Erick Avari was born April 13, 1952.

Avari is known for his roles in such films as The Beast (1988), Encino Man (1992), Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), The Mummy (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Home Alone 4 (2002), Mr. Deeds (2002), Daredevil (2003), and Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007). He is one of only two actors, along with Alexis Cruz, to appear in both the original Stargate movie and the spin-off series Stargate SG-1 (three episodes). Before arriving in Los Angeles in 1991, his extensive work onstage garnered him praise from theater critics across America, most notably as Vasquez, in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore with Val Kilmer at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, and as Sir Richard at The Guthrie Theater’s memorable production of The Screens.
He has made guest appearances on Castle, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Heroes, Hope & Faith, Law & Order, Burn Notice, Lie to Me, Party Down, Star Trek: The Next Generation, seaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, The West Wing, The X-Files, Dharma & Greg, Babylon 5, Alias, The O.C., The Sarah Silverman Program, Leverage, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Covert Affairs, and Human Target. He appeared in cameo roles in JAG; Living People; NYPD Blue; Cheers; Murder, She Wrote; Roseanne; Judging Amy; NCIS; and Everwood. In the video game Zork Grand Inquisitor, he played Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick, a ruthless dictator who serves as the game’s main villain. He also appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines.
Over the course of his career, Avari has portrayed representatives of more than 24 ethnicities. He has appeared in at least 33 feature films and over 70 television episodes. Avari has appeared with Brent Spiner in four different productions: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Independence Day (1996), The Master of Disguise, and Home Alone 4 (2002). He performed opposite Richard Gere in a drama film based on a true story: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, in which he played Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog vendor.
In January 2009, he played a cell phone salesman in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and in October 2009, he was cast as Omar on Days of Our Lives.
In 2014, Avari voiced Master Rahool in the science fiction video game Destiny.
In 2017, Avari was in the U.S Conspiracy Thriller Project Eden: Vol. I.

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John Kim was born January 10, 1993.

Kim’s first audition was for the Tom Hanks-Steven Spielberg TV miniseries The Pacific, where he was given the role of a 14-year-old Japanese soldier in the episode “Okinawa”. Kim then spent two years finishing high school and playing the part of Dale “Macca” McGregor, a recurring character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Kim is on the TNT television adventure show The Librarians as Ezekiel Jones, a thief, “master of technologies” and fan of classic crimes who enjoys playing the role of an international man of mystery.

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Matt Frewer was born January 4, 1958.

Matthew “Matt” Frewer is an actor from Washington, DC and raised in Canada who played the role of Berlinghoff Rasmussen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode “A Matter of Time” in 1991. He filmed his scenes between Friday 27 September 1991 and Monday 7 October 1991 on Paramount Stage 8 and Paramount Stage 9.
He is most popularly known for portraying the artificial intelligence character of Max Headroom in the 1980s, starring in a science fiction television series of the same name (1985) followed by The Original Max Talking Headroom Show (1987) and the more popular Max Headroom (1987-88). The character was also referenced in an okudagram in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Conspiracy” as Vice Admiral Maxwell Headroom of the Starfleet Missions Operation Division.

Frewer is also well-known for his starring role as Dr. Mike Stratford in the CBS situation comedy series Doctor Doctor (1989-91).
Frewer is also recognized for his roles in such films as The Fourth Protocol (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), National Lampoon’s Senior Trip (1995), and the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. He was also among the many Trek performers to star in the 1997 film Breast Men.

His television projects include the TV special In Search of Dr. Seuss and Stephen King’s mini-series The Stand, both of which aired in 1994. He also starred in the 1995 TV movie Kissinger and Nixon and had a role in the acclaimed 2002 mini-series Taken.

Frewer was nominated for two Gemini Awards in 2000, one for a guest appearance on Da Vinci’s Inquest and another for his work on the series Mentors. He won the latter award.

Frewer was a regular on the Sci-Fi Channel original series Eureka during the show’s first two seasons, playing eccentric animal expert Jim Taggart. Around this same time, Frewer also starred in the Canadian crime drama Intelligence, which consisted of a pilot movie and 25 one-hour episodes airing between November 2006 and December 2007.

