June 15

• 1975 – Elizabeth Reaser, who plays “Esme Cullen” in the “Twilight” films.
• 1971 – Jake Busey, son of Gary Busey. He has appeared in the films “Starship Troopers,” “Identity,” “Wristcutters: A Love Story,” “Hitchhiker II: I’ve Been Waiting” and played the serial killer “Johnny Bartlett” in the highly recommended (by me)film “The Frighteners.”
• 1964 – Courtney Cox, who played “Gale Weathers” in the “Scream” films. She also appeared in “Masters of the Universe” and “Cocoon: The Return.”
• 1956 – Robin Curtis who appeared in the films “Ghost Story” “Star Trek III & IV” and “The Unborn II.”
• 1949 – Rick Rosenthal, producer and director of “Halloween II”, “Halloween: Resurrection”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)” and more.
• 1949 – The late Jim Varney who will always be remembered for playing “Ernest” in a series of films that included “Ernest Scared Stupid.”
• 1947 – Richard P. Rubinstein who formed Laurel Entertainment with George Romero. He produced many films including “Dawn of the Dead,” “Creepshow” and “Pet Sematary.”
• 1929 – The Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis. He directed such gore classics as “Blood Feast”, “Two Thousand Maniacs!”, “Color Me Blood Red”, “The Gruesome Twosome”, “The Wizard of Gore”, “The Gore Gore Girls” and “Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania.”