Zack de la Rocha – best known for his work as vocalist and lyricist for Rage Against the Machine – was born on this day – January 12, 1970 – in Long Beach, California.
Dmitri O’Bannon here: I recently learned that Zack de la Rocha wrote the afterword for the upcoming book Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs by Glen E. Friedman. This book will ship on April 1, 2025.
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Bradley Charles Cooper — the American actor — was born on this day — January 5, 1975 — in Abington Township, Pennsylvania.
He holds a BA from Georgetown University — where he majored in English and minored in French — and an MFA in acting from the Actors Studio Drama School at The New School.
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Dominic LeBlanc – the Canadian lawyer and politician – was born on December 14, 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario.
Mr. LeBlanc serves as a Member of Canada’s Federal Parliment representing the riding of Beauséjour in the province of New Brunswick. He holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto, law degree from the University of New Brunswick, and a Masters of Law from Harvard University.
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Brené Brown — the American academic and podcaster — was born on this day — November 18, 1965 — in San Antonio, Texas.
Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, a Master of Social Work degree, and a PhD in social work at the University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work.
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Lisa Tzwu-Fang Su – the president and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices – was born on thi day – November 7, 1969 – in Tainan, Taiwan.
She holds a BS, MS, and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Michael Studeman — the now retired American Naval Office who served as Director of Intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command between July 2019 and July 2022 — was born on this day — September 10, 1966 — in Fairfax, Virginia.
He holds a B.A. from the College of William & Mary and M.A. in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School.
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Kathryn Marie Hahn — the American actress best known for her role in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — was born on July 23, 1973 in Westchester, Illinois.
Ms. Hahn holds a BA in theater from Northwestern University and an MFA in drama from Yale University.
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Krist Novoselic — the American musician and activist who co-founded Nirvana — was born on this day — May 16, 1965 — in Compton, California.
Novoselic holds a BSc in social sciences from Washington State University.
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