Author Archives: the mike

Celebrity Birthday of the Day – June 3

Posted on June 3, 2011 by the mike

Anderson Cooper is an investigative reporter and correspondent for CNN. He has been all over the world, and has built a reputation on having the uptmost integrity and always going to where the action is taking place, and putting himself … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – June 2

Posted on June 2, 2011 by the mike

Justin Long is an actor who many people dislike, but who I always enjoy. From his first role playing the ultimate geeky fanboy in Galaxy Quest, and making a creepy turn two years later in Jeepers Creepers, he was quick … Continue reading →

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Lip Dub: Experience Grand Rapids

Posted on June 2, 2011 by the mike

There are countless lip dubs floating around the web. This is one that I saw yesterday and that completely blew me away. This is the kind of thing I have trouble imagining having to make. The amount of work that … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – June 1

Posted on June 1, 2011 by the mike

Brian Cox has been acting since the late ’60s. He is recognizable to modern audiences as having been in Braveheart, Rob Roy, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss the Girls, Rushmore, Super Troopers, The Bourne Identity and Supremacy, The Ring, X-Men … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 31

Posted on May 31, 2011 by the mike

Clint Eastwood is a classic actor and director whose work has reached an incredible seven decades of viewers (including the decade that just started). From his early spaghetti westers, A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, and The … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 30

Posted on May 30, 2011 by the mike

Mel Blanc is a voice actor, and I believe that all of us here at The Back  Row owe a memorable part of our childhood to this man. A few of the voices he made commonplace in today’s society: Bugs … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 29

Posted on May 29, 2011 by the mike

You may not recognize him, but you have definitely heard his music. Danny Elfman has done some memorable film and television music over the years. Some examples include Beetlejuice, Batman and Batman Returns, Dick Tracy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 28

Posted on May 28, 2011 by the mike

Ian Fleming is the author who created the character of James Bond. 25 films later and we have Mr. Fleming to thank.

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 27

Posted on May 27, 2011 by the mike

Vincent Price is a classic horror movie actor from the 1950s to the 1970s. He appeared in such classics as House of Wax, The Fly, House on Haunted Hill (which is why Geoffery Rush’s character in the remake looks just … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 26

Posted on May 26, 2011 by the mike

Helena Bonham Carter is an actress who has eccentric taste in fashion and in film roles. She is so good at playing oddball characters, and is engaged to Tim Burton. She has appeared as Ophelia in Hamlet, as Olivia in … Continue reading →

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