Daddy's Home is a 2015 American comedy movie directed and written by Sean Anders. It was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. It stars Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church with John Cena. It was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana, but the movie takes place in California. It was released to mixed reviews on December 25, 2015. It was rated M in Australia and New Zealand for violence, sexual references and offensive language.
Dalton Trumbo
James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter and novelist.
Trumbo was one of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry.
Trumbo won two Academy Awards while blacklisted; one (for "Roman Holiday") was originally given to a front writer, and one (for "The Brave One") was awarded to "Robert Rich", Trumbo's pseudonym.
On December 19, 2011, the Writers Guild of America announced that Trumbo was being given full credit for his work on the screenplay of the 1953 romantic comedy "Roman Holiday", almost sixty years after the fact.
Actor Bryan Cranston plays Trumbo in the 2015 biopic "Trumbo" directed by Jay Roach.
Trumbo died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California on September 10, 1976 at the age of 70.
Run-Around
"Run-Around" is a song by American jam band, Blues Traveler. It was released on the 1994 album "Four". It won the band's first Grammy Award in 1995, for "Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
The song was the band's first successful single, peaking at #8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Trumbo (movie)
Trumbo is a 2015 American biographical-drama movie directed by Jay Roach. It was written by Michael London. The movie is about when screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is blacklisted as a communist for his support of the Communist Party of the USA during the 1950s.
It stars Bryan Cranston as Trumbo with Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg, and John Goodman. It was released to positive reviews on November 6, 2015.
Jim O'Toole
James Jerome "Jim" O'Toole (January 10, 1937 – December 26, 2015) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds (1958–1966) and Chicago White Sox (1967). He was left-handed.
O'Toole was born in Chicago, Illinois. He married Betty Wall on July 2, 1960. They had 11 children.
O'Toole died from cancer on December 26, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 78.
Dichen Lachman
Dichen Lachman (born 22 February 1982) is a Nepalese-born Australian actress and movie producer. She is best known for her roles in the television series "Neighbours", "Dollhouse", "", "Hawaii Five-0", "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and "".
Lachman was born in Kathmandu. Her mother is Tibetan and her father is an Australian of German ancestry. She grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. She moved to the United States in 2007 and lives in Los Angeles, California. She is married to Max Osinski and has one child.
Dami Im
Dami Im (, born 17 October 1988) is a South Korean-born Australian singer. She is best known for winning the fifth season of "The X Factor" in 2013. Her first album was an ARIA number one. She has three studio albums, two extended plays, nine singles, two album appearances, and four music videos. She represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016, coming second with "Sound of Silence".
Im was born in Incheon. She grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. She is married and lives in Daisy Hill, a suburb of Logan City, Queensland. She is a Christian.
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler, A.S.C. (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American cinematographer, movie producer, screenwriter and director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1966.
Wexler was known for his works "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "Medium Cool", "In the Heat of the Night", "Days of Heaven" and for "Matewan". He was said to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.
Wexler died in his sleep at the age of 93 on December 27, 2015 at his home in Santa Monica, California.
Dave Henderson
David Lee Henderson (July 21, 1958 – December 27, 2015), nicknamed Hendu, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Kansas City Royals during his 14-year career. He was born in Merced, California.
Henderson died of a massive heart attack in Seattle, Washington, one month after receiving a kidney transplant, at the age of 57.
Jose Offerman
Jose Offerman was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox among other teams.
Jim Klobuchar
James John "Jim" Klobuchar (April 9, 1928 – May 12, 2021) was an American journalist, author, and tour guide. He wrote for the "Star Tribune" in Minneapolis for thirty years. He wrote an occasional column for the "Christian Science Monitor". He was the father of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. He was born in Ely, Minnesota.
Klobuchar died in Burnsville, Minnesota on May 12, 2021 from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 93.
Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from Virginia, in office since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner was the 69th Governor of Virginia, holding the office from 2002 to 2006.
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He worked with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and the minimalist school. His works showed unique techniques showing simplicity of form, similar to the work of John McLaughlin and Kenneth Noland.
Kelly died in Spencertown, New York on December 27, 2015 of respiratory failure at the age of 92.
The Babadook
The Babadook is a 2014 Australian-Canadian psychological horror drama movie, written and directed by Jennifer Kent as her directorial debut. It is about a woman and her son being tortured by an evil spirit based on a child's book. The movie stars Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman, while Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear appear in supporting roles.
"The Babadook" was produced by Causeway Films (Kristina Ceyton) and is based on the short movie "Monster" (2005), also written and directed by Kent. The movie was shown at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes' aggregation, it was ranked as the third most-liked movie of the year.
Alfredo Pacheco
Alfredo Alberto Pacheco (1 December 1982 – 27 December 2015) was a Salvadoran footballer. He played for FAS and the New York Red Bulls. He also had the record for most appearances for his national team, playing 86 times.
Pacheco was born in Santa Ana. He was married with five children and lived in the United States.
Pacheco was shot and killed on 27 December 2015 in Santa Ana, aged 33.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a group of mental and physical problems that can happen when a mother drinks alcohol while she is pregnant. A "syndrome" is a group of symptoms. "Fetal" means anything that has to do with a fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome includes ways a fetus is hurt by alcohol while it is still in its mother's womb.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by a mother drinking alcohol while she is pregnant. When a mother drinks while she is pregnant, the alcohol goes through the umbilical cord to the fetus. This is why doctors say "when a [pregnant] woman drinks alcohol, so does her baby."
Alcohol is poisonous to a fetus and can cause brain damage. This can cause many other problems once the baby is born.