August Birthdays

Since it's August, it's time to say Happy Birthday!

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott Jr.

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-Is a massive fan of Queen and Mott the Hoople

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-Told the media that he and Twilight actor Robert Pattinson had drama class in high school together

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

-His struggle with his homosexuality caused him to start abusing drugs and alcohol. Once he did come out, people still accepted him as their Metal God front man of Judas Priest

Dustin Hoffman

-Birth name: Dustin Lee Hoffman

-DOB: 8/8/1937

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He only pursued acting because he didn't want to work or go into the military

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1952

-Where: Cannock, United Kingdom

-Had a small fling with Linda Blair on the set of The Exorcist II

Ian Gillan

-DOB: 8/19/1945

-Where: Chiswick, London, England

-Over the years he's had a rocky relationship with former Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore

Robert Plant

-Birth name: Robert Anthony Plant

-DOB: 8/20/1948

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-Was in a car crash in the mid 1970s and as a result, he injured his arm. To this day, he cannot fully extend his right arm

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-First got into music when he attended a boarding school and heard Deep Purple's "Child in Time" blaring out another student's room

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: Saint Matthews, South Carolina

-Her mother, Mary Alice, worked as a maid, a factory worker and a civil rights activist. Her father, Dan Davis, worked as a horse groomer and trainer

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Spain

-Initially, Hollywood was hesitant to cast him in movies because of his strong Spanish accent. He learned English phonetically and was able to start appearing in movies

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Sir Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-Best known for portraying spy James Bond

Vivian Campbell

-Birth name: Vivian Patrick Campbell

-DOB: 8/25/1952

-Where: Belfast, Ireland

-Was previously in the bands DIO and Whitesnake

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Oadby, United Kingdom

-He was actually one of the last bass players brought into the band Queen