November 22,
1819 - George Eliot
(pen name) - Mary Ann (Marian) Evans -
English
novelist |
November
22,1890 - Charles de Gaulle -
French General
and statesman |
November 22, 1869 - Andre Gide - Writer |
November 22,
1899 - Hoagy Carmichael -
American
composer,
pianist |
November 22, 1912 - Doris Duke
-
American
heiress and
philanthropist. |
November 22, 1921 - Rodney Dangerfield - Comedian |
November 22, 1924 - Geraldyne Page - Actress |
November 22,
1932 - Robert Vaughn - Actor - Vaughn made his mark in
television as spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s hit "the Man from
U.N.C.L.E." He starred in movie blockbusters such as "The
Magnificent Seven," "Bullitt" and "Superman III," as well as
reprising Napoleon Solo in the 1983 TV movie "The Return of The
Man From U.N.C.L.E." and starring in the final season of "the
A-Team." More recently, Vaughn starred in the hit British series
"Hustle" from 2004-07. Vaughn was born in New York on this day. |
November 22,
1943 - Billie Jean King
- Retired Tennis
player |
November 22,
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis - Actress |
November 22, 1984 - Scarlett Johansson - Actress
|
November 23,
1887 - Boris Karloff
- English Actor his portrayal of
Frankenstein's monster |
November 23,
1888 - Harpo Marx - one of the
Marx Brothers, a group of
Vaudeville and
Broadway theatre
entertainers |
November 23, 1926 - Sri Athya Sai Baba - Guru |
November 23, 1927 - Otis Chandler -
Publisher |
November 23, 1954 - Bruce Hornsby |
November 23, 1967 - Salli Richardson-Whitfield - Actress |
November 23, 1992 -
Miley Ray Cyrus
- Teen star, Actress, Singer, song Writer. Better
known by her stage name Miley Cyrus, and is known for
starring as
Miley Stewart/"Hannah Montana"
in the television series
Hannah Montana on the
Disney Channel.
Cyrus became an overnight sensation after
Hannah Montana debuted in March 2006. Following the success of
the show, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she
sang eight songs from the show. In December 2007, she was ranked #17
in the list of Forbes Top twenty earners under the age of 25
with an annual earning of US$3.5 million. As of December 2007, she
is working on a movie spin-off of Hannah Montana, titled
Hannah Montana: The Movie which is due to be released on
May 1,
2009.
Born Destiny Hope Cyrus in Nashville Tennessee on this
day. |
November 23, 1979 -
Jonathan Sadowski - Actor - Sadowski has appeared in such films as
"Friday the 13th," "the Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" and "Live Free
or Die Hard." He appeared in a recurring role on "Terminator: The
Sarah Connor Chronicles' and has guess-starred on series such as
"House," "Chuck" and "The Division." He next will star in the
upcoming sci-fi comedy film "Ghost/ Aliens." Jonathan was born in
Chicago on this day. |
November 24, 1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -
a
French
painter,
Artist,
printmaker,
draftsman, and illustrator
|
November 24, 1888 - Dale Carnegie -
American
writer and
lecturer |
November 24, 1897 - Lucky Luciano - Gangster |
November 24, 1917 - Howard Duff - Actor |
November 24, 1921 - John Lindsay - Mayor |
November 24, 1925 - William F. Buckley -
American Author
- Publisher |
November 24, 1929 - George Moscone - Politician |
November 24, 1942 - Billy Connolly - Comedian / Actor |
November 24, 1942 -
Dwight Schultz - Actor - Will always be remembered as zany pilot
"Howling Mad" Murdock from the hit 1980sTV series "the a-Team." He
also played Reginald Barclay on the series "Stat
Trek: Voyager" on the series "Stat Trek: the Next Generation"
as well in the film "Star Trek" First Contact." Other films for
Schultz include "Fat Man and Little boy" and "Alone In The Dark."
More recently the actor loaned his voice talents to dozens of video
games. Schultz was born in Baltimore on this day. |
November 24, 1977 -
Colin Hanks - Actor - Hanks rose to prominence as Alex Whitman on
the science fiction series "Roswell" from 1999-2001. He's appeared
in films such as "orange County" and "King Kong," as well as
appearing with his Oscar-winning father, Tom Hanks, in the 2008 film
"the Great Buck Howard." His most recent work includes recurring
roles on the series "Numb3rs" and "Mad Men." Hanks was born in
Sacramento, California on this day. |
November 25, 1835 - Andrew Carnegie - Industrialist |
November 25, 1844 - Carl Benz - Engineer |
November 25, 1846 - Carry Nation - a member
of the
temperance movement |
November 25, 1881 - Pope John XXIII
- born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli |
November 25, 1914 - Joe DiMaggio -
Major League Baseball
center fielder |
November 25, 1947 - John Larroquette - Actor -
Starred in the sitcom "Night Court." and the comedy film "Blind
Date." |
November 25, 1947 - Tracey Walter - Actor -
Walter is an acting veteran with memorable roles in films such as
"Repo Man," "The Hunter" and "City Slickers." He's had recurring
roles on TV shows like "Reno 911!" and "Nash Bridges," as well as
guest-starred on recent episodes of "Cold Case" and "Monk." With a
resume spanning over 35 years, Walter has also appeared on such
classic series as "Charlie's Angels" and " Starsky & Hutch." Walter
was born in Jersey City, N.J., on this day. |
November 25, 1960 - John F. Kennedy Jr. - President's son |
November 25, 1960 - Amy Grant - Singer |
November 25, 1968 - Jill Hennessey - Actress -
Hennessey struck TV gold twice; first as Claire Kincaid on "Law &
Order" from 1993-1996, then as Jordan Cavanaugh on the hit series
"Crossing Jordan" from 2001-2007. Her film include "Wild Hogs,"
"exit Wounds" and "Chutney Popcorn." an avid guitar player, one of
Hennessey's early roles was on Broadway in "Buddy - The Buddy holly
Story." Hennessey was born in Edmonton, Alberta, on this day. |
November 25, 1971 - Christina Applegate - Actress/Comedian
- Played Kelly Bundy on the comedy sitcom series "Married with
Children." |
November 26, 1909 -
Eugene Ionesco |
November 26, 1912 -
Eric Sevareid - a
CBS news journalist |
November 26, 1922 - Charles M. Schulz -
American
cartoonist best known worldwide for his
Peanuts
comic strip. |
November 26, 1931 - Robert Goulet - Singer/
Actor |
November 26, 1938 - Rich Little - Entertainer |
November 26, 1939 - Tina Turner - Singer -
Turner rose to fame in the late 60's and 70's with the Ike and Tina
Turner Revue, which churned out hits such as "Proud Mary" and "A
Fool in Love." After a rocky marriage with Ike ended in 1978, Turner
went solo and found success in the '80s with the hit albums "Private
dancer" and "Break Every Rule." she has won seven Grammy awards and
is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Turner recently
released the "Tina!: Her Greatest Hits" and embarked upon the Tina:
Live In Concert tour. Turner was born in Nutbush, Tennessee on this
day. |
November 26, 1973 - Kristin Bauer - Actress -
Bauer currently stars as Pam on the vampire series "True Blood."
