xxxx Modern Family xxxx The Cast: 1946-0412 Ed O´Neill* as Jay Prichett from Youngstown, Ohio 1967-0822 Ty Burrell* as Phil Dunphy, from Grants Pass, Oregon 1970-0303 Julie Bowen* as Claire Dunphy, from Baltimore, Maryland 1971-0909 Eric Stonestreet* as Cameron Tucker, from Kansas City, Kansas 1972-0710 Sofia Vergara* as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, from Barranquilla, Colombia 1975-1022 Jesse Tyler Ferguson* as Mitchell Prichett from Missoula, Montana 1988-1107 Reid Ewing* as Dylan Marshall, from Florida USA Continue reading

Earlier in Journeys of Life, we’ve had an article on composers. This time we will deal solely with composers of film music. What would a great film be without great music? Original score, songs? The list below will present some of the most unforgettable, magnificent scores and their composers, and the film where the music appeared, whether awarded or not. But before reading any further, go and have a look at what Wikipedia has to say about film scores. Continue reading

The NBC police procedural drama series Chicago P.D. xxxxxxxxx 1959-0403 Amy Morton as Sergeant Trudy Platt - Oak Park, IL USA 1960-0312 Jason Beghe as sergeant Hank Voight – New York City, NY USA 1961-0311 Elias Koteas as Senior Detective Alvin Olinsky – Montreal, QC Canada 1963-1115 Kevin J. O’Connor as Commander Fischer – Chicago, IL USA 1969-1214 Archie Kao as Detective Sheldon Jin – Washington, D.C. USA 1970-1014 Jon Seda as Antonio Dawson – Manhattan, NY USA Continue reading

xxxx The series 1883, xxxxx 1944-0809 Sam Elliott* actor – Sacramento, CA USA 1967-0501 Tim McGraw* as James Dutton. Country music singer/record producer/actor – Start, LA USA 1967-0921 Faith Hill* (b Perry) as Margaret Dutton. Country music singer/record producer/actress/m to Tim McGraw – Star, MS USA 1975-0523 LaMonica Garrett* as Thomas. Slamball player/actor – San Francisco, CA USA 1980-0601 Marc Rissmann* as Josef. Actor – Berlin, West Germany 1984-1004 James Landry Hébert* actor – Lafayette, LA USA Continue reading

xxxx the 2018 BBC One/Netflix production, Troy: Fall of a City. xxxxx Cast: 1953-1012 David Threlfall* as Priam, the last king of Troy, father of Paris – Manchester, Lancashire, England 1962-1001 Hakeem Kae-Kazim* as Zeus – Lagos, Nigeria 1967-0612 Frances O’Connor* as Hecuba, mother of Paris – Wantage, Berkshire, England 1971-1230 Chris Fisher* as Deiphobus, brother of Paris – Pasadena, CA USA 1973-1103 Johnny Harris* as Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae – Lambeth, London, England Continue reading

xxx 1969-0514 Cate Blanchett* actress - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1970-0303 Julie Bowen* actress – Baltimore, Maryland USA 1970-0307 Rachel Weisz* actress – London, England 1970-0324 Lara Fynn Boyle* actress/producer – Davenport, Iowa USA 1970-0429 Uma Thurman* actress – Boston, Massaschusetts USA 1972-0830 Cameron Diaz* actress – San Diego, California USA 1972-0927 Gwyneth Paltrow* actress – Los Angeles, CA USA 1972-1101 Jenny McCarthy* actress – Evergreen Park, Illinois USA 1975-0331 Emma Atkins* actress – Morecambe, Lancashire, England Continue reading

Zach Elwood - Oct 4, 2024You might appreciate learning this information about Chase Hughes (of the Behavior Panel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1DMxmqJOk

xxxxx The Behavior Panel started in early 2020 on YouTube, is fast becoming the leading source for learning body language and nonverbal communication. Started by Scott Rouse who teamed up with Greg Hartley, Mark Bowden, and Chase Hughes. The world’s leading behavior experts weigh in. Since xxxx An online educational group that focuses on teaching people about the science and psychology behind body language. Not easy to find anything personal about these guys, but here below is something, à la Journeys of Life: Continue reading

In Europe perhaps less known, but in the United States known by most, and loved by many. Mr. Rogers, a character played by Fred Rogers (1928-2003), xxx Mister Rogers' Neighborhood xxx The US national debut of the show occurred on February 19, 1968. It aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. Senate hearing in May 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5PMPIdG_Y&ab_channel=Mdriver1981 MEEEEE: Write also about the new upcoming film, starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Continue reading

