NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

November 1st

Actors:

  • Penn Badgley is 36 (“John Tucker Must Die,” “The Stepfather,” “Gossip Girl,” “Easy A”) (FAST FACT: His first credits were for voice work on Mario games for Nintendo 64)
  • Barbara Bosson is 83 (“Hill Street Blues,” “Hooperman,” “The Last Starfighter”)
  • Toni Collette is 50 (“The Sixth Sense,” “Muriel’s Wedding,” “The United States of Tara”)
  • Chad Lindberg is 46 (“The Fast and the Furious,” “October Sky,” “The Last Samurai,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Supernatural”)
  • Belita Moreno is 73 (“George Lopez”)
  • Peter Ostrum is 65 (‘Charlie’ in the 1971 film, “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”) (FAST FACT: After “Wonka,” he ended his film career and became a vet)
  • Natalia Tena is 38 (‘Tonks’ in the “Harry Potter” films, “Game of Thrones”)
  • Rachel Ticotin is 64 (“The Bronx,” “Con Air,” “Total Recall,” “Law & Order: LA”)
  • The late Marcia Wallace (1942-2013)she would have been 80 (Mrs. Krabapple on “The Simpsons,” “The Bob Newhart Show”)
  • The late Michael Zaslow (1942-1998)…he would have been 80 (“One Life to Live,” “Search For Tomorrow,” “You Light Up My Life”)

Musicians:

  • Def Leppard’s Rick Allen is 59
  • Big & Rich’s “Big” Kenny Alphin is 59
  • Bill Anderson is 85
  • Bo Bice is 47
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis is 60
  • Lyle Lovett is 65
  • Original Destiny Child member LaTavia Roberson is 41
  • Keith Steagall is 67

Plus:

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook is 62
  • Composer/Producer/Songwriter David Foster is 73 (FAST FACT: He’s currently married to Katharine McPhee, is 38…and in comparison to his five daughters - Katharine is in second place age-wise. Jordan is 33. Then there's Erin, 37, and Sara, 38. Next up is Amy, 46, and finally, Allison, 49.)
  • TV/Radio personality Jenny McCarthy is 50
  • Baseball pitching great Fernando Valenzuela is 62 (During his 17-year baseball career, he achieved his greatest success with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1980-1990, and went on to pitch for five more major league teams. He’s also been a Spanish-language color commentator since 2003) (FAST FACT: He became an American citizen in July 2015)
  • The late author Stephen Crane (known for his American and Civil War novels and poetry) (1871-1900)
  • The late “Hustler” publisher Larry Flynt (1942 – 2021) …he would have been 80
  • The late Dr. Crawford W. Long (He was the first doctor to use ether as anesthesia in surgery) (1815-1878)
  • The late scientist Alfred Wegener (He came up with the theory of continental drift: the idea that the Earth’s continents have drifted across the ocean over the years) (1880-1930)
     

November 2nd

Actors:

  • Meta Golding is 51 (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Surrogates”)
  • Randy Harrison is 45 (“Queer as Folk”)
  • Sean Kanan is 56 (“The Bold & The Beautiful,” “Happily Divorced”)
  • Marisol Nichols is 49 (‘Special Agent Nadia Yassir’ in the series “24”)
  • Stefanie Powers is 80 (“Hart to Hart,” “McLintock!” “Herbie Rides Again”)
  • Jenny Robertson is 59 (“Bull Durham,” “Role Models,” “Maggie Winters”)
  • David Schwimmer is 56 (“Friends,” “The Pallbearer,” “Kissing a Fool,” “Six Days, Seven Nights,” “Apt Pupil,” “Picking Up the Pieces,” “Band of Brothers,” “Feed The Beast,” “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story”)
  • Kendall Schmidt is 32 (Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush”)
  • Lauren Velez is 58 (“Dexter,” “New York Undercover,” “Oz”)
  • Josh Wiggins is 24 (“Max,” “Lost in the Sun,”)
  • The late Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) (“From Here to Eternity,” “Trapeze,” “Sweet Smell of Success”)
  • The late Ray Walston (1914-2001) (‘Uncle Marin’ on “My Favorite Martian,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”) (FAST FACT: his last TV appearance was on the series, “7th Heaven”)

Musicians:

  • Dave Matthews Band Drummer Carter Beauford is 64 (That’s according to Wiki) (FAST FACT: Rolling Stone ranked him #10 on their greatest drummers of all-time list)
  • Poison bassist Bobby Dall is 64
  • Ryan Hurd is 36
  • Stevie J is 49
  • kd lang is 61
  • Nelly is 48

Plus:

  • TV personality/ ring announcer Michael Buffer is 78 (Known for his catchphrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble…”)
  • American conservative political commentator and broadcaster Pat Buchanan is 84
  • The late French Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) (FAST FACT: While she’s credited with the whole “let them eat cake” thing…she never actually said it. The phrase was floating in different form about Marie-Thérèse, a Spanish princess who married King Louis XIV in 1660…and began circulating three years before Marie even became queen.)
  • The late explorer Daniel Boone (1734-1820) (He became an American legend who symbolized the nature of living off the land)
  • The late former US President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) (29th president of the United States)
  • The late former US President James K. Polk (1795-1849) (The 11th president who let the US victory in the Mexican-American War)

November 3rd

Actors:

  • Roseanne Barr is 70 (“Roseanne”)
  • Julie Berman is 39 (‘Lulu Spencer’ on “General Hospital”)
  • Kate Capshaw is 69 (“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” “Black Rain,” “SpaceCamp”) (FAST FACT: She’s been married to Steven Spielberg since 1991 – following the affair that forced his 1989 divorce from Amy Irving. At the time, the Spielberg divorce was recorded as the third most costly celebrity divorce in history – Irving left the marriage with an extra $100-million in her pocket)
  • Kathy Kinney is 68 (“The Drew Carey Show,” “Arachnophobia”)
  • Dolph Lundgren is 65 (‘Drago’ the Russian boxer in “Rocky IV,” “The Expendables”) (FAST FACT: He has a degree in chemical engineering)
  • Devika Parikh is 56 (“24,” “The West Wing”)
  • Angus Mclaren is 34 (“H20: Just Add Water,” “Packed to the Rafters”)
  • Shayna Rose is 39 (Nickelodeon’s “The Fresh Beat Band,” “Days of Our Lives”)
  • The late Ken Berry (1933 – 2018)...he would have been 89 (“F Troop,” “Mama’s Family,” “The Carol Burnett Show”)
  • The late Charles Bronson (1921-2003) (“Once Upon a Time in the West,” “The Great Escape,” “The Dirty Dozen,” “Death Wish” series)
  • The late Mike Evans (1949-2006)…he would have been 73 ("The Jeffersons,” “Good Times,” “All in the Family”)

Musicians:

  • Adam Ant is 68(born Stuart Leslie Goddard)
  • Sticky Fingaz is 49 (his given name. Kirk Jones)
  • Lulu is 74 (her mama named her Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie)
  • Tom Mann is 29
  • Rise Against frontman Tim Mcilrath is 44
  • Slipknot’s Mick Thomson (known as “Number Seven”) is 49

Plus:

  • Reality star and model Kendall Jenner is 27
  • Reality Star Joseline Hernandez is 36 (“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta”)
  • Free-agent QB Colin Kaepernick is 35
  • Commentator/comedian Dennis Miller is 69
  • Comedian Dylan Moran is 51
  • Director Gary Ross is 66 (“The Hunger Games,” “Pleasantville,” “Seabiscuit”)
  • Model Gemma Ward is 35 (She became the youngest model to appear on the cover of American “Vogue” when she was 16 years old)
  • “Vogue” editrix-in-chief Anna Wintour is 73
  • The late composer John Barry (1933-2011)…he would have been 89. (He’s best known for composing the “James Bond Theme”)

November 4th

Actors:

  • Jean-Luc Bilodeau is 32 (“Baby Daddy,” “LOL,” “Kyle XY”)
  • Darcy Rose Byrnes is 24 (“The Young and the Restless,” “The Legend of Korra,” “Desperate Housewives”)
  • Annabelle Gurwitch is 61 (“Guiding Light,” “Mousehunt,” “Dinner and a Movie”)
  • Ralph Macchio is 61 (“The Karate Kid,” “The Outsiders,” “Eight Is Enough”) (FAST FACT: He made his TV debut on commercials for Bubble Yum and Dr. Pepper)
  • Matthew McConaughey is 53 (“Dazed and Confused,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation,” “A Time to Kill,” “Amistad,” “The Wedding Planner,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “The Paperboy,” “Magic Mike,” “Dallas Buyers,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Sea of Trees,” “Free State of Jones”)
  • Loretta Swit is 85 (‘Major Margaret Houlihan’ on “M*A*S*H,” “Race with the Devil”)
  • Berlinda Tolbert is 73 (“Jenny” of “The Jeffersons”)
  • Heather Tom is 47 (“The Young and the Restless,” “One Life to Live,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”)
  • Kiersten Warren is 57 (“Saved by the Bell: The College Years,” “Independence Day,” “Bicentennial Man”)
  • The late Doris Roberts (1925-2016)…she would have been 97 (‘Marie Barone’ on “Everybody Loves Raymond”)
  • The late Art Carney (1918-2003) (“The Honeymooners,” “Harry and Tonto”)
  • The late Cameron Mitchell (1918-1994) (“Love Me or Leave Me,” “Desiree”)
  • The late Markie Post (1950 – 2021)…she would have been 72 (“The Fall Guy,” “Night Court,” “Hearts Afire,” “Tricks of the Trade”)
  • The late Will Rogers (1879-1935) (“Judge Priest,” “Steamboat Round the Bend,” “State Fair”)

Musicians:

  • Sean Diddy Combs is 53
  • Squeeze’s Chris Difford is 68
  • The late Van Stephenson (1953-2001)…he would have been 69

Plus:

  • Former First Lady Laura Bush is 76 (Spent her time in the White House as an advocate for education and HIV/AIDS awareness)
  • Reality star Jessa Duggar is 30 (1/19 of the famous Duggar clan)
  • Reality star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel is 52 (FAST FACTS: She’s an original member of the “Real Housewives of New York City,” founder of Skinnygirl Cocktails…and has a net worth of about $80-million. She’s also the founder of BStrong, a charitable organization that’s helped with disasters around the world – including the current war in Ukraine.)
  • Reality star and comedienne Kathy Griffin is 62
  • TV host Jeff Probst is 61 (Emmy winning host of “Survivor”)
  • The late legendary newsman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) (Anchor of CBS’ Evening News for over 30 years) (FAST FACT: his news delivery on CBS voted him “the Most Trusted Man in America”)
  • The late president of Mattel Inc. Ruth Handler (1916-2002) (She worked on the creation of the Barbie brand, who was inspired to name Barbie after her daughter Barbara)
  • The late brewery king Alfred Heineken (yes, of the Heineken International Brewery Company) (1923-2002)…he would have been 99
  • The late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)…he would have been 76 (Known for his large-scale, black and white portraits, especially that of flowers and nude men. His most controversial work is that of the underground BDSM scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s of New York City. The homoeroticism of this work fueled a national debate over the public funding of controversial artwork.)

