Born on this day – Gerard Kennedy:

Gerard Kennedy

Actor

March 8, 1932 – April 21, 2025

Credits:

1915 (1982); A Country Practice (1984–1990); A Shifting Dreaming (1982); Acropolis Now (1991); Against the Wind (1978); All Saints (2004); And Where Lies the Justice? (1984); Ashes to Ashes (1966); Australian Playhouse (1966); BeastMaster (2002); Bellamy (1981); Bellbird (1977); Bligh (1992); Blood Crime (2002); Blue Heelers (1994–2001); Bluey (1977); Body Melt (1993); Body Melt: Behind the Scenes (1993); Body Melt: Stills Gallery (2006); Boys from the Bush (1992); Breaking News (1994); Carson's Law (1983); Case for the Defence (1978); Cash and Company (1975); Celebrity Squares (1975); City Homicide (2010); Col'n Carpenter (1990); Conspiracy 365 (2012); Cop Shop (1979–1983); Crisis (1963); Division 4 (1969–1975); Dramatically Black (2005); Ebbtide (1994); Eliza Fraser (1976); Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988); Fat Tony & Co (2014); Fatty Finn (1980); Five Mile Creek (1984); Flight Into Hell (1987); Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (1999); Garbo (1992); Glitch (2015); Golden Pennies (1985); Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987); Hobby Farm (2009); Homicide (1966); Human Lie Detector (2006); Hunter (1967–1969); King's Men (1976); Life Forms (1994); Locusts and Wild Honey (1980); Lucky Miles (2007); Mama's Gone A-Hunting (1977); Mission: Impossible (1988–1990); Neighbours (2002); Newsfront (1978); On Location with 'The Irishman' (2006); Panic Station (1982); Pizza (2001); Plain Jane (1966); Plains Empty (2005); Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy (1990); Power Without Glory (1976); Prisoner (1985); Puzzle (1978); Raw Deal (1977); Running from the Guns (1987); Rush (1974); Sammy Awards 1979 (1979); Schnipples (2013); Scooter: Secret Agent (2005); Skyways (1979–1980); Special Squad (1984); Stingers (2002); Stock Squad (1985); Studio 86 (1986); Tandarra (1976); Ted Hamilton's Musical World (1974); The 11th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1969); The 13th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1971); The 14th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1972); The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1973); The Best of Aussie Cop Shows (2002); The Brush-Off (2004); The Coral Island (1983); The Flying Doctors (1986–1990); The Footy Show / Segment: Bullet & Gunn (2005); The Graham Kennedy Show (1972); The Inner Sanctuary (1996); The Irishman (1978); The Last of the Knucklemen (1979); The Last of the Knucklemen: Interviews (2004) (2004); The Last Outlaw (1980); The Lighthorsemen (1987); The Lost World (2000); The Making of 'Lucky Miles' (2007); The Mango Tree (1977); The Saddle Club (2001–2008); The Sullivans (1980); The Trial of Ned Kelly (1977); Thunderstone (1999); Underbelly (2008); Wolf Creek 2 (2013).

Born on this day – Matthew Lewis:

Matthew Lewis

Photographer

Photojournalist

March 8, 1930 – October 2, 2024

Credits:
Awarded Pulitzer Prize for work with The Washington Post in 1975.
 

Born on this day – Clint Kimbrough:

Clint Kimbrough

Actor

Director

March 8, 1933 – April 9, 1996

Robert De Niro (left), Clint Kimbrough (right), in Bloody Mama (1970).

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959); Art Carney Special (1959); Bloody Mama (1970); Crazy Mama (1975); General Electric Theater (1959); Hot Spell (1958); Iron Horse (1967); Kraft Theatre (1957); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959–1961); Look Up and Live (1958); Magic Carpet (1972); Night Call Nurses (1972); One Love - Conflicting Faiths (1959); R.C.M.P. (1960); Studio One (1957); The Arrangement (1969); The Boston Strangler (1968); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Last Movie (1971); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); The Young Nurses (1973); Von Richthofen and Brown (1971).

