Real/Birth Name:
Armand Archerd
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
87
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
A columnist for Variety for over fifty years before retiring his column
Just for Variety.
Bronx Walk of Fame 2005.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry; ceremony: 27 June 1984.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Henry Lee Jackson
Also Known As:
Imp the Dimp
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
58
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Group
Sugarhill Gang. From Englewood, New Jersey. Song
Rapper's Delight
Real/Birth Name:
Robert David Simon
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
73
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
News reporter for channel
CBS TV show
60 Minutes. Died in an automobile crash in Manhattan.
Real/Birth Name:
Robert Jack Stein
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
51
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Older than Elaine Joyce by 17 years.
Brief Facts:
Movie
Lost Horizon. TV show
Make Me Laugh. Broadway musical play
No, No, Nanette with a Tony Award nomination.
Real/Birth Name:
Calvin Richard Klein
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
76
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Famed fashion designer with a popular line of clothing and underwear.
International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1983.
Real/Birth Name:
Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
26
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
separated wife of
Younger than Offset by less than 1 year.
Brief Facts:
TV show
Love & Hip Hop: New York. Arrested for bar fight, charged with misdemeanors. Song
Bodak Yellow
Real/Birth Name:
George William Jorgensen Jr.
Gender:
Female (changed from) Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
62, 27 days before her 63rd birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Famed for sex change from man to woman. Summer-stock actor and singer. Played professional tennis as a woman.
Rainbow Honor Walk.
Real/Birth Name:
Cheryl Elizabeth Gamble
Also Known As:
Cheryl Gamble-Clemons
Cheryl Clemons
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
45
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Lead singer of R&B group
SWV (Sisters with Voices), a New Jack Swing trio. Albums
It's About Time,
Grateful a solo album.
Real/Birth Name:
Concetta Sellecchia
Also Known As:
Connie Selleca
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
63
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-wife of
Younger than Gil Gerard by 12 years.
Brief Facts:
TV series
Hotel,
The Greatest American Hero. Many movies made for television.
Real/Birth Name:
Peter Cory Pankey Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
31
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Album (mixtape)
Cory Gunz - The Apprentice
Real/Birth Name:
Richard Colón
Nickname(s):
Richie
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Group
The Rock Steady Crew role as
a breakdancer. Movie
Flashdance
Real/Birth Name:
Cuba M. Gooding Junior
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
51
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
son of
older brother of
Older than Omar Gooding by 8 years.
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Movies
As Good as It Gets,
Jerry Maguire,
Boyz in the Hood,
Pearl Harbor,
Radio,
Daddy Day Camp,
Snow Dogs,
A Few Good Men,
Chill Factor,
Outbreak,
Red Tails. Broadway play
The Trip to Bountiful
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry; ceremony: 17 January 2002.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Derrick Jones
Also Known As:
The Human TR-808
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
48
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
With group
Boogie Down Productions. Also is a beatboxer. Album
Call Me D-Nice
Real/Birth Name:
Nelson Delgado
Also Known As:
I.N.P.H.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
35, 19 days before his 36th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Founder of Get@Em Recordz and host of Sirius XM radio show
Get@Em Radio
Real/Birth Name:
Daniel Louis Schorr
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
93
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
On National Public Radio as well as CNN.
Real/Birth Name:
Daryl M. Mitchell
Nickname(s):
Chill
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Paralyzed waist down in 2001 in a motorcycle accident. TV series
NCIS: New Orleans,
The John Larroquette Show,
Brothers. Movie
Galaxy Quest
Real/Birth Name:
Joyce Spencer
Also Known As:
Jazzy Joyce
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
New York DJ on FM station
WQHT aka Hot 97.
DMC Hall of Fame.
Real/Birth Name:
Keith Grayson
Also Known As:
Dezzy Dez
DJ Kay Slay
The Drama King
Slap Your Favorite DJ
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
52
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Album
Streetsweeper Vol. 1
Real/Birth Name:
Melvin Jason Smalls
Also Known As:
Drag On
Fire-Man
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
40
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movie
Cradle 2 the Grave. Album
Hell and Back
Real/Birth Name:
Arthur Simon Flegenheimer
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
33
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Gambling and numbers racketeer.Profited by the Prohibition.
