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COMEDIAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1926

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Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926-November 28, 2010)
 

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Nielsen, with co-star Anne Francis in his second film, Forbidden Planet (1956)
 

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1980

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1988

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JENNIFER ANISTON IS 43 TODAY!

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Jennifer Joanna Aniston is a actress, film director, and producer who gained
wide recognition in the 1990s for her portrayal of Rachel Green on the NBC
television sitcom, Friends (1994-2004). The role earned her an Emmy Award,
Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Aniston’s greatest
successes came with the 2003 film Bruce Almighty. She has been selected
to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year.

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Jennifer Aniston with Bruce Almighty co-star Jim Carrey

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2005

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ACTRESS JENNIFER JASON LEIGH IS 50 TODAY!

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Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow) is the daughter
of actor Vic Morrow and screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her father
died in 1982   when a stunt helicopter crashed on him during the
filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Leigh changed her surname
early in her acting career, taking the meddle name of “Jason” in
honor of a family friend, actor Jason Robards. Jennifer is  best
known for her role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High ( 1982).

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Vic Morrow

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Jennifer Jason Leigh as seen in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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1995

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COMEDIAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1919

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Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt)
 (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006)

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1959

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COMEDIAN SHELLY BERMAN IS 87 TODAY

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Sheldon "Shelley" Berman has authored three books, two plays, several TV pilot
scripts, and numerous poems. For over twenty years, Berman taught humor writing
in the Master of Professional Writing program at University of Southern California,
where he is now a Lecturer Emeritus. He continues to do film and television work,
and make personal appearances across the country year-round.

 

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BERMAN ALBUM

 

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