Happy Birthday, Fred Astaire

He was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1899. Whenever you’re feeling bad about yourself, remember that the comments from his first screen test when he was 33 were this: “Can’t act, can’t sing. Balding. Can dance a little.”

Yeah, maybe a little. (Skip to 1:25 if you want to skip the acting part and jsut see singing; the dancing starts at about 3:30.)