Actors:
Eliza Dushku is 42 (“True Lies,” “The New Guy,” “Bring It On,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,” “Dollhouse,” “Tru Calling”)
Kristin Kreuk is 40 (“Edgemont,” “Smallville,” “Eurotrip,” “Beauty and the Beast”)
Sheryl Lee Ralph is 66 (“To Sleep With Danger,” “Dreamgirls,” “Moesha”)
Tracey Ullman is 63 (“The Tracey Ullman Show,” “Tracey Ullman's State of the Union,” “Small Time Crooks,” “Into the Woods”)
Joseph Bologna (1934-2017)… he would have been 88 (“Lovers and Other Strangers,” “Blame It On Rio,” “My Favorite Year,” “Big Daddy,” “Arliss”)
The late Jack Lord (1920 – 1998) (“Hawaii Five-O,” “Man of the West,” “Dr. No”)
The late Fred Ward (1942-2022)…he would have been 81 (“Escape from Alcatraz,” “The Right Stuff,” “Remo Williams,” Tremors” series, “Henry & June,” “The Player,” Short Cuts,” “Management”
Musicians:
Andra Day is 38
Hot Chelle Rae’s Jamie Follese is 31
Tyrese Gibson is 44
Ellie Goulding is 36
Jeff Lynne is 75
Patti Smith is 76
Yelawolf (born Michael Wayne Atha) is 43
The late Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick) (1931 - 2004)…she would have been 91
The late Davy Jones (1945 – 2012)…he would have been 77
The late Monkee Michael Nesmith (1942 – 2021)…he would have been 80
Plus:
Boxer Laila Ali is 45 (During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female super middleweight titles, and the IWBF light heavyweight title)
Celebrity kid Justin Combs is 29 (Diddy’s his daddy) (FAST FACT: He was featured with his father on MTV's “Super Sweet 16” in 2008)
Reality stars Jedidiah and Jeremiah Duggar are 24 (“19 & Counting”)
TV/Radio Personality Sean Hannity is 61
Baseball legend Sandy Koufax is 87 (At age 37 in 1972, he became the youngest player ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Disgraced newsman Matt Lauer (and former “Today” host) is 65
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James is 38 (He has won three NBA championships (2012, 2013, 2016), four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013), three NBA Finals MVP Awards (2012, 2013, 2016), two Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012), an NBA scoring title (2008), and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2004). He has also been selected to 12 NBA All-Star teams, 12 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams, and is the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer.)
Disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson is 61 (He won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, which was later rescinded. He set consecutive 100-meters world records at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, but he was disqualified for doping, losing the Olympic title and both records.)
Director Bennett Miller is 56 (“Capote,” “Moneyball”)
Pro-skateboarder and reality star Ryan Sheckler is 33 (He became known for his MTV show, “Life of Ryan.” He won his first gold medal at the 2003 Summer X Games at age thirteen. He won gold again in 2008 and 2010)
TV personality Meredith Vieira is 69
Golf champ Tiger Woods is 47 (Before his career faltered, he won over 100 Tour events and became the youngest player to complete the PGA Career Grand Slam)
The late poet and author Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) (“The Jungle Book,” “Gunga Din,” “Just So Stories”)
The late TV and radio legend Bert Parks (1914 – 1992) (He hosted the annual “Miss America” telecast from 1955 to 1979 – and sang the classic theme song, “There She Is”)
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