Jimbo’s Birthday Wishes (08/24/26)

Kenny Baker  (1934 – 2016)  3-foot-8-inch superstar who played R2-D2 in all the “Star Wars” movies.  He did double duty in “Return of the Jedi” by also playing Paploo the Ewok.  And let us not forget, he was Fidgit in “Time Bandits”.

Sofia Richie is 28.  Daughter of Lionel, sister of Nicole . . . and one in a long line of models who were tied to Justin Bieber before Hailey Baldwin locked him down.

Justine Skye is 31.  R&B singer.  “Don’t Think About It“.

Rupert Grint is 38.  Ron Weasley in the “Harry Potter” movies.

Martha Higareda is 43.  Kristin Ortega on “Altered Carbon”.  Nice sleeve.

Chad Michael Murray is 45. Jack Thompson on “Agent Carter”, and Sam Phillips on “Sun Records”.  Before that you knew him from “One Tree Hill” and “Freaky Friday”.

Author John Green is 49.  The guy who wrote the young adult novels “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Paper Towns”.

Alex O’Loughlin is 50. Steve McGarrett on “Hawaii Five-0”.

James D’Arcy is 51.  He played Edwin Jarvis on “Agent Carter”, and he’ll play the human avatar of J.A.R.V.I.S. on the “WandaVision” sequel “VisionQuest“.

Dave Chappelle is 53.  Some of his funniest characters include crack-head Tyrone Biggums and blind-black white supremacist Clayton Bigsby.

He gave up $50 MILLION by quitting “Chappelle’s Show” while the third season was in production. But he finally made up for it by selling three comedy specials to Netflix . . . for $60 million.

David Gregory is 56.  CNN political analyst and former host of “Meet the Press”.

Marlee Matlin is 61.  1987 Best Actress Oscar Winner for “Children of a Lesser God”.

Reggie Miller is 61.  Retired NBA all-star and basketball commentator for TNT.

Tommy Sablan is 62.  LEGENDARY Radio Hall of Fame producer.

Craig Kilborn is 64.  Original host of “The Daily Show” who went on to host “The Late Late Show” until 2004.

David Koechner is 64.  Champ Kind in the “Anchorman” movies . . . Todd Packer on “The Office” . . . and Rick the pilot in “Snakes on a Plane”.

Jared Harris is 65.  Lane Pryce on “Mad Men”, Professor Moriarty in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”, and Ulysses S. Grant in “Lincoln”.

Mark Bedford is 65.  Madness bassist.  Biggest hit:  “Our House“.

Cal Ripken, Jr. is 66.  Baseball Hall of Famer.  He didn’t miss a day of work for 16 YEARS.  Of course, he only worked from April through September.  (???)

Steve Guttenberg is 68. “Police Academy” superstar.  He was also casino owner Wayne Hastings Jr. on HBO’s “Ballers”.  His other recent work includes the “Sharknado” and “Lavalantula” movies.

Vince McMahon is 81.  Former WWE Chairman.

• Today is National Waffle Day

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