June Birthdays

It's June! Time to say Happy Birthday!

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita

-Birth Name: Noriyuki Morita

-DOB: 6/28/1932

-Where: Isleton, California

-DOD: 11/24/2005

-Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

-He was known for playing slightly odd or unusual characters

Nicholas Latifi

-Birth Name: Nicholas Daniel Latifi

-DOB: 6/29/1995

-Where: Montreal, Canada

-His father is an Iranian-Canadian businessman named Michael Latifi

Ronnie Wood

-Birth Name: Ronald David Wood

-DOB: 6/1/1941

-Where: Hillingdon, United Kingdom

-He and singer Rod Stewart were part of The Faces, a band consisting of former members of The Small Faces

Charlie Watts

-Birth Name: Charles Robert Watts

-DOB: 6/2/1941

-Where: London, England

-DOD: 8/24/2021

-Where: London, England

-He originally trained as a graphic artist prior to becoming a musician

Nicko McBrain

-Birth Name: Michael Henry McBrain

-DOB: 6/5/1952

-Where: London, England

-He recently had a stroke, which affected his playing

Ian Paice

-Birth Name: Ian Anderson Paice

-Where: 6/29/1948

-He is the only original member of Deep Purple who has served in every lineup since the band's formation in 1968

Johnny Depp

-Birth Name: John Christopher Depp II

-DOB: 6/9/1963

-Where: Owensboro, Kentucky

-He has suffered with near sightedness since birth and is nearly blind in his left eye. He states it cannot be corrected with surgery

Noah Wyle

-Birth Name: Noah Strausser Speer Wyle

-DOB: 6/4/1971

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He stated his least favorite scene on ER was when he had to do mouth to mouth resuscitation on a dog

Linda Cardellini

-Birth Name: Linda Edna Cardellini

-DOB: 6/25/1973

-Where: Redwood City, California

-She appeared on an episode of the TV game show The Price is Right in 1994, winning a fireplace

May Birthdays

It's May! Time to say Happy Birthday!

Blaze Bayley

-Birth Name: Bayley Alexander Cooke

-DOB: 5/29/1963

-Where: Birmingham, England

-He has the dates of birth and death of his wife Deborah tattooed on his arm

Yuki Tsunoda

-DOB: 5/11/2000

-Where: Samigahara, Kanagawa, Japan

-He was a reserve driver for Red Bull Racing

Tim McGraw

-Birth Name: Samuel Timothy McGraw

-DOB: 5/1/1967

-Where: Delhi, Louisiana

-"Live Like You Were Dying" was written about his father, baseball player Tug McGraw, who passed away on Jan. 5, 2004

Zhou Guanyu

-DOB: 5/30/1999

-Where: Shanghai, China

-He is considered to be the only Chinese driver competing in Formula 1

Chow Yun-fat

-DOB: 5/18/1955

-Where: Lamma Island, Hong Kong, China

-The role that was considered his "breakout" was in the 1986 film A Better Tomorrow because director John Woo said he didn't look like an action star

Mike Myers

-Birth Name: Michael John Myers

-DOB: 5/25/1963

-Where: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

-The day he graduated from high school was the same day he was hired for the Second City comedy club. He had his last exam at 9am, his audition at noon and was hired at 3pm

Cher

-Birth Name: Cheryl Sarkisian

-DOB: 5/20/1946

-Where: El Centro, California

-Her role as Loretta in the 1987 film Moonstruck was offered to actress Sally Field originally, but she turned it down

Eric Singer

-Birth Name: Eric Doyle Mensinger

-DOB: 5/12/1958

-Where: Cleveland, Ohio

-He has played drums for many musicians, including Black Sabbath, Lita Ford and Alice Cooper

Phil Campbell

-Birth Name: Philip Anthony Campbell

-DOB: 5/7/1961

-Where: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

-DOD: 3/13/2026

-Where: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

-He played guitar with Motorhead from 1984 until 2015, when bassist / vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister passed away

Mike Dirnt

-Birth Name: Michael Ryan Pritchard

-DOB: 5/4/1972

-Where: Berkeley, California

-He's the co-founder, bassist, backing / occasional lead vocalist of punk rock band Green Day

