Chaka Khan Turns 69 Today
Actors:
Hope Davis is 58 (“About Schmidt,” “In Treatment,” “Six Degrees”)
Catherine Keener is 63 (“40 Year Old Virgin,” “Being John Malkovich,” “Capote”)
Michelle Monaghan is 46 (“Eagle Eye,” “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” “Mission: Impossible III,” “Gone Baby Gone,” “Made of Honor,” “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” “True Detective,” “The Path”)
Vanessa Morgan is 30 (“Geek Charming,” “My Babysitter’s a Vampire,” “The Latest Buzz,” “Finding Carter”)
Randall Park is 48 (“Dinner for Schmucks,” “The Interview,” “Sex Tape,” “Veep,” “Fresh Off The Boat,” “Always Be My Maybe,” “Wandavision”) (FAST FACTS: he won an award for Best Actor at the NBC Shortcuts Film Festival for his performance in the short film, “Blueberry,” which he wrote as well)
Amanda Plummer is 65 (“The World According To Garp,” “Joe Versus the Volcano,” “So I Married An Axe Murderer,” “Pulp Fiction,” “The Fisher King,” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”)
Keri Russell is 46 (“Felicity,” “Mission: Impossible III,” “Waitress,” “August Rush” “Extraordinary Measures,” “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Americans”) (FAST FACTS: her first major role was through Disney’s the Mickey Mouse Club)
Steven Strait is 36 (“Magic City,” The Expanse”)
Olivia Stuck is 23 (“Kirby Buckets,” spin off of Boy Meets World “Girl Meets World”)
Nicholle Tom is 44 (“Beethoven,” “The Nanny,” “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman”)
The late Joan Crawford (1904 or 1908…it’s been disputed for years – 1977) (“Grand Hotel,” “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane,” “Mildred Place”) (FAST FACT: In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Crawford tenth on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Musicians:
Blur’s Damon Albarn is 54 (He also sings in the virtual band Gorillaz)
Brett Eldredge is 36 (FAST FACTS: he was named New Artist of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards)
The Nixons’ drummer John Humphrey is 52
Chaka Khan is 69 (Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten GRAMMYS and has sold an estimated 70-million records worldwide. Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1’s original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.)
Marshall Dyllon singer Paul Martin is 44
OMG Girlz’s Breaunna “Miss Baby Doll” Womack is 27
Brett Young is 41
Plus:
Princess Eugenie [[YOO-zhen-AY]] of York is 32 (She’s youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson…sister to Princess Beatrice of York…and she’s already welcomed her first child – a son – with hubs Jack Brooksbank)
Comedian Russell Howard is 42 (“Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Mock The Week”)
NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd is 49 (Previously a point guard in the NBA, Kidd was a ten-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He’s also a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner during his pro career, as part of Team USA in 2000 and 2008. He was inducted as a player into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.)
Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton is 44 (FAST FACTS: He founded one of the most popular celebrity news blogs in history, com)
Comedian Reggie Watts is 50
Music Producer Mike WiLL Made-It is 33 (FAST FACTS: he’s produced hit songs such as 2 Chainz’ “No Lies” and Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop”)
The late Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (1910 – 1998) (FAST FACTS: An icon in the film world, he directed 30 films including the epics of “Rashomon” and “Seven Samurai.” He is referenced as one of history’s most important film makers)
NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone (1955 – 2015) …he would have been 67 (FAST FACTS: He was the first player to go directly to the NBA from high school and from there, played for the NBA from 1974 through 1995. He was named MVP three times and was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA Malone won his only NBA championship in 1983, when he was both the league and Finals MVP with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2001)
The late comedian John Pinette (1964 – 2014) …he would have been 58