Actors:
Jennifer Beals is 59 (“Flashdance,” “The Book of Eli,” “The L Word,” “Proof”)
Rosa Blasi is 50 (“Make It or Break It,” “The Thundermans,” “Strong Medicine”)
Jake Gyllenhaal is 42 (“City Slickers,” “Jarhead,” “Donnie Darko,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Zodiac,” “Nightcrawler,” “Nocturnal Animals”)
Amy Locane is 51 (“Cry-Baby,” “Secretary,” “Airheads”)
Mike Lookinland is 62 (‘Bobby Brady’ on “The Brady Bunch”)
Alyssa Milano is 50 (“Who's the Boss?,” “Melrose Place,” “Charmed,” “My Name is Earl,” “Mistresses,” “Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later”)
Tim Reid is 78 (“WKRP in Cincinnati,” “Simon & Simon,” “Sister Sister,” “That 70’s Show”)
Til Schweiger is 59 (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” “This Means War”)
Marla Sokoloff is 42 (“Dude, Where’s My Car?” “The Practice,” “The Fosters,” “Fuller House”)
Tara Summers is 43 (“Hitchcock,” “Alfie,” “Boston Legal”)
Kristy Swanson is 53 (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Pretty in Pink,” “Flowers in the Attic,” “Psych”)
The late Cicely Tyson (1924 – 2021) …she would have been is 98 (“The Help,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”)
The late Robert Urich (1946-2002)…he would have been 76 (“Vega$,” “Spenser: For Hire,” “S.W.A.T.”)
Musicians:
Janie Fricke is 75
Lady Sovereign is 37 (born Louise Amanda Harman)
The late Maurice White (Earth, Wind, & Fire) (1941 – 2016)…he would have been 81
The late guitarist Alvin Lee (1944-2013)…he would have been 78
The late Edith Piaf (known by the nickname, The Little Sparrow, “La Foule”) (FAST FACT: Her song, “La Vie en rose” was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame Award) (1915-1963)
Plus:
“Mindfreak” magician Criss Angel is 55 (Born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, he’s broken the record for appearing on television for more hours than any other magician)
Man candy Tyson Beckford is 52 (Former Ralph Lauren Polo model and host of Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel”)
Reality TV star Jenelle Evans is 31 (“Teen Mom”) (that’s according to FamousBirthdays.com)
“Top Gear” TV personality Richard Hammond is 53 (FAST FACT: He won an International Emmy Award in 2005)
Archaeologist Richard Leakey is 78 (FAST FACT: In 1993, a small propeller-driven plane piloted by Richard Leakey crashed, crushing his lower legs, both of which were later amputated. Sabotage was suspected but never proved.)
NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is 50 (also a 7-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman)
The late Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982) (He was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982)
The late baseball legend Al Kaline (1934 – 2020)...he would have been 88 (An 18-time MLB All-Star, he played 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers)
The late NFL defensive Reggie White (1961-2004)… he would have been 61 (During his professional career, he was also an ordained Evangelical minister, leading to his nickname, "the Minister of Defense". A two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, he was 13-time Pro Bowler, and 13-time All-Pro selection – he also holds second place for all-time among career sack leaders with 198. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Just 43 when he died – he was felled by a cardiac arrhythmia.)
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