May 21, 1471 -
Albrecht Durer
|
May 21, 1844 - Henri Rousseau |
May 21, 1892 - Cole Porter
|
May 21, 1904 - Robert Montgomery - Actor |
May 21, 1911 - Peter Hurkos - Psychic |
May 21, 1948 - Leo Sayer
|
May 21, 1948 - Carol Potter
|
May 21, 1952 - Laurence
Tureaud "Mr. T" |
May 21, 1965 - Jo
Mitchell |
May 21, 1966 - Lisa Edelstein - Actress - Edelstein may be best known to TV viewers as Dr. Cuddy from the hit TV series "House." She's had recurring roles on "The West Wing," "Ally McBeal" and "Felicity," as well as appeared on the big screen in movies such as "Daddy Day Care," "Fathers And Sons" and the TV movie "Special Delivery." Edelstein was born in Boston on this day. |
May 21, 1972 - Christopher Wallace
|
May 21, 1987 - Ashlie Brillault - Actress - She is
best known for her role as Kate on the series
"Lizzie McGuire" and for her reprising the role in
the 2003 movie "The Lizzie McGuire Movie." She
entered the limelight at age 3 as a model at a
bridal fashion show and has since gone on to star in
the series "One On One" and "Switched!" Currently,
Brillault has taken a hiatus from acting to pursue
her college studies. Brillault was born in San
Francosco on this day. |
May 22, 1813 - Richard Wagner -
Composer |
May 22, 1844 - Mary
Cassat |
May 22, 1859 - Sir
Author Conan Doyle - Writer |
May 22, 1896 - Cyril
Fagin - Astrologer |
May 22, 1907 - Sir
Lawrence Oliver - Actor |
May 22, 1928 - Marcia
Moore - Astrologer |
May 22, 1938 - Richard Benjamin - Actor and Director
- Benjamin film credits include "Westworld,' "Love
At First Bite" and "Deconstructing Harry," and he's
directed films such as "My Favorite Year,"
"Mermaids" and "Marci X." Benjamin has been Married
to actress Paula Prentiss since 1961 and the couple
has to children. Benjamin was born on New York City
on this day. |
May 22, 1940 - Paul Winfield
|
May 22, 1959 -
Morrissey |
May 22, 1964 - Ashley Renee
|
May 22, 1964 - Marti
Muller - Comedian/ actor |
May 22, 1968 - Kate Russell
|
May 22, 1970 - Naomi
Campbell - British Super Fashion Model born
Streatham, London, England |
May 22, 1972 - Annabel
Chong - Adult Film Star |
May 22, 1972 - Alison
Eastwood
|
May 22, 1974 - A.J. Langer - Actress - Langer greatest public exposure may have come from her stint as Rayanne Graff on the series "My So-Called Life" in 1994. She's also starred in short-lived series such as "Eyes," "Three Sisters" and "It's Like, You Know.." On the big screen, her film credits include "Meet The Deedles," "Escape From L.A." and "The People Under the Stairs." Langer was born in Columbus, Ohio, on this day. |
May 23, 1733 - Franz
Mesmer - Hypnotist |
May 23, 1928 -
Rosemary Clooney - Singer |
May 23, 1933 - Joan
Collins - Actress - Collins had numerous films roles but gained television immortality in the 1980's as villainess Alexis Carrington on the primetime soap "Dynasty." She's appeared on classic TV shows such as "Batman" and "Star Trek" as well as appearing on recent shows as "Footballer's Wives" and "Pacific Palisades." Collins has also written several best-selling novels, including "Prime Time" and "Misfortunes's Daughters." Collins was born in London, England, on this day. |
May 23, 1940 - Rennie
Davis - Activist |
May 23, 1945 - Lauren
Chapin - Child Actress |
May 23, 1976 - Kelly
Monaco - Actress - Monaco may be best known for her
Daytime Emmy nominated roles on the soaps "Port
Charles" and "General Hospital." She modeled for
magazines such as Maxim and FHM and was a Playboy
Playmate of the Month in April 1997. Monaco was
briefly a cast member of "Baywatch" and has bit
roles in films such as "BASEketball" and "Idle
Hands." Monaco was born in Philadelphia on this day. |
May 24, 1914 - Lilli Palmer
|
May 24, 1949 - Gary
Burghoff - Actor - Played Lt. Radar O'Rielly on the
Movie and TV series M.A.S.H. |
May 23 1958 - Drew
Carey - Comedian |
May 23, 1961 - Karen
Duffy
|
May 23, 1974 - Jewel -
Singer |
May 24, 1819 - Queen
Victoria - Br. Royality |
May 24, 1864 - George
W. Carver - Botanist |
May 24, 1938 - Thomas
(Tommy) Chong
|
May 24, 1941 - Bob
Dylan - Singer |
May 24, 1941 - Robert Allen Zimmerman
|
May 24, 1944 - Patti
Labelle - Singer |
May 24, 1953 - Alfred
Moling |
May 24, 1955 -
Roseanne Cash - Country Singer - Daughter of the
late country legend Johnny Cash. Roseanne has won a
1986 Grammy award for her hit "I don't Know Why You
Don't Want Me." Her career dates to 1979 with her
debut album "right or Wrong" and her most recent
release, 2006's "Black Cadillac," drew critical
acclaim. Beside music, she's written the short story
collection "bodies of Water" and the children's book
"Penelope Jane: A Fairy's Tale." Rosanne was born in
Memphis on this date in 1955. |
May 24, 1960 - Kristin Scott Thomas
|
May 24, 1973 - Elisa
Bridges |
May 24, 1977 - Kym Valentine
|
May 25, 1567 -
Claudio Monteverdi - Composer |
May 25, 1803 - Ralph
Waldo Emerson - Writer |
May 25, 1898 - Bennett
Cerf |
May 25, 1899 - Gene
Tunney - Pugilist |
May 25, 1898 - Bennet
Cerf - Writer |
May 25, 1926 - Miles
Davis
|
May 25, 1929 - Beverly Sills
|
May 25, 1935 - Sir Ian
McKellan |
May 25, 1936 - Tom T.