November 5th

Actors:

  • Seth Gilliam is 54 (“The Wire,” “Oz,” “The Walking Dead”)
  • Luke Hemsworth is 42 ("Westworld") (FAST FACT: Yes, he’s the brother of Liam and Chris)
  • Famke Janssen is 57/58 (her birth year is in some debate) (“X-Men,” “Goldeneye,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Hemlock Grove,” “How To Get Away With Murder,” “The Blacklist: Redemption”)
  • Rene Lavan is 54 (“CSI: Miami,” “Las Vegas,” “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights”)
  • Madison McLaughlin is 27 (“Supernatural,” “The Mentalist”) (FAST FACT: she was a contestant in the 2009 Miss California Teen USA pageant)
  • Tatum O’Neal is 59 (“Paper Moon,” “Wicked Wicked Games,” “The Bad News Bears,” “Rescue Me”)
  • Robert Patrick is 64 (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Fire In The Sky,” “Ladder 49,” “Flags of Our Fathers,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Men Who Stare at Goats “The Unit,” “Scorpion”)
  • Judy Reyes is 55 (“Scrubs,” “Devious Maids,” “Claws”)
  • Sam Rockwell is 54 (“The Green Mile,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Charlie's Angels,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Iron Man 2,” “Cowboys & Aliens,” “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” “The Way Way Back”)
  • Armin Shimerman is 73 (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “The Hitcher,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”)
  • Elke Sommer is 82 (“The Prize,” “The Swiss Conspiracy,” “The Astral Factor”)
  • Tilda Swinton is 62 (“Orlando,” “Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Snowpiercer”)
  • The late Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)…he would have been 65 (“Voyagers!” “Voyager from the Unknown,” “The Bear”) (FAST FACT: He accidentally killed himself on the set of “Cover Up.” Unaware that the gun he was horsing around with held a single blank, Hexum fired at his temple. He was rushed to the hospital, had surgery, but was ultimately removed from life support six days later. His death wasn’t in vain, however. An organ donor, his organs and skin went on to save and change the lives of six others.)
  • The late Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) (“Gone with the Wind,” “Fire Over England,” “A Streetcar Named Desire”)
  • The late Joel McCrea (1905-1990) (He starred in over 90 films, “The Virginian”)
  • The late Roy Rogers (1911-1998) (Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of “The Roy Rogers Show.” In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd, Bullet. His show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957.)
  • The late Natalie Schafer (1900-1991) (“Gilligan’s Island’s” Mrs. Howell, “Anastasia,” “Search for Tomorrow”)
  • The late Sam Shepard (1943 – 2017)…he would have been 79 (“The Right Stuff,” “Crimes of the Heart,” “Blackhawk Down,” “August: Osage County”) (FAST FACTS: A respected actor, he is also the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, “Buried Child.” Shepard also received the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a master American dramatist in 2009)

Musicians:

  • Bryan Adams is 63
  • Ryan Adams is 48
  • Art Garfunkel is 81 (FAST FACT: He met Paul Simon during a play in grade school)
  • Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is 51
  • Kevin Jonas is 35
  • The Kinleys is aka Heather and Jennifer Kinley is 52
  • The late Gram Parsons (1946-1973)…he would have been 76
  • The late Ike Turner (1931-2007)…he would have been 91

Plus:

  • NFL Free Agent Wide Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is 30
  • Fashionista and TV personality Alexa Chung is 39 (Editor of British “Vogue,” host of “It’s on with Alexa Chung”)
  • Reality star/celebrity momager Kris Jenner is 67 (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”)
  • Golfer Bubba Watson is 44
  • Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton is 70
  • The late aviator Sir John Alcock (1892-1919) (FAST FACT: He flew the first non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean)
  • The late artist Washington Allston (painter and poet also known for his 1809 “Moonlit Landscape”) (1779-1843)

November 6th

Actors:

  • Peter DeLuise is 56 (“21 Jump Street,” “Bloodsuckers,” “The Silence of the Hams”)
  • Sally Field is 76 (“The Flying Nun,” “Norma Rae,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Forrest Gump,” “Lincoln”)
  • Ethan Hawke is 52 (“Dead Poets Society,” “Reality Bites,” “The Purge,” “Assault on Precinct 13,” “Before the Devil Knows You're Dead,” “Sinister,” “First Reformed”)
  • Lance Kerwin is 62 (“James at 15,” “Salem’s Lot,” “The Loneliest Runner”)
  • Katie Leclerc is 36 (“Switched at Birth,” “Flying By”) (FAST FACT: She has Ménière's disease which is an inner ear disorder that affects balance and hearing)
  • Taryn Manning is 44 (“Crossroads,” “8 Mile,” “Orange is the New Black”)
  • Zoe McClellan is 48 (“JAG,” “Dirty Sexy Money”)
  • Thandiwe Newton is 50 (“Crash,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “ER,” “2012,” “For Colored Girls,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story”) (FAST FACT: Born Melanie Thandiwe Newton, her name being misspelled on the artwork for her first film – “Flirting” – saw her go by ‘Thandie Newton for decades. That is, until 2021, when she reverted to the Zimbabwean spelling of her name.)
  • Kelly Rutherford is 54 (“Melrose Place,” “Threat Matrix,” “Gossip Girl”)
  • Lori Singer is 65 (“Footloose,” “The Man with One Red Shoe,” “Warlock”)
  • Emma Stone is 34 (“Zombieland,” “Easy A,” “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Birdman,” “La La Land’)
  • The late actor Jonathan Harris (1914-2002) (“Lost in Space,” “A Bug’s Life”)
  • The late actress Rebecca Schaeffer (1967-1989)…she would have been 55. (“My Sister Sam”) (FAST FACTS! In July 1989, Schaeffer was fatally shot in the doorway of her West Hollywood apartment building by Robert John Bardo. Bardo was obsessed with Schaeffer and had been stalking her for three years. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. Schaeffer's death prompted the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.)

Musicians:

  • Racer X and Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert is 56 (FAST FACT: was voted #4 Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time by “GuitarOne” magazine)
  • Conchita Wurst is 34 (Austrian pop recording artist and drag queen portrayed by Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth. Wurst came to international attention for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix.")
  • The late Eagles’ rocker Glenn Frey (1948-2016)…he would have been 74

Plus:

  • Film Producer Susan Downey is 49 (“Ghost Ship,” “Cradle 2 the Grave,” “Gothika,” “House of Wax,” “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.”) (FAST FACT: She’s been married to Robert Downey Jr. since 2005)
  • NBA player and reality TV star Lamar Odom is 43
  • Model and sometime-actress Rebecca Romijn is 50 (“X-Men” franchise, “Ugly Betty”) (Married to John Stamos from 1998 - 2005…she’s been married to Jerry O’Connell since 2007)
  • Journalist and author Maria Shriver is 67 (While she filed for divorce from Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2011 – due to the revelation he’d had an affair with a member of the couple’s household staff and fathered a child by her – the couple remained legally married until 2021)
  • Reality Star Chris Soules is 41 (“The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette”) (In April 2017, Soules was arrested and charged with a class D felony for leaving the scene of a fatal traffic accident in Aurora, Iowa. He was not charged with driving under the influence, though court documents obtained by “People” magazine revealed that he was allegedly in possession of alcoholic beverages and containers at the time of the crash. On August 23rd, 2019 he was convicted after his guilty plea to leaving the scene of an accident. His penalty was two years' probation.)
  • The late founder of The Wall Street Journal Charles Dow (1851-1902)
  • The late baseball Hall of Famer Walter “The Big Train” Perry Johnson (1887-1946)
  • The late pilot Opal Kunz (1894-1967) (A feminist who encouraged women to become pilots, she was the chief organizer of the Betsy Ross Air Corps, and a charter member of the Ninety-Nines organization of women pilots. And in 1930? She became the first woman pilot to race with men in an open competition.)
  • The late inventor of basketball Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939) (A Canadian, he invented basketball in 1891. He wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of both the 1938 National Invitation Tournament and 1939’s NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.)
  • The late director Mike Nichols (1931-2014)…he would have been 91. (“Catch-22,” “Working Girl,” “Charlie Wilson’s War”)
  • The late disgraced NFL star and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez (1989 – 2017)…he would have been 33. (2011 Pro Bowl tight end for the New England Patriots whose career ended abruptly in 2013 when he was accused of and then indicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole in May 2015.)
  • The late founder of “The New Yorker” magazine Harold Ross (1892-1951)
  • The late composer John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) (Known as the ‘American March King,’ he wrote many songs including “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Semper Fidelis”)
  • The late Pat Tillman (1976-2004)…he would have been 46. (Former NFL player for the Arizona Cardinals who quit football to join the U.S. Army and was tragically killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.)

November 7th

Actors:

  • Adam DeVine is 39 (“Workaholics,” “Pitch Perfect,” “Mama’s Boy,” “Modern Family”)
  • Reid Ewing is 34 (“Friday Night,” “Modern Family,” “Wingman Inc.”)
  • Yunjin Kim is 49 (“Lost,” “Seven Days,” “Mistresses”)
  • Christopher Knight is 65 (‘Peter Brady’ on “The Brady Bunch”)
  • Noah Lomax is 21 (“The Walking Dead”)
  • Jason London is 50 (“To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,” “The Rage: Carrie Two”)
  • Jeremy London is 50 (“7th Heaven,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Gods and Generals”)
  • Rick Malambri is 40 (“Step Up 3D,” “Surrogates,” “A Holiday Heist”)
  • Lucas Neff is 37 (“Raising Hope,” “Glitch,” “Amigo”)
  • Rachele Brooke Smith is 35 (“Iron Man 2,” “17 Again,” “Burlesque”)
  • The late Dean Jagger (1903-1991) (“White Christmas,” “Mr. Novack,” “Vanishing Point”)
  • The late Dana Plato (1964-1999)…she would have been 58 (“Diff’rent Strokes,” “California Suite”) (FAST FACT: She had appeared in over 100 commercials by age seven)

Musicians:

  • David Guetta is 55
  • Lorde is 26 (Her real name? Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor)
  • Joni Mitchell is 79
  • Shinedown’s Zach Myers is 39
  • Johnny Rivers is 80
  • Tinie Tempah is 34 (born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu)
  • KISS’ Tommy Thayer is 62
  • Mudvayne’s Greg Tribbett is 54

Plus:

  • War Hero Marcus Luttrell is 47 (A former United States Navy SEAL, he received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings.)
  • Beauty guru Bethany Mota is 27 (YouTube superstar with over 7-million subscribers) (FAST FACT: She became the first YouTuber to ever be cast as a member on “Dancing With The Stars”)
  • TV personality/political analyst Lawrence O’Donnell is 71
  • Paralympian and reality star Amy Purdy is 43 (“Dancing with the Stars”) (At 19, she lost both legs due to Meningitis. She went on to become a Paralympic bronze medalist in 2014, co-founder of Adaptive Action Sports, professional motivational speaker, clothing designer and author. On the small screen, she came in third with Derek Hough on season 18 on “Dancing with the Stars”)
  • Director Morgan Spurlock is 52 (“Super Size Me,” “Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?”) (FAST FACTS: A critical darling following the release of his “Super Size Me” documentary in 2004, he was a creative on the rise until 2017, when everything stopped. That’s because Spurlock admitted to having committed sexual misconduct in his past (including cheating on his past wives and girlfriends) as well as settling a sexual harassment allegation. His attempt at resuming his career in 2019 has yet to bear any real fruit.)
  • TV personality Jon Taffer is 68 (“Bar Rescue”)
  • The late explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779) (He mapped the South Pacific, Australia, and Hawaii) (FAST FACT! He named what we know as the Hawaiian islands, the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who was the earl of Sandwich and one his patrons in 1778)
  • The late scientist Madame Curie (1867-1934) (A pioneering chemist, she discovered radium and polonium and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903 – she was also the first person and only woman to win twice.)
  • The late televangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018) (“America’s Pastor,” has appeared on Gallup’s list of most admired men and women 55 times since 1955) (FAST FACT: He once bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail in the 1960s)
  • The late communist Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) (Russian revolutionary who was the founder and first leader of the Red Army)

November 8th

Actors:

