Wesley Snipes is a actor and martial artist. In a film career
spanning more than thirty years, Snipes has appeared in a
variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic
feature films, and comedies, though he is best known for
his action films.
1968
The Love Bug (also known as Herbie the Love Bug) is a 1968
sports adventure comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson
from a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on
the story "Car, Boy, Girl" by Gordon Buford. The film is the
first installment in the Herbie film series.
The Love Bug was the second highest-grossing film of 1969,
earning over $51.2 million at the domestic box office and it
received mostly positive reviews from critics.
PHOTO TAKEN AT A LOCAL AUTO SHOW.
On July 20, 1988, Die Hard, an action film starring Bruce
Willis as wisecracking New York City cop John McClane,
opened in theaters across the United States.
A huge box-office hit, the film established Willis as a movie
star and spawned three sequels. Die Hard also became
Hollywood shorthand for describing the plot of other
actions films, as in “Speed is Die Hard on a bus.”
Bruce Willis (70) was spotted in public for the second time
since announcing his battle with frontotemporal dementia
and aphasia, on January 22.
High School ~ 1965
Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone is a actor and filmmaker with
a movie career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has
received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award
and a Critics’ Choice Award, as well as nominations for three
Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards.
Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison
Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six
consecutive decades. Films in which he has appeared in have
grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.
New York City born Huey Lewis sang lead and played harmonica
for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, until being forced into
retirement due to hearing loss in 2018; he also wrote or co-wrote
many of the band’s songs.
The band is perhaps best known for their third, and best-selling,
album Sports, and their contribution to the soundtrack of the
1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played
with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.
