June 9th
Actors:
- Logan Browning is 32 (âMeet the Browns,â âHit The Floor,â âDear White Peopleâ)
- Michaela Conlin is 42 (âMDs,â âBonesâ)
- Johnny Depp is 57 (â21 Jump Street,â âPlatoon,â âEdward Scissorhands,â âPirates of the Caribbeanâ franchise,â âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,â âAlice in Wonderlandâ series, âCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,â âFear and Loathing In Las Vegas,â âThe Rum Diary,â âBlack Massâ) (FAST FACTS: In 2007, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,â and in 2015, Depp was inducted as a Disney Legend.)
- Michael J. Fox is 59 (âBack to the Future,â âThe American President,â âBoston Legal,â âScrubs,â âCurb Your Enthusiasm,â âRescue Me,â âDesignated Survivorâ)
- Tamela Mann is 54 (âKingdom Come,â âDiary of a Mad Black Woman,â âMadea's Big Happy Familyâ)
- Natalie Portman is 39 (âV For Vendetta,â âBlack Swan,â âRush,â âCloser,â âStar Warsâ prequels,â âThor,â âJackieâ) (FAST FACTS: Portman was born in Israel and speaks Hebrew. She graduated from Harvard with a degree in psychology.)
- Gloria Reuben is 56 (âER,â âRaising the Bar,â âFalling Skies,â âLincoln,â âMr. Robot,â âSaints & Sinnersâ)
- Brian Patrick Wade is 42 (âGeneration Kill,â âThe Big Bang Theory,â âTeen Wolfâ)
- Mae Whitman is 32 (âAvatar,â âParenthood,â âArrested Development,â âScott Pilgrim vs. the World,â âThe Perks of Being a Wallflower,â âThe Duff,â âGood Girlsâ) (FUN FACT: She started her career doing voiceovers for Tyson chicken commercials.)
Musicians:
- Museâs Matthew Bellamy is 42 (FAST FACT: He shares son Bing with Kate Hudson)
- Uriah Heepâs Mick Box is 73
- Hootie & the Blowfishâs Dean Felber is 53
- Puddle of Muddâs lead singer Wes Scantlin is 48 (FAST FACTS: He is the only founding member of Puddle of Mudd left in the band â due in large part to his arrests and other shenanigans Scantlin has been ranked in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by âHit Paraderâ magazine.)
- The Chemical Brothersâ Ed Simons is 50
- The late Les Paul(1915-2009)(A jazz and blues guitarist, he pioneered the solid-body electric guitar, influencing what would become rock 'n' roll music.)
- The late Jackie Wilson(1934-1984) âŠhe would have been 86
Plus:
- Author Patricia Cornwell is 64 (âKay Scarpettaâ crime novel series) (FAST FACT: A descendant of abolitionist and writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, her books have sold more than 100-million copies.)
- Miami Heatâs power forward/center Udonis Haslem is 40
- Religious leader and author Bishop T.D. Jakes is 63 (FAST FACT: Pastor of The Potter House, a megachurch with 30,000 members, whose sermons are broadcast all over the world on numerous stations including Trinity Broadcasting Network and BET)
- Screenwriter David Koepp is 57 (âJurassic Park,â âMission Impossibleâ) (FAST FACT: He is among some of the most successful screenwriters on Earth, having sold over 2-billion dollars in ticket sales and box office receipts.)
- Legendary funnyman Jackie Mason is 89
- Film writer and producer Aaron Sorkin is 59 (âSports Night,â âA Few Good Men,â âThe Newsroom,â âThe West Wing,â âThe Social Network,â âSteve Jobsâ)
- Legendary sportscaster Dick Vitale is 81
- The late songwriter Cole Porter(1891-1964)(Songwriter and winner of the 1948 Tony Award for Best Musical for âKiss Me, Kate.â He wrote such American musical theater and popular standards as "Night and Day," "I Get a Kick Out of You," and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics, as well as the music, for his songs.)