Actors:
Rachael Harris is 55 (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Natural Selection,” “New Girl,” “Lucifer”) (FAST FACT: She trained and performed with the improv comedy group, The Groundlings.)
Oliver Platt is 63 (“Married to the Mob,” “Working Girl,” “Flatliners,” “The Three Musketeers,” “A Time to Kill,” “Bulworth “Frost/Nixon,” “The West Wing,” “Simon Burch,” “X-Men: First Class,” “Chicago Med”)
The late Kirstie Alley (1951 – 2022) would have been 72 (“Cheers,” “Look Who’s Talking” series, “Fat Actress,” “Kirstie”)
The late Naya Rivera (1987 – 2020)...she would have been 36 (“The Royal Family,” “This Is How I Made It,” “Frankenhood,” “Glee”) (FAST FACTS: She was engaged to rapper Big Sean before they called off the marriage in April 2014. She then married actor Ryan Dorsey in July 2014. She filed for divorce in November 2015, just after the September birth of their son, Josey Hollis Dorsey. The couple reconciled in the fall of 2017…only to split again – and have her arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery last Thanksgiving)
Musicians:
Amerie is 43
Keith Anderson is 55
Melanie C is 49 (FAST FACT: The farther the former Spice Girl has gotten away from the group, ‘Sporty Spice’ let go of the ‘Mel C’ in favor of Melanie – still doesn’t use her last name, Chisholm)
Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha is 53
The Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden is 84
Ella Henderson is 27
Pixie Lott is 32
Wu Tang Clan’s Raekwon is 53 (born Corey Quontrell Woods)
Ricky Van Shelton is 71
Zayn (aka One Direction’s Zayn Malik) is 30
Rob Zombie (given name, Robert Bartleh Cummings) is 58
The late Ray Price (1926 – 2013)…he would have been 97
The late Tex Ritter (1905 – 1974)
Plus:
Newswoman and TV personality Christiane Amanpour is 65
Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is 59 (Billionaire founder of Amazon.com. In 2013, he purchased “The Washington Post.” He’s considered to be an e-commerce pioneer and consumerism revolutionary.)
Reality TV stars Jana and John-David Duggar is 33 (“19 Kids and Counting”)
Animator/Director John Lasseter is 66 (The Chief Creative Officer at Pixar, he’s tha man behind such Pixar films including “A Bug's Life,” “Toy Story 2,” “Cars,” “Cars 2,” “Planes” and most recently, “Coco.” In 1988, his film, “Tin Toy,” received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and in 1996, “Toy Story” received a Special Achievement Award from the Academy Awards) (FAST FACT: His star was significantly dimmed in late 2017 with the advent of accusations about his inappropriate behavior in the workplace. In November, he agreed to step away from the company for six months and apologized.)
“King of All Media” Howard Stern is 69
The late boxing champ “Smokin’” Joe Frazier (1944 – 2011)…he would have been 79 (FAST FACTS: World heavyweight boxing champ known as Smokin' Joe competed against many of the all-time greats. He also won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and retired with a record of 32-4-1. As a child, classmates would give him a quarter or a sandwich to walk with them and protect them from bullies.)
The late talk show host Rush Limbaugh (1951 – 2021)…he would have been 72
The late author Jack London (1876 – 1916) (“The Call of the Wild,” “White Fang”) (FAST FACT: A museum in Canada, a lake in California and a lake in Russia were named in his honor.
The late Swami Vivekananda (1863 – 1902) (This Indian spiritual leader helped to establish Hinduism as a major world religion by conducting hundreds of public and private classes, in which he explained the doctrines of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe)