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August 15^th

Actors:

Quinton Aaron is 38 (“Be Kind Rewind,” “The Blind Side”)
Ben Affleck is 50 (“Dazed and Confused,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma, “Good Will Hunting,” “Armageddon,” “Daredevil,” “Gigli,” “Forces of Nature,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Changing Lanes,” “Batman,” “Argo,” “The Accountant”) (FAST FACTS: After dating Jennifer Lopez from 2002- 2004, the couple rekindled their romance in April 2021…and eloped to Las Vegas in July 2022).
Anthony Anderson is 52 (“Law & Order,” “The Shield,” “The Departed,” “Transformers,” “Scream 4,” “blackish”)
Maddie Corman is 52 (“Seven Minutes in Heaven,” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Girls”)
Tess Harper is 72 (“Crimes of the Heart,” “Flashpoint,” “Ishtar,” “Far North,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Breaking Bad”)
Natasha Henstridge is 48 (“Species” series, “The Whole Nine Yards,” “The Whole Ten Yards,” “It Had to Be You,” “Ghosts of Mars,” “Eli Stone,” “The Secret Circle”)
Peter Hermann is 55 (“Guiding Light,” “United 93”)
Emily Kinney is 37 (“The Walking Dead,” “Masters of Sex,” “The Flash,” “Arrow”)
Jennifer Lawrence is 32 (“X-Men: First Class,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle,” “Hunger Games” series, “Joy”) (FAST FACTS: She auditioned to play Bella Swan in “Twilight,” but lost the part to Kristen Stewart. Since 2015, she has been the highest paid actress in the world – and with good reason: as of 2019, her films have grossed more than $6-billion worldwide.)
Debra Messing is 54 (“A Walk in the Clouds,” “The Mothman Prophecies,” “Will & Grace,” “The Starter Wife,” “Smash,” “The Mysteries of Laura”)
Rondell Sheridan is 64 (“That’s So Raven,” “Cory in the House”)
The late Mike Connors (1925-2017)…he would have been 97 (“Tightrope,” “Mannix,” “The Day The World Ended,” “War and Remembrance,” “Two and A Half Men”)
The late Rose Marie (1923 – 2017)…she would have been 99 (Sally Rogers on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”)

Musicians:

The Vamps’ Tristan Evans is 28
Switchfoot’s bassist Tim Foreman is 44
Boyzone’s Michael Graham is 50
The Miracles’ Billy Griffin is 72
Joe Jonas (Jonas Brothers and DNCE) is 33
Chief Keef (his given name, Keith Cozart) is 27
Big Time Rush’s Carlos PenaVega is 33
A Day To Remember’s Alex Shelnutt is 32
The late Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom) (1985 – 2019)…he would have been 37

Plus:

Princess Anne, the daughter of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II, is 72
Chef/restaurateur and “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio is 60
Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 78
Celebrity stylist and reality star Brad Goreski is 45
Three-time Beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh-Jennings is 44 (She’s the beach volleyball career leader in both career victories and career wins as of 2016, with 133 victories and $2,542,635 in winnings.)
The late French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (FAST FACT: He wasn’t as short as the myth you might believe. He was actually 5-feet, 7-inches tall, which was actually tall for the time.) (1769-1821)
The late American-born French chef Julia Child (1912-2004)

August 16^th

Actors:

Angela Bassett is 64 (“Boyz In The Hood,” “Malcolm X,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Waiting to Exhale,” “The Rosa Parks Story,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” “Music of the Heart,” “ER,” “American Horror Story,” “9-1-1”)
Agnes Bruckner is 37 (“Alias,” “Pacific Blue”)
Steve Carell is 60 (“Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Bruce Almighty,” “The Office,” “Evan Almighty,” “Get Smart,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” “The Way, Way Back; his voice work includes the “Despicable Me” series) (FAST FACT: He first got the world’s attention as a correspondent for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”)
Cam Gigandet is 40 (“The O.C.,” “Twilight,” “Pandorum,” “Burlesque,” “Easy A,” “The Roommate,” “Priest”)
Timothy Hutton is 62 (“Ordinary People,” “Taps,” “The Falcon and the Snowman,” “Made In Heaven,” “Beautiful Girls,” “The Dark Half,” “American Crime,” “Leverage”)
Andy Milder is 53 (“Apollo 13,” “Armageddon,” “Rumor Has It…”, “Frost/Nixon,” “Transformers,” “Domino,” “Frost/Nixon”)
Julie Newmar is 89 (Catwoman on “Batman” TV series)
Shawn Pyfrom is 36 (“Desperate Housewives,” “Pay It Forward,” “Killing Lincoln”)
George Stults is 47 (“Seventh Heaven,” “Night Skies,” “Zoo”)
Reginald VelJohnson is 69 (“Family Matters,” “Die Hard” series, “I’m In The Band,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Tron: Uprising”)
Lesley Ann Warren is 76 (“The Happiest Millionaire,” “Clue,” “Burglar,” “Cop,” “Color of Night,” “Victor/Victoria,” “Secretary,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Will & Grace,” “In Plain Sight”)
Rumer Willis is 34 (“The House Bunny,” “The Whole Nine Yards,” “Empire”) (FAST FACT: She’s the eldest of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughters.)
The late Robert Culp (1930-2010) … he would have been 92 (“I Spy,” “Trackdown,” “The Greatest American Hero,” “Everybody Loves Raymond”)

Musicians:

Madonna is 64
Vanessa Carlton is 42
INXS’ Tim Farriss is 65
Dawes Taylor Goldsmith is 36 (FAST FACT: He’s with Mandy Moore since 2015 and they’ve been married since 2018. They welcomed their first son in February 2021 and in June 2022, announced they’re expected their second son)
Golden Earring’s Barry Hay is 74
The Chicks/Court Yard Hounds’ Emily Strayer is 50
Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 36
Dan Smyers of Dan and Shay is 35
Kool & the Gang’s James “J.T.” Taylor is 69
The late Eydie Gorme (1928-2013) …she would have been 94

Plus:

Director James Cameron is 68 (“The Terminator,” “Aliens,” “The Abyss,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Titanic,” “Avatar”)
TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford is 69 (“Live! With Regis and Kathy,” “The Today Show”)

August 17^th

Actors:

