Actors:
- Nathan Fillion is 51 (“Firefly,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Castle,” “The Rookie”)
- Holliday Grainger is 34 (“Bonnie & Clyde,” “The Borgias,” “Great Expectations”)
- Elizabeth Mitchell is 52 (“V,” “Lost,” “Revolution,” “The Santa Clause,” “The Purge: Election Year”)
- Austin Pendleton is 82 (“Guarding Tess,” “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Homicide: Life On The Street”)
- Pauley Perette is 53 (“Almost Famous,” “Murder One,” “NCIS”)
- Brenda Song is 34 (“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” “The Suite Life on Deck,” “The Social Network”)
- Talisa Soto is 55 (“License to Kill,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation”) (FAST FACTS: Was first married to Costas Mandylor and later married actor Benjamin Bratt, whom she met on set of “Pinero.” They’ve been hitched since 2002)
- Michael York is 80 (“Jesus of Nazareth,” “Logan's Run,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Cabaret,” “The Lot,” “Austin Powers” series, “Gilmore Girls”)
- The late David Janssen (1931 – 1980)…he would have been 91 (“The Fugitive,” “Richard Diamond, Private Detective,” “O’Hara, U.S. Treasury”)
- The late Gloria Swanson (1899 – 1983) (“The Love of Sunya,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Trespasser”) (FAST FACTS: Swanson was a star in the silent film era and “talkies” as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. She starred in dozens of silent films and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She also produced her own films.)
Musicians:
- Genesis’ Tony Banks is 72
- Mariah Carey is 53
- Fergie is 47 (Born Stacy Ann Ferguson, she shares her son, Axl Jack, with Josh Duhamel. The pair split in September 2017.)
- Jessie J is 34 (her full name Jessica Ellen Cornish)
- Kimbra is 32
- Dave Koz is 59
- The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato is 42
- The late singer and GRAMMY-Award Winner Sarah Vaughan (1924 – 1990)…she would have been 98
Plus:
- Actor-turned-singer-turned-reality TV star Blake Mciver Ewing is 37 (“The People’s Couch”)
- Reality TV star Vicki Gunvalson is 60 (“The Real Housewives of Orange County”)
- Director Quentin Tarantino is 59 (“Reservoir Dogs,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Kill Bill,” “Jackie Brown,” “Django Unchained”)
- The late schoolteacher Patty Smith Hill (1868–1946) (She’s best known for co-writing, with her sister Mildred Hill, the song "Good Morning To All," which became “Happy Birthday To You”)
- The late Rolls-Royce company co-founder Fred Royce (1863 – 1933)