Pierce Brosnan

-Birth Name: Pierce Brendan Brosnan

-DOB: 5/16/1953

-Where: Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland

-He has a scar on the right side of his face, above his top lip. He got it from getting hit by a stunt man on the set of 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies

Adele

-Birth Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

-DOB: 5/5/1988

-Where: Tottenham, London, England

-Her song "Skyfall" was sung in a deeper voice because of her being pregnant at the time. Her hormones made her voice deeper

Billy Joel

-Birth Name: William Martin Joel

-DOB: 5/9/1949

-Where: The Bronx, New York

-His nickname is "The Piano Man"

Rami Malek

-Birth Name: Rami Said Malek

-DOB: 5/12/1981

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He is the only the second American-born actor to play a villain in a James Bond film after Robert Davi, who starred in the 1989 film License to Kill

Clint Eastwood

-Birth Name: Clinton Eastwood Jr

-DOB: 5/31/1930

-Where: San Francisco, California

-He was offered the role of James Bond for the 1973 film Live and Let Die. He was flattered by it, but felt that the role should go to an English actor. It did. It went to Roger Moore

George Clooney

-Birth Name: George Timothy Clooney

-DOB: 5/6/1961

-Where: Lexington, Kentucky

-His mother Nina was a beauty pageant queen while his father Nick was a news anchorman and television host, also brother of legendary singer Rosemary Clooney

Jamie Lynn Sigler

-DOB: 5/15/1981

-Where: Jericho, Long Island, New York

-She suffered from an eating disorder while filming The Sopranos

Pete Townshend

-Birth Name: Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend

-DOB: 5/19/1945

-Where: Chiswick, London, England

-He suffers from partial deafness

Drew Carey

-DOB: 5/23/1958

-Where: Cleveland, Ohio

-Prior to becoming a comedian, he worked as a bank teller and a waiter

Paul Bettany

-DOB: 5/27/1971

-Where: Harlesdon, London, England

-For his role in The Da Vinci Code, he had to wear a wig because when his natural hair was bleached, it left bleeding holes in his head

April Birthdays

It's April! Time to say Happy Birthday!

Jet Li

-Birth Name: Li Lian Jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-While filming 2000's Romeo Must Die, he sustained bruised ribs during the fight scenes with Anthony Anderson

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth Name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

-Where: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England

-He has a younger brother named Paul

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth Name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

-He is well known for his strongly reactionary, outspoken opinions

Eddie Murphy

-Birth Name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-He paid for the funeral for comedian Redd Foxx

Roddy Piper

-Birth Name: Roderick George Toombs

-DOB: 4/17/1954

-Where: Saskatoon, Canada

-DOD: 7/31/2015

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He firmly believed that swearing was an ignorant man's weapon while smart men talked

Sebastian Bach

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-He stated in his biography that he was the only Caucasian child in a class of 40 black children

Federico Castellucio

-DOB: 4/29/1964

-Where: Naples, Campania, Italy

-Because of his role on The Sopranos, with his convincing Italian accent, people thought he was an Italian-born actor who spoke broken English. He had to meet with people in Hollywood to convince them he could do other accents, including his normal speaking voice speaking English

Al Pacino

-Birth Name: Alfredo James Pacino

-DOB: 4/25/1940

-Where: Manhattan, New York

-During the filming of 1972's The Godfather, Pacino was in constant fear of being fired

Frank Vincent

-Birth Name: Frank Vincent Gattuso

-DOB: 4/15/1937

-Where: North Adams, Massachusetts

-DOD: 9/13/2017

-Where: Nutley, New Jersey

-His father was an ironworker who worked atop the skyscrapers of New York

Queen Elizabeth II

-DOB: 4/21/1926

-Where: London, England

-DOD: 9/8/2022

-Where: Balmoral Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland

-She was known for doing great things for others and her inspirational, heartwarming holiday speeches

Carol Burnett

-Birth Name: Carol Creighton Burnett

-DOB: 4/26/1933

-Where: San Antonio, Texas

-She initially fired Harvey Korman from The Carol Burnett Show for being rude to the guests. After speaking with him, she hired him back and he was with the show until the end

March Birthdays

It's March! Time to say Happy Birthday!