Austin Butler is 31 (“Zoey 101,” “Switched at Birth,” “Life Unexpected,” “The Carrie Diaries,” “The Shannara Chronicles,” “Elvis”)
David Conrad is 55 ("Relativity," “Ghost Whisperer,” “Wedding Crashers,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”)
Robert De Niro is 79 (“Bang the Drum Slowly,” “Mean Streets,” “The Godfather Part II,” “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “Cape Fear,” “Casino,” “The Deer Hunter,” “Analyze This,” “Meet The Parents,” “Meet The Fockers,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle”)
Taissa Farmiga is 28 (“Higher Ground,” “American Horror Story”)
Sean Penn is 62 (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “At Close Range,” “State of Grace,” “Carlito's Way,” “Dead Man Walking “I am Sam,” “Mystic River” “Milk,” “Into The Wild,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”)
Tammy Townsend is 52 (“Days of Our Lives,” “Family Matters,” “The Preacher’s Kid,” “KC Undercover”)
Donnie Wahlberg is 53 (“The Sixth Sense,” “Saw,” “Dreamcatcher,” “Righteous Kill,” “Band of Brothers,” “Boomtown,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Blue Bloods”) (FAST FACTS: A founding member of New Kids On The Block, his career hasn’t just expanded into acting. He also produces films and TV shows, including A&E’s “Wahlburgers.” He’s been married to Jenny McCarthy since 2014.)
The late Maureen O'Hara (1920-2015) (“Rio Grande,” “The Quiet Man,” “The Miracle on 34^th Street,” “The Parent Trap,” “Only The Lonely”) FAST FACT: She was nicknamed “The Queen of Technicolor," a nod to the technology that developed during her heyday.)
The late Helen McCrory (1968 – 2021) ...she would have been 54 (“Hugo,” the “Harry Potter” Franchise)
The late Mark Salling (1982 – 2018)…he would have been 40 (“Glee”) (FAST FACT: In what can only be classified as a spectacular fall from grace, a woman accused Salling of committing sexual battery by forcing her to have unprotected sex without her consent in 2013 He denied the charges and filed a counter-suit for defamation of character, but later settled. But then, in December 2015, Salling was arrested at his Los Angeles home on suspicion of possessing several thousand photos and videos depicting child pornography – and was soon after removed from the cast of Adi Shankar’s “Gods and Secrets.” He was later charged with receiving and possessing child pornography – and between four and seven years' imprisonment after pleading guilty. He died due to asphyxia by hanging prior to his sentencing)
The late Mae West (1893-1980) (“She Done Him Wrong,” “I’m No Angel,” “Sexette”) (FAST FACTS: Mae West got her first starring role in a Broadway play back in 1926 is the show, “Sex,” which she wrote, produced, and directed. Though the play was a hit at the box office, the production also didn’t go over well with city officials, who raided the show and arrested West along with much of the cast. On what grounds? Morals charges – for which she was prosecuted and convicted. West was sentenced to 10 days in jail on Welfare Island (now known as Roosevelt Island) in New York. The incarceration was cordial, as she reportedly dined with the warden and his wife on a few occasions. Ultimately, West served eight days, with two off for good behavior).

Musicians:

Belinda Carlisle is 64
Guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses) is 60
Luscious Jackson singer/bassist Jill Cunniff is 56
Lil B is 33 (born Brandon Christopher McCartney)
Maria McKee is 58
Dexy’s Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland is 69
The Box Tops guitarist Gary Talley is 75

Plus:

Entrepreneur Larry Ellison is 78 (Founder of Oracle and one of the richest men in the world, his estimated net worth is $50-billion)
“Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes is 73
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is 39
TV personality Giuliana Rancic is 48
The late inventor of non-smear lipstick Hazel Bishop (1906-1998)
The late explorer Davy Crockett (1786-1836) (A frontiersman and American folk hero, he was also a congressman. The “King of the Wild Frontier” represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution.)
The late Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh (1959-1993)…he would have been 63

August 18^th

Actors:

Denis Leary is 65 (“Rescue Me,” “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Draft Day”)
Maia Mitchell is 29 (“Teen Beach Movie,” “The Fosters”)
Martin Mull is 79 (“Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” “Mr. Mom,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Til Death”)
Edward Norton is 53 (“Primal Fear,” “American History X,” “Fight Club,” “Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Sausage Party”)
Kaitlin Olson is 47 (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Heat”)
Robert Redford is 86 (“War Hunt,” “Inside Daisy Clover,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Jeremiah Johnson,” “The Sting,” “All the President's Men (1976) was a landmark film for Redford. The first film that Redford directed, Ordinary People,” “Brubaker,” “Out of Africa,” “Indecent Proposal,” “The Horse Whisperer,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) (FAST FACT: His massive list of honors includes, the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2002, he has received awards from BAFTA, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild. Plus, President Barack Obama honored Redford with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.)
Andy Samberg is 44 (“Saturday Night Live,” “Hotel Transylvania,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine) (FAST FACT: His comedy group The Lonely Island has released two successful comedy rap albums, and he will be the host of the upcoming 2015 Emmy Awards)
Christian Slater is 53 (“The Legend of Billie Jean,” “The Name of the Rose,” “Heathers,” “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “True Romance,” “The West Wing,” “Alias,” “Mr. Robot,” “Dr. Death”)
Madeleine Stowe is 64 (“12 Monkeys,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “The General’s Daughter,” “Revenge”)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 52 (“The Cosby Show,” “Malcolm & Eddie,” “Jeremiah,” “Reed Between the Lines,” “Major Crimes,” “Suits”)
The late Patrick Swayze (1952-2009) …he would have been 70 (“The Outsiders,” “Red Dawn,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Road House,” “Ghost,” “Point Break,” “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,” “North and South”)
The late Shelley Winters (1920-2006) (“Lolita,” “The Night of the Hunter”)

Musicians:

Everlast (House of Pain, Whitey Ford) is 53 (he was born Erik Francis Schrody)
The Nixons’ Zac Maloy is 54 (that’s according to AP)
Wu-Tang Clan’s Masta Killa is 53 (while his legal name is Jamel Irief, he was born Elgin Turner)
Mika (born Michael Penniman) is 39
Old Dominion guitarist Brad Tursi is 43 (that’s according to AP)

Plus:

Comedienne Elayne Boosler is 70
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter (wife of the 39^th President Jimmy Carter) is 95
Celebrity fitness trainer Bob Harper is 57 (“The Biggest Loser”)
Celebrity offspring Frances Bean Cobain is 30 (daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love)
Film director Roman Polanski is 89 (“The Pianist,” “Rosemary’s Baby”) (FAST FACT: He fled to U.S. in 1977 to avoid sentencing after pleading guilty to the charge of unlawful sex with a minor – he had drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl)
The late Talia Castellano (A YouTube Star ‘TaliaJoy18” who was known for her make-up tutorials, tragically passed away from a rare form of childhood cancer) (1999-2013) …would have been 23
The late baseball legend Roberto Clemente (1934-1972) …would have been 88 (FAST FACTS: He was a two-time World Series champion, and died tragically in a plane crash while en route to help earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His untimely death also established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year retirement period, a player who has been deceased for at least six months is eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame.)
The late explorer Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis & Clark, together they explored and mapped the American Northwest) (1774-1809)
The late politician and businessman Caspar Weinberger (1917-2006) (Secretary of Defense during the Reagan Administration)

