Today’s Birthdays

Written by 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 PsychThe 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


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