The Handmaid’s Tale, the televison series based on the best-selling 1985 dystopian novel with the samel title, written by Margaret Atwood, - xx The main cast of the series in chronological order 1956-0130 Ann Dowd* actress – Holyoke, MA USA 1970-0527 Joseph Fiennes* actor – Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 1978-0324 Amanda Brugel* actress – Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada 1981-0122 O. T. Fagbenle* actor/writer/director – London, England 1981-0916 Alexis Bledel* actress – Houston, TX USA Continue reading

HEROES & SUPERHEROES Make a list of superheroes portrayed by different actors and actresses. But also an article about why we “need” them, or want to watch them on screen. Alphabetical order, Marvel or DC behind. So these are “the good guys”. The name links go the Wikipedia page of the actor/actress, the year link to the movie/television series. AQUAMAN 1979-0801 Jason Momoa – Honolulu, Hawaii (Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2016 - Justice League, 2017 - Aquaman, 2018) Continue reading

xxxxxxxx 1855-0920 Dark Cloud* (b Elijah Tahamont) silent film actor/a chief of the Abenaki, a First Nations band government - Odanak, QC Canada (1918/62) 1883-0305 Edwin Carewe* (b Jay John Fox) Chickasaw actor/screenwriter/director – Gainesville, TX USA (1940/56) 1891-0815 Chief Yowlachie* Native American actor - Yakima, WA USA (1966/74) 1933-0927 Will Sampson* Muscogee painter/rodeo performer/actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) – Okmulgee, OK USA (1987/53) 1936-0817 Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman* Dakota Sioux country music singer/ actor/political activist - Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, SD USA (2007/71) Continue reading

xxxx The television series Outlander xxxx The cast: 1974-0307 Tobias Menzies* as Frank Randall & Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall – North London, England 1979-1004 Caitríona Balfe* as Claire Fraser – Dublin, Ireland 1980-0430 Sam Heughan* as Sam Fraser – Balmaclellan, Scotland Updated 30.4.2022

xxxxx xx Strongman competitions. 1969-1221 Magnus Samuelson* strongman/arm wrestling champion/actor – Linköping, Sweden 1970-1201 Jouko Ahola* strongman/power-lifter/actor – Hämeenlinna, Finland

The sitcom The Simpsons is a favorite television program fro many of us. Here is a simple list of thevoices behind the characters. Homer Simpson - Dan Castellaneta* actor/screenwriter – Chicago, IL USA (1957) Marge Simpson - Julie Kavner* actress/voice actress (Marge Simpson etc) – Los Angeles, CA USA (1950) Bart Simpson, part of the Simpson family - Nancy Cartwright* actress/voice actress (Bart Simpson etc) – Dayton, OH USA (1957) Continue reading

Marabou Symphony Chocolate! Oh that wonderful product that leaves our tastebuds craving for more! That notoriously calorie rich sweet that many of us love, especially in the cooler seasons when it will not risk melting, save in our hands, and mouths! So let’s celebrate it on this World Chocolate Day here in Journeys of Life as well by shedding some light on the makers of this treat! Cocoa - the basis of chocolate - has been around for ages. Continue reading

So Survivor season 44 is behind us, and we have a new sole Survivor! Which we will not reveal here, of course, but he or she as well as all the other Sole Survivors are all listed in our Survivor Winners article that is being updated as each season has come to its end. So go and have a look at the winners - where they are from, who are the two 2-time winners, and which birth month has the most winners. Continue reading

The picture here shows you the audio book version of the novel Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. But you will guaranteed get more out of that great novel by watching the dramatized miniseries of it on Netflix, with the same title. The story takes place over the course of decades, and follows two lifelong best friends—Tallulah, or “Tully,” and Kate—beginning with their childhood on Firefly Lane. Down below we have gathered for you the cast of Firefly Lane, the actors and actresses appear here in cronological order. Continue reading

Talk shows are an interesting piece of television, and there are of course thousands of them across the globe. Here you have some of the major American talk shows, and more specifically, the hosts and hostesses of those shows. Many of them worked with something else originally before embarking on their careers as talk show hosts. Such as in the fields of acting, journalism, law, literature, macadamia farming, psychology, stand-up comedy, and television production. Continue reading

If we were to pick people born during the 20th century - not relatives, but (other) public figures - that we most follow, respect, adore, look up to etc, it would most certainly, more than anything else, reflect who we ourselves are as people. Our choices would reflect our interests in life, our values, our likings, our origin. And no one list would look the same, but they would all differ depending on the aforementioned differentials. Continue reading