December 4th Should Be a National Holiday

Today is the birthday of The Dude and Mona Lisa Vito.

Jeff Bridges. The six-time Oscar nominee — three for supporting, three for leading, winning for Crazy Heart — is 66. He received his first Oscar nomination in 1972 and his most recent in 2011..

The Dude: Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not “Mr. Lebowski”. You’re Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude. So that’s what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.


Marisa Tomei. The three-time Oscar nominee — winning for best supporting actress in My Cousin Vinny — is 51.

Judge Chamberlain Haller: Would you please answer the counselor’s question?

Mona Lisa Vito: No, I hate him.

Vinny Gambini: Your Honor, may I have permission to treat Ms. Vito as a hostile witness?

Mona Lisa Vito: You think I’m hostile now, wait ’til you see me tonight.