Actors:
Helena Bonham-Carter is 56 (“Howard’s End,” “Fight Club,” “The King's Speech”) (FAST FACT: She was partnered with Tim Burton from 2001 – 2014 – they split following allegations of his infidelity. But, as was the case when they were still coupled, they live next door to each other. They lived “next door” when they were together – and still do since their separation. Why on earth? They share two children.)
Brandi Cyrus is 35 (“Hannah Montana,” “The Queue”) (FAST FACT: She’s Miley Cyrus’ half sister – they share mom Tish Cyrus)
Genie Francis is 60 (“General Hospital,” “Young and the Restless”) (FAST FACT: Married Jonathan Frakes in 1988; they have two children together)
Pam Grier is 73 (“Foxy Brown,” “Jackie Brown,” “The L Word”)
Doug Hutchinson is 62 (“Con Air,” “Batman and Robin,” “The Green Mile”) (FAST FACT: In the move that effectively ended his acting career, Hutchinson married then-16-year old Courtney Stodden in May 2011. The couple announced plans to divorce in November 2013, but announced the following August that they were giving it another go. In January 2017, they announced it’s over – though they’re still living together…she ultimately moved out in February 2018 – and in with a new boyfriend. The divorce was finalized in 2020)
Phillip Michael Thomas is 73 (“Miami Vice”)
The late James Arness (1923 – 2011)…he would have been 99 (“Gunsmoke”)
The late John Wayne (1907 – 1979) (“Flying Tigers,” “Ft. Apache,” “Sands of Iwo Jima,” “True Grit”) (FAST FACT: He’s ranked 13 on AFI's list of Greatest Male Screen Legends of All Time – Humphrey Bogart was ranked number 1.)
Musicians:
Jaheim is 44
Lenny Kravitz is 58
Stevie Nicks is 74
BlackHawk’s Dave Robbins is 63
Hank Williams, Jr. is 73
The late Miles Davis (1926 – 1991)…he would have been 96
The late Levon Helm (1940 – 2012)…he would have been 82
Plus:
Pseudo-celeb/reality star Scott Disick is 39 (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”)
Funnyman Bobcat Goldthwait is 60
Screenwriter/director/animator (and sometime actor) Matt Stone is 51 (“South Park”)
The late euthanasia activist Jack Kevorkian (1928 – 2011)…he would have been 94
The late astronaut Sally Ride (1951 – 2012)…she would have been 71 (FAST FACTS: An American astronaut and physicist, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman to enter low earth orbit. She flew two missions aboard the Challenger shuttle: STS-7 and STS-41-G. After her death, Ride’s obituary revealed that she was survived by Tam O'Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years was. O'Shaughnessy was also a science writer and, later, the co-founder of Sally Ride Science – and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of the company. Before Ride passed, the couple wrote six acclaimed children's science books together. Their relationship was revealed by the company and confirmed by her sister, who said she chose to keep her personal life private, including her sickness and treatments. She is the first known LGBT astronaut)