April Birthdays

Since it's April, time to say Happy Birthday

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lian-jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-While filming the fight scenes with Anthony Anderson in the 2000 film Romeo Must Die, he sustained bruising on his ribs

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

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

-He is often known to be moody, erratic and headstrong

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, United Kingdom

-He's known for his frequent outspoken nature

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-He paid for the funeral for comedian Redd Foxx, who inspired him to pursue stand up comedy

Roddy Piper

-Birth name: Roderick George Toombs

-DOB: 4/17/1954

-Where: Saskatoon, Canada

-DOD: 7/31/2015

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He passed away in his sleep from a heart attack. His wife, Kitty, says that she was thankful he was at home with her when he passed away

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Philip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-He left Skid Row after a disagreement with his bandmates over whether they should open for Kiss on their 1996 reunion tour

Federico Castellucio

-DOB: 4/29/1964

-Where: Naples, Italy

-He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and media arts

Al Pacino

-Birth name: Alfredo James Pacino

-DOB: 4/25/1940

-Where: Manhattan, New York

-His first film was an independent film called The Panic in Needle Park

April Birthdays

Since it's April, time to say Happy Birthday

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lian Jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-He's known for his incredibly lightning fast martial arts

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

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

-Even as a teenager, when he played guitar, he felt the need to play incredibly fast

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, United Kingdom

-He's known for his outspoken nature

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1951

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-His mother was a telephone operator and his father was a transit police officer who also did amateur stand up comedy and acting in his spare time

Roddy Piper

-Birth name: Roderick George Toombs

-DOB: 4/17/1954

-Where: Saskatoon, Canada

-DOD: 7/31/2015

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He earned his nickname "The Piper" from his talent at playing the bagpipes

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Philip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-When growing up in The Bahamas, he was the only Caucasian child in a class of predominantly black children

Federico Castellucio

-DOB: 4/29/1964

-Where: Naples, Campania, Italy

-Because of his role as Furio on The Sopranos, with his very convincing Italian accent, people thought he was an actual Italian actor who spoke broken English when he in fact he was born in Naples, Italy, but grew up in Paterson, New Jersey

April Birthdays

Since it's April, it's time to say Happy Birthday

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lian Jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-He not only did the voice overs for the character Kit  Yun in the video game Rise to Honor, he also did the motion capture work for the fight scenes, working closely with Corey Yuen.

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

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

-He quit Deep Purple for good in 1994 because he felt Ian Gillan, the vocalist for Deep Purple, wasn't taking the tour very seriously and the old tensions between him and Gillan were starting to fire back up

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

-He provided notes for the sleeve of the re-issued Genesis album Selling England by the Pound

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-Prior to entering the world of acting, he performed stand up comedy at the same comedy club, the Bay Area Comedy Club, as Robin Williams and Caryn Johnson, who would later go on to fame as Whoopi Goldberg

Roddy Piper

-Birth name: Roderick George Toombs

-DOB: 4/17/1954

-Where: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

-DOD: 7/30/2015

-Where: Hollywood, California

-He holds a black belt in judo

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Phillip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-He himself said that when he was a child and attending school in The Bahamas, he was the only white child in a class of close to forty black children

April Birthdays

Since it's April, time to say Happy Birthday

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lian Jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-He provided not only his voice but his motion capture martial arts for the character in the video game Rise to Honor

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

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

-He started playing guitar professionally at age 15, backing musicians such as Glenda Collins, The Outlaws and more

Peter Davison

-Birth name: Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett

-DOB: 4/13/1951

-Where: Streatham, London, England

-He is the father-in-law to Doctor Who #10 David Tennant

Paul Nicholls

-Birth name: Gerald Paul Greenhalgh

-DOB: 4/12/1979

-Where: Bolton, Manchester, England

-His parents were a roofer and a psychiatric nurse

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

-He is known for being incredibly outspoken, as seen on Top Gear

Jamie Bamber

-Birth name: Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith

-DOB: 4/3/1973

-Where: Hammersmith, London, England

-He has American and British citizenship because of his parents being from both nations

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-His mother was a telephone operator and his father was a transit police officer who also moonlighted as an amateur actor and stand up comic

