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Edd Byrnes was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger on July 30, 1932 in New York City, the son of Mary (Byrne) and Augustus "Gus" Breitenberger. Edd shared an impoverished and unhappy childhood with brother Vincent and sister Jo-Ann. Their mother worked hard at various jobs to keep the family together because her alcoholic husband was often absent from the scene.
When Edd was fifteen, his father was found dead in a basement. Edd then dropped his surname (Breitenberger) in favor of "Byrnes", based on the name of his maternal grandfather, Edward Byrne, a New York City fireman. He found escape from family problems at the movies and at the gym, where he developed an athletic body. At age 17 he was approached by a man who offered to take free "physique" photos of him. According to his 1996 autobiography, "Kookie No More", this led to a few years of "hustling" older, well-to-do men, despite the fact that Edd was heterosexual. One of these men acted as Edd's mentor, introducing him to fashion and culture and encouraging his hopes for an acting career.
After doing some summer-stock work and a few bit parts on TV, Edd drove to California in 1955, arriving in Los Angeles on the day James Dean died in a car crash. He managed to get a few minor parts in films and then won a role in a new TV series, 77 Sunset Strip (1958), which premiered in September 1958. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Roger Smith starred as private eyes but Edd, playing a hip-talking parking-lot attendant named "Kookie", won the most attention. Viewers quoted his dialog, ("Baby, you're the ginchiest!"), and young males imitated the way he wielded his ever-present comb. His fan mail soon reached an astonishing 15,000 letters a week and his single with Connie Stevens, "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb", became a top-5 hit. Edd chafed, however, at the restrictions in his Warner Brothers contract, which forced him to turn down roles in Ocean's Eleven (1960), North to Alaska (1960) and Rio Bravo (1959).
He walked off the "77 Sunset Strip" set and in the ensuing months began to drink heavily and visit a psychiatrist, who administered drugs to him. His contract dispute was eventually settled, though not much to his advantage, and when he returned to "77 Sunset Strip" his role was upgraded from "sidekick" to "partner" and he wore a suit and tie. Audience reaction was not good, ratings dropped, and the show was canceled. The hip-talking, hair-combing image clung to him, however, and Edd felt he lost the lead in PT 109 (1963) because President John F. Kennedy didn't want to be played by "Kookie". A few more movies and TV appearances followed, but his career had passed its peak before he turned 30.
In 1962, he married long-time girlfriend Asa Maynor. Their son, Logan, was born on September 13, 1965. Edd and Asa's marriage ended in divorce in 1971, partially due to his substance abuse. In 1982, he succeeded in going "clean and sober" but never remarried. Byrnes died on January 8, 2020, aged 87, in Santa Monica, California.- Writer
- Actor
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Prolific, multi-talented comedy writer, story editor, actor and director. His father was an Air Force general (Paul Steinberg Zuckerman) turned stockbroker and his mother was silent screen star Ruth Taylor, formerly a member of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties. Buck Henry's first fling with comedy was as a contributor to the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern magazine (known as 'Jacko') while he was still at college. His fellow writers there included such luminaries as Dr. Seuss, novelist Budd Schulberg and the playwright Frank D. Gilroy. Henry attended Harvard Military Academy for a short time before developing an interest in acting which led to a few small roles on Broadway. His budding career was interrupted by military service during the Korean War. In 1961, Henry joined a small improvisational off-Broadway theatre troupe called The Premise for a year before moving to Hollywood. He was to find his greatest popularity in the 60s as one of the principal hosts of Saturday Night Live (1975), writer for The Garry Moore Show (1958) and co-creator/writer (with Mel Brooks) of Get Smart (1965), for which he won an Emmy in 1967. Prior to that, he had already achieved a certain amount of notoriety as co-perpetrator (with Alan Abel) of a hoax which had Henry masquerading as G. Clifford Prout, Jr., president of the bogus Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, making public appearances on network television and other media, demanding that all zoos and wildlife parks be closed until all animals were "properly dressed". At one time he tried to put huge boxer shorts on a baby elephant at San Francisco Zoo. The hoax was eventually exposed after Henry was spotted as an actor by a fellow CBS employee during a Walter Cronkite interview.
