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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS   for Jun 19, 2013
GENA ROWLANDS
Age 83
Biography: When actress Gena Rowlands arrived in Hollywood in the 1950s, she could easily have opted to take the Hollywood starlet route. But she shared a creative vision with filmmaker and husband John Cassavetes; preferring instead to use her stunning, camera-loving facial features and natural acting style in unglamorous roles in groundbreaking independent films that launched an entire movement. Devoted to the idea of unearthing complex human emotions rather than painting characters with a one-dimensional Hollywood brush, Rowlands was a key factor in Cassavetes' low budget, documentary-style dramas...
 
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Salman Rushdie
Age 66
Biography: Though an acclaimed and prize-winning novelist for nearly three decades, Sir Salman Rushdie's work was overshadowed in popular culture by a death sentence issued by the Iranian government in 1989 following the publication of his book The Satanic Verses...
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Paul Dano
Age 29
Biography: Having started his career on stage and screen as a child actor, Paul Dano quickly rose to stardom channeling the frustrations of adolescent awkwardness in a number of supporting turns before later graduating to more eclectic adult roles. Following...
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Hugh Dancy
Age 38
Biography: An English-born lead and occasional supporting player in features and television productions on both sides of the Atlantic, Hugh Dancy specialized in essaying romantic young men in features like "Ella Enchanted" (2004), "Elizabeth I" (Channel 4/HBO, 2005-06),...
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Robin Tunney
Age 41
Biography: Though she suffered from a few disappointments early in her career, actress Robin Tunney held fast to her drive and determination to become a well-established film and television performer. After making her start in several local productions in her native...
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Phylicia Rashad
Age 65
Biography: One of the best-loved matriarchs in television history, Phylicia Rashad made her Broadway debut playing a munchkin in the original 1975 production of "The Wiz." Following this up with a small role in the musical company of the Tony Award-winning smash hit,...
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Poppy Montgomery
Age 38
Biography: Australian import Poppy Montgomery found success on American television playing a series of strong-willed women, often in the popular police procedural genre. Soon after arriving in Hollywood the vivacious young actress began picking up small parts in films...
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Zoe Saldana
Age 35
Biography: After spending most of her youth training as a dancer, Zoe Saldana made the transition to acting on screen after an attention-getting performance in the stage musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Saldana began landing television and feature...
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Jean Dujardin
Age 41
Biography: A beloved talent in his native France, Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin's outsized comic personality, embossed by a toothy smile, made him a top leading man on television and in features, including the hit espionage spoof "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies"...
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Mía Maestro
Age 35
Biography: This sultry and sexy Argentine actress was most famously known for portraying Nadia Santos, the long lost sister to Jennifer Garner's Sydney Bristow on the hit spy serial "Alias" (ABC, 2001-05), however Mia Maestro accumulated a selection of impressive film...
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Mia Sara
Age 46
Biography: Possessing a dark Pre-Raphaelite beauty that is both sensual and sweet, Mia Sara landed a succession of leading roles early in her career--unfortunately, few of the films were very good. The Brooklynite began acting in commercials and on the ABC daytime soap...
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Teddy Dunn
Age 33
Biography: A gifted actor, Teddy Dunn enjoyed considerable screen success before stepping away from the camera. Born June 19, 1980 in Torquay, Victoria, Australia, Edward Wilkes "Teddy" Dunn grew up in North Carolina. Having dreamed of becoming a lawyer all his life,...
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Mark Canton
Age 64
Biography: Youthful studio executive who worked his way up from the proverbially mail room to executive production positions at Warner Bros. in the 1980s where he played a central role in the greenlighting of such socially and racially relevant films as "New Jack City"...
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Lauren Smith
Age 33
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Jennifer Siebel
Age 39
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