Hall |
May 25, 1939 - Dixie
Carter |
May 25, 1943 - Leslie
Uggams |
May 25, 1944 - Frank Oz
- Actor, director and puppeteer - Oz is probably best known for his voicing the diminutive "Jedi Master Yoda" in six "Star Wars" films. He was a puppeteer on "The Muppet Show," portraying such popular characters as "Fozzie Bear," "Animal" and "Sam the Eagle" and on Sesame Street where he gave life to "Cookie Monster," "Groover," and "Bert." He's also directed the films "Dirty Rotten Scoundrel," "What About Bob?" and, most recently, "Death at qa Funeral." Oz was born in Hereford, England, on this day. |
May 24, 1945 - Priscilla Presley
|
May 25, 1951 - Sally Ride
|
May 25, 1963 - Mike
Myers - Actor |
May 25, 1964 - Susan
Diol |
May 25, 1969 -
Stacy London - Is a media personality, known for
her role as a co-host on the makeover reality
program
What Not to Wear,
which broadcasts on
TLC in the
United States,
Mexico,
Colombia,
Argentina,
Canada and also in
Spain on
People+Arts, called ¡No te lo pongas! and
Portugal on
People+Arts too, called "Esquadrão da Moda". London
was born in
New York City, New York
on this day. |
May 25, 1969 - Siouxsie Stewart
|
May 25, 1970 - Jamie
Kennedy |
May 25, 1973 - Cory Tyler
|
May 25, 1975 - Lauryn
Hill |
May 26, 1965 -
Christopher Sirmons Haviland |
May 26, 1899 - Antonio
J. Barrette |
May 26, 1867 - Queen
Mary - England Royalty |
May 26, 1878 - Isadora
Duncan
|
May 26, 1920 - Peggie
Lee - Singer |
May 26, 1923 - James
Arness - Actor |
May 26, 1938 - Paul Wallace
|
May 26, 1948 - Stevie
Nicks - Singer |
May 26, 1949 - Pam
Grier |
May 26, 1949 - Philip Michael Thomas |
May 26, 1949 - Hank Williams Jr. - Country Western
Singer |
May 26, 1960 - Chris
Duff
|
May 26, 1960 - Helena
Bonham Carter
|
May 26, 1964 - Lenny
Kravitz - Rock star and Songwriter - Kravitz is a
four-time Grammy winner whose smash hits include
"American Woman," "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" and
"Are You Going My Way." The Musician is the son of
actress Roxie Rocker, better known as Helen Willis
on "The Jeffersons," and the rocker was also married
to actress Lisa Bonet of the series "The Crosby
Show." Kravitz was born in New York City on this
day. |
May 26, 1966 - Helena Bonham Carter - Actress - Carter is the partner of the director Tim Burton. Carter has starred in such films as "Sweeney Todd," "Fight Club" and "A Room With A View." She also garnered an Oscar nomination for her performance in the 1997 film "The Wings of a Dove." Carter will next star in the sequel "Terminator Salvation" and then Burton's 2010 vision of "Alice in Wonderland." Carter was born in London, England, on this day. |
May 26, 1972 - Pasty Palmer
- Is an
English
actress and
television personality.
Palmer made an early television appearance on the
children's drama show
Grange Hill,
but is best-known for playing
Bianca Jackson in
the popular British
television
soap opera
EastEnders.
Originally in the cast from 1993-1999, Palmer
returned to Eastenders in April 2008. She has also
appeared in a number of TV dramas, and released an
autobiography,
All of Me in 2007. She lives with her husband
and three children in
Brighton, East
Sussex, UK. Born Julie Harris in
Bethnal Green,
London,
England on this
day. |
May 27, 1837 - Bill
Hickock " Wild Bill Hickock " |
May 27, 1878 -
Isadora Duncan - Dancer |
May 27, 1894 -
Dashiell Hammett |
May 27, 1907 - Rachel
Carson - Scientist/Activist |
May 27, 1911 - Hubert
H. Humphrey - Politician |
May 27, 1911 -
Vincent Price - Actor |
May 27, 1912 - Sam Snead
|
May 27, 1915 - Herman Wouk
|
May 27, 1922 -
Christopher Lee - Actor |
May 27, 1923 - Henry
Kissinger - Statesman |
May 27, 1936 - Louis
Gossett Jr. |
May 27, 1964 - Adam Carolla - TV and radio host - Carolla grew to fame hosting the radio and television versions of the show :Loveline." He went on to create and star in "The Man Show" and "Crank Yankers." He's been a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars" and is currently working on the pilot for an upcoming sitcom "Ace in the Hole." Carolla was born in Philadelphia on this day. |
May 27, 1965 - Todd
Bridges - Actor |
May 27, 1965 - Pat
Cash |
May 27, 1970 - Joseph
Fiennes - Actor - Who has starred in such acclaimed
films as "Shakespeare in Love," "Elizabeth" and "The
Great Raid." Fiennes has a brother Ralph whose also
has made a name in films. A philanthropist, Fiennes
has raised money for breast cancer research and
traveled to Angola in 2003 to spotlight the work of
the Christian Aid charity. Fiennes was born in
Salisbury, England on this date. |
May 27, 1971 - Lisa
Nicole Lopez |
May 27, 1971 - Wayne
Carey |
May 27, 1976 - Anita
Blond |
May 28, 1908 - Ian
Flemming - Writer |
May 28, 1934 - The
Dionne quintuplets - Famous Children |
May 28, 1944 - Gladys
Knight - Singer |
May 28, 1945 - John
Fogerty |
May 28, 1947 - Sondra
Locke - Actress |
May 28, 1962 - Brandon
Cruz
|
May 28, 1964 - William
Doyle
|
May 28, 1965 - Robbi
Chong
|
May 28, 1967 - Glen Rice
|
May 28, 1968 - Kylie
"Ann" Minogue - An
Australian
Grammy and
BRIT award-winning
pop
singer,
songwriter and
actress. Minogue
rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her
role in the Australian television
soap opera
Neighbours,
before she commenced her career as a
pop artist in 1987.
