Happy Birthday Alan Rickman, We Miss You

Feb 21, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Actor Birthdays, News

Today we honor the birthday of the late Alan Rickman. The news of his surprising and untimely death hit the hearts of millions last month. The beloved actor would have turned 70.

Though Rickman still has two movies being released postmortem, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Eye in the Sky, already we feel the loss of such a great movie, stage, and directing talent. There is no other actor who could have portrayed J.K. Rowling’s and our Severus Snape so well. His voice, his mannerisms, they personified the loved/hated potions master to perfection.

His role as Snape, Hans Gruber, the Sheriff of Nottingham and other arguably “evil” characters rocked Rickman to stardom. But underneath those reputable roles was a fun, loving, man and good friend to many.

In the spirit of his birthday watch a Rickman film, color the Snape page in the Harry Potter coloring book, or leave a comment below. Please join us in honoring our beloved Severus Snape, our beloved Alan Rickman, and wishing him a very happy 70th birthday. We miss you, Alan.





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