Where Are They Now - Friday, July 29, 2016
Hello fans,
It's hard to believe that child star Mara Wilson is all grown up! Wasn't she just starring in the movie Matilda like yesterday? Okay, I guess not since the film came out in 1996! Let's learn more about this former child actress and what she is up to now!
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Steve
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Ken Curtis: Played Festus on the TV series "Gunsmoke"
Deanna Durbin: Hugely popular young film star in the 1930s and 1940s, her movies include "Three Smart Girls" and "That Certain Age", she walked away from movies at the age of 27 and never went back
Larry Harmon: He was one of several people to portray Bozo the Clown and later purchased the licensing rights to the character and created local TV versions of the Bozo show
(Answer at the bottom)
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Mara Wilson
Check out Mara Wilson on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: July 24, 1987, Los Angeles, California
BIRTH NAME: Mara Elizabeth Wilson
CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known as a child star in films like Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and Matilda (1996).
FAMILY LIFE: She has three older brothers, Danny, Jon, and Joel, and a younger sister, Anna. Her mother Suzie died from breast cancer in 1996 during the filming of Matilda.
INFO: Wilson's first film role came at the age of 7 when she was cast in the hit film Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. In 1994, she appeared in the remake of Miracle on 34th Street. These film roles led to her being cast as the title character in 1996's Matilda, adapted from the popular children's book by author Roald Dahl.
Wilson's other credits include a recurring role as Nikkie Petrova on the primetime soap opera Melrose Place, as Barbara Barton in the 1994 television film, A Time to Heal, and as Willow Johnson in the 1999 television film, Balloon Farm.
TRIVIA: Sang "Make 'Em Laugh" at the 67th Academy Awards telecast on March 27, 1995, with Tim Curry and Kathy Najimy.
Won a Young Artist Award for her role in A Simple Wish in "Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actress" and a YoungStar Award for Matilda in "Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film.
Was twice nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for both Matilda and A Simple Wish.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2009, she graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She stated in an interview that she is considering doing a small film, but doesn't want to be in mainstream films.
She came out of retirement in 2012 to guest star on the popular web series, Nostalgia Critic (2007). The popularity of her cameo has since rekindled her popularity, as she has since appeared on Demo Reel (2012) and The Nostalgia Chick (2008), and has become good friends with Doug Walker and Lindsay Ellis.
Recently, Mara has man has returned to the small screen and lends her voice to the animated show BoJack Horseman.
WRITE TO MARA WILSON: Sorry, no address found.
CREDITS:
2016 BoJack Horseman (TV Series)...Jill Pill
2016 Broad City (TV Series)...Waitress
2015 Billie Bob Joe...Mara Wilson
2012 Demo Reel (TV Series)...Donnie's Wife
2011/I Missed Connection (Short)...Bitty
2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad...Lily
1999 Batman Beyond (TV series)...Tamara Caulder
Mind Games
1999 Balloon Farm (TV movie)...Willow Johnson
1997 A Simple Wish...Anabel
1996 Pearl (TV series)...Samantha Stein
The Tutor
1996 Matilda...Matilda Wormwood
1994 Miracle on 34th Street...Susan Walker
1994 A Time to Heal (TV movie)...Barbara Barton
1993 Melrose Place (TV series)...Nikki Petrova
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire...Natalie 'Nattie' Hillard
To see Then & Now pictures of Mara Wilson, visit: Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Ken Curtis - DEAD (Heart Attack)
Born: 07/02/1916 Died: 04/28/1991
Deanna Durbin - DEAD
Born: 12/04/1921 Died: 04/29/2013
Larry Harmon - DEAD (Heart failure)
Born: 01/02/1925 Died: 07/03/2008
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
7/25
Eddie Collett, 58, British politician, mayor of Blackpool (2013-2014), cancer.
Artur Correia, 66, Portuguese footballer (Benfica, Sporting, national team), stroke.
Bülent Eken, 92, Turkish football player (Galatasaray) and coach (national team).
