Birthdays:

Bernard Rose (August 4, 1960), writer and director of Candyman (1992), Snuff-Movie (2005), and Frankenstein (2015), and director of Paperhouse (1988).

Andy Hallett (August 4, 1975 – March 29, 2009), whose sadly brief career was mostly spent as Lorne on “Angel.”

Cole Sprouse (August 4, 1992), who starred in “The Nightmare Room” (episode: Scareful What You Wish For) and “Riverdale.”

Dylan Sprouse (August 4, 1992), who starred in “The Nightmare Room” (episode: Scareful What You Wish For) and Dismissed (2007).

Movie releases:

1994: Virtuosity
2004: The Descent