August 19^th

Actors:

Adam Arkin is 66 (“Chicago Hope,” “Northern Exposure,” “Life,” “Sons of Anarchy”)
Callum Blue is 45 (“Dead Like Me,” “The Tudors,” “Smallville,” “The Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” “The Princess Diaries 2”)
Michelle Borth is 44 (“The Forgotten,” “Tell Me You Love Me,” “Hawaii Five-0) (FAST FACT: Her role on “Tell Me You Love Me,” had film.com proclaiming her "the nakedest person in TV history.”)
Erika Christensen is 40 (“Traffic,” “Swimfan,” “The Banger Sisters,” “The Perfect Score,” “How to Rob a Bank,” “The Tortured,” “Parenthood,” “The Case for Christ”)
Kevin Dillon is 57 (“Platoon,” “The Doors,” “That’s Life,” “Entourage”)
Jonathan Frakes is 70 (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Bare Essence,” “North and South,” “Beyond Belief,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) (FAST FACT: He’s been married to Genie Francis since 1988)
Peter Gallagher is 67 (“Sex, Lies & Videotape,” “The Player,” “While You Were Sleeping,” “The O.C.,” “Covert Affairs,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”)
Jill St. John is 82 (“Around the World in 80 Days,” “Diamonds Are Forever,” “Hart To Hart”) (FAST FACT: She’s been married to Robert Wagner – the widower of Natalie Wood – since 1990)
Diana Muldaur is 84 (“Star Trek,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “L.A. Law,” “Born Free”)
Gerald McRaney is 75 (“Simon & Simon,” “Major Dad,” “”Jericho,” “Deadwood,” “Castle”) (FAST FACT: He’s been married to Delta Burke since 1989 – they met when she made a guest appearance on his show, “Simon & Simon”)
Matthew Perry is 53 (“Friends,” “17 Again,” “Fools Rush In,” “The Whole Nine Yards,” “The Odd Couple”)
Kyra Sedgwick is 57 (“Born on the Fourth of July,” “Heart and Souls,” “Phenomenon,” “Something To Talk About,” “Game Plan,” “The Possession,” “The Edge of Seventeen,” “The Closer,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) (FAST FACTS: She’s been married to Kevin Bacon since 1982…and her middle name is Minturn!)
Brighton Sharbino is 20 (“The Walking Dead’s” Lizzie, “True Detective”)
John Stamos is 59 (“Full House,” “ER,” “Glee,” “Grandfathered,” “Fuller House,” “Scream Queens”)
Tammin Sursok is 39 (“The Young and the Restless,” “Pretty Little Liars”)

Musicians:

Hoodie Allen is 34 (born Steven Adam Markowitz)
Technotronic’s MC Eric/Me One is 52 (his mama knows him as Eric Martin)
Fat Joe is 52 (his given name Joseph Antonio Cartagena)
Queen’s John Deacon is 71 (FAST FACT: He retired from the band in 1997)
Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan is 77
Missy Higgins is 39
Lil’ Romeo is 33
Christina Perri is 36
Europe’s Joey Tempest is 59
Clay Walker is 53
Lee Ann Womack is 56
The late Ginger Baker of Cream (1939 - 2019)...he would have been 83

Plus:

Former President Bill Clinton is 76
Author Veronica Roth is 34 (“Divergent,” “Insurgent”)
The late fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971) (FAST FACTS: She was an orphaned child who had little to do, so she taught herself to sew.)
The late “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991)
The late aviation pioneer Orville Wright (1871-1948)

August 20^th

Actors:

Amy Adams is 48 (“Catch Me If You Can,” “The Master,” “Enchanted,” “American Hustle”)
Joan Allen is 66 (“Nixon,” “The Ice Storm,” “Face/Off,” “Pleasantville,” “The Bourne Supremacy,” “The Upside of Anger,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Death Race,” “The Bourne Legacy,” “Room,” “The Family”)
Ben Barnes is 41 (“The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Big Wedding,” “Sons of Liberty”)
Misha Collins is 48 (“Without a Trace,” “Supernatural”)
Brant Daugherty is 37 (“Pretty Little Liars”)
Billy Gardell is 53 (“Yes, Dear,” “You, Me and Dupree,” “Mike & Molly,” “Bob Hearts Abishola”)
Andrew Garfield is 39 (“Lions for Lambs,” “The Social Network,” “The Amazing Spiderman,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Silence”)
Peter Horton is 69 (“thirtysomething,” “The Wonder Years”)
James Marsters is 60 (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Smallville,” “Torchwood,” “Caprica”)
Alex Newell is 30 (“Glee’s” Wade)
John Noble is 74 (“Fringe,” “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “Sleepy Hollow,” “Elementary”)
Meghan Ory is 40 (“Once Upon a Time,” “The Darklings”)
Michael Rady is 41 (“The Mentalist,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “Sleeper Cell,” “Greek”)
Ray Wise is 75 (“Swamp Thing,” “RoboCop,” “Twin Peaks,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” “Jeepers Creepers 2,” “24,” “Reaper,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “American Horror Story”)

Musicians:

Kirko Bangz is 33 (born Kirk Jerel Randle)
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst is 52
John Hiatt is 70
Demi Lovato is 30
KRS-One is 57 (his birth name is Lawrence Parker)
Chicago’s James Pankow is 75
Robert Plant is 74
The late guitarist Dimebag Darrell (FAST FACTS: Dimebag was shot and killed by gunman Nathan Gale while on stage during a performance with Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio) (1966-2004) … he would have been 56
The late Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) …he would have been 80
The late Jim Reeves (1923-1964) … he would have been 99

Plus:

Boxing promoter Don King is 91
Former Texas Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul is 87
Journalist, author and reality TV star Carole Radziwill is 59 (“The Real Housewives of New York City”)
“Today Show” weatherman Al Roker is 68
Film director David O. Russell is 64 (“The Fighter,” “Silver Linings Playbook”)
The late 23^rdS. President, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) (FAST FACT: He was the grandson of the ninth President, William Henry Harrison)
The late author H. P. Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) ("The Call of Cthulhu,” “Cthulhu Mythos”) (FAST FACT: He died in poverty, but is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre.)
The late author Jacqueline Susann (1918 –1974) (“Valley of the Dolls,” “The Love Machine,” “Once Is Not Enough”) (FAST FACT: Her 1966 work, “Valley of the Dolls,” remains one of the best-selling books of all time).

