harmon

Born: August 10, 1972 in Dallas, Texas, USA

Married to:
Jason Sehorn (9 June 2001 – present) (separated) (3 children)

[on her character’s voluptuousness in Agent Cody Banks (2003)] We had so much stuff in there: shoulder pads and things that look like chicken cutlets. It’s not The Hours (2002), I know – I had prosthetic boobs instead of a prosthetic nose.

I’m half Greek and half American Indian, so my dermatologist told me I’ll never age.

Happy Birthday: Brenton Thwaites

brentonthwaites.jpgBrenton Thwaites

Born: August 10, 1989 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

[on spending time in south Africa] There’s so many near death experiences, that near death just becomes like getting a coffee in the morning – it keeps you awake and alive, and the waves are pretty good – it’s always pumping in south Africa somewhere.

OCULUS
2014
dir. Mike Flanagan
Stars:
Brenton Thwaites
Karen Gillan

MOVIE POSTERMALEFICENT
2014
dir. Robert Stromberg
Stars:
Angelina Jolie
Elle Fanning
THE GIVER
2014
dir. Phillip Noyce
Stars:
Brenton Thwaites
Jeff Bridges

 

Happy Birthday: JoAnna Garcia Swisher

joannagarciaswisherJoAnna Garcia Swisher

Born: August 10, 1979 in Tampa, Florida, USA

Married to:
Nick Swisher (11 December 2010 – present) (2 children)

TV POSTERANIMAL PRACTICE
Review of the TV comedy

MOVIE POSTERAMERICAN PIE 2
2001
dir. JB Rogers
Stars
Shannon Elizabeth
Tara Reid
Best of GOSSIP GIRL
Sexy Teen TV SHOW
MOVIE POSTERTHE INTERNSHIP
2013
dir. Shawn Levy
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Vince Vaughn

 

Happy Birthday: Justin Theroux

justintheroux.jpgJustin Theroux

Born: August 10, 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Married to:
Jennifer Aniston (5 August 2015 – present)

Guest-starred in a number of episodes of Parks and Recreation (2009). In an episode, his love interest talks about Jennifer Aniston picking the wrong guys. Ironically, Jennifer Aniston is currently dating Theroux.

YOUR HIGHNESS
dir. David Gordon Green
Stars:
Danny McBride
Zooey Deschanel
MULLHOLLAND DRMullholland Dr.
2001
dir. David Lynch
Starring
Watts
Laura Harring
MEGAMINDMEGAMIND
dir. Tom McGrath
Stars:
Will Ferrell
Jonah Hill
AMERICAN PSYCHOAmerican Psycho
2000
dir. Mary Harron
Starring
Bale
Josh Lucas
Miami Vice
2006
dir. Mann
starring
Colin Farrell
Foxx
MOVIE POSTERWANDERLUST
dir. David Wain
Stars:
Jennifer Aniston
Paul Rudd
ZOOLANDERZoolander
2001
dir. Ben Stiller
Starring
Christine Taylor
Owen Wilson

 

Happy Birthday: McG

mcgMcG

Born: August 9, 1968 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Born in Michigan in 1968, (birth name Joseph McGinty Nichol), “McG” was educated in psychiatry, but forayed into video and commercial directing.

His pop visual style garnered attention which lead to his first feature gig, helming 2000’s Charlie’s Angels, a great commercial success, if not a critical one. Since, McG has continued working in music as well television, interspersed with additional Hollywood features with high production values and mixed reaction.

McG is also a highly proficient producer.

We Are Marshall
2006
dir. Mc G
starring
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
MOVIE POSTERTHIS MEANS WAR
dir. McG
Stars:
Reese Witherspoon
Chris Pine
TERMINATOR 4 SALVATIONTerminator 4: Salvation
dir. Mc G
Starring
Christian Bale
Sam Worthington
MOVIE POSTER3 DAYS TO KILL
2014
dir. McG
Stars:
Amber Heard
Hailee Steinfeld

 

Happy Birthday: Whitney Houston (1963–2012)

whitneyhouston.jpgWhitney Houston (I) (1963–2012)

Born: August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: February 11, 2012 (age 48) in Beverly Hills, California, USA

On the afternoon of February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. She was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST.

