October Birthdays

Since it's October, time to say Happy Birthday

KK Downing

-Birth name: Kenneth Keith Downing

-DOB: 10/27/1951

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-He had started having issues with Glenn Tipton not long after he joined the band

Hugh Jackman

-Birth name: Hugh Michael Jackman

-DOB: 10/12/1968

-Where: Sydney, Australia

-His hobbies include windsurfing and playing guitar, piano and golf

Tommy Lee

-Birth name: Thomas Lee Bass

-DOB: 10/03/1962

-Where: Athens, Greece

-His brother in law is James Kottak, the former drummer of The Scorpions

Sting

-Birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

-DOB: 10/02/1951

-Where: Wallsend, Newcastle, England

-His son, Joseph, is said to bear a striking resemblance to him in both physical appearance and singing voice

Kate Winslet

-Birth name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet

-DOB: 10/05/1975

-Where: Reading, Berkshire, England

-She was very shocked to learn Alan Rickman had passed away on Jan. 14, 2016. She gave an emotional tribute to him at the London Critics Awards a few days later

Julie Andrews

-Birth name: Julia Elizabeth Wells

-DOB: 10/01/1935

-Where: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England

-She spent some time in a psychiatric unit to help her process the trauma of not being able to sing again after her botched throat surgery

Brian Johnson

-DOB: 10/05/1947

-Where: Dunston, Gateshead, England

-He lives in Sarasota, Florida

Chris Slade

-Birth name: Christopher Slade Rees

-DOB: 10/30/1946

-Where: Pontypridd, Wales

-He joined AC/DC in 1989 and drummed until 1994. He performed on their albums The Razor's Edge

Mikkey Dee

-Birth name: Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou

-DOB: 10/31/1963

-Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

-He was the drummer for Motorhead. But when the band broke up in conjunction with the death of front man "Lemmy" Kilmister, Mikkey was hired to be the current drummer for The Scorpions

"Fast" Eddie Clarke

-Birth name: Edward Allan Clarke

-DOB: 10/05/1950

-Where: Twickenham, Middlesex, England

-DOD: 01/10/2018

-Where: London, England

-After leaving Motorhead, he formed a band called Fastway with Pete Way of UFO

Glenn Tipton

-Birth name: Glenn Raymond Tipton

-DOB: 10/25/1947

-Where: Blackheath, England

-He joined Judas Priest prior to the band's 1974 debut album Rocka Rolla

Ken Watanabe

-Birth name: Kensaku Watanabe

-DOB: 10/21/1959

-Where: Uonuma, Japan

-Despite being already 6' tall by Japanese standards, he gained 20 pounds for an even bigger figure for his role as Katsumoto in the 2003 film The Last Samurai