November 25th
Actors:
- Christina Applegate (“..with Children,” “Friends,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”) is 49
- Billy Burke (Charlie Swan in the “Twilight” series, “Ladder 49,” “Along Came a Spider,” “Final Jeopardy” is 53
- Katie Cassidy (“Taken,” “When a Stranger Calls,” “Gossip Girl”) is 33
- Kevin Chamberlin (“Jessie,” Broadway’s “The Addams Family,” “Heroes”) is 56
- Jerry Ferrara (“Entourage”) is 40
- Jill Hennessy (“Law and Order,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Robocop 3”) is 51
- Joel Kinnaman (“The Killing,” “RoboCop”) is 40
- John Larroquette (“Night Court,” “The West Wing,” “Boston Legal,” “The Librarians”) is 72
- Stephen Lunsford (MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” “Private Practice” is 30
- Dougray(pr: DOOG-ray)Scott (“Princess Carabou,” “Deep Impact,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Hemlock Grove,” “Quantico”) is 54
- The late Ricardo Montalban (“Fantasy Island,” “Star Trek II”)(1920 – 2009)…he would have been 99
Musicians:
- Rancid’s Tim Armstrong is 54
- Amy Grant is 59
- Lamb of God’s Mark Morton is 47
- The late rapper Dolla (born Roderick Anthony Burton II) (FAST FACT: On May 18, 2009, Burton was shot to death at the valet stand of the Beverly Center shopping mall in Los Angeles, and Aubrey Berry was later arrested for his murder. Berry was acquitted on all charges.)(1987 – 2009)…he would have been 32
Plus:
- Former first daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush are 38(FAST FACTS: What does one do after being a First Daughter? Jenna, whose married name is Hager, Hager is an author, an editor-at-large for “Southern Living” magazine, a special correspondent for NBC's “Today Show” and a contributor to NBC “Nightly News”. As for Barbara, she’s the Co-founder and President of a public health-focused non-profit, Global Health Corps, an organization that provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the front lines of the fight for global health equity.)
- Competitive eating champ Joey Chestnut is 36 (FAST FACT: He is currently, ranked second in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Last year, Joey won a turkey-eating contest in Connecticut, setting a record by devouring an entire bird. Ten contestants vied to see who could eat the most of a 20-pound turkey in a competition at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Chestnut ate 9.35-pounds of meat off the bone in 10 minutes. According to Major League Eating, the food equivalent of the National Football League, he bested the previous record, which was held by Sonya Thomas, who ate 5.25-pounds of turkey in November 2011. He took home a $5-thousand check)
- Reality star Sonja Morgan (“Real Housewives of New York”) is 56
- Writer and Emmy award-winning game show host Ben Stein (FAST FACT: He attained early success as a speechwriter for American presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford) is 75
- Reality TV star Bruno Tonioli (“Dancing With The Stars”) is 64
- The late engineer Karl Benz (With his wife, Bertha Benz, he created the first internal combustion-powered cars. His first model was called the Benz Patent Motorwagen. The first Benz cars were hand-assembled and expensive until the assembly line innovation of Henry Ford was implemented.)(1844 – 1929)
- The late Andrew Carnegie (Steel industry mogul and philanthropist who turned the American steel industry into an international force. At that time, he was often regarded as the second richest man next to John D. Rockefeller.)(1835 – 1919)
- The late baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (FAST FACT: His father wanted him to be a fisherman, but he became a ballplayer instead. His 56-game hitting streak was record-setting and one that many believe will never be broken)(1914 – 1999)
- The late John F. Kennedy Jr. (President John F. Kennedy's son and magazine editor who died with his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren, in a tragic 1999 plane crash off Martha's Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean).(1960 – 1999)…he would have been 59.