Happy 40th birthday to actress Olivia Munn. Raised in Oklahoma, she earned a BA in Journalism, but left for Los Angeles to pursue acting—and in her late 20s she landed a role in Iron Man 2, during which Robert Downey,…
Happy Birthday to Carly Simon, who turns 75 today. The singer–songwriter-musician rose to fame in the 1970s and pumped out a string of both original hits—Anticipation, You Belong To Me, Haven’t Got Time for the Pain, The Right Thing to…
Happy 70th to Ann Wilson, singer and co-founder of Heart, the first successful female-driven hard-rock band. Born in San Diego to a concert pianist and choir-singing mother, and a former musician-singer who once led the U.S. Marine Corps band, Ann’s…
Happy 80th Birthday to Welsh singing sensation Tom Jones, who says he has no plans to retire—and his voice gives us no reason to doubt him. He has sold 100 million records worldwide over his six decades in music with…
Happy 53rd Birthday to actor–producer Paul Giamatti who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Cinderella Man. His brilliant role as a depressed author and wine aficionado in the film Sideways (see the trailer), nearly brought down…
Happy 65 Birthday to comedian and screen writer Dana Carvey. The SNL alum from Montana brought to life Garth on Wayne’s World, and became renown for his impressions of George Bush, Al Pacino, Paul McCartney and many more. For his…
Happy 90th Birthday to actor–director Clint Eastwood who starred in Hollywood Westerns and cop films like Dirty Harry that simply defined the word ‘cool’. He went on to write and direct some of the most acclaimed films of the 21st…
Dozens of lab rats have been given happy retirements thanks to a professor of physiology and biology in Wisconsin. Dr. Richard Hein of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been helping his lab rats find forever homes after his first…
Happy 40th Birthday to footballer Steven Gerrard who became English royalty with his stellar career playing midfield for Liverpool, as club captain, and leading the England national team. One of the greatest midfielders of his generation, and of all time,…
Happy 75th Birthday to John Fogerty, the singer-songwriter who, with his brother Tom, founded Creedence Clearwater Revival. The band had nine Top 10 singles and 8 gold albums in just four years after their first hit in 1968. After his…
