May 12th
Actors:
- Malin Akerman is 43 (âCouples Retreat,â âThe Heartbreak Kid,â âWatchman,â âTrophy Wifeâ)
- Stephen Baldwin is 55 (âThreesome,â âBiodome,â âUsual Suspects,â âFaith of Our Fathersâ) (FAST FACTS: The youngest of the four Baldwin Brothers, heâs become increasingly vocal about his faith via his book "The Unusual Suspect," as well as his extreme sports evangelism ministry).
- Jason Biggs is 43 ("American Pie," âLoser,â âSaving Silverman,â âOrange Is The New Blackâ)
- Clare Bowen is 37 (âNashvilleâ)
- Bruce Boxleitner is 71 (âHow the West Was Won,â âScarecrow and Mrs. Kingâ)
- Gabriel Byrne is 71 (âEnd of Days,â âIn the Name of the Father,â âThe Usual Suspects,â âIn Treatment,â âVikingsâ) (FAST FACTS: He began work in archaeology, but has since starred in over 35 feature films and produced several more.)
- Emilio Estevez is 59 (âThe Breakfast Club,â âSt. Elmoâs Fire,â âYoung Guns,â âRepo Manâ)
- Kim Fields is 52 (âThe Facts of Life,â âLiving Single,â âReal Housewives of Atlanta,â âDancing with the Starsâ)
- Jamie Luner is 50 (âJust The Ten of Us,â "Melrose Place", "Profiler," âTwo and a Half Men,â âMurder In The Firstâ)
- Ving Rhames is 62 (âPulp Fiction,â âCon Air,â âRosewood,â âCon Air,â âMission: Impossibleâ series)
- Emily VanCamp is 35 (âEverwood,â âBrothers & Sisters,â âRevenge,â âCaptain America,â âThe Residentâ and âFalcon and the Winter Soldierâ)
- The late Katharine Hepburn(1907 â 2003)(âBill of Divorcement,â âAfrican Queen,â âOn Golden Pondâ) (FAST FACTS: Professionally, she was and by resume, stillisa legend. The American Film Institute has even named her the greatest actress in Hollywood History. On the personal side, she married once while young, but thereafter lived independently â and had 26-year affair with her frequent co-star Spencer Tracy, who was married, but living separately from his wife. Tracy's health declined significantly in the 1960s, and Hepburn took a five-year break in her career to care for him â even moving into his house for a time â and was with him when he died on June 10, 1967. Out of consideration for Tracy's family, she didnât attend his funeral.)
Musicians:
- Kix Brooks is 66
- The Cultâs Billy Duffy is 60
- Eric Singer of KISS is 63
- Steve Winwood is 73
Plus:
- Composer Burt Bacharach is 93 (He is considered one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music)
- Chef and TV personality Nadia G is 41 (âBitchin Kitchenâ)
- Chef and TV personality Carla Hall is 57 (âTop Chef,â ABCâs âThe Chewâ)
- Skateboard legend Tony Hawk is 53 (FAST FACT: He was nicknamed The Birdman for his aerial stunts, and gained fame for becoming first skater to successfully land a 900 degree spin out of a half pipe.)
- The late entrepreneur Mary Kay Ash (founder of Mary Kay cosmetics)(1918 â 2001)
- The late baseball legend Yogi Berra(1925 â 2015)âŚhe would have been 96(18-time MLB All-Star catcher and 3-time American League MVP who won 10 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.)
- The late comedian George Carlin(1937 â 2008)...he would have been 84(FAST FACTS: Winner of five GRAMMY awards, he first rose to fame for his infamous "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine which he first performed in 1972 and which was central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation; he was the first host of âSaturday Night Liveâ in 1975. He was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2008.)
- The late author Edward Lear(1812 â 1888)(he popularized limericks)
- The late Florence Nightingale(1820 â 1910)(Celebrated British social reformer and statistician, who is considered the founder of modern nursing.) (FAST FACT: She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" during the Crimean War, where she was serving as a nurse, because of her habit of making rounds at night)
- The late TV personality Tom Snyder(1936 â 2007)âŚhe would have been85