BIRTHDAYS:
1980 - Eddie Kaye Thomas - American film, television, and stage actor who rose to prominence in 1999 as Paul Finch in American Pie, a film that spawned two sequels and four direct-to-video spin-offs
Eddie Kaye Thomas
1961 - Peter Jackson - undertook one of the most daunting tasks in Hollywood history—not just bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved The Lord of the Rings to the silver screen successfully, but also creating three epic—and epically budgeted—films at the same time.
Peter Jackson
1961 - U2 Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. - the drummer for the Irish rock band U2. He is the founder of U2, which was originally known as "The Larry Mullen Band" at its inception. He has worked on numerous side projects during his career, including a collaboration with Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M. to form Automatic Baby in 1993 and working with bandmate Adam Clayton on the re-recording of the theme to Mission: Impossible, in 1996. He and U2 have won many awards, including 22 Grammy awards.
Larry Mullen Jr.
1942 – David Ogden Steirs - an American actor, voice actor, and musician, noted for his role in the television sitcom M*A*S*H as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III and the science fiction drama The Dead Zone as Reverend Gene Purdy. A connoisseur of classical music, Stiers has been a guest conductor for over 50 orchestras in North America and maintained a position as associate conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival
David Ogden Steirs
1964 - Rob Schneider: an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Hot Chick.
OTHER EVENTS:
2005 – The Honeymooners starring Cedric the Entertainer,Mike Epps and Gabrielle Union was released in Australia. Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble
2003 - On the final night of her Farewell Tour, Cher is named the year’s biggest touring female by Billboard. She grossed $145 million and drew 2.2 million fans to over 200 concerts.
1998 – Kiss kicks off its Psycho-Circus tour with a Halloween extravaganza in Los Angeles that dazzles thousands of fans, many of whom arrive in costumes. Appropriately enough, the Smashing Pumpkins opens the show.
1991 – Released in Australia is Regarding Henry starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he cannot remember anything. If that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits into. Fortunately, Henry has a loving wife and daughter to help him.
1985 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Part-Time Lover,” Stevie Wonder. The song hits No. 1 22 years and three months after Wonder’s first No. 1, the longest span to date
1983 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood release 'Relax'
1975 - Queen release 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
1964 - Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks
1954 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``This Ole House,'' Rosemary Clooney.
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Peter Jackson
Larry Mullen Jr.
David Ogden Steirs
2003 - On the final night of her Farewell Tour, Cher is named the year’s biggest touring female by Billboard. She grossed $145 million and drew 2.2 million fans to over 200 concerts.
1998 – Kiss kicks off its Psycho-Circus tour with a Halloween extravaganza in Los Angeles that dazzles thousands of fans, many of whom arrive in costumes. Appropriately enough, the Smashing Pumpkins opens the show.
1991 – Released in Australia is Regarding Henry starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he cannot remember anything. If that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits into. Fortunately, Henry has a loving wife and daughter to help him.
1985 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Part-Time Lover,” Stevie Wonder. The song hits No. 1 22 years and three months after Wonder’s first No. 1, the longest span to date
1983 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood release 'Relax'
1975 - Queen release 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
1964 - Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks
1954 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``This Ole House,'' Rosemary Clooney.
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