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Philip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-He once stated that while in The Bahamas, he was the only white child in a class of 40 black children

Roddy Piper

-Birth name: Roderick George Toombs

-DOB: 4/17/1954

-Where: Saskatchewan, Canada

-DOD: 7/31/2015

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-His memoir, titled Rowdy, was finished by his son Colt Toombs, a professional MMA fighter and his daughter, Ariel, an actress

April Birthdays

 Since it's April, time to say Happy Birthday

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lian-jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijng, China

-Known for performing martial arts extremely fast

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

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

-He is known for rarely giving interviews, as he is said to be intensely private

Peter Davison

-Birth name: Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett

-DOB: 4/13/1951

-Where: Streatham, London, England

-His mother was born in India because his father was serving as a British Army officer stationed in Calcutta at the time

Paul Nicholls

-Birth name: Gerald Paul Greenhalgh

-DOB: 4/12/1979

-Where: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

-His father was a roofer and his mother was a psychiatric nurse

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

-He is known on Top Gear for his extraordinary reactions

Jamie Bamber

-Birth name: Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith

-DOB: 4/3/1973

-Where: Hammersmith, London, England

-Spoke with a perfect American accent on Battlestar Galactica. In fact, since Edward James Olmos played the father of Bamber's character, Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Olmos had to wear blue contact lenses to make his eyes appear blue, like Bamber's

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-Known for his goofy laugh and funny facial expressions

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Phillip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-Out of his entire school class in The Bahamas, he was the only Caucasian student

April Birthdays

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

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lianjie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-Most recently starred in the live action movie of Mulan, playing the Emperor

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

-Where: Weston-Super-Mare, England

-He is known for being extremely private, rarely doing interviews and he is the father of two kids, one with a former German girlfriend, a son named Jurgen and a child with his current girlfriend Candice Night

Peter Davison

-Birth name: Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett

-DOB: 4/13/1951

-Where: London, England

-Was the youngest actor to play Doctor Who

Paul Nicholls

-Birth name: Gerald Paul Greenhalgh

-DOB: 4/12/1979

-Where: Bolton, England

-Played DS Sam Casey on the British series Law & Order UK

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, England

-Known on Top Gear as "the orangutan"

Jamie Bamber

-Birth name: Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith

-DOB: 4/3/1973

-Where: Hammersmith, London, England

-He goes by Bamber because it is his mother's maiden name

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-Known for doing mostly comedic roles

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Phillip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, Bahamas

-Got into a fight with Ted Nugent, who started uttering black racial slurs during an interview both he and Bach were having in the early 1990s. Bach stated he didn't agree with what Nugent was saying, since he said that growing up in the Bahamas, he was often the only white student in a class of mostly black students. Two of the cameramen, both black, were flattered that Bach had stood up for them

April Birthdays

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

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

-Where: Weston-Super-Mare, England

-During the 1971 Deep Purple Machine Head tour, Ritchie experienced a complete and utter mental breakdown. One of the roadies found him in his hotel room, crouched in a corner, crying. When he tried to talk to doctors, who asked him what was wrong, he couldn't tell them. All he could do was cry. So for most of that tour, he was loaded with antidepressants.

Paul Nicholls

-Birth name: Gerrard Paul Greenhalgh

-DOB: 4/12/1979

-Where: Bolton, United Kingdom

-One of his best known roles is as Joe Wicks from the British TV series EastEnders

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, England

-On Top Gear, he is usually called by his other two co-hosts "The Orangutan"

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lianjie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-He earned his nickname "Jet" from the fact that his career had taken off like a jet and also because he is incredibly quick at performing martial arts

Peter Davison

-Birth name: Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett

-DOB: 4/13/1951

-Where: Streatham, London, England

-His mother was born in India because her father was a British Army officer stationed in Calcutta

Jamie Bamber

-Birth name: Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith

-DOB: 4/3/1973

-Where: Hammersmith, London, England

-In addition to having British citizenship, he also has American and Irish citizenship due to his father being American and his mother being from Northern Ireland

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-He is best known for his time on Saturday Night Live, playing characters such as Gumby, Mr. Robinson, Buhweet and others