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LEVAR BURTON IS 54 TODAY

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LeVar Burton, is a German-born actor, director, producer and author. He is 
well-known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC-TV
miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also known for 
his portrayal of Geordi LaForge on the syndicated science fiction series
Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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LeVar Burton in Roots

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LeVar in Star Trek: The Next Generation

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MIA FARROW IS 66 TODAY

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Mia Farrow  has appeared in more than forty-five films and won numerous awards,
including a Golden Globe award and seven additional Golden Globe nominations.She
is also notable for her extensive humanitarian work. In 2008 she was selected by Time
magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.  

Mia Farrow’s first leading film role was in Rosemary’s Baby (1968), which was a critical and commercial success at the time and continues to be widely regarded as a classic
of the horror genre. Her performance earned numerous awards, including a Golden
Globe for New Star of The Year-Actress, and established her as a leading actress.

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                                     Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby

MIA FARROW UNICEF

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ACTRESS BROOKE ADAMS IS 62 TODAY

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After playing small roles in television and low-budget movies, Adams’ performances in
Days of Heaven (1978) and the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (also 1978)
brought her positive reviews. She has also starred in the films Cuba (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Key Exchange (1985), and Gas Food Lodging (1992). In 1995 Adams retired temporarily from film-making due to family responsibilities and a scarcity of good roles. She resumed her career around 2002 and recently starred in several shows on Broadway.

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                     Brooke Adams in Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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BILL MUMY TURNED 57 TODAY

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Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. is an actor, musician, voice-over artist
and a figure in the science-fiction community. He is known primarily for his
work as a child television actor in the 1960s, most notably as Will Robinson
in the CBS-TV sci-fi series Lost in Space.

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              The Robot and Bill Mumy on the set of Lost in Space

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ACTOR RUTGER HAUER IS 67 TODAY

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer  is a Dutch stage, television and film actor. His career began in 1969 with the title role in the popular Dutch television series Floris(1969). Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallon film Nighthawks (1981), he was cast as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named "Wulfgar”. His film credits also include Flesh + Blood(1985), Blind Fury(1989), Blade Runner(1982),The Hitcher(1986),Sin City(2005), and Batman Begins(2005).

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