Steve Harris

-Birth Name: Stephen Percy Harris

-DOB: 3/12/1956

-Where: Leytonstone, London, England

-He is the primary songwriter, founding member and bassist for metal band Iron Maiden

Javier Bardem

-Birth Name: Javier Angel Encinas Bardem

-DOB: 3/1/1969

-Where: Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

-He originally wanted to be a painter. He studied at Madrid's Escuela de Artes y Oficios. When he realized he'd never be a skilled painter, he worked a series of odd jobs to make ends meet. This included bouncer, writer, construction worker and even a male stripper

Carrie Underwood

-Birth Name: Carrie Marie Fisher

-DOB: 3/10/1983

-Where: Muskogee, Oklahoma

-She was a judge on American Idol

Sting (wrestler)

-Birth Name: Steve Borden

-DOB: 3/20/1959

-Where: Omaha, Nebraska

-His black and white face paint is strongly inspired by The Crow

Daniel Craig

-Birth Name: Daniel Wroughton Craig

-DOB: 3/2/1968

-Where: Cheshire, England

-The previous actors who have played James Bond have stated that Craig is a good choice for the role of 007

Alexander Albon

-Birth Name: Alexander Philippe Albon Ansusinha

-DOB: 3/23/1996

-Where: London, England

-He drives under the Thai flag as a tribute to his mother's heritage

Mick Schumacher

-DOB: 3/22/1999

-Where: Genolier, Switzerland

-His father is former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher

Michael Caine

-Birth Name: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

-DOB: 3/14/1933

-Where: Rotherhithe, London, England

-He was in the British Army during the Korean War and saw combat

Elton John

-Birth Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

-DOB: 3/25/1947

-Where: Pinner, United Kingdom

-He is known for his flamboyant outfits on stage

Dee Snider

-Birth Name: Daniel Dee Snider

-DOB: 3/15/1955

-Where: Astoria, New York

-He recently had to take a break from touring with Twisted Sister due to health concerns

Eric Idle

-DOB: 3/29/1943

-Where: South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

-He appeared on a 2002 celebrity episode of Jeopardy!, defeating Charles Barkley and Martha Stewart

Gary Oldman

-Birth Name: Gary Leonard Oldman

-DOB: 3/21/1958

-Where: New Cross, London, England

-He has used a different speaking voice or accent in almost every film he's appeared in

Angus Young

-Birth Name: Angus McKinnon Young

-DOB: 3/31/1955

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-His schoolboy attire came from when he was younger, when he would still be wearing his school uniform as he played music

Michael Imperioli

-Birth Name: James Michael Imperioli

-DOB: 3/26/1966

-Where: Mount Vernon, New York

-He has played two characters with the name Jo Jo: 1995's Clockers and 1995's Bad Boys

Mark Calaway (The Undertaker)

-Birth Name: Mark William Calaway

-DOB: 3/24/1965

-Where: Houston, Texas

-He also works with a company called Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Timothy Dalton

-Birth Name: Timothy Peter Dalton

-DOB: 3/21/1946

-Where: Colwyn Bay, Wales

-He appeared in an episode of Charlie's Angels titled "Fallen Angel." His character, Damien Roth, was referred to as being something like James Bond. This was 8 years before Dalton would play the role of 007

George Eads

-Birth Name: George Coleman Eads III

-DOB: 3/1/1967

-Where: Fort Worth, Texas

-Was fired from CSI in July 2004, along with Jorja Fox. It was thought he was holding out for more money per episode, but after issuing a public apology, he stated he had overslept and was rehired back onto the set after a few days

Rachel Weisz

-Birth Name: Rachel Hannah Weisz

-DOB: 3/7/1970

-Where: Westminster, London, England

-Her parents left Central Europe for England before the start of WWII

Lily Collins

-Birth Name: Lily Jane Collins

-DOB: 3/18/1989

-Where: Guildford, Surrey, England

-She auditioned for the role of Bella in the film Twilight, but Kristen Stewart got the role instead

Queen Latifah

-Birth Name: Dana Elaine Owens

-DOB: 3/18/1970

-Where: Newark, New Jersey

-Her older brother Lance Owens was a police officer who died in an accident on the motorcycle she bought him as a present. She wears the key to his bike around her neck