Born in
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia . |
May 28, 1986 - Joseph
Cross - Actor - Cross was a child star who paired with Michael Keaton in the films "Jack Frost" and "Desperate Measures," and appeared on the soap "As the World Turns" from 1999-2004. More recently, the grown-up Cross has appeared in movies such as "Milk." "Running With Scissors" and "Flags of Our Fathers." Cross was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on this day. |
May 28, 1974 - Scott
Duprey |
May 29, 1894 -
Beatrice Lillie |
May 29, 1903 - Bobe
Hope - Comdian/ Actor |
May 29, 1917 - John
F. Kennedy - American President |
May 29, 1941 - Stacy
Keach Sr. |
May 29, 1950 -
Rebbie Jackson |
May 29, 1953 - Danny Elfman - Musician - Elfman has scored dozens of TV shows and movies including the Emmy winning theme to "Desperate Housewives" and the Grammy winning theme to 1989's "Batman." In the 1980's, Elfman was a member of the popular rock group Oingo Boingo. He is married to Bridget Fonda and is the brother of actress Jenna Elfman of "Dharma and Greg" fame. Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, on this day. |
May 29, 1955 - Latoya
Jackson - Singer |
May 29, 1958 -
Annette Benning - Actress |
May 29, 1959 - Adrian Paul - Actor - Paul is most
easily recognized for his role as Duncan MacLeod on
the hit syndicated series "Highlander: The Series."
He reprised his role as Duncan in the films
"Highlander: Endgame" and "Highlander: The Source."
His two latest films will be the sci-fi thrillers "Eyeborgs"
and "the Heavy." Paul was born in London on this
day. |
May 29, 1961 - Melissa
Etheridge - Singer |
May 29, 1975 - Melanie
Janine Brown |
May 30, 1474 -
Albrecht Durer - Artist |
May 30, 1908 - Mel
Blanc - Cartoon Voices |
May 30, 1909 - Benny
Goodman |
May 30, 1926 -
Christine Jorgensenv |
May 30, 1927 - Christopher Walker
|
May 30, 1939 - Michael
J. Pollard - Actor - Pollard greatest role came with
his Oscar nominated turn as C.W. Moss in the 1967
epic "Bonnie and Clyde." His other films include
"Dirty Little Billy," "Scrooged" and, most recently,
"Hose Of 1000 Corpses." The talented thespian has
also appeared in classis episodes of series such as
"Star Trek," "Lost in Space," and "the Andy Griffith
Show." Pollard was born in Passaic, N.J. on this
day. |
May 30, 1953 - Colm Meaney - Actor Meaney is well-known to Trekkies worldwide as the character Miles O'Brien from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." recently, he starred on the TV drama "Life on Mars" and has appeared on recently episodes of "Law & Order" and "The Simpsons." His film credits include "Con Air," "Under Siege" and "Dick Tracy." Meaney was born in Dublin, Ireland, on this day. |
May 30, 1964 - Wynona
Judd - Singer |
May 31, 1819 - Walt
Whitman
|
May 31, 1894 - Fred
Allen |
May 31, 1898 - Norman
Vincent Peale - Clergyman |
May 31, 1923 - Prince
Rainier III - Royalty |
May 31, 1930 - Clint
Eastwood - Actor |
May 31, 1941 - Johnny
Paycheck
- Singer |
May 31, 1943 - Joe
Namath - Sports Figure Foot Ball |
May 31, 1950 -
Gregory Harrison - Actor |
May 31, 1960 - Chris
Elliott
|
May 31, 1961 - Lea
Thompson
|
May 31, 1965 -
Brooke Shields - Actress |
May 31, 1976 - Colin
Farrell - Actor |
May 31 , 1982 -
Jonathan Tucker - Actor - Tucker currently stars on
the cable series "The Black Donnellys." His film
credits include "Statesside,' "Hostage," and his
most recent release, "the ruins." Having attended
the Boston Ballet, tucker switched to acting and
went on to appear on series such as "The Practice,"
"six Feet Under" and "Maters Of Horror." Tucker was
born in Boston on this date.
|
|
June 1, 1801 -
Brigham Young - Religious Leader |
June 1, 1878 - John
Masefield |
June 1, 1912 - Frankie
Lee |
June 1, 1926 - Andy
Griffith - Actor |
June 1, 1926 - Marilyn
Monroe "Norma Jeane Mortenson"
Pinup Model/ Actress. |
June 1, 1934 - Pat
Boone - Singer |
June 1, 1937 - Morgan
Freeman - Is an
Academy Award-winning
American
actor,
film director and
narrator. Noted for
his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking
voice, Freeman has become one of
Hollywood's most
popular and respected actors. Although his first
credited film appearance was in 1971's Who Says I
Can't Ride a Rainbow?, Freeman first became
known in the American media through roles on the
soap opera
Another World
and the
PBS kids' show
The Electric Company.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, Freeman began playing
prominent supporting roles in many feature films,
earning him a reputation for depicting wise and
fatherly characters. As he gained fame, he went on
to bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke
in
Driving Miss Daisy,
and Sergeant Major Rawlins in
Glory . He won
the
Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in
Million Dollar Baby
at the
77th Academy Awards.
Freeman is recognized for his distinctive voice,
making him a frequent choice for narration. In 2005
alone, he provided narration for two of the most
successful films of the year,
War of the Worlds
and the
Academy Award-winning
documentary film
March of the Penguins.
