December Birthdays

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

Simon Helberg

-Birth name: Simon Maxwell Helberg

-DOB: 12/9/1980

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-Just like his character Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory, in real life Helberg is the father of two kids

Lemmy Kilmister

-Birth name: Ian Fraser Kilmister

-DOB: 12/24/1945

-Where: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

-DOD: 12/28/2015

-Where: Los Angeles, California (prostate cancer, cardia arrhythmia, congestive heart failure)

-Earned his nickname "Lemmy" from the fact he was always bumming for money

Lucy Liu

-Birth name: Lucy Alexis Liu

-DOB: 12/2/1968

-Where: Queens, New York

-Her mother, Cecilia, is a biochemist from Beijing while her father Tom is a civil engineer from Shanghai

Ozzy Osbourne

-Birth name: John Michael Osbourne

-DOB: 12/3/1948

-Where: Aston, Birmingham, England

-Earned the nickname "Ozzy" as a shortened version of his last name

Marisa Tomei

-DOB: 12/4/1964

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-Starred on A Different World for a while

Phil Collen

-Birth name: Philip Kenneth Collen

-DOB: 12/8/1957

-Where: London, England

-After suffering from alcohol-induced blackouts and tiring of it, he decided to get himself in shape

Denzel Washington

-Birth name: Denzel Hayes Washington

-DOB: 12/28/1954

-Where: Mount Vernon, New York

-His father is a Pentecostal minister and his mother is a beautician

Richard Hammond

-Birth name: Richard Mark Hammond

-DOB: 12/19/1969

-Where: Solihull, England

-Often referred to as "The Cute One" by the show's female fanbase

Cliff Williams

-Birth name: Clifford Williams

-DOB: 12/14/1949

-Where: Romford, England

-Has been the bassist/backing vocalist for AC/DC from 1977-2016, when he retired for a short time and returned in 2018. He's been with the band ever since

Rick Savage

-Birth name: Richard Savage

-DOB: 12/2/1960

-Where: Sheffield, England

-In January 1994, he suffered from a bout of Bell's Palsy

Dave Murray

-Birth name: David Michael Murray

-DOB: 12/23/1956

-Where: Edmunton, London, England

-He is considered to be the quietest, shyest member of Iron Maiden and also the main favorite among the female Maiden fans

Stevie Young
-Birth name: Stephen Crawford Young Jr
-DOB: 12/11/1956
-Where: Glasgow, Scotland
-He joined AC/DC in September 2014 to replace his uncle, Malcolm Young, who was suffering from dementia