December 23rd
Actors:
- Reed Alexander is 25 (“iCarly,” “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr,” “Magnus, Inc.”) (FAST FACT: A food blog he began in 2009 turned into a second career as a spokesman for healthy eating habits)
- Susan Lucci is 73 (‘Erica Kane’ on “All My Children”)
- Nick Moran is 51 (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & 2,” “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”)
- Joan Severance is 61 (“See No Evil, Hear No Evil,” “Bird on a Wire,” “No Holds Barred”)
- Harry Shearer is 76 (“This Is Spinal Tap,” “A Mighty Wind,” “The Simpsons”)
- Estella Warren is 41 (“Planet of the Apes,” “The Cooler,” “Kangaroo Jack”) (FAST FACT: She competed in the 1996 Olympics for synchronized swimming)
- The late Corey Haim(1971-2010)…he would have been 48(“The Lost Boys,” “License to Drive,” “Lucas”)
Musicians:
- McFly’s Harry Judd is 34
- Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray is 63
- Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips is 68
- A Fine Frenzy (her actual name - Alison Sudol) is 35
- Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is 55 (FAST FACT: He has been ranked #7 on Rolling Stone’s Best Lead Singers of All Time list)
Plus:
- Former San Fran 49ers coach (and current University of Michigan head coach) Jim Harbaugh is 56
- Voicist Jess Harnell is 56 (“Up,” “Animaniacs,” “WALL-E,” “Crash Bandicoot,”among many others.) (FAST FACT: He has been the announcer for “American’s Funniest Home Videos” since 1998)
- Wildlife TV producer Martin Kratt is 54 (“Zoboomafoo,” “Kratt’s Creatures”)
- Reality star Holly Madison is 40 (“Girls Next Door”)
- The late cosmetic pioneer Sarah Breedlove (aka Madame C.J. Walker)(1867-1919)(FAST FACT: She was the first female self-made millionaire in the United States. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of beauty and hair products for black women under the company she founded, Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company)
- The late religious leader Joseph Smith(1805-1844)(He’s the founder of the Latter Day Saints movement and author of “The Book of Mormon”)