Freeman has recently been well known for his
role as
God in the hit
movie
Bruce Almighty
and its sequel,
Evan Almighty,
as well as his role as
Lucius Fox in the
critical and commercial success
Batman Begins
and its 2008 sequel,
The Dark Knight.
Freeman was born in
Memphis, Tennessee
on this day. |
June 1, 1939 - Cleavon
Little |
June 1, 1956 - Lisa
Hartman Black |
June 1, 1964 - Bunny
Bleu - Adult film Starlet |
June 1, 1965 - India
Allen |
June 1, 1968 - Jason
Donovan
|
June 1, 1973 - Heidi
Klum - TV personality and supermodel - Klum who is wife of pop singer Seal, has been a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and a Victoria's secret angel. this gal has served as hostess for the popular reality show "Project Runway" since 2004 and she was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the show in 2008. as an actress, she's appeared in films such as "Blow Dry," "Ella Enchanted' and "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers." Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany o this day. |
June 2, 1740 - Marquis
de Sade |
June 2, 1743 - Ales.
di Cagliostro - Rogue |
June 2, 1948 - Jerry
Mathers - Child Actor - An
American
television, film and stage actor.
|
June 2, 1890 - Hedda
Hopper - Celebrity Columnist |
June 2, 1904 - Johnny
Weissmuller - Actor |
June 2, 1937 - Sally
Kellerman - Actress- Played in the movie "M.A.S.H." |
June 2, 1941 - Stacy
Keach Jr.- Actor |
June 2, 1948 - Jerry
Mathers - Child Actor |
June 2, 1954 - Dennis Haysbert - Actor - Haysbert currently stars as Sgt. Major Jonas Blane on the popular series "the Unit." He also portrayed the president of the United States on the hit drama "24." On the big screen, Haysbert has appeared in such films as "Breach," "Jarhead" and "Major League." Haybert is also a quite accomplished voice actor, lending his talents to the "Splinter Cell" video game series, many Military Channel programs and commercials. Haysbert was born in San Mateo, California on this day. |
June 2, 1955 - Dana "
Thomas" Carvey - Is an
American
actor and
comedian known for
his work on
Saturday Night Live
and the spin-off movie
Wayne's World where
he played The character Garth Algar.
In 1986, Carvey became a household name when
he joined the cast of
NBC's
Saturday Night Live.
He, along with newcomers
Phil Hartman,
Kevin Nealon,
Jan Hooks and
Victoria Jackson,
helped to reverse the show's declining popularity
and made SNL "must-see" TV once again. His breakout
character was
The Church Lady,
the uptight, smug, and pious host of "Church Chat."
Carvey said he based the character on women he knew
from his church growing up who would keep track of
his and others' attendance. He became so associated
with the character that later cast members like
Chris Farley
referred to Carvey simply as "The Lady." Carvey's
other original characters included Garth Algar (from
"Wayne's World"),
Hans (from
"Hans and Franz"),
and The Grumpy Old Man (from
Weekend Update
appearances). Born in
Missoula, Montana
on this day. |
June 2, 1972 - Wayne
Brady - Comedian and actor - Brady who has a
world-class singing voice, is a three-time Emmy
winner, once for his work on the series "Whose Line
Is It Anyway?", and twice for "The Wayne Brady
Show." He has appeared on Broadway in "Chicago" as
well as on series such as "Reno 911!" and "Stargate
SG-1." He served as host of the show "Celebrity
Duets" and recently hosted the game show "Don't
Forget the Lyrics." Brady was born in Orlando, Fla.
on this day. |
June 2, 1978 - Nikki
Cox - Actress - Starred in TV show "Vegas"
"Drew Carey" |
June 3, 1865 - George
V - England Royalty |
June 3, 1887 - Raoul
Dufy
|
June 3, 1906 -
Josephine Baker - Entertainer |
June 3, 1925 - Tony
Curtis - Actor |
June 3, 1926 - Allen
Ginsberg - Poet |
June 3, 1929 - Chuck
Barris -TV Host |
June 3, 1959 - Tom
Arnold - Actor |
June 3, 1967 -
Anderson Cooper - Journalist - Cooper has won two
Emmys for his news coverage and currently hosts the
popular news show "Anderson Cooper 360." He's also
anchored the news programs "American Morning" and
"World News Now" and served as host of the reality
series "The Mole." Cooper is the son of writer and
heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. Cooper was born in New
York city on this day. |
June 3, 1987 - Lalaine - Actress - she's known simply as "Lalaine". Lalaine is better known to younger viewers as Miranda Sanchez on the kiss' show "Lizzie McGuire." She's appeared in a TV version of "Annie" and on Broadway in "Les Miserables." Her movie credits include "Border Line," "You Wish!" and "Promised Land" and she also had a brief recurring roles on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 2003. Lalaine was born in Burbank, California, on this day. |
June 4, 1910 -
Rosalind Russell - Actress |
June 4, 1924 - Dennis
Weaver - Actor |
June 4, 1937 - Freddie
Fender |
June 4, 1936 - Bruce
Dern - Actor - Dern is renowned for playing
unbalanced characters in movies such as "Black
Sunday" and "Silent Running" and received a 1978
Oscar nomination for his role in the film "Coming
Home." He is the father of actress Laura Dern and
the godson of both former first lady Eleanor
Roosevelt and former presidential candidate Adlai
Stevenson. Bruce was born in Chicago on this day. |
June 4, 1944 -
Michelle Phillips - Singer and actress - Phillips rose to stardom as a member of '60s singing quartet "the Mamas and the Papas," which spawned megahits such as "California Dreamin." She went on to a successful acting career, starring on the TV show "Knots Landing" and appearing regularly on "Beverly Hills 90210" and "7th Heaven." Phillips was married to late band mate john Phillips as well as actor Dennis Hopper and is the mother of singer Chynna Phillips. Phillips was born in long Beach, California, on this day. |
June 4, 1969 - Stacey
Brown |
June 4, 1971 - Noah Wyle
|
June 4, 1975 -
Angelina Jolie - Actress - Star of the Lara Croft
Tomb Raider film series. |
June 5, 1898 -
Frederico Garcia Lorca |
June 5, 1934 - Bill
Moyers - Journalist |
June 5, 1939 - Joe
Clark |
June 5, 1954 - Nancy Stafford - Actress - Stafford greatest success came in portraying Michelle Thomas on "Matlock" from 1987-1992. A former Miss Florida and Miss America contestant, Stafford hosted the syndicated series "Main Floor' from 1995-2005. She had a recurring role on "Judging Amy" and has appeared recently on the hit series "The Mentalist." Also an author, she's written the book "Beauty by the Book." Stafford was born in Wilton Manors, Florida, on this day. |
June 5, 1956 - Kenny
G. - Musician |
June 5, 1969 - Brian McKnight - Singer - McKnight is
well known for his hit albums "Black at One" and
"Anytime," the latter garnering a Grammy nomination.