  • Samantha Droke is 35 (“Princess Protection Program,” “Poor Paul”)
  • Jessica Lowndes is 34 (“90210,” “Greek”)
  • Gretchen Mol is 50 (“Rounders,” “3:10 to Yuma,” “The Thirteenth Floor,” “The Notorious Bettie Page,” “Boardwalk Empire”)
  • Jade Pettyjohn is 22 (“An American Girl,” “School of Rock”)
  • Parker Posey is 54 (“Dazed and Confused,” “Broken English,” “A Mighty Wind,” “Superman Returns,” “Café Society,” “Louie,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Search Party,” “Lost in Space”)
  • Dania Ramirez is 43 (“Entourage,” “Heroes,” “The Sopranos,” “Devious Maids,” “Once Upon A Time”)
  • Tara Reid is 47 (“American Pie,” “Days of Our Lives,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Sharknado” film series)
  • Courtney Thorne-Smith is 55 (“Melrose Place,” “Ally McBeal,” “According To Jim,” “Two and a Half Men”)
  • Alfre Woodard is 70 (“Hill Street Blues,” “Crooklyn,” “How to Make an American Quilt,” “Passion Fish,” “Miss Evers' Boys,” “The Practice,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Family That Preys,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Annabelle”)
  • The late Norman Lloyd (1914 – 2021) …he would have been 108 (…and we wouldn’t point that out except that he lived to 106…and was still acting until 2020!) (“St. Elsewhere,” Limelight,” “Dead Poets Society,” “The Age of Innocence”)
  • The late Esther Rolle (1920-1998) (“Good Times,” “Rosewood,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”)
  • The late Robert Strauss (1913-1975) (“The Seven Year Itch,” “Stalag 17,” “Attack”)

Musicians:

  • Lauren Alaina is 28
  • Bonnie Bramlett is 78
  • Leif Garrett is 61
  • Icona Pop’s Caroline Hjelt is 35
  • R5’s Riker Lynch is 31
  • Tech N9ne is 51 (born Aaron Dontez Yates)
  • Bonnie Raitt is 73
  • SZA is 33 (her given name, Solána Rowe)
  • The late Patti Page (1927-2013) …she would have been 95
  • The late Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)…she would have been 75 (FAST FACT: Maya Rudolph is her daughter)

Plus:

  • Legendary entertainment newswoman Mary Hart is 72
  • ABC Newsman David Muir is 49(FAST FACTS: In 2013, TV Week called him one of the "12 to Watch in TV News.” Then in 2014, Muir was listed as one of “People” Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive)
  • Reality star Jack Osbourne is 37 (“The Osbournes,” “Saving Planet Earth,” “Dancing With The Stars,” “Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour,” “Portals To Hell”)
  • Chef/author/reality TV star/yeller Gordon Ramsay is 56 (“The F Word,” “Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”)
  • The late Dr. Christiaan Neethling Barnard (1922-2001) …he would have been 100 (He performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant)
  • The late author Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) (“Gone With The Wind”)
  • The late news legend Morley Safer (1931 – 2016)…he would have been 91 (During his incredible six-decade career as a broadcast journalist, Safer was honored in just about every way possible, including twelve Emmys, such as the Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, along with three Overseas Press Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, and the Paul White Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association)
  • The late author Bram Stoker (1847-1912) (“Dracula,” “Lair of the White Worm”)

November 9th

Actors:

  • Nikki Blonsky is 34 (“Hairspray,” “Queen Sized,” “Huge”)
  • Eric Dane is 50 (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Burlesque,” “The Last Ship”)
  • Karen Dotrice is 67 (“Mary Poppins,” “Gnome-Mobile”)
  • Lou Ferrigno is 71 ("The Incredible Hulk," “Hercules”)
  • Robert David Hall is 75 (according to Wiki…AP has him as 70) (“Starship Troopers,” "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”)
  • Cory Hardrict is 43 (“Warm Bodies,” “Gran Torino,” “Neighborhood Watch)
  • Ramona Milano is 53 (“Degrassi: The Next Generation,” “Full Out”)
  • Model-turned actress Analeigh Tipton is 34 (She finished third on “America’s Next Top Model,” and has since gone on to work in films including “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” “Warm Bodies,” “Two Night Stand”)
  • The late Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965)…she would have been 100 (“Carmen Jones,” “Island in the Sun,” “Bright Road”)
  • The late Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) (“Samson and Delilah,” “Ziegfeld Girl,” “White Cargo”)
  • The late Charles Robinson (1945 – 2021) …he would have been 77 ("Night Court,” “The Black Gestapo,” “Buffalo Bill”)
  • The late Ed Wynn (1886-1966) (After launching his career as a comedian, he later became known for his dramatic work.) (“Diary of Anne Frank,” “The Twilight Zone”)

Musicians:

  • Hodgy Beats is 32 (born Gerard Damien Long)
  • Salt-N-Pepa’s Sandra “Pepa” Denton is… (According to Wiki, there are two possible birth years – one making her 58, the other, which would make her 53…elsewhere she’s listed as 56)
  • Delta Goodrem is 38 (FAST FACT: She was only 15 when her first album went multi-platinum)
  • Nick Lachey is 49
  • Donnie McClurkin is 63
  • French Montana is 38 (His given name – Karim Kharbouch)
  • Scarface is 52 (given name Brad Terrence Jordan)
  • Sisqo is 44 (born Mark Althavean Andrews)
  • Susan Tedeschi is 52
  • The late folk singer Mary Travers (1936-2009)…she would have been 86

Plus:

  • Wrestler Chris Jericho is 52
  • TV Personality Vanessa (Minnillo) Lachey is 42 (A former Miss Teen USA, she was also a host on MTV’s “TRL” and a correspondent for “Entertainment Tonight” before stepping away from the cameras for the most part to focus on her fam with hubby Nick Lachey)
  • The late former US Vice President Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996)
  • The late TV personality Jim Perry (1933 – 2015)…he would have been 89 (“Card Sharks,” “Sale of the Century,” “It's Your Move”)
  • The late astronomer Carl Sagan (“Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”) (1934-1996)… he would have been 88

November 10th

Actors:

  • Luke Bilyk is 28 (“Degrassi: The Next Generation”)
  • Hugh Bonneville is 59 (“Downton Abbey”)
  • Tommy Davidson is 59 (“The Proud Family,” “In Living Color,” “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls”)
  • Zoey Deutch is 28 (“The Suite Life on Deck,” “Vampire Academy”)
  • Mackenzie Foy is 22 (“Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “Interstellar”)
  • Heather Matarazzo is 40 (“Welcome to the Dollhouse,” “The Princess Diaries,” “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement,” “The Devil's Advocate,” “Scream 3,” “Saved!,” “Hostel: Part 2”)
  • Tracy Morgan is 54 (“SNL,” “30 Rock”)
  • Josh Peck is 36 (“Drake and Josh,” “The Amanda Show,” “Grandfathered”)
  • Mackenzie Phillips is 63 (“American Graffiti,” “Guiding Light,” “One Day at a Time,” “So Weird”)
  • Ellen Pompeo is 53 (“Strangers With Candy,” “Strong Medicine,” “”Old School,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) (FAST FACT: She was discovered at the SoHo Bar & Grill)
  • Jack Scalia is 72 (“Fear City,” “All My Children,” “Red Eye,” “The Genius Club”)
  • Kiernan Shipka is 23 (“Mad Men”)
  • Sinbad is 66 (“A Different World,” “Necessary Roughness,” “First Kid”) (FAST FACT: He was born David Adkins)
  • Michael Jai White is 55 (“Spawn,” “The Dark Knight,” “Mortal Kombat: Legacy,” “Tyson”)
  • The late Richard Burton (1925-1984)…he would have been 97 (“Cleopatra,” “Hamlet,” “The Robe”)
  • The late Russell Johnson (1924-2014)…he would have been 98 (“Gilligan’s Island,” “Black Saddle”)
  • The late Brittany Murphy (1977-2009)… she would have been 45 (“Clueless,” “8 Mile,” “Uptown Girls”)
  • The late Claude Rains (1889-1967) (“Casablanca,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”)
  • The late Ann Reinking (1949 – 2020)…she would have been 73 (“Annie,” “All That Jazz,” “Shine,” “Micki & Maude,” “Chicago”)
  • The late Roy Scheider (1932-2008)…he would have been 90 (“Jaws,” “The French Connection,” “Marathon Man”)

Musicians:

  • Guitarist DJ Ashba (Guns N’ Roses, Sixx: A.M.) is 50
  • Chris Cagle is 54
  • Diplo is 44 (born Thomas Wesley Pentz)
  • Eve is 44 (Born Eve Jihan Cooper, she’s been married to Gumball 3000 founder Maximillion Cooper since 2014 and last month she announced that she’s pregnant with their first child together. She’s due in February 2022)
  • Donna Fargo is 77
  • Warren G is 52
  • Miranda Lambert is 39 (FAST FACT: She made her acting debut in a 2012 episode of “Law and Order SVU”)
  • The late Big Pun (1971-2000)…he would have been 51 (Considered one of the greatest MCs of all time, his given name was Christopher Lee Rios)

Plus:

  • Denver Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater is 30
  • Author Neil Gaiman is 62 (“The Sandman,” “Coraline,” “The Graveyard Book”)
  • Reality Star Kaylin Garcia is 31 (“Love & Hip Hop”)
  • Celebrity kidlet Dream Renee Kardashian is 6 (Rob Kardashian/Blac Chyna’s baby – only baby in the fam with the Kardashian last name)
  • Songwriter Tim Rice is 78 (“The Lion King,” “Aida,” “Evita”)
  • Wrestler Ryback is 41 (born Ryback Allen Reeves)
  • The late inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919-2013) (He invented the AK-47)
  • The late poet Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (1879 – 1931) (He is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. His extensive correspondence with the poet Yeats details his intentions to revive the musical qualities in poetry as had been practiced by the ancient Greeks.)
  • The late religious leader Martin Luther (1483-1546) (German priest who sparked the 16th century Protestant Reformation)
  • The late composer Johnny D. Marks (1909-1985) (“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”)
  • The late designer Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)…she would have been 91(best known for the Lilly Shift Dress)

November 11th

Actors:

  • Christa B. Allen is 31 (“13 Going on 30,” “Revenge,” “Baby Daddy”)
  • Adam Beach is 50 (“Flags of Our Fathers,” “Windtalkers,” “Cowboys & Aliens”)
  • Tyler Christopher is 50 (“General Hospital”)
  • David Deluise is 51 (“3rd Rock From the Sun,” “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio is 48 (“Growing Pains,” “What's Eating Gilbert Grape,” “The Basketball Diaries,” “Romeo + Juliet,” “Titanic,” “The Man in the Iron Mask,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Gangs of New York,” “The Departed,” “Django Unchained,” “The Great Gatsby,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Revenant”)
  • Calista Flockhart is 58 (“Ally McBeal,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Supergirl”) (FAST FACT: She’s been with Harrison Ford since 2002 – after meeting at the Golden Globe Awards – and they’ve been married since 2010).
  • Scoot McNairy is 45 (“Wonderland,” “Argo,” “Killing Them Softly”)
  • Demi Moore is 60 (“Blame It on Rio,” “St. Elmo's Fire,” “About Last Night...,” “Ghost,” “A Few Good Men,” “Indecent Proposal,” “Disclosure,” “Striptease,” “G.I. Jane,” “Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle,” “Bobby,” “Margin Call”)
  • Connor Price is 28 (“Cinderella Man,” “The Haunting Hour,” “Sins of the Father”)
  • Tye Sheridan is 26 (“Mud,” “The Tree of Life,” “Joe,” “The Stanford Prison Experiment”)
  • Stanley Tucci is 62 (“The Lovely Bones,” “Transformers,” “The Hunger Games” series)
  • The late actor and comedian Jonathan Winters (1925-2013)…he would have been 97 (“Mork & Mindy,” “Hee Haw,” “It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World”) (FAST FACTS: Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums. He also had records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 nominations for GRAMMY Award for Best Comedy Album during his career and winning a GRAMMY Award for Best Album for Children for his contribution to an adaptation of “The Little Prince” in 1975 and the GRAMMY Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for “Crank(y) Calls” in 1996)

Musicians:

  • Aaron Bruno (Awolnation, Under the Influence of Giants) is 44
  • Paul Cowsill is 71
  • Marshall Crenshaw is 69
  • Vanilla Fudge’s Vince Martell is 77
  • Sick Puppies’ Shimon Moore is 40
  • XTC’s Andy Partridge is 69
  • Green Day’s Jason White is 49 (FAST FACT: In late 2014, he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer, which has since been treated. At last check, he remains cancer free.)

