The lineup in birthdays and events is pretty cool today. It ranges from children's books to the all might Borg.
There is one person I do want to wish a happy birthday to and that's comic book artist and Facebook Friend, Mark Evanier. Mark has created so many great memories in my childhood and adult life. It's a privilege to know him, even if it's just on Facebook.
Now, I won't hold you back with a longer introduction. Just get in there and enjoy.
Birthdays
| Mark Evanier 1952, comic book and television writer, Mark made his first professional sale in 1969 and almost immediately was taken on as a production assistant to the legendary Jack Kirby. Mark subsequently wrote for the Hanna-Barbera comic book division and a number of variety shows and specials, and he began writing for animated cartoon shows, including Scooby Doo, Plastic Man, Thundarr the Barbarian, The ABC Weekend Special, Richie Rich, The Wuzzles, and Dungeons & Dragons. But he is most noted in animation for his work on Garfield and Friends, a seven-season series for which Mark wrote or co-wrote every episode and acted as voice recording director. Mark has produced a number of comic books, including Blackhawk, Crossfire and Hollywood Superstars (with Dan Spiegle), Groo the Wanderer (with Sergio Aragonés), and The DNAgents (with Will Meugniot). |
| Dan Berger 1965, comic book artist best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. |
| Bryce Dallas Howard 1981, Gwen Stacy - Spider-Man 3 (2007), Kate Connor - Terminator Salvation (2009), Victoria - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). |
| Paul Popowich 1973, actor, Tim Watters - Star Trek Deep Space Nine - (1 episode, "Valiant"1998), Tom Palmer - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Time to Time", 2001), Mark Griffin - Mutant X (1 episode,"Presumed Guilty", 2002), Rob - Phil the Alien (2004). |
| Daniel Craig 1968, actor, Alex West - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), James Bond - Casino Royale (2006), Ben Driscoll - The Invasion (2007), Lord Asriel - The Golden Compass (2007), James Bond - Quantum of Solace (2008), Red Rackham - The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) (post-production), Jake - Cowboys and Aliens (2011) (pre-production). |
| Laraine Newman 1952, actress/voice actress/comedian, Laraine has a wide range of voice talent work such as, Connie - The Coneheads (1983) (TV) (voice), The Flying Squirrel -The Tick (1 episode, 1996), Toby Raynes - Superman Animated Series (2 episodes, 1998), Baby Doll - The New Batman Adventures (1 episode, 1998), Mrs. Hubbard - The Oblongs (8 episodes, 2001), Queen Jipjurrulac - The Fairly OddParents (3 episodes, 2001-2003), Medusa - Justice League (1 episode, 2004), Ms. Minerva - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (1 episode), Marjorie - Wolverine and the X-Men (1 episode, 2009), News Anchor /Nathan's Mom/Pickles' mom/Skwisgar's Mom - Metalocalypse (10 episodes, 2006-2009). |
| Cassie Yates 1951, actress, Sally Bartell - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Bionic Beauty", 1976). |
| Mitchel Laurance 1950, actor, Sandor Kelso - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Escape to Love", 1977), Mason Stark -The Outer Limits (1 episode, "In Another Life", 1998), Dr. Ashton - Surface (1 episode, 2006). |
| Gates McFadden 1949, actress, Mr. Price's secretary - The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) (as Cheryl McFadden), Doctor Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: The Next Generation (154 episodes, 1987-1994), Doctor Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: Generations (1994), Doctor Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Doctor Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Dr. Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). |
| Gordon Thomson 1945, actor, Sir Robin the Brave - Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971) (TV), LWS Crewman - Starship Invasions (1977), Douglas - The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 episode, "The Lake", 1989). |
| Joy Garrett 1945, actress, Tina - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Equinox", 1980), Annie Meyers - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "A Fistful of Datas", 1992). |
| Katherine Crawford 1944, actress, Dr. Abby Lawrence - Gemini Man (1976) (TV Pilot Movie), Dr. Abby Lawrence - Gemini Man (11 episodes, 1976). |
| Barbara Luna 1939, actress, Lisa - The Invaders (1 episode, "Storm", 1967), Marlena - Star Trek (1 episode, "Mirror, Mirror", 1967), Frankie McVeigh - Tarzan (1 episode, "The Maguma Curse", 1967), Leslie Morales - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Vulture of the Andes", 1976), Helen Ramirez - Project U.F.O. (1 episode, 1978), Lisa Alvarez - The Amazing Spider-Man (1 episode, "Escort To Danger", 1978), Koori - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (3 episodes, 1981), Alersa / Veronica - Star Trek: New Voyages (2 episodes, 2004-2010). |
| Al Waxman 1935, actor, The Bug - Intergalactic Thanksgiving (1979) (TV) (voice), Rudnick - Heavy Metal (1981) (voice) (segment "Harry Canyon"). |
| John Cullum 1930, actor, John O'Malley - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1989), James Valenti Sr. - Roswell (2 episodes, 2000). |
| Jennifer Jones 1919, actress, Gwen Andrews - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939). |
| Theodor Seuss Geisel "Dr. Seuss" 1902, writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen name Dr. Seuss. He published over 60 children's books, which were often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of trisyllabic meter. His most celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Numerous adaptations of his work have been created, including eleven television specials, three feature films, and a Broadway musical. |
| Wallis Clark 1882, actor, Henry W. Philpot - Blondie Meets the Boss (1939), Warden - The Lady and the Monster (1944) |
| Richard Compton 1938, actor, director, producer, Actor: Technical Officer / Washburn - Star Trek (2 episodes, 1967-1968), Producer: "Babylon 5" (co-producer) (19 episodes, 1994), "Sliders" (1995) TV series (producer), Director: "Otherworld" (1 episode, 1985), "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1 episode, 1987), Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV), "Babylon 5" (5 episodes, 1994), "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1 episode, 1998), "Sliders" (12 episodes, 1996-1999), "The X Files" (2 episodes, 2000-2001), "The Lone Gunmen" (2 episodes, 2001). |
| Tom Hand 1973, actor, Sloan's Son - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Extreme Measures", 1999). |
Events
| 1967, Star Trek:TOS, "This Side of Paradise" airs. |
| 1989, Fourth day of filming on Star Trek:TNG, "Q Who". The Borg make their first onstage appearance. |
| 1992, Star Trek:TNG, "Ethics" airs. |
| 1994, Babylon 5 Episode 6 - "Mind War" first aired |
| 1996, Space Cases airs on Nickelodeon. |
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