Born on this day – Drew Struzan:

Drew Struzan

Movie poster & music album artist / illustrator

Actor

Producer

March 8, 1947 – October 13, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Bloody Business; Drew Struzan: Oeuvre; Movie Poster Art; Movie Posters of Drew Struzan; The Art of Drew Struzan.

Movies and television:

3rd Shift: Michael's Lament (2009); A Gift from Heaven (1994); A Piece of the Action (1977); A Small Town in Texas (1976); Abominable (2006); Adventures in Babysitting (1987); After School (1988); Aladdin (1992); Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare (1975); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996); All Night Long (1981); All's Fair (1989); An American Tail (1986); Anastasia (1997); Angels in the Outfield (1994); Animal Crackers (2017); Arabian Nights (2000); Back to the Future (1985); Back to the Future Part II (1989); Back to the Future Part III (1990); Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World (2015); *batteries not included (1987); Better Off Dead (1985); Big Trouble in Little China (1986); Blade Runner (1982); Blood Makes Noise (2005); Borderline (1980); Born in East L.A. (1987); Buddy Buddy (1981); Cabo Blanco (1980); California Suite (1978); Cannonball Run II (1984); Car Wash (1976); CBS News Roundup (2013); Champions (1984); Coming to America (1988); Cross Creek (1983); Cutthroat Island (1995); D.C. Cab (1983); Dark Horizon (2009); Dreamscape (1984); Drew Struzan Congratulatory Video (2020); Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (2008); Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013); DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990); E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982); Empire of the Ants (1977); Escape to Witch Mountain (1975); Fake-Out (1982); Fame (1980); Filmbuff (2019); First Blood (1982); Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016); Futureworld (1976); Happy Hour (1986); Hard to Be Me (2010); Harlem Nights (1989); Harry and the Hendersons (1987); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002); Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001); Heat and Dust (1983); Hellboy (2004); Hercules (1983); High-Ballin' (1978); Hocus Pocus (1993); Hook (1991); Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'the Shawshank Redemption' (2004); Hot Pursuit (1987); I, the Jury (1982); Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003); Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (1999); Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Jake Speed (1986); Johnny Dangerously (1984); Kill Squad (1981); Killer Force / aka The Diamond Mercenaries (1976); Labou (2008); Ladyhawke (1985); Looking Back at the Future (2006); Love and Art: A Conversation with Drew Struzan (2019); Mallrats (1995); March or Die (1977); Mars Attacks! (1996); Masters of the Universe (1987); Matilda (1978); Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986); Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'the Green Mile' (2006); Mob City (2013); Moon Over Parador (1988); Mother Lode (1982); Muppet Treasure Island (1996); Nadine (1987); Newsies (1992); Oh Heavenly Dog (1980); Pan's Labyrinth (2006); Planet of the Apes (2001); Police Academy (1984); Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985); Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986); Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987); Pop culture adventure (2010); Popstar Private Eye (2007); Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art (2007); Prop Culture (2020); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Raiding the Lost Ark: A Filmumentary (2012); Raise the Titanic (1980); Return to Macon County (1975); Return to Oz (1985); Risky Business (1983); Robin and Marian (1976); Sahara (1983); Second Thoughts (1983); Sextette (1977); Shipwrecked (1990); Shirley Valentine (1989); Simon Says (2006); Ski School (1991); Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002); Squirm (1976); Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002); Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015); Stay Tuned (1992); Stroker Ace (1983); Sunset (1988); Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2008); Taking Care of Business (1990); Tales from the Future (2010); Tales of Halloween (2015); Tales of Halloween / Segment: Bad Seed (2015); Tentacles (1977); The Bear (1984); The Black Bird (1975); The Cannonball Run (1981); The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002); The Dark Crystal (1982); The Evictors (1979); The Ewok Adventure (1984); The Experts (1989); The Flintstones (1994); The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000); The Florence Henderson Show (2009); The Food of the Gods (1976); The Fox and the Hound (1981); The Frisco Kid (1979); The Goonies (1985); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); The Green Mile (1999); The Incubus (1981); The Land Before Time (1988); The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); The Legend of Wolf Lodge (1987); The Lonely Guy (1984); The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997); The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994); The Mask (1994); The Mist (2007); The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992); The Muppet Movie (1979); The Name of the Rose (1986); The Norseman (1978); The Outing (1987); The Pirates of Penzance (1983); The Plague Dogs (1982); The Secret of NIMH (1982); The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976); The Shawshank Redemption (1994); The Sting II (1983); The Thing (1982); This Is the End (2013); Three O'Clock High (1987); Thunder and Lightning (1977); Tilt (1979); To Be or Not to Be (1983); Torrente 3: El protector (2005); Tron (1982); Under Fire (1983); Unfaithfully Yours (1984); War of the Worlds (2005); Weekend Warriors (1986); We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993); When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008); White Nights (1985); Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978).

