April 20,
1889 - Adlof Hitler - Dictator of the Third Reich Nazi-
started World War II |
April 20,
1890 - Maurice
Duplessis |
April 20, 1937 - George Hosato Takei - American
Actor - best known for his role in the TV series "Star
Trek" 1960's as helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the USS
Enterprise. Most recently, he
played
Hiro Nakamura's
father
Kaito Nakamura
on the
NBC
television show
Heroes.
Takei is also known for his baritone voice and
catch phrase, "Oh my!"
Consequently, Takei began recurring appearances as the
announcer for
The Howard Stern Show
on
January 9,
2006,
after that show's move to
satellite radio.
George was born Los Angeles, California. |
April 20, 1941
- Ryan O'Neal - Actor - Is an
Academy Award- and
Golden Globe-nominated
American
actor. Born Charles
Patrick Ryan O'Neal in
Los Angeles, California
on this day. |
April 20,
1949 - Jessica Lange |
April 20,
1951 - Luther Vandross |
April 20,
1972 - Carmen Electra
- Actress, Film star - As a cast member of the popular series "BayWatch" from 1997-1998. In 2006, she achieved the distinction of winning dual Worst Supporting Actress Razzies for her performances in "Date Movie" and of "Scary
Movies 4." Electra has been married to controversial basketball star Dennis Rodman and musician Dave Navarro. Electra was born Tara Patrick in Sharonville, Ohio, on this day. |
April 20,
1972 - Tara Patrick - Adult Film Star |
April 20,
1976 - Joey Lawrence |
April 21, 1816 - Charlotte Bronte - Writer |
April 21, 1838 - John Muir - Naturalist |
April 21, 1915 - Anthony
Quinn - Was a two-time
Academy Award-winning
Mexican/American
actor, as well as a
painter and
writer. He appeared as
the lead in a number of films both critically acclaimed
and commercially successful, the most notable being the
title character in
Michael Cacoyannis'
Zorba the Greek and
the cruel circus performer in
Federico Fellini's
La strada. Quinn
also appeared in such films as
Lawrence of Arabia,
Viva Zapata!,
Lust for Life,
Barabbas,
Requiem for a Heavyweight,
Mohammad, Messenger of God,
The Shoes of the Fisherman,
and
The Guns of Navarone.
born Antonio Rodolfo Oaxaca Quinn in
Chihuahua,
Mexico on this day. |
April 21, 1926 - Queen Elizabeth II - British Royalty |
April 21,
1947 - Iggy Pop - Singer - Iggy has been a rock icon
since the early '70s both as a member of The
Stooges and as a solo act. His biggest hits include
"Real Wild Child," "Candy" and "Lust for Life." In 2007,
he reunited with The Stooges to release the album "The
Weirdness." This singer has also acted in films such as
"The Crow: City OF Angels," "Coffee and Cigarettes" and
"Tank Girl." Iggy was born James Osterberg in Muskegon,
Mich., on this day. |
April 21,
1951 - Tony Danza - Actor Sitcom "Taxi" |
April 21, 1958 - Soft spoken Actress - Andie Macdowell -
she best recognized for her starring roles in the films
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Groundhog Day."
She began her career in ads for clothing and cosmetic
products before she made her debut opposite Christopher
Lambert in the 1984 movie "Greystoke: The Legend of
Tarzan." Andie was born in Gaffney, S.C. |
April 21,
1965 - Karen Foster |
April 21, 1967 - Sheryl Lee - She first drew notice for
her roles as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on the cult
1990s TV series "Twin Peaks." Lee starred in films such
as "Backbeat," "Wild At Heart" and "Vampires, " and has
appeared in series such as "House" and "CSI: NY." Lee
portrayed Mary-Alice Young in the unseen pilot of
"Desperate Housewives" before the role later went to
Barbara Strong. Sheryl was born in Augsberg, Germany on
this day. |
April 21, 1971 - Michael Turner - An American comic book
artist - Primarily known for his work on
Witchblade,
Fathom,
Superman/Batman,
and various covers for
DC
Comics and
Marvel Comics and came
to fame in the mid-1990s. He is best known for creating
two sexy female lead characters, Witchblade 1990 by
Image Comics and Fathom 1998 by Top Cow Productions. In
2004 , Turner began contributing work to DC and Marvel,
the comics industry giants with his cover art. Born
Michael Lane Turner in Crossville, Tennessee, on this day. |
April 21,
1971 - Shannen Doherty -Actress |
April 21,
1978 - Tony DiFranco |
April 22, 1724 - Immanuel Kant - Philosopher |
April 22, 1870 - Nicolai Lenin - Marxist |
April 29, 1899 - Vladimir
Nabokov - Was a
multilingual
Russian-American
novelist and
short story writer.
Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in
Russian, then rose to
international prominence as a master
English prose stylist.
He also made significant contributions to
entomology and had an
interest in
chess problems.
Nabokov's
Lolita (1955) is
frequently cited as his most important novel, and is his
most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate
wordplay and
descriptive detail that characterized all his works.
Born in
Saint Petersburg,
Russian Empire on this
day. |
April 22, 1904 - Robert Oppenheimer - Physicist |
April 22, 1908 - Eddie Albert - Actor |
April 22, 1916 - Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin - Musician
- Was an
American-born
violinist and
conductor who spent
most of his performing career in the
United Kingdom. He was
born a U.S. citizen, but became a citizen of
Switzerland in 1970,
and of the
United Kingdom in 1985.
Born in
New York City,
New York on this day. |
April
22, 1928 - Aaron Spelling
- TV Show
Producer |
April 22, 1936 - Glen Campbell - Entertainer Singer |
April
22, 1937 - Jack Nicholson
- Actor film
Star "One Flew over the Coco Nest" "Batman" |
April 22,
1943 - Mel Carter |
April 22,
1946 - John Waters - Director - This director has
created such cult films as "Hairspray," "CryBaby" and
"Serial Mom." As an actor, he's "Seed of Chucky" and
"Something Wild" as well as appearing on television on
series like "My Name Is Earl" and "Homicide: Life On The
Street." Waters also hosted the short-lived series "Til
Death Do Us Part." Waters was born in Baltimore on this
day. y |
April 22,
1950 -
Peter Framptom - Guitarist and singer |
April 22,
1952 - Marilyn Chambers
- Adult Film star "Behind the Green Door" |
April 22, 1959 - Ryan Stiles - Is an
Emmy-nominated
American-Canadian
actor and
comedian, whose work is
often associated with
improvisational comedy,
and is best known for his work on
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
and
The Drew Carey Show.
In
2002, Stiles and Sean
Masterson finished work on a
screenplay entitled
Live Bait, which is reportedly in production. Born
Ryan Lee Stiles in Seattle,
Washington on this day. |
April 22,
1961 - Byron Allen |
April 22, 1986 -
Amber Heard - American Actress born in Austin, Texas
|
April 23, 1452 - Leonardo Davinci - Artist |
April 23, 1519 - Catherine de Medici - French Royalty |
April 23, 1897 -
Lester Mike Pearson -
14th Prime
Minister of Canada
- Was a
Canadian
statesman,
diplomat and
politician who won the
Nobel Peace Prize in
1957. He was also the
fourteenth
Prime Minister of Canada
from
April 22,
1963, until
April 20,
1968, as the head of
two back-to-back
minority governments
following
elections in
1963 and
1965. During his time
as Prime Minister, Pearson's minority government
introduced
universal health care,
student loans, the
Canada Pension Plan,
the
Order of Canada, and
the current
Canadian flag. During
his tenure, Prime Minister Pearson also convened the
Royal Commission on Bilingualism
and Biculturalism. With these
accomplishments, together with his groundbreaking work
at the United Nations, and in international diplomacy,
Pearson is generally considered among the most
influential Canadians of the 20th century. Born
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson in
Newton Brook,
Ontario (now a
neighbourhood of
Toronto) on this day. |
April 23, 1891 - Sergei Prokofiev - Composer |
April 23, 1928 - Shirley Temple Black - Actress |
April 23,
1936 - Roy Orbison |
April 23, 1939 - Lee Majors - Actor played the "Six
million Dollar Man" |
April 23,
1949 - Joyce DeWitt - Sitcom Actress "Three's Company"
|
April 23,
1960 - Valerie Bertinelli - Actress - Stared her
career in J.C. Penny ads. Rosr to fame as Barbara Jean
on the hit TV sitcom "One
Day At a Time" from 1975-1984. Bertinelli was
married to guitarist Eddie Van Halen from 1981 until
their divorce in 2007. In 2008 she released her new
autobiograpy "Losing It ... And Gaining My Life Back One
Pound at a Time." Bertinelli was born in Wilmington,
Del. on this day. |
April 23,
1960 - Graig Sheffer |
April 23,
1970 - Scott Bairstow - Actor - Bairstow is best known
for his portrayal of Newt Call on "Lonesome Dove: The
Series" and "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years." He also
starred in the series "Party of Five," the
less-successful "Harsh Realm" and had a recurring role
on "Wolf Lake." He's appeared on the big screen in films
such as "The Bone Snatcher," "Tuck Everlasting" and "New
Best Friend." Bairstow was born in Steinbach, Manitoba,
Canada on this day. |
April 24, 1934 - Shirly MacLaine - Actress |
April 24, 1942 - Barbara Steisand - Singer Actress |
April 24, 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer - Comedian -
Cedric rose to prominence as the host of "Def comedy
Jam" in the early '90s. He drew even more notice
starring on the hit sitcom "the Steve Harvey Show" and
he moved on to movies roles in films such as
"Barbershop," "Intolerable Cruelty" and "Be Cool." Still
very active in his stand-up roots, the funnyman recently
starred in his "Cedric 'The Entertainer' Taking You
Higher Special" born Cedric Kyles in Jefferson City, Mo.
