Legendary Pitcher Cy Young Born This Day In 1867

Actors:

Bud Cort is 74 (“Harold & Maude,” “Brewster McCloud,” “Coyote Ugly,” “Pollock,” “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou”)

Eric Idle is 79 (“Monty Python” films, “Nuns on the Run,” “Dudley Do-Right”)

Christopher Lambert is 65 (“Tarzan,” “Subway,” “Highlander,” “Mortal Kombat,” “NCIS: Los Angeles”)

Lucy Lawless is 54 (“Xena,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Spartacus: Blood & Sand,” “Spartacus: Vengeance,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Salem,” “Ash vs Evil Dead”)

Chris Massoglia is 30 (“Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant”)

Annabella Sciorra is 62 (“Jungle Fever,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “Cop Land,” “What Dreams May Come,” “The Sopranos,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”)

Amy Sedaris is 61 (“Strangers with Candy,” “Maid In Manhattan,” “School of Rock,” “Elf,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)

Marina Sirtis is 67 (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Finders Keepers,” “NCIS”)

The late Pearl Bailey (1918 - 1990) (“Porgy & Bess,” “Isn't It Romantic?” and “St. Louis Blues”) (FAST FACTS: She won a Tony Award in 1968 for her performance in an all-black Broadway production of “Hello, Dolly!” She also received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1976 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988.)

The late Scott Wilson (1942 – 2018)…he would have been 80 (“In the Heat of the Night,” “In Cold Blood,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Dead Man Walking,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Junebug, “The Walking Dead”)

Musicians:

Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Satellite Party) is 63

Regina Leigh of Regina Regina is 54

Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton is 41

Blues Traveler’s John Popper is 55

Brady Seals is 53

Plus:

Tennis champ Jennifer Capriati is 46 (An international Tennis Hall of Fame and former World #1 tennis pro, she won 14 professional singles tournaments. Capriati also won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Coming to fame as a kid, her fall from grace began in 1993 due to burnout. In 2013, Capriati was charged with battery and stalking after reportedly following and striking her former boyfriend on Valentine's Day. The charges were later dropped.)

NBA Hall of Famer Walt Frazier is 77

Victoria’s Secret model Jill Goodacre is 58 (FAST FACT: She’s been married to Harry Connick, Jr. since 1994)

Director Michel Hazanavicius is 55 (“The Artist,” “The Search,” “La Classe Américaine”)

Supermodel Elle Macpherson is 58

The late American President John Tyler (1790 – 1862) (FAST FACTS: He was the tenth U.S. president. At age 63, he fathered a son, who in turned fathered a son at 75. With 15 children overall, he still has two grandchildren that are alive today)

The late Sam’s Club and WalMart founder Sam Walton (1918 – 1992)

The late baseball great Cy Young (1867 - 1955) (FAST FACTS: Legendary 511-game winner who pitched three no-hitters throughout his career, including a perfect game on May 5, 1904; the season-ending award for the top pitcher in the AL and NL was named after him. During his 22-season baseball career (1890–1911), he pitched for five different teams. He also established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century. Young compiled 511 wins, which is most in Major League history and 94 ahead of Walter Johnson, second on the list. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.)


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