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Hello fans,

I have been excited about Halloween (even though it's over a month away) and was in the mood to watch a scary movie the other night. I put in The Omen (1976) and when it was over I wondered what made me decide to watch it by myself. I also wondered who the child actor who played Damien Thorn was, and decided to check him out and see if he is still an actor.

Hence, my inspiration for this week's issue featuring actor Harvey Spencer Stephens, who played Damien in the disturbing horror film...

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Dinah Manoff: She played Carol Weston in the TV series "Empty Nest" and Marty in the movie "Grease"

Haing S. Ngor: Cambodian doctor/actor, co-star of the movie "The Killing Fields" for which he won an Academy Award

Tamara Dobson: She starred as Cleopatra Jones in the movie "Cleopatra Jones" (and its sequel) and originally came to prominence as a fashion model

(Answer at the bottom)
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Harvey Spencer Stephens
Learn More About Harvey Spencer Stephens on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: November 12, 1970, Putney, London, England

CLAIM TO FAME: He was the child actor who played Damien Thorn, the Antichrist in "The Omen."

FAMILY LIFE: Has a wife Emma and one child.

INFO: Stephens was four years old when he was chosen to play the part of Damien in The Omen. This was his only major credit. He also had a small role in the 1980 TV film Gauguin the Savage.

TRIVIA: Parents are Jim and Jackie Stephens.

Had his blonde hair straightened and dyed black to play Damien Thorn.

According to Omen director Richard Donner, he got the part after he beat up Donner and punched him in the testicles, at Donner's urging.

WHERE IS HE NOW: Stephens disappeared from the screen until 2006 when he had a brief cameo as Tabloid Reporter #3 in the "Omen" remake.

He once worked as a futures trader in the London stock market, and has also been a property developer. He lives with his wife and child in England. Occasionally, he will appear at horror conventions and autograph signings with his tricycle.

Interview footage of Stephens from 1996 was used in the 2005 documentary The Curse of the Omen, which detailed the supposed eerie coincidences surrounding the making of the film.

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CREDITS:
2006 The Omen...Tabloid Reporter #3

1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV Movie)...Young Emil

1976 The Omen...Damien

To see Then & Now pictures of Harvey Spencer Stephens, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Dinah Manoff - ALIVE
Born: 01/25/1958

Haing S. Ngor - DEAD (Murder)
Born: 03/22/1940 Died: 02/25/1996

Tamara Dobson - DEAD (Multiple sclerosis)
Born: 05/14/1947 Died: 10/02/2006

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
9/18
Veliyam Bharghavan, 85, Indian politician.
Marcel Reich-Ranicki, 93, German literary critic.
Richard C. Sarafian, 83, American film & television director, (I Spy, Vanishing Point, 77 Sunset Strip), complications from pneumonia.

9/17
Martí de Riquer i Morera, 99, Spanish Catalan linguist and nobleman, veteran of the Spanish Civil War.
Kristian Gidlund, 29, Swedish musician (Sugarplum Fairy) and journalist, cancer.
Peter Kay, 52, British charity co-founder (Sporting Chance Clinic).
Bernie McGann, 76, Australian jazz alto saxophonist, complications from heart surgery.
Igor Nikitin, 47, Russian ice hockey player (Lada Togliatti).
Michael J. Noonan, 78, Irish politician, Minister of Defence (1987-1989).
Marvin Rainwater, 88, American country and rockabilly singer ("Whole Lotta Woman").
Eiji Toyoda, 100, Japanese industrialist (Toyota Motor Company).
Rein Welschen, 72, Dutch politician, Mayor of Eindhoven (1992-2003).

9/16
Scott Adams, 46, American football player, heart attack.
Philip Berg, 86, American rabbi, Leader of the Kabbalah Centre (since 1969).
Mac Curtis, 74, American rockabilly singer, injuries received in a traffic collision.
Daniel Díaz Torres, 64, Cuban film director, cancer.
Ratiba El-Hefny, 82, Egyptian opera singer and director (Cairo Opera House).
Susan Farmer, 71, American politician, Secretary of State of Rhode Island (1982-1986), cancer.
Eduardo García de Enterría, 90, Spanish jurist, awarded Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (1984).
Terrie Hall, 53, American CDC spokesperson and anti-tobacco advocate, cancer.
Chin Peng, 89, Malaysian politician, leader of the Malayan Communist Party.
Patsy Swayze, 86, American dancer and choreographer, mother of Patrick Swayze, complications from a stroke.

9/15
Gerard Cafesjian, 88, Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist
Jerry G. Bishop, 77, American disk jockey and television personality, creator of Svengoolie, heart attack.
Joyce Jacobs, 91, British-born Australian actress (A Country Practice).
Jackie Lomax, 69, English guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Peter Morley, 84, British football chairman (Crystal Palace F.C.)
Assan Musa Camara, 91, Gambian politician, Vice President (1972-1982).
Tomás � Canainn, 82, Irish uilleann piper.
Arend van der Wel, 80, Dutch football player.
Paolo Zantelli, 48, Italian F2 racing boat pilot, boat race collision.

9/14
Maksym Bilyi, 24, Ukrainian footballer, brain tumor.
Osama El-Baz, 83, Egyptian diplomat.
Jorge Pedreros, 71, Chilean musician and comedian, pneumonia.

9/13
Olusegun Agagu, 65, Nigerian politician, Governor of Ondo State (2003-2009).
Peter Aston, 74, English composer.
Rick Casares, 82, American football player (Chicago Bears).
Nora Daza, 84, Filipina chef.
Luiz Gushiken, 63, Brazilian politician and union leader, member of the Chamber of Deputies (1987-1999); Minister of Communications (2003-2005), cancer.
Jimmy Herman, 72, Canadian actor (Dances with Wolves, North of 60).
Anwar Hossain, 82, Bangladeshi actor.
Methodius, 72, Ukrainian Orthodox bishop.
Antoneta Papapavli, 75, Albanian stage actress.
Salustiano Sanchez, 112, Spanish-born American supercentenarian, world's oldest living man.
Patti Webster, 49, American publicist (Usher, Janet Jackson), brain cancer.