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Well known people born on August 24th - your in good company
Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He became well known during the 1980s starting with his breakthrough role in 1984's Police Academy and subsequent starring roles in major Hollywoodfilms, including Diner, Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit.
Guttenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ann Iris (née Newman), a surgical assistant, and Jerome Stanley Guttenberg, an electrical engineer. He has two sisters.[1] He had a Jewish upbringing[2] in North Massapequa, New York, where he graduated from Plainedge High School in 1976[3] (according to some sources, he transferred to New York City's High School of Performing Arts two years before graduating).[4] During high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School where he studied under John Houseman, and he won a role in an off-Broadway production of The Lion in Winter.[3][4] After his high school graduation, he moved to California to pursue an acting career.[3][4] Guttenberg left for LA with $300 in his pocket, salami from his mother, and his father's briefcase. As Mr. Guttenberg recounts, within weeks he was cast in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial playing opposite Colonel Sanders. more...... David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle[4] (/ʃəˈpɛl/, born August 24, 1973) is an American comedian, screenwriter, producer, and actor. After beginning his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he landed minor roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked, directed by Tamra Davis and co-written byNeal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_ChappelleBrennan and Chappelle himself.
In 2003, he became more widely known for his sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, co-written with Neal Brennan, which ran until his retirement from the show two years later. By 2006, Chappelle was called "the comic genius of America" by Esquire[1] and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer.[5] The show continues to run in popular late-night syndication and on television networks around the world. Comedy Centralranks him No. 43 in the "100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time."[6] He lives with his family in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and continues to perform stand-up.[7] more....... |
Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as Paradise Alley, Short Cuts, Patriot Games,Clear and Present Danger, Man of the House and Fatal Attraction, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971.
Archer's first television appearance was in 1970 on the series Men at Law. Her first feature film was The Honkers (1972). "Lifeguard" (1976). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beth Gallagher in the film Fatal Attraction (1987). Her other prominent film roles include Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). In 2001, Archer portrayed Mrs. Robinson at the Gielgud Theatre in a West End production of The Graduate. She has made several appearances on television shows such as Hawaii Five-0,Little House on the Prairie, Falcon Crest, Boston Public, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Privileged, and Ghost Whisperer.[2] She was a regular on the short-lived sitcom Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice in 1973. more....... Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "The Iron Man",[1] is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). Ripken is best remembered for breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played, a record that had stood for 56 years and many deemed unbreakable. In 2007, he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
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