R&B Signer Usher Turns 46 Today

Actors:

Rowan Blanchard is 23 (“Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” “Girl Meets World”)

Teresa Castillo is 41 (“General Hospital”) (FAST FACT: She was considered for the lead in the film “The Princess Diaries,” a role that eventually went to Anne Hathaway)

Steve Cooganis 59 (“Spitting Image,” “Philomena”)

Lori Petty is 61 (“Point Break,” “A League of Their Own”)

Jon Seda is 54 (“12 Monkeys,” “Chicago PD”)

Joey Travolta is 74 (“West Side Story,” “Bye Bye Birdie”) (FAST FACT: He originally started his career as a recording artist with Casablanca Records…and yes, he’s related to John Travolta. He’s John’s older brother)

Max Thieriot is 36 (“The Pacifier,” “Bates Motel”)

The late Harry Anderson(1952 – 2018)…he would have been is 72 (“Night Court,” “Cheers”) (FAST FACT: his first job was performing magic tricks on the street)

The late Lillian Gish(1893-1993) (“Birth of A Nation,” “Duel In The Sun”) (FAST FACTS: The silent film actress enjoyed a career that spanned 75 years, from 1912 in silent film shorts to 1987. The American Film Institute named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of Classic American cinema. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award. Gish was also awarded in the Kennedy Center Honors.)

The late Roger Moore(1927-2017) …he would have been 97 (“Ivanhoe,” “The Saint,” he replaced Sean Connery as James Bond in 1973) 

Musicians:

Thomas Dolbyis 66

The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward is 78

All Saints’ Shaznay Lewisis 49

(Dixie) Chick Natalie Maines is 50

Cliff Richardis 84

Usher is 46 (FAST FACT: BornUsher Raymond IV, his 2004 album, “Confessions,” became the fastest-selling R&B album in history)

Insane Clown Posse’sShaggy 2 Dope is 50 (born Joseph Utsler) 

Plus:

Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler is 45 (she’s also a “Dancing With The Stars” alum)

Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 85 (designer of Polo fashions, fragrances, and accessories, estimated by Forbes to be the 162ndrichest person in the world)

Celebrity progeny Lourdes Ciccone Leon is 28 (Not just Madonna’s daughter,she’s multi-talented...just like her mama. Once the owner of her own fashion line, Material Girl, she’s moved on to become the face of several brands.)

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi is 63 (FAST FACT: He started his first fashion line in NY at age 15)

Comedian Jay Pharoah is 37 (He joined “SNL” in 2010 and is best known for his impersonations of Obama, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. He left the show this year ahead of its 42ndseason)

TV personality Stephen A. Smith is 57

The late US president Dwight D. Eisenhower (The United States’ 34thpresident who was also a five-star general in the Army and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during WWII) (1890-1969)

The late legendary basketball coach John Wooden (Led UCLA to ten national titles from 1964-1975, was inducted into both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame)(1910-2010)

 

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