Plus:

  • Reality star Vinny Guadagnino is 35 (“Jersey Shore”)
  • Children’s author Peg Kehret is 86 (“The Volcano Disaster,” “Earthquake Terror”)
  • Reality star Carson Kressley is 53 (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” “Dancing With The Stars”)
  • TV personality Marc Summers is 71 (“Double Dare,” “Unwrapped”)
  • The late war hero George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945) (4-star US Army general – he commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the Third United States Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy)

November 12th

Actors:

  • Lourdes Benedicto is 48 (“NYPD Blue,” “24,” “The Nine”)
  • Ryan Gosling is 42 (“Mickey Mouse Club,” “The Notebook,” “The Ides of March,” “Gangster Squad”)
  • Anne Hathaway is 40 (“The Princess Diaries,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “The Intern,” “Alice In Wonderland”)
  • Tamala Jones is 48 (“Two Can Play That Game,” “Kingdom Come,” “Castle”)
  • Alexandra Lara is 44 (“Control,” “The Reader,” “Downfall”)
  • Radha Mitchell is 49 (“Finding Neverland,” “Silent Hill,” “Phone Booth,” “The Crazies”)
  • Megan Mullally is 64 (“Will & Grace,” “G.B.F.,” “The Kings of Summer“)
  • Yvonne Nelson is 37 (Wiki says 1982 which would make her 36, although Yahoo says 1985 which would make her 33) (“Playboy,” “The Princess Tyra”)
  • Cote de Pablo is 43 (“The Street,” “NCIS,” “The 33”)
  • Craig Parker is 52 (“Lord of the Rings,” “Spartacus,” “Reign”)
  • Wallace Shawn is 79 (“My Dinner with Andre,” “The Princess Bride,” “Gossip Girl”)
  • Ashley Williams is 44 (“Indian Summer,” “Good Morning, Miami,” “The Jim Gaffigan Show”)
  • The late Kim Hunter (1922 – 2002) …she would have been 100 (“Planet of the Apes,” “A Streetcar Named Desire”)
  • The late Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco (1929-1982) …she would have been 93 (“Dial M for Murder,” “To Catch a Thief”) (Kelly retired from acting at the age of 26 to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco and began her duties as Princess – and became as much of a royal to many Americans. She died tragically at the age of 52 following a car accident that resulted from her having a stroke – she was driving, had the event and drove off the steep, winding road and down a 120-foot mountainside. Following her death, Ranier refused to remarry.)

Musicians:

  • Tevin Campbell is 46
  • Megadeth’s David Ellefson is 58
  • Omarion is 38 (born Omari Ishmael Grandberry)
  • Milky Chance’s Clemens Rehbein is 30 (that’s according to FamousBirthdays.com)
  • Omar Rudberg is 24
  • Neil Young is 77

Plus:

  • Model and TV personality Arianny Celeste (UFC Octagon Girl, co-host of “Overhaulin’” and MTV's “Guy Code”) is 37
  • Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comaneci is 61 (She was the winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She also won two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.)
  • Disgraced ice skater Tonya Harding is 52 (An American figure skating champion, a two-time Olympian, and a two-time Skate America Champion. In 1991, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships. Known for strong athleticism, Harding was the second woman, and the first American woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition. All of that was washed away in 1994 when she, along with her ex-husband and a bodyguard, conspired to harm her rival, Nancy Kerrigan.)
  • Sportscaster Al Michaels is 78
  • Reality Star Jessica Robertson is 42 (“Duck Dynasty” – the wife of Jep Robertson)
  • Baseball champ Sammy Sosa is 54 (FAST FACT: Before retiring from the Texas Rangers, Sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach the milestone. He is also the all-time home run leader among foreign-born MLB players. Sosa is one of only two National League players to ever reach 160 RBIs in a season, a milestone he reached in 2001. Sosa is the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times.)
  • The late freako cult leader and convicted murderer Charles Manson (1934 – 2017) …he would have been is 88
  • The late inventor Jack Ryan (1926-1991) …he would have been 96 (He held over 1,000 patents including the “Barbie doll” and military missiles)

November 13th

Actors

  • Matt Bennett is 31 (Nickelodeon’s “Victorious”)
  • Devon Bostick is 31 (“Degrassi,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “The 100”)
  • Gerard Butler is 53 (“300,” “P.S. I Love You,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” “Olympus Has Fallen”)
  • Monique Coleman is 42 (‘Taylor’ from “High School Musical”)
  • Michael Copon is 40 (“One Tree Hill,” “Beyond the Break”) (FAST FACT: He played the blue Power Ranger on the TV series, “Power Rangers: Time Force”)
  • Neil Flynn is 62 (“The Middle,” “Scrubs,” “Mean Girls”)
  • Stephen Full is 53 (“I’m in the Band,” “Dog with a Blog”)
  • Whoopi Goldberg is 67 (“The View,” “The Color Purple”) (FAST FACT: She’s one of very few performers to have and EGOT – she’s won an Emmy, a GRAMMY, an Oscar AND a Tony Award)
  • Gattlin Griffith is 24 (“Couples Retreat,” “Green Lantern”)
  • Aisha Hinds is 47 (“Dollhouse,” “Cult,” “Weeds”)
  • Stella Hudgens is 27 (“The Memory Thief,” “Deeply Irresponsible”) (FAST FACT: And yes, Vanessa is her sister…)
  • Rex Linn is 66 (“CSI: Miami,” “Cliffhanger,” “Django Unchained”)
  • Joe Mantegna is 75 (“Three Amigos,” “The Godfather Part III,” “Criminal Minds”)
  • Chris Noth is 68 (“Sex and the City,” “Law & Order,” “The Good Wife”)
  • Steve Zahn is 55 (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Joy Ride,” “Sahara”)
  • The late Richard Mulligan (1932-2000)…he would have been 90 (“Empty Nest,” “Soap,” “Oliver & Company)
  • The late Dack Rambo (1941-1994)…he would have been 81 (“All My Children,” “The Guns of Will Sonnett”)
  • The late Jean Seberg (1938-1979)…she would have been 84 (“Saint Joan,” “Airport,” “Breathless”)

Musicians:

  • The Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture is 44
  • The late Candye Kane (1961 – 2016)…she would have been 61
  • Marshall Tucker Band’s late Toy Caldwell (1947-1993)…he would have been 75

Plus:

  • Journalist Peter Arnett is 88 (famous for his work for National Geographic, won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for covering the Vietnam War)
  • Reality Star Taylor Coleman is 28 (“Preachers’ Daughters”)
  • Publicist and TV personality Kelly Cutrone is 57 (Also seen on “The Hills” & “America’s Next Top Model”)
  • TV personality Jimmy Kimmel is 55
  • Basketball player Metta World Peace (aka Ron Artest) is 43 (NBA player who changed his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace in 2011 in order to inspire and bring youth together around the world. In 2011, he began the process of changing his name to The Pandas Friend)
  • NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde is 59 (Last playing in 2007 for the Carolina Panthers, his professional career is principally noted for its longevity – as he lasted 21 seasons, playing with seven different teams)
  • Olympic swimmer Dana Vollmer is 35 (An American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and world record holder. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won a gold medal as a member of the winning United States team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay that set the world record in the event)
  • The late Saint Augustine (354 AD-430AD) (An early Christian theologian and philosopher who influenced Western Christianity and philosophy, he is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former life of “loose living,” which included parties, entertainment, and worldly ambitions. His complete turnaround and conversion has been an inspiration to many who struggle with a particular vice or habit they long to break.)
  • The late writer/director Garry Marshall (1934 – 2016)…he would have been 88 (“Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “Pretty Woman,” “Runaway Bride,” “The Princess Diaries”)
  • The late author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) (“Treasure Island,” “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”)

November 14th

Actors:

  • Vanessa Bayer is 41 (“Saturday Night Live,” “Sin Bin,” “Trainwreck,” “Portlandia,” “Drunk History”)
  • Brian Dietzen is 45 (“NCIS”)
  • Josh Duhamel is 50 (“All My Children,” “Transformers” franchise, “Life as We Know It,” “Battle Creek”) (FAST FACT: Married to Fergie from 2009 – 2019, he recently remarried Miss World America 2016 Audra Mari in September 2022)
  • Laura San Giacomo is 60 (“Pretty Woman,” “Just Shoot Me!,” “Saving Grace“)
  • Olga Kurylenko is 43 (“Quantum of Solace,” “Hitman,” “Max Payne”)
  • Paul McGann is 63 (“Alien 3,” “Doctor Who,” “The Monocled Mutineer”)
  • B. Sweeney is 61 (“Hardball,” “Taken 2,” “Out of the Darkness,” “Two and a Half Men”)
  • Annie Thurman is 26 (“The Hunger Games,” “The Santa Switch,” “Proof”) (no relation to Uma, by the way)
  • Patrick Warburton is 58 (“Seinfeld,” “Family Guy” (voice), “NewsRadio,” “The Venture Bros,” “Rules of Engagement”)
  • The late Brian Keith (1921-1997) (1961’s “The Parent Trap,” “The Wind and the Lion”)
  • The late Veronica Lake (1922-1973) …she would have been 100 (“Sullivan’s Travels,” “Footsteps in the Snow”)
  • The late Ray Sharkey (1952-1993) …he would have been 70 (“The Idolmaker,” “Wiseguy”)
  • The late McLean Stevenson (1927-1996) …he would have been 95 (“The Doris Day Show,” “M*A*S*H”)

Musicians:

  • Blink 182’s Travis Barker is 47
  • Boosie Badazz is 40 (born Torrence Hatch and formerly known as “Lil Boosie”)
  • Adina Howard is 49
  • The Ready Set is 33 (his given name, Jordan Mark Witzigreuter)
  • Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons is 58
  • Rapper Obie Trice is 45 (he’s actually Obie Trice III)
  • Yanni is 68 (his given name, Yiannis Chryssomallis)
  • Styx’s James “JY” Young is 73

Plus:

  • Britain's King Charles III is 74
  • Voice actor Bill Farmer is 70 (voice of Disney’s Goofy, Pluto, and Horace Horsecollar)
  • Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is 68
  • The late composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990) (the “Dean of American Composers”)
  • The late scientist Robert Fulton (1765-1815) (An engineer and inventor, he invented the first successful steamboat)
  • The late painter Claude Monet [[moh-NAY]] (1840-1926) (FAST FACT: Considered the Father of French Impressionist painting)
  • The late author P. J. O'Rourke is 75 (“Eat the Rich,” “Give War a Chance”)
  • The late TV producer Sherwood Schwartz (1916-2011) (He created some of television’s most beloved shows including “Gilligan's Island,” “It's About Time,” “The Brady Bunch,” “Harper Valley PTA”)

November 15th

Actors:

  • Beverly D’Angelo is 71 (“Christmas Vacation,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” American History X,” “Entourage”)
  • Zena Grey is 34 (“Snow Day,” “The Shaggy Dog,” “My Soul to Take”)
  • Bob Gunton is 77 (“The Shawshank Redemption,” “Demolition Man,” “Argo”)
  • Jonny Lee Miller is 50 (“Trainspotting,” “Hackers,” “Elementary”) (FAST FACT: Hhe was Angelina Jolie’s first husband)
  • Sean Murray is 45 (“NCIS,” “The Random Years,” “Harts of the West”)
  • Sam Waterston is 82 (“Capricorn One,” “The Killing Fields,” “Law & Order,” “The Newsroom”)
  • Shailene Woodley is 31 (“Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “Divergent,” “The Fault in Our Stars”) (She’s been engaged to Green Bay Packer QB Aaron Rodgers since February 2021, though they were rumored to be a couple for much of 2020)
  • The late Ed Asner (1929 – 2021)…he would have been 93 (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” “Elf, “ “Working Class,” “The Glades,” “The Good Wife”)
  • The late Yaphet Kotto (1939 – 2021)…he would have been 83 (“Alien,” “The Running Man,” “Midnight Run,” “Homicide: Life on the Street”)
  • The late Whitman Mayo (1930-2001)…he would have been 92. (Best known as "Sanford & Son's" Grady Wilson, he also made a number of television and film appearances until he passed.)