on this day. |
April 24,
1982 - Kelly Clarkson
- Singer "American Idol" |
April 24,
1985 - Courtnee Draper - Actress - Draper starred as
Morgan Hudson on the series "The Jersey" from 1999-2004.
She also played the dual roles of Mary Carter Warwick
and Erica Lovejoy on the soap opera "The Bold and the
Beautiful" in 2002. She guest starred on many popular TV
shows including "Ghost Whisperer," "CSI: Miami" and
"Veronica Mars." Draper was born in Orlando, Florida, on
this day. |
April 25, 1874 - Guglielmo Marconi - Scientist |
April 25, 1908 - Eduard R. Murrow - Broadcaster |
April 25,
1917 - Ella Fitzgerald |
April 25, 1940 - Al Pacino
- Is an
Academy Award winning
American
film and
stage
actor and
director.
He is well known for his roles as
Michael Corleone in the
The Godfather
trilogy,
Tony Montana in
Scarface, Sonny
Wortzik in
Dog Day Afternoon,
Frank Serpico in
Serpico,
Lieutenant Colonel
Frank Slade in
Scent of a Woman,
and
Roy Cohn in
Angels in America.
He won the
Academy Award for Best Actor
in 1992 for his role in
Scent of a Woman
after being nominated 7 times beforehand for various
roles. Born Alfredo James “Al” Pacino in
East Harlem,
Manhattan on this day. |
April 25, 1964 - Hank Azaria - Actor - Azaria greatest
success has come through providing many of the voices
heard on the long-running series "The Simpsons,"
including Moe, Chief Wiggum and Apu. Besides winning
three Emmys for his voiceover work, he won a fourth Emy
for his dramatic role in the TV movie "Tuesday With
Morrie." Also an accomplished stage performer, Azaria
was recently nominated for a Tony award as Sir Lancelot
in "Spamalot." Hank was born in Forest Hills, N.Y.
on this day. |
April 25, 1969 - Gina Torres -
Is an
American
television
and
movie
actress.
She is known for her roles in
science fiction
and
fantasy.
She has appeared in many television series, including
Mad TV,
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
(as Nebula),
Xena:
Warrior Princess
(as
Cleopatra),
the short-lived
Cleopatra 2525,
as well as
Alias
(as
Anna Espinosa),
Firefly
(as series regular
Zoe Washburne),
Angel
(as
Jasmine),
The Matrix sequels
in a supporting role, and
The Shield.
She also starred in the award-winning indie
South of Pico
as the fragile waitress (Carla). Also in 2005, she
voiced the character of
Vixen
in numerous episodes of the animated series
Justice League Unlimited
and replaced the voice-over of
Jada
Pinkett Smith's
character Niobe in
The Matrix Online.
She reprised her Firefly role as Zoe in the film
Serenity
(2005).Torres was born at the
Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital
in
Manhattan,
New York
on this day. |
April 25,
1969 - Renee Zellweger - Actress Film star |
April 25,
1970 -
Jason Lee - Actor - Lee has earned two Golden Globe
nominations for portraying Earl Hickey on the hit series
"My Name is Earl." He has starred in films such as
"Mallrats," "Jersey Girl" and "Clerks II." His most
recent movie was starring as Dave Seville in "Alvin and
the Chipmunks." Before acting, Lee was a professional
skateboarder and his voice and likeness are featured in
the video game "Tony Hawk's Project 8." Lee was born in
Orange, California on this date. |
April 26, 1564(baptised) -
William Shakespeare - Was
an
English
poet and
playwright, widely
regarded as the greatest writer in the
English language and
the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[1]
He is often called
England's
national poet and the "Bard
of
Avon" (or simply "The
Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38
plays, 154
sonnets, two long
narrative poems, and
several other poems. His plays have been translated into
every major living language, and are performed more
often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare
produced most of his known work between 1590 and 1613.
His early plays were mainly
comedies and
histories, genres he
raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the
end of the sixteenth century. Next he wrote mainly
tragedies until about
1608, including
Hamlet,
King Lear, and
Macbeth, considered
some of the finest examples in the English language. In
his last phase, he wrote
tragicomedies, also
known as romances, and collaborated with other
playwrights. Many of his plays were published in
editions of varying quality and accuracy during his
lifetime, and in 1623 two of his former theatrical
colleagues published the
First Folio, a
collected edition of his dramatic works that included
all but two of the plays now recognized as
Shakespeare's. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire,
England on this day. |
April 26, 1888 -
Anita Loos - Was an
acclaimed
American
screenwriter,
playwright and
author. On pronouncing
her name, "The family has always used the correct French
pronunciation which is lohse. However, I myself
pronounce my name as if it were spelled luce,
since most people pronounce it that way and it was too
much trouble to correct them." Following her
early appearances on the stage, Loos drew on her life
experiences for subject matter to fulfill her ambition
to write screenplays and scripts. After a short-lived
marriage and fueled by her initial writing success, she
joined the Hollywood film community as a writer. In her
first position with a major film company she was teamed
with
John Emerson whom she
would later marry, and it was during the following years
that she would write one of her best-known works,
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Born Corinne Anita Loos in
Sisson, California
(today
Mount Shasta), on this
day. |
April 26, 1894 - Rudolph Hess - Nazi |
April 26, 1914 - Bernard Malamud - Was an author
of novels and short stories. Along with
Saul Bellow and
Philip Roth, he was one
of the great
American
Jewish authors of the
20th century. His
baseball novel
The Natural was
adapted into a 1984
film starring
Robert Redford. Born
Brooklyn, New York on
this day. |
April 26, 1924 - Jack Schwartz - Psychic Healer |
April 26, 1930 -
Bruce Jay Friedman - Is
an
American
novelist,
screenwriter, and
playwright. Raised in
the
Bronx |
April 26, 1933 - Carol Burnett - Comedian |
April 26,
1960 - Roger Taylor |
April 26, 1961 - Joan Chen - Actress - Chen is a veteran
actress with starring roles in films such as "The
Last Emperor," "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" and
"Heaven & Earth." She's also no stranger to television,
starring in "Twin Peaks" and appearing on episodes of
"Tales From the Crypt" and "Homicide: Life On the
Street." Chen's latest project will be starring with
Ethan Hawke in the upcoming movie "Tonight at Noon."
Chen was born in Shnghai, China on this day. |
April 26,
1973 - Shayne A. Wilson |
April 27, 1822 - Ulysses S. Grant - U.S. President |
April 27, 1891 -
Sergei Prokofiev
-
Was a
Russian composer who
mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired
as one of the greatest
composers of the 20th
century. (Alternative
transliterations of his
name include Sergey or Serge, and
Prokofief, Prokofieff, or Prokofyev.)
