Today
Alfredo James Pacino 68 (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Tony-, BAFTA-, Emmy- and SAG award-winning American film and stage actor and director, widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time.
Talia Shire 62 (born April 25, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award nominated American actress. Shire is the sister of director and producer Francis Ford Coppola and the niece of composer and conductor Anton Coppola. She was married to composer David Shire, with whom she had a son, Matthew Orlando Shire. She has two other sons, actors/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine, from her second marriage to the late producer Jack Schwartzman.
Hank Albert Azaria 44 (born April 25, 1964) is an American film and television actor, director, comedian and voice artist. The son of a Columbia Pictures publicist and a close friend of Oliver Platt, he is most famous for his long-running career as one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons. He performs the voices of Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and numerous other characters.
Renée Kathleen Zellweger 39 (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, SAG Award-, and Golden Globe-winning American actress, singer, dancer, and performer who has established herself as one of the highest-paid female Hollywood actors in recent years. She is also known as the former wife of country musician Kenny Chesney. The couple were briefly married in 2005 before an annulment seven months later.
Jason Michael Lee 38 (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor and professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his roles in the films of director Kevin Smith and the television show My Name is Earl. Lee was a prominent professional skateboarder in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan 32 (born April 25, 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Saturday, April 26th
Carol Creighton Burnett 75 (born April 26, 1933) is an American Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she debuted on television. After successful appearances on The Garry Moore Show, Carol moved to Los Angeles and began an eleven-year run on the highly acclaimed The Carol Burnett Show which was aired on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With roots in vaudeville, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show combining comedy sketches, song, and dance. The comedy sketches ranged from movie parodies to character pieces which featured the many talents of Burnett herself who created and played several well-known and distinctive characters.
Jet Li 45 (Simplified Chinese: 李连杰; Traditional Chinese: 李連杰; pinyin: Lǐ Liánjié; born April 26, 1963) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, Wushu champion, and international film star. After three years of intensive training, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon a Time in China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei Hung. His first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008).
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste 41 (born 26 April 1967) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated English actress. Jean-Baptiste currently stars on the American television series Without a Trace as FBI agent Vivian Johnson, who has a serious heart disease and a young son to raise while still doing her demanding law enforcement work.
Thomas John Patrick Welling 31 (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor, director, and former male fashion model, most famous for playing Clark Kent on the current television series Smallville. Other well-known film roles include Charlie Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Nick Castle in the 2005 remake of The Fog.
Channing Tatum 28 (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006.
Sunday, April 27th
Jack Klugman 86 (born April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Emmy and Tony Award winning American television and film actor, known primarily for his roles in sitcoms, movies and television. He is best-known for his role as Tony Randall's sloppy roommate, Oscar Madison, in The Odd Couple in the 1970s, and for his starring role in Quincy, M.E., in the 1970s and 1980s. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1948.
Sheena Easton 49 (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress. Sheena became famous for being the focus of an episode of the United Kingdom television programme The Big Time, a 1980 reality TV series created by Esther Rantzen which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and got her a deal with EMI.
William Peter Moseley 21 (born April 27, 1987) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. Previously, he played a small role as Forrester in a 2002 television version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Celebrating Birthdays
On Wednesday
Joyce Anne DeWitt 59 (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress perhaps most famous for her role as Janet Wood on the television situation comedy Three's Company.
Michael Francis Moore 54 (born April 23, 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American filmmaker, author, and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Bowling for Columbine, three of the top five highest-grossing documentaries of all time. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth, both of which continue his trademark style of presenting serious documentaries in humorous ways.
Moore is a self-described liberal who has criticized globalization, large corporations, gun ownership, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works. In 2005 Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people.
Jan Hooks 51 (born April 23, 1957) is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL), on which she appeared from 1986 to 1991.
Craig Eric Sheffer 48 (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actor. Sheffer was first seen on a nationwide basis on the television circuit. He played Ian Hayden on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, and was cast as the teenage son of Michael Goodwin and Leigh Taylor-Young on the 1983 prime time serial The Hamptons. His earliest starring assignment in films was as the best friend of troubled teenager Emilio Estevez in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985). He also played Heisman candidate QB Joe Kane in "The Program", the role he is probably most famous for.
Valerie Anne Bertinelli 48 (born on April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actress best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin's daughter, Barbara Cooper, on the long-running television series One Day at a Time.