She's guest-starred on many TV series including "Desperate
Housewives." "CSI" and "Seinfeld." On the big screen, Bauer has
appeared in such films as "50 First Dates," "Dancing at the Blue
Iguana" and "Glory Daze." Bauer also provided the voice of Mera in
the animated series "Justice League." Bauer was born in Racine,
Wis.< on this day. |
November 27, 1503 - Agnolo di Cosimi - Artist |
November 27, 1940 - Bruce Lee - Martial Arts |
November 27, 1942 - Jimi Hendrix - Musician
Guitarist |
November 27, 1953 -
Curtis Armstrong - Actor |
November 27, 1976 -
Brooke Langton - Actress - Langton recently starred in the
short-lived series "Life" and had a recurring role on "Friday Night
Lights." She starred as Samantha on the '90s series "Melrose Place"
and went on to star in the TV spinoff of the movie "The Net." On the
big screen, her film credits include "Primeval," "The Replacements"
and "Kiss The Bride." Langton was born in Arizona, on this day. |
November 27, 1976 -
Jaleel White - Actor - White made waves as ubernerd Steve Urkel on
the hit series "Family Matters" from 1989-1998. He also was the
voice of a famed videogame rodent in the series "Sonic the
Hedgehog," Sonic Underground" and "Adventures of Sonic the
Hedgehog." His film appearances include spots on "Big Fat Lair," "Dreamgirls"
and he recently guest stared on "Boston Legal." Jaleel was born in
Pasadena, California, on this day. |
November 28, 1757 - William Blake - Artist |
November 28, 1820 - Friedrich Engles - Marxist |
November 28, 1829 - A. Rubenstein - Conductor |
November 28,1887 - Earnst Roehm - Nazi |
November 28, 1907 - Alberto Moravia - Writer |
November 28, 1946 - Joe
Dante - Director - Dante has directed such memorable hits as "The
Howling," "Gremlins" and "Small Soldiers." He's appeared as an actor
in films such as "Beverly Hills Cop III." "Innerspace" (which he
also directed), and "Sleepwalkers." His latest directorial effort is
"The Hole 3-D" which has been widely acclaimed for its visual
creativity. Dante was born in Morristown, New Jersey, on this date. |
November 28, 1959 -
Judd Nelson - Actor - Nelson starred opposite Brooke Shields in the
popular series "suddenly Susan" after gaining stardom as a member of
the 1980s "Brat Pack" in films such as "The Breakfast Club" and "St.
Elmo's Fire." His other films include "Relentless," "New Jack City"
and "Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back." Recently he guest-starred on
"CSI" and completed the film "A Single Woman." Judd was born in
Portland, Maine on this day. |
November 28, 1965 - Jon
Stewart - TV Host/ Political Satirist/ Author |
November 29, 1757 -
William Blake -
English
poet,
painter, and
printmaker |
November 29, 1832 - Louisa M. Alcott - Writer |
November 29, 1952 -
Jeff Fahey - Actor - Fahey recently joined the cast of the
hit series "Lost" after an illustrious acting career that
includes film such as "Silverado," "Psycho III" and "Wyatt
Earp." Fahey got his start in acting on the long-running soap
"One Life To Live" from 1982-85. He's also appeared on such
recent series as "Criminal Minds" and "Psych" and had the
distinction of blowing up Crockett's Ferrari in a guest spot on
"Miami Vice." Fahey was born in Olean, N.Y., on this day. |
November 29, 1960 -
Cathy Moriarty - Actress |
November 29, 1960 -
Kim Delaney - Actress - Delaney probably made her biggest splash as
Detective Russell on the series "NYPD Blue." She's also starred on
"CSI: Miami," "Philly," and she currently stars as Claudia on "Army
Wives." Delaney's first big role was on the soap "All My Children"
in the early '80s. She went on to appear in films such as "That Was
Then, This Is Now" and "The Delta Force." Kim was born in
Philadelphia on this date. |
November 29, 1976 - Anna Faris - Is an
American
actress best known for her lead role as
Cindy Campbell in the
Scary Movie films and as April in the movie,
The Hot Chick and as Shelley Darlington in "The House Bunny"
(2008). Her first significant
film role was in the
independent production Lovers Lane (1999).