Real/Birth Name:
Edward Irving Koch
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
88
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Pronounced Kotch. Democrat. US Representative from 1969 to1977. Mayor of New York City from 1978 through 1989 for 3 terms. A judge on TV show
The People's Court. Children's book
Eddie, Harold's Little Brother
Real/Birth Name:
Eric Himpton Holder Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
68, 28 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
US Attorney General 2009-2015.
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2011.
Real/Birth Name:
Estelle Lebost
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
94
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
wife of
Older than Carl Reiner by 7 years.
mother of
step-grandmother of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Movie
When Harry Met Sally... in which she said, "I?ll have what she?s having.."
Real/Birth Name:
Aston George Taylor Jr.
Also Known As:
FunkMaster Flex
the Funkmaster
DJ Funkmaster Flex
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
50
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Guilty of harassment on
Steph Lova - a violation, not a misdemeanor. Album
The Tunnel
Real/Birth Name:
Theodore Livingston
Also Known As:
Grand Wizard Theodore
Grand Wizard Theodore
Grand Wizard Theo
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
55, 15 days before his 56th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Brief Facts:
Inventor of "scratching" - based on the "cutting" technique.
DMC Hall of Fame.
Bronx Walk of Fame 2009.
Real/Birth Name:
Herbert Streicher
Also Known As:
Harry Reams
Harry Reemes
Bruce Gilchrist
Charles Lamont
Tim Long
Ned Reems
Dan Stryker
Herb Streecher
Herbert Streicher
Herb Streicher
Herb Stryker
Bob Walters
Nickname(s):
Herb
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
65
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Pornographic film
Deep Trhroat
Real/Birth Name:
Heather Keisha Hunter
Also Known As:
Double H
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
49
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Acted in "adult" films. Art gallery in New York.
Real/Birth Name:
Durell Mohammed
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
38
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Group
The Diplomats. Album
For the Hell of It. Two-year jail sentence on drug charges.
Real/Birth Name:
Henry Ephron
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
81
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Older than June Gale by less than 1 year.
father of
husband of
Older than Phoebe Ephron by 2 years.
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Movies
Carousel,
There's No Business Like Show Business
Real/Birth Name:
Jason Hunter
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
48
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Original member of
Wu-Tang Clan
Real/Birth Name:
Jonathan Charasuchin
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
87, 3 days before his 88th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
TV series
Lost in Space in role of
Dr. Zachary Smith. Voice actor in animated movies
Toy Story 2,
A Bug's Life
Real/Birth Name:
Ella Geisman
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
88
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
wife of
Younger than Dick Powell by 12 years.
Brief Facts:
Musical
The Glenn Miller Story
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 1537 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Kathleen Emperatriz de Luna
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
31
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Dancehall and hip-hop and pop and R&B sincer/dancer. Song
Whine Up. Album
9 Lives
Real/Birth Name:
David Anthony Love
Also Known As:
DJ Kid Capri
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
49, 11 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movies
Who's the Man?,
Death of a Dynasty
Real/Birth Name:
Lason Jackson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age:
41 or 42
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Album
Heist of the Century. Group (formerly)
Wu-Tang Clan. "La" is pronouunced "Lay."
Real/Birth Name:
Linda Susan Boreman
Also Known As:
Linda Marchiano
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
"Adult" actress - fought against pornography later. Movie
Deep Throat. Died of injuries in a car accident on April 3, almost 3 weeks after the accident.
Real/Birth Name:
Gene Livingston
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Brief Facts:
Worked with
Grandmaster Flash
Real/Birth Name:
Melvin Epstein
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
75
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Younger than Martha Scott by 10 years.
Brief Facts:
Jazz pianist. Pulitzer Prize 1990 for music composition.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1997.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Real/Birth Name:
Frank Ross
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Pop rap performer. Song
Nasty Girl. Album
Player's Paradise which went to #1 in Australia. Not the same as
Nitti
Real/Birth Name:
Gene Elliott Thornton Jr.
Also Known As:
Malice
Malicious
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
older brother of
Older than Pusha T by 4 years.
Brief Facts:
Duo
Clipse. Albums
Lord Willin',
Hell Hath No Fury. Group formed Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1992.
