Two birthdays on August 14th are Mila Kunis (34) and Halle Berry (51). Others include Brianna Hildebrand (21, Tragedy Girls), Catherine Bell (49, Good Witch), Marcia Gay Harden (58, Code Black), Steve Martin (72, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk), and James Horner (1953-2015, won 2 Oscars for composing Titanic in 1997). Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, moved to Los Angeles at age 7, her first acting credit was for Days of Our Lives (long running soap opera), and…
I first saw Chris Hemsworth in the reboot of Star Trek (2009 sci-fi action) in a small but memorable role, looking and sounding like he belonged in a big budget action movie. He followed up with the thrillers A Perfect Getaway (2009 with Milla Jovovich) and Ca$h (2010 with Sean Bean) before headlining the Marvel comic book action Thor (2011 with Anthony Hopkins). Chris is a great compliment to the ensemble team of actors in superhero movies (both in The…
Thank you all for reading articles posted by Chopped Onion Studios! I began May 10th writing about movies, tv shows, and the artists that make them and have had a great time learning more, hope you have too. I am taking a short hiatus and will be back writing soon (August 10th), stay tuned for posts on War for the Planet of the Apes, the Cars franchise, and an original short film. Keep watching. -Kevin
Birthdays on July 26th include Kate Beckinsale (44), Jason Statham (50), Sandra Bullock (53), and Kevin Spacey (58). Others include Elizabeth Gillies (24, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll), Monica Raymund (31, Chicago Fire), Olivia Williams (49, The Halcyon), Jeremy Piven (52, Mr. Selfridge), Linda Harrison (72, Midnight Massacre), Helen Mirren (72, The Fate of the Furious), Mick Jagger (74, The Rolling Stones), and Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999, 2001: A Space Odyssey). Kate Beckinsale was born in Finsbury Park, London, England, was in her first movie One Against the Wind (a World War II era film in 1991),…
George A. Romero was born on February 4th, 1940 in The Bronx, New York, began his career in short films and commercials, and is most well known for popularizing zombie films, beginning with his first feature length production Night of the Living Dead in 1968. George passed away on July 16th at the age of 77. George also wrote, edited, and was the cinematographer on his first film and made the followup films Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of…
John Heard was born on March 7th, 1946 in Washington, D.C., and was most recognized for his role as Macaulay Culkin’s father in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2 (1992). Heard passed away on July 21st at the age of 72. He began in off-Broadway productions in the early 1970s, his first acting credit was the tv movie Valley Forge (1975 war drama about George Washington), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Guest Actor in…
Birthdays on July 22nd include Franka Potente (43), John Leguizamo (53), Willem Dafoe (62), and Danny Glover (71). Others include A.J. Cook (39, Criminal Minds), Selena Gomez (25, Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2), Clive Standen (36, Vikings), Rhys Ifans (50, Berlin Station), Madison Pettis (19, The Lion Guard), Keegan Allen (28, Pretty Little Liars), David Spade (53, Roadies), Joanna Going (54, Kingdom), Albert Brooks (70, The Secret Life of Pets), and Terence Stamp (79, Bitter Harvest). Franka Potente was born…
Martin Landau was born on June 20th, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, was a cartoonist at age 17, and got into the Actors Studio drama school in New York at age 27. There he studied with Steve McQueen, was best friends with James Dean, and after several tv appearances was seen in North by Northwest (1959 mystery directed by Alfred Hitchcock). He appeared in the films Cleopatra (1963 drama with Elizabeth Taylor), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 drama with…
Will Ferrell is a comically talented actor who has been making people laugh on screen for over 20 years. I first saw Will on Saturday Night Live, where for 140 episodes (primarily between 1995-2002) he owned some of the biggest laughs by adding more cowbell or by portraying characters such as Alex Trebek, James Lipton, George W. Bush, Robert Goulet, a Spartan cheerleader, and the bearded half of “The Luvahs.” He is skilled at developing characters with funny sets of…
Forest Whitaker is a deceptive actor, who is talented playing a supporting role or a leading one, and has also won an Oscar for Best Actor. I first saw Forest in Good Morning Vietnam (1987 comedy starring Robin Williams), where he played a character named Garlick who was supporting a new DJ serving in Vietnam in 1965. His role included him to appear naive, give Robin a reason to make a difference for people like Forest’s more by the book…