Frewer reunited with Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder for the 2009 film Watchmen, based on the acclaimed comic book (and later graphic novel) from DC Comics. In the film, Frewer plays former villain Moloch the Mystic.
He has also appeared in PSI Factor, Orphan Black, The Librarians, Hercules, Timeless, The Incredible Hulk, Generation X, The Outer Limits, Gargoyles, Supernatural, Falling Skies and many more shows.

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Rebecca Romijn was born November 6, 1972.

Rebecca Alie Romijn is an American actress and former fashion model. She is best known for her role as Mystique in the first trilogy of the X-Men film series, and as Joan from The Punisher (2004), both of which are based on Marvel Comics. She also had a recurring role as Alexis Meade on the television series Ugly Betty. She plays Eve Baird in The Librarians.

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9-06 Happy birthday to Jane Curtin.

09-06 Happy birthday to Jane Curtin, born September 6, 1947.

First coming to prominence as an original cast member on the hit TV comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1975, she went on to win back-to-back Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on the 1980s sitcom Kate & Allie portraying the role of Allison “Allie” Lowell. Curtin later starred in the hit series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), playing the role of Dr. Mary Albright.

Curtin has also appeared in many movie roles, including Charlene in the The Librarian series of movies (2004–2008). She also reprised one of her Saturday Night Live characters, Prymaat (Clorhone) Conehead, in the 1993 film Coneheads.

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4-13 Happy birthday to Erick Avari.

4-13 Happy birthday to Erick Avari, Born: April 13, 1952.

Avari is known for his roles in such films as The Beast (1988), Encino Man (1992), Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), The Mummy (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Home Alone 4 (2002), Mr. Deeds (2002), Daredevil (2003), and Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007). He is one of only two actors, along with Alexis Cruz, to appear in both the original Stargate movie and the spin-off series Stargate SG-1 (three episodes). Before arriving in Los Angeles in 1991, his extensive work onstage garnered him praise from theater critics across America, most notably as Vasquez, in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore with Val Kilmer at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, and as Sir Richard at The Guthrie Theater’s memorable production of The Screens.

He has made guest appearances on Castle, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Heroes, Hope & Faith, Law & Order, Burn Notice, Lie to Me, Party Down, Star Trek: The Next Generation, seaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, The West Wing, The X-Files, Dharma & Greg, Babylon 5, Alias, The O.C., The Sarah Silverman Program, Leverage, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Covert Affairs, and Human Target. He appeared in cameo roles in JAG; Living People; NYPD Blue; Cheers; Murder, She Wrote; Roseanne; Judging Amy; NCIS; and Everwood. In the video game Zork Grand Inquisitor, he played Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick, a ruthless dictator who serves as the game’s main villain. He also appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines.

Over the course of his career, Avari has portrayed representatives of more than 24 ethnicities. He has appeared in at least 33 feature films and over 70 television episodes. Avari has appeared with Brent Spiner in four different productions: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Independence Day (1996), The Master of Disguise, and Home Alone 4 (2002). He performed opposite Richard Gere in a drama film based on a true story: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, in which he played Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog vendor.

In January 2009, he played a cell phone salesman in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and in October 2009, he was cast as Omar on Days of Our Lives.

In 2014, Avari voiced Master Rahool in the science fiction video game Destiny.

In 2017, Avari will be seen in the U.S Conspiracy Thriller Project Eden: Vol. I.

 

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2-25 Happy birthday to Sean Astin.

02-25 Happy birthday to Sean Astin, Born: February 25, 1971.

Sean Patrick Astin is an American actor, director, voice artist, and producer best known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, and the title character of Rudy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in season five of 24 and currently voices Raphael in the 2012 Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series and Oso in the Disney Junior show Special Agent Oso. Astin also served as the campaign manager for his friend, Democrat Dan Adler, a businessman in the entertainment industry, for California’s 36th congressional district special election, 2011.

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