Actors:
Jyoti Amge is 29 (‘Ma Petite’ on “American Horror Story: Freak Show”) (FAST FACT: As the “world’s smallest woman,” she stands 23-inches tall)
Xander Berkeley is 67 (“24,” “Nikita,” “The Mentalist,” “The Walking Dead”)
Benjamin Bratt is 59 (“Law & Order,” “Private Practice,” “Traffic,” “Doctor Strange”) (FAST FACT: Famously involved with Julia Roberts from 1998-2001, he’s been married to Talisa Soto since 2002)
Hallee Hirsh is 36 (“ER,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Speak”)
Theo James is 38 (“Bedlam,” “Golden Boy,” “Divergent”)
Alison LaPlaca is 63 (“Duet,” “Open House,” “The John Larroquette Show”)
Miranda Otto is 55 (“What Lies Beneath,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “Red Line”)
Anna Popplewell is 34 (“The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn,” “Reign”)
Sam Robards is 61 (“The Art of Getting By,” “American Beauty,” “Catch That Kid”)
Krysten Ritter is 41 (“Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23,” “Veronica Mars,” “Breaking Bad,” “Jessica Jones”)
Amanda Setton is 37 (“Gossip Girl,” “One Life to Live”)
JB Smoove is 57 (“The Millers,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
Jon Tenney is 61 (“Green Lantern,” “Scandal,” “The Closer,” “Major Crimes”)
Liv Ullmann is 84 (“Persona,” “The Emigrants,” “A Doll’s House”)
Musicians:
ABBA’s Benny Andersson is 76
Frankie Ballard is 40
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons is 73
The Hollies’ Tony Hicks is 77
Little Texas’ Duane Propes is 55
American Authors’ Dave Rublin is 36
The late Jeff Carson (1963 – 2022)…he would have been 59
Plus:
CBS Newswoman Lesley Stahl is 81 (FAST FACT: She has been a “60 Minutes” correspondent since 1991)
Super Bowl Champ William “The Refrigerator” Perry is 60 (FAST FACTS: He was selected in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. He is also recognized as a WWE Hall of Famer as of 2006, for appearing at WrestleMania 2, for the first ever WWE Superstar and NFL player Battle Royal)
The late English author Jane Austen (1775-1817) (Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security. Her novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her little fame during her lifetime. It wasn’t until 52 years after her death, and her nephew's publication of “A Memoir of Jane Austen” that she was introduced to a wider audience.) (“Pride and Prejudice,” “Sense and Sensibility,” “Emma”)
The late sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) (“2001: A Space Odyssey”)
The late standup comedian Bill Hicks (1961-1994)… he would have been 61
The late TV producer-writer Steven Bochco (1943-2018)…he would have been 78(“Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue,” “L.A. Law,” “Murder In The First”)