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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 6
Rob Reiner is an actor / director who is the guy who helmed such titles as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally…, Misery, A Few Good Men, The American President, Ghosts of … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 5
I am going to give you three very good reasons why Scott Mosier is one of the coolest film producers in the business: 1. He has produced almost all of the films by Kevin Smith. 2. The only Kevin Smith … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 4
Catherine O’Hara is a great comedy actress who is known for being part of the cast of “SCTV”, along with roles in such classic movies as Beetlejuice, Home Alone, Dick Tracy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Best in Show, Orange County, … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 3
George Miller is an Australian film director who is responsible for the entire Mad Max franchise, which I love. Aside from directing Mad Max, The Road Warrior, and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, he is also the director of The Witches … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 2
Jon Bon Jovi is a rock musician who was huge in the 1980’s. His music has continued to grow and develop over the years, but has not come anywhere close to matching the classic rock ballads of such hits as … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 1
Zack Snyder is a director who has made a name for himself doing film adaptations of graphic novels. While he has not directed a large number of titles, the ones he has had his hand in have made a true … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 29
Today, we have a bonus Celebrity Birthday. You see, I always thought that people born on February 29th in a leap year got a bum deal with birthdays. They only get an official birthday once every four years. And since … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 28
John Turturro is a great actor who never fails to crack me up. From early roles in such films as Hannah and Her Sisters, Desperately Seeking Susan, Miller’s Crossing, Fearless, and Quiz Show to the more recent The Big Lebowski, … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 27
Donal Logue was born in our own Ottawa, Ontario back in 1966. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, such as Sneakers, “The X-Files”, Little Women, The Crew, Jerry Maguire, Metro (ie. Beverly Hills Cop 4), “The Practice”, … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 26
Johnny Cash was a popular singer in the ’50s and ’60s, and his music is still very popular today. It has appeared on numerous film soundtracks, television shows, and, of course, the biopic Walk the Line, in which Joaquin Phoenix … Continue reading