One of a new wave of satirists (others including Woody Allen and Alan Arkin) Henry brought an edgier, smarter, more anarchic and at times abrasive style to his writing. Some of his quotable one-liners (in particular for Get Smart) are - and will continue to be - idiomatic. While he was original, clever and invariably funny, not all of Henry's endeavours panned out. Two of his TV parodies proved to be conspicuous failures: Captain Nice (1967) (a send-up of Batman) and Quark (1977) (a Star Trek parody about interstellar garbage collectors). On the plus side, Henry was Oscar-nominated twice: the first time for his screenplay of The Graduate (1967), the second for co-directing (with star Warren Beatty ) the re-make of Heaven Can Wait (1978). Following The Graduate, a New York Times reviewer described him as a cross between Jack Lemmon and Wally Cox , "a terrifying practical joker and a compulsive reader of 200 periodicals a month". He was much in demand as a guest on talk shows (including Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Dick Cavett) and appeared as a self-deprecating actor in most of the films he wrote: as a hotel desk clerk in The Graduate, the cynical Colonel Korn in Catch-22 (1970), a lunatic in Candy (1968), a priest and a TV anchorman in First Family (1980), and so on. In Milos Forman's Taking Off (1971) he also had a rare co-starring role as a father looking for his runaway daughter. Buck Henry passed away at the age of 89 in Los Angeles on January 8 2020.- AhkDaClicka was an actor, known for AhkDaClicka: Straight Faxxs (2019), AhkDaClicka: Slide (2019) and Lil Active, Tonn2lit & Ahkdaclicka: Get It In (2019). He died on 8 January 2020 in Washington, USA.
- Nellina Laganà was born on 10 April 1947 in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Cinema Paradiso (1988), Detective Montalbano (1999) and La divina Dolzedia (2017). She died on 8 January 2020 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Pilar de Borbón was born on 30 July 1936 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was married to Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada. She died on 8 January 2020 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Make-Up Department
Project Runway All Stars (2012-2017) lead makeup artist Project Runway Junior (2015-2017) lead makeup artist Best Show Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (2015) hairdresser Project Runway Threads (2014) key hair and makeup artist Under The Gunn (2014) lead makeup artist
Scott Patric is the lead, on camera makeup artist for Project Runway All Stars and Project Runway Junior, previously, Project Runway and Project Runway's Under The Gunn, and Threads.
He counts as career highlights working with Nina Garcia, Zendaya, Iris Apfel, Hannah Jeter, Raquel Welch, Alyssa Milano, Kylie Minogue, Katie Holmes, Jenny McCarthy, Heidi Klum, Iman, Michael Kors, Kim Cattrall, Jon Stewart, Yoko Ono, Jon Bon Jovi, Erykah Badu, The Rock, Taylor Swift, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heidi Klum, Angelina Jolie, Naomi Campbell, Salma Hayek, Gisele Bundchen, Madonna, Kate Moss, Kerry Washington, and Jamie King.
Scott's editorial credits include Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Allure, Elle, Glamour, and Esquire. He has worked with the world's top fashion photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, Richard Burbridge, Sheila Metzner, Terry Richardson, and Mary Ellen Mark. His work is also featured in major ad campaigns for L'Oreal, MAC Cosmetics, Macys, Bloomingdales, Kohl's, Neiman Marcus, and MTV.
As liaison and brand ambassador for Butter London, L'Oreal, Mary Kay, Laura Mercier, Laura Geller, and, Benefit Cosmetics, he is trusted for consistently delivering the unique messaging of the world's top beauty products. He is a master at creating looks for his diverse list of clients.
His work has walked Chanel, Balenciaga, Armani, Donna Karan, Lagerfeld, Helmut Lang, Norma Kamali, Celine, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, Betsy Johnson, and Diane Von Furstenberg.- FTG Metro was born on 2 March 2001. He was an actor, known for FTG Metro x FTG Reggie: Rainy Days (2019). He died on 8 January 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Art Department
Andre Brochu was born in 1935 in Québec, Canada. He is known for Taking Lives (2004), The Barbarian Invasions (2003) and Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994). He was married to Annette Pouliot. He died on 8 January 2020 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada.- Giorgio Listuzzi was born on 20 January 1934 in Trieste, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Roof (1956) and Doctor Without Scruples (1959). He died on 8 January 2020 in Palmanova, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
- Harry Fletcher was born on 27 January 1947 in Burnage, Manchester, England, UK. He died on 8 January 2020 in the UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Gianni Sanjust was born on 22 June 1934 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Fai in fretta ad uccidermi... ho freddo! (1967), Il nero (1967) and Caprice Italian Style (1968). He died on 8 January 2020 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Additional Crew
Judit Kiczenko was born in 1945 in Budapest, Hungary. Judit is known for A múzsa csókja (1997) and 'Hol zsarnokság van' (Egy bíró visszaemlékezései) (1989). Judit died on 8 January 2020.- Additional Crew
Robert Nadratowski was born on 12 August 1974. Robert is known for Slaba plec? (2015), Jeszcze raz (2008) and Stones for the Rampart (2014). Robert died on 8 January 2020.- Jeff S. Riddick Jr. was born on 10 November 1938 in Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Knucklehead (2010), Another Dirty Movie (2012) and Memphis Beat (2010). He died on 8 January 2020 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA.
- David Montgomery was born on 18 August 1928 in Camberley, Surrey, England, UK. He was married to Tessa and Mary . He died on 8 January 2020.