Her breakout role was the
horror film
parody
Scary Movie (2000). The 5'5" Faris is a natural blonde, but
dyed her hair black for the filming of Scary Movie and
Scary Movie 2 so that her character more closely resembled
Neve Campbell, who played the equivalent character in
Scream, one of the films that Scary Movie was
parodying.
|
November 30, 1667 -
Jonathan Swift - an
Irish
cleric,
Dean of St. Patrick's,
Dublin - He is famous for his works
Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella,
Drapier's Letters. |
November 30, 1835 -
Mark Twain (pen name) -
Samuel Langhorne Clemens - an
American
humanist,
humorist,
satirist,
lecturer and
writer. novels
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
|
November 30,
1874 - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill - Prime Minister of
the
United Kingdom -
Statesman |
November 30, 1932 - Robert Guillaume - Actor |
November 30, 1926 - Richard Crenna - Actor |
November 30, 1929 - Dick Clark - Entertainer |
November 30, 1930 - G. Gordon Liddy Celebrity |
November 30, 1955 - Billy Idol - Musician |
November 30, 1965 - Ben
Stiller Actor/ Comedian |
November 30, 1982 -
Elisha Cuthbert - Actress |
November 30, 1985 -
Kaley Cuoco - Actress - Cuoco currently stars as Penny on the hit
series "The Big Bang Theory." Cuoco portrayed Bridget on the sitcom
"8 Simple Rules" and has had recent quest appearances on "Gossip
Girl" and "Eureka." Her film credits include "The Hollow," "Killer
Movie" and the TV miniseries "10.5." Cuoco played Maureen McCormick
in the 2000 TV movie "Growing Up Brady." Cuoco was born in
Camarillo, California, on this day. |
December 1, 1886 -
Rex Stout -
American
writer |
December 1, 1913 -
Mary Martin -
Tony Award winning
American star of (mainly stage)
musicals. |
December 1, 1935 -
Woody Allen "Allen Stewart Königsberg " -
American
film director,
writer,
actor,
jazz musician,
comedian and
playwright. |
December 1, 1939 - Lee Trevino - Sports Figure |
December 1, 1935 - Woody Allen - Director, Producer,
writer, and actor - Allen earned a Best Picture Oscar in 1977 for
the film "Annie Hall." He also won a Best screenplay Oscar for the
same film and again in 1986 for the screenplay of "Hannah and Her
Sisters." Allen, born Allen Konigsberg, started as a stand-up
comedian in the 1960's and got his big break when he began writing
for the popular TV show "Candid Camera." Allen was born in Brooklyn,
New York on this day. |
December 1, 1944 - John
Densmore - Drummer |
December 1, 1945 -
Bette Midler - Singer/ Actress |
December 1, 1951 - Treat Williams - Actor -
Williams was nominated for a 1996 Emmy for his performance in the TV
movie "The Late Shift." He's also appeared in films such as "Once
upon a Time in America," "Things t do in Denver When You're Dead"
and "Deep Rising." Williams starred "Everwood" from 2002-06 and had
a recurring role on the series "Brothers & Sisters." Williams was
born in Rowayton, Conn., on this day. |
December 1, 1960 - Carol Alt - Model |
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December 2, 1859 - Georges Seurat - Artist |
December 2, 1915 - Randolph Hearst - Publisher |
December 2, 1924 - Alexander Haig - Statesman |
December 2, 1945 -
Charles Watson - Criminal |
December 2, 1948 - Cathy Lee Crosby -
Singer |
December 2, 1956 - Steven Bauer - Actor -
Bauer was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1983 for his
performance as Manny in Brain DePalma's crime masterpiece
"Scarface." His other film credits include "Traffic," "Primal
Fear" and "Thief of Hearts." Recently, Bauer has guest-starred
on TV series such as "Cold Case," "American Dad" and "Mental."
In the 1980's, Bauer was briefly married to actress Melanie
Griffith. Bauer was born in Havana, Cuba, on this day. |
December 2, 1958 - Randy Gardener - Skater |
December 2, 1968 -
Lucy "Alexis" Liu -
Chinese American
actress
- starred in
Ally McBeal,
Kill Bill
and
the Charlie's Angels films |
December 2, 1971 - Frank Cho - Is a
Korean-American
comic strip and
comic book creator, writer, and illustrator, best known for
his series
Liberty Meadows. Cho was raised in
Beltsville, Maryland hint, hint. Cho received no formal
training as an artist. He got his start writing and drawing a
cartoon strip called University2 for
The Diamondback, the student newspaper at the
University of Maryland, College Park. After graduation, Cho
adapted elements of this work for use in a professionally
syndicated strip, Liberty Meadows. Cho signed a
fifteen-year contract with
Creators Syndicate, which he later realized was unusually
long and, perhaps jokingly, blamed on having a bad lawyer.
Growing tired of newspaper censorship, Cho severed his contract
with Creators Syndicate, and ultimately converted Liberty
Meadows to a monthly publication. He works with one
assistant named Mara Rose. She consults with convention comic
fans and has started recoloring Liberty Meadows Sunday strips.
Cho has also drawn a wide variety of other
professional material, including a new version
of
Shanna the She-Devil in 2005 for
Marvel Comics. His Shanna series was
originally meant to feature "mature" artwork
including nude drawings of the heroine, but
Marvel later decided to have Cho censor his
already completed pages for the first five
issues, and the 7-issue series did not feature
nudity. However, Marvel plans to release in 2008
a hardcover collection, which will contain the
uncensored artwork. Frank Cho penciled issues
14 and 15 of
The New Avengers for Marvel comics.
