March 5th
Actors:
- Talia Balsam is 61 (“Mad Men,” “Homeland”) (FAST FACT: For many years, she was the one and only FORMER Mrs. George Clooney – as they were married from 1989-1993. After the divorce, he said ‘never again”…but finally succumbed to the charms of British barrister Amal Alamuddin in September 2014)
- Paul Blackthorne is 51 (“The Dresden Files,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “Arrow”)
- Jolene Blalock is 45 (“Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Sex Tape”)
- Kevin Connolly is 46 (“Entourage,” “Unhappily Ever After”)
- Riki Lindhome is 41 (“Garfunkel and Oates,” “Gilmore Girls,” “House,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “United States of Tara,” “Another Period”)
- Jake Lloyd is 31 ("Star Wars Episode I: The Phanton Menace")
- Aasif Mandvi is 54 (“The Dictator,” “The Last Airbender,” “Us & Them,” The Internship,” “Evil”)
- Eva Mendes is 46 (“Training Day,” “2 Fast 2 Furious,” “Girl in Progress”) (FAST FACT: SUPER private about her personal life, it’s been confirmed that she and Ryan Gosling started dating in 2011, and they have two children together: They have two daughters: Esmeralda Amada, Amada Lee)
- James B. Sikking is 86 ("Hill St. Blues;" Doogie’s Dad on "Doogie Howser, M.D.," “Fever Pitch,” “Made of Honor”)
- Dean Stockwell is 84 (“Quantum Leap,” “Blue Velvet”) (He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for “Married to the Mob”)
- The late Rex Harrison(1908 – 1990)(“My Fair Lady”) (He won Best Actor for “My Fair Lady,” and was nominated for “Cleopatra.”)
Musicians:
- Dire Straits’ Alan Clark is 68
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta) is 50
- Eddy Grant is 72
- Papoose (born Shamele Mackie) is 42
- Craig Reid & Charlie Reid (aka The Proclaimers) is 58
- The late Andy Gibb(1958 – 1988)…he would have been 62
- The late Teena Marie(1956 – 2010)…she would have been 64
Plus:
- Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin is 54 (He played for the Dallas Cowboys and is now an analyst for the NFL network)
- Magician Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller) is 65 (He has participated in “The Celebrity Apprentice,” and “The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice”)
- Funnyman Matt Lucas is 46 (“Little Britain”)
- Televangelist Joel Osteen is 57 (senior pastor of the largest Protestant Church of the United States: Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas)
- Supermodel Nikki Taylor is 45
- The late explorer Antoine Cadillac,who founded the city of Detroit. (1658 - 1730)