Rarely does politics blend in on my blog but today we’ll make a rare exception. On This Day in Movie (and Political) History 34 years ago, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States. He’s the one and only POTUS who happened to be a movie star as well. 43 years prior to becoming the most powerful man in the world and the conservative icon that he is today, Reagan had his first film role in 1937’s Love Is on the Air. He would costar with Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis in Dark Victory. Perhaps his most iconic role came as George Gipp in Knute Rockne, All-American. It was this picture that gave President Reagan one of his most enduring nicknames – “The Gipper”. His final film role came in 1964’s The Killers. Two years later he would be elected Governor of California and the rest was history.
As for birthdays, Rainn Wilson is 48 today. Known best for his role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office”, Wilson starred in the 2008 comedy The Rocker, in addition to parts in Galaxy Quest, Sahara, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Juno, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Stacey Dash in 47 today. You may know her best from her costarring role in 1995’s hit Clueless or alongside Damon Wayans in Mo’ Money. Other credits include Renaissance Man and View from the Top.
As for Six Degrees of Separation between the birthdays stars:
Rainn Wilson was in My Super Ex-Girlfriend with Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman was in Be Cool with Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito was in Renaissance Man with Stacey Dash
And that’s today – January 20 – in Movie History!
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