These issues include trademark Cho-isms; the
character of Wolverine is depicted wearing a
t-shirt that bears the logo "Beltsville", and
many Liberty Meadows characters make
cameo appearances. His artistic style is
generally detailed and realistic, but he
frequently makes use of absurd or anachronistic
elements in his work, such as
dinosaurs,
pin-up girls, and
Pogo-style anthropomorphic animals. He
also enjoys breaking the
fourth wall, frequently inserting himself
into his work in the guise of a talking
chimpanzee, and on several occasions he has
drawn strips that feature his characters
interacting with other popular syndicated
features (for example, a character stuck in a
pipe being ejected into a nearby panel
apparently taken from
Blondie). The Liberty Meadows
denizens have found also themselves sharing
their strip with
Calvin and Hobbes,
Li'l Abner,
Hägar the Horrible,
Dilbert and
Cathy, among others. He was the current
artist on Marvel Comics' flagship
Mighty Avengers with writer
Brian Bendis, though he left the book with
issue #6. He's also plotter and cover artist of
Dynamite Entertainment's Jungle Girl.
Cho was born in
Seoul, Korea but raised in
Beltsville, Maryland.
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December 2, 1981 - Britney Spears - An American Pop star, Singer, Dancer, songwriter, actress and author. She has sold over
83 million records worldwide, and rose to stardom with hit songs
such as "Baby One More
Time," "Opps....I Did It Again" and "Toxic".
After rising through the ranks on TV's "The New Mickey Mouse
Club" and "Star Search." After several more hit albums, spears'
erratic behavior such as shaving her head became fodder for
supermarket tabloids. She is attempting a comeback with her new
album "Circus." Born Britney Jean Spears in McComb, Mississippi and raised in
Kentwood, Louisiana as a
Southern Baptist on this day. |
December 3, 1542 - Akbar the Great - Monarch |
December 3, 1875 - Maria Rilke - Poet |
December 3, 1857 - Joseph Conrad - Writer |
December 3, 1923 - Maria Callas - Singer |
December 3, 1931 - Jaye
P. Morgan - Singer
|
December 3, 1939 - Terry Cole-Whittaker - Minister |
December 3, 1960 -
Daryl Hannah - Actress - Hannah made her first big
splash....literally...as a mermaid in the 1984 comedy "Splash."
She would go on to success in films such as "wall Street,"
"Steel Magnolias" and "Kill Bill." Hannah's film debut came in a
brief appearance in the 1978 horror film "The Fury," The actress
has been romantically involved with musician Jackson Browne,
John F. Kennedy Jr. and actor Val Kilmer. Daryl was born in
Chicago on this day. |
December 3, 1960 - Julianne Moore - Actress
|
December 3, 1965 - Katarina Witt - Sports Figure |
December 3, 1968 -
Brendan Fraser - American-Canadian Actor - Fraser can easily be
recognized for his starring role in the 1999 blockbuster
adventure flick "The Mummy" and its two sequels. He also starred
in "Looney
Tunes: Back in Action,"
"Journey to the
Center of the Earth," "Crash," "George of the Jungle" "Dudley
Do-Right," and "Blast from the Past," "Bedazzle," "Monkeybone."
His first acting job was a 1988 appearance in an episode of
"America's Most Wanted" and his first film was the 1991 movie
"Dogfight." Fraser was born in Indianapolis on this day. |
December 3, 1974 - Tyra Banks - Former model and TV reality show hostess - Best Known As: Supermodel host of America's Next Top Model - Banks is a former model who created the popular TV reality show America's Next Top Model. Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Famously curvy even by supermodel standards, she was a regular on fashion magazine covers and in the Victoria's Secret catalog. Banks also dabbled in acting, with appearances in the movies Higher Learning (1995, with Jennifer Connelly) and Coyote Ugly (2000, with Piper Perabo). In the new century she shifted her focus to television. In 2003 she began producing and hosting the reality series America's Next Top Model. The show was a hit and spawned spinoffs in Germany, Holland, and many other countries. Banks also began hosting her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, in 2005. Banks announced her retirement from modelling the same year, saying she would focus on her television career. Born in Los Angeles, California, on this day. |
December 3,
1980 - Nadine Jansen
- Adult Photo Model born in
Leipzig, Germany. |
December 4, 1632 - Baruch Spinoza - Philosopher |
December 4, 1795 - Thomas Carlyle -
Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian
- Writer |
December 4, 1806 - Lillian Russell - an
American
actress and
singer |
December 4, 1865 - Edith Cavell - Nurse |
December 4, 1866 - Wassily Kandinsky - Artist |
December 4, 1892 - Francisco Franco - Dictator |
December 4, 1922 - Deanna Durbin - Actress |
December 4, 1949 -
Jeff Bridges - Actor - Bridges received an Oscar nomination for
his very first film role in 1971's "The Last Picture Show." He
would go onto receive more Academy award nominations for
"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," "Starman" and "The Contender." Most
recently, he appeared as Obadiah Stane in the 2008 blockbuster
"Iron Man." Bridges is the son of the late acting great Lloyd
Bridges and the brother of actor Beau Bridges. bridges was born
in Los Angeles on this day. |
December 4, 1954 -
Tony Todd - Actor - Todd is possibly best known for starring in
horror films such as the "Candyman" film series, "Night of
the Living Dead" and "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde." His other film credits include "Black Friday," "The Rock"