Born on this day – Cass Warner:

 

Cass Warner

Director

Producer

Writer

March 8, 1948 – March 14, 2024

Credits:

23rd Annual Los Angeles Music Awards (2013); American Masters (2008); Answering the Call: Ground Zero's Volunteers (2005); Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998); HOPPER: In His Own Words (2012); Mystic Nights and Pirate Fights (1998); Switch (1977); The Brothers Warner (2007); The Dini Petty Show (1989); The Joan Rivers Show (1993).

Born on this day – James Van Der Beek:

 

James Van Der Beek

Actor

Writer

March 8, 1977 – February 11, 2026

Credits:

+ de cinéma (2001); 25 Words or Less (2020); 70th Golden Globe Awards (2013); 100 Greatest Teen Stars (2007); 1999 MTV Movie Awards (1999); 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000); 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000); 2011 New Now Next Awards (2011); 2014 CMT Music Awards (2014); 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019); 2024 CMT Music Awards (2024); ABC News Breakfast (2026); Access Daily (2015–2017); Access Hollywood (2018); After Lately (2012); Aliens in the Family (1996); Anatomy of a Scene (2001–2004); Angus (1995); As the World Turns (1995); Asshole for Hire (2011); Backwards (2012); Bad Hair (2020); Belvedere: Destiny (2018); Big Morning Buzz Live (2012); Bret Easton Ellis Podcast (2014–2018); Carters Get Rich (2017); Castle in the Sky (1986); Castle in the Sky: Behind the Microphone (2003); Castle in the Sky: Character Sketches (2010); Castle in the Sky: Creating 'Castle in the Sky' (2010); Castle in the Sky: The World of Laputa (2010); Celebrity Page (2017–2020); Celebs React (2016); Chelsea Lately (2010–2014); Clarissa Explains It All (1993); Collective Soul: Run (1999); Conan (2012–2017); Criminal Minds (2007–2017); CSI: Cyber - Season 1: CGI: Cyber (2015); CSI: Cyber - Season 1: Encoding CSI: Cyber (2015); CSI: Cyber - Season 1: It Can Happen to You: Season 1 of CSI: Cyber (2015); CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Behind the Firewall (2016); CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Mr. Russell Goes to Washington (2016); CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Pixel Perfect (2016); CSI: Cyber (2015–2016); Dancing with the Stars (2019–2023); Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006); Dawson's Creek (1998–2003); Dawson's Creek: Behind the Scenes (1999); DILF Khakis (2011); Diplo: A Day in the Life (2016); Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013); Downsizing (2017); Drop the Mic (2017); E! Behind the Scenes (1998); E! News (2014); E! True Hollywood Story (2005); E.W.C. - Express Written Consent (2012–2017); Elle (2026); Entertainment Tonight (2008–2026); Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions (2018); Eva Adams (2009); Extra (2015–2019); Eye of the Beast (2007); Fast Foodies (2021); Final Draft (2007); Football Wives (2007); Formosa Betrayed (2009); Franklin & Bash (2011); Free Radio (2008); Friends with Better Lives (2014); Frontline (2001); Good Morning America (2019–2024); Harvest (1998); Hollywood, Unapologetic! (2017); Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020); How I Met Your Mother (2008–2013); I Love You, I Love You Not (1996); Indiana Home Shopping (2015); Inside Edition (2026); Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis (2010); Island Hoppers (2019); Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019); Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2012); Ke$ha: Blow (2011); Kevin Hart: What the Fit (2018); Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (2016); Labor Day (2013); Larry King Now (2013); Last Call with Carson Daly (2003–2012); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2018); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1999); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2010–2012); Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2011); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012); Live with Kelly and Mark (2012–2018); Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2020); Match Game (2018–2020); Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary (2007); Medium (2009); Mercy (2010); Modern Family (2017); Mrs. Miracle (2009); MTV Movie Special: Varsity Blues (1999); Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (2001); Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004); One Tree Hill (2008–2009); One Voice Somos Live: A Concert for Disaster Relief (2017); Overcompensating (2025); Pose (2018); Pose: Identity, Family, Community (2018); Power Rangers (2015); Rachael Ray (2012–2014); Revealed with Jules Asner (2002); Robot Chicken (2006); Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007); Room 104 (2017); Rove LA (2012); Salem Falls (2011); Saturday Night Live (1999); Saturday Night Live 25 (1999); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004); Scary Movie (2000); Sea Oak (2017); Seventeen: The Faces for Fall (1998); Sex, Power, Love & Politics (2006); Sidelined 2: Intercepted (2025); Sidelined: Rewind with Noah and Siena (2025); Sidelined: The QB and Me (2024); Sidewalks Entertainment (2010); Skin (2018); Songs from Dawson's Creek (1999); Spoilers (2014); Standing Still (2005); Stolen (2009); T4 (2003); Taken in Broad Daylight (2009); Talk Stoop (2014); Texas Rangers (2001); TFI Friday (1999); That Scene with Dan Patrick (2021); The $100,000 Pyramid (2019); The 13th Annual Environmental Media Awards (2003); The 23th Annual Environmental Media Awards (2013); The 26th Annual Environmental Media Awards (2016); The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1998); The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999); The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (2012); The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011); The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019); The '90s Greatest (2018); The Big Bang (2010); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2010); The Daily Show (2001–2011); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2015); The Eric Andre Show (2013); The Forgotten (2009); The Gates (2026); The Howie Mandel Show (1998); The Insider (2014–2017); The Jennifer Hudson Show (2024); The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (2018); The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (2002); The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015–2019); The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2017); The Magic Bracelet (2013); The Masked Singer (2025); The Nightly Show (2017); The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars (2020); The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020); The Panel (1999); The Plague (2006); The Queen Latifah Show (2014); The Real Full Monty (2024); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998–2001); The Rules of Attraction (2002); The Soup (2015); The Storm (2009); The Talk (2014–2017); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1999–2002); The View (2024); The Wendy Williams Show (2010–2020); This Morning (2017); Three (2005); TigerBelly (2017); Today (2017–2025); Total Access 24/7 (2002); Total Request Live (2002); True Life (1998); Two-a-Days: The Ellis Way (2009); Ugly Betty (2007); Under a Rock with Tig Notaro (2019); V Graham Norton (2003); Vampirina (2017–2021); Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes (2011); Vandermemes (2011); Varsity Blues (1999); Wake Up, It's Tuesday! (2010); Walker (2024); War of the Dead (2011); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2012–2017); We Are Family (2024); What Would Diplo Do? (2017); What's Up Now (2023).

On this day in movie history - Fargo (1996)

Fargo

directed by Joel Coen,

written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,

was released in the United States on March 8, 1996.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, Kristin Rudrüd, Tony Denman, Steve Reevis, Larry Brandenburg, John Carroll Lynch, Steve Park, Bruce Bohne, Larissa Kokernot, David S. Lomax, Melissa Peterman, Michelle Suzanne LeDoux, Bain Boehlke, Warren Keith, James Gaulke, José Feliciano, Michelle Hutchison, Cliff Rakerd, Gary Houston, Steve Edelman, Sally Wingert, Bruce Campbell.