Born in Sontsovka (now Borysivka), on this day. |
April 27, 1891 - Samual Morse - Inventor |
April 27, 1922 - Jack Klugman - Actor Comedian |
April 27, 1927 - Coretta King - Activitist |
April 27,
1959 - Sheena Easton
- Singer |
April 27, 1962 - James LeGros - Actor - LeGros was a
regular on the hit deries "Ally McBeal" and has
appeared
in films such as "Phantasm II," "Living In Oblivion" and
"November." His other television work includes
appearances on series such as "Sleeper Cell," "ER" and
"Law & Order." The Performer is married to actress
Kristina Loggia and the couple has one child. LeGros was
born in Minneapolis on this day. |
April 27,
1976 - Catherine Morris |
April 28, 1479 - Lucrezia Borgia - Historical Figure |
April 28, 1878 - Lionel
Barrymore - Was an
American
Academy Award-winning
actor of stage, radio and film. Born Lionel Herbert
Blythe in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania on this
day. |
April 28, 1917 -
Robert Anderson
VII |
April 28, 1912 - Odette Sanson - Secret Agent |
April 28, 1926 -
Nellie
Harper Lee |
April 28,
1937 - Saddam Hussein |
April 28, 1941 -
Ann-Margret - Is a
Swedish-born
American
actress,
singer and
dancer. She has won the
Golden Globe Award five
times, and has been nominated for the
Academy Award,
Emmy Award and
Grammy. Born
Ann-Margret Olsson in
Valsjöbyn,
Jämtlands Iän,
Sweden on this day. |
April 28, 1954 - John Pankow - Actor - He may be best
know for his role as Ira on the hit sitcom "Mad About
You." He's appeared in movies such as "To Live and Die
in L.A.," "Monkey Shines" and "Life as a House."
Recently, Pankow moved onto stage and starred in a
Broadway production of "12 Angry Men." Pankow was born
in St. Louis on this day. |
April 28,
1974 - Penelope Cruz - Actress - Cruz won the 2008 Best
Supporting Actress academy award for her performance in
the film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." She's stared in
films such as "Abre los Ojos," and its American remake
"Vanilla Sky," "All the Pretty Horses" and "Bandidas."
She's been romantically linked to Tom Cruise, Matthew
McConaughey, and is currently reported to be dating "No
Country for Old Men" star Javier Bardem in 2009. Cruz
was born in Madrid, Spain on this day. |
April 28,
1981 - Jessica (Marie)
Alba - Actress Film Star |
April 29, 1863 - William
Randolph Hearst - Was an
American
newspaper
magnate and leading
newspaper publisher. The son of self-made millionaire
George Hearst, he
became aware that his father received a northern
California newspaper,
The San Francisco Examiner,
as payment of a gambling debt. Still a student at
Harvard, he asked his
father to give him the newspaper to run. In 1887, he
became the paper's publisher and devoted long hours and
much money to making it a success. Crusading for civic
improvement and exposing municipal corruption, he
greatly increased the paper's circulation. Moving to
New York City, he
acquired
The New York Journal
and engaged in a bitter circulation war with
Joseph Pulitzer's
New York World
which led to the creation of "yellow
journalism"--sensationalized stories of
dubious veracity. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst
created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major
American cities at its peak. He later expanded to
magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine
business in the world. Born in
San Francisco, California
on this day. |
April 29, 1901 - Hirohito - Japanese Royalty |
April 29, 1933 - Rod McKuen
- Is a bestselling American
poet, composer, and
singer, instrumental in the revitalization of popular
poetry that took place in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Born in
Oakland, California on
this day. |
April 29, 1936 - Mehta Zubin - Conductor |
April 29, 1947 - Johnny Miller - Golfer |
April 29, 1955 - Kate Mulgrew - Actress - Mulgrew may be
best know for her role as Capt. Janeway on "Star Trek:
Voyager" from 1995 to 2001. She began her carrer on the
soap opera "Ryan's Hope" in the '70s and has starred in
films such as "A stranger Is Watching," "Remo Williams:
The adventure Begins" and "Throw Momma From the Train."
Recently, she appeared on the series "The Black
Donnellys." Mulgtrew was born in Dubuque, Iowa on this
day. |
April 29,
1955 - Jerry Seinfeld - Comedian Sitcom "Seinfeld" |
April 29,
1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis |
April 29, 1958 - Michelle
Pfeiffer - Is a
Golden Globe-,
BAFTA-winning and
Academy Award-nominated
American
actress. In a career
spanning more than 25 years, she has starred in films
such as
Scarface,
The Fabulous Baker Boys,
Batman Returns,
One Fine Day,
Dangerous Minds,
Up Close & Personal,
I Am Sam,
What Lies Beneath,
Hairspray,
Stardust, and
Grease 2 . Born
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer in
Santa Ana,
California on this day. |
April 29, 1970 - Uma Thurman - Actress - Thurman won a
Golden Globe Award for her performance in the miniseries
"Hysterical Blindness." She's also had memorable roles
in films such as "Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill: Vol. 1,"
"Kill Bill: Vol. 2" and "Dangerous Liaisons." Thurman
has been married to actors Gary Oldman and Ethan Hawke
and is currently engaged to financier Arpad Busson. Uma
was born in Boston on this day. |
April 30, 1893 - J. von Ribbentrop - Nazi |
April 30,
1926 - Cloris Leachman - Film and TV actress |
April 30,
1933 - Willie Nelson - Country Singer |
April 30, 1940 - Burt Young - Actor and artist - Young
is probably best recognized for his role as the
brother-in-law Paulie in all six films of the "Rocky'
franchise, a role for which he was nominated for best
supporting actor in 1976. He's also appeared in such
films as "Chinatown," "The Pope of Green Village" and
"Once Upon a Time in America." Young is also an
accomplished painter whose works have been displayed
around the world. Born in New York City on this day. |
April 30, 1944 - Jill Clayburgh - Actress - Clayburg
impressive career includes Oscar nominations for her
roles in the films "An Unmarried Woman" and "Starting
Over," as well as Emmy nominations for the TV movie
"Hustling" and a recent appearance on "Nip/Tuck." Her
latest work includes starring roles in a Broadway
production of "Barefoot in the Park," the TV series
"Dirty Sexy Money," and in the upcoming film "Dirty
Tricks." Clayburgh born in New York City on this day. |
April 30,
1959 - Paul Gross |
April 30,
1959 -
Stephen Harper twenty-second Prime Minister of
Canada |
April 30,
1982 - Kristen Dunst - An American Actress - Best known
for her roles in "Interview with a Vampire," for which
she received a Golden Globe nomination "The Virgin
Suicides," "Marie Antoinette" and "Bring it On." as well
for her portrayal of "Mary Jane Watson" in the
"Spider-Man" film series. |
April 30, 1985 - Ashley Alexandra Dupré - Call Girl,
Pop-RnB singer-song writer. Known for Eliot Spitzer sex
scandal, born Ashley Youmans in Beachwood,
New Jersey |
|
May 01, 1769 - Duke of Wellington - Militarist |
May 01, 1881 - Pierre.T. De Chardin - Priest Philosopher |
May 1, 1916
- Glen Ford -Actor |
May 01, 1918 - Jack Paar - TV Host |
May 1, 1939
- Judy Collins - Singer - Collins was among the top
singers of the 1960s whose hits include her
Grammy-winning 1968 song "Both sides Now." The singer
also has been nominated for an Academy award for her
work in the 1975 film "Antonia: Portrait of the woman."
In 2003, Collins published the book "Sanity & Grace" and
last year she released her latest album "Judy Collins
sings Lennon and McCartney." Collins was born in Seattle
on this day. |
May 01, 1942 - Stephen Macht - Actor - Macht has
portrayed daytime baddie Trevor Lansing since 2007 on
the long-running soap opera "General Hospital." He's had
recurring roles on "Knots Landing" and "Cagney & Lacey,"
as well as doing a stint on rival soap "One Life to
Live" in 1996. On the big screen, Macht's film credits
include "The Choirboys," "Nightwing" and "Graveyard
Shift." Macht was born in Philadelphia on this day. |
May 01, 1945 - Rita Coolidge - Singer |
May 01,
1950 - John Diehl |
May 02, 1729 - Catherine the Great - Russian Royalty |
May 02, 1903 - Dr. Benj. Spock - Child Specialist /Wreiter |
May 02,
1903 - Bing Crosby - Singer/ Actor Comedian |
May 02, 1925 - Roscoe Lee Browne - Actor |
May 02, 1935 - Lance LeGault - Actor - LeGault may be
best recognized as Col. Decker on the hit series "The
A-Team" and for his recurring role as Buck Greene on
"Magnum P.I." LeGault's acting career began in the
1960's as a stunt double for Elvis Presley in "Girls!