and "Platoon." Recently, Todd has guest-starred on series
such as "Psych," "24" and "Chuck." He has also done extensive
theater work and has performed in a Broadway production of
"Aida." n |
December 4, 1964 - Marisa Tomei - Actress |
December 4, 1973 - Tyra Banks - Model |
December 5, 1901 - Walt Disney - Walter
Elias Disney -American
film producer,
director,
screenwriter,
voice actor,
animator,
entrepreneur, and
philanthropist. |
December 5, 1902 - Strom Therman - Politician |
December 5, 1922 - Benjamine Creme - Occultist |
December 5, 1932 -
Little Richard - Singer |
December 5, 1942 - Robert Hand - Astrologer |
December 5, 1951 -
Morgan Brittany - Actress - Brittany may be best known as
Katherine Wentworth on the hit 1980s drama "Dallas." She began
her career in a 1960 episode of "The Twilight Zone" and
recently appeared in the romantic comedy "Americanizing Shelley"
and on several episodes of the Billy Ray Cyrus series "Doc." She
has portrayed Vivien Leigh twice on screen, first in the 1976
biopic "Gabe and Lombard" and again in 1980's "Moviola:
The Scarlett O'Hara War." Brittany was born in Los Angeles on
this day. |
December 5, 1976 -
Amy Acker - Actress - Acker currently appears on the sci-fi
series "Dollhouse." Acker rose to fame portraying Fred/ Illyria
o the vampire series "Angel" from 2001-04 and then moved to a
recurring role on the series "Alias." Acker has appeared in
films such as "Catch Me If You Can," "fire And Ice: The Dragon
Chronicles" and "Groom Lake." In 2010, Acker will star in the
new TV drama "Happy Town." Acker was born in Dallas, Texas, on
this date,. |
December 5, 1985 - Frankie Muniz - Actor |
December 6, 1887 - Lynn Fontanne
-
British-born actress |
December 6, 1941 - Richard Speck - Criminal |
December 6, 1948 - JoBeth Williams -
Actress - Williams is probably best known to moviegoers as Diane
Freeling in the 1982 blockbuster horror flick "Poltergeist" and
its sequel, "Poltergeist II: The Other Side." she also appeared
in films such as "The Big Chill," "The Day After" and "Wyatt
Earp." She was nominated for an Oscar for directing the 1994
short film "On Hope." More recently, Williams has appeared on
the hit series "24." Williams was born in Houston on this day. |
December 6, 1955 - Steven Wright - Comedian |
December 7, 1915 - Eli Wallach - Actor |
December 7, 1932 - Ellen Burstyn - Actress |
December 7, 1942 - Harry Chapin - Musician |
December 7, 1956 - Larry Bird - Basketball Star
Legend |
December 7, 1966 - C. Thomas Howell- Actor
- Howell became a teen idol in the '80s, starring in hit films
such as "The Outsiders," "red Dawn" and "The Hitcher." More
recently, Howell portrayed Thomas Chamberlain in "Gods and
Generals" and its companion film "Gettysburg." He's also turned
his attentions behind the camera, directing the recent films
"War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave" and "The Land That Time
Forget." Howell was born in Van Nuys, California, on this day. |
December 8, 1765 - Eli Whitney -
American
inventor. |
December 8, 1865 - Jan Sibelius - Composer |
December 8, 1886 - Diego Rivera - Artist |
December 8, 1894 - James Thurber - a
U.S.
humorist and
cartoonist,
Writer |
December 8, 1925 - Sammy Davis, Jr. - Entertainer /
Singer |
December 8, 1933 - Flip Wilson - Comedian |
December 8, 1936 - David Carradine - Actor
- The son of the late Hollywood great John Carradine and the
brother of actors Robert and Keith Caridane. Carriaine may be
best known for his role as Caine on the hit series "Kung fu"
from 1972-75. He also received a Golden globe nomination or his
portrayal of Bill in the 2004 action flick "Kill Bill: Vol.2."
He's starred recently in the martial arts film "Kung Fu Killer"
and appeared in a guest spot on an episode of "Medium." David
was born in Hollywood, California on this day. |
December 8, 1939 - James Gallway - Musician |
December 8, 1944 - Jim Morrison - Musician |
December 8, 1947 - Gregg Allman - Musician |
December 8, 1953 - Kim Basinger - Actress |
December 8, 1964 - Teri Hatcher - Actress
- Plays Susan Mayer on "Desperate
Housewives" |
December 8, 1967 - Sinead O'Connor - Singer |
December 8, 1993 - Anna-Sophia Robb -
Actress - Robb has already established herself as a Hollywood
leading lady, starring in "Because Of Winn-Dixie," "Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory" and her most recent effort, "Race To
Witch Mountain," all before she's even reached her 16th
birthday. She also starred in "Bridge To Teribithia" and
recorded the single "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" for the sound
track which achieved moderate chart success. Robb was born in
Denver, Colorado on this day. |
December 9, 1608 - John Milton
-
English
poet |
December 9, 1898 - Emmett Kelly
- American
circus performer |
December 9, 1902 - Margaret Hamilton
-
American film actress best known for her iconic portrayal of
The Wicked Witch of the West
|
December 9, 1909 - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
-
American
actor and a highly decorated
naval officer of
World War II. |
December 9, 1916 - Kirk Douglas
- An iconic
American
actor and Film
producer. |
December 9, 1941 -
Beau Bridges - Actor - Beau earned Emmy nominations for his
recent appearances on the series "Desperate Housewives" and "My
Name is Earl." Bridges also won three Emmys for his outstanding
performances in the TV movies "Without warnings: The James Brady
Story," "the Second Civil War" and "The Positively True
Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom."
