April 12th
Actors:
- Nicholas Brendon is 49 (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Criminal Minds”)
- Claire Danes is 41 (“My So-Called Life,” “Romeo + Juliet,” “Homeland”)
- Shannen Doherty is 49 (“90210,” “Charmed”) (FAST FACT: She’s been fighting breast cancer, which spread to her lymphatic system since 2015)
- Andy Garcia is 64 (“The Godfather Part III,” “The Untouchables,” “Internal Affairs,” “When a Man Loves a Woman,” “Ocean's Eleven,” “Ocean's Twelve,” “Ocean's Thirteen,” “The Lost City”) (FAST FACT: He was born in Havana, Cuba)
- Dan Lauria is 73 (“The Wonder Years,” “Independence Day,” “JAG,” “Big Momma’s House”)
- Jennifer Morrison is 41 (“House M.D.,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Once Upon a Time”) (FAST FACT: She was engaged to her costar Jesse Spencer both in real life and on “House!” They didn’t make it to the altar, however. She also dated her “Once Upon A Time”costar Sebastian Stan from 2012 – 2013, but reportedlyrekindled the relationship in 2016)
- Ed O’Neill is 74 (“Married with Children,” “Modern Family)
- Wayne Northrop is 73 (“Days of Our Lives”)
- Riley Smith is 42 (“24,” “Joan of Arcadia,” “Motocrossed,” “Not Another Teen Movie,” “Bring it On,” “True Blood,” “The Messengers,” “Drive,” “Frequency”)
- The late Ann Miller(1923-2004)…she would have been 97(“Mulholland Drive,” “On the Town”)
Musicians:
- Coldplay’s Guy Berryman is 42
- Easton Corbin is 38
- Vince Gill is 63
- Herbie Hancock is 80 (FAST FACTS: In July 2011, Hancock was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Intercultural Dialogue. In 2013 Hancock joined the University of California, Los Angeles faculty as a professor in the UCLA music department where he teaches jazz. Also in 2013, he was given the Kennedy Center Honors Award for achievement in the performing arts)
- Jessie James Decker is 32 (FAST FACT: She’s been married to New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker since 2013)
- Steppenwolf’s John Kay is 76
- Panic! At The Disco’s Brendon Urie is 33
- Yung Joc is 37 (his mama knows him as Jasiel Amon Robinson)
- The late David Cassidy(1950 – 2017)…he would have been70
- The late Tiny Tim(1932 – 1996)…he would have been 88(FAST FACT: Born Herbert Buckingham Khaury, he played under the name Tiny Tim after being booked at a club that loved shorter performers)
Plus:
- Author Beverly Cleary is 104 (Created the Henry Huggins and Ramona series) (FAST FACT: In 2000, she was named a living legend by the Library of Congress)
- Model Brooklyn Decker is 33 (FAST FACT: Named “Esquire” magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive in 2010)
- TV personality David Letterman is 73
- Celebrity kidlet True Thompson is 2 (The daughter ofKhloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson, her great-grandmother, MJ, reportedly suggested the name for the baby, as it was the middle name of both Khloe’s father, Robert Kardashian as well as her grandfather).
- Author Scott Turow is 71 (“Presumed Innocent,” “Burden of Proof”)
- The late author Tom Clancy(1947 – 1963)…he would have been 73(“The Hunt for Red October,” “Clear and Present Danger,” “The Sum of All Fears”)