Girls! Girls!" Other films for the actor include "Coma,"
"Stripes," and, most recently, the 2005 kiddie flick "Tugger:
the Jeep Who Wanted to Fly." LeGault born in Chicago on
this day. |
May 02,
1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck- Singer/ Entertainer |
May 02,
1945 - Bianca Jagger - Model |
May 02,
1952 - Christine Baranski - Actress - Baranski won a
1995 Emmy as well as three other nominations for her
role as Maryanne, the wealthy divorcee, on the TV series
"Cybill." A fourth nomination came in 1999 for a guess
appearance on "Frasier." she won Tony awards for her
performances in the Broadway productions of "The Real
Thing" in 1984 and "Rumors " in 1989. On the big screen
she has appeared in "Mamma Mia!," "Addams Family Values"
and, most memorably, "Birdcage." Baranski was born in
Buffalo, New York, on this day. |
May 03, 1898 - Golda Meir -
Known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956) was
the fourth prime minister of the
State of Israel. Golda
Meir was elected
Prime Minister of Israel
on
March 17,
1969, after serving as
Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister. She was
described as the "Iron
Lady" of
Israeli politics years
before the epithet became associated with British prime
minister,
Margaret Thatcher.
David Ben-Gurion used
to call her "the best man in the government." Meir was
Israel's first and only woman prime minister. She was
the world's third woman prime minister, but the first to
hold this office without any prior family connection.
Meir was often portrayed as the "strong-willed,
straight-talking, gray-bunned grandmother of the Jewish
people." Born Golda Mabovitch (Ukrainian:
Голда Мабович) in
Kiev in the
Russian Empire (today
Ukraine), on this day. |
May 03,
1902 - Jack La Rue |
May 03, 1902 - Walter Slezak - Actor |
May 03, 1906 - Mary Astor -
Was an
Academy Award-winning
American
actress. Most famous
for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in
The Maltese Falcon
(1941) opposite
Humphrey Bogart, Astor
began her long
motion picture
career as a teenager in
the
silent movies of the
early
1920s. Born Lucile
de Vasconcellos Langhanke in
Quincy,
Illinois on this day. |
May 03, 1919 - Pete Seeger - Singer -Iis an
American folk singer,
political
activist, and a key
figure in the mid-20th century
American folk music revival.
A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had
a string of hit records during the early 50s as a member
of
the Weavers, most
notably the 1950 recording of
Leadbelly's "Goodnight
Irene" that topped the charts for 13 weeks in
1950. However, as a victim of the blacklist, his career
as a mainstream performer was seriously curtailed. In
the 1960s, however, he re-emerged on the public scene as
a pioneer of
protest music in
support of international disarmament and civil rights
and, more recently, as a tireless activist for
environmental causes. As a composer, he is best known as
the author or co-author of "Where
Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If
I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (composed
with Lee Hays of The Weavers), and "Turn,
Turn, Turn!", which have been recorded by
many artists both in and outside the folk revival
movement and are still sung throughout the world.
"Flowers" was a hit recording for
The Kingston Trio
(1962),
Marlene Dietrich, who
recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and
Johnny Rivers (1965).
"If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for
Peter, Paul & Mary
(1962) and
Trini Lopez (1963),
while
The Byrds popularized
"Turn, Turn, Turn!" in the mid-1960s. Seeger was one of
the folksingers most responsible for popularizing the
spiritual "We
Shall Overcome" (also recorded by
Joan Baez and many
other singer-activists) that became the acknowledged
anthem of the 1960s
American Civil Rights Movement,
soon after folk singer and activist
Guy Carawan introduced
it at the founding meeting of the
Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee (SNCC) in 1960.Born Peter "Pete"
Seeger in
New York City on this
day. |
May 03, 1921 - Sugar Ray Robinson - Boxer - Sports
Figure |
May 3, 1934
- James Brown - Singer "Father of Soul" |
May 03,
1934 - Frankie Valli - Singer |
May 03,
1947 - Doug Henning - Magician |
May 03,
1951 - Christopher Cross - Singer - Made a name in music
during the late '70s and early '80s with his biggest
songs, "ride Like the Wind," the Grammy-winning
"Sailing" and and the Oscar-winning "Arthur's theme
(Beat that You Can Do)." The singer recently released "A
Christopher Cross Christmas" and is planning a new album
for 2008 while continuing with an extensive schedule f
live performances. Cross born in San Antonio, Texas on
this day. |
May 3, 1972
- Celeste - Singer |
May 04, 1915 - Moshe Dayan - Politician |
May 04, 1930 - Roberta
Peters - Is an American
coloratura
soprano who enjoyed a
long and distinguished career at the
Metropolitan Opera, she
is one of the most durable opera stars of America. Born
Roberta Peterman in
The Bronx, a borough of
New York City on this
day. |
May 04,
1954 - Pia Zadora Singer Actress |
May 04,
1956 - Bill Slater |
May 04,
1959 - Randy Travis - Country music star and actor -
Travis won five Grammys and has had numerous hits in an
illustrious career, with singles that include "Three
Wooden Crosses," "Out of My Bones" and "Whisper My
Name." He is also an accomplished actor with numerous
roles in films such as "The Long Ride Home," "Black Dog"
and "Fire Down Below." Travis was born in Marshville,
N.C., on this day. |
May 04,
1964 - Rocco Siffredi - Adult Film star |
May 04,
1967 - Ana
Gasteyer |
May 05, 1599 - Oliver Cromwell - Politician |
May 05, 1818 - Karl Marx - Revolutionary |
May 5, 1905 - Joseph Cotten
- Was an
American
actor of
stage and
film. He was perhaps
best known for his collaborations with
Orson Welles, which
included
Citizen Kane,
The Third Man,
Magnificent Ambersons
and
Journey Into Fear,
which Cotten wrote, and for his work with
Alfred Hitchcock. He
received his start on
Broadway, starring in
the original productions of
The Philadelphia Story
and
Sabrina Fair, and
became a recognizable
Hollywood star in his
own right with films such as
Shadow of a Doubt
and
Portrait of Jennie.
Born Joseph Cheshire Cotten in
Petersburg, Virginia on
this day. |
May 05, 1914 - Tyrone Power
- Usually credited simply as Tyrone Power
and known sometimes as "Ty Power", was an
American film and
stage
actor who appeared in
dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in
swashbuckler roles or
romantic leads such as
The Mark of Zorro,
The Black Swan,
Prince of Foxes,
The Black Rose, and
Captain from Castile.
Though famous for his dark, classically handsome looks
that made him a matinee idol from his first film
appearance, Power was not just handsome but very
versatile. He played a wide range of roles, from a
protagonist with a darker side to light romantic comedy.
In the 1950s, he began placing limits on the number of
movies he would make in order to have time for the
stage. He received his biggest accolades as a stage
actor in
John Brown's Body
and
Mister Roberts.
Born Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. in
Cincinnati, Ohio on
this day. |
May 05,
1920 - Pope John Paul II |
May 05,
1942 - Tammy Wynette |
May 05, 1943 - Bob Woodward - Reporter |
May 05, 1957 - Richard E. Grant - British Actor -
Has appeared in such films as "Withnail & I," "Bram
stoker's Dracula" and "Spice World." His next role will
be in the upcoming feature "Ecstasy: Three Tales of
chemical Romance." Grant has also starred in the British
series "Filth and Wisdom" directed by Madonna. grant is
also an accomplished writer whose writing credits
include the 2005 film "Wah-Wah." grant was born in
Mbaane, Swaziland. |
May 05, 1958 - Annette Benning - Actress |
May 05,
1972 - Brigitta Boccoli |
May 05,
1981 - Danielle Fishel - Actress - Fishel began her
career with an appearance on the popular show "Full
House" in the early '90s, then grew to fame as Topanga
on the series "Boy Meets World" from 1993-2000.
Currently, Fishel hosts the satiric program "The Dish,"
as well as the music show "The Fuse 20." She's appeared
on the big screen in "Longshot," "National Lampoon
Presents dorm daze' and its direct-to video sequel.
