Birthdays September 25
Having a Birthday on September 25th includes Donald Glover (34), Catherine Zeta-Jones (48), Will Smith (49), and Mark Hamill (66). Also having a birthday is Zach Woods (33, The LEGO Ninjago Movie), Clea DuVall (40, Veep), Heather Locklear (56, Too Close to Home), Michael Madsen (60, Unfallen), Cheryl Tiegs (70, Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens), Michael Douglas (73, Unlocked), Barbara Walters (88, The View), and Christopher Reeve (1952-2004, Superman).
Donald Glover
Donald Glover was born in Edwards Air Force Base, California, got his first acting credit for Winner Takes All (1998 crime drama), was a writer and appeared in 30 Rock (2006-2012 comedy show with Tina Fey) and just won a Golden Globe this year for Best Performance by an Actor in a tv series for his work in Atlanta (after just 1 season). Glover writes and executive produces Atlanta about two cousins who are in the rap scene while also releasing albums using the stage name Childish Gambino. Since appearing in Community (2009-2014 comedy with Joel McHale), Glover has been in The Lazarus Effect (2015 horror with Olivia Wilde), The Martian (2015 sci-fi with Matt Damon), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017 sci-fi action with Tom Holland). He will next be seen in the untitled Star Wars/Han Solo film as Lando Calrissian and his voice will be heard in The Lion King (2019 live action Disney).
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, got her first acting credit for Les 1001 nuits (1990 fantasy comedy), appeared in 2 Zorro films (The Mask of Zorro in 1998 and The Legend of Zorro in 2005, both with Antonio Banderas), and won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Chicago (2002 musical with Renée Zellweger). Often appearing as the strong, sexy, and independent female lead in action or romantic-comedy films, Zeta-Jones has also shown her ability to deliver in a variety of others. She has appeared in Catherine the Great (1996 drama about the German Princess), Entrapment (1999 crime action with Sean Connery), Traffic (2000 crime drama with Michael Douglas), America’s Sweethearts (2001 rom-com with Julia Roberts), Intolerable Cruelty (2003 rom-com with George Clooney), The Terminal (2004 rom-com with Tom Hanks), and Ocean’s Twelve (2004 crime thriller again with George Clooney), No Reservations (2007 rom-com with Aaron Eckhart), Broken City (2013 crime thriller with Mark Wahlberg), Side Effects (2013 crime thriller with Rooney Mara), and RED 2 (2013 action comedy with Bruce Willis). She was most recently in Dad’s Army (2016 war comedy as a journalist in World War II), Feud (6 episodes of the dramatic series about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford), and will next be seen in the tv movie Cocaine Godmother.
Will Smith
Will Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, got his first acting credit for the series ABC Afterschool Specials (1990 educational programs), became known for his rapping persona the Fresh Prince before focussing more on acting including starring in a show using the name, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996 comedy, 148 episodes over 6 seasons) and receiving two Best Actor Oscar nominations, for Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). Energetic, funny, and charming, Smith has proved to work as hard on his physically and emotionally challenging roles throughout his career, while also acting sometimes opposite computer animated creatures. He can be seen in the Bad Boys franchise (1995 and 2003 action comedies with Martin Lawrence), Independence Day (1996 sci-fi), the Men the Black franchise (1997, 2002, and 2012 sci-fi comedies with Tommy Lee Jones), Enemy of the State (1998 action mystery with Gene Hackman), I, Robot (2004 action opposite robots), I Am Legend (2007 sci-fi horror opposite zombies), Hancock (2008 action with Charlize Theron as a superhero), Seven Pounds (2008 drama with Rosario Dawson), After Earth (2013 sci-fi adventure opposite his son Jaden Smith), and Focus (2015 crime drama with Margot Robbie). Most recently Smith was in Concussion (2015 drama about brain damage in football players), Suicide Squad (2016 action again with Margot Robbie), Collateral Beauty (2016 drama with Kate Winslet), and will next be seen in Bright (action crime opposite mystical creatures) and as the Genie in the live action Aladdin (directed by Guy Ritchie).
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill was born in Oakland, California, got one of his first acting credits for Headmaster (1970 drama comedy series starring Andy Griffith), is most well known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise (1977-present), and does lots of voice work including the Joker in animated Batman productions (1993-present). Hamill has used his animated delivery in a large number of series and films throughout the years, often in the sci-fi and action genres, and is not afraid to take on odd roles. Hamill has also appeared in Corvette Summer (1978 comedy with Annie Potts), The Big Red One (1980 war with Lee Marvin), Guyver (1991 sci-fi action about a cyborg superhero), Walking Across Egypt (1999 drama with Ellen Burstyn), Hamilton (2001 mini-series with Peter Stormare), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001 comedy with Kevin Smith), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014 action comedy with Colin Firth), and was most recently seen in Brigsby Bear (2017 comedy with Kyle Mooney). His voice work includes the Wing Commander franchise (1994-1999, sci-fi series and games), Castle in the Sky (1986 adventure), Phantom 2040 (1994-1995 action series), The Incredible Hulk (1996-1997), Spider-Man (1995-1998), Time Squad (2001-2003), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008), Metalocalypse (2006-2012), Robot Chicken (2005-2012), Motorcity (2012-2013), Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012-2014), Ultimate Spider-Man (2012-2016), Miles from Tomorrowland (2015-2016), and Regular Show (2009-2017). His next projects include Minkow and it’s sequel Con Man (crime films), the animated films Relatively Super and Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 15th, 2017).
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