musings about the actor and the characters he brings to life
As the new, glossy remake of The Forsytes makes its way to PBS, I thought — what better time for a Throwback Thursday tribute to our own Soames Forsyte? Because long before this new version, Damian Lewis gave us a Soames who was complicated, intense, and unforgettable. So how did he get there?
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February 11 is a very special day, well, at least for us: Damian’s 55th Birthday. We will kick off the festivities soon so stay tuned, and join us today for a fun trip back to Damian’s 30th Birthday!
We all know Tom Hanks played a major role in making Damian an internationally known actor. We blogged earlier about how Spielberg and Hanks cast Damian Lewis as Dick Winters in Band of Brothers.
Damian tells Independent that, once he was cast for the role, he had the opportunity to hang out with Steven Spielberg as well as Tom Hanks for a while, and in his own words, got to know, “what kids they are.” 🙂 Continue reading “Throwback Thursday to Tom Hanks Surprising Damian Lewis on his 30th Birthday”
Damianista’s note: Today is my birthday, and I thought it’d be the perfect moment to reshare this interview my blogmate NotlLinda did with me back in 2024. A lot of you follow our work but don’t always get the behind-the-scenes version of who we are as people, so if you’re curious to get to know me a bit better, this one’s for you. Thanks for being here!
Dear Damianista!
Thanks so much for the gift of Damian! I enjoyed your interview with him and that gave me a fun idea for Fan Fun! I’ve composed interview questions for YOU!
I’m certain we fans are also curious about the woman who curates the website.
So here is my interview “Fan Fun With Damianista.”
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Today is Veterans Day – a day of honoring all men and women that served in the United States armed forces. And it gives us a great opportunity to salute all war heroes, and in particular Major Dick Winters and Easy Company.
I know a thing or two about war. My day job is to study and understand war. I have written academic articles on war, I have taught on war… and even though I can write about war for pages and talk about it for hours as a scholar, the human cost of war is still incomprehensible to me.
Let me take a moment and look at my own family. My maternal grandmother never knew her father because he was a soldier in WWI in the Eastern Front in Turkey, and he literally froze because of the cold as he fought against the Russians. My paternal grandmother never knew her father, either; because he was also a soldier in WWI and was killed by a shrapnel in Gallipoli as he fought against the Anzacs. Continue reading “It’s Veterans Day! We Salute Major Dick Winters – The Rank and The Man”
Damianista’s note: Band of Brothers is 24 years old. Currahee!
As one of the most iconic mini-series of all times, Band of Brothers may have turned 24 but it has never got old. People are still in love with Damian Lewis’ Major Winters and his Easy Company and thousands of families and friends enjoy a Band of Brothers marathon (multiple times!) every year.
To celebrate the the mini-series’ 20th anniversary, HBO had Roger Bennett host an official Band of Brothers 12-episode podcast that followed the Easy Company’s footsteps from Normandy to the Eagle’s Nest, episode by episode, with insight from Tom Hanks as well as actors who brought the members of Easy Company to life – including Ron Livingston, Donny Wahlberg, Matthews Settle, Scott Grimes and our beloved Damian Lewis.
Please hear Bennett’s Band of Brothers podcast episode with Damian Lewis below…
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