The Angry Birds Movie

Jason Sudeikis (Actor) .. Red

Born: September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia

Best Known For: Saturday Night Live and roles in Hollywood comedies.

Early-life: Daniel Jason Sudeikis was born in Fairfax, Virginia, on September 18, 1975. He has two sisters. His uncle is actor George Wendt. As a child, Jason moved with his family to Overland Park, Kansas.

Career: Sudeikis cut his improvisational comedy teeth at ComedySportz in Kansas City. In Chicago, he studied at the Annoyance Theatre and ImprovOlympic. In 2003, he was a regular performer at Second City Las Vegas when he was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live. Two years later he began appearing in front of the camera and stayed with the long-running comedy sketch show until July 2013. Other work includes a recurring role on sitcom 30 Rock, and drama series Eastbound & Down. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Bounty Hunter (2010), Hall Pass (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), Movie 43 (2013), and We're the Millers (2013).

Quote: "Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want."

Trivia: Sudeikis voiced the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion in video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Josh Gad (Actor) .. Chuck

Born: February 23, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida

Best Known For: Voicing Olaf in Frozen.

Early-life: Joshua Ilan Gad was born on February 23, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. He attended the college preparatory school, NSU University School, and graduated in 1999. Josh then went on to attend the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama and graduated in 2003.

Career: Gad played news director Ryan Church in the sitcom Back to You before landing a role as a correspondent on The Daily Show. He then went on to appear in the films 21 (2008), The Rocker (2008) and Love and Other Drugs (2010). Gad originated the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which he performed from 2011 to 2012. Since then, he has appeared in such TV shows as 1600 Penn and New Girl. He voiced the character Olaf in Disney's 3D computer-animated film Frozen (2013) and has since played the role of LeFou in Disney's live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).

Quote: "Hollywood is the kind of place that takes what you do well in one thing and manufactures it so the joy can be taken out of it."

Trivia: He was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Beast Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Book of Mormon.

Danny McBride (Actor) .. Bomb

Born: December 29, 1976 in Statesboro, Georgia

Best Known For: Eastbound & Down.

Early-life: Daniel Richard McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia on December 29, 1976 but was raised in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2006, he starred in low-budget comedy The Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best.

Career: McBride's big break came in 2009 when he wrote and starred in HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down as Kenny Powers, a former major league baseball pitcher with anger management issues. It ran for four seasons, clocking up 29 episodes. His film credits include Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Due Date (2010) and This Is the End (2013). He has also voiced characters in Despicable Me (2010) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).

Quote: "If you do a character that resonates enough, people are always going to see you as that character."

Trivia: He voiced the role of Duane Earl in video game Grand Theft Auto V.

Maya Rudolph (Actor) .. Matilda

Bill Hader (Actor) .. Leonard

Born: June 07, 1978 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Peter Dinklage (Actor) .. Mighty Eagle

Born: June 11, 1969 in Morristown, New Jersey

Best Known For: Playing Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Early-life: Peter Hayden Dinklage was born in Morristown, New Jersey, on June 11, 1969 to Diane and John. Peter was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. He made his film debut in Living in Oblivion (1995).

Career: Dinklage's big break came in the 2003 film The Station Agent. In the same year, he starred alongside Will Ferrell in the seasonal favourite Elf (2003). He went on to have recurring roles on TV in Threshold and Nip/Tuck. His other film credits include Penelope (2006), Death at a Funeral (2007), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). He is best known for playing Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones, a role he has played since 2011.

Quote: "I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am."

Trivia: He voiced Captain Gutt in the Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and Ghost in the video game Destiny.

Sean Penn (Actor) .. Terence

Born: August 17, 1960 in California

Best Known For: A string of acclaimed films, including Oscar-winning performances in Mystic River and Milk.

Early-life: Sean Justin Penn was born on August 17, 1960, in Santa Monica, California. His father was director Leo Penn, his mother is actress Eileen Ryan. Penn's younger brother Chris was also an actor, while their elder sibling, Michael, is a musician. As a youngster he was a keen surfer, and made amateur movies with friends Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Rob Lowe. On graduating from high school, Penn joined the Los Angeles Group Repertory Theatre, where he worked backstage and directed a one-act play.

Career: At 19, Penn began studying acting, and made early TV appearances in Barnaby Jones and Little House on the Prairie. His first film was Taps in 1981. He stole the show in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and At Close Range. Since then, he's starred in Casualties of War, Carlito's Way, Dead Man Walking, I Am Sam, Mystic River, 21 Grams, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Milk, Fair Game and Gangster Squad. He won Best Actor Oscars for Mystic River and Milk. He has also written, directed, and produced several movies, including Into the Wild. Penn also actively supports a number of political and social causes. He called for George W Bush to be impeached after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Quote: "I'm probably shy. I've never gone to a party where I didn't drink alcohol. I have a great time, but I'm not comfortable. My straight nature is not very social. That doesn't mean I haven't caught myself being terribly arrogant."

Trivia: He founded a non-profit organisation to help victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Keegan-Michael Key (Actor) .. Judge Peckinpah

Fergal Reilly (Director)

Clay Kaytis (Director)

10:45 pm - 12:35 am, Friday, January 9 on Sky Cinema Animation (500)

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