Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted March 18, 2023 American singer and actress Vanessa Williams celebrates her 60th birthday today. Primarily known as singer, Vanessa starred in hit US television shows Ugly Betty and Desperate Houdewives as well as the 2000 film remake of Shaft. One of her best known songs is Save the best for last , which became semi ubiquitous via a television advert whose name currently escapes my memory! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,762 Posted March 19, 2023 Bruce Willis is 68. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,204 Posted March 19, 2023 Ursula Andress, the famous actress, ex-model and sex symbol, who started her acting career with small roles in Italian films in the mid-1950s, who achieved worldwide prominence for her noted first appearance in the inaugural James Bond adventure "Dr. No", rising like Aphrodite from the foam in a skimpy white bikini with a large knife at her side, who was born in Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland, is 87 today. Glenn Close, the admired and intelligent American actress, who made her Broadway debut in 1974, who made her feature film debut in George Roy Hill's "The World According to Garp" (1982), and winner of three Emmys, three Golden Globes, and three Tonys, is 76 today. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 958 Posted March 19, 2023 Derek Longmuir, drummer with the Bay City Rollers who went on to become a nurse after the band ended and who controversially was convicted of being in possession of child pornography, but later his foster son said he had been framed by an obsessed American fan, is 72 today 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted March 19, 2023 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry is 86 today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted March 19, 2023 American singer Ruth Pointer, of course of the famous family band The Pointer Sisters, celebrates her 77th birthday today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 19, 2023 Mario Monti is 80 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,762 Posted March 20, 2023 Lois Lowry, author of The Giver and Number the Stars, is 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,204 Posted March 20, 2023 Holly Hunter, the prestigious American actress, one of the most decorated actresses of her generation, who made her big screen debut in the 1981 horror film "The Burning", who made her Broadway debut in 1982, well known for her distinguished performance of a mute Scottish woman in "The Piano" (1993) (probably the greatest film directed by a woman), for which she won the BAFTA Award and Academy Award for Best Actress, among other awards, is 65 today. Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Senegalese academic, author and politician, who was elected Director-General of UNESCO in 1974, the first representative of an African country to be elected Director-General of UNESCO, and was re-elected to a second term of seven years in 1980, is 102 today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 958 Posted March 20, 2023 Spike Lee the American filmmaker whose innovative films explore race relations and Black issues, including Malcolm X and BlacKkKlansman, is 66 today 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted March 20, 2023 American singer songwriter Ultra Nate who had pop chart success in the 1990s with songs such as Free and Found a cure, celebrates her 55th birthday today. Retired English footballer Paul Merson, who is best known for playing for Englands national team and Arsenal, also celebrates his 55th birthday today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted March 20, 2023 Consummate British actor David Thewlis is 60 today. He came to international prominence as Johnny in Mike Leigh's Naked, winning multiple awards, including Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and has demonstrated his versatlity with such diverse roles as Freddie Mays in the Louis Mellis-written Gangster Number 1 and Professor Lupin in the Harry Potter film franchise. On TV he played the odious V.M. Varga in the third Fargo story, alongside Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon, for which he was nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe & Critics' Choice TV awards for Best supporting Actor. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 20, 2023 Hal Linden is 92 today. Brian Mulroney is 84 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,204 Posted March 21, 2023 Jair Bolsonaro, the repulsive Brazilian politician and retired military officer, one of the most controversial political figures in Brazil, widely known for his inflammatory and offensive remarks, who served as the 38th President of Brazil, is 68 today. Timothy Dalton, the attractive Welsh actor of film, stage and television, who initially made a name for himself as a Shakespearean stage actor, who gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray James Bond on the big screen, who played the world's most famous British agent in just two films in the late 1980s: "The Living Daylights" (1987) and "Licence to Kill" (1989), is 77 today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,762 Posted March 21, 2023 Michael Heseltine is 90. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 958 Posted March 21, 2023 A good day for World class footballers Lothar Matthaus, the German legend is 62 Ronaldinho, the Brazilian superstar is 43 Antoine Griezmann, the French forward with over 100 caps for France is 32 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted March 21, 2023 On 08/03/2023 at 15:55, Summer in Transylvania said: I still find it amusing that Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman (who was born just 13 days later). Which makes today Gary Oldman's birthday - he's 65. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted March 21, 2023 American actor Scott Eastwood, son of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, celebrates his 37th birthday today. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 21, 2023 American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and Nobel laureate Walter Gilbert is 91 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,762 Posted March 22, 2023 William Shatner is 92. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,204 Posted March 22, 2023 Fanny Ardant, the excellent French actress, the great lady of French cinema and one of France's most admired actresses, an elegant woman with a strong screen presence and the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards, whose fantastic career embraces film, opera, stage and television, who was the muse of the exceptional French filmmaker François Truffaut during the early 1980s, is 74 today. M. Emmet Walsh, the prolific and veteran American character actor, whose familiar face has been seen in over 200 films and television series, who is best known for his supporting roles in some of the most iconic films of the past several decades, including "Brubaker", "Ordinary People", "Reds", "Serpico", "Blade Runner", "Blood Simple", "Raising Arizona", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "Knives Out", is 88 today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted March 22, 2023 Australian TV presenter, singer and musician is 82 today. He presented both the UK and Australian versions of Play School, and was, for a time, Russell Crowe's father-in-law. Musically, he's released a number of albums, mainly aimed at children, some tied-in to Play School, and had different chart singles in the UK and Aus, coincidentally reaching number 22 with both. This is his UK hit, which older viewers may recognise. He was inspired to take up music by a chance meeting with Roger Whittaker, who also has a birthday today, reaching 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 958 Posted March 22, 2023 James T Kirk, well it is William Shatner's birthday today, will be born on this day in 2233, Happy Birthday when it comes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted March 22, 2023 Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrates his 75th birthday today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John "요한" Sulu 423 Posted March 22, 2023 Croatian prime Minister Josip Manolić is 103 today. Photo Credit: Roberta F. per Creative Commons license 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
