Celebrity birthdays for August 26
The following people are celebrating birthdays today:
Macauley Culkin (28)
Chris Burke, the Down syndrome guy from “Life Goes On” (43)
Mother Teresa (98, except for being dead)
Tom Ridge, first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (63)
Mark Snow, composer of the “X-Files” theme music (62)
Chris Pine, who plays Capt. Kirk in the upcoming “Star Trek” reboot (28)
Geraldine Ferraro (73)
Will Shortz, New York Times crossword puzzle editor (56)
Eric D. Snider (34)
In some regions, today is also known as Totally Stupid Day.
Feel free to wish any of these people a happy birthday and/or Totally Stupid Day in the space below!
August 26th, 2008 at 10:02 am
It’s also my husband’s birthday! Andrew D is 25 today!
August 26th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Oh, and happy birthday, Eric!
August 26th, 2008 at 10:16 am
It’s also my wife’s birthday! Jocelyn G is 25 today! (I think she was born in the same hospital as Andrew D). Eric, which hospital were you born in?
August 26th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Whoa. AND I gave her a musical X-files birthday card (that plays the X-files theme) on the very day Mark Snow was celebrating his birthday! Now that’s X-filish.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Happy Totally Stupid Day Eric! That sentence bugged me what with all the words needing capitazlized.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Happy birthday, Eric! I, for one, am happy you were born. You’re my favorite E-list celebrity, seriously.
And on a related note, Happy Totally Stupid Day!
August 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Happy Birthday, Chris Burke!
August 26th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Happy Birthday!
August 26th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Geez, you’re old. ¡Felíz cumpleaños!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
What a cheap tactic to get Happy Birthday/Totally Stupid Day wishes.
Happy Birthday!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
You’re only 6 years older than Macauley Culkin? I can’t believe he’s so old and you’re so young- lol. Happy Birthday!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Happy Birthday, Eric!
And, did you know that according to brainyhistory.com (unverified source), the Chinese invented toilet paper on this very day, in the year 580?! Wow.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your talents with all of us and bringing a little bit more laughter into the world. Way to go on being born! Cheers and huzzah to you. (And your mom and dad.)
August 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Happy Birthday, Eric! You rule!
August 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Happy Totally Stupid Day (which, by the way, is second only to Talk Like a Pirate Day, in my book), and happy birthday, Eric D. Snider! Many happy returns of the day.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Of all those people you are definitely the most awesome. Happy birthday!
August 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
It’s MY birthday, too! I’m 33, though. Happy B-Day Eric.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hippy Barstoy Eric!
Enjoy your last year on this side of the 25-34 demographic!
August 26th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Happy Birthday! You are now a product of two primes (2×17) that is sandwiched between the product of two primes (3×11) and the product of two primes (5×7). How often does that happen, I wonder.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Happy Birthday!! Mine’s on Friday ….. the 18th anniversary of my 34th. Age is only a number. Have fun!!
August 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Happy Birthday, Eric! I hope that it’s not a totally stupid day for you!
August 26th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Happy birthday, Eric! I hope your day rocks, because you certainly do.
Thanks for making Mondays a little brighter.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Happy Birthday, Eric! And a merry Totally Stupid Day to all!
August 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Happy Totally Stupid Day! I know I’m just a site visitor, but that doesn’t mean I’m not wearing a party hat.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
When is Totally Depressed Day? I just said to my husband, “Wow, Eric’s only 34.” My husband said, “Yeah, he’s only two years older than I am.” One of those moments when I’m reminded that I did the unthinkable and married a man younger than I am. Ah well, happy birthday anyway, to one and all!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Happy Totally Stupid Birth Day!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Macauley Culkin is shockingly old.
Happy birthday, Eric!!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Will Shortz don’t need to beg for no birthday wishes. So happy birthday, Will Shortz!
August 26th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Pretty rad that you share a birthday with Mother Teresa. I share mine with Gordon B. (who is also dead). Holla.
Happy 34th!
August 26th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Happy Birthday Eric!! Hope it was great & you partied as hard as you could, without breaking a hip………gotta watch those bones now, they’re starting to get old…..;)
August 27th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Happy Birthday! (a day late).
Thanks for the continuous online entertainment!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Well, Whome, age 34 is the first time a person is ever an age that meets your description, and a lot of people never live to see it happen again. Even the oldest people will only see it happen three times in their lives, as it comes again at age 2×43=86 (sandwiched between 5×17=85 and 3×29=87) and 2×47=94 (between 3×31=93 and 5×19=95).
August 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
All of that math talk and prime numbers is way over Eric’s head. The man watches movies for a living and can’t even write dialogue for a smart whale!
August 27th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
You are obviously way cooler than all those other people you listed, including Mother Teresa. (Who we all know, was on a power trip). I’m sure people tell you this all the time, but you are a gift to humor. I’m glad you were born, Happy BDAY!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Crap! 2 days late. Oh well…
Happy Birthday (past tense), Eric! You’re my favoritest blogger/movie critic/fellow BYU Journalism grad on the Internet. Well, I guess that doesn’t leave a whole lot of people, but…Happy Birthday anyway! Hope it wasn’t too stupid!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
And here I am, three days late. (I did, of course, wish Eric a happy birthday on the right day, and even remembered four days ahead of time to make some cookies to send to him, among other things.) I did not know that Mother Teresa was also born on August 26. I feel honored to have sweated and labored and thrown up on her birthday.