August 21^st

Actors:

Kim Cattrall is 66 (“Mannequin,” “Police Academy,” “Sex and the City”)
Loretta Devine is 73 (“Waiting to Exhale,” “Boston Public,” “The Preacher’s Wife,” “Grey’s Anatomy”)
RJ Mitte is 30 (“Breaking Bad’s” Walter Jr.) (FAST FACT: Like his character on “Breaking Bad,” Mitte has a mild form of cerebral palsy)
Carrie-Anne Moss is 55 (“The Matrix,” “Memento,” “Chocolat,” “Disturbia,” “Unthinkable,” “Silent Hill: Revelation,” “Pompeii,” “Jessica Jones”)
Hayden Panettiere is 33 (“Heroes,” “One Life to Live,” “Nashville”)
The late Melvin Van Peebles (1932 – 2021) …he would have been 90 (“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” “The Shining”)
The late Clarence Williams III (1939 – 2021) …he would have been 83 (“The Mod Squad,” “The General’s Daughter”)

Musicians:

Kelis is 43
Jackie DeShannon is 81
The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett is 51
Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes is 71
Kacey Musgraves is 34
Black Veil Brides’ Jake Pitts is 37
Sister Sledge’s Kim Sledge is 65 (So says Wiki)
System of a Down’s Serj Tankian is 55
The late William James “Count” Basie (1904-1984)
The late Kenny Rogers (1938 – 2020)...he would have been 84
The late Joe Strummer (1952-2002) …he would have been 70

Plus:

Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt is 36 (FAST FACTS: Widely regarded as the fastest person ever, he is the first man to hold both the 100-meters and 200-meters world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977)
Infamous “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher is 48 (In 1992, at the age of 17, she shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafuoco. Initially charged with first-degree attempted murder, she eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault and served seven years in prison. Paroled in 1999, Fisher became a writer and a pornographic actress.)
TV personality Brody Jenner is 39 (“The Hills,” “Princes of Malibu,” “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” “Sex with Brody,” “The Hills: New Beginnings”)
Newsman Harry Smith is 71 (“CBS This Morning,” “The Early Show,” “Rock Center with Brian Williams.” He currently serves as a contributing correspondent for NBC News and CNBC.)
The late longtime sportscaster and baseball announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals, Jack Buck (1924-2002) …he would have been 98 (FAST FACTS: He has been inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the National Radio Hall of Fame – and the member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.)
The late legendary NBA center Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) … he would have been 86 (Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished nine times. He is also the only player to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game over the entire course of his NBA career. He won two NBA championships, earned four regular-season MVP awards, one NBA Finals MVP award, and was tapped for 13 All-Star Games – but those are just a few of the dozens of awards. Chamberlain was subsequently enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, elected into the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team of 1980, and chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History of 1996.) (FAST FACT: He claimed, among other things, to have slept with 20-thousand women)

August 22^nd

Actors:

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is 55 (“Oz,” “Lost,” “Game of Thrones,” “Concussion,” “Suicide Squad”)
Richard Armitage is 51 (“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Captain America: The First Avenger”)
Ty Burrell is 55 (“Evolution,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “Muppets Most Wanted,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Modern Family”)
Dakota Goyo is 23 (“Real Steel,” “Dark Skies”)
Jenna Leigh Green is 48 (Libby Chessler on “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch”)
Rodrigo Santoro is 47 (“Love Actually,” “300,” “300: Rise of an Empire,” “Lost,” “Westworld”)
Kristen Wiig is 49 (“Saturday Night Live,” “Bridesmaids,” “The Martian,” “Ghostbusters”)
Cindy Williams is 75 (Shirley Feeny in “Laverne and Shirley”)
Mark Williams is 63 (Arthur Weasley in the “Harry Potter” films)
The late Honor Blackman (1925 – 2020)...she would have been 97 (“The Avengers,” Bond girl Pussy Galore in “Goldfinger,” “Shalako,” “Jason and the Argonauts,” “The Upper Hand”)
The late Valerie Harper (1939 – 2019)...she would have been 83 (Rhoda Morgenstern on “Rhoda”) (FAST FACTS: She competed on “Dancing with the Stars” after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013.)

Musicians:

Tori Amos is 59
DeBarge’s James DeBarge is 59
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough is 49
Matchbox 20’s Paul Doucette is 50
Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal is 61
The Bangles’ Debbi Peterson is 61
Collin Raye is 62
Simple Plan’s Jeff Stinco is 44
The late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) … he would have been 55

Plus:

TV personality James Corden (“Late Late Show”) is 44
Chef and Food Network show host Giada De Laurentiis is 52 (FAST FACTS: She was born in Italy and received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UCLA.)
“60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft is 77
Swimmer Diana Nyad is 73 (also the author of “Other Shores”) (FAST FACTS: She is known for being the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.)
The late science fiction author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) (“Fahrenheit 451,” “The Martian Chronicles,” “The Illustrated Man,” “I Sing the Body Electric,” “Dandelion Wine”)

August 23^rd

Actors:

Scott Caan is 46 (“Entourage,” “Hawaii Five-0”)
Barbara Eden is 91 (“I Dream of Genie,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”)
Shelley Long is 73 (“Night Shift,” “Cheers,” “Irreconcilable Differences,” “The Money Pit,” “Outrageous Fortune,” “Hello Again,” “Troop Beverly Hills,” “The Brady Bunch Movie,” “A Very Brady Sequel,” “Dr. T & the Women”)
Jay Mohr is 52 (“Saturday Night Live,” “Jerry Maguire,” “Suicide Kings,” “Small Soldiers,” “The Adventures of Pluto Nash,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”)
Ray Park is 48 (“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” “X-Men,” “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Heroes”)
The late Gene Kelly (1912-1996) (“An American in Paris,” “Anchors Aweigh,” “Singin' in the Rain,” “On the Town,” “Inherit the Wind,” “ Hello, Dolly!” “Xanadu”)
The late River Phoenix (1970-1993) …he would have been 52 (“Stand by Me,” “The Body,” “The Last Crusade,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “I Love You To Death,” “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues”)

Musicians:

The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas is 44
Trick Pony’s Ira Dean is 53 (that’s according to AP)
Stone Temple Pilot’s Dean DeLeo is 61
LMFAO’s Sky Blu is 36 (his given name, Skyler Gordy)
Rick Springfield is 73
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats saxophonist Andy Wild is 41 (that’s according to AP)
The late drummer for “The Who” Keith Moon (FAST FACTS: He was known for blowing up hotel room toilets, which led him to not being able to stay at many of the world’s biggest hotel chains.) (1946-1978) …he would have been 76

Plus:

Reality star and former “Housewife of New Jersey,” Caroline Manzo is 61
Funnyman Mark Russell is 90
The late legendary Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (1978 – 2020) ...he would have been 44

