Jimbo’s Birthday Wishes (09/18/26-09/20/26)
Jimbo's Birthday Wishes (09/18/26-09/20/26)
Birthdays on September 18, 2026
Alex Warren is 26. Biggest hit: “Ordinary“.
Taylor Dye is 31. She’s the Tae in the country duo Maddie & Tae.
Patrick Schwarzenegger is 33. Arnold’s son. Miley’s ex.
Alison Lohman is 47. Tim McGraw’s daughter in “Flicka”, Nicolas Cage’s kid in “Matchstick Men”, and the star of Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me to Hell”.
Jason Sudeikis is 51. He IS “Ted Lasso”. He has two children with Olivia Wilde . . . but I’m not sure which of those facts makes him my hero.
Xzibit is 52. Urban troubadour-turned-actor who’s best known for hosting “Pimp My Ride”, and playing murdered rapper Shyne Johnson on “Empire”.
James Marsden is 53. Cyclops in the original “X-Men” trilogy. He’ll be back as Cyclops for “Avengers: Doomsday”. He was also Teddy Flood on “Westworld”, Prince Edward in “Enchanted”, and Tom in the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies.
Jada Pinkett-Smith is 55.
Lance Armstrong is 55. Beat cancer. Doping investigations, not so much.
Aisha Tyler is 56. Dr. Tara Lewis on “Criminal Minds”, the voice of Lana Kane on “Archer”, and the host of “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”
Ricky Bell is 59. “The Bell” in Bell Biv DeVoe! He was also a member of New Edition. Biggest hit with BBD: “Poison“. Biggest New Edition hits: “Candy Girl“, “Cool It Now“, and “Mr. Telephone Man“.
Holly Robinson-Peete is 62. Judy Hoffs on “21 Jump Street”. Her dad was the original Gordon on “Sesame Street”.
Dr. Ben Carson is 75. Retired neurosurgeon AND the doctor who separated Siamese twins Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear in the movie “Stuck on You”. He served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in Trump’s first term.
Best line from the 2015 GOP debate: “I’m the only one to separate Siamese twins, the only one to operate on babies while they were still in their mother’s womb, the only one to take out half of a brain . . . although you would think, if you go to Washington, that someone had beat me to it.”
Kerry Livgren is 77. Guitarist and keyboardist for the proto-prog rock superstars, Kansas. “Carry on [My] Wayward Son“. Carry on.
Frankie Avalon is 86. Teen idol from the ’50s who did all those beach movies with Annette Funicello. His biggest hit was “Venus“, but you also know him for singing “Beauty School Dropout“ in “Grease”.
Robert Blake (1933 – 2023) “Little Rascal” who played Mickey, and later grew up to be “Baretta” . . . and possibly a wife killer like O.J. Simpson.
Danny Bonaduce said it best: “Robert Blake is innocent . . . EVEN IF HE DID IT.” Italians stick together, yo.
Fred Willard (1933 – 2020) Phil’s dad on “Modern Family”. He was also Martin Mull’s life partner on “Roseanne”, Ed Harken in “Anchorman”, Lt. Bob in “This Is Spinal Tap”, and the HILARIOUS color commentator in “Best in Show”.
James Gandolfini (1961 – 2013) Tony Soprano on “The Sopranos”.
Dee Dee Ramone (1951 – 2002) Bass player for The Ramones.
• Today is National Cheeseburger Day
• It’s also POW / MIA Recognition Day
• Tomorrow is Talk Like a Pirate Day
Birthdays on September 19, 2026
Katrina Bowden is 38. Cerie Xerox on “30 Rock”.
Danielle Panabaker is 39. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost on “The Flash”.
Country singer Chase Rice is 41.
Kevin Zegers is 42. Mel on “Fear the Walking Dead”. You’d also know him as the kid from the “Air Bud” movies and Damien Dalgaard on “Gossip Girl”.
Columbus Short is 44. Harrison on “Scandal” . . . until he was killed off the show after allegedly attacking and threatening to kill his wife.
Tegan & Sara is 46. Identical twin sisters. They did “Everything Is Awesome“ for “The LEGO Movie”. You’ve heard their non-LEGO music like “You Wouldn’t Like Me“ and “Where Does the Good Go“ on “Grey’s Anatomy”.
Alison Sweeney is 50. Former host of “The Biggest Loser”.
Jimmy Fallon is 52. “Tonight Show” host who can never keep a straight face.
Sanaa Lathan is 55. Donna Tubbs on “Family Guy”. You may also remember her from the “Best Man” movies, “Alien vs. Predator”, and Tyler Perry’s “The Family That Preys”.
Trisha Yearwood is 62. Mrs. Garth Brooks.