Musicians:

  • o.B is 34 (born Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.)
  • Petula Clark is 90
  • Karen Clark-Sheard is 62
  • Rapper E-40 is 55 (His given name, Earl Stevens)
  • Nick Fradiani is 37 (FAST FACT: He won the 14th season of “American Idol” in 2015)
  • Jack Ingram is 52
  • Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger is 48 (FAST FACT: While he and wife Avril Lavigne announced their separation in September 2015, it soon appeared as though they’d reconciled thanks to a number of appearances and performances together. While she’s been spotted dating, their divorce has never been confirmed as finalized.)
  • ABBA’s Frida Lyngstad is 77
  • The Shins’ drummer Jesse Sandoval is 48
  • The Wu-Tang Clan’s late Ol' Dirty Bastard (born Russell Tyrone Jones) (1968-2004)…he would have been 54

Plus:

  • Model Lily Aldridge is 37
  • Italian designer Roberto Cavalli is 82
  • Fashion Designer Jimmy Choo is 74 (FAST FACT: He made shoes for the first time when he was 11-years-old)
  • Comedienne Judy Gold is 60
  • Newsman John Roberts is 66 (He’s currently the co-anchor of “America Reports” on Fox News)
  • YouTuber/singer/makeup guru Jeffree Star is 37 (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves Center Karl-Anthony Towns is 27 (FAST FACT: He was drafted with the first overall pick by the Timberwolves in the 2015 NBA Draft)
  • Actor-turned-Director James Widdoes (While we may know him best as fraternity president Robert Hoover in the classic “Animal House,” he recently directed the CBS series, “Mom,” which has ceased production) is 69
  • The late comedian Jack Burns (voice of ‘Sid the Squid’ from “The Animaniacs”) (1933 – 2020)...he would have been 89
  • The late wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage (1952-2011)…he would have been 70
  • The late astronomer Sir William Herschel (He discovered Uranus and infrared radiation) (1738-1822)
  • The late painter Georgia O'Keefe (Considered the “Mother of American modernism,” she is known for her work of flowers and Western landscapes) (1887-1986)
  • The late Judge Joseph A. Wapner (TV’s “People’s Court”) (1919 – 2017)

November 16th

Actors:

  • Lisa Bonet is 55 (“The Cosby Show,” “A Different World,” “Angel Heart,” “Road To Paloma”)
  • Kimberly J. Brown is 38 (“Halloweentown,” “Guiding Light”)
  • Tricia Cast is 56 (“The Bad News Bears,” “Santa Barbara,” “The Young and the Restless”)
  • Pete Davidson is 29 (“Saturday Night Live,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Trainwreck”)
  • Brooke Elliott is 48 (“Drop Dead Diva”)
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal is 45 (“The Dark Knight,” “Crazy Heart,” “Donnie Darko”)
  • Marg Helgenberger is 64 (“China Beach,” “Erin Brockovich,” “CSI,” “CSI: Vegas”) (FAST FACT: She began work as a weather girl in Nebraska)
  • David Leisure is 72 (“Airplane!,” “Empty Nest,” “10 Things I Hate About You”)
  • Harry Lennix is 58 (“Man of Steel,” “Ray,” “The Matrix Revolutions,” “The Blacklist”)
  • Martha Plimpton is 52 (“The Goonies,” “Parenthood,” “Raising Hope,” “The Real O’Neals”)
  • Missi Pyle is 50 (“The Artist,” “Big Fish,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Gone Girl”)
  • Miguel Sandoval is 71 (“Medium,” “Jurassic Park,” “Blow,” “Murder One”)
  • The late Clu Gulager (1928 – 2022)…he would have been 94 (“The Virginian,” “The Return of the Living Dead,” “The Tall Man,” “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”)
  • The late Burgess Meredith (1907-1997) (“Rocky,” “Twilight Zone,” “Batman,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Grumpier Old Men”)
  • The late George O. Petrie (1912-1997) (“The Honeymooners,” “Dallas”)

Musicians:

  • Color Me Badd’s Bryan Abrams is 53
  • Trick Pony’s Keith Burns is 59
  • The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran is 34
  • Diana Krall is 58
  • Velvet Revolver’s Dave Kushner is 56
  • Rammstein’s Christian Lorenz is 56
  • The Stone Roses’ bassist Mani is 60
  • O-Town’s Trevor Penick is 43

Plus:

  • Reality TV star/author Brandi Glanville is 50 (“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Celebrity Apprentice,” “Famously Single,” “My Kitchen Rules”)
  • Sportscaster Mark Jones is 61
  • NASCAR legend Terry Labonte is 66
  • Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, and Star Fox) is 70
  • The late voice actor Daws Butler (voiced Yogi Bear, Cap’n Crunch, “The Jetsons”) (1916-1988)
  • The late theater director George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) (“Guys and Dolls,” “Of Thee I Sing”)

November 17th

Actors:

  • Zoe Bell is 44 (“Grindhouse”) (FAST FACT: She has also been a stunt double who filled in for Lucy Lawless and Uma Thurman during perilous scenes)
  • Leslie Bibb is 48 (“Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Iron Man,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” “See Spot Run”)
  • Raquel Castro is 28 (“Jersey Girl,” “Third Watch”)
  • Danny DeVito is 78 (“Taxi,” “Batman Returns,” “Get Shorty,” “Space Jam,” “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”) (Married to Rhea Pearlman since 1982, they separated in October 2012…and reconciled in March 2013. They separated for a second time in March 2017, but remained amicable and Perlman stated they had no intent of filing for divorce. In 2019, Perlman told Andy Cohen that she and DeVito have become closer friends after their separation than they were in their final years as a couple. She confirmed their status in August 2022 – “still a family,” but not a couple.)
  • Daisy Fuentes is 56 (“America's Funniest Home Videos,” “Ghostwriter,” “Curdled”) (FAST FACT: She hooked up with singer Richard Marx after starring in his vid for 2014’s “Beautiful Goodbye.” They’ve been married in 2015.)
  • Lauren Hutton is 79 (“American Gigolo,” “The Gambler,” “Once Bitten,” “Falcon Crest”)
  • Harry Lloyd is 39 (“Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” “David Copperfield;” and most recently, Viserys Targaryen on “Game of Thrones”)
  • Sophie Marceau is 56 (“The Firelight,” “Braveheart,” “The World is Not Enough”)
  • Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is 64 (“Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Grimm”)
  • Rachel McAdams is 44 (“The Hot Chick,” “Mean Girls,” “The Notebook,” “The Time Traveler's Wife”) (FAST FACTS: She and her partner, screenwriter Jamie Linden, have been together since 2016 and welcomed a son in 2018. In August 2020, McAdams rumored to be expecting her second child with Linden – and during a May 2022 interview, she confirmed she had given birth to a daughter…she just didn’t say when)
  • Diane Neal is 47 (“NCIS,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Power”)
  • David Ramsey is 51 (“Dexter,” “Arrow,” “Blue Bloods”)
  • Dylan Walsh is 59 (“Nip/Tuck,” “The Stepfather,” “Unforgettable”)
  • The late Rock Hudson (1925 – 1985)…he would have been 97 (“Giant,” “Magnificent Obsession,” “McMillan & Wife”) (FAST FACT: When he died in 1985, he became the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness)

Musicians:

  • Bell Biv DeVoe’s Ronnie DeVoe is 55
  • Isaac Hanson is 42 (FAST FACT: His first name is actually Clarke, but he goes by his middle name, Isaac)
  • Gordon Lightfoot is 84
  • The Band Perry’s Reid Perry is 34
  • The late Jeff Buckley (1966 – 1997)…he would have been 56

Plus:

  • Milwaukee Brewers’ left fielder Ryan Braun is 39
  • Former Governor and DNC chair Howard Dean is 74 (The 79th governor of Vermont, he also ran for president in 2004 – and gave us the yell heard ‘round the world.)
  • "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels is 78
  • TV personality Ru Paul is 62 (born RuPaul Andre Charles)
  • Director Martin Scorsese is 80 (“Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “Mean Streets,” “The Departed”) (FAST FACT! He finally won the Academy Award for Best Director for “The Departed” after previously being nominated five times.)
  • Reality star (and infamous wino – by her own admission) Ramona Singer is 66 (“Real Housewives of New York”)
  • The late baseball legend Tom Seaver (1944 – 2020)...he would have been 78 (FAST FACTS: This 12-time MLB All-Star pitcher nicknamed ‘Tom Terrific,’ he helped lead the New York Mets to World Series victory in 1969. His jersey number 41 was the third number ever retired by the Mets.)
  • The late civil rights activist, Yolanda King (1955 – 2007)…she would have been 67 (FAST FACT: She was just 12 when her father, Dr. Martin Luther King, was assassinated. Later, she played Rosa Parks in the 1978 TV miniseries, “King.”)

November 18th

Actors:

  • Jake Abel is 35 (“I am Number Four,” “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” “The Host”)
  • Matthew Bayntonis 42 (“Horrible Histories,” “Spy”)
  • Nick Chinlundis 61 (“Tears of the Sun,” “Con Air,” “The Sopranos,” “House” “The Chronicles of Riddick”)
  • Mike Epps is 52 (“Friday” series, “The Hangover,” “Survivor's Remorse”)
  • Linda Evans is 80 (“Beach Blanket Bingo,” “The Big Valley,” “Dynasty”)
  • Dennis Haskins is 72 (“Saved By The Bell’s” Mr. Belding)
  • Nathan Kress is 30 (“iCarly”)
  • Romany Malco is 54 (“The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Weeds,” “No Ordinary Family,” “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “A Million Little Things”)
  • Kevin Nealon is 69 (“Saturday Night Live,” “Weeds,” “Man With A Plan”)
  • Oscar Nunez is 64 (“The Office,” “Benched”)
  • Nate Parker is 43 (“The Great Debaters,” “Red Tails,” “Pride,” “The Birth of a Nation”)
  • Nasim Pedrad is 41 (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Dictator,” “Scream Queens,” “New Girl”)
  • Elizabeth Perkins is 62 (“About Last Night,” “Big,” “The Flintstones,” “Weeds,” “Preacher”)
  • Noah Ringer is 26 (“The Last Airbender,” “Cowboys & Aliens”)
  • Chloe Sevignyis 48 (“American Psycho,” “Boys Don't Cry,” “Kids,” “American Horror Story”)
  • Susan Sullivan is 80 (“Another World,” “It’s A Living,” "Dharma & Greg," “Castle”) (FAST FACT: While in college, she worked as a Playboy Bunny.)
  • Brenda Vaccaro is 83 (“Midnight Cowboy,” “You Don’t Know Jack,” “Capricorn One,” “Airport ’77,” “Supergirl,” “The Mirror Has Two Faces”)
  • Damon Wayans, Jr. is 40 (“New Girl,” “Happy Endings,” “Big Hero 6”)
  • “Butterscotch Stallion” Owen Wilson is 54 (“Shanghai Noon,” “You, Me & Dupree,” “Cars,” “Night At The Museum,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel”)
  • Peta Wilson is 52 (TV’s “La Femme Nikita,” “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”)
  • The late Imogene Coca (1908 – 2001) (“Your Show of Shows,” “Vacation”)
  • The late Pedro Infante (1917-1957) (“We the Poor,” “You the Rich,” “Mexicans at the Cry of War”)