August 24^th

Actors:

Kevin Dunn is 66 (“Dave,” “Godzilla,” Transformers,” “True Detective, “Veep”)
Stephen Fry is 65 (“The Good Father,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “I.Q.,” “Wildem” “V for Vendetta,” “Gosford Park,” “The Borrowers,” “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows,” “The Hobbit” series)
Carmine Giovinazzo is 49 (“Black Hawk Down,” “In Enemy Hands,” “CSI: NY,” “Graceland”)
Rupert Grint is 34 (“Harry Potter’s” Wesley, “Driving Lessons,” “Cherrybomb,” “Into The White”)
Steve Guttenberg is 64 (“Police Academy” series, “Three Men and a Baby,” “Diner,” “Short Circuit,” “High Spirits,” “Sons of Liberty,” “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens”)
Marlee Matlin is 57 (“Children of a Lesser God,” “Reasonable Doubts,” “The West Wing,” “The L Word,” “Switched at Birth,” “Celebrity Apprentice,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “CODA”) (FAST FACT: When she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “Children of a Lesser God,” she became both the first deaf actress and the youngest actress to win the award at 21 years of age. Her longtime interpreter is Jack Jason.)
Chad Michael Murray is 41 (“Dawson's Creek,” “One Tree Hill,” “Chosen,” “Agent Carter,” “Sun Records”) (FAST FACTS: He’s been married to Sarah Roemer since 2015. But prior to that? He was infamously married to Sophia Bush from April 16, 2005…to September 2005 when they separated. In February 2006, Bush filed papers for an annulment, citing fraud. Bush's petition was denied, and she and Murray were instead granted a divorce in December 2006.)
Alex O’Loughlin is 46 (“Oyster Farmer,” “The Back-up Plan,” “Hawaii Five-0”)
Joe Regalbuto is 73 (“Murphy Brown,” “The Golden Girls,” Southland”)
The late Kenny Baker (1934-2016)…he would have been 88 ("Star Wars'" R2D2)
The late actor and cartoon voicist Hal Smith (1916 – 1994) ("Andy Griffith Show's" Otis Campbell, Disney's Goofy, Jiminy Cricket and Winnie the Pooh)

Musicians:

PVRIS’ Alex Babinski is 29
Anthrax/ Armored Saint singer John Bush is 59
SHeDAISY's Kristyn Osborn is 52
Justine Skye is 27
Canaan Smith is 40
Chi-Lites singer Marshall Thompson is 80
The late Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley (1945 – 2020) ...he would have been 77

Plus:

Comedian Dave Chappelle is 49
Author Paulo Coelho is 75 (“The Alchemist,” “Like The Flowing River,” “Veronika Decides To Die”)
Newsman David Gregory (“Meet the Press”) is 52
TV personality Craig Kilborn is 60 (He was the original host of “The Daily Show”)
Entrepreneur and WWE Founder Vince McMahon is 77
Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. is 62 (FAST FACTS: This Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman played his entire 21-year career with the Baltimore Orioles and earned the nickname Iron Man after setting the MLB record for most consecutive games played with 2,632. He is a 19-time All-Star, 2-time American League MVP, 2-time Gold Glove winner, and 8-time Silver Slugger winner. It’s easy to see why he’d want to stay there – his father and grandfather both played for the Orioles)
Author Karrine Steffans is 44 (“Vixen” series)
The late surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku (1890 – 1968) (A legendary surfer and five-time medalling Olympic swimmer, he was also a descendant of Hawaiian royalty who went on to act in several films including “The Pony Express.”)

August 25^th

Actors:

Rachel Bilson is 41 (“The O.C.,” “Jumper,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Take Two”)
Ben Falcone is 49 (“Bridesmaids,” “Identity Thief,” “The Heat,” “What to Expect When You're Expecting,” “Enough Said”) (FAST FACT: He’s been married to Melissa McCarthy since 2005)
Blake Lively is 35 (“Gossip Girl,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “Accepted,” “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,” “The Town,” “Green Lantern,” “Savages,” “The Age of Adaline,” “The Shallows,” “A Simple Favor") (FAST FACTS: Married to Ryan Reynolds since 2012, they welcomed their first daughter (James) in 2014, their second child (daughter Inez) in 2016…and welcomed their third daughter (Betty) in 2019.)
China Ann McClain is 24 (“The Gospel,” “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” “Grown Ups,” Disney’s “A.N.T. Farm”)
Eric Millegan is 48 (“Bones”)
Kel Mitchell is 44 (“All That,” “Mystery Men,” “Kenan & Kel,” “Like Mike,” “Like Mike 2: Streetball,” “Game Shakers”)
Rachel Shelley is 53 (“The L Word,” “Once Upon A Time”)
Alexander Skarsgard is 46 (“Zoolander,” “True Blood,” “The Legend of Tarzan,” “Generation Kill,” “Big Little Lies”) (FAST FACTS: He was born in Sweden and has been named “Sweden’s Sexiest Man” five times.)
Tom Skerritt is 89 (“MASH,” “Alien,” “Top Gun,” “A River Runs Through It,” “Up in Smoke,” “Picket Fences,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Redemption Road,” “Madam Secretary”)
Jonathan Togo is 45 (“CSI: Miami,” “Mystic River”)
Blair Underwood is 58 (“L.A. Law,” “New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “In Treatment,” “The Event.”) (FAST FACTS: While studying at Harvard for his “L.A. Law” role back in the day, he became friends with President Obama.)
Ally Walker is 61 (“Universal Soldier,” “Single,” “When the Bough Breaks,” “While You Were Sleeping,” “Happy, Texas,” “Profiler,” “Tell Me You Love Me,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “The Protector,” “Longmire”)
The late Sir Sean Connery (1930 – 2020)...he would have been 92 (James Bond series, “The Untouchables,” “The Name of the Rose,” “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “The Hunt for Red October,” “Highlander,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Dragonheart,” “The Rock”)

Musicians:

Def Lepard’s Vivian Campbell is 60 (He’s been fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma since 2013)
Elvis Costello is 68 (Born Declan Patrick MacManus, he’s been married to Diana Krall since 2003…they welcomed twin sons, Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, were born December 6, 2006, in New York City.)
Billy Ray Cyrus is 61
Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes is 70
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford is 71
Jo Dee Messina is 52
Blackhawk's Henry Paul is 73
Gene Simmons is 73 (FAST FACT: Partnered with Shannon Tweed since 1975, the couple finally married in 2011)
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is 55
Public Enemy’s DJ Terminator X is 56 (His given name, Norman Rogers)

Plus:

Film director Tim Burton is 64 (“Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “Ed Wood,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Dark Shadows,” “Pee-wee's Big Adventure,” “Batman,” “Batman Returns,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Big Fish,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Alice in Wonderland”) (FAST FACTS: He was partnered with Helena Bonham Carter from 2001 until 2014. Bonham Carter lives in one London townhouse, while Burton is next door. The pair’s two children and their nanny live in a third interconnected home. Also? Johnny Depp is the children’s godfather)
TV personality and chef Rachael Ray is 54
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is 52
The late Game show host Monty Hall is (1921 – 2017) (“Let’s Make a Deal”)
The late TV personality Regis Philbin (1931 – 2020)...he would have been 91 (“Live! With Regis and Kelly,” “Who Wants to be a Millionare?”)