Fishel was born in Mesa, Arizona on this day. |
May 06, 1758 - Maximil. Robespierre - Revolutionary |
May 06, 1856 - Sigmund Freud - Psychologist - Was
an
Austrian
physician who founded
the
psychoanalytic school
of
psychology.[1]
Freud is best known for his theories of the
unconscious mind and
the
defense mechanism of
repression and for
creating the clinical practice of
psychoanalysis for
curing
psychopathology through
dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud is
also renowned for his redefinition of
sexual desire as the
primary motivational energy of human life, as well as
his therapeutic techniques, including the use of
free association, his
theory of
transference in the
therapeutic relationship, and the interpretation of
dreams as sources of
insight into unconscious desires. Born Sigismund
Shlomo Freud in
Moravia,
Austrian Empire, now
Czech Republic on this
day. |
May 06, 1895 - Rudolph Valentino - Actor - Was an
Italian
actor,
sex symbol, and early
pop icon. Known as the
"Latin
Lover", he was one of the most popular stars
of the
1920s, and one of the
most recognized stars from the
silent movie era. Some
of his best known roles include the silent films
The Sheik and
The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse. His untimely death at age 31
caused
mass hysteria among his
female fans, propelling him into
icon status. Valentino
was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto
Guglielmi in
Castellaneta,
Italy on this day. |
May 06, 1913 - Stewart Granger - Actor |
May 06, 1915 - Orson Wells - Radio Announcer/
Producer |
May 06, 1931 - Willie Mays - Sports Figure |
May 06, 1937 - Rubin Carter - Homicide |
May 06,
1945 - Bob Seger - singer - Seger is a 2004 inductee
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a vast array of
hits to his credit including, "Old time Rock & Roll,"
"Night Moves" and Like A Rock." Seger has also
collaborated with the Eagles, co-writing their 1979 hit
"Heartache Tonight." In 2006 Seger released his first
album in 11 years with the well-received "Face the
Promise." Born on this day in Dearborn, Mich. |
May 06,
1953 - Tony Blair |
May 06,
1953 - Lynn Whitfield - Actress - Whitfield made her
acting debut on three episodes of "Hill Street blues" in
1981 and had recurring roles on "Without A Trace" and
"Boston Public." She achieved her greatest success to
date with an Emmy-winning performance in the title role
of the 1991 biopic "The Josephine Baker Story." Her
other big screen credits include "A thin Line Between
Love And Hate," "Eve's Bayou' and "Madea's family
Reunion." Whitfield was born in baton Rouge, La., on
this day. |
May 06,
1955 - Tom Bergeron |
May 06,
1961 - George Clooney - Actor Film star |
May 07, 1840 - Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky - Was a
Russian
composer of the
Romantic era. While not
part of the
nationalistic music
group known as "The
Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was
distinctly
Russian: plangent,
introspective, with
modally-inflected
melody and
harmony.
Born in
Votkinsk, a small town
in present-day
Udmurtia (at the time
the
Vyatka
Guberniya of
Imperial Russia) on
this day. |
May 07, 1861 - Randindranath Tagore - Poet |
May 07, 1833 - Johannes Brahms - Composer - Was a
German
composer of the
Romantic period. He was
born in
Hamburg on this day and
in his later years he settled in
Vienna,
Austria. |
May 07, 1901 - Gary Cooper - Actor - Was an
American film
actor. He was renowned
for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic,
individualistic, emotionally restrained, but at times
intense screen persona, which was particularly well
suited to the many
Westerns he made. His
career spanned from 1924 until shortly before his death,
and comprised more than one hundred films. Born Frank
James “Gary” Cooper in
Helena, Montana on this
day. |
May 07, 1919 - Eva Peron,
María Eva Duarte de Perón
- Actress,
Philanthropist, First Lady, Politician, Dictator -
Was the second wife
of
President
Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974)
and served as the
First Lady of
Argentina from
1946 until her death in
1952. She is often
referred to as simply Eva Perón, or by the
affectionate
Spanish language diminutive
Evita, which literally translates into English as
"Little Eva". Born in
Los Toldos,
Argentina on this day. |
May 07, 1958 - Randall "Tex" Cobb - Actor - Cob was an
accomplished boxer, even facing Larry Holmes in a 1982
heavyweight title fight, before turning his career focus
to acting. He's starred in films such as "Uncommon
Valor," "Naked Gun 33 1/3" and "Raising Arizona," as
well as appearing on television in show's like "Miami
Vice," "Walker: Texas Ranger" and "The X-Files." Cobb
graduated magna cum laude from Temple University in
January 2008. Born in Bridge City, Texas on this day. |
May 07,
1968 - Traci Lords - Was Adult now Main Stream Actress
of films and
TV - Lords made her name in the adult film world before
turning legitimate acting roles in mainstream films such
as "Blade," "Serial Mom" and "Cry-Baby." She portrayed
the villain, Jill of All Trades, on "profiler" during
the 1997 season and had a recurring role on "Melrose
Place" also played on the sci-fi series "First
Wave." Her most recent work was an appearance in the
film comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." Lords was born
in Steubenville, Ohio, on this day. |
May 08, 1884 - Harry S. Truman - U.S. President -
33rd
President of the United States
- As
vice president, he
succeeded
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who died less than three months after he began his
fourth term.
As president, Truman faced challenge
after challenge in domestic affairs. The
disorderly reconversion of the
economy of the
United States was marked by
severe shortages, numerous strikes, and
the passage of the
Taft-Hartley Act
over his
veto.
He confounded all predictions to win
re-election in
1948,
largely due to his famous
Whistle Stop Tour
of rural America. After his re-election
he was able to pass only one of the
proposals in his
Fair Deal
program. He used executive orders to
begin
desegregation
of the
U.S. armed forces
and to launch a system of loyalty checks
to remove thousands of
communist
sympathizers from government office,
even though he strongly opposed
mandatory
loyalty oaths
for governmental employees, a stance
that led to charges that his
administration was soft on communism.
Truman's presidency was also eventful in
foreign affairs,
with the end of
World War II
and his decision to use
nuclear weapons
against Japan, the founding of the
United Nations,
the
Marshall Plan
to rebuild
Europe,
the
Truman Doctrine
to contain communism, the beginning of
the
Cold War,
the creation of
NATO,
and the
Korean War.
Corruption in Truman's administration
reached the
cabinet
and senior
White House
staff.
Republicans
made corruption a central issue in the
1952 campaign.
Born in
Lamar,
Missouri
on this day.
|
May
08, 1913 - Sid James - British comedian/ Actor "the
Carry on Gang" series
(05/08/1913) |
May 08, 1929 - Jane Roberts - Channel |
May 08, 1954 - Stephen Furst - Actor - furst will be
long remembered as hapless Delta pledge Flounder from
the 1978 classic comedy "Animal House." He also starred
on the hit series "St. Elsewhere' in the '80s and
"Babylon 5" in the '90s. Furst recently directed the
sci-fi films "Dragon Storm," "Path Of Destruction" and
"Basilisk." In addition to acting, he authored the book
"Confessions of a Couch Potato." Furst was born in
Norfolk, Va., on this day. |
May 08, 1954 - David Keith - Actor - Keith has had
memorable roles in films such as "an Officer and a
Gentleman," "The Lords of Discipline" and "Firestarter."
He's also appeared in television on shows such as "Navy
NCIS," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "High
Incident." Keith is a vocal member of The National
Association to Protect Children. Born on this day in
Knoxville, Tenn. |
May 08,
1964 - Melissa Gilbert |
May 08,
1975 - Enrique Iglesias - Singer |
May 09, 1800 - John Brown - Radical |
May 09, 1907 - Kathryn Kulman - Evangalist |
May 09, 1918 - Mike Wallace - TV Personality |
May 09, 1928 - Poncho Gonzales - Sports Figure |
May 09, 1936 - Glenda
Jackson - Is a
British
actress and
politician, currently
Labour
Member of Parliament
for the constituency of
Hampstead and Highgate
in the
London Borough of Camden.
born into a working-class family in
Birkenhead,
Wirral, England,
UK. on this day. |
May 09, 1936 - Albert Finney - International known Actor
- Has earned Academy award nominations for five films:
"Tom Jones," "Murder on the Orient Express," "The
Dresser," "Under the Volcano" and "Erin Brockovich."