George Lopez 47 (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor, one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino communities to be recognized in mainstream North American popular culture. He is perhaps best known for starring in his own produced television sitcom show entitled George Lopez.
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes 41 (born April 23, 1967) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress, most widely known for two starring roles on U.S. prime-time television: playing Det. Stella Bonasera on CSI: NY and earlier, playing Dr. Sydney Hansen on Providence.
Scott Hamilton Bairstow 38 (April 23, 1970) was born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada to Douglas and Diane Bairstow, professional classical musicians. He is an actor best known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five. In May 2003, Bairstow was charged in Everett, Washington with second degree child rape for allegedly having had sex with a 12-year-old girl, who is related to Bairstow's ex-wife, and later asking her to keep quiet about it. In December 2003, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge -- second degree assault. Bairstow entered an Alford plea, under which he maintained his innocence but conceded that he would likely be convicted by a jury if the case went to trial. He was sentenced to four months in jail, one year community supervision, and was required to undergo a sexual deviancy evaluation. He was also ordered to have no contact with the girl for 10 years and to pay for any counseling she requires.
Barry Watson 34 (born April 23, 1974 in Traverse City, Michigan) is an American actor, best known for his roles of Matt Camden on 7th Heaven, Brian Davis in What About Brian and Todd in Samantha Who?. Watson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in May 2002, and went on hiatus from 7th Heaven while he underwent treatment. As of April 2003, it was reportedly in remission, and he began appearing on the program again, starting with the 150th episode.
Andruw Rudolf Jones 31 (born April 23, 1977 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is an Antillean Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jason Renyt Tyner 31 (born April 23, 1977 in Bedford, Texas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. Tyner stands at 6'1" tall and weighs 175 pounds. He bats and throws left-handed.
John Felix Anthony Cena 31 (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, hip hop musician and wrestler. He is employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and performs on their Raw brand.
Kalpen Suresh Modi 31 (Hindi: कल्पेन सुरेश मोदी; born April 23, 1977), known by his stage name Kal Penn (Hindi: काल पेन), is an American actor and producer. He is known for his starring roles in National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, the recently released The Namesake (2007), and the upcoming Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (2008). He is currently playing Dr. Kutner in the TV series House.
Today
Richard Donner 77 (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, and also a film producer through the production company, The Donners' Company, which he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, own. Although known for The Omen and the Lethal Weapon films, he is most famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the fantasy genre as a respected film genre.
Shirley MacLaine 74 (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation and extraterrestrials. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs, such as solipsism, as well as her Hollywood career. She is the older sister of Warren Beatty.
Barbra Streisand 66 (pronounced /ˈstraɪsænd/ "STRY-sand"; born April 24, 1942) is an American two time Academy Award-winning singer, film and theatre actress. She has also achieved some note as a composer, political activist, film producer and director. She has won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song as well as multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. Streisand is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
Cedric the Entertainer 44 (born Cedric Antonio Kyles; April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian.
Djimon Gaston Hounsou 44 (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois actor, dancer and fashion model.
Herman Marion Sadler III 39 (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver/announcer and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia. He also an advocate for autism, as his daughter, Hailie Dru, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2001. His brother Elliott Sadler is also a NASCAR driver.
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. 36 (born April 24, 1972, in DeLand, Florida), is an American Major League baseball player.
Carlos Ivan Beltrán 31 (pronounced [ˈkɑrloʊs bɛlˈtrɑːn], bel-trahn, born April 24, 1977, in Manatí, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the New York Mets. Beltran currently has the highest stolen base percentage amongst active players with 250 or more steals.
In his youth, Beltrán excelled in many sports, with volleyball and baseball being his favorites. At his father's urging, he gave up volleyball to concentrate on baseball when he was seventeen.
Eric Salter Balfour 31 (born April 24, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He also is the lead singer of the band Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba.
Kelly Brianne Clarkson 26 (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album Thankful (2003).
Tyson Jay Ritter 24 (born April 24, 1984) is the lead vocalist and bass guitarist of The All American Rejects. Tyson Ritter lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma for most of his life. Being an AC/DC fan, Tyson loved rock music. Tyson met up with Nick Wheeler at a party, where he falsely informed Nick he could play bass in order to join Nick's current band. Tyson quickly picked up bass, and Nick and Tyson eventually formed their own band.
