Birthdays August 28th
Having a Birthday on August 28th includes Jack Black (48) and David Fischer (55), as well as Armie Hammer (31, Cars 3), LeAnn Rimes (35, Logan Lucky), Jason Priestley (48, Private Eyes), Billy Boyd (49, White Island), Shania Twain (52, Trading Paint), Jennifer Coolidge (56, The Emoji Movie), Brian Thompson (58, Beyond the Game), Daniel Stern (60, Love), and Luis Guzmán (61, Literally, Right Before Aaron).
Jack Black was born in Hermosa Beach, California, got his first acting credit for The Fall Guy (1984 action series with Lee Majors), his first film was Bob Roberts (1992 comedy with Tim Robbins), and is perhaps best known for his lively performance in School of Rock (2003 comedy directed by Richard Linklater) and voicing Po the Panda in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (3 films + shorts, 2008-2016). He has a lot of energy, likes getting the laughs, and can sing/play guitar as he is half of the band Tenacious D. In the 1990’s, Black appeared in Northern Exposure (1993 comedy series), Demolition Man (1993 action with Sylvester Stallone), Waterworld (1995 action with Kevin Costner), The X-Files (1995 sci-fi series), Dead Man Walking (1995 drama with Susan Sarandon), The Cable Guy (1996 comedy with Jim Carrey), Mars Attacks! (1996 sci-fi with Jack Nicholson), The Jackal (1997 action with Bruce Willis), and Enemy of the State (1998 action with Will Smith). Black has worked often since, mostly starring in comedic films, some of his credits include High Fidelity (2000 with John Cusack), Saving Silverman (2001 with Jason Biggs), Shallow Hal (2001 with Gwyneth Paltrow), Orange County (2002 with Colin Hanks), King Kong (2005 adventure with Naomi Watts), The Holiday (2006 with Kate Winslet), Tropic Thunder (2008 with Ben Stiller), Bernie (2011 with Shirley MacLaine), The Brink (2015 series with Tim Robbins), and Goosebumps (2015 which was inspired by the books). Jack was most recently heard in Kung Fu Panda 3, seen in The Polka King (comedy with Jenny Slate), and will next be seen in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (adventure with Dwayne Johnson) and Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (drama with Joaquin Phoenix).
David Fincher was born in Denver, Colorado, got his first directing credits for Rick Springfield music videos, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008 drama with Brad Pitt), and The Social Network (2010 drama with Jesse Eisenberg). Fincher got experience directing videos for Sting, Paula Abdul, Madonna, Aerosmith, Billy Idol, and Iggy Pop before getting into feature films with Alien 3 (1992 sci-fi with Sigourney Weaver), Se7en (1995 crime with Morgan Freeman), The Game (1997 mystery with Michael Douglas), and Fight Club (1999 drama with Edward Norton). His movies have lots of tension, feel a touch supernatural, and often involve intellectuals dealing with haunting stress with odd methods. He directed Panic Room (2002 thriller with Jodie Foster), Zodiac (2007 crime with Jake Gyllenhaal), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 mystery with Daniel Craig). Most recently he directed Gone Girl (2014 drama with Ben Affleck), and will next direct 3 episodes of Mindhunter (crime series about an FBI serial crime unit) and World War Z 2 (sci-fi horror sequel with Brad Pitt).
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