Musicians:

  • Avenged Sevenfold’s Johnny Christ is 38
  • Fabolous is 45 (born John David Jackson)
  • Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is 60
  • Before You Exit’s Connor McDonough is 29
  • Kim Wilde is 62

Plus:

  • Race Car Driver Denny Hamlin is 42
  • Journalist and TV personality Megyn Kelly is 52
  • TV Producer Steven Moffat is 61 (“Dr. Who,” “Sherlock”)
  • MLB All Star-turned analyst David "Big Papi" Ortiz is 47 (He’s a ten-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion, seven-time Silver Slugger winner, and he holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, set during the 2006 season)
  • Fashion Designer (and winner of “Project Runway's” 4th season) Christian Siriano is 37
  • The late astronaut Alan Shepard (1923 – 1998)…he would have been 99 (FAST FACT: A test pilot, who in 1961, became the first U.S. astronaut and second human being in space. He was also the fifth person to walk the Moon and celebrated by hitting two golf balls from the Moon's surface)
  • The late songwriter and co-founder of Capitol Records Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
  • The late dramatist Sir William S. Gilbert (1836 – 1911) (Best known for the fourteen comic operas – known as the Savoy operas – that he produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. You know, Gilbert & Sullivan? The most famous of these include “H.M.S. Pinafore,” “The Pirates of Penzance” and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, “The Mikado”)

November 19th

Actors:

  • Erika Alexander is 53 (“The Cosby Show,” “Living Single,” “La Mission,” “Last Man Standing”)
  • Adam Driver is 39 (“Girls,” “This is Where I Leave You,” “Lincoln,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”)
  • Jodie Foster is 60 (“Taxi Driver,” “Silence of the Lambs,” “Panic Room,” “Elysium”)
  • Allison Janney is 63 (“American Beauty,” “Juno,” “The West Wing,” “Mom”)
  • Jason Scott Lee is 56 (“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story,” “The Jungle Book,” “Mowgli”) (FAST FACT: While he has played Bruce Lee, there is no relation)
  • Meg Ryan is 61 (“When Harry Met Sally,” “Kate & Leopold,” “Addicted to Love,” “City of Angels,” “Proof of Life,” “Ithaca”)
  • Kathleen Quinlan is 68 (“Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” “Apollo 13”)
  • The late Dan Haggerty (1941 – 2016)…he would have been 81 (“The Life and the Times of Grizzly Adams,” “Condominium”)
  • The late Clifton Webb (1889-1966) (“Titanic,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Sitting Pretty”)

Musicians:

  • Cam is 39
  • Billy Currington is 49
  • The Summer Set’s Brian Dales is 33
  • Lil’ Mo is 44 (her given name, Cynthia Karen Loving)
  • Drummer Matt Sorum (Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddy) is 62
  • Tyga is 33 (born Micheal Ray Stevenson – yes, that’s how his first name is spelled)

Plus:

  • TV personality Dick Cavett is 86
  • TV personality Ann Curry is 66
  • Entrepreneur Jack Dorsey (Co-founder of Twitter) is 46
  • Famed Broadway dancer Savion Glover is 49
  • Chicago Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane is 34 (FAST FACT: He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP in 2013)
  • Designer Calvin Klein is 80 (FAST FACT: He enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, but never graduated)
  • Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 73
  • CNN founder Ted Turner is 84
  • The late Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) (Served as India's Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984)
  • The late former US President James A. Garfield (1831-1881) (FAST FACT: His presidency only lasted 200 days before being assassinated)
  • The late talk show host Larry King (1933 – 2021)…he would have been 89

Sunday, November 20th

 

Actors:

  • Sean Michael Afable is 34 (“Akeelah and the Bee,” “That’s So Raven”)
  • Dan Byrd is 37 (“Easy A,” “Cougar Town,” “The Hills Have Eyes”)
  • Bo Derek is 66 (“Tommy Boy,” “10,” “Fashion House”) (FAST FACT: She was happily unmarried to John Corbett from 2002 – 2020…and then, in December 2020, they got hitched!)
  • Ashley Fink is 36 (“You Again,” “Glee,” “Fat Girls”)
  • Joshua Gomez is 47 (“Chuck,” “Without A Trace”)
  • Veronica Hamel is 79 (“Hill Street Blues,” “When Time Ran Out,” “Cannonball!,” “Lost”)
  • Jeremy Jordan is 38 (“Joyful Noise,” “Smash,” “Six by Sondheim”)
  • Cody Linley is 33 (“Hannah Montana,” “Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack”)
  • Joel McHale is 51 (“The Soup,” “Community,” “The Great Indoors”)
  • Richard Masur is 74 (“One Day At A Time,” “The Thing,” “Risky Business,” “My Girl”)
  • Estelle Parsons is 95 (“Roseanne,” “Bonnie and Clyde”)
  • Madisyn Shipman is 20 (“Game Shakers,” “The Peanuts Movie”)
  • Callie Thorne is 53 (“Rescue Me,” “Necessary Roughness,” “Next Stop Wonderland”)
  • Nadine Velazquez is 44 (“My Name Is Earl,” “Flight,” “Snitch”)
  • Rhys Wakefield is 34 (“Home and Away”)
  • Ming-Na Wen is 59 (“Joy Luck Club,” “E.R.,” “Mulan,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”)
  • Sean Young is 63 (“Blade Runner,” “No Way Out,” “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”)
  • The late Richard Dawson (1932-2012)…he would have been 90 (“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” “The New Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Family Feud,” “Match Game”)

 

Musicians:

  • Dierks Bentley is 47
  • 5 Seconds of Summer’s Michael Clifford is 27
  • The Beastie Boys’ Mike D is 57
  • Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog is 57 (born Senen Reyes) (NOTE: Wiki says his birthday is November 22, but Yahoo! and AP say November 20th)
  • Attila’s Chris Fronzak is 33
  • Future is 39 (his given name Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn)
  • AFI’s Davey Havok is 47
  • Bring Me the Horizon’s Oliver Sykes is 36
  • Josh Turner is 45
  • Joe Walsh is 75
  • Girls Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh is 41
  • The late Duane Allman (1946-1971)…he would have been 76

 

Plus:

  • America’s 47th Vice President and 46th President Joe Biden is 80
  • Celebrity sib Jaxon Bieber is 13 (yup, Justin Bieber’s younger brother)
  • Voice actor Rodger Bumpass is 7 Conor Maynard1 (‘Squidward’ on “SpongeBob Squarepants,” and ‘Professor Membrane’ on “Invader Zim”)
  • Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes is 46 (FAST FACTS: Known as Awesome Dawesome,' she was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team. She’s also the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the first black person of any nationality or gender to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.)
  • Comedian Dick Smothers is 83 (“Smothers Brothers”)
  • The late astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) (He played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century. The Hubble Space Telescope was named in his honor.)
  • The late Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. (1925-1968)…he would have been 97 (U.S. Senator from NY and Attorney General under JFK’s administration who was assassinated in 1968 while running for President)

Monday, November 21st

Actors:

  • Kent Boyd is 28 (“Bunheads,” “Teen Beach Movie”)
  • Lindsey Haun is 38 (“True Blood,” “Broken Bridges,” “The Color of Friendship”)
  • Goldie Hawn is 77 (“Laugh-In,” “The Sugarland Express,” “Cactus Flower,” “Private Benjamin,” “First Wives Club)
  • Cherry Jones is 66 (“24,” “The Heiress”)
  • Lorna Luft is 70 (“White Christmas,” “They‘re Playing Our Song”) (FAST FACT: Her half-sister is Liza Minelli)
  • Jenna Malone is 38 (“Donnie Darko,” “Into The Wild,” “The Hunger Games” franchise)
  • Juliet Mills is 81 (“The Other Sister,” “Avanti!,” “From Here On OUT,” “Passions”)
  • Cynthia Rhodes is 66 (“Flashdance,” “Staying Alive,“ “Dirty Dancing”) (FAST FACT: She was married to singer Richard Marx from 1989–2014…when they split, he married former MTV personality Daisy Fuentes a little more than a year later)
  • Nicollette Sheridan is 59 (“Knots Landing,” “Paradise,” “Desperate Housewives”)
  • Marlo Thomas is 85 (“That Girl,” “LOL,” “Playing Mona Lisa”)

Musicians:

  • Bjork is 57
  • Steven Curtis Chapman is 60 (FAST FACT: He’s won five GRAMMY Awards and 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards)
  • Blur bassist Alex James is 54
  • Carly Rae Jepsen is 37 (FAST FACT: Justin Bieber was so impressed with her music that he referred her to his manager in 2012)
  • Conor Maynard is 30
  • Twin pop duo Megan and Liz is 30
  • SHeDAISY’s Kelsi Osborn is 48

Plus:

  • Sportscaster and former Dallas Cowboys QB Troy Aikman is 56 (FAST FACT: He was once offered a contract with the MLB’s New York Mets, but turned it down to play college football)
  • NFL all-star and TV personality Michael Strahan is 51 (former New York Giants defensive end, “Live with Kelly and Michael,” “Good Morning America”)
  • The late businesswoman and financier Hetty “Witch of Wall Street” Green (1834-1916) (Known as "the richest woman in America" during the Gilded Age and was famous for both her wealth and her miserliness, she was the lone woman to amass a fortune when other major financiers were men)
  • The late baseball legend Stan Musial (1920-2013) (Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969, and was also selected to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2014)
  • The late director Harold Ramis (1944-2014)…he would have been 78 (“Caddyshack,” “Groundhog Day,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation”)
  • The late French author Voltaire (known for his enlightenment writing and philosophy) (1694-1778)

 November 22nd

Actors:

  • Jamie Campbell Bower is 34 (“Twilight” franchise, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1)
  • Jamie Lee Curtis is 64 (“Halloween” franchise, “Freaky Friday,” “The Fog”) (She’s been married to legendary actor/comedian Christopher Guest since 1984)
  • Madison Davenport is 26 (“The Possession,” “Numbers,” “Noah”)
  • Mariel Hemingway is 61 (“Lipstick,” “Manhattan,” “Personal Best”)
  • Scarlett Johansson is 38 (“Lost in Translation,” “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 2,” “Ghost World”) (FAST FACT: Coupled with Colin Jost since 2017, they been married since 2020 and share one child, a son, together. Scarlett also has a daughter by her previous marriage to Romain Dauriac. While married to Ryan Reynolds from 2008 – 2011, they never had children)
  • Mads Mikkelsen is 57 (“Casino Royale,” “Hannibal,” “After the Wedding”)
  • Mark Ruffalo is 55 (“The Avengers,” “13 Going on 30,” “Just Like Heaven,” “Shutter Island”)
  • The late Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) (“Easy Money,” “Caddyshack,” “Back to School”)
  • The late Geraldine Page (1924-1987) …she would have been 98 (“The Trip to Bountiful”)
  • The late Robert Vaughn (1932 – 2016)…he would have been 90 (“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Magnificent Seven”)

Musicians:

  • Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu is 39
  • Zac Brown Band drummer Chris Fryar is 52
  • Candice Glover is 33 (FAST FACT: She was a finalist on the 12th season of American Idol)
  • HIM’s Ville Valo is 46
  • Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth is 72

Plus:

