Friday, May 25, 2012

On This Date: May 25


1939: Sir Ian McKellan is born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. The Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor portrayed the mutant criminal Magneto (a.k.a. Erik Lehnsherr) in X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand.

1964: Ray Stevenson is born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He starred as the Punisher (a.k.a. Frank Castle) in Punisher: War Zone and later appeared in Thor as Volstagg.

1970: Jamie Kennedy is born in Upper Darby, Penn. He played would-be animator Tim Avery in Son of the Mask.

1970: Octavia Spencer is born in Montgomery, Alabama. Prior to receiving the Academy Award for her role in the 2011 film The Help, Spencer was cast as a check-in girl in Spider-Man.

1976: Cillian Murphy is born in Douglas, Cook County, Ireland. He took on the role of the Scarecrow (a.k.a. Dr. Jonathan Crane) in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

2012: Men in Black 3 is released by Amblin Entertainment. The movie stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Emma Thompson.

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