August 26^th

Actors:

Macaulay Culkin is 42 (“Home Alone,” “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” “Uncle Buck,” “My Girl,” “The Good Son,” “The Pagemaster,” “Richie Rich,” “Party Monster”) (FAST FACTS: He was named number two on VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Kids Stars.)
Brett Cullen is 66 (“Falcon Crest,” “Wyatt Earp,” “Something To Talk About,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Devious Maids”)
Melissa McCarthy is 52 (“Gilmore Girls,” “Mike & Molly,” “Bridesmaids,” “Tammy,” “Ghostbusters,” “Nine Perfect Strangers”) (FAST FACT: She’s been married to Ben Falcone since 2005)
Dylan O’Brien is 31 (“Teen Wolf,” “Deepwater Horizon,” “The Maze Runner,” “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”)
Keke Palmer is 29 (“Joyful Noise,” “Akeelah and the Bee,” “Scream Queens”)
Chris Pine is 42 (“The Princess Diaries 2,” “Smokin’ Aces,” “Star Trek,” “Unstoppable (2010), Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods,” “Hell or High Water,” “Wonder Woman”)
Oleg Taktarov is 55 (“National Treasure,” “Predators,” “Righteous Kill”) (FAST FACTS: Also a star in the world of MMA, his nickname is “The Russian Bear”)
The late Michael Jeter (1952-2003)… he would have been 70 (“Evening Shade,” “Zelig,” “The Fisher King,” “Waterworld,” “Air Bud,” “Patch Adams,” “The Green Mile,” “Jurassic Park III,” “Sister Act 2”)

Musicians:

The Stranglers’ Jet Black is 84 (born Brian John Duffy)
Kim Burrell is 50
Theory of a Deadman singer Tyler Connolly is 47 (that’s according to AP)
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley is 37
Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson is 56
Branford Marsalis is 62
Diamond Rio guitarist Jimmy Olander is 61
Chiodos’ Craig Owens is 38
Ashford & Simpson’s Valerie Simpson is 76
Cassie is 36 (born Cassandra Elizabeth Ventura)
No Doubt’s Adrian Young is 53

Plus:

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price is 37
Celebrity kidlet Daisy Dove Bloom is 2 (Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are her parents)
The late politician Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011)…she would have been 87 (FAST FACTS: She became the first woman to run for vice president representing a major American political party in 1984.)
The late chemist Antoine Lavoisier (“The Father of Modern Chemistry” – he discovered the role oxygen plays in combustion and helped construct the metric system) (1743-1794)
The late Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) (1910 – 1997) (FAST FACTS: Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honors including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2003, she was beatified as "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.” Beginning September 5^th 2013, the anniversary of her death has been designated as the International Day of Charity by the United Nations General Assembly. Her canonization took place September 4^th 2016 – the day before the 19^th anniversary of her death.)

August 27^th

Actors:

Patrick J. Adams is 41 (“Luck,” “Suits”)
Barbara Bach is 76 (Bond girl in “The Spy Who Loved Me,” “Princess Daisy”) (FAST FACTS: She’s been married to Ringo Starr since 1981.)
Sarah Chalke is 46 (“Roseanne,” “Scrubs,” “Cougar Town”)
Kayla Ewell is 37 (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Freaks and Geeks,” “Vampire Diaries”)
Blake Jenner is 30 (“The Glee Project,” “Glee,” “Everybody Wants Some!!”) (FAST FACT: He is no relation to the Kardashian/Jenner clan)
Peter Mensah is 63 (“Tears of the Sun,” “300,” “Spartacus”)
Aaron Paul is 43 (“Melrose Place,” “The Last House on the Left,” “Mission: Impossible III,” “Big Love,” “Need for Speed,” “A Long Way Down,” “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “The Path,” “Breaking Bad”) (FAST FACTS: His given name is Aaron Paul Sturtevant and before gaining fame, he appeared on an episode of “The Price Is Right” on January 3, 2000. He played one pricing game and overbid by $132 on the Showcase Showdown.)
Paul Reubens is 70 (“The Pee-wee Herman Show,” “Pee-wee's Big Adventure,” “Big Top Pee-wee,” “Pee-wee's Playhouse”)
Peter Stormare is 69 (“Fargo,” “Minority Report,” “Prison Break,” “Swedish Dicks”)
Alexa Vega is 34 (“Spy Kids,” “The Devil’s Carnival,” “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” “Ruby & the Rockits”)
Chandra Wilson is 53 (“Philadelphia,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Accidental Friendship”)
The late Martha Raye (1916 – 1994) (“Rhythm On The Range,” “Waikiki Wedding,” “Give Me A Sailor,” “Hellizapoppin,” “PufnStuf,” “The Bugaloos,” “Mcmillan and Wife,” “Alice”) (FAST FACTS: She performed in movies, and later on television. She also was well regarded for her stage work. She was honored in 1969 with an Academy Award as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops.)

Musicians:

Yolanda Adams is 61
Cypress Hill’s Bobo is 54 (born Eric Correa)
Alabama’s Jeff Cook is 73
Colt Ford is 53
No Doubt’s Tony Kanal is 52
Rush’s Alex Lifeson is 69
Mase is 47 (born Mason Durell Betha)
Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock is 66
Arcade Fire’s Sarah Neufeld is 43
Eve 6’s Jon Siebles is 43
The late Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille (1942 – 2019) …he would have been 80 (He and Toni Tennille split in 2014 after 39 years of marriage over his "inability to be affectionate," which apparently was a result of a medical condition. Still, she was by his side when he passed.)

