Birthdays to share this week : 21st - 27th September.

Do you celebrate your Birthday this week?

Do you share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer or Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!

Check out too the spotlight on this weeks Birthday Girl who celebrates on 25th September, Catherine Zeta-Jones (on the same day as husband Michael Douglas), at the end of this feature.

Sunday 21st September

• Bill Murray - Born 1950, turns 64 - Actor | Writer
• Stephen King - Born 1947, turns 67 - Writer | Producer | Actor
• Luke Wilson - Born 1971, turns 43 - Actor | Writer | Director
• David Wenham - Born 1965, turns 49 - Actor
• Ethan Coen - Born 1957, turns 57 - Director | Producer | Writer
• Jerry Bruckheimer - Born 1943, turns 71 - Producer

Monday 22nd September

• Nick Cave - Born 1957, turns 57 - Writer | Singer | Songwriter | Composer
• Scott Baio - Born 1969, turns 54 - Actor | Producer | Director

Tuesday 23rd September

• Anthony Mackie - Born 1978, turns 36 - Actor
• Jason Alexander - Born 1959, turns 55 - Actor | Producer | Director
• John Woo - Born 1946, turns 68 - Director | Producer | Writer | Actor
• Alex Proyas - Born 1963, turns 51 - Director | Producer | Writer
• Bruce Springsteen - Born 1949, turns 65 - Singer | Songwriter | Composer | Producer

Wednesday 24th September

• Pedro Almodovar - Born 1949, turns 65 - Director | Producer | Actor | Writer | Singer | Songwriter
• Brad Bird - Born 1957, turns 57 - Director | Producer | Writer
• Kevin Sorbo - Born 1958, turns 56 - Actor | Producer

Thursday 25th September

• Catherine Zeta-Jones - Born 1969, turns 45 - Actress
• Michael Douglas - Born 1944, turns 70 - Actor | Producer
• Michael Madsen - Born 1957, turns 57 - Actor | Producer
• Will Smith - Born 1968, turns 46 - Actor | Producer | Singer | Songwriter
• Mark Hamill - Born 1951, turns 63 - Actor | Producer
• Jason Flemyng - Born 1966, turns 48 - Actor | Producer
• Heather Locklear - Born 1961, turns 53 - Actress

Friday 26th September

• Linda Hamilton - Born 1956, turns 58 - Actress
• Jim Caviezel - Born 1968, turns 46 - Actor
• Olivia Newton-John - Born 1948, turns 66 - Actress | Singer

Saturday 27th September

• Gwyneth Paltrow - Born 1972, turns 42 - Actress | Singer
• Denis Lawson - Born 1947, turns 67 - Actor
• Irvine Welsh - Born 1958, turns 56 - Writer | Producer
• Meat Loaf - Born 1947, turns 67 - Singer | Actor

Catherine Jones was born in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales. She is named after her two Grandmothers - Catherine Fair (on her Mother's side) and Zeta Jones (on her Father's). The young Catherine took an avid interest in entertainment from an early age, and began singing and dancing from aged four. By ten years of age she had secured her first professional acting role in 'Annie', with 'Bugsy Malone' - the stage musical following from ages 11 and 12.

She attended Dumbarton House School in Swansea but chose to leave early at age 15 without completing her O'Levels so as to pursue a career in acting. She moved to London to attend The Arts Educational School in Chiswick studying musical theatre for a three year full-time course. In the meantime, aged 17 she starred in 'The Pyjama Game' which toured throughout the UK, and a year later aged 18 she secured the lead role in the stage revival of '42nd Street'.

Having graduated from The Arts Educational School she travelled to France in 1989 and scored the lead role in her first feature film - the French Directed 'Les 1001 Nuits'. It was however, her role s Mariette in the hugely successful TV Series 'The Darling Buds of May' which ran from 1991-1993 that catapulted her to the attention of the television audience across the nation, and the tabloid press.

During this time she also dabbled with a singing career with several songs that made it inside the UK Top 40. Concurrently, she gained some acting roles in the US appearing in the TV Series 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles' and the 1992 film 'Christopher Columbus : The Discovery'. The mid-90's bought the comedy film 'Splitting Heirs' with John Cleese, Eric Idle and Rick Moranis, the big screen adaptation of the comic book 'The Phantom' with Billy Zane in the title role, the 1995 miniseries 'Catherine the Great' and the 'Titanic' miniseries a year later in 1996.

Steven Spielberg noticed her in 'Titanic' and suggested to Martin Campbell that he should consider her for his upcoming 1998 'The Mask of Zorro' which she did secure alongside fellow Welshman Anthony Hopkins, and Antonio Banderas. She threw herself into the role as Elena, and gained much critical acclaim as a result. As the decade drew to a close there was 'Entrapment' with Sean Connery, and 'The Haunting' with Liam Neeson.

In 2000 she starred with future husband Michael Douglas in 'Traffic' which gained much critical praise and earned her a first Golden Globe nomination. She followed this up in 2001 with RomCom 'America's Sweethearts' which was less favourably received. Jones bounced back big-time in 2002 though with her role as Velma Kelly in screen musical 'Chicago' with Richard Gere and Rene Zellweger gaining her an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress.

From there she starred with a number of Hollywood heavyweights from Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, John Malcovich, Jude Law and Russell Crowe right up to the present day, and in the meantime reprised her role as Elena in the 2005 'The Legend of Zorro'.

Jones has 36 film acting credits to her name and six stage acting credits. Aside from those films already mentioned, her filmography includes 'High Fidelity', 'Intolerable Cruelty', 'Ocean's Twelve', 'No Reservations', 'Rock of Ages', 'Death Defying Acts', 'The Rebound', 'Playing for Keeps', 'Broken City', 'Side Effects' and most recently 'Red 2'. She has also lend her voice talents to the animated feature 'Sinbad : Legend of the Seven Seas'.

Throughout her career to date she has been recognised with nineteen stage and screen award wins and a further 24 nominations. These have included the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 'Chicago'; two Golden Globes for Best Actress for 'Chicago' and Best Supporting Actress in 'Traffic'; a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Support Role for 'Chicago'; and a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for 2010's 'A Little Night Music'.

Jones married Actor Michael Douglas in 2000 - they share the same birthday albeit separated by 25 years. They have two children together - Dylan Michael born in 2000, and Carys Zeta born in 2003.  She has appeared in TV commercials for Elizabeth Arden for whom she is also the worldwide spokesperson, T-Mobile and Alfa Romeo. In 2010 she was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the film and television industry with a C.B.E (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).

Catherine Zeta-Jones - speaker of four languages (English, Welsh, Spanish and French), known for your sexy looks and voluptuous figure, deep sultry voice, and singing and dancing ability as well as a diverse acting talent; together with your husband Michael Douglas; Happy Birthday from Odeon Online.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-