Ritter is also a model and has appeared in Glamour Magazine as well as in various advertisements and fashion shows. He currently lives in Destin, Florida and is dating model Kim Smith.
Joyce Anne DeWitt 59 (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress perhaps most famous for her role as Janet Wood on the television situation comedy Three's Company.
Michael Francis Moore 54 (born April 23, 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American filmmaker, author, and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Bowling for Columbine, three of the top five highest-grossing documentaries of all time. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth, both of which continue his trademark style of presenting serious documentaries in humorous ways.
Moore is a self-described liberal who has criticized globalization, large corporations, gun ownership, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works. In 2005 Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people.
Jan Hooks 51 (born April 23, 1957) is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL), on which she appeared from 1986 to 1991.
Craig Eric Sheffer 48 (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actor. Sheffer was first seen on a nationwide basis on the television circuit. He played Ian Hayden on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, and was cast as the teenage son of Michael Goodwin and Leigh Taylor-Young on the 1983 prime time serial The Hamptons. His earliest starring assignment in films was as the best friend of troubled teenager Emilio Estevez in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985). He also played Heisman candidate QB Joe Kane in "The Program", the role he is probably most famous for.
Valerie Anne Bertinelli 48 (born on April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actress best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin's daughter, Barbara Cooper, on the long-running television series One Day at a Time.
George Lopez 47 (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor, one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino communities to be recognized in mainstream North American popular culture. He is perhaps best known for starring in his own produced television sitcom show entitled George Lopez.
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes 41 (born April 23, 1967) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress, most widely known for two starring roles on U.S. prime-time television: playing Det. Stella Bonasera on CSI: NY and earlier, playing Dr. Sydney Hansen on Providence.
Scott Hamilton Bairstow 38 (April 23, 1970) was born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada to Douglas and Diane Bairstow, professional classical musicians. He is an actor best known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five. In May 2003, Bairstow was charged in Everett, Washington with second degree child rape for allegedly having had sex with a 12-year-old girl, who is related to Bairstow's ex-wife, and later asking her to keep quiet about it. In December 2003, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge -- second degree assault. Bairstow entered an Alford plea, under which he maintained his innocence but conceded that he would likely be convicted by a jury if the case went to trial. He was sentenced to four months in jail, one year community supervision, and was required to undergo a sexual deviancy evaluation. He was also ordered to have no contact with the girl for 10 years and to pay for any counseling she requires.
Barry Watson 34 (born April 23, 1974 in Traverse City, Michigan) is an American actor, best known for his roles of Matt Camden on 7th Heaven, Brian Davis in What About Brian and Todd in Samantha Who?. Watson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in May 2002, and went on hiatus from 7th Heaven while he underwent treatment. As of April 2003, it was reportedly in remission, and he began appearing on the program again, starting with the 150th episode.
Andruw Rudolf Jones 31 (born April 23, 1977 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is an Antillean Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jason Renyt Tyner 31 (born April 23, 1977 in Bedford, Texas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. Tyner stands at 6'1" tall and weighs 175 pounds. He bats and throws left-handed.
John Felix Anthony Cena 31 (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, hip hop musician and wrestler. He is employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and performs on their Raw brand.
Kalpen Suresh Modi 31 (Hindi: कल्पेन सुरेश मोदी; born April 23, 1977), known by his stage name Kal Penn (Hindi: काल पेन), is an American actor and producer. He is known for his starring roles in National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, the recently released The Namesake (2007), and the upcoming Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (2008). He is currently playing Dr. Kutner in the TV series House.
Today
Richard Donner 77 (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, and also a film producer through the production company, The Donners' Company, which he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, own. Although known for The Omen and the Lethal Weapon films, he is most famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the fantasy genre as a respected film genre.
Shirley MacLaine 74 (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation and extraterrestrials. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs, such as solipsism, as well as her Hollywood career. She is the older sister of Warren Beatty.
Barbra Streisand 66 (pronounced /ˈstraɪsænd/ "STRY-sand"; born April 24, 1942) is an American two time Academy Award-winning singer, film and theatre actress. She has also achieved some note as a composer, political activist, film producer and director. She has won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song as well as multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. Streisand is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
Cedric the Entertainer 44 (born Cedric Antonio Kyles; April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian.
Djimon Gaston Hounsou 44 (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninois actor, dancer and fashion model.