He's won Golden Globe awards for "The Gathering Storm,"
"Tom Jones" and "Scrooge," and has garnered Tony
nominations for "Luther" and "Joe Egg." Finney was born
in Salford,
Greater Manchester,
England,
UK on this day. |
May 09, 1942 - David R. Gurgen - TV Personality |
May 09, 1944 - Daniel Barrigan - Radical |
May 09, 1946 - Candice Bergen - Actress |
May 09,
1949 - Billy Joel
- Singer |
May 09,
1962 - John Corbett |
May 09, 1979 -
Rosario Dawson - Is
an
American
actress and
singer, perhaps best
known for her roles in the films
"Sin City",
"Clerks II",
"He Got Game",
"Kids",
"Rent" and most
recently as a lead character in Quentin Tarantino's
"Death Proof".
she's also starred in the online-based series "Gemini
Division." One of Dawson's earliest roles was appearing
as a child on the popular kid's program "sesame Street."
The actress' upcoming projects includes "Sin City 2"and
the film adaptation of DC comics heroine "Wonder
Woman." Born
in
New York City on this
day. |
May 10, 1899 - Fred Astaire - Dancer -Was an
American
Academy Award-winning
film and
Broadway
stage dancer,
choreographer,
singer and
actor. His stage and
subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six
years, during which he made thirty-one
musical films. He is
particularly associated with
Ginger Rogers, with
whom he made ten films. Born Frederick Austerlitz
in
Omaha, Nebraska on this
day. |
May 10, 1902 - David O. Selznick - Producer |
May 10, 1900 - Karl Kraft - German Astrologer |
May 10, 1939 - Jean Huston - Psychologist |
May 10, 1940 - Wayne Dyer - Psychologist |
May 10, 1948 - Meg Foster - Actress - Foster known for
her icy blue eyes, has starred in such films as "They
Live," "The Osterman Weekend" and "Leviathan." Meg
originated the part of Cagney in the long-running series
"Cagney & Lacey." she frequently makes guest
appearances
on TV including a portrayal of Hera on "Hercules: The
Legendary Journeys" Foster born in Reading, Pa. on this
day. |
May 10,
1959 - Victoria Rowell - Actress - Rowell is well-known
to day time TV viewers as Drucilla on the soap opera
"The Young and the Restless." Rowell earned three
daytime Emmy nominations for the role in her tenure on
the show, which lasted from 1990-2007. She also
co-starred opposite Dick Van dyke on the long-running
series "Diagnosis: Murder." On the big screen, Rowell
has appeared in "The Distinguished Gentleman," "Home of
the Brave" and, most recently, Of Boys and Men." Rowell
was born in Portland, Maine, on this day. |
May 10,
1965 - Linda Evangelista |
May 10,
1978 - Kenan Thompson |
May 11, 1469 - N. Machiavelli - Potitician |
May 11, 1888 - Irving Berlin - Composer - Was a
Russian-born
American
composer and
lyricist, and one of
the most prolific American
songwriters in history.
Berlin was one of the few
Tin Pan Alley/Broadway
songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his
songs. Although he never learned to
read music beyond a
rudimentary level, with the help of various uncredited
musical assistants or collaborators, he eventually
composed over 3,000 songs, many of which (e.g. "God
Bless America", "White
Christmas", "Anything
You Can Do", "There's
No Business Like Show Business") left an
indelible mark on music and culture worldwide. He
composed seventeen film scores and twenty-one
Broadway scores. Born
Israel Isidore Baline, or Beilin to an
Ashkenazi
Jewish family in
Mogilev, now
Belarus on this day. |
May 11, 1894 - Martha Graham - Dancer - Was an
American
dancer and
choreographer regarded
as one of the foremost pioneers of
modern dance, whose
influence on dance can be compared to the influence
Stravinsky had on
music,
Picasso had on the
visual arts and
Frank Lloyd Wright had
on architecture.
Graham invented a new language of
movement, and used it to reveal the passion, the rage
and the ecstasy common to human experience. She danced
and choreographed for over seventy years, and during
that time was the first dancer ever to perform at The
White House, the first
dancer ever to travel abroad as a cultural ambassador,
and the first dancer ever to receive the highest
civilian award, the
Medal of Freedom. In
her lifetime she received honors ranging from the key to
the City of
Paris to
Japan's Imperial Order
of the Precious Crown. She said "I have spent all my
life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life
to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not
pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it
is inevitable." Born in
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
on this day. |
May 11,
1911 - Phil Silvers - Entertainer/ Comedian Actor born
New York, New York |
May 11,
1912 - Foster Brooks - Comedian "Dean Martin Show" |
May 11, 1927 - Mort Sahl - Comedian |
May 11,
1941 - Eiric Burdon - Singer - Burdon made huge waves in
the music scene in the 1960s as front man for the rock
group The Animals, which produce classic hits such as
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and "House of the
Rising Sun." He later performed hits such as "Spill the
Wine" with the band War in the 1970s. After a long solo
career and a brief Animals reunion in the 1980s, Burdon
recently returned to the spotlight to perform with War
and plans a world tour with his new band in 2009. Burdon
was born in Walker, England, on this day. |
May 11,
1959 - Martha Quinn |
May 11,
1963 - Natasha Richardson - Actress - Was an
English stage and
screen actress. A member of the
Redgrave family, she
was the daughter of actress
Vanessa Redgrave and
director/producer
Tony Richardson and the
granddaughter of
Michael Redgrave and
Rachel Kempson. Early
in her career she portrayed
Mary Shelley and
Patty Hearst in feature
films, and she received critical acclaim and a
Theatre World Award for
her
Broadway debut in the
1993 revival of
Anna Christie. She
won the
Tony Award for Best Performance by
a Leading Actress in a Musical, the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Musical, and the
Outer Critics Circle Award
for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway
revival of
Cabaret. Some of
her notable films included
Nell (1994),
The Parent Trap
(1998) and
Maid in Manhattan
(2002). Born
Natasha Jane
Richardson in London, England on this day. |
|
May 12, 1895 - Jeddu Krishnamurti - Religious Leader |
May 12, 1820 - Florence Nightingale - Humanitarian - Who
came to be known as "The Lady with the Lamp", was a
pioneering
nurse,
writer and noted
statistician. Born into
a rich, upper-class, well-connected
British family at the
Villa Colombia,
Florence,
Grand Duchy of Tuscany,
on this day. |
May 12, 1907 - Katherine Hepburn - Actress |
May 12,
1925 - Yogi Berra - Baseball Legend |
May 12, 1928 - Burt
Bacharach - is an award-winning
American
pianist and
composer. He is best
known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through
the 1980s, with lyrics written by
Hal David, many of
which were produced for and recorded by
Dionne Warwick. As of
2006, Bacharach had written a total of 70 Top 40 hits in
the US, and 52
Top 40 hits in the UK.
Born in
Kansas City, Missouri
on this day. |
May 12,
1937 - George Carlin
- Funny Political Comedian |
May 12,
1959 - Ving Rhames - Actor - Rhames first grew to
worldwide fame as Mercellus Wallace in the 1994 hit film
"Pulp Fiction." In 1998, he won a Golden Globe award for
his portrayal of the title role in "Don King: Only In
America." Besides starring in films such as "Dawn of the
Dead," "Undisputed" and "Mission: Impossible." Rhames
also starred in the brief revival of "Kojak" and had
recurring roles on "The District" and "E.R." Rhames was
born in New York on this day. |
May 12,
1962 - Emilio Estevez
- Actor - Son of veteran Martin Sheen and brother of
Charlie Sheen. Once a member of Hollywood's "brat pack"
in the 1980s, Estevez was briefly married to pop star
Paula Abdul. This birthday guy is easily recognized from
his roles in "The mighty Ducks" trilogy, "The Breakfast
Club," torical drama "Bobby." He wrote - and hopes to
direct and star in - "The Public," a screenplay about
derelicts who use libraries as a home base. Emilio was
born in New York City on this day. |
May 12,
1968 - Tony Hawk - American Skateboarder born San Diego,
California |
May 12,
1978 - Jason Biggs |
May 13, 1914 - Joe Louis -
Better known as Joe Louis, was a
heavyweight boxing champion.
Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, he is considered to
be one of the greatest champions in boxing history.
