Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress.
Trivia:
Her parents are John and Cinda Archer Snow.
Nowadays, resides in Los Angeles.
Began modeling at age 3.
Graduated in the class of 2004 from Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida.
She was a straight-A student. She once got a B on a report card, and her parents got her a tutor to get her back on track.
Has a half-brother and a half-sister who live in Ohio.
Best friends with actresses Jessica Stroup, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel and Vanessa Lengies.
Her favorite actresses are Meg Ryan, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon.
Her best friend is Jessica Stroup.
Has suffered from anorexia, exercise bulimia and suppression and had gotten down to a weight of 85 pounds, until she got help at age 17.
Ranked #93 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Received the small scar on her forehead when she was 2 years old in Tampa, Florida. She tripped and fell on a brick walk they had in front of their house. The injury brought her 14 stitches. She has considered plastic surgery, but claims she has grown accustomed to it.
Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, After Hours and The Last Seduction.
Trivia: Won her part in Men in Black (1997) in a poker game from Barry Sonnenfeld. Besides the part, she won around $1200.
1995: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the “100 Sexiest Stars” in film history (#66).
Graduated from Washington Township High School, in Sewell, NJ. Is a graduate of Rosemont College, in Rosemont, PA (just west of Philadelphia).
Director Kevin Smith said in his DVD commentary for Dogma (1999) that Linda wouldn’t even speak to him some days and, in retrospect, he wishes he had given the part of Bethany to Janeane Garofalo instead.
2000: Donated $1,000 to the New York Senate Campaign for Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She is one of 8 children. Her mother’s name is Clorinda Fiorentino and her sisters include Rose Fiorentino, Catherine Fiorentino, and Terry Fiorentino Christie.
1980: Earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania at 22 years old.
She has been an active photographer since 1987 and has studied it at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
She has optioned the film rights to Colin Patrick Lynch’s play, “One Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings”.
She has optioned rights to the Jim Curtis’ screenplay about Russian poetess, Anna Akhmatova, in July 2007.
Splash is a 1984 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The original music score was composed by Lee Holdridge. It was the very first film released by Disney’s Touchstone Films (now known as Touchstone Pictures).
Trivia:
The first film released under Disney’s Touchstone Pictures label, which was created so the studio could release more adult-oriented fare.
Daryl Hannah a vegetarian, refused to eat real lobster for the restaurant scene. The crew scooped out the insides of real, cooked lobsters and filled them with a thick, tofu-like paste. In an interview for ‘Biography (1990)’, Director Ron Howard said Hannah cried after each take over the deaths of the lobsters for their shells.
Before Tom Hanks accepted the role of Allen Bauer, it had already been turned down by John Travolta and Michael Keaton.
At the time of filming, Daryl Hannah was extremely shy about her body. According to director Ron Howard, she wore both band-aids and makeup over her nipples to conceal them.
David Morse was considered for the lead role.
Credited with introducing the girl’s name Madison, which has since become one of the most popular names for newborn girls in the early 21st century.
When Madison watches television at the department store, the little boy in the toothpaste commercial is Emmanuel Lewis.
The fountain from the movie is now on display at Disney’s MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. The mermaid fin Daryl Hannah wore is behind the bar at Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney.
The mold used to make the mermaid fountain had also been used to make the ice sculpture in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980).
The scene at the racquetball court, where John Candy serves and the ball hits him in the head, was done in one take.
The map from the shipwreck that Madison uses to find Allen’s home is an old map of the Province of New York. It bears the name ‘His Excellency William Tryon Esq.’ Tyron was the colonial governor of the Province of New York from 1771 to 1780.
The “Crazy Eddie” commercial that surprises Madison was for a real electronics store. Eddie and Sam M. Antar opened Crazy Eddie in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. Their spokesman was WPIX-FM disc jockey Jerry “Dr. Jerry” Carroll, whose frenetic nonstop sales pitch was based on used car salesman Earl “Madman” Muntz. The pitch always ended with “Crazy Eddie, his prices are IN-SA-A-A-A-A-A-ANE!” The chain grew to 43 stores in 4 states. It closed in 1989 after charges of fraud and security violations.
