born 18 October 1970

Andreas Knop, Radeberg, East Germany, TV writer

David and Marc Recha, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, actor and writer/director, respectively

Doug Mirabelli, Kingman, Arizona, major league catcher

Giovanni de Pietro, Palermo, Italy, industry taker-by-storm Gianni Palermo

Mike Starink, Arnheim, The Netherlands, actor

Philip Rogan, Dublin, Ireland, photographer

Steve Akerman, Los Angeles, California, short filmmaker

Steve Parlavecchio, Jersey City, New Jersey, actor

It’s been a while since I allowed myself to be charmed by a hyperbolic and shoddily composed mini-biography. But every once in a while, my resistance buckles. So here’s to Today’s Winner; may he continue to overcome any and all obstacles that may intervene in the next forty years of his turbulent existence.