Actors:
Kristian Alfonso is 60 (“Days of Our Lives,” “The Starmaker”)
William Devane is 84 (“Knots Landing,” “Live Another Day”)
Michael Keaton is 72 (“Beetlejuice,” “Batman”)
Carol Lawrence is 91 (FAST FACT: Best known for her role as Maria in the original production of “West Side Story” on Broadway; “Sex and the City”)
George Lazenby is 84 (“Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” “The Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E.”)
Rose McGowan is 50 (“Scream,” “Charmed”)
Bob Newhart is 94 (“The Bob Newhart Show,” “Elf”) (FAST FACT: He guest-hosted “The Tonight Show” 87 times)
Carice Van Houten is 47 (“Game of Thrones”)
Musicians:
En Vogue’s Terry Ellis is 60
Journey’s Arnel Pineda is 56
Evanesence’s Will Hunt is 52
Al Stewart is 78
Loudon Wainwright, III is 77
Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk is 55
Dweezil Zappa is 54 (FAST FACT: His birth name is actually Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa)
The late Freddie Mercury (1946-1991)…he would have been 77 (FAST FACT: His given name was Farrokh Bulsara)
Plus:
"Cathy" cartoonist Cathy Guisewite is 73 (FAST FACTS: Her “Cathy” cartoon was based on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, working, relationships, etc. – it had a remarkable run of 34 years, ending in October 2010.)
The late poet Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) (He was an English adventurer and writer who established a colony near Roanoke Island, now known as Virginia. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death for treason.)
The late outlaw Jesse James (1847-1882) (James is one of the most beloved figures in American history in spite of the fact that he was an outlaw, gang leader, robber, train robber, and murderer. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death.)
Wednesday, September 6th
Actors:
Dylan Bruno is 52 (“Saving Private Ryan,” “NCIS”)
Jane Curtin is 76 (“Saturday Night Live,” “United We Fall”)
Idris Elba is 51 (“The Wire,” “Thor”)
Swoosie Kurtz is 79 (“Pushing Daisies,” “Mike & Molly”).
Anika Noni Rose is 51 (“Dreamgirls,” “ “Bag of Bones”)
Rosie Perez is 59 (“Do The Right Thing,” “White Men Can’t Jump”)
Betsy Russell is 60 (“Private School,” “Saw” series – she played Jigsaw’s ex-wife)
Michael Winslow is 65 (“Spaceballs,” “Police Academy” film series – he’s the one that makes awesome mouth noises)
Jo Anne Worley is 86 (“Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In”)
Musicians:
Foxy Brown is 44 (born Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand)
Mark Chesnutt is 60
David Allan Coe is 84
The Wanted’s Max George is 35
Macy Gray is 56
O.R.E/Noreaga is 46 (born Victor Santiago, Jr.)
CeCe Peniston is 54
The Cardigans’ Nina Persson is 49
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters is 80
Plus:
Former New Jersey Governor-turned-TV commentator Chris Christie is 61
Funnyman Jeff Foxworthy is 65
Model Lupita Jones is 56 (FAST FACTS: Born María Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay, in 1991, she became the first-ever Mexican woman to win the Miss Universe title)
Celebrity sister Philippa “Pippa” Middleton (now Matthews) is 40 (FAST FACT: She has gained nothing other that notoriety from her sister’s marriage to Prince William. On the flip side, she’ll be known as Lady Glen Affric should her husband, James Matthews, inherit his father's title, Laird of Glen Affric. And yeah, “just” a title…but still fun, right?)
The late scientist John Dalton (1766 – 1844) (English chemist and physicist who pioneered research in the field of atomic theory. He also studied color blindness and was one of the first to recognize the condition as being hereditary.)
The late biochemist and physiologist John MacLeod (1876 – 1935) (He is known for his work on carbohydrate metabolism and especially with his collaboration with Frederick Banting and Charles Best in the discovery of insulin. For this work on the discovery of insulin, in 1921, Banting and Macleod were jointly awarded the 1923Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.)
The late civil rights leader Frances “Fanny” Wright (1795-1852) (A 19th century Women's Liberation activist and abolitionist who founded the Nashoba Commune in Tennessee, a utopian community to prepare slaves for emancipation.)
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