Jodie Foster auditioned for the role of Madison, but turned it down in order to play a character in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984).
Rosanna Arquette auditioned for the role of Madison, but had to back out.
Brooke Shields reportedly turned down an offer to play Madison so she could study French Literature at Princeton.
Before Daryl Hannah accepted the role of Madison, it had already been turned down by Tatum O’Neal, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Melanie Griffith,, Diane Lane, Kathleen Turner and Sharon Stone.
Debra Winger reportedly wanted the role of Madison, but Ron Howard turned her down.
While Allen is offering girls names to the mermaid before she settled on Madison, the last two he suggests are Elizabeth and Samantha. Elizabeth Hanks is Tom Hanks’s daughter and Samantha Lewes was his then-wife.
According to Biography Channel, Bill Murray and P.J. Soles were considered for the roles of Allen and Madison, but Murray turned it down.
Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King’s Children of the Corn) is a 1984 horror film based upon the 1978 short story of the same name by Stephen King. Directed by Fritz Kiersch, the film stars Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton. Set in the fictional rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, the film tells the story of a demonic entity referred to as “He Who Walks Behind The Rows” which entices the children of the town to ritualistically murder all the adults to ensure a successful corn harvest. Stephen King wrote the original draft of the screenplay, which focused more on the characters of Burt and Vicky and depicted more backstory on the uprising of the children in Gatlin. This script was disregarded in favor of George Goldsmith’s screenplay, which featured more violence and a more conventional narrative structure. To date the film has spawned six sequels with a television remake.
Taglines:
And a child shall lead them…
An Adult Nightmare.
The Children Rise…..
Trivia:
On the dashboard of Burt and Vicki’s car is a copy of Night Shift, the Stephen King short story collection in which Children of the Corn originally appeared.
In the original theatrical trailer, Stephen King’s name is misspelled as “Steven”.
In the original ending of the story Linda Hamilton’s character Vicki was killed by the children. She joined “the blue man” on a cross and had her eyes cut out.
Though real corn was used for most of filming, polyurethane corn had to be used for the more difficult action sequences.
R.G. Armstrong filmed his scenes in one day.
Michael and Corey Frizzell, the nephews of legendary country music stars Lefty & David Frizzell and Sons of Country Gospel great Allen Frizzell (once married to country star Shelly West), played extras at the age of 8 and 9. Michael was also Robby Kiger (Job) stunt double. Corey who is now an artist to country music stars was also a stand in actor for Robby Kiger (Job).
In the original story, Isaac and Malachai’s names were William Renfrew and Craig Boardman, respectively.
The tagline “And a child shall lead them” comes from Isaiah 11:6 in the Old Testament, which reads, “And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”
Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an Irish-American actor.
Trivia:
Was Paramount’s choice to play Jesus Christ in their production of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) before a storm of controversy forced them to cancel their plans for the movie. Soon after, Universal picked up the movie with Willem Dafoe playing Christ.
Listed as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1986″ in John Willis’ Screen World, Vol. 38.
Brother of Declan Quinn, Marian Quinn and Paul Quinn.
Daughters, with Elizabeth Bracco, Ava Eileen Quinn (b. 1989) and Mia (b. 1998).
After portraying Paul McCartney in a television movie, the two met by chance while staying at the same hotel and became real life friends.
Brother-in-law of actress Lorraine Bracco.
Uncle of Margaux Guerard and Stella Keitel.
Father of Ava Eileen Quinn, who played the baby “David” in her father’s movie Avalon (1990).
Graduated from Rockford West High School in Rockford, Illinois.
Greatly known for his work in theatre throughout Chicago, most notably in Robert Falls’ production of “Hamlet”. He now works in New York theater.
Brother of Robert Quinn, Paul Quinn, Declan Quinn and Marian Quinn.
Son of Teresa and Michael Quinn.
Was close friends with Natasha Richardson, his co-star in The Handmaid’s Tale. She named him as co-executor of estate in her will (2005).
Appeared in the “Books: Feed Your Head” literacy campaign for MTV, directed by Neil Burger and also featuring such actors as Sherilyn Fenn and Timothy Hutton.
