Today’s Birthdays
Written by KingCnote on May 3, 2021
Desiigner (Sidney Royel Selby III) – 24 years old
The Grammy-nominated Brooklyn-born singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer hit number-one with his first single, “Panda.”Born 1997
Levi Johnston – 31 years old
The father of Sarah Palin‘s first grandchild, Tripp, was twice engaged to her daughter Bristol but they never married.Born 1990
Mary Lambert – 32 years old
The Grammy-nominated singer gained a lot of notice when she guested on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis‘s “Same Love” in 2012.Born 1989
Cheryl Burke – 37 years old
The pro dancer (Dancing With the Stars) married actor Matthew Lawrence, brother of Joey Lawrence, in 2019.Born 1984
Rebecca Hall – 39 years old
The English actress has appeared in numerous films, including Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Frost/Nixon, Please Give, The Town and Iron Man 3.Born 1982
Paul Banks – 43 years old
Interpol singer-guitaristBorn 1978
Christina Hendricks – 46 years old
The buxom beauty became famous as Joan Harris on Mad Men. She did a bunch of movies after that show went off the air, and then returned to TV in Another Period and Tin Star. She currently stars in Good Girls.Born 1975
Dule Hill – 47 years old
Actor (TV’s Psych, The West Wing)Born 1974
Damon Dash – 50 years old
The Roc-a-Fella Records CEO was dating Aaliyah at the time she died.Born 1971
Bobby Canavale – 51 years old
The New Jersey native has played a lot of cops in his TV career. His shows include Third Watch, 100 Centre Street, Will & Grace, Cold Case and Boardwalk Empire. He also played a drug-addled ’70s record company executive in Vinyl.Born 1970
Greg Gumbel – 75 years old
CBS’s top NFL play-by-play announcer and studio host for the NCAA basketball tournament is the older brother of former Today Show host Bryant Gumbel.Born 1946
Davey Lopes – 75 years old
The four-time All-Star second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers later managed the Milwaukee Brewers and then became a coach for the Washington Nationals before retiring.Born 1946
James Brown
The “Godfather of Soul,” aka “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business,” was the most successful artist in R&B history, with more than 100 hits on the soul charts. “I Got You (I Feel Good),” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “Living in America” (from Rocky IV), among others, crossed over to pop radio. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame charter member in 1986, Brown died in Georgia on Christmas Day 2006.Died Dec 25, 2006 at 73 – Born 1933
Sugar Ray Robinson
Welterweight and middleweight champion boxer.Died Apr 12, 1989 at 68 – Born 1920