McKnight has earned 16 Grammy nominations in all,
most recently for his 2005 hit "What We Do Here."
The singer recently made his hit Broadway debut in
"Chicago" and also hosts his own radio program, "The
Brian McKnight Morning Show." Born in Buffalo, N.Y.
on this day. |
June 6, 1755 - Nathan
Hale - Patriot |
June 6, 1799 -
Alexander Pushkin |
June 6, 1875 - Thomas
Mann - Writer |
June 6, 1907 -
Jessica Tandy - Actress |
June 6, 1939 - Gary
Bonds " US " |
June 6, 1955 - Sandra
Bernhard - Comedienne and Actress. Bernhard is best
known for her biting stand-up routines and her
well-publicized friendship with Madonna. Her comedy
albums include "Hero worship," "The Love Machine"
and, most recently, "I'm Your Woman." Her extensive
film resume includes "The King of Comedy," "Hudson
Hawk" and :Madonna: Truth or Dare." Sandra was born
in Flint, Mitch. on this day. |
June 6, 1956 - Bjorn
Borg |
June 6, 1978 - Leanni
Lei is an
American
pornographic actress.
Born in the
Philippines |
June 7, 1848 - Paul
Gauguin - Artist |
June 7, 1917 - Dean
Martin - Actor/ Comedian Member of the "Rat Pack" |
June 7, 1929 - John Turner
|
June 7, 1940 - Tom
Jones - Singer |
June 7, 1946 - Jenny
Jones - TV Host |
June 7, 1952 - Liam
Neeson - Actor |
June 7, 1958 - Prince-
Performer Singer Musician Song writer |
June 7, 1965 - Mick
Foley |
June 7, 1967 - Dave
Navarro |
June 7, 1972 - Chris
Martin |
June 7, 1972 - Karl Urban - Actor - Urban may be
most easily recognized as Eomer in the last two
"Lord of the Rings" films. The actor has also
appeared in "Doom," "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The
Chronicles of Riddick." Urban first appeared to
American audiences in the series "Xena: Warrior
Princess" and his first major film was 2002's "Ghost
Ship." Urban is slated to appear in the Latest "Star
Trek" movies. Born in Wellington, New Zealand on
this date. |
June 7, 1981 - Anna
Kournikova - Tennis star |
June 8, 1810 - Robert
Shumann - Composer |
June 8, 1867 - Frank Lloyd Wright
|
June 8, 1889 - Gerard
Manley Hopkins |
June 8, 1902 - Grant
Lewi - Astrologer |
June 8, 1918 - Robert
Preston |
June 8, 1925 -
Barbara Bush - First Lady |
June 8, 1927 - Jerry Stiller - Actor and comedian - Jerry Stiller, father of actor Ben Stiller. Stiller is probably best recognized for portraying Arthur on the TV sitcom "The King of Queens" and for playing Frank Costanza in a recurring role on "Seinfeld." He began his career in the 1960s as half of the comedy duo stiller and Meara where he paired with his wife Anne Meara. His film credits include "The Heartbreak Kid," "Zoolander" and "Airport 75." Stiller was born in New York, New York on this day. |
June 8, 1933 - Joan Rivers -
Comedienne/ Actress/ Talk Show
Host Businesswoman and celebrity - Host of E!'s
Red-Capet Events and the "Joan Rivers Show"
She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy
voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent.
Rivers is the National Chairwoman of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation and is a board member of God's
Love We Deliver. Like the ground-breaking Phyllis
Diller, Rivers' act relied heavily on poking fun at
herself. Born Joan Sandra Molinsky in Brooklyn, New
York on this day. |
June 8, 1940 - Nancy
Sinatra - Singer |
June 8, 1944 - Boz
Scaggs - Musician |
June 8, 1953
- Bonnie Tyler |
June 8, 1958 - Keenan Ivory Wayans
|
June 8, 1973 - Lexa
Doig |
June 8, 1976 - Lindsay
Davenport
|
June 8, 1978 -
Maria Menounos (Μαρία Μενούνος in
Greek) - Is an
American actress, journalist, and television
presenter. During her senior year, she was hired as
a reporter for
Channel One News.
Her work for Channel One's 10-minute segments
included traveling to
El Salvador to
report on the
earthquake of
2001 and
interviewing President
George W. Bush.
