Famous Birthdays Today- Dustin Hoffman Is 83

August 8th

Actors:

  • Ken Baumann is 31 (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”)
  • Meagan Good is 39 (“Think Like A Man,” “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” “Saw V,” “The Unborn”)
  • Dustin Hoffman is 83 (“Tootsie” “Rain Man”)
  • Katie Leung is 33 (best known for playing Cho Chang in the “Harry Potter” movies)
  • Don Most is 67 (“Happy Days,” “Dungeons and Dragons”)
  • Jenn Proske is 33 (“Vampires Suck,” “Sexting in Suburbia”)
  • Connie Stevens is 82 (“Hawaiian Eye,” “Wendy and Me”)
  • Countess Vaughn is 42 (birth name Countess Danielle Vaughn) (“Moesha,” “The Parkers,” “Hollywood Divas”)
  • The late Rory Calhoun(1922-1999)…he would have been 98(“The Texan,” “Motel Hell”)
  • The late Esther Williams(1921-2013) …she would have been 99(FAST FACTS: She was a champion swimmer who later became a movie icon in aqua musicals include “Neptune's Daughter,” “On an Island with You,” and “Million Dollar Mermaid”)

Musicians:

  • *NSYNC’s JC Chasez is 44
  • U2’s The Edge is 59 (And yes, he actually has a real name: David Howell Evans)
  • Drew Lachey is 44
  • S Club 7’s Bradley McIntosh is 39
  • Shawn Mendes is 22
  • Creed’s Scott Stapp is 47
  • Mel Tillis(1932 – 2017)…he would have been 88

Plus:

  • EarthLink founder (and co-founder of eCompanies, and the founder of Boingo) Sky Dayton is 49
  • Tennis champ Roger Federer is 39 (He is currently ranked second in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. His accomplishments in professional tennis have led to him being regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time.)
  • WWE Diva Rena Mero (known as Sable) is 53
  • The late Matthew Henson(1866-1955)(The first African-American Artic explorer, he was an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions. Henson served as a navigator and craftsman, traded with Inuit and learned their language, and was known as Peary's "first man" for these arduous travels)

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