Brit of the Week

Richard Ayoade (June 12, 1977) hails from Whipps Cross, England. He is the only child of a Norwegian mother and Nigerian father. He attended St. Joseph's College and then studied law at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. He made a splash in series like, "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" and "The Mighty Boosh", but has really made a name for himself playing the hilarious character 'Moss' in the long-running series "The IT Crowd". Next up: "Neighborhood Watch" (with Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, and Vince Vaughn)

Quote of the Day

Firefighter: What's your name?
Lance: Uh, Joe... John... uh, Joe-John.
Firefighter: Your name's Joe-John?
Lance: John-ston, Johnston. Joe.
Firefighter: You wanna tell me what happened here?
Lance: Uh, there was a fire, I dunno, I came by and it's... checkin out the fire.
Firefighter: Well that lady uh, Mona? She said that you two were in the building together when the fire started.
Lance: Yeah, she's a liar, cuz I dunno her so whatever, whatever she says is a lie, so...
Firefighter: K, so you're saying you weren't in the building with that woman?
Lance: No, not I! Aright, she started it, aright? Because she was like "I hate my job, I'm gonna burn this mother down!" And I said "You better not... you better not!"
Firefighter: She said it was an electrical fire.
Lance: It was. It was a total electrical fire, it was like uh, the switches had sparks comin out, and the sockets, and uh it was like the 4th of July, man!
Firefighter: Why aren't you wearing your pants, Joe?
Lance: I tripped, and uh then I had to take 'em off to run faster out of the flames...
[coughing]
Lance: I think I inhaled some smoke, will you excuse me one second, I'll be right back

Jack Black and Ben Stiller as 'Lance' and

'the firefighter', "Orange County", 2002

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You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 65th Birthday, Danny Glover!!!!

a terrific actor

with Sally Field on the set of "Places in the Heart", 1984

with good friend and frequent costar Mel Gibson

on the set of "Lethal Weapon", 1987

on the set of "The Royal Tenenbaums" with Ben Stiller,

Gywneth Paltrow, and Anjelica Huston, 2001

filming "Predator 2", 1990

with Matt Damon on the set of "The Rainmaker", 1997

playing the President of the United States in "2012", 2009

filming "The Color Purple" (his best performance)

with Whoopi Goldberg, 1985

with Alfre Woodard in a publicity

shot for "Grand Canyon", 1991

Quote of the Day

"What is this? A center for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read... if they can't even fit inside the building?"

Ben Stiller as 'Zoolander', "Zoolander", 2001

Family Ties

Ben Stiller is the son of comedy stars Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Jerry and Anne got their start in the 60s with their comedy routines on such shows as 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.

*** Ben Stiller is best known for his roles in "Meet the Parents", "Zoolander", and for directing films like "Reality Bites". Jerry Stiller is best known as George's dad on "Seinfeld" and as 'Arthur Spooner' on "King of Queens". Anne Meara had roles in "Fame", "Awakenings", and as Steve's mom in "Sex and the City".

Did You Know...

... James Franco, Busy Philipps, Linda Cardellini, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel all got their start on the short-lived 1999 NBC series, "Freaks and Geeks".

Also Lizzy Caplan, Ben Foster, Rashida Jones, Mike White, Alan Covert, Kevin Corrigan, Jason Schwartzman, Joanna Garcia, Shia LeBeouf, Leslie Mann, David Krumholtz, Samaire Armstrong, and Ben Stiller all had bit parts on various episodes.

Fun Shoots

Robert Downey Jr, Ben Stiller, and Jack Black have

a little fun while promoting their film "Tropic Thunder", 2008