Entertainment Tonight
hired Menounos as a correspondent in
2002, where she
reported on movies, music and fashion. ET
executives offered her a hosting gig for ET
on
MTV &
VH1; she left the
program in
2005 to focus on
her acting career, though she would eventually be
joining rival program
Access Hollywood
later that Fall as a special correspondent. She went
on to co-host a few episodes of the
Today Show in
the late summer and fall of 2006 as well as in April
2007. In 2003, Menounos appeared on the
November 30 episode
of
Punk'd where
she was one of many celebrities caught in the
awkward and
embarrassing "Red
Carpet Interviews". In the summer of
2005, she appeared
in the
comic book film
Fantastic Four,
where she played a nurse who is romanced by the "Human
Torch", played by
Chris Evans. Her
likeness and voice was featured in the
2005
Electronic Arts
video game,
From Russia with Love
as Eva Adara,
Red Grant's
henchwoman, which stars
Sean Connery as
James Bond. She is also the spokesperson for
Pantene hair
products. Menounos is a correspondent for
The Today Show
as well as
Access Hollywood
in an overall deal with NBC Universal to act in
films and television shows. She also has recurring
roles on
CBS'
Without a Trace
and as Jules in the second season of
The CW's
One Tree Hill
(during its run on
The WB). Menounos
also appeared on the
Scrubs episode
"My
Extra Mile", which aired in
May
2006 where she is
attracted to
John Dorian because
she likes his hair.
In
2006,
Menounos appeared in the music video
for "A
Public Affair" by
Jessica
Simpson. In 2008, she
became the first journalist to
interview the entire Obama family as
a whole. She is represented by
Creative Artists Agency. On July
13th, 2008, Maria also starred in
the celebrity softball game at
Yankee Stadium in New York. Menounos,
a
Greek American,
was born in
Medford,
Massachusetts on this
day.
|
June 8, 1981 - Heather
Brown |
June 9, 1910 - Robert
Cummings - Actor |
June 9, 1893 - Cole
Porter - Song Writer |
June 9, 1931 - Jackie
Mason - Comedian |
June 9, 1961 - Michael
J. Fox - Actor - Fox became a superstar in the
1980s, portraying Marty McFly in the "Back to the
Future" trilogy as well his three time Emmy winning
role as Alex Keaton on the series "Family Ties." His
more recent success came with another Emmy-winning
role as Mike Flaherty o "Spin City." Although his
battle with Parkinson's disease forced him to retire
from acting, Fox still does voice work in animated
features such as "Stuart Little 3: Call Of The
Wild." Fox was born on this day in Edmonton,
Alberta. |
June 9, 1963 - Johnny
Depp - Actor |
June 9, 1964 - Gloria Reuben - Actress and singer - Reuben is probably best known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on "ER." She's starred on short-lived TV show such as "1-800-Missing" and "The Agency" and had a recent role on the show "Raising the Bar." Reuben is also an accomplished singer who sang backup vocals for Tina Turner during her 2000 tour. Reuben was born in Toronto, Ontario, on this day. |
June 9, 1981 - Natalie
Portman |
June 10, 1895 - I.
Velikovsky - Writer |
June 10, 1912 - Jean
Lesage |
June 10, 1921 - Prince
Phillip - Royality |
June 10, 1922 - Judy
Garland - Actress/Singer |
June 10, 1928 -
Maurice Sendak - Children's Author |
June 10, 1929 - Maurice
Sendak |
June 10, 1933 - F.
Lee Bailey - Attorney |
June 10, 1965 -
Elizabeth "Jane" Hurley |
June 10, 1965 - Cliff
Henderson |
June 10, 1978 - Shane West - Actor - West portrayed Dr. Ray Barnett on "ER" from 2004-08 and Eli on the series "once and Again." On the big screen, West has appeared in "Dracula 2000," "Ocean's Eleven" and "A Walk to Remember." his upcoming projects include the films "The Lodger," "Echelon Conspiracy" and "Kerosene Cowboys." West was born in baton Rouge, La., on this day. |
June 10, 1980 - Jessica Simpson - Singer Actress-
starred in "The Dukes of Hazard." |
June 10, 1986 - Joey Zimmerman - Actor - The son of
actor Harry Zimmerman. Zimmerman may be best known
for starring in four "Halloweentown" movies. He also
starred on the sci-fi series "Earth 2" and "Bailey
Kipper's P.O.V." His other films include "Dogg's
Hamlet," "Cahoot's Macbeth" and "Treehou8se
Hostage." Zimmerman was born in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. |
June 11, 1864 - Richard Strauss
|
June 11, 1910 -
Jacques-Yves Cousteau - Ocean Explorer and film maker |
June 11, 1925 - William Styron
|
June 11, 1933 - Gene Wilder Comedian/ Actor
|
June 11, 1934 - Gene
Wilder - Actor |
June 11, 1945 -
Adrienne Barbeau - Actress film star |
June 11, 1956 - Joe
Montana - Sports Figure |
June 11, 1959 - Hugh Laurie - Actor - Laurie first
drew notice as half of the comedy duo "Fry and
Laurie" with his partner, comedian Stephen Fry, and
went on to become part of the ensemble cast of TV's
"Blackadder" as HRH The Prince
George Augustus Frederick, Series 3 and Lieutenant
The Honourable George Colthurst St. Bartleigh in
Series 4. This birthday guy has risen to
prominence starring as the drug-addicted Dr. Gregory
House each week on the hit TV series "House." He's
appeared in films such as "Sense & Sensibility,"
"101 Dalmatians" and "Flight of the Phoenix." Laurie
has also written the best-selling novel "The Gun
Seller" and has a new book scheduled for release in
2009. Laurie was born in Oxford, England on this
day. |
June 11, 1986 - Shia LaBeouf - Actor - LaBeouf rose to fame as the star of the kids' show "Even Stevens" and went on to big screen stardom in films like "Holes," "Transformers" and "Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." LaBeouf will soon star in the upcoming "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009) and opposite Natalie Portman in the romantic drama "New York, I Love You." LaBeouf was born in Los Angeles on this day. |
|
June 12, 1897 -
Anthony Eden - Statesmen |
June 12, 1916 - Irwin
Allen - Television show producer and movies |
June 12, 1919 - Uta
Hagen |
June 12, 1924 -
George H W. Bush American President |
June 12, 1929 - Anne
Frank - Writer |
June 12, 1930 - Jim
Nabors - Actor/ Singer - Nabors is easily recognized
for his portrayal of backwoods buffoon "Gomer Pyle"
on both the long-running "Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer
Pyle, U.S.M.C." Also an accomplished singer, Nabors
has recorded 28 albums with five gold records and
one platinum recorded to his credit. He has sung
"Back Home In Indiana" 29 times at the opening
ceremonies foe the Indianapolis 500. Nabors was born
in Sylacauga, Ala. on this day. |
June 12, 1957 -
Timothy Busfield |
June 12, 1960 - Felecia M. Bell - Actress - Bell is probably best known for playing Simone Harding on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital" from 1993-1997. She also starred on the short-lived series "Night Man" and had a recurring role as Jennifer Sisko on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Her more recent work includes appearances on "Law & Order: SVU" and "Smallville." Bell was born in Valley Village, California, on this day. |
June 13, 1865 -
William Butler Yeats - Writer |
June 13, 1892 - Basil
Rathbone - Actor |
June 13, 1926 - Paul
Lynde - Actor |
June 13, 1943 -
Malcolm McDowell |
June 13, 1951 -
Richard Thomas - Actor |
June 13, 1953 - Tim
Allen |
June 13, 1962 - Ally
Sheedy - Actress - Although Sheedy is best known for
her performances in the films "the Breakfast Club"
and "St. Elmo's Fire," she firsrt rose to fame as
author, penning the best-selling children's book
"She was nice to Mics" at age 12. She has made
recent appearances on series such as "the dead Zone"
and "C.S.I." and starred in the series "Kyle XY."