Freddie James Prinze, Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor. He rose to fame during the late 1990s and early 2000s, after starring in several Hollywood films aimed at teenage audiences, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), as well as She’s All That (1999), Summer Catch (2001) and Scooby-Doo (2002). Prinze has also made appearances in television sitcoms, including Friends. He is a former member of World Wrestling Entertainment’s creative team as the SmackDown brand writer.
Trivia:
Named one of “People” magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People [2000]
Graduated from La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, NM in 1994
Son of Freddie Prinze and Katherine Elaine Cochrane-Prinze (Kathy Prinze)
Enjoys martial arts.
Enjoys swimming, and recently took up tap dancing
Bought a $3 million, 5-bedroom, 4000 square foot house in the San Fernando Valley. [September 2000]
On People’s (USA) ‘Best-Dressed’ list. [September 2000]
Auditioned for the role of Stu in Scream (1996/I).
Collects comic books.
Publicly announced that he and Sarah Michelle Gellar are engaged. [April 17, 2001]
Put his Toluca Lake house (bought September 2000) on the market, as he has moved into a new house with fiancee Sarah Michelle Gellar. [February 2002]
As of 2004, has worked (co-starred) with actor Matthew Lillard 5 times: Wing Commander (1999), Summer Catch (2001), She’s All That (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002), and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).
Said the hardest part about filming Scooby-Doo (2002) (aside from being homesick) was that he had to constantly re-dye his jet black hair blonde to match his character, Fred.
Was “Mr. Golden Globe” for 1996.
His father committed suicide when Freddie was 10 months old. He was raised by his mother and grandmother.
He grew up in New Mexico but spent the summers in Puerto Rico with his paternal grandmother.
As a fan of pop culture, he initially turned down Raja Gosnell’s offer to star with real life love Sarah Michelle Gellar in Scooby-Doo (2002) because he felt it would not be respecting the original series, but Sarah talked him into it.
Shares a birthday with James Van Der Beek and Camryn Manheim.
His godfather is martial arts legend Robert Wall.
First met Sarah Michelle Gellar on the movie set of I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).
Is an only child.
Lindsay Sloane was maid of honor at his wedding to Sarah Michelle Gellar
Was suppose to be in I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) (V) with Brandy and Jennifer again, but then they changed the script and left them out.
Had to shave his head after filming Scooby-Doo (2002) because the bleach ruined his hair.
Has the same manager as Jared Padalecki.
In March 2006, he ran his first marathon (The Los Angeles Marathon XXI) with a 05:50:49 finishing time using the name “Freddie James”.
On April 9, 2009, Freddie announced that he and Sarah are expecting their first child, due in the fall.
He and wife Sarah Michelle welcomed daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze on Saturday, 19th Sept 2009.
Freddie and Sarah became the parents of a girl, Charlotte Grace Prinze, on September 19, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Freddie is descendant from Puerto Rican and Hungarian from his father’s side and Italian from his mother’s side.
The hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin started the tribute by spoofing the film Paranormal Activity. Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner of the Twilight franchise introduced the Horror tribute, pointing out that it has been 37 long years since The Exorcist was recognized at the annual awards show.
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles as Walter White in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, for which he has won two Emmy Awards, and Hal in the FOX situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle Other notable roles include Dr. Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, Doug Heffernan’s neighbor in the The King of Queens, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in From the Earth to the Moon, Ted Mosby’s boss on How I Met Your Mother, and other roles in numerous movies and television programs.
Trivia:
Has one daughter named Taylor.
His father is actor Joe Cranston. His brother is Kyle Edward Cranston.
A couple other titles he voice for were “Royal Space Force – The Wings of Honneamise”, and “Macross Plus”.
Once did voice acting for the English dubbing of Japanese Animation (or Anime), under the name “Lee Stone”.
In the original Armitage III Polymatrix 4 episode home video release (also know as an OAV), he’s listed as “Lee Stone”, but in the movie edition of the same name, he’s listed under his real name “Bryan Cranston”.
Became an ordained minister when he was in college as a part-time job.
Got his start at the Granada Theatre in the San Fernando Valley, California.
Produced his “Kidsmartz” safety video with his “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) crew during one of their weeks off.