Louis held the heavyweight title for over 11 years, more
than anyone else before or after him, recording 25
successful defenses of the title. In 2003,
Ring Magazine
ranked him No. 1 on its list of 100 greatest punchers of
all time. In
2005, Louis was named
the greatest heavyweight of all time by the
International Boxing Research Organization. He
participated in 27 heavyweight championship fights, a
record which still stands. In the turbulent era during
World War II, he became
a national hero in America, partly because of his
comment about the Allies, "We're gonna win 'cause we're
on God's side". Born Joseph Louis Barrow in
La Fayette,
Alabama on this day. |
May 13, 1914 - Joe Lewis - Sports Figure |
May 13,
1923 - Bea Arthur |
May 13, 1923 - Richard Avedon - Photographer |
May 13, 1931 - Jim Jones - Cultist |
May 13, 1939 - Harvey Keitel - Actor |
May 13, 1941 - Ritchie Valens - Singer |
May 13, 1964 - Stephen Colbert - Comedian - Colbert who
first hit it big with his satiric political commentary
on "The Daily Show" before going on to success on his
own with the Emmy-nominated "The Colbert Report." Once a
member of the famed second City comedy troupe, Colbert's
early roots in TV were in comedy series such as "Dana
Carvey Show," "Exit 57" and "Strangers With Candy." He's
also appeared in feature films such as "Bewitched."
Colbert has also penned the best-selling book "I Am
America (And So Can You!)." Colbert was born in
Washington, D.C. on this day. |
May 13, 1950 - Stevie Wonder - Singer |
May 13, 1986 - Robert Pattinson - Actor - Pattinson
recently starred as vampire Edward Cullen in the movie
based on the best-selling book "Twilight," a role he is
slated to reprise in the upcoming "New Moon." Pattinson
also portrayed Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire." His next film will be starring as
artist Salvador Dali in "Little Ashes," and recently he
was a presenter at the 81st Academy Awards. Pattinson
was born in London, England, on this day. |
May 14, 1925 - Patrice Munsel
- Singer - Is an American
coloratura
soprano, the youngest
singer who ever starred at the
Metropolitan Opera,
nicknamed "Princess Pat". She was born in
Spokane,
Washington on this day. |
May 14, 1936 - Bobby Darin - Singer |
May 14,
1944 - George Lucas - Film Maker/ Director and
Producer. Lucas is "The Force" responsible for the
hugely successful "Star Wars" film series.
He's also collaborated with longtime friend Steven
Spielberg to create the "Indiana Jones" movies and
directed the Golden Globe winning 1973 classic "American Graffiti." In
1992 Lucas received a lifetime achievement Academy
Award. Lucas was born in Modesto, California, on this
day. |
May 14, 1952 - David Byrne - Singer |
May 14, 1961 - Tim Roth - Actor - Roth has had memorable
roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction"
and "Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes," as well as
earning an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of villain
Archibald Cunningham i "rob Roy." Very much in demand in
Hollywood, Roth currently appears in the latest
incarnation of "The Incredible Hulk" 2008 and is expected to
star in the upcoming film "Phantasmagoria: The Visions
Of Lewis Carroll." born in London on this date. |
May 14,
1969 - Cate Blanchett |
May 14,
1973 - Sinead O'Connell - Singer |
May 14, 1983 - Amber Tamblyn
-Is an
Emmy-
and
Golden Globe-nominated
American
actress
and
poet.
She came to fame on the
soap opera
General Hospital
from 1995 to 2001
followed by a starring role on the
television
series
Joan of Arcadia.
She has branched out into film roles, appearing in
The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants (2005),
The Grudge 2
released on
October 13,
2006,
and the sequel
The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants
2 (2008). Tamblyn was cast as Emily Bowen (later known
as
Emily Quartermaine) on
the
soap opera
General Hospital, a
role that she played for six years (from 1995 to 2001).
She also appeared in the films Rebellious and
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (both co-starring her
father), as well as in
Live Nude Girls
(1995) and in the opening scene of the 2002 horror film
The Ring. Tamblyn
also made a number of guest appearances on several
television shows, including
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
in which she played
Janice Penshaw, the
best friend of
Dawn Summers, as well
as
Boston Public,
CSI: Miami, and
Punk'd (after being
tricked by
Ashton Kutcher and his
crew members for losing someone else's dog).She
also starred in the
pilot episode
of the revived
Twilight Zone
series on
UPN
in 2002. Born Amber
Rose Tamblyn in
Santa Monica, California
on this date. |
May 14, 1993 - Miranda
Cosgrove - actress, singer - Is an
American
child actress
and
singer.
She is best known for her roles as Megan Parker in
Drake and Josh,
Summer Hathaway in
School of Rock
and as
Carly
Shay in
iCarly.
Her career began in 1996 when she was spotted by an
agent who was so impressed by her singing and dancing in
a restaurant called "Taste of LA" that he signed her up
for a number of small roles in commercials.
Cosgrove now stars as
Carly
Shay in the new
Nickelodeon series
iCarly,
which is written and produced by
Dan Schneider.
iCarly now shows on Nickelodeon in
TEENick
and on
The N.
Born Miranda Taylor Cosgrove on this day in
Los Angeles,
California,
U.S.A..
|
May 15, 1859 - Pierre Curry - Scientist |
May 15, 1902 - Richard Daily - Politician |
May 15, 1909 - James Mason
- Was a three-time
Academy Award-nominated
English
actor who attained
stardom in both
British and
American
films. Born James
Neville Mason in
Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, England on
this day. |
May
15, 1918 - Eddy Arnold
|
May 15, 1918 - Joseph Wiseman - Activist |
May 15, 1923 -
Richard Avedon -Was
an
American
photographer. Avedon
capitalized on his early success in fashion photography
and expanded into the realm of
fine art
Born in
New York City on
this day. |
May 15, 1937 - Madeleine Albright - Ambassador |
May 15,
1969 - Emmitt Smith |
May 15,
1978 - Divi Krumholtz - Actor - Krumholtz portrays math
genius Charlie Eppes each week on the quirky crime drama
"Numbers." On the big screen, he's appeared in films
such as "Addams Family Values," "10 Things I Hate About
You" and "Superbad." He's appeared in episode of "The
Closer" and "The Trouble With Normal," as well as in the
Broadway play "Conversations With My Father." Krumholtz
was born in Queens, New York City, on this day. |
May 15, 1981 - Jamie-Lynn Sigler - Actress - Jamie-Lynn
is most easily recognized for her role as Meadow on the
hit cable TV drama "The Sopranos." She has
appeared on Broadway in "Beauty and the Beast" as well
as films such a "Campfire Stories," "Lovewrecked," and
"Call Me: The Rise And Fall Of Heidi Fleiss." The
actress has also written an autobiogaphy, "Wise Girl:
What I've Learned About Life, Love and Loss." She was
briefly known as Jamie-Lynn DiScala, was born in New
York, City on this day. |
May 16, 1905 - Henry Fonda - Actor - Was an
American
Academy Award-winning
film and
stage
actor, best known for
his roles as plain-speaking idealists. Fonda's subtle,
naturalistic acting
style preceded by many years the popularization of
method acting. Fonda
made his mark early as a
Broadway actor, and
made his
Hollywood debut in
1935. Fonda's career gained momentum after his
Academy Award-nominated
performance as
Tom Joad in 1940s
The Grapes of Wrath,
an
adaptation of
John Steinbeck's novel
about an
Oklahoma family who
moved west during the
Dust Bowl. Throughout
six decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong,
appealing screen image in such classics as
The Ox-Bow Incident,
Mister Roberts and
12 Angry Men.
Later, Fonda moved toward both more challenging, darker
epics as
Sergio Leone's
Once Upon a Time in the West
(portraying a villain who kills, among others, a child)
and lighter roles in family comedies like
Yours, Mine and Ours
with
Lucille Ball. Fonda was
the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including
daughter
Jane Fonda, son
Peter Fonda,
granddaughter
Bridget Fonda, and
grandson
Troy Garity; his family
and close friends called him "Hank". In 1999, he was
named the sixth
Greatest Male Star of All Time
by the
American Film Institute.
Born Henry Jaynes Fonda in
Grand Island, Nebraska
on this day. |
May 16, 1908 - Muktananda - Guru |
May 16, 1925 - Liberace - Entertainer |
May 16,
1953 - Pierce Brosnan - Actor - Brosman will be forever
immortalized in Hollywood for portraying British secret
service agent 007 "James Bond" in four blockbuster
films. Besides Bond, Brosman's film credits include
"Mrs. Doubtfire," "Dante's Peak' and most recently, the
Golden Raspberry-winning performance for worst
supporting actor in "Mamma Mia!" After beginning his
career in British films and television, Brosman earned
international fame starring in the TV series
"Remington Steele" opposite Stephanie Zimbalist
from 1982-1987. Brosman was born in County Meath,
Ireland, on this day.
|
May 16,
1955 - Debra Winger - Is an
Academy Award-nominated
American
actress. Born Mary
Debra Winger in
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
on this day. |
May 16,
1966 - Janet Jackson - Singer/ Entertainer |
May 16, 1969 - David Boreanaz - Actor - Boreanaz first
made it big as the vampire Angel on "Buffy The Vampire
Slayer" as well as in his own successful spin-off
series, "Angel." Currently he stars as Seely Booth on
the crime series "Bones" The actor has been married to
actress Jaime Bergman since 2001 and the couple have a
son. Boreanaz's next role may be on the big screen ; he
is slated to appear in the upcoming "Jurassic Park 4."
