Actors:
Neve Campbell is 50 (“Party of Five,” “Scream” franchise)
Erik von Detten is 41 (“The Princess Diaries,” “Days of Our Lives”)
Lena Headey is 50 (“300,” “Game of Thrones”)
Jessica Parker Kennedy is 39 (“Smallville,” “Santa Baby”) (FAST FACT: She was J.J. Abrams' first choice for the role of Lizzy in the spy series, “Undercovers,” but she was replaced by another actress following the show's pilot episode)
Aramis Knight is 24 (“Ender’s Game,” “The Middle”)
Kirsten Nelson is 53 (“Fraiser,” “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer”)
Clive Owen is 59 (“Closer,” “Sin City”)
Seann William Scott is 47 (“American Pie” series, “Goon”) (FAST FACT: his job at a local movie theater inspired him to become an actor)
Tessa Thompson is 40 (“Veronica Mars,” “Thor: Ragnarok”) (FAST FACT: She debuted in a fifth-grade stage production that also featured actress, Amber Tamblyn)
Alanna Ubach is 48 (“Meet the Fockers,” “Rango”)
Jack Wagner is 64 (“General Hospital,” “Melrose Place” (FAST FACT: In 2012, he placed 11th on season 14 of “Dancing With The Stars”)
Musicians:
Arie is 48
Lindsey Buckingham is 74
Chubby Checker is 82 (FAST FACT: His song, "The Twist," was in the Hot 100 in 2008, as well as in the year it was first heard, 1958)
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue is 43
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Josh Klinghoffer is 44 (Joined RHCP in 2007; He left the band in 2019)
Tommy Lee is 61
Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson is 52
ASAP Rocky is 35 (born Rakim Mayers)
Ashlee Simpson is 39 (FAST FACT: she has legally changed her last name to Ross-Naess, to honor her mother-in-law, Diana Ross)
No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani is 54 (FAST FACT: She was diagnosed with Dyslexia and ADHD by her school counselors when she was a child. Gwen – whose legal last name is Shelton, by the by – has been married to Blake Shelton since July 3rd, 2021 – they’ve been together since mid-late 2015.)
The late Eddie Cochran (1938-1960)…he would have been 85
The late guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)… he would have been 69
Plus:
WWE Wrestler John “The Shaman of Sexy” Morrison is 44
Comedian Greg Proops is 64
TV personality Al Sharpton is 69 (FAST FACTS: He began his rise to fame as James Brown’s tour manager, and later ran for US Senate and attempted to run for President in 2004)
Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan is 72 (FAST FACTS: In October 1984, she became the first American woman to walk in space. She went on to serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under President Obama – and completed her service on January 20, 2017 with the swearing in of President Trump.)
The late author James Herriot (“All Creatures Great and Small,” “All Things Bright and Beautiful”) (1916-1995)
The late author Gore Vidal (“Myra Breckinridge,” “Ben-Hur”) (1925-2012)…he would have been 98
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