Finbarr Flood, 77, Irish football player and executive, MD of Guinness (1989-2016), Chairman of Shelbourne F.C. and Ireland's Labour Court (1998-2003).
Halil Inalcik, 100, Turkish historian.
Tim LaHaye, 90, American Christian faith author, stroke.
Tony Lentino, 42, New Zealand motorsport team owner, founder of Super Black Racing, cancer.
Steve Rawlings, 62, British construction executive, founder and CEO of Lakehouse.
Franklin Van Antwerpen, 74, American judge, member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2004-2016).
7/24
Magaji Abdullahi, 69, Nigerian politician, deputy governor of Kano.
Malgorzata Bartyzel, 60, Polish politician, member of the Sejm for Lódz (2005-2007).
Håkon Fimland, 72, Norwegian hurdler and politician.
Marto Gracias, 75, Indian football player (national team, Salgaocar F.C.), heart attack.
Jan Kmenta, 88, Czech-American econometrician.
Marni Nixon, 86, American singer and actress (The Sound of Music), breast cancer.
Horacio Olivo, 83, Puerto Rican actor and singer.
Don Roberts, 83, American ice hockey coach (Gustavus Adolphus College), heart disease.
7/23
Seymour Abrahamson, 88, American geneticist and academic, Director of RERF (1986-1988), cancer.
Neelabh Ashk, 70 Indian Hindi poet.
Carl Falck, 109, Norwegian businessman, nation's oldest living man.
Thorbjörn Fälldin, 90, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (1976-1978, 1979-1982).
Sam Foltz, 22, American football player (Nebraska Cornhuskers), traffic collision.
Alan Goldberg, 75, Australian jurist, Judge of the Federal Court (1997-2010).
Kate Granger, 34, British physician and fundraiser, desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor.
Sheilla Lampkin, 70, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (since 2011), ovarian cancer.
Mangala Moonesinghe, 84, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat, High Commissioner to the UK (2000-2002) and India (1995-2000, 2002-2005).
Boy-Boy Mosia, 31, South African footballer (Juventus F.C., Chelsea F.C., AmaZulu F.C.).
S. H. Raza, 94, Indian artist.
Jean Ricardou, 84, French writer.
Mike Sadler, 24, American football player (Michigan State Spartans), traffic collision.
Harold Duane Vietor, 85, American judge, member of the US District Court for Southern Iowa (1979-2016), stroke.
Matt Zema, 56, Australian energy executive, CEO of AEMO, heart attack.
7/22
Henrietta de Hoernle, 103, German-born American philanthropist and aristocrat.
Bernard Dufour, 93, French painter.
Abdelqadir Fassouk, Libyan photojournalist (Time, Associated Press), shot.
Ursula Franklin, 94, German-born Canadian scientist and academic (University of Toronto).
Sir David Goodall, 84, British diplomat, High Commissioner to India (1987-1991).
Renata Hornstein, 88, Polish-born Canadian philanthropist (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts).
Walid Juffali, 61, Saudi billionaire businessman (E. A. Juffali and Brothers) and diplomat, cancer.
Tom Kensler, 64, American sports journalist (The Denver Post), complications from a brain aneurysm.
Viktor Kryzhanivskyi, 66, Ukrainian painter and artist.
Edgar Muenzer, 88, American violinist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
Geir Myhre, 62, Norwegian ice hockey player and coach (national team).
Evin Nolan, 86, Irish painter.
Pedro Tamayo Rosas, 43, Mexican journalist, shot.
Norma Levy Shapiro, 87, American judge, member of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania (since 1978), natural causes.
Mian Kuldeep Singh, 91, Indian politician, Himachal Pradesh MLA for Kot-Kehloor.
Zeke Smith, 79, American football player (Auburn Tigers).
Don Soderquist, 82, American retail executive and philanthropist, COO of Walmart (1988-1999), founder of Soderquist Center, complications from heart surgery.
Thomas Sutherland, 85, Scottish-born American academic and Islamic jihad hostage.
Samane Vignaket, 89, Laotian politician.