  • Monty Python co-founder director Terry Gilliam is 82 (“Time Bandits,” “Brazil,” “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,” “The Fisher King,” “12 Monkeys,” “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”)
  • Tennis champ Boris Becker is 55 (He is a six-time major singles champion, including having been the youngest Wimbledon men's champion when he was 17. He also won 13 Masters Series titles, five elite indoor titles (three ATP Tour Finals, a WCT Finals, and a Grand Slam Cup), and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. “Tennis” magazine ranked Becker the 11th best male player of the period 1965–2005)
  • Tennis star Billie Jean King is 79 (King won 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 singles, 16 women's doubles, and 11 mixed doubles titles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, King was the United States' captain in the Federation Cup.)
  • The late First Lady Abigail Adams (1744-1818) (wife of second president, John Adams)
  • The late songwriter Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981) (He wrote the song 'Stardust,' one of the most recorded songs of all time, and many other standards of the American songbook.)
  • The late French statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) (A French general and statesman, de Gaulle was the leader of Free France and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic)

November 23rd

Actors:

  • Maxwell Caulfield is 63 (“The Colbys,” “The Boys Next Door,” “Grease 2,” “Gettysburg,” “Empire Records”) (FAST FACT: When he married his wife, Juliet Mills in 1980, there was a fair amount of controversy – as she is 19 years his senior. In a testament to the masses not having a clue, the couple is still going strong after 40 years of marriage.)
  • Lucas Grabeel is 38 (“High School Musical” franchise, “Switched at Birth”)
  • Bradley Steven Perry is 24 (“Good Luck Charlie,” “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure”)
  • The late Susan Anspach (1942 – 2018)…she would have been 81 (“The Devil and Max Devlin,” “Dancing at the Harvest Moon”)
  • The late Dominique Dunne (1959-1982) …she would have been 63 (“Poltergeist,” “The Shadow Riders”) (FAST FACTS: Best known for her role in “Poltergeist,” Dunne at the height of fame in 1982 – the year the film was released. Tragically, it was in October of that year that she was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, in the driveway of her West Hollywood home and went into a coma. She never regained consciousness and died five days later. In a controversial court case, Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne's death and served only three and a half years in prison. Dunne was just 22 years old when she died. Her death was considered one of several that was connected to a purported “Poltergeist Movie Curse.”)
  • The late Boris Karloff (1887-1969) (“Frankenstein” franchise, “The Mummy,” “The Black Cat”) (FAST FACTS: Due to his contributions in the worlds of film and television, Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.)
  • The late Steve Landesberg (1936-2010) …he would have been 86 ("Barney Miller,” “Wild Hogs,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”)
  • The late Harpo Marx (1888-1964) (“The Cocoanuts,” “Too Many Kisses”) (He’s the one who He wore a curly reddish blonde wig, and never spoke during performances. Instead, he blew a horn or whistled to communicate…and yes, played the harp in most of his films.)

Musicians:

  • Lamb of God’s Chris Adler is 50 (FAST FACTS: He is recognized by his left handed playing on a right handed kit, his use of the heel-toe technique, his unusual approach to the drum kit, and his tendency to play in 6/4 time.)
  • Sister Hazel’s Ken Block is 56 (that’s according to AP)
  • Miley Cyrus is 30
  • Sponge drummer Charlie Grover is 56 (that’s according to AP)
  • Kurupt (of Tha Dogg Pound) is 50 (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown)
  • Alison Mosshart (The Kills and The Dead Weather) is 44

Plus:

  • Screenwriter/film producer Joe Eszterhas is 78 (“Flashdance,” “Basic Instinct,” “Showgirls,” “Children of Glory”)
  • Reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is 35 (“Jersey Shore,” “Snooki & Jwoww”)
  • Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts is 62 (While fighting myelodysplastic syndrome – aka MDS – in 2013, Robin came out and for the first time acknowledged that she is gay. She also revealed that she’s partnered with Amber Laign – they’ve been together since 2005)
  • Comedian Bruce Vilanch is 74
  • The late outlaw Billy the Kid (1859-1881) (real name: William H. Bonney) (FAST FACTS: According to legend, he killed twenty-one men, but it is generally believed he killed eight. He killed his first man on August 17, 1877, at around 17-years-old. Billy was relatively unknown during most of his lifetime but was catapulted into legend in 1881 when New Mexico's governor, Lew Wallace, placed a price on his head.)

 

November 24th

Actors:

  • Denise Crosby is 65 ("Star Trek: The Next Generation," “The Walking Dead”)
  • Garret Dillahunt is 58 (“Deadwood,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “The Mindy Project”)
  • Colin Hanks is 45 (“Band of Brothers,” "Roswell," “Henry Jones”)
  • Katherine Heigl is 44 (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Truth,” "Roswell," “State of Affairs”)
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson is 66 (“Lackawana Blues,” “Coming to America,” “Seven Guitars”)
  • Sarah Hyland is 32 (“Modern Family,” “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters”)
  • Stanley Livingston is 72 (Chip on "My Three Sons")
  • Dwight Schultz is 75 ("The A-Team," “Star Trek: The Next Generation”)

Musicians:

  • Pete Best is 81
  • Clem Burke (The Romantics, Blondie) is 68
  • Machel Montano is 48
  • En Vogue & Lucy Pearl’s Dawn Robinson is 54 (that’s according to Wiki)
  • The Stone Roses’ John Squire is 60
  • Live’s Chad Taylor is 52

Plus:

  • Legendary funnyman (and sometime actor) Billy Connolly is 80 (FAST FACT: Connolly revealed that aside from treatment for prostate cancer in 2013, he was also being treated for the initial symptoms of Parkinson's disease. January 2019, he disclosed that its advance may force his retirement from performing.)
  • Olympian Carmelita Jeter is 43 (Olympic sprinter who was named the second-fastest woman of all time. She won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2012 London games)
  • Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is 82
  • The late author/journalist William F. Buckley (1925 – 2008)…he would have been 97 (He also founded “National Review” magazine in 1955)
  • The late serial killer Ted Bundy (1946 – 1989)…he would have been 76. (Shortly before his execution, after more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. The true victim count remains unknown, and could be much higher. His good looks had him portrayed by Mark Harmon in the 1986 TV movie, “The Deliberate Stranger”)
  • The late author Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955) (Created the award-winning self-help program, “How To Win Friends and Influence People,” in 1936) (FAST FACTS: His first job was selling correspondence courses to ranchers and then selling bacon, soap, and lard for Armour & Company.)
  • The late composer Scott Joplin (1868 – 1917) (Known as the “King of Ragtime.” His "Maple Leaf Rag" was the first official ragtime hit and by far the most influential.)
  • The late missionary Father Junipero Serra (1713 – 1784) (Fr. Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 1988 – and elevated to sainthood in September 2015. His veneration was controversial with some Native Americans who criticize Serra's treatment of their ancestors and associate him with the suppression of their culture).
  • The late President Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850) (America’s 12th president, his status as a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican-American War won him election. His top priority as president was preserving the Union, but he died sixteen months into his term, before making any progress on the status of slavery, which had been inflaming tensions in Congress)
  • The late “Monica Lewinsky scandal” queen (and fakest best friend ever) Linda Tripp (1949 – 2020)...she would have been 73

Friday, November 25th

Actors:

  • Christina Applegate is 51 (“..with Children,” “Friends,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”)
  • Billy Burke is 56 (Charlie Swan in the “Twilight” series, “Ladder 49,” “Along Came a Spider,” “Final Jeopardy”)
  • Katie Cassidy is 36 (“Taken,” “When a Stranger Calls,” “Gossip Girl”)
  • Kevin Chamberlin is 59 (“Jessie,” Broadway’s “The Addams Family,” “Heroes”)
  • Jerry Ferrara is 43 (“Entourage”)
  • Jill Hennessy is 54 (“Law and Order,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Robocop 3”)
  • Joel Kinnaman is 43 (“The Killing,” “RoboCop”)
  • John Larroquette is 75 (“Night Court,” “The West Wing,” “Boston Legal,” “The Librarians”)
  • Stephen Lunsford is 33 (MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” “Private Practice”)
  • Dougray (pr: DOOG-ray) Scott is 57 (“Princess Carabou,” “Deep Impact,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Hemlock Grove,” “Quantico”)
  • The late Ricardo Montalban (1920 – 2009) (“Fantasy Island,” “Star Trek II”)

Musicians:

  • Rancid’s Tim Armstrong is 57
  • Amy Grant is 62
  • Lamb of God’s Mark Morton is 50
  • The late rapper Dolla (born Roderick Anthony Burton II)(1987 – 2009)…he would have been 35 (FAST FACT: On May 18, 2009, Burton was shot to death at the valet stand of the Beverly Center shopping mall in Los Angeles, and Aubrey Berry was later arrested for his murder. Berry was acquitted on all charges.)

Plus:

  • Former first daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush are 41 (FAST FACTS: What does one do after being a First Daughter? Jenna, whose married name is Hager, Hager is an author, an editor-at-large for “Southern Living” magazine, the co-host of “Hoda & Jenna” – the fourth hour of NBC's “Today Show” and a contributor to NBC “Nightly News.” As for Barbara, she’s the Co-founder and President of the public health-focused non-profit, Global Health Corps, an organization that provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the front lines of the fight for global health equity.)
  • Competitive eating champ Joey Chestnut is 39 (FAST FACT: He is currently, ranked second in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Last year, Joey won a turkey-eating contest in Connecticut, setting a record by devouring an entire bird. Ten contestants vied to see who could eat the most of a 20-pound turkey in a competition at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Chestnut ate 9.35-pounds of meat off the bone in 10 minutes. According to Major League Eating, the food equivalent of the National Football League, he bested the previous record, which was held by Sonya Thomas, who ate 5.25-pounds of turkey in November 2011. He took home a $5-thousand check)
  • Reality star Sonja Morgan is 59 (“Real Housewives of New York”)
  • Writer and Emmy award-winning game show host Ben Stein is 78 (FAST FACT: He attained early success as a speechwriter for American presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford)
  • Reality TV star Bruno Tonioli is 67 (“Dancing With The Stars”)
  • The late engineer Karl Benz (1844 – 1929) (With his wife, Bertha Benz, he created the first internal combustion-powered cars. His first model was called the Benz Patent Motorwagen. The first Benz cars were hand-assembled and expensive until the assembly line innovation of Henry Ford was implemented.)
  • The late Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919) (Steel industry mogul and philanthropist who turned the American steel industry into an international force. At that time, he was often regarded as the second richest man next to John D. Rockefeller.)
  • The late baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (1914 – 1999) (FAST FACT: His father wanted him to be a fisherman, but he became a ballplayer instead. His 56-game hitting streak was record-setting and one that many believe will never be broken)
  • The late John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960 – 1999)…he would have been 61 (President John F. Kennedy's son and magazine editor who died with his wife, Carolyn, and sister-in-law, Lauren, in a tragic 1999 plane crash off Martha's Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean).