Bridges was born in Los Angeles on this date. |
December 9, 1953 - John Malkovich
-
American
actor,
producer and
director. |
December 9,
1957 - Donny Osmond - An American Singer, Musician, Actor and
former Teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk show and game show
host, record producer, race car driver and author. He is best
known for being half of the brother-sister singing act "Donny &
Marie" and a member of the "Osmond Brothers" singing group. Born
Donald Clark Osmond in Ogden, Utah. |
December 9, 1962 -
Felicity Huffman - Actress - Huffman is easily recognized for
her Emmy-winning role as Lynette on the hit prime time series
"Desperate Housewives." she also earned an Academy Award
nomination for best actress for her performance in the 2006 film
"Transamerica." Married to actor William H. Macy since 1997,
Huffman has co-written the self-help book "A Practical Handbook
for the Boyfriend." Huffman was born in Bedford, New York on
this day. |
December 10, 1815 - Ada Byron - Mathematics |
December 10, 1830 - Emily Dickenson - Poet |
December 10, 1952 - Susan Dey - Actress |
December 10, 1957 - Mahara Ji - Guru |
December 10, 1960 - Kenneth Branagh - A
respected actor and director, is renowned for his work in films
adaptations of Shakespeare including "Henry V," "Much Ado About
Nothing," "Othello" and "Hamlet." He starred and directed the
1994 hit "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" and won a 2001 Emmy for
his performance in the TV movie "Conspiracy." His next film will
be starring opposite Tom Cruise in the World War II drama "Valkyrie."
Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on this day. |
December 10, 1964 - Bobby Flay - TV chef -
Flay currently host the food programs "Grill It! With bobby
Flay," "Throwdown! With Bobby Flay" and "BBQ With Bobby Flay"
and is a regular "Iron Chef America." flay owns nine restaurants
and has severed as a master instructor as the French Culinary
Institute. Flay is married to actress Stephanie March and the
couple appeared together in the film "East Broadway." Flay was
born in New York city on this day. |
December 10, 1985 - Raven-Symone - Actress |
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December 11, 1810 - Alfred de Musset - Writer |
December 11, 1843 - Robert Koch - Bacteriologist |
December 11, 1882 - Fiorello La Guardia
-
Mayor of New York |
December 11, 1912 - Carlo Ponti - Producer |
December 11, 1918 - A. Solzhenitsyn - Writer |
December 11, 1931 - Rita
Moreno - Actress |
December 11, 1939 - Tom Heyden - Activist |
December 11, 1940 -
Donna Mills - Actress - Mills is probably best known for her
role as Abby Summer on the 1980s hit TV dramatic series "Knots
Landing." she starred in films such as "Play Misty For me,"
"Look What's Happening To Rosemary's Baby," and "The Stepford
Husbands." Recently, she guest-starred on episodes of "Cold
Case" and "Nip/Tuck" as well as having a recurring role on the
hit series "Melrose Place." Mills was born in Chicago on this
day. |
December 11, 1950 - Christina Onassis - Heiress |
December 11, 1979 - Rider Strong - Actor -
Strong portrayed Shawn Hunter on the series "Boy Meets World"
from 1993-2000. He's recently guest-starred on "Bones,"
"Veronica Mars" and appeared regularly on "Pepper Dennis." He's
starred in films such as "My Giant," "Spy School," "Cabin Fever"
and "Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever." Strong was born in San
Francisco on this day. |
December 12, 1867 - Isabelle Pagan - Astrologer |
December 12, 1882 - Elbert Benjamine - Astrologer |
December 12,
1893 - Edward G. Robinson -
American stage and
film actor of
Romanian origin |
December 12,
1915 - Frank Sinatra - an
American
jazz-oriented
popular singer and
Academy Award-winning
actor. |
December 12, 1924 - Ed Koch - Politician |
December 12, 1928 - Helen Frankenthaler - Artist |
December 12,
1947 - Wings Hauser - Actor - Hauser is a veteran character
actor who has starred in films such as "Vice Squad," "The Siege
of Firebase Gloria" and "Tough Guys Don't Dance." He's appeared
in recent episodes o "The Mentalist," "Saving Grace" and
"Bones" and had recurring roles on classic series such as
"Roseanne" and "Beverly Hills 90210." Hauser is the father of
actor Cole Hauser and is the son of Oscar-winning director
Dwight Hauser. Hauser was born in Hollywood, California, on this
day. |
December 12,
1957 - Sheila E.
