Actors:
Barbara Barrie is 92 (“Barney Miller,” “Private Benjamin”)
Lauren Chapin is 78 ("Father Knows Best")
Joan Collins is 90 (“The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing,” “Dynasty”)
Lane Garrison is 43 (“Prison Break,” “Roots”)
Laurel Holloman is 52 (“The L Word”)
Melissa McBride is 58 (“The Mist,” “The Walking Dead”)
Kelly Monaco is 47 (“General Hospital,” “Dancing with the Stars”)
The late Rosemary Clooney (1928 – 2002) …she would have been 95 (“Here Come The Girls,” “White Christmas”) (FAST FACT: She was aunt to George Clooney. And in the classic film, “White Christmas,” where she was ONE of the ‘Haines sisters,’ she actually sang both parts as her co-star Vera-Ellen was everything but a singer)
The late silent film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (1883 – 1939) (One of the biggest stars of the early 1900s, best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including “The Thief of Bagdad,” “Robin Hood,” “The Mark of Zorro.” He also hosted the first Oscars Ceremony)
Musicians:
Maroon 5 drummer Matt Flynn is 53
Jewel is 49 (Her full, given name? Jewel Kilcher)
Maxwell is 50 (his mama knows him as Gerald Maxwell Rivera)
Tristan Prettyman is 41
The late Scatman Crothers (1910 – 1986) (FAST FACTS: Born Benjamin Sherman Crother, he also acted from time to time in films including “The Shining. As for music, he came up with his nickname on the fly when auditioning at a Dayton radio station. His first band was a local Terre Haute speakeasy band)
Plus:
Author Mitch Albom is 65 (“Tuesdays with Morrie,” “Fab Five: Basketball,” “Trash Talk,” “The American Dream,” “For One More Day’)
TV personality, comedian, and “Dancing with the Stars” alum Drew Carey is 65 (“The Drew Carey Show,” “The Price Is Right”) (FAST FACT: Carey served in the U.S. Marine Corps before embarking on a career in comedy)
Comedienne Lea DeLaria is 65
TV personality Karen Duffy is 61
Game show contestant-turned “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings is 49 (FAST FACTS: He broke the record for the longest winning streak on Jeopardy, winning over $2.5-million over 74 consecutive games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance in 2004)
Celebrity wife, songwriter, and former Miss Tennessee Linda Thompson is 73 (Her biggest claim to fame was dating Elvis from 1972 – 1976. She later married Bruce Jenner – from 1981 through 1986 – and was married to David Foster from 1991 – 2005. She’s mom to Brandon and Brody Jenner).
The late Boxer “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler (1954 – 2021) …he would have been 68 (He compiled a remarkable 62-3-2 record across his historic career and Boxing Illustrated named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s.) (FAST FACT: He legally changed his first name to Marvelous after becoming upset that the announcers never referred to him as Marvelous like he had asked)
The late creator of hypnotism Franz Anton Mesmer (1734 – 1815)
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