October 14th
Actors:
- Rowan Blanchard is 19 (“Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” “The Back-Up Plan,” “Girl Meets World”)
- Teresa Castillo is 37 (“General Hospital”) (FAST FACT: She was considered for the lead in the film “The Princess Diaries,” a role that eventually went to Anne Hathaway)
- Steve Cooganis 55 (“Spitting Image,” “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” “Philomena”)
- Lori Petty is 57 (“Free Willy,” “A League of Their Own,” “Tank Girl”)
- Jon Seda is 50 (“Homicide: Life on the Street,” “12 Monkeys,” “Larry Crowne,” “Chicago PD”)
- Joey Travolta is 70 (“Oscar,” “West Side Story,” “Bye Bye Birdie”) (FAST FACT: he originally started his career as a recording artist with Casablanca Records)
- Max Thieriot is 32 (“The Pacifier,” “Bates Motel,” “Catch That Kid”)
- The late Harry Anderson(1952 – 2018)…he would have been is 68(“Night Court,” “Cheers”) (FAST FACT: his first job was performing magic tricks on the street)
- The late Lillian Gish(1893-1993)(“Birth of A Nation,” “Duel In The Sun”) (FAST FACTS: The silent film actress enjoyed a career that spanned 75 years, from 1912 in silent film shorts to 1987. The American Film Institute named Gish 17thamong the greatest female stars of Classic American cinema. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award. Gish was also awarded in the Kennedy Center Honors.)
- The late Roger Moore(1927-2017) …he would have been 93(“Ivanhoe,” “Maverick,” The Saint,” he replaced Sean Connery as James Bond in 1973)
Musicians:
- Thomas Dolbyis 62
- The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward is 74
- All Saints’ Shaznay Lewisis 45
- (Dixie) Chick Natalie Maines is 46
- Cliff Richardis 80
- Usher is 42 (FAST FACT: BornUsher Raymond IV, his 2004 album, “Confessions,” became the fastest-selling R&B album in history)
- Insane Clown Posse’sShaggy 2 Dope is 46 (born Joseph Utsler)
Plus:
- Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler is 42 (she’s also a “Dancing With The Stars” alum)
- Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 82 (designer of Polo fashions, fragrances, and accessories, estimated by Forbes to be the 162ndrichest person in the world)
- Celebrity kid Lourdes Ciccone Leon is 25 (Not just Madonna’s daughter,she’s multi-talented...just like her mama. Once the owner of her own fashion line, Material Girl, she’s moved on to become the face of several brands.)
- Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi is 60 (FAST FACT: He started his first fashion line in NY at age 15)
- Comedian Jay Pharoah is 34 (He joined “SNL” in 2010 and is best known for his known for his impersonations of Obama, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. He left the show this year ahead of its 42nd season)
- TV personality Stephen A. Smith is 54
- The late US president Dwight D. Eisenhower (The United States’ 34thpresident who was also a five-star general in the Army and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during WWII)(1890-1969)
- The late legendary basketball coach John Wooden (Led UCLA to ten national titles from 1964-1975, was inducted into both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame)(1910-2010)