Real/Birth Name:
Carole Penny Masciarelli
Carole Penny Marshall
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
76
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
younger sister of
Younger than Garry Marshall by 7 years.
aunt of
ex-wife of
Older than Michael Henry by 1 year.
ex-wife of
Older than Rob Reiner by 4 years.
mother of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
TV series
Laverne & Shirley in role of
Laverne. Directed movie
A League of Their Own. First female to direct a movie that grossed over 100 million dollars.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Peter W. Blankfield
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
72, 17 days before his 73rd birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Younger than Faye Dunaway by 5 years.
Brief Facts:
Disk jockey on WBCN-FM in Boston. Group
J. Geils Band. Album
Freeze-Frame. Song
Centerfold. Movie and song
Love Stinks
Real/Birth Name:
Kelvin Mercer
Also Known As:
Sound-Sop
Mercenary
Plug Wonder Why
Plug One
Pos
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
49
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Group
De La Soul from Amityville, New York. Album
3 Feet High and Rising. Name is "Sound-Sop" (his DJ name) reversed, pronounced "pas-ta-noos."
Real/Birth Name:
Geoffrey Royce Rojas
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
29
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Latin pop. Album
Phase II
Real/Birth Name:
Terrence LeVarr Thornton
Also Known As:
Terror
Pusha-T
Pusha Ton
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
younger brother of
Younger than No Malice by 4 years.
Brief Facts:
Group
Clipse. Albums
Lord Willin',
Hell Hath No Fury. Group formed Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1992.
Real/Birth Name:
Ralph Lifshitz
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
79
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Clothing for men - the "Polo" line. A multi-billionaire. Declared Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur 2010 by the French president. 2018, appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).
French Legion of Honor 2010.
International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1995.
Real/Birth Name:
Remy Smith
Also Known As:
Remy Martin
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
37
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Member of
Terror Squad. Album
There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story. Arrested for attempted murder July 14, 2007. Convicted March 27, 2008 of assault, illegal weapon possession and attempted coercion, sentenced to 8 years prison.
Real/Birth Name:
Renée Wechsler
Also Known As:
Renée Taylor
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
85, 29 days before her 86th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
TV shows
The Nanny,
How I Met Your Mother.
Bronx Walk of Fame 1997.
Real/Birth Name:
Salvatore Mineo Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
37, 33 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Murdered actor. In movies
Rebel Without a Cause,
The Gene Krupa Story,
Cheyenne Autumn
Real/Birth Name:
Scott Monroe Sterling
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
25
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Shot while trying to stop a fight between two parties. Formed Boogie Down Productions.
Real/Birth Name:
Dario Rodriguez
Also Known As:
Frenyc
Rod Rhaspy
Odd One
Justin Zaine
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
36
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Worked on discs by the group
The Diplomats
Real/Birth Name:
Kaseem Dean
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
40
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Mashonda by 2 years.
Brief Facts:
Album
Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories.
Bronx Walk of Fame 2014.
Real/Birth Name:
Timothy Blair
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Caused a "battle" between East Coast and Compton rappers with his albums
Penicillin on Wax,
Do or Die. Died from diabetes.
Real/Birth Name:
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
62
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
father of
father of
father of
older brother of
Older than Jim Hanks by 4 years.
husband of
Older than Rita Wilson by less than 1 year.
ex-husband of
Younger than Samantha Lewes by 3 years.
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Movies
The Post,
The 'Burbs,
The Circle,
Angels & Demons,
The Da Vinci Code,
Saving Mr. Banks,
Splash,
Big,
Apollo 13,
Forrest Gump,
Sleepless in Seattle,
Cast Away,
Saving Private Ryan,
The Green Mile,
Philadelphia,
The Terminal,
Larry Crowne,
Captain Phillips,
Sully. TV mini-series
From the Earth to the Moon. Broadway play
Lucky Guy.
Kennedy Center Honors 2014.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2016.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry; ceremony: 1 July 1992.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Thomas D. Mottola Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Mariah Carey by 20 years.
husband of
Older than Thalía by 22 years.
Brief Facts:
Former head of Sony Music.
Real/Birth Name:
Victor Morozoff
Also Known As:
Victor Harry Morrow
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Barbara Turner by 7 years.
father of
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Killed by a crashing helicopter while filming movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie. Movies
Blackboard Jungle,
The Bad News Bears. TV series
Combat!
Real/Birth Name:
Vincent Pastore
Nickname(s):
Vinny
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
72
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movie
Goodfellas. TV series
The Sopranos