Her funeral was held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Following services, she was laid to rest beside her father at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey.

While Whitney scored a massive international hit with “The Greatest Love of All” (by Michael Masser & Linda Creed), she wasn’t the first to record it. That distinction belongs to George Benson who introduced the song on the soundtrack of the biopic The Greatest (1977).

Happy Birthday: Thomas Lennon

thomaslennon.jpgThomas Lennon

Born: August 9, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married:
Jenny Robertson

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?
dir. Mark Mylod
Stars:
Anna Faris
Chris Pratt
MOVIE POSTERA VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR CHRISTAS
dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
Stars:
Kal Penn
John Cho
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 Movie PosterNight at the Museum 2
dir. Shawn Levy
Starring
Ben Stiller
Amy Adams
HANCOCKHancock
2008
dir. Peter Berg
Starring
Jason Bateman
Charlize Theron
17 Again
dir. Burr Steers
Starring
Zac Efron
Matthew Perry
tv POSTERSEAN SAVES THE WORLD TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Creators: Victor Fresco
I LOVE YOU MAN Movie PosterI Love You Man
dir. John Hamburg
Starring
Paul Rudd
Jason Segal
MOVIE POSTERWHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING
dir. Kirk Jones
Stars:
Cameron Diaz
Matthew Morrison
MOVIE POSTERWE’RE THE MILLERS
2013
dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
Stars:
Jason Sudeikis
Jennifer Aniston
MOVIE POSTERTRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
2014
dir. Michael Bay
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg
Stanley Tucci

 

Happy Birthday: Robert Shaw (1927–1978)

robertshaw.jpgRobert Shaw (1927–1978)

Born: August 9, 1927 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Died: August 28, 1978 (age 51) in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland

Married to:
Virginia Jansen (29 July 1976 – 28 August 1978) (his death) (2 children)
Mary Ure (13 April 1963 – 3 April 1975) (her death) (4 children)
Jennifer Bourke (1952 – 1963) (divorced) (4 children)

From Russia with Love
1963
dir. Terence Young
Starring:
Sean Connery
Lotte Lenya
The StingThe Sting
1973
dir. George Roy Hill
starring
Paul Newman
Robert Redford

JAWSJaws
1975
dir. Steven Spielberg
Starring
Roy Scheider
Shaw
Richard Dreyfuss

Happy Birthday: Audrey Tautou

audreytautouAudrey Tautou

Born: August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Although invited, she did not plan on attending the private screening of Amélie (2001) organized and attended by President Jacques Chirac. She had a previous engagement with her brother (he was sworn in as a policeman that day). Director Jeunet told the French president that she was in Portugal. When she finally showed up, Jacques Chirac told her he thought she was in Portugal; she simply answered “you’ll have to check your sources”.

AMELIEAmelie
2001
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
starring
Tautou
Mathieu Kassovitz
A Very Long Engagement
2004
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring
Tautou
Gaspard Ulliel
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
dir. Stephen Frears
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Tautou
POSTERGOD IS GREAT AND I’M NOT
2001
dir. Pascale Bailly
Starring
Audrey Tautou
Edward Baer
MOVIE POSTERTHE DA VINCI CODE
2006
dir. Ron Howard
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Audrey Tautou

Happy Birthday: Adelaide Kane

adelaidekane.jpgAdelaide Kane

Born: August 9, 1990 in Claremont, Western Australia, Australia

Flown over to test for Cartoon Network’s first live action series, Unnatural History (2010), for the role of “Maggie Winnock”. There were two actresses selected to test, Adelaide Kane and Italia Ricci. The role later went to Italia.

THE PURGE
2013
dir. ADELAIDE KANE
Stars:
Lena Headey
Adelaide Kane