October 10th
Actors:
- Manu Bennett is 51 (“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Sinbad,” “The Marine,” “Arrow,” “The Shannara Chronicles’)
- Peter Coyote is 79 (“E.T.,” “Jagged Edge,” “Erin Brokovich,” “A Walk To Remember,” “Deadwood,” “Law & Order: LA”) (FAST FACTS: He also has narrated over 51 films and programs, including “Out of the Blue” and “Hatchet”)
- Wendi McLendon-Covey is 51 (“Reno 911!,” “Bridesmaids,” “The Goldbergs”)
- Fiona Fullerton is 64 (“A View to a Kill,” “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”)
- Bai Ling is 54 (“Wild Wild West,” “Lost,” “The Crow”)
- Mario Lopez is 47 (“Saved By The Bell,” now co-host of “Extra”)
- Dan Stevens is 38 (“The Line of Beauty,” “Downton Abbey”)
- Aimee Teegarden is 31 (“Friday Night Lights,” “Prom,” “Scream 4”)
- Ben Vereen is 74 (“Sweet Charity,” “Funny Lady,” “Jelly’s Last Jam,” “You Write The Songs,” “Silk Stalkings,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again”)
- Bradley Whitford is 61 (“The West Wing,” “Trophy Wife,” “Billy Madison,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”)
- The late Helen Hayes(1900-1993)(“The Sin of Madelon Claudet”) (FAST FACT: She has been acclaimed as The First Lady of American Theatre)
- The late Chris Penn(1965-2006) …he would have been 55(“True Romance,” “All The Right Moves,” “Footloose,” “Rush Hour”)
Musicians:
- Lzzy Hale (born Elizabeth Mae Hale) is 37
- Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp is 59
- Big’s Eric Martin is 60
- Mya is 41 (given name Mya Marie Harrison)
- David Lee Roth is 66 (FAST FACT: Back in 2004, he became a paramedic)
- Tanya Tucker is 62
- The late Thelonious Monk(1917 – 1982)
- The late John Prine(1946 – 2020)...he would have been74
Plus:
- Voice actress Jodi Benson (The original voice of Ariel in “The Little Mermaid”) is 59
- Skateboarder Bob Burnquist is 44 (In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a "fakie 900" (900-degree reverse-natural rotation) making Burnquist the fifth person in history to successfully complete the 900 trick)
- Race car driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is 46
- Los Angeles Chargers QB Geno Smith is 30 (FAST FACT: His locker room brawl with IK Enemkpali in August 2015 left him with a broken jaw, and lost him his starting position in the lineup)
- Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Andrew McCutchen is 34
- Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre is 51 (FAST FACTS: He was the first quarterback to throw for over 70,000 yards, complete over 6,000 passes, and tally over 500 touchdowns in his career, mostly spent with the Green Bay Packers. He led the Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI.)
- Author Nora Roberts is 70 (“The Heart’s Victory,” “Carolina Moon,” “Montana Sky”)
- The late composer Giuseppe Verdi(1813 – 1901)("Rigoletto," "Aida," and "Nabucco." He was considered to be one of the 19thcenturies' greatest opera composers)
- The late director Ed Wood(1924 – 1978)…he would have been96 (specialized in campy films, most notably “Plan 9 From Outer Space”)