Plus:

Comedian/cartoon voicist Charles Fleischer is 72 (“A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Back to the Future Part II”)
Fashion designer Tom Ford is 61
“Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan is 53
The late 36^th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) (FAST FACTS: He is one of the few presidents in American history to be a representative, senator, vice president and president at points throughout his lifetime.)
The late author Ira Levin (1929 – 2007)…he would have been 93(Many of his novels have been adapted for film, including “A Kiss Before Dying,” “Rosemary's Baby,” “The Stepford Wives,” “The Boys from Brazil”)

August 28^th

Actors:

Jack Black is 53 (“Shallow Hal,” “School of Rock,” “ Tropic Thunder,” “Nacho Libre”) (FAST FACT: His parents worked as engineers on the Hubble Space Telescope)
Billy Boyd is 54 (“Seed of Chucky,” Pippin in the “Lord of the Rings” films, “ Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”)
Eugene Byrd is 47 (“Bones”)
Jennifer Coolidge is 61 (“American Pie,” “A Cinderella Story,” “Legally Blonde,” “2 Broke Girls”)
Luis Guzman is 66 (“Boogie Nights,” “Carlito's Way.” As a voice actor, he portrayed Ricardo Diaz in “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” and “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories,” “Code Black”)
Jason Priestley is 53 (“Beverly Hills, 90210;” “Call Me Fitz”)
Rick Rossovich is 65 (“The Terminator,” “Top Gun,” “ER,” “Roxanne,” “Pacific Blue”)
Emma Samms is 62 (“The Colbys,” “General Hospital”)
Sonny Shroyer is 87 (“Dukes of Hazzard's” Enos)
David Soul is 79 (“Starsky & Hutch”) (FAST FACT: He was offered a professional baseball contract in 1962 to play for the Chicago White Sox, but he turned it down. He became a British citizen in 2004)
Daniel Stern is 65 (“Bushwhacked,” “Home Alone,” “Breaking Away”) (FAST FACT: He was also the narrator for “The Wonder Years”)
Quvenzhane [[kwuh-VEN-zhuh-nay]] Wallis is 19 (Her breakthrough role was in “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Annie”)
The late Ben Gazzara (1930 – 2012)…he would have been 92 (“Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,” “Summer of Sam,” “Roadhouse,” “The Big Lebowski,” “The Thomas Crown Affair”)
The late Donald O’Connor (1925 - 2003)…he would have been 97 (“Singing In The Rain,” “Ragtime,” “The Nanny, “ Frasier”)
The late Roxie Roker (FAST FACT: Lenny Kravtiz is her son) (1929 – 1995)…she would have been 92 (A successful stage actress, her role as Helen Willis on “The Jeffersons” saw her as half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television)

Musicians:

Sherrie' Austin is 52
Jake Owen is 41 (His given name, Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen)
Cassadee Pope is 33
LeAnn Rimes is 40
Diamond Rio’s Dan Truman is 67
Shania Twain is 57 (FAST FACTS: She has sold nearly 90-million records, making her the best-selling female artist of country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time.)
Florence Welch (of Florence Welch & The Machine) is 36

Plus:

Director David Fincher is 60 (“Se7en,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Fight Club”)
Ice skating champ Scott Hamilton is 64 (FAST FACT: In October 2016, Hamilton announced that he’d received his third brain tumor diagnosis…but in late March 2017, Hamilton opened up about the miraculous shrinking of the tumor without chemo)
Reality TV star Alana Thompson (aka Honey Boo Boo) is 17
Reality TV star Tanisha Thomas is 37 (“Bad Girls Club”)
The late engineer Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield (CATscan developer) (1919 – 2004)
The late cartoonist Jack Kirby (1917 – 1994) (“X-Men,” “Spiderman,” “The Fantastic Four,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Capt. America”)

August 29^th

Actors:

Lucas Cruikshank is 29 (“iCarly,” “Fred”) (FAST FACT: In 2009, his YouTube channel became the first in history to have over one-million subscribers)
Rebecca De Mornay is 63 (“Risky Business,” “Runaway Train,” “Hand That Rocks The Cradle,” “Backdraft,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Wedding Crashers,” “American Reunion”)
Elliott Gould is 84 (“Friends, “Ocean's Eleven,” “M*A*S*H*”) (FAST FACT: He married Barbra Streisand in March 1963 and they had one child together before divorcing in 1971)
Carla Gugino is 51 (“Spin City,” “American Gangster,” “Entourage,” “Spy Kids,” “Wayward Pines,” “Roadies”)
Lea Michele is 36 (“Glee,” “Scream Queens,” “The Mayor”)
The late Sir Richard Attenborough (1923 – 2014)…he would have been 99 (“The Great Escape in 1963,” “Gandhi,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” “Jurassic Park”)
The late Ingrid Bergman (1915 – 1982) (“Casablanca,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Gaslight”)
The late Isabel Sanford (1917 – 2004) (“All In The Family,” “The Jeffersons’” Louise)

Musicians:

Simple Plan’s David Desrosiers is 42 (that’s according to FamousBirthdays.com)
Paul McDonald is 38 (that’s according to FamousBirthdays.com) (FAST FACTS: He finished 8^th in “American Idol,” and was briefly married to Nikki Reed from 2011 – 2014. Reed married actor Ian Somerhalder in 2015)
One Direction’s Liam Payne is 29
Mario Winans is 48
The late Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009)…he would have been 64 (FAST FACT: His 1982 album, “Thriller,” remains the best-selling album in history – with 65-million copies sold. The record scored thirteen GRAMMY Awards and having thirteen songs reach #1 on U.S. charts.)
The late Dinah Washington (1924 – 1963)…she would have been 98 (FAST FACT: She was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1986 and once won a GRAMMY for "What a Difference a Day Makes.”)

Plus:

Director William Friedkin is 87 (“The Exorcist,” “The French Connection,” “To Live & Die In L.A.”)
Scientist Temple Grandin is 75 (Professor of animal science and advocate for better conditions for livestock. She also created the "hug box," a device to calm children with autism, a disorder she herself has)
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is 63 (The Canadian Air Force Commander who became the first Canadian in history to walk in space. He also gained a fan base when he posted pictures aboard a space station of the Earth and covered David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in space.
Reality “star” (and inspiration for actor Doug Hutchison to destroy his career) Courtney Stodden is 28 (FAST FACTS: Stodden and Hutchison first married in 2011, when Stodden was just 16 and he was 51. The pair separated in 2013 only to announce their reunion in the summer of 2014. The couple split again – in January 2017 – and reconciled again. But Stodden filed for divorce in March 2018...and it’s since become final. Stodden also now identifies as non-binary using they/them pronouns).
The late James Brady (1940 – 2014)…he would have been 82 (Former White House Press Secretary and Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, who was shot in the head during the 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. He was left partially paralyzed as a result and became a strong proponent of gun control for the rest of his career.)
The late TV personality and entertainment journalist Robin Leach (1941 – 2018)…he would have been 81 (“Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”)
The late philosopher John Locke (1632 – 1704) (Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Sir Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social contract theory. His work greatly affected the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence)
The late Senator John McCain (1936 – 2018)…he would have been 86 (FAST FACT: He was in office from 1987)
The late director Joel Schumacher (1939 – 2020)...he would have been 83 (“The Lost Boys,” “St. Elmo's Fire,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Client,” “Trespass,” “House of Cards”)

