Brimley/Cocoon Line
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When 'Cocoon' reached theaters on June 21, 1985, Wilford Brimley was 18,530 days old. Here, we make note of people who have reached that age.
Joined August 2018
Everyone in this photo has crossed the Line, as has everyone born in 1972.
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@joeymcintyre The day has come. Born Dec. 31, 1972, Joey McIntyre -- the youngest @NKOTB member -- is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @joeymcintyre! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born Dec. 19, 1972, Alyssa Milano is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @Alyssa_Milano! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born Oct. 17, 1972, Marshall Mathers is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @Eminem! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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More time has passed since “Rapper’s Delight” came out than between these songs and “Rapper’s Delight”:. “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”.“The Way You Look Tonight”.“Pennies From Heaven”.“Sing, Sing, Sing”. and Chaplin’s ‘Modern Times.’
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Born Sept. 27, 1972, Gwyneth Paltrow is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @GwynethPaltrow! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born Sept. 26, 1972, Beto O'Rourke is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @BetoORourke! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born 6 September 1972, Idris Elba is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @idriselba! You takin' notes? You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born Aug. 30, 1972, Cameron Diaz is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @CameronDiaz! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born August 15, 1972, Oscar-winning actor and director Ben Affleck is 18,530 days old, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @BenAffleck! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born August 15, 1972, Oscar-winning actor and director Ben Affleck is 18,530 days old, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @BenAffleck! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born 6 August 1972, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Horner is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @GeriHalliwell! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Born July 29, 1972, Wil Wheaton is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @wilw (if you ever see this)! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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We're a day late but: Born July 27, 1972, the one and only Maya Rudolph was (yesterday) 18,530 days old, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @MayaRudolph! You've crossed the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Hats off to the great Al Jaffee, who left us today. He filled his 37,283 days interpreting with world with humor, and he was a member of the very special #DoubleBrimley club. RIP.
Born March 13, 1921, the great MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee is 37,060 days old. He crossed the Line on Dec. 6, 1971, and today he completes the rare #DoubleBrimley. Congrats to the legendary artist behind the Fold-In!
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Niekro’s final big-league appearance on Sept. 27, 1987, took place just 819 days before he crossed the Line on Christmas Eve 1989.
Today in 1985, Phil Niekro goes into the set position and falls asleep for 15 minutes until one of his grandkids pokes him.
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Born July 10, 1972, Sofia Vergara is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats @SofiaVergara! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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