Sheedy was born in New York City on this day. |
June 13, 1968 -
Yasmine Bleeth |
June 13, 1974 - Steve-
O a.k.a. "Stephen Glover" - Controversial Artist,
Daredevil performer and Television personality born
in Wimbledon, London, UK |
June 13, 1986 - Ashley
Olson |
June 13, 1986 - Mary
Kate Olson |
June 14, 1811 -
Harriet Beecher Stowe - Writer |
June 14, 1906 -
Margaret Bourke-White - Photographer |
June 14, 1946 -
Donald Trump - Entrepreneur |
June 14, 1954 - Will
Patton |
June 14, 1961 - Boy
George - Musician |
June 14, 1969 -
Steffi Graf - Athlete |
June 14, 1992 - Daryl Sabara
- Actor - Sabara was originally a student of ballet
with the South Bay Ballet, he broke into acting with
an apperance on TV's "Murphy brown." This birthday
guy's biggest success to date has come in the role
of Juni Cotez in the "spy Kids" trilogy. His other
films include "Halloween," "Her Beat Movie" and
"Keeping Up With the Steins." The young actor has
also served as a judge on the reality series
"America's Most Talented Kid's.' Born on this day in
Torrance, Calif. |
June 15, 1922 -
Morris Udall - Politician |
June 15, 1932 - Mario
Cuomo - Politician |
June 15, 1937 - Waylon
Jennings |
June 15, 1943 -
Xaviera Hollander - Boxer |
June 15, 1954 - Jim
"James" Belushi - Actor |
June 15, 1955 - Julie
Hagerty |
June 15, 1963 - Helen
Hunt - Hunt grew to superstardom in her four-time Emmy winning role as Jamie on the sitcom "Mad About You." She went on to big screen success in films such as "Twister," "As Good as It Gets" (for which she won an Academy Award as Best Actress) and "What Women Want." Recently, Hunt starred, co-wrote and made her directorial debut in the film "Then She Found Me." Hunt was born in Culver City, California, on this day. |
June 15, 1964 -
Courteney Cox Arquette |
June 15, 1969 - O
'Shea Jackson |
June 15, 1970 - Leah Remini
|
June 15, 1973 - Neil
Patrick Harris |
June 16, 1874 - Arthur
Meighen |
June 16, 1890 - Stan
Laurel |
June 16, 1907 - Jack
Albertson |
June 16, 1938 - Joyce
Carol Oates - Writer |
June 16, 1943 - Joan
Van Ark - Actress - Van Ark may be best known for her role as Val Ewing on "Dallas" and subsequently, "Knots Landing," a role for which she won two Soap Opera's Digest Awards. More recently, she appeared on the daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" as Gloria Fisher Abbott, starred in the fantasy film, "Channels," and guest-starred on episodes of "Nip/Tuck" and "My Name is Earl." Van Ark was born in New York City on this day. |
June 16, 1955 - Laurie
Metcalf |
June 16, 1973 - Nikki
Hunter |
June 16, 1987 - Diana DeGarno - Singer - DeGarno
biggest claim to fame was as a finalist on the 2004
season of "American Idol." She subsequently embarked
upon a musical career with lukewarm success,
releasing the album "Blue Skies." She's since moved
onto the Broadway stage, where she has starred in a
production of "Hairspary" and toured nationally in
"Brooklyn: The Musical." DeGarno was born in
Birmingham, Ala. on this day. |
June 17, 1832 - Sir
William Crooks - Scientist |
June 17, 1882 - Igor
Stravinsky - Composer |
June 17, 1898 - M .C.