August 30^th

Actors:

Timothy Bottoms is 71 (“The Last Picture Show,” “The Land That Time Forgot”)
Johanna Braddy is 35 (“The Grudge 3,” “Easy A,” “Paranormal Activity 3,” “Unreal,” “Quantico”)
Michael Chiklis is 59 (“The Shield,” “The Commish,” “Fantastic Four,” “American Horror Story”)
Cameron Diaz is 50 (“The Mask,” “Something About Mary,” “Vanilla Sky,” “Being John Malkovich,” “Gangs of New York,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Green Hornet,” “Bad Teacher,” “What to Expect When You're Expecting,” “The Counselor,” “The Other Woman,” “Sex Tape,” “Annie”) (FAST FACT: She married Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden in January 2015)
Michael Michele is 56 (“ER,” “New Jack City,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Ali”)
Michael Grant Terry is 39 (according to Wiki) (“Bones”)
The late Bill Daily (1927 – 2018) ...he would have been 95 (“I Dream Of Jeannie,” “The Bob Newhart Show”)
The late Peggy Lipton (1946 – 2019)…she would have been 76 (“Mod Squad,” “Twin Peaks”) (FAST FACTS: Once married to legendary producer Quincy Jones, Lipton shares two daughters with him: Rashida Jones and Kidada Jones)
The late Fred MacMurray (1908 – 1991) (“Double Indemnity,” “The Absent-Minded Professor,” “The Shaggy Dog,” “My Three Sons”)

Musicians:

Rancid guitarist Lars Frederiksen is 51
Maino is 49 (his given name – Jermaine Coleman)
Panic! At The Disco guitarist Ryan Ross is 36
The late Kitty Wells (1919 – 2012) (Born Muriel Deason in Nashville, her 1952 single, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," was the hallmark of a Hall of Fame career that brought her 13 years of hits and the nickname the Queen of Country Music)

Plus:

Entrepreneur Warren Buffett is 92 (FAST FACTS: Stock market genius who was nicknamed The Oracle of Everything. He is considered the 20^th century's most successful investor)
Comedian Lewis Black is 74 (He was voted 51^st in a 2004 list of the 100 greatest comedians by Comedy Central but was voted 5^th in Comedy Central's Stand Up Showdown in 2008)
TV personality Lisa Ling is 49
Reality TV star Camilla Poindexter is 36 (“Bad Girls Club All-Star Battle”)
Tennis champ Andy Roddick is 40 (Won the US Open in 2003 and reached the finals of three Wimbledon events from 2003 to 2009. He also reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open on four occasions. Known for his powerful serve, which consistently reached between 130 and 150 miles per hour, he also married Brooklyn Decker in 2009)
Supermodel Frederique Van Der Wal is 55 (FAST FACT: In 2005, her native Holland named a lily in her honor: "Frederique's Choice Lily")
The late fashion designer Geoffrey Beene (1924 – 2004)…he would have been 98 (In honor of Beene's fashion legacy, the Council of Fashion Designers of America created the annual Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement award in 1984)
The late scientist Earnest Rutherford (1871 – 1937) (The father of nuclear physics who discovered that atoms have a positive charge located in a nucleus in 1911. He also developed the concept of radioactive half-life, which describes the exponential decay radioactive substances.)
The late author Mary Shelley (1797 – 1851) (“Frankenstein,” “Valperga,” “The Last Man”) (FAST FACTS: She met famous poet Percy Shelley, her future husband and literary inspiration, when she was 17 and he was an already-married 22. She married Percy Shelley after bearing him an illegitimate child and after his first wife, Harriet, committed suicide.)
The late Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert (1931 – 1982)…he would have been 91(After leaving NASA, he was elected to Congress from Colorado's new 6^th district, but died before being sworn in.)
The late baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams (1918 – 2002) (Red Sox outfielder who was selected to 19 All-Star games, won two American League MVP awards and batted .406 in 1941, one of the greatest hitting seasons ever. He led the AL in home runs four times, in batting average six times, and twice won the prestigious triple crown award, in 1942 and 1947. Outside of his amazing sports career, his death has been shrouded in controversy. He has been frozen in a cryonic state by his son – something his daughter said he didn’t want.)

August 31^st

Actors:

Julie Brown is 64 (“Earth Girls Are Easy,” “Clueless”)
Richard Gere is 73 (“American Gigolo,” “An Officer and a Gentleman,” “The Cotton Club,” “Pretty Woman,” “Primal Fear,” “Runaway Bride,” “Chicago,” “The Jackal”) (FAST FACT: His middle name is Tiffany)
Shar Jackson is 46 (“Good Burger,” “Moesha”) (FAST FACTS: Sure, many people may have also known her as Kevin Federline’s baby mama…but did you know that she’s got a bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in forensic science? Truth!)
Sara Ramirez is 47 (“Grey’s Anatomy”) (FAST FACT: She received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of The Lady of the Lake in “Spamalot.” In August 2020, Ramirez said they identified as non-binary. They use they/she pronouns)
Chris Tucker is 51 (“Friday,” “Rush Hour” series, “The Fifth Element,” “Jackie Brown,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Money Talks”)
The late James Coburn (1928 – 2002)…he would have been 94 (“The Magnificent Seven,” “Hell Is for Heroes,” “The Great Escape,” “Our Man Flint,” “Cross of Iron,” “Affliction”)
The late Buddy Hackett (1924 – 2003)…he would have been 98 (“The Music Man,” “Loose Shoes,” “Hey Babe!,” “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”)

Musicians:

Kodaline’s Jason Boland is 35
Egyptian Lover is 59 (born Greg Broussard)
Deborah Gibson is 52
Van Morrison is 77 (away from the stage, he’s known as Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison)
Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil is 43
The Wallflowers’ bassist Greg Richling is 52
Tonic guitarist Jeff Russo is 53
The Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock is 65
Tamara (of Trina and Tamara) is 45
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook is 65
The late Buddy Holly and the Crickets drummer Jerry Allison (1939 – 2022)…he would have been 83

Plus:

The late Roman Emperor Caligula (12 AD – 41 AD) (Born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. While he was described as a noble and moderate ruler during the first six months of his reign, something apparently snapped – and his legacy is one of cruelty, sadism, extravagance and sexual perversity, presenting him as an insane tyrant.)
The late teacher Maria Montessori (1870 – 1952) (Educational pioneer who created the Montessori method based on her belief that children are natural learners. Among other things, her method implements mixed age classrooms that allow children choice and freedom)

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