Herman Marion Sadler III 39 (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver/announcer and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia. He also an advocate for autism, as his daughter, Hailie Dru, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2001. His brother Elliott Sadler is also a NASCAR driver.
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. 36 (born April 24, 1972, in DeLand, Florida), is an American Major League baseball player.
Carlos Ivan Beltrán 31 (pronounced [ˈkɑrloʊs bɛlˈtrɑːn], bel-trahn, born April 24, 1977, in Manatí, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the New York Mets. Beltran currently has the highest stolen base percentage amongst active players with 250 or more steals.
In his youth, Beltrán excelled in many sports, with volleyball and baseball being his favorites. At his father's urging, he gave up volleyball to concentrate on baseball when he was seventeen.
Eric Salter Balfour 31 (born April 24, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He also is the lead singer of the band Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba.
Kelly Brianne Clarkson 26 (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album Thankful (2003).
Tyson Jay Ritter 24 (born April 24, 1984) is the lead vocalist and bass guitarist of The All American Rejects. Tyson Ritter lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma for most of his life. Being an AC/DC fan, Tyson loved rock music. Tyson met up with Nick Wheeler at a party, where he falsely informed Nick he could play bass in order to join Nick's current band. Tyson quickly picked up bass, and Nick and Tyson eventually formed their own band.
Ritter is also a model and has appeared in Glamour Magazine as well as in various advertisements and fashion shows. He currently lives in Destin, Florida and is dating model Kim Smith.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
April 22nd
Celebrating Birthdays today are:
Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was a popular Oscar and Emmy Award-nominated American stage, film, character actor, gardener, humanitarian activist, and World War II hero. In an acting career that spanned nearly seven decades, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday and again in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. Among his other well-known roles are Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, Oliver Wendell Douglas in the popular 1960s television situation comedy Green Acres, and Frank MacBride on the 1970s crime drama Switch. He also had a recurring role as Carlton Travis on Falcon Crest, opposite Jane Wyman.
Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. As of 2007, Spelling holds the record for most prolific television producer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits. Spelling worked in some capacity on almost 200 productions beginning with the Zane Grey Theatre in 1956. His most recognizable contributions to television include Beverly Hills 90210 and its adult spin-off Melrose Place with Heather Locklear, Starsky and Hutch, Family, Hotel, The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Vega$, Hart to Hart, Dynasty, The Colbys, T.J. Hooker, Nightingales, Kindred: The Embraced, 7th Heaven, Charmed, Burke's Law, Honey West, The Mod Squad, and S.W.A.T.. His company also co-produced the David Lynch series Twin Peaks (although Spelling himself was not directly involved in its production). He also produced the NBC TV series Titans with Yasmine Bleeth in 2000 and Summerland in 2005. For all his golden touches, he also had a miss or two, most notable among them was The San Pedro Beach Bums in 1977. On June 18, 2006, Spelling suffered a severe stroke at his estate in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California. He died there five days later on June 23, 2006, from complications of the stroke, at the age of 83.
1926 Charlotte Rae 82 is an American actress and singer known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, in which she appeared from 1979 until 1986. She received a Best Actress Emmy Nomination in a comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two Facts of Life television movies, one in 1982, and the second one, a reunion film, in 2001.
1936 Glen Campbell 72 (born in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award American country pop singer and guitarist and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a television variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.
1937 John Joseph Nicholson 71, known as Jack Nicholson, is a three-time Academy Award-, seven-time Golden Globe-, three-time BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Chinatown, Easy Rider, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, As Good as It Gets, Batman, A Few Good Men, and The Departed.
1950 Peter Kenneth Frampton 58 (born in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. He is known for the album Frampton Comes Alive! which is one of the best selling live albums of all time.
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1971 Eric Harry Timothy Mabius 37 is an American actor. He is known for his film and television roles, including Ugly Betty and Cruel Intentions.
today in History:
1864 - The U.S. Congress mandated that all coins minted as U.S. currency bear the inscription "In God We Trust".
1876 - Eight baseball teams began the inaugural season of the National League.
1915 - The New York Yankees wore pinstripes and the hat-in-the-ring logo for the first time.
1970 - The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans.
2000 - Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father. He had to be taken from his Miami relatives by U.S. agents in a predawn raid.
Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was a popular Oscar and Emmy Award-nominated American stage, film, character actor, gardener, humanitarian activist, and World War II hero. In an acting career that spanned nearly seven decades, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday and again in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. Among his other well-known roles are Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, Oliver Wendell Douglas in the popular 1960s television situation comedy Green Acres, and Frank MacBride on the 1970s crime drama Switch. He also had a recurring role as Carlton Travis on Falcon Crest, opposite Jane Wyman.
Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. As of 2007, Spelling holds the record for most prolific television producer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits. Spelling worked in some capacity on almost 200 productions beginning with the Zane Grey Theatre in 1956. His most recognizable contributions to television include Beverly Hills 90210 and its adult spin-off Melrose Place with Heather Locklear, Starsky and Hutch, Family, Hotel, The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Vega$, Hart to Hart, Dynasty, The Colbys, T.J. Hooker, Nightingales, Kindred: The Embraced, 7th Heaven, Charmed, Burke's Law, Honey West, The Mod Squad, and S.W.A.T.. His company also co-produced the David Lynch series Twin Peaks (although Spelling himself was not directly involved in its production). He also produced the NBC TV series Titans with Yasmine Bleeth in 2000 and Summerland in 2005. For all his golden touches, he also had a miss or two, most notable among them was The San Pedro Beach Bums in 1977. On June 18, 2006, Spelling suffered a severe stroke at his estate in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California. He died there five days later on June 23, 2006, from complications of the stroke, at the age of 83.
1926 Charlotte Rae 82 is an American actress and singer known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, in which she appeared from 1979 until 1986. She received a Best Actress Emmy Nomination in a comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two Facts of Life television movies, one in 1982, and the second one, a reunion film, in 2001.
1936 Glen Campbell 72 (born in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award American country pop singer and guitarist and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a television variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.
1937 John Joseph Nicholson 71, known as Jack Nicholson, is a three-time Academy Award-, seven-time Golden Globe-, three-time BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Chinatown, Easy Rider, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, As Good as It Gets, Batman, A Few Good Men, and The Departed.
1950 Peter Kenneth Frampton 58 (born in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. He is known for the album Frampton Comes Alive! which is one of the best selling live albums of all time.
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1971 Eric Harry Timothy Mabius 37 is an American actor. He is known for his film and television roles, including Ugly Betty and Cruel Intentions.
today in History:
1864 - The U.S. Congress mandated that all coins minted as U.S. currency bear the inscription "In God We Trust".
1876 - Eight baseball teams began the inaugural season of the National League.
1915 - The New York Yankees wore pinstripes and the hat-in-the-ring logo for the first time.
1970 - The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans.
2000 - Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father. He had to be taken from his Miami relatives by U.S. agents in a predawn raid.
Monday, April 21, 2008
April 21........
Celebrating Birthdays today are:
1949 Patti LuPone 59 ( is a Tony Award-winning American singer and actress.)
1951 Tony Danza 57 (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza in Brooklyn, New York), is an American actor best known for starring in two popular TV series, Taxi and Who's the Boss?, as well as appearing in the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Crash. He also hosted his own talk show, The Tony Danza Show.
1958 Andie MacDowell 50 (is an American screen actress best known for box office hits Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral.
1963 John Cameron Mitchell 44 (born in El Paso, Texas) is an American writer, actor, and director. He is best known for his motion pictures Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus.
1975 Charles "Charlie" O'Connell 32 ( born in New York City, New York) is an American actor and reality television personality. He is known for his appearance on The Bachelor, as well as appearing in several of his older brother, Jerry O'Connell's projects, including a starring role in the fourth season of the science fiction television series Sliders, playing Colin Mallory.
1949 Patti LuPone 59 ( is a Tony Award-winning American singer and actress.)
1951 Tony Danza 57 (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza in Brooklyn, New York), is an American actor best known for starring in two popular TV series, Taxi and Who's the Boss?, as well as appearing in the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Crash. He also hosted his own talk show, The Tony Danza Show.
1958 Andie MacDowell 50 (is an American screen actress best known for box office hits Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral.
1963 John Cameron Mitchell 44 (born in El Paso, Texas) is an American writer, actor, and director. He is best known for his motion pictures Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus.
1975 Charles "Charlie" O'Connell 32 ( born in New York City, New York) is an American actor and reality television personality. He is known for his appearance on The Bachelor, as well as appearing in several of his older brother, Jerry O'Connell's projects, including a starring role in the fourth season of the science fiction television series Sliders, playing Colin Mallory.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Celebrity Birthdays
for April 19th:
1933 Jayne Mansfield (was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood.) Mansfield died in an automobile accident at the age of 34.