Kim Richards is 62. “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star who was a popular child actress in the ’70s. She starred in Disney’s “Witch Mountain” movies, “Nanny & the Professor”, and the “Diff’rent Strokes” spin-off, “Hello Larry”.
Paris Hilton is her niece.
Cheri Oteri is 64. Formerly one of the cheerleaders on “Saturday Night Live”. She should have had the career Kristen Wiig is having. But as Tracy Morgan once said, “That [B-word] can’t even get arrested.” Yeah, he didn’t like her.
Lita Ford is 68. Lead guitarist for The Runaways. Her biggest solo hits were “Kiss Me Deadly“ and her duet with Ozzy, “Close My Eyes Forever“.
Nile Rodgers from Chic is 74. Chic was the best disco band ever. Remember “Le Freak“? Genius Nile Rodgers also wrote “We Are Family“ for Sister Sledge.
Joan Lunden is 76. Former “Good Morning America” host.
Twiggy Lawson is 77. The original waif model. She has a cameo in “The Blues Brothers”. Elwood totally stands her up.
Jeremy Irons is 78. Alfred in “Justice League” and “Batman vs. Superman”. He was also the corrupt Pope on Showtime’s “The Borgias”, the voice of Scar in “The Lion King”, and the head bad guy in the third “Die Hard” movie.
Laurence “Lol” Crème is 79. Leader of the ’70s art rock group 10cc. Remember “I’m Not in Love“? He’s also the “Creme” in Godley & Creme.
Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is 86. Everyone knows “Unchained Melody“ from “Ghost”, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling“ from “Top Gun”, and his Jennifer Warnes duet “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life“ from “Dirty Dancing”.
Mama Cass Elliot (1941 – 1974) The Mamas and the Papas. Biggest hits: “Monday, Monday“ and “California Dreamin’“.
Adam West (1928 – 2017) “The One True Batman” from the ’60s TV series. Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney, Bale, Affleck and Pattinson, ALL MUST BOW.
Randolph Mantooth would have been 81. (1945 – 2026) Paramedic John Gage on “Emergency!”.
(His extremely masculine last name was most likely Will Ferrell’s inspiration for Vince Vaughn’s “Anchorman” character, “Wes Mantooth.” Coincidence?)
James Lipton (1926 – 2020) “Inside the Actors Studio“ legend.
David McCallum (1933 – 2023) Ducky, the OG medical examiner on “NCIS”.
Joe Morgan (1943 – 2020) Baseball Hall of Famer and former announcer.
William Golding (1911 – 1993) “Lord of the Flies” author.
Birthdays on September 20, 2026
Sammi Hanratty is 31. Misty on “Yellowjackets”, the young version of Christina Ricci’s character. She was also Kassidi Gallagher on “Shameless”.
Spencer Locke is 35. K-Mart in the “Resident Evil” movies and Melissa in “Insidious: The Last Key”.
Phillip Phillips is 36. “American Idol” winner.
Jon Bernthal is 50. Frank Castle on “The Punisher”, “Daredevil: Born Again” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”. But you probably first knew him as Shane on “The Walking Dead”.
Moon Bloodgood is 51. Annie Glass on “Falling Skies”.
Asia Argento is 51. Italian actress who’s one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers. You know her from Vin Diesel’s “XXX” and the horror flick “Land of the Dead”.
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson are 59.
Ricky Nelson’s gorgeous twin sons, the grandsons of “Ozzie & Harriet”, and together, they are Nelson, the gorgeous musical madmen behind “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection“.
Kristen Johnston is 59. Holly on TV Land’s “The Exes”, Sally on “3rd Rock from the Sun”, and Ivana Humpalot in “Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me”. Now she stars on the Netflix sitcom “Leanne”.
Nuno Bettencourt is 60. Guitarist in Extreme. Biggest Hit: “More Than Words“.
John Easdale is 65. Dramarama singer. “Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)“.
Gary Cole is 70. Alden Parker, the guy who took over for Gibbs on “NCIS”. He was also Kent Davidson on “Veep” and Andrew Klein on “Entourage”.
George R.R. Martin is 78. Brilliant “Game of Thrones” author.
Chuck Panozzo is 78. John’s twin and the bassist in Styx. Sadly, Chuck caught HIV from enjoying one too many groupies, and he now has full-blown AIDS.
John Panozzo (1948 – 1996) Chuck’s twin and the drummer in Styx. He died from many fun years as an alcoholic.
Sophia Loren is 91. Legendary Italian actress. Today’s audiences would mostly remember her for starring in “Grumpier Old Men”.
Guy Lafleur (1951 – 2022) Hockey legend. His name is pronounced “GHEE”.
Anne Meara (1929 – 2015) Jerry Stiller’s wife, and Ben Stiller’s mom.