Boreanaz was born in Buffalo, New York on this day. |
May 16,
1969 - Tracey Gold - Actress |
May 16,
1973 - Tori Spelling - Actress |
May 16, 1986 - Megan Fox - American actress and model -
Fox's career in modeling and acting began with with her
winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and
Talent Convention in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
She began her acting career with the film "Holiday
in the Sun" (2001), later appearing in films
"Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen," "Crimes of
Fashion," and the TV series "The Help" (all 2004). She
is well known for her roles on the television series
"Hope and Faith" (2004) and in the (2007) live-action
film "Transformers" Born Megan Denise Fox on this day in
Rockwood, Tennessee. |
May 17, 1866 - Eric Satie - Composer |
May 17, 1895 - Gayelord Hauser - Nutritionist |
May 17, 1918 -
Birgit Nilsson - Was a
Swedish
dramatic soprano who
specialized in operatic and symphonic works. Her voice
was noted for its overwhelming force, bountiful reserves
of power and the gleaming brilliance and clarity in the
upper register. Born Birgit Märta Svensson on a
farm at
Västra Karup in
Skåne (100 km/60 miles
north of
Malmö). |
May 17,
1936 - Dennis Hopper - Actor Film Star |
May 17, 1955 - Bill Paxton - Actor - Paxton's career in
Hollywood began as a set designer for noted director
Roger Corman. In the late 1980s, he briefly performed
with the musical combo Martini Rauch. He has had
memorable roles in such big screen hits as "Aliens,"
"Twister" and "Titanic." In 2008, Paxton was nominated
for a Golden Globe for his performance in the cable
series "Big Love." Paxton was born in Dallas on the
date. |
May 17, 1956 - Sugar Ray
Leonard - Is a retired American professional
boxer. Named Fighter of
the Decade for the 1980s, he is widely considered to be
one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles
at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such
celebrated opponents as
Wilfred Benitez,
Thomas Hearns,
Roberto Duran and
Marvin Hagler. He was
named after the singing legend
Ray Charles. Leonard
was given the nickname "Sugar" by one of his amateur
coaches in his hometown of
Palmer Park, Maryland.
Born Ray Charles Leonard in
Wilmington, North Carolina,
USA on this day. |
May 17,
1956 - Bob Saget |
May 18, 1872 -
Bertrand Russell -Was
a
British
philosopher,
historian,
logician,
mathematician, advocate
for social reform, and
pacifist. Although
usually regarded as
English, as he spent
the majority of his life in
England, he was born
and raised in
Wales
. Born Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd
Earl Russell in
Trellech,
Monmouthshire,
UK on this day. |
May 18, 1892 -
Ezio Pinza - "The
Italian
bass" - Was one of the
outstanding
opera singers of the
first half of the 20th century. He spent 22 seasons at
New York's
Metropolitan Opera,
appearing in more than 750 performances of 50 operas. He
also sang to great acclaim at
La Scala,
Milan, and at the
Royal Opera House in
London's
Covent Garden. Born in
modest circumstances in
Rome on this day. |
May 18, 1912 - Perry Como -
Was an
Italian-American singer
and television personality. During a career spanning
more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the
RCA Victor label after
signing with it in 1943. "Mr. C", as he was nicknamed,
sold millions of
records for RCA and
also pioneered a weekly musical variety television show,
which set the standards for the genre and proved to be
one of the most successful in television history. His
combined success on television and popular recordings
was not matched by any other artist of the time. Born
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como in
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
on this day. |
May 18, 1919 - Margot
Fonteyn -"Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias" -
The British
prima ballerina
assoluta, was
considered by many to be the greatest English
ballerina of her time.
Born Margaret ("Peggy") Hookham on this day. |
May 18, 1946 - Reggie
Jackson - nicknamed "Mr. October" for his
clutch hitting in the
postseason, is an American former
Major League Baseball
right fielder who
played for five different teams from
1967 to
1987. He won three
consecutive
World Series titles as
a member of the
Oakland A's in the
early 1970s and also won 2 consecutive titles with the
New York Yankees. He
was inducted into the
Hall of Fame in 1993.
Born Reginald Martinez Jackson in
Wyncote, Pennsylvania
on this day. |
May 18, 1949 - Rick Wakeman |
May 18, 1952, George Strait - Country Singer - Strait
has been known as the "King of Country" with 22 platinum
and 12 multiplatinum alblums to his credit. His biggest
albums to date were "Pure Country" and "Strait Out of
the Box" and the Texan was an easy choice for induction
into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006. Strait has
also tested his acting chops, appearing in the films
"the Horse Whisperer" and "Grand Champion." Strait was
born in Poteet, Texas on this day. |
May 18,
1955 - Chow Yun-Fat -Actor - Yun-Fat made a huge
international splash when he starred in the 2000 hit
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and continued his
success recently as pirate Sao Feng in "Pirates of the
Caribbean: At World's End. In the U.S., he's starred in
such standard action films as "The Replacement Killers"
and "The Corruptor." In Asia he grew to fame with
acclaimed movies such as "A Better Tomorrow" and "Hard
Boiled." Yun-Fat was born in Hong Kong, China, on this
day. |
May 18,
1970 - Tina Fey - Actress |
May 19, 1896 - Ida Rolf - Body Worker |
May 19,
1925 - Malcolm X |
May 19, 1939 - James Fox - Fox first acting role was at
age 11 in the 1950 film "The Miniver Story." Now
consider such an acting veteran, Fox has starred in such
top billed movies such as "King Rat," "A Passage To
India" and "The Lost World." Recent work for this
thespian includes the film "Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory" and appearing on the British series "Walking
The Dead." Fox was born in London on this day. |
May 19, 1941 - Nora Ephron
- Is an
American
film director,
producer,
screenwriter,
novelist, and
blogger. She is best
known for her
romantic comedies and
is a triple nominee for the
Academy Award for Writing Original
Screenplay; for
Silkwood,
When Harry Met Sally...
and
Sleepless in Seattle.
She sometimes writes with her sister,
Delia Ephron. Born in
New York,
New York on this day. |
May 19,
1945 - Pete Townshend |
May 19,
1952 - Grace Jones -Singer/ Actress "Bond Girl
Goodnight" |
May 19, 1964 - Collin Chapman |
May 19, 1966 - Polly Walker - Actress - Walker drew rave
reviews as Atia of the Julii in the lavish series "Rome"
from 2005-07. She is slated to portray Sister Clarice
Willow in the upcoming "Battlestar Gallactica" prequel "Caprica."
She's appeared in films such as "Patriot Games,"
"Silver" and "Robinson Crusoe," as well as recently
starring in the series "Cane" in her native England.
walker was born in Cheshire, England, on this day. |
May 20, 1799 - Honore Balzac - Writer |
May 20,
1908 - James, Jimmy Stewart
- Actor |
May 20, 1936 - Anthony Zerbe - Actor - Zerbe won a 1976
Emmy award for his work on the detective drama "Harry
O." He also has a vast list of film credits including
roles inbox office hits such as "The Omega Man," "The
Dead Zone" and "The Matrix Revolutions." Zerbe served in
the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1960 before breaking
into acting, studying at Stella Adler Theater in New
York. Zerbe was born in Long Beach, California on this
day. |
May 20,
1944 - Joe Cocker - Singer/ Writer |
May 20,
1946 - Cher - Entertainer Singer Performer, Actress |
May 20,
1959 - Bronson Pinchot - Pinchot is probably best
remembered for portraying zany immigrant Balki
Bartokomous on the hit series "Perfect Strangers" from
1986-1993. He's also starred in the series "Step by
Step" and appeared in films such as "Beverly Hills Cop,"
"Risky Business" and "True Romance." More recently, he
starred as Patrick Dalton on the soap opera "The Young
and the Restless" and provided the voice of the talking
car in Volkswagen ads. Pinchot was born in New York City
on this day. |
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