"Sheila Escovedo "-
American
musician, Singer
|
December 12,
1970 - Jennifer Connelly - Actress |
December 12,
1970 - Madchen Amick - Actress - Amick might have achieved her
greatest success as Shelly Johnson on the cult series "Twin
Pecks" and its' 1992 spin-off film "Twin Peaks: Fire walk With
me." she's appeared on television with recurring roles on "ER,"
"Gilmore Girls," and most recently on "Gossip Girl." she starred
in the 1992 Stephen King film "Sleepwalkers". Amick was born in
Sparks, Nevada on this day. |
December 13, 1821 - Gustave Flaubert - Writer |
December 13,
1897 - Drew Pearson - prominent
American newspaper and radio
journalists of his day |
December 13, 1923 - Edmund Van Dusen - Writer |
December 13,
1925 - Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke
-
Emmy Award-winning
American actor of
film,
stage, and
screen,
comedian and
dancer |
December 13,
1929 - Christopher Plummer |
December 13, 1941 - John Davidson - Actor |
December 13, 1948 - Ted Nugent - Rocker -
Nugent known as "The Motor City Madman," has bee a rock
superstar for more than 30 years both as a solo act and as
a member of the supergroup Damn Yankees. Nugent grew to fame in
the 1960's as a member of the moderately successful group the
Amboy dukes, whose big hit was "Journey to the center of your
Mind." Nugent starred in the short-lived reality TV series
"Surviving Nugent," and has written extensively for numerous
magazines on the subject of hunting. Ted was born in Detroit on
this day. |
December 13, 1967 - Jamie Foxx -Actor/ Comedian
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December 13, 1973 -
Christie Clark - Actress - Christie is best known to soap fans
as Carrie Brady, a role she played on the soap opera "Days of
Our Lives" from 1986-2006. Clark earned two Daytime Emmy
nominations for her work on the soap. She's also appeared in
films such as "Children of the Corn II: the Final Sacrifice,"
""A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge," and the
made for TV movie "Changes." Clark was born in Orange County,
California, on this date. |
December 14, 1546 - Tycho
Brahe - Was a
Danish
nobleman famed for his accurate and comprehensive
astronomical and planetary observations. Hailing from
Scania, then part of Denmark, now part of modern-day Sweden,
Brahe was well known in his lifetime as an
astronomer and
alchemist. Tycho Brahe was granted an estate on the island
of
Hven and the funding to build the
Uraniborg, an early
research institute, where he built large astronomical
instruments and took many careful measurements. As an
astronomer, Tycho worked to combine what he saw as the
geometrical benefits of the
Copernican system with the philosophical benefits of the
Ptolemaic system into his own model of the universe, the
Tychonic system. Born Tyge Ottesen Brahe in
then Danish
Scania, now Swedish on this day. |
December 14, 1896 - James Doolittle - Miliatary |
December 14,
1897 - Margaret Chase Smith -Politician
- Republican
Senator. |
December 14,
1929 - Pete Millar - Cartoonist, an editor, publisher
- Is best known for
helping to create and illustrate with his
automotive-related cartoons in
CARtoons, a comic magazine that graced newsstands for the better
part of three decades, starting in 1959. Millar and
Carl Kohler created CARtoons, which was one of the
most unlikely success stories in 20th Century magazine
publishing, and by itself would have guaranteed initial editor
Millar a place in comics history. CARtoons sold extremely
well for years, offered a MAD-style outlet for talented
West Coast cartoonists when nearly all comics publishing was
based in New York. Other Peterson titles included Hot Rod
Cartoons, which ran from 1965-1974, CYCLEtoons, which
was launched in 1968 and terminated in 1973, and even Go
Kartoons, which ran for a single issue in 1960. In addition
he published and provided much of the material for his own
creation Drag Cartoons, Millar Publications also
produced four issues of the fondly remembered Big Daddy Roth
Magazine. Later years, Millar produced annual editions of a
full-color newspaper tabloid called Drag Comics from
1971-1973. |
December 14,
1935 - Lee Remick - Actress |
December 14, 1946 - Patty Duke - Actress |
December 14, 1948 - Dee Wallace - Actress
- Wallace has a vast resume of roles in mainstream films,
primarily in the horror genre, and has starred in such chillers
as "The Howling," "Cujo," and the original "The Hills Have
Eyes." She starred on the series "The New Lassie" from 1989-1992
and has made recent guest appearances on "Criminal Minds,"
"Saving Grace" and "The Ghost Whisperer." Wallace was married to
actor Christopher Stone until his death in 1995. Wallace was
born in Kansas City, Kansas, on this day. |
December 15, 1892 - J. Paul Getty - Industrialist |
December 15, 1933 - Tim Conway - Comedian/Actor |
December 15, 1949 - Don Johnson - Actor -
Johnson made his biggest splash with his Golden Globe winning
portrayal of Sonny Crockett in the hit '80s series "Miami Vice."
He also found success in the title role of the popular series
"Nash Bridges" from 1996-2001. He's starred in films such as "A
Boy and His Dog," "Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man" and "Tin
Cup." Johnson has twice been married to actress Melanie Griffith
and was romantically linked to Barbara Streisand. Johnson was
born in flat Creek, Mo., on this day. |
December 15,
1963 - Helen Rachel Slater - an
American
film Actress
and
singer-songwriter.
Play Supergirl in the film "Supergirl." and recently
starred in "Smallville" as superman's mother. |
December 15,
1972 - Stuart Townsend - Actor - Townsend is perhaps best known
for portraying Lestat in the 2002 vampire movie "Queen of the
Damned." He's also starred in "The League of Extraordinary
Gentleman," "Chaos Theory" and "Shade." Townsend starred as
Kolchak in the short-lived 2005 series "The Night Stalker" and
is a frequent guest voice on "Robot Chicken." This thespian has
been the romantic partner of actress Charlize Theron since 2001. |
December 16,
1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven - German composer and Virtuoso
pianist. |
December 16,
1775 - Jane Austen - British Novelist
- Writer |
December 16,
1863 - George Santayana - a
philosopher,
essayist,
poet, and
novelist. |
December 16,
1899 - Noel Coward -
Academy Award winning
English
actor,
playwright |
December 16, 1901 - Margaret Mead
-
American
cultural anthropologist |
December 16, 1917 - Sir Arthur Charles Clarke - British
science Fiction Author. Inventor and Futurist. Famous for his