November 26th

Actors:

  • Scott Adsit is 56 (“30 Rock,” “Big Hero 6,” “The Italian Job”)
  • Kristin Bauer van Straten is 55 (“Seinfeld,” “True Blood,” “Once Upon a Time”)
  • Garcelle Beauvais is 55 (“NYPD Blue,” “Wild Wild West,” “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Franklin & Bash”)
  • Maia Campbell is 45 (“In the House,” “Poetic Justice,” “Trippin’”)
  • Daniel Davis is 76 (Niles on “The Nanny”)
  • Peter Facinelli is 48 (“Can’t Hardly Wait,” “Twilight” franchise, “Nurse Jackie,” “Supergirl”)
  • Adam Harrington is 49(“Castle,” “Dexter”)
  • Trevor Morgan is 35(“Jurassic Park III,” “The Sixth Sense,” “The Glass House”)
  • Marcy Walker is 60(“Santa Barbara,” “All My Children”) (FAST FACT: A multiple Daytime Emmy-Award nominee and winner, Walker left “All My Children” she left acting to pursue a career in Christian ministry. She’s currently working at LifeChurch.tv at their Edmond, Oklahoma campus)
  • The late Olivia Cole (1942 – 2018)…she would have been 79 (“Coming Home,” “Something About Amelia,” “The Women of Brewster Place”) (FAST FACT: she became the first African American woman to win a Primetime Emmy Award)
  • The late Robert Goulet (1933-2007) …he would have been 88.(“Camelot,” “Beetlejuice,” “Scrooged,” “Toy Story 2,” “Recess” films)

Musicians:

  • Natasha Bedingfield is 40
  • Linda Davis is 59
  • DJ Khaled is 46
  • Fleetwood Mac’s John McVie is 76
  • Joe Nichols is 45
  • Rita Ora is 31
  • Tina Turner is 82 (FAST FACT: When she headed out on her 50th anniversary tour in 2008, she broke the record for solo artist concert ticket sales)

Plus:

  • Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is 38
  • Impressionist Rich Little is 83
  • The late inventor Willis Haviland Carrier (invented the first practical air conditioner) (1876-1950)
  • The late women’s rights author Sarah Grimke (1792-1873)
  • The late Frederick Mellinger (Frederick’s Of Hollywood founder) (1914-1990)
  • The late TV producer/director Bruce Paltrow (FAST FACT: He was Gwyneth Paltrow’s dad) (1943-2002) …he would have been 78.
  • The late cartoonist Charles Schulz (FAST FACT: He is best known for the Peanuts cartoon) (1922-2000) …he would have been 99.

November 28th

Actors:

  • Malcolm Goodwin is 40 (“Breakout Kings,” “iZombie”)
  • Bryshere Gray is 29 (“Empire”)
  • Ed Harris is 72 (“The Right Stuff,” “The Abyss,” “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “Nixon,” “The Rock,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Gone Baby Gone,” “The Way Back,” “Gravity,” “Snowpiercer,” “Run All Night,” “Westworld”)
  • Ryan Kwanten is 46 (“Summerland,” “True Blood”)
  • S Epatha Merkerson is 70 (“Law & Order,” “Find Our Missing,” “Chicago Med”) (FAST FACT: During her tenure on “Law & Order,” she appeared in 391 episodes of the series – more than any other cast member.)
  • Judd Nelson is 63 (“The Breakfast Club,” “St. Elmo's Fire,” “The Transformers: The Movie,” “Billionaire Boys Club,” “New Jack City,” “Empire”)
  • Jane Sibbett is 60 (“Santa Barbara,” “Herman’s Head,” “Friends”)
  • The late Alexander R. Godunov (1949 – 1995)…he would have been 73 (A heralded Russian dancer, his 1979 defection to the United States caused an international incident. He later turned his sights on acting.) (“Witness,” “The Money Pit,” “Die Hard.”)
  • The late Hope Lange (1933 – 2003)…she would have been 89 (“Peyton Place,” “Death Wish,” “The Ghost & Mrs. Muir”)

Musicians:

  • Black Eyed Peas’ apl.de.ap is 48 (born Allan Pineda Lindo)
  • Sweethearts of the Rodeo’s Kristine Arnold is 66
  • Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij is 39
  • Drummer Matt Cameron is 60 (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
  • Chamillionaire is 43 (given name Hakeem Seriki)
  • Neon Trees’ Tyler Glenn is 39
  • Randy Newman is 79
  • Paul Shaffer is 73
  • Trey Songz is 38 (born Tremaine Aldon Neverson)

Plus:

November 29th

Actors:

  • Brian Baumgartner is 50 (“Four Christmases,” “The Office”)
  • Lucas Black is 40 (“American Gothic,” “Jarhead,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Sling Blade”)
  • Diego Boneta is 32 (“90210,” “Scream Queens”)
  • Larry Joe Campbell is 52 (“According to Jim,” “Wedding Crashers”)
  • Don Cheadle is 58 (“Hamburger Hill,” “Devil in a Blue Dress,” “Rosewood,” “Boogie Nights,” “Out of Sight,” “Traffic,” “Ocean's Eleven,” “The Rat Pack,” “Swordfish,” “Crash,” “Ocean's Twelve,” “Ocean's Thirteen,” “House of Lies”)
  • Kim Delaney is 61 (“All My Children,” “NYPD Blue,” “Philly,” “CSI: Miami,” “Army Wives”)
  • Anna Faris is 46 (“Scary Movie,” “Lost in Translation,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Hot Chick,” “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” “Smiley Face,” “Mom”)
  • Diane Ladd is 87 (“Alice,” “Wild at Heart,” “Rambling Rose,” “Chinatown,” “Ghosts of Mississippi,” “Primary Colors,” “28 Days,” “American Cowslip”)
  • Andrew McCarthy is 60 (“St. Elmo's Fire,” “Mannequin,” “Weekend at Bernie's,” “Pretty in Pink,” “Less Than Zero,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “White Collar,” “Royal Pains,” “The Family”)
  • Cathy Moriarty is 62 (“Raging Bull,” “Neighbors,” “White of the Eye,” “Soapdish,” “Casper,” “Analyze That,” “The Bounty Hunter”)
  • Gena Lee Nolin is 51 (“Baywatch,” “Sheena,” “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens”)
  • Julian Ovenden is 46 (“Downton Abbey”)
  • Tom Sizemore is 61 (“Born on the Fourth of July,” “Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man,” “Passenger 57,” “True Romance,” “Natural Born Killers,” “Strange Days,” “Heat,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Red Planet,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Pearl Harbor”) (FAST FACT: Sizemore was recently accused of molesting a then-11-year-old girl on a movie set back in 2003 – he has denied everything).
  • Paola Turbay is 52 (“True Blood,” “Royal Pains”)
  • The late Dagmar (1921 – 2001) (“The Bob Hope Show,” “The Colgate Comedy Hour”)

Musicians:

  • The Rascals’ Felix Cavaliere is 80
  • The Deftness’ Frank Delgado is 52
  • The Game (born Jayceon Terrell Taylor) is 43
  • Los Lonely Boys’ drummer Ringo Garza is 41
  • New Kids on the Block’s Jonathan Knight is 54
  • Chuck Mangione is 82
  • John Mayall is 89
  • The late Jody Miller (1941 – 2022) …she would have been 81
  • The late Merle Travis (1917 – 1983) (NOTE: His birthday has also been listed as the 17th)

Plus:

  • Olympic Alpine skier Suzy Chaffee is 76 (Aside from becoming a freestyle ballerina, back in the 70’s she was better known by her nickname, Suzy Chapstick (when she was a spokesperson for ChapStick lip balm)
  • Director/Producer Joel Coen is 68 (“Raising Arizona, “Barton Fink,” “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski,” “O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “No Country For Old Men,” “Hail, Caesar!,” “Suburbicon”)
  • Funnyman/TV personality Howie Mandel is 67
  • Author Dr. David Reuben is 89 (“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask”)
  • Comedienne Ellen Cleghorne is 57 (FAST FACTS: She was the second African-American female in the show’s history and was ranked the 69th greatest “Saturday Night Live” cast member by “Rolling Stone” magazine.)
  • The late author C.S. Lewis (1898 – 1963) (“The Screwtape Letters,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Space Trilogy,” “Mere Christianity,” “Miracles,” “The Problem of Pain”)
  • The late sportscaster Vin Scully (1927 – 2022)…he would have been 95 (His 67 seasons with the Dodgers, started in Brooklyn in 1950 and ended in 2016 with his retirement)

November 30th

Actors:

  • Gael Garcia Bernal is 44 (“Bad Education,” “The Motorcycle Diaries,” “Y tu mamá también,” “Babel,” “Coco,” Old,” “Mozart in the Jungle”)
  • Elisha Cuthbert is 40 (“24,” “House of Wax,” “Old School,” “Happy Endings”)
  • Kaley Cuoco is 37 (“8 Simple Rules,” “Virtuosity,” “Authors Anonymous,” “The Big Bang Theory”)
  • Deborra-Lee Furness is 66 (“Legends of the Guardians,” “Jindabyne,” “Beautiful”) (FAST FACTS: She’s been married to Hugh Jackman since 1996…and Yahoo! has her birthday as December 8th, but Hugh himself has confirmed it’s November 30th)
  • Jessalyn Gilsig is 51 (“Boston Public,” “The Stepfather,” “Glee”)
  • Mandy Patinkin is 70 (“The Princess Bride,” “Chicago Hope,” “Criminal Minds,” “Homeland”)
  • Ben Stiller is 57 (“There's Something About Mary,” “Reality Bites,” “Zoolander,” “Meet the Parents,” “Tropic Thunder,” “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,” “Starsky & Hutch,” “Heavyweights,” the “Night at the Museum” series) (FAST FACT: Married to Christine Taylor since 2000, the couple separated in 2017. But in an example of “good things” to come out of Covid, the pair later reconciled after living together during the pandemic lockdown)
  • The late Richard Crenna (1926 – 2003)…he would have been 96 (“Wait Until Dark,” “Un Flic,” “Body Heat,” “Rambo” series, “Hot Shots! Part Deux,” “The Flamingo Kid.”)
  • The late Robert Guillaume (1927 – 2017)…he would have been 95 (“Soap,” “Benson,” “North & South,” “Sports Night,” “Columbus Circle”) (FAST FACT: During a career that has spanned more than 50 years, he has worked extensively on stage – scored a Tony Award nomination – television…which includes winning two Emmy Awards…and film.)

Musicians:

  • Clay Aiken is 44
  • Steve Aoki is 45
  • Billy Idol is 67 (born William Michael Albert Broad) (And as of 2018, he’s also an American citizen)
  • Mavado is 42 (his given name David Constantine Brooks)
  • McFly’s Dougie Poynter is 35
  • The late Mindy McCready (1975 – 2013)…she would have been 48

Plus:

  • Legendary athlete Bo Jackson is 60 (He played two professional American sports: baseball and football. His prowess spawned Nike's famous Bo Knows ad campaign. This after he won the 1985 Heisman trophy and was selected to the 1990 NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the Los Angeles Raiders. He was also named MVP of the 1989 MLB All-Star game and retired from the majors after playing nine seasons and hitting 141 home runs.)
  • Graphic novelist Robert Kirkman is 44 (“The Walking Dead,” “Invincible, “ “Ultimate X-Men,” “Marvel Zombies”)
  • Writer/director David Mamet is 75 (“The Postman Always Rings Twice,” “Hoffa,” “Wag The Dog,” “Hannibal”)
  • Comedian Colin Mochrie is 65
  • Director Sir Ridley Scott is 85 (“Alien, “Blade Runner,” “Thelma & Louise,” “Gladiator,” “Black Hawk Down,” “American Gangster,” “The Martian”)
  • Model/ TV personality Chrissy Teigen is 37 (FAST FACT: She had one of her first modeling roles as an alternate model on “Deal or No Deal”)
  • The late politician Shirley Chisholm (1924 – 2005)…she would have been 98 (She was the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968. She represented New York for seven terms in Congress and in 1972 she became the first major-party black candidate for President and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.)
  • The late British statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
  • The late broadcasting legend Dick Clark (1929 – 2012)…he would have been 93
  • The late sixties radical Abbie Hoffman (1936 – 1989)…he would have been 86
  • The late Watergate figure/radio personality G. Gordon Liddy (1930 – 2021)…he would have been 92
  • The late author Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) (A renowned author who wrote “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn,” who became famous for his unparalleled wit and storytelling ability. It was his short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," that brought him international acclaim. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, he wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain and is widely considered one of the most important American literary figures.)
 

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