CLAY AIKEN! - 35 (lucky GAY DAD.)
Kaley Cuoco - 28 (Blonde from "8 Simple Rules" and now that show "The Big Bang Theory".)
Elisha Cuthbert - 31 (She was Kiefer's daughter on "24" . . . the high school girl in "Old School" . . . and the deep, pornographic prostitute in "The Girl Next Door".)
-Clemence Poesy - 31 (Fleur Delacour in the "Harry Potter" films and James Franco's lover in "127 Hours".
--Mindy McCready - 38 (Half-dead country twanger. Roger Cl emens and Dean Cain used to schtupp her.)
Sandra Oh, Actress ("Grey's Anatomy"), turns 43
Amy Ryan - 44 (Holly Flax on "The Office".)
- -Ben Stiller - 48 ZOOLANDER
--Bo Jackson - 51 (Badass multi-sport athlete . . . Heisman Trophy winner . . . and the first man named to both the Major League Baseball All-Star game AND the NFL's Pro Bowl.)
-- Billy Idol - 58 (Was a 80's Punk -pop go
d!!! His biggest albums include 1982's "Billy Idol" . . . with "White Wedding" and "Hot in the City"; 1983's "Rebel Yell" . . . featuring "Eyes Without A Face" and "Flesh for Fantasy". He released a CHRISTMAS ALBUM called "Happy Holidays". He even wore a SUIT JACKET on the cover, and posed at a piano. SEE
Mandy Patinkin - 61 (Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"!!! "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Evita on Broadway. He recently left his latest show, "Criminal Minds", because of "creative differences.")
Playwright David Mamet turns 66 years old today.
--Ridley Scott - 76 (Director: "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Black Rain", "Thelma & Louise", "G.I. Jane", "Gladiator", "Hannibal" and "Black Hawk Down".)
G. Gordon Liddy - 83 (G-man convicted for his Watergate involvement.)
ROBERT GUILLAUME!!! - 84 ("Benson"!!!)
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (actor) is 94 THE F.B.I and Voice of “Alfred” on Batman animated series
June Pointer - Would have been 58 - (1953 - 2006) (The Pointer Sisters. Their biggest album is 1983's "Break Out" . . . featuring their CLASSICS "Jump (For My Love)", "Automatic", "I Need You", "Neutron Dance" and "I'm So Excited".)
Dick Clark - would hae been 85
-Allan Sherman - (1924 - 1973) ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"!!!)
--Winston Churchill - (1874 - 1965) (British Prime Minister during World War Two. After the Royal Air Force scored a major victory, Churchill said . . . "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.")
MARK TWAIN - (1835 - 1910) (Brilliant author of "Tom Sawyer" and "Huck Finn".)
1900 - Irish author OSCAR WILDE died in Paris. South African researchers determined that a chronic ear infection NOT SYPHILIS killed Oscar Wilde.
1940 - LUCILLE BALL and DESI ARNAZ were married. They divorced in 1960
In 1959…In a report on the payola scandal, Billboard claimed that the fallout “will substantially damage the careers of at least 25 DJs.” According to Alan Freed, his career had ended up “down the drain” as a result of his role in the pay-for-play racket.
1977 - DAVID BOWIE performed a duet with child abuser BING CROSBY on his Christmas Special. They sang "LITTLE DRUMMER BOY".
In 1979…Pink Floyd released the double album The Wall.
1984 - "GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER", by Elmo and Patsy, was released!
In 1988…LL Cool J performed at the first-ever rap concert held in Ivory Coast, Africa. The concert came to an abrupt halt after fighting broke out in the audience and the stage was stormed.
In 1994…Outside a New York recording studio, rapper Tupac Shakur was robbed and shot five times. He survived, but was killed in 1996 in Las Vegas.
In 1996…Novelty singer Tiny Tim died in Minneapolis. He was 63. ( truly the day the music died..just saying)
In 1998…An unusual request stopped a Jewel show for a few moments in New York. The singer asked if anybody had a pair of nail-clippers at a benefit for the Creative Coalition. Somebody in the audience did and a few minutes later, the show continued.
In 2003…The corner of Bowery and Second Street in New York was renamed Joey Ramone Place, in honor of the late punk icon. Among the hundreds who attended were Tommy and Marky Ramone, and Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads.
In 2004…A man who claimed he was Sheryl Crow’s “spiritual twin” was acquitted of stalking charges. The ex-Navy diver said he was merely trying to “court” the singer when he appeared backstage at a 2003 concert.
2007 - Legendary motorcycle stuntman EVEL KNIEVEL died in Florida. He was 69.
