July 9th
Actors:
- Douglas Booth is 28 (“LOL,” “Great Expectations”)
- Chris Cooper is 69 (“Adaptation,” “American Beauty”)
- Scott Grimes is 49 (“American Dad!,” “ER”)
- Tom Hanks is 64 (“Splash,” “Big,” “Turner & Hooch,” “A League of Their Own,” “Sleepless In Seattle,” “Forrest Gump,” “Philadelphia,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Band of Brothers,” “The Green Mile,” “Road To Perdition,” “Da Vinci Code”)
- Georgie Henley is 25 (“The Chronicles of Narnia”)
- Toby Kebbell is 38 (“Wrath of the Titans,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”)
- Kelly McGillis is 63 (“Witness,” “Top Gun,” “Made In Heaven,” “The Accused,” “Z Nation,” “The L Word”)
- Mitchel Musso is 29 (“Hannah Montana,” “Phineas and Ferb”)
- Fred Savage is 44 (“The Wonder Years,” “The Princess Bride,” “Boy Meets World”)
- Jimmy Smits is 65 (“NYPD Blue,” “The West Wing,” “Star Wars,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Bluff City Law”)
Musicians:
- Soft Cell’s Marc Almond is 63
- The Ames Brothers’ Ed Ames is 93
- Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr is 61
- Courtney Love is 56
- Sister Sledge’s Debbie Sledge is 66
- Emily West is 39
- Jack White is 45
- The Cheetah Girls’ Kiely Williams is 34
- The late Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell(1947-2008)…he would have been 73 (according to Yahoo!, Wiki says he’d have been 74)
- The late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott(1946-1980) …he would have been 74
Plus:
- “Wolf of Wall Street” Jordan Belfort is 58 (Now a motivational speaker and self-help author, the former stockbroker pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme. His memoir “Wolf of Wall Street,” was the basis for the film of the same name)
- Author Dean Koontz is 75 (“Demon Seed,” “Watchers”)
- TV producer Nigel Lythgoe is 71 (Creator and producer of “American Idol,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and more)
- Reality star Kevin O’Leary is 66 (“Shark Tank” investor – the bald one)
- Heisman Trophy winner (and convicted felon) O.J. Simpson is 73 (FAST FACTS: He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. After retiring from football, he began new careers in acting and football broadcasting. After his colossal fall from grace via accusations of murdering his ex-wife and a young man, he was later convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping. Sentenced to 33 years in the clink, with a minimum of nine years without parole, he was set free October 2017.)