Such a big baseball fan that his wife threw him a surprise 40th birthday party at Dodgers Stadium.
Always grows a beard and mustache during his “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) hiatus.
His favorite episode of “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) is the first season episode “Rollerskates.” He spent six weeks before filming learning how to rollerskate.
Impersonated Brad Garrett’s “Everybody Loves Raymond” (1996) voice shortly after losing to him for the second year in a row at the 2004 Emmy Awards. The crowd laughed hysterically, as did Brad Garrett himself.
Presented the category “Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series” at the 2004 Emmy Awards with his “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) co-star Jane Kaczmarek. Ironically enough, Bryan had been eligible for that category (for directing the “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) episode “Stereo Store”) but did not receive a nomination.
Was singled out by frequent “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) director Todd Holland during his Emmy speech in 2001. Cranston had been overlooked that year, and Holland proclaimed that he would “stand up here soon.” Cranston was subsequently nominated for the first-time the next year.
Directed three episodes of “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000) during its fifth season. The episodes were “Vegas,” “Dirty Magazine,” and “Experiment”.
The last name of the first Blue Ranger on “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” (1993) was named after him. He did various work as part of the crew (voice-overs, etc.), so the Blue Ranger’s full name became Billy Cranston.
Has a dog named Sugar, saved from a local Los Angeles pound.
Enjoys traveling to Hawaii.
Met his wife Robin Dearden on the set of the show “Airwolf” (1984). He was playing the villain of the week, and she was his hostage (held at gunpoint).
Attended and graduated from Canoga Park High School, Canoga Park, California in 1974.
Honored as Grand Marshal of the 2006 Sherman Oaks, CA, Street Fair by the Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in the community and his protection of children through KidSmartz.
At one point considered becoming a police officer, and went to high school, and was friends with, Daniel Cameron.
Bryan Cranston, who played Erik Per Sullivan’s character’s father on “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000), wrote recommendation letters for his college applications.
John Heard (born March 7, 1945) is an American actor well known for his recurring role as the father, Peter McCallister, in the first two installments of the Home Alone movie series. More recently he can be seen on CSI: Miami as recurring character Kenwall Duquesne, father of Calleigh Duquesne.
Trivia:
Listed as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1977″ in John Willis’ Screen World, Vol. 29. [1977]
Graduated from Clark University, Worcester, MA in 1968.
Received the 1976-77 Theatre World award.
Graduated from Washington, DC’s Gonzaga College High School in 1964, and was inducted into the school’s theatre hall of fame in the spring of 2003.
His father worked for the Pentagon.
Has one son named John Matthew Heard (born 1987) with ex-girlfriend Melissa Leo.
Portrayed Matthew in the Word of Promise audio bible.
John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American film and stage actor. He landed his first feature role in the movie Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the independent films Another Day in Paradise (1995) and Desert Blue (1996). In 1998, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker.
For his portrayal of Charles Lane in Shattered Glass, Sarsgaard won the Online Film Critics Society Award in the category for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005) and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), and Orphan (2009).
Sarsgaard has also appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, and Burn This. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. Sarsgaard appeared in the off-Broadway production of Uncle Vanya in January 2009. Sarsgaard has been in a relationship with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal since 2002. In 2006, the two became engaged and Gyllenhaal gave birth to their daughter, Ramona, on October 3, 2006. On May 2, 2009 Sarsgaard and Gyllenhaal were married in Italy.
Trivia:
He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he co-founded a comedy improvisation group called Mama’s Pot Roast.
His baby face; his soft, strangely ominous voice; and often bizarre, unstable characters have led to him being compared to John Malkovich, who played his father in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I).
In Garden State (2004), Peter’s character collects Desert Storm trading cards. In Jarhead (2005), Peter’s character fights in Desert Storm.
Like Edward Norton and Broadway actress Kimmilee Bryant, he studied with legendary acting coach Terry Schreiber at the T.Schreiber Studio in New York.
Childhood hero was Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett.
Engaged to Maggie Gyllenhaal [April 2006]
Peter and his fiancée, Maggie Gyllenhaal, became the parents of a girl, named Ramona, on October 3, 2006 in New York City.
He attended the Actors’ Studio Program at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