Escher -Artist |
June 17, 1904 - Ralph
Belemy - Actor |
June 17, 1917 - Dean
Martin - Singer/ Actor |
June 17, 1946 - Barry
Manilow - Singer |
June 17, 1951 - Joe Piscopo - Comedian - Piscopo may
be best known for his stunt as a regular on
"Saturday Night Live" from 1980-84, where he drew
notice for his hilarious characters such as Frank
Sinatra, Doug Weiner, and Paulie Herman. he than
moved on to films such as "Johnny Dangerously" and
"sidekicks." More recently Piscopo appeared on "Law
& Order" as well as in the Broadway revival of
"Grease." Piscopo was born in Passaic, N.J. on this
day. |
June 17, 1966 - Stacey
Adams |
June 17, 1966 - Jason Patric - Actor - Patric has made his mark in such hits films as "The Lost Boys," "Narc" and "The Alamo." He's also worked on the stage, Appearing with Ashley Judd in a 2005 Broadway production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Born John Miller, Patric is the son of the late Oscar-nominated actor Jason Miller, star of "The Exorcist." Patric was born in Queens, New York, on this day. |
June 17, 1978 - Andrew
Barlow |
June 17, 1980 - Venus Williams - Tennis Star
|
June 18, 1903 -
Jeanette MacDonald |
June 18, 1907 - Betty
Bird |
June 18, 1910 - E. G.
Marshall - Actor |
June 18, 1918 -
Sylvia Porter - Economist |
June 18, 1942 - Roger
Ebert - Film critic |
June 18, 1942 - Sir
Paul McCartney - Singer |
June 18, 1947 - Linda Thorson - Actress - Thorson is probably best known for portraying Emma Peel's replacement Tara King on the series "The Avengers" from 1968-69. Recently, she's starred in the British series "Emmerdale Farm" and in the U.S. she's guest starred on "Law & Order," "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." She also appeared with Steven Seagal in the 2002 action movie "Half Past Dead." Thorson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on this day. |
June 18, 1952 - Carol Kane - Comedienne and Actress
- Kane is most easily recognized for her two-time
Emmy winning role as Simka on the classic sitcom
"Taxi." Kane also had garnered an Oscar nomination
for her work in the film "Hester Street." The
actress has had memorable roles in film such as
"When A Stranger Calls," "Addams Family Values" and
her most recent work, "The Pacifier." Kane was born
in Cleveland on this day. |
June 18, 1952 -
Isalla Rosselini - Actress |
June 19, 1856 -
Elbert Hubbard - Writer |
June 19, 1896 - Duchess of Windsor
|
June 19, 1896 -
Wallis Simpson - Royalty |
June 19, 1902 - Guy
Lombardo - Band Leader |
June 19, 1919 -
Pauline Kael |
June 19,
1919 - Louis Jordan -A French film Actor. He
is known for his roles in several
Hollywood films,
including
Gigi (1958) and
Octopussy
(1983). Born in
Marseille, France. |
June 19, 1936 - Gina
Rowlands - Actress |
June 19, 1947 -
Salman Rushdie - Writer |
June 19, 1948 - Phylicia
Rashad - Actress - Who is best known to most as
Clair Huxtable from the long-funning series "The
Cosby Show." she won a 2004 Tony for her performance
in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun."
Her upcoming projects include a TV adaptation of
that play, as well as a return to Broadway for "Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof." Rashad was born in Houston,
Texas on this day. |
June 19, 1950 - Ann Dustin Wilson
|
June 19, 1954 -
Kathleen Turner - Actress |
June 19, 1960 - David
Akin |
June 19, 1962 - Paula
Abdul - is an American, multi-platinum selling,
Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television
personality, jewelry designer,
actress, and
Emmy Award-winning
choreographer. In
the 1970s, Abdul rose from being a
cheerleader for the
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA
basketball team.
She found renewed fame and success in the 2000s as a
judge on the television series,
American Idol.
Born in
San Francisco, California |
June 19, 1967 - Mia Sara - Actress - Sara is probably most easily remembered for playing the girlfriend of the title character in "Ferris Buelller's Day Off" as well as portraying Lili in the 1986 Ridley Scott epic "Legend." More recently, she's guest starred on "C.S.I.: NY" and starred in the short-lived series "Birds Of Prey." Sara was born in Brooklyn Heights, New York, on this day. |
June 20, 1819 -
Jacques Offenbach |
June 20, 1905 - Lillian Hellman
|
June 20, 1909 - Errol Flynn -
Actor |
June 20, 1916 - Jean-Jacques Bertrand
|
June 20, 1924 - Chet Atkins -
Musician |
June 20, 1924 - Audie Murphy -
Actor |
June 20, 1931 - Martin
Landau - Actor |
June 20, 1931 -
Olympia Dukakis
|
June 20, 1931 - James S.
Tolkan |
June 20, 1949 - Lionel Richie
- Singer |
June 20, 1951 - Tress MacNeille - Voice actress - MacNeille provides the voices of over a dozen characters on the long-running animated show "The Simpsons," including Mrs. Skinner and the crazy cat lady. She's also done voice work for "Futurama," "Tiny Toon Adventures" and "Animaniacs." MacNeille sang of Lucille Ball in the "Weird Al" Yankovic spoof of "I Love Lucy" entitled "Ricky." MacNeille was born in Chicago on this day. |
June 20, 1952 - John Goodman
- Actor |
June 20, 1967 - Nicole Kidman
-Actress
- is an
Academy Award-winning actress. In 2006, she was
the highest-paid actress in the motion picture
industry. After making various appearances in film
and
television, Kidman received her breakthrough
role in the 1989 thriller
Dead Calm. Her performances in several
films, such as
To Die For (1995),
Moulin Rouge! (2001), and
The Hours (2002), have won her much critical
acclaim. In 2003, Kidman received her Star on the
Walk of Fame in
Hollywood, California. Kidman is also a
UNIFEM and
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and a
singer. She is also well-known for her former
marriage to the actor
Tom Cruise and her current marriage to the noted
country musician
Keith Urban. Because she was born to Australian
parents in
Hawaii, Kidman has
dual citizenship of
Australia and the
United States. In 2006, Kidman was made a
Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's
highest civilian honour. Born Nicole Mary Kidmanin
Honolulu, Hawaii, US on this day. |
June 20,
1968 - Robert Rodriguez |
June 20, 1970 - Kiss -
Rock group |
June 20, 1973 - Joo
Min Lee |
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