Novel "2001 : A Space Odyssey", born in Minehead, Somerset,
United Kingdom. |
December 16, 1939 - Liv Ullmann - Actress |
December 16,
1943 - Steven Bochco - TV producer and writer - Bochco is the
guy responsible for creating such hits series as "Hill street
Blues," "L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue." Bochco won six Emmys for
"Hill Street Blues," three Emmys for "L.A. Law", and one for
"NYPD Blue." He began his career as a writer for the hit crime
shows of the '70s. Bochco was born in New York City on this day. |
December 16, 1947
-Ben Cross - Actor - cross is probably best recognized for his
performance in the acclaimed 1981 film "Chariots of Fire." He's
also appeared in more recent movies such as "Star Trek," "War
Inc." and "Exorcist: The Beginning." Cross portrayed Barnabas
Collins in the 1991 miniseries based on the classic series "Dark
Shadows," and Rudolf Hess in the 2006 BBC production of
"Nuremburg: Nazis on Trail." Cross was born in London, England,
on this day. |
December 17, 1874 - William Lyon Mackenzie King |
December 17, 1903 - Erskine Caldwell - Writer |
December 17, 1946 - Eugene Levy - Comic
actor - Levy might be best known for his work starring in all
seven movies of the "American Pie" film franchise. Levy started
his career as a member of Toronto's famed Second City comedy
troupe and was a cast member of the comedy series "SCTV." He
would go on to find big screen success in films such as "A
Mighty Wind," "Splash" and "Armed And Dangerous." Levy was born
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on this day. |
December 17, 1975 - Milla Jovovich - Actress
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December 17, 1986 -
Vanessa Zima - Actress - Zima siblings are actresses Madeleine
and Yvonne Zima, made her movie debut in 1995 in "The
Baby-Sitters Club." She's also had major roles in films such as
"Ulee's gold," "Wicked" and "the Far Side of Jericho," as well
as appearing regularly on the crime series "Murder One." Zima
was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, on this day. |
December 18 , 1817 - Joseph Stalin -Was
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's
Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. Joseph
Stalin was born as Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili
Gori,
Tiflis,
Russian Empire on this day. |
December 18, 1879 - Paul Klee - Artist |
December 18, 1880 - Earl C. Anthony - Entrepreneur |
December 18, 1886 - Ty Cobb - Baseball Star |
December 18, 1913 - Willie Brandt - Chancellor |
December 18, 1947 - Adrienne Hirt - Sex Therapist |
December 18, 1908 - Andrew Johnson - President US |
December 18, 1943 - Keith Richards -
Musician - Richards originally known professionally as Keith
Richard, has served as guitarist for "The Rolling Stones" since
1961 when the band was originally called 'Little Boy Blue and
the Blue Boys." He has co-written most of the band's biggest
hits with Mick Jagger including "Satisfaction," "Jumping Jack
Flash" and "Start Me Up." In 2007, Richards appeared as Captain
Teague in "Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End."
Richards was born in Dartford, England, on this day. |
December 18, 1946 - Steven Spielberg - Filmmaker/
Director |
December 18,
1963 - Brad Pitt - Actor film Star |
December 18,
1978 - Katie Holmes - Actress - Holmes is probably best known
for playing Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek," as well as her
high-profile marriage to superstar Tom Cruise. She's starred in
films such as "Batman Begins," "Phone Booth" and "Abandon," and
recently guest-starred on the TV series "Eli Stone." The fall of
2008, Holmes starred in the Broadway production of "All My Sons"
to mixed reviews. Born Kate Noelle Holmes in
Toledo, Ohio, on this day. |
December 18,
1980 - Christina Aguilera - American pop/R&B Singer and
songwriter - Born Maria Christina Aguilera on this day in Staten
Island, New York. |
December 19, 1608 - John Milton - Writer |
December 19,
1906 - Leonid Ilyich
Brezhnev - Political leader
of the
USSR |
December 19, 1910 - Jean Genet - Writer |
December 19,
1915 - Edith Piaf - a
French singer and cultural icon |
December 19, 1919 - John Candies - Child Prodigy |
December 19, 1946 - Robert Urich - Actor |
December 19, 1965 - Jessica Steen - Actress - Steen is
probably most easily recognized for her roles as Dr. Heller on
"Earth 2" and Linda Metcalf on "Homefront.." Recently, she's
appeared in recurring roles on the series "Heartland,"
"Flashpoint" and "NCIS." She appeared briefly on the soap opera
"Loving" and had guest-starred on shows such as "ER," "Monk" and
"Charmed." Steen was born in Toronto, Canada, on this day. |
December 19, 1971 - Amy locane - Actress - Locane is
probably best known for her portrayal of Sandy on the first
season of "Melrose Place" in 1992. She's also starred in films
such as "Cry-Baby," "School Ties" and "Bongwater." Amy appeared
in the TV movie "Mystery Woman" and on the series "Touched by an
Angel" and had a recurring role on the series "Spencer" in the
mid-'80s. |
December 19, 1975 - Trish Stratus - Female Wrestler - She
was part of the WWF Divas. Trish was born Patricia Anne
Stratigias in Toronto, Ontario
Canada on this day. |
December 20,
1898 - Irene Dunne
- five-time
Academy Award-nominated American film
actress and
singer. |
December 20, 1902 - Max Lerner
-
American
journalist and educator |
December 20,
1945 - Peter Criss -
American
musician "the Cat" Rock
band Kiss |
December 20,
1952 - Jenny Agutter - Actress - Agutter has had recent success
on the British series "Spooks" and "Diamond Geezer." American
audiences may remember her best from her roles in films
such as "An American Werewolf In London," "Logan's Run" and
"Child's Play 2" or from a 1972 Emmy winning performance in the
TV movie "The Snow Goose." she will next star in the upcoming
British thriller "Act of God." Jenny was born in Somerset,
England on this day. |
December 21,
1804 - Benjamin Disraeli -
British
Conservative statesman. |
December 21,
1892 - Rebecca West (pen name)
Cicily Isabel Fairfield -
a British-Irish
suffragist and writer famous for her
novels,
literary criticism,
travel literature |
December 21, 1937 - Jane Fonda
-
Academy Award-winning
American
actress,
writer,
political activist, former fashion model, and
fitness guru,
Barbarella. |
December 21, 1948 - Samuel L. Jackson - Actor |
December 21,
1954 - Chris Evert-Lloyd
- former professional Tennis
player |
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