Today’s Jewish Birthday

Joel Coen (November 29, 1954) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller’s Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2014). [Wikipedia]

James Karen (November 28, 1923 – October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Karen is known for his roles in Poltergeist, The China Syndrome, Wall Street, The Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars and The Pursuit of Happyness, but was perhaps best known as the signature pitchman for Pathmark, famously appearing in commercials for the now-defunct East Coast-based supermarket chain from the late 1970s to the early 1990s which earned his nickname “Mr. Pathmark”. [Wikipedia]

Orna Banai (November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, stand-up comedian, and politician who won the 2006 Israeli Television Academy Award and was a former member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo City Council. Many of her relatives are successful Israeli actors and singers. [Wikipedia]

Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children’s author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, alongside multiple comedies, she is regarded as a “scream queen”. [Wikipedia]

Dudu Fisher (November 18, 1951) is an Israeli cantor and performer, best known for his Broadway performance as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables. [Wikipedia]