April 8th
Actors:
- Patricia Arquette is 52 (“Boyhood,” “Medium,” “True Romance,” “CSI: Cyber”) (FAST FACTS: Yes, David Arquette is her brother)
- R. Bourne is 50 (“The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” “Thir13en Ghosts,” “Revenge,” “Stargate SG-1”)
- Sadie Calvano is 23 (“J. Edgar,” “Melissa & Joey,” “The Perfect Daughter,” “Mom”)
- Skai Jackson is 18 (“Jessie,” “The Rebound”)
- Sung Kang is 48 (“Better Luck Tomorrow,” “The Fast and the Furious” film series)
- Taylor Kitsch is 39 (“Battleship,” “John Carter,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Normal Hearts”)
- Dean Norris is 57 (“Lethal Weapon 2,” “Hard To Kill,” “Total Recall,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Starship Troopers,” “The Cell,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Evan Almighty,” “Sons of Liberty,” “Breaking Bad”)
- John Schneider is 60 (“Dukes of Hazzard,” “Smallville,” “90210”) (FAST FACTS: He won the TV Land Most Uninsurable Driver Award. Aside from his screen acting career, he’s also enjoyed success on Broadway and as a country singer – netting ten top ten hits.)
- Kirsten Storms is 36 (“Days of Our Lives,” “Clubhouse,” “General Hospital”)
- Gabriella Wilde is 31 (“The Three Musketeers,” 2013’s “Carrie”)
- Robin Wright is 54 (“Princess Bride,” “Forrest Gump,” “Moll Flanders,” “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” “House of Cards”) (FAST FACT: Known as Robin Wright Penn while married to Sean Penn from 1996 – 2010. Once divorced, she reverted to her maiden name. She hasn’t yet, of course, but shemay be changing it again with her 2018 marriage to Clement Giraudet.)
- Shelby Young is 28 (“Days of Our Lives,” “The Social Network,” “Wild Child”)
- The late Mary Pickford(1892 – 1979)(“Coquette”) (FAST FACT: Known as America's Sweetheart in her heyday, this silent film star co-founded United Artists and was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The American Film Institute called her the 24th-greatest actresses of all time.)
Musicians:
- The Cab’s Alexander DeLeon is 31
- The 1975’s Matthew Healy is 31
- Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig is 36
- Children of Bodom’s guitarist Alexi Laiho is 41
- Julian Lennon is 57
- Biz Markie is 56 (born Marcel Theo Hall)
- Echosmith’s Jamie Sierota is 27(that’s according to FamousBirthdays.com)
- Izzy Stradlin is 58 (FAST FACTS: Born Jeffrey Dean Isbell, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses in 2012)
- Slipknot’s late Paul “The Pig” Gray(1972 – 2010) …he would have been 48
Plus:
- Reality TV star and former “Bachelorette” Desiree Hartsock is 34 (She became Desiree Siegried inJanuary 2015 when she married her “finalist” Chris Siegried)
- Designer Vivienne Westwood is 79
- The late First Lady Betty Ford(1918 – 2011)(FAST FACTS: The First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, she was known for her candidness about her battle with alcoholism and for founding the Betty Ford Center, which a number of celebrities have credited with helping them clean up)