1935 Dudley Moore (was an Academy-Award nominated and Golden Globe-winning English actor, comedian and musician.) He died, aged 66, on March 27, 2002, as a result of pneumonia, secondary to immobility caused by a degenerative brain disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy palsy, in Watchung, New Jersey.
1946 Tim Curry 62 (Emmy Award-winning English actor, singer, and composer, perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show).
1979 Kate Hudson 29 (is an American film actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after receiving an Oscar nomination for her role in the drama Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead actress, starring in several films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Skeleton Key, and You, Me, and Dupree.) Hudson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, an actor, comedian, and musician.
1981 Hayden Christensen 27 (is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House. He gained international fame playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the Star Wars films.)
1987 Maria Sharapova 21 (is a Russian professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1. As of April 14, 2008, she is the fourth-ranked female player in the world.)
for April 20th:
1889 Adolf Hitler (was an Austrian-born politician who led the National Socialist German Workers Party. He became Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933 and Führer in 1934. He ruled until 1945.) During the final days of the war in 1945, as Berlin was being invaded and destroyed by the Red Army, Hitler married Eva Braun. Less than 24 hours later, the two committed suicide in the Führerbunker.
1937 Georgw Takei 71 (is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek, in which he played the helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the USS Enterprise. Most recently, he played Hiro Nakamura's father Kaito Nakamura on the NBC television show Heroes.)
1941 Ryan O'Neal 66 (is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominated American actor.)
1949 Jessica Lange 59 (is an American stage and screen actress who, among many other accolades, has two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards to her credit.)
1964 Crispin Glover 44 (is primarily known as a film actor, but is also a painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector and archivist of esoterica. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, the "Creepy Thin Man" in the big screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels and Willard Stiles in Willard. In the early 2000s, Glover started his own production company, Volcanic Eruptions.)
1972 Carmen Electra 36 (is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer, singer, actress and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, and on the TV series Baywatch, and has since become recognizable for her roles in the films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans.)
1976 Joey Lawrence 32 (is an American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with the TV series Blossom in the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo, a dim-witted young man who frequently uttered the phrase "WHOA!" At that time he used his nickname Joey. In the wake of his acting success, he started a recording career, releasing two albums during the 1990s. In later years he went back to using his given name Joseph. Most recently he competed in the 2006 season of Dancing With the Stars competition, but was eliminated from the competition on November 9, 2006.)
1933 Jayne Mansfield (was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood.) Mansfield died in an automobile accident at the age of 34.
1935 Dudley Moore (was an Academy-Award nominated and Golden Globe-winning English actor, comedian and musician.) He died, aged 66, on March 27, 2002, as a result of pneumonia, secondary to immobility caused by a degenerative brain disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy palsy, in Watchung, New Jersey.
1946 Tim Curry 62 (Emmy Award-winning English actor, singer, and composer, perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show).
1979 Kate Hudson 29 (is an American film actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after receiving an Oscar nomination for her role in the drama Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead actress, starring in several films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Skeleton Key, and You, Me, and Dupree.) Hudson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, an actor, comedian, and musician.
1981 Hayden Christensen 27 (is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House. He gained international fame playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the Star Wars films.)
1987 Maria Sharapova 21 (is a Russian professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1. As of April 14, 2008, she is the fourth-ranked female player in the world.)
for April 20th:
1889 Adolf Hitler (was an Austrian-born politician who led the National Socialist German Workers Party. He became Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933 and Führer in 1934. He ruled until 1945.) During the final days of the war in 1945, as Berlin was being invaded and destroyed by the Red Army, Hitler married Eva Braun. Less than 24 hours later, the two committed suicide in the Führerbunker.
1937 Georgw Takei 71 (is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek, in which he played the helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the USS Enterprise. Most recently, he played Hiro Nakamura's father Kaito Nakamura on the NBC television show Heroes.)
1941 Ryan O'Neal 66 (is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominated American actor.)
1949 Jessica Lange 59 (is an American stage and screen actress who, among many other accolades, has two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards to her credit.)
1964 Crispin Glover 44 (is primarily known as a film actor, but is also a painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector and archivist of esoterica. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, the "Creepy Thin Man" in the big screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels and Willard Stiles in Willard. In the early 2000s, Glover started his own production company, Volcanic Eruptions.)
