Celebrity Birthdays
July 15, 2010
Documentary film maker D.A. Pennebaker is 85. (Born 1925) His credits include the movies "Don't Look Back," "Monterey Pop," and "Standing in the Shadow of Motown."
Author Clive Cussler is 79. (Born 1931) His books include "Sahara" and "Raise the Titanic."
Former football player turned actor Alex Karras is 75. (Born 1935) His credits include the films "Against All Odds" and "Blazing Saddles" and the television show "Webster."
Actor Ken Kercheval is 75. (Born 1935) He has starred in several television shows including "Dallas" and "Search for Tomorrow."
Actor Patrick Wayne is 71. (Born 1939) He appeared in such films as "Young Guns" and "Big Jake."
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent is 66. (Born 1944) His credits include the television show "Airwolf" and the mini-series "The Winds of War."
Singer Linda Ronstadt is 64. (Born 1946)
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Artimus Pyle is 62. (Born 1948) He was inducted as a member of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Pro-wrestler turned politician Jesse Ventura is 59. (Born 1951) His nickname is "The Body," he became "The Mind" when he ran for and won the governor's seat in Minnesota.
Actor Terry O'Quinn is 58. (Born 1952) His credits include the TV series "Lost," "Alias," "JAG," and "Millennium" and the movie "Young Guns."
Football Hall of Famer John Stallworth is 58. (Born 1952)
Singer David Pack is 58. (Born 1952) He was a member of the group Ambrosia.
Singer Alicia Bridges is 57. (Born 1953) She's best known for the hit "I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)."
NHL analyst Barry Melrose is 54. (Born 1956) He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and later coached the Los Angeles Kings to a Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 1993.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Marky Ramone is 54. (Born 1956) He was in the group The Ramones.
Guitarist Joe Satriani is 54. (Born 1956)
Supermodel Kim Alexis is 50. (Born 1960)
Actor Willie Aames is 50. (Born 1960) He starred on the television shows "Eight is Enough" and "Charles in Charge."
Academy Award-winning actor and Emmy Award-winning producer Forest Whitaker is 49. (Born 1961) He earned the Oscar for the movie "The Last King of Scotland," and won an Emmy as a co-executive producer of the TV film "Door to Door." His other acting credits include the TV series "The Shield" and the movies "Phone Booth," "Panic Room," "Phenomenon," "The Crying Game," and "Platoon."
Actress Lolita Davidovich is 49. (Born 1961) Her credits include the movies "Hollywood Homicide" and "Mystery, Alaska."
Actress Brigitte Nielson is 47. (Born 1963) Her credits include the reality TV shows "The Surreal Life" and "Strange Love" and the movie "Rocky IV."
Actor Eddie Griffin is 42. (Born 1968) His credits include the films "Redline," "Norbit," "Date Movie," the "Deuce Bigalow" movies, "My Baby's Daddy," "Undercover Brother," and "John Q" and the TV show "Malcolm & Eddie."
Actor Scott Foley is 38. (Born 1972) His credits include the TV series "The Unit," "Scrubs," "A.U.S.A.," "Dawson's Creek's" and "Felicity."
Actor Brian Austin Green is 37. (Born 1973) His credits include the TV series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "Freddie," "Resurrection Blvd," "Knots Landing," and "Beverly Hills 90210."
Guitarist Ray Toro is 33. (Born 1977) He is plays lead guitar for the band My Chemical Romance.
These famous people would have celebrated birthdays on this day:
Artist Rembrandt. (Born 1606) He produced more than 650 oil paintings and two-thousand drawings.
Poet Clement Moore. (Born 1779) He penned the classic Christmas poem "Twas the Night before Christmas."
Academy Award-winning lyricist Dorothy Fields. (Born 1905) She shared the Oscar with Jerome Kern for the song "The Way You Look Tonight," from the 1936 movie "Swing Time."
Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Herb Sargent. (Born 1923) His credits include "Saturday Night Live," "The Dennis Miller Show," and "The Steve Allen Show."
Actor Philip Carey. (Born 1925) He appeared in several films including "The Time Travelers" and "Mister Roberts."
Actor Franklyn Seales. (Born 1952) He played Dexter Stuffins on the hit show "Silver Spoons," and Lorenzo Hollingsworth on "Amen."
Punk rocker Johnny Thunders. (Born 1952)
Singer Ian Curtis. (Born 1956) He was the singer for the group Joy Division.
