Actors Christina Ricci, Josh Brolin and singer Mike Posner are all celebrating their birthdays today, February 12.
Christina Ricci, 35
Actress Christina Ricci turns 35 today. Ricci made her feature film debut in Mermaids in 1990. In 1991, ahe played Wednesday Addams in the feature film adaptation of The Addams Family and reprised her role for Addams Family Values in 1993. Ricci had her first lead role in the live-action adaptation of Casper. She went on to star in Now and Then, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain and That Darn Cat.
In 1998, Ricci played DeDe in the film The Opposite of Sex. For her role, she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She starred alongside Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow and in 2003, she starred opposite Charlize Theron in Monster.
In 1999, Ricci was a guest host for Saturday Night Live. she made a guest appearance in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy and guest starred in seven episodes of the last season of Ally McBeal. Ricci also appeared in the TNT drama Saving Grace. She had a starring role in the short lived ABC drama Pan Am. In 2014, she starred in the title role of the Lifetime original movie Lizzie Borden Took an Ax.
In 2006, Ricci starred in Penelope and in 2007, she starred in the film Black Snake Moan alongside Samuel L. Jackson. In 2010, Ricci made her Broadway debut as Mandy in Time Stands Still. In 2012, She starred in the off Broadway production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Ricci is married to camera technician James Heerdegen and they have a son.
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Josh Brolin, 47
Actor, writer and director Josh Brolin turns 47 today. Brolin started his career on television before land a role in the 1985 cult film The Goonies. Taking a break from film and television, Brolin started acting on stage. He returned to tv in the ABC drama The Young Riders from 1989 to 1992.
Brolin continued to do films, appearing in Planet Terror, Milk (earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), American Gangster and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. In 2007, Brolin earned a starring role in the Academy award winning film No Country for Old Men. Brolin also starred in W., a biopic of the life of President George W Bush.
In 2012, Brolin played the younger version of Tommy Lee Jones's character, Agent K, in Men in Black 3 and that next year, starred in Gangster Squad alongside Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, and his Milk co star Sean Penn. Brolin voiced Marvel villain Thanos in the superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy and will reprise the role for future Marvel films.
Brolin has two children from a previous marriage.
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Mike Posner, 27
Singer-songwriter and music producer Mike Posner turns 27 today. Posner started his career as a producer for longtime friend Big Sean. While still attending Duke University, Posner signed to J Records in 2009 and after three mixtapes, he released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff in 2010.
"Cooler Than Me," the first single from Posner's debut album, reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2011, he won an ASCAP Award for his work on the single's production. Posner began working on his second album, but after fear of the spotlight and struggles with depression, he decided to take a break from music to focus on producing for other artists.
Posner collaborated with Big Sean for the single "Top of the World" in 2013. Posner also announced news about his upcoming album, Pages. Posner embarked on the Unplugged Tour in 2014 where he released new songs on his upcoming album.
Posner continues to work with numerous artists, writing for Labrinth, Big Time Rush, Austin Mahone, Cher Lloyd, Maroon 5 and Nick Jonas.
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