1972 Carmen Electra 36 (is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer, singer, actress and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, and on the TV series Baywatch, and has since become recognizable for her roles in the films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans.)
1976 Joey Lawrence 32 (is an American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with the TV series Blossom in the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo, a dim-witted young man who frequently uttered the phrase "WHOA!" At that time he used his nickname Joey. In the wake of his acting success, he started a recording career, releasing two albums during the 1990s. In later years he went back to using his given name Joseph. Most recently he competed in the 2006 season of Dancing With the Stars competition, but was eliminated from the competition on November 9, 2006.)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Friday April 18th
I am trying to make myself work today, but I just can't seem to do anything. So, you know what that means, play time.
Celebrity birthdays:
1946 Hayley Mills (The Parent Trap) 62
1947 James Woods (Best known for starring in such films as Once Upon a Time in America, Videodrome, John Carpenter's Vampires, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador and The Onion Field. ) 61
1953 Rick Moranis (best known for his comedy work on SCTV and appeared in several Hollywood films including Ghostbusters; Little Shop of Horrors; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Spaceballs; and My Blue Heaven. ) 55
1961 Jane Leeves ( English actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier.) 47
1963 Conan O'Brien ( best known as host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien.) 45
1976 Melissa Joan Hart (is an American actress and director who is perhaps best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.) 32
On This Day In History:
1923 Yankee Stadium opens for the first time.
Celebrity birthdays:
1946 Hayley Mills (The Parent Trap) 62
1947 James Woods (Best known for starring in such films as Once Upon a Time in America, Videodrome, John Carpenter's Vampires, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador and The Onion Field. ) 61
1953 Rick Moranis (best known for his comedy work on SCTV and appeared in several Hollywood films including Ghostbusters; Little Shop of Horrors; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Spaceballs; and My Blue Heaven. ) 55
1961 Jane Leeves ( English actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier.) 47
1963 Conan O'Brien ( best known as host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien.) 45
1976 Melissa Joan Hart (is an American actress and director who is perhaps best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.) 32
On This Day In History:
1923 Yankee Stadium opens for the first time.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Let's try doing this blog thingy again. I will try and update daily the goings on in my life (maybe), noteable celebrity birthdays, and other facts of that particular day. So let's start by saying I am looking forward to this weekend. I have to work tonight, but I am off Friday night and Saturday. My parents and neice and nephew are coming up Saturday to go to my company picnic. Looking forward to seeing them. Hopefully I will also be off at LnT on Sunday, so I can enjoy my weekend.
How about a few celebrity birthdays for April 17th:
1959 Sean Bean (Patriot Games, The Lord of the Rings, National Treasure) 49
1972 Jennifer Garner (Alias, Daredevil, Juno) 36
1974 Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) 34
On This Day In History:
1397 Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time.
1961 US-backed anti-communist guerillas invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
1970 The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.
1996 Lyle and Erik Menendez were spared the death penalty by a Los Angeles jury, which recommended they serve life in prison without parole for killing their wealthy parents.
1998 Linda McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, died at age 56.
Today in Television History:
1987 - NBC aired the final episode of "Remington Steele."
Today in American Bandstand History:
1971 - Little Richard performed "Greenwood Mississippi" on "American Bandstand."
Today in Sports History
1947 - Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) performed a bunt for his first major league hit.
1967 - The U.S. Supreme Court barred Muhammad Ali's request to be blocked from induction into the U.S. Army.
How about a few celebrity birthdays for April 17th:
1959 Sean Bean (Patriot Games, The Lord of the Rings, National Treasure) 49
1972 Jennifer Garner (Alias, Daredevil, Juno) 36
1974 Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) 34
On This Day In History:
1397 Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time.
1961 US-backed anti-communist guerillas invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
1970 The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.
1996 Lyle and Erik Menendez were spared the death penalty by a Los Angeles jury, which recommended they serve life in prison without parole for killing their wealthy parents.
1998 Linda McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, died at age 56.
Today in Television History:
1987 - NBC aired the final episode of "Remington Steele."
Today in American Bandstand History:
1971 - Little Richard performed "Greenwood Mississippi" on "American Bandstand."
Today in Sports History
1947 - Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) performed a bunt for his first major league hit.
1967 - The U.S. Supreme Court barred Muhammad Ali's request to be blocked from induction into the U.S. Army.
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