September 5th
Actors:
- Kristian Alfonso is 56 (“Days of Our Lives,” “The Starmaker”)
- William Devane is 80 (“Knots Landing,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Space Cowboys,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “24,” “Live Another Day”)
- Michael Keaton is 68 (“Night Shift,” “ Mom,” “Johnny Dangerously,” “Beetlejuice,” “Batman,” “Birdman,” “Spotlight,” “The Founder,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming”)
- Carol Lawrence is 87 (FAST FACT: Best known for her role as Maria in the original production of “West Side Story” on Broadway; “The Fugitive,” “Hawaii 5-0,” “Kung Fu,” “Mannix,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Saved by the Bell,” “Sex and the City”)
- George Lazenby is 80 (“Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” “The Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss,” “The Master,” and “Never Too Young to Die”)
- Rose McGowan is 46 (“Encino Man,” “The Doom Generation,” “Scream,” “Going All the Way,” “Devil in the Flesh,” “Jawbreaker,” “Charmed,” “The Black Dahlia,” “Machete,” “Grindhouse”)
- Bob Newhart is 90 (“The Bob Newhart Show,” “Newhart,” “Catch-22,” “Elf,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Librarians”) (FAST FACT: He guest hosted “The Tonight Show” 87 times)
- Carice Van Houten is 43 (“Game of Thrones”)
- Raquel Welch is 79 (“Fantastic Voyage,” “One Million Years B.C.,” “Bedazzled,” “100 Rifles,” “Myra Breckinridge,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Legally Blonde) (FAST FACTS: “Playboy” has ranked her #3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list. In 2011, “Men's Health” ranked her #2 in its "Hottest Women of All Time" list.)
Musicians:
- En Vogue’s Terry Ellis is 56
- Arnel Pineda is 52
- Evanesence’s Will Hunt is 48
- Al Stewart is 74
- Loudon Wainwright, III is 73
- Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk is 51
- Dweezil Zappa is 50 (FAST FACT: His birth name is actually Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa)
- The late Freddie Mercury(1946-1991)…he would have been 73(FAST FACT: His given name was Farrokh Bulsara)
Plus:
- "Cathy" cartoonist Cathy Guisewite is 69 (FAST FACTS: Her “Cathy” cartoon was based on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, working, relationships, etc. – it had a remarkable run of 34 years, ending in October 2010.)
- The late poet Sir Walter Raleigh(1552-1618)(He was an Englishadventurer and writerwho established a colony near Roanoke Island, now known as Virginia. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death for treason.)
- The late outlaw Jesse James(1847-1882)(James is one of the most beloved figures in American history in spite of the fact that he was an outlaw, gang leader, robber, train robber, and murderer. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death.)