Jimbo’s Birthday Wishes (10/23/26 – 10/25/26)
Jimbo's Birthday Wishes (10/23/26 - 10/25/26)
Birthdays on October 23, 2026
Amandla Stenberg is 28. Twin sisters Osha and Mae in “The Acolyte”. You also knew her as Rue in “The Hunger Games” and Alana in “Dear Evan Hansen”.
Ireland Baldwin is 31. Daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Alec once called her a “rude, thoughtless little pig.” She laughs about it now.
Emilia Clarke is 40. Daenerys Targaryen on “Game of Thrones”, Qi’ra in “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, and Sarah Connor in “Terminator Genisys”.
Jessica Stroup is 40. Joy Meachum on Marvel’s “Iron Fist”. She was also Kevin Bacon’s niece on “The Following” and bipolar Erin Silver on “90210”.
Masiela Lusha is 41. Gemini in the last three “Sharknado” movies, and George’s daughter Carmen on “The George Lopez Show”.
Meghan McCain is 42. Former co-host of “The View”.
Ryan Reynolds is 50. “Deadpool” superstar.
Doug Flutie is 64.
“Weird Al” Yankovic is 67.
Dwight Yoakam is 70.
Ang Lee is 72. Director of “Gemini Man”, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, “Life of Pi”, “The Hulk” AND “The Brokeback Mountain”.
Chi-Chi Rodriguez (1935 – 2024) The greatest Puerto Rican golfer of all time. Not bad for a poor kid whose first golf clubs were guava tree limbs.
Pelé (1940 – 2022) The greatest soccer player of all time. Not bad for a poor kid whose first soccer ball was a grapefruit.
Michael Crichton (1942 – 2008) Freakishly tall author of “Jurassic Park” and creator of “ER”. He was Six-Foot-Nine.
Johnny Carson (1925 – 2005) Legendary host of the “Tonight Show” . Carson was the undisputed king of late night from 1962 to 1992.
John Heisman (1869 – 1936) Legendary college football coach who invented the handoff, the Flea Flicker AND the center snap. Before him, the center would ROLL the ball to the quarterback. The Heisman Trophy is named after him.
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Birthdays on October 24, 2026
Raye is 29. British R&B singer who does “Where Is My Husband!“
Eliza Taylor is 37. Clarke on “The 100” and Hannah on “Quantum Leap”.
Drake is 40.
B.D. Wong is 66. The shrink on “Law & Order: SVU”, Baldwin Pennypacker on “AHS: Apocalypse”, Hugo Strange on “Gotham”, Father Ray Mukada on HBO’s “Oz”, and Dr. Henry Wu in the “Jurassic Park” movies.
Kevin Kline is 79.
F. Murray Abraham is 87.
Santo Farina is 89. The Santo of Santo & Johnny. “Sleep Walk“ is one of the greatest instrumental songs of all time.
Bill Wyman is 90. Former Rolling Stones bassist.
Birthdays on October 25, 2026
Chrissy Amphlett (1959 – 2013) Divinyls’ singer. Their hit “I Touch Myself“, became the anthem for breast cancer awareness after her death.
Mia Goth is 33. Pearl / Maxine Minx in the “X” trilogy. She’s also Anne Hathaway’s treacherous servant in “The Odyssey”, and she’ll get to star opposite Ryan Gosling in the upcoming “Star Wars: Starfighter” movie.
Mia Wasikowska is 37. Alice in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” movies.
Ciara is 41. R&B singer who gives her “Goodies“ to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
Katy Perry is 42. “Dark Horse“, “Firework“, “Part of Me“, “Wide Awake“.
Josh Henderson is 45. John Ross Ewing on TNT’s “Dallas”.
Mehcad Brooks is 46. Jax in the “Mortal Kombat” movies and Jimmy Olsen on “Supergirl”.
Leslie Grossman is 55. Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt on “AHS: Apocalypse”.
Craig Robinson is 55. Darryl on “The Office”.
Pedro Martinez is 55. Hall of fame pitcher who won three Cy Youngs and one World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
Chely Wright is 56. Openly lesbian country singer. “Single White Female“.
Samantha Bee is 57.
Michael Boatman is 62. Julius Cain on “The Good Fight”. And Carter Heywood on “Spin City”.
Chad Smith is 65. Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer who looks like Will Ferrell. Their hits include “Under the Bridge“, “Scar Tissue“, and “Californication“.
Nancy Cartwright is 69. The voice of Bart Simpson . . . not to mention Nelson Muntz, Rod and Todd Flanders, and the amazing Ralph Wiggum. She’s also the girl who got banished to Cartoon Land in “Twilight Zone: The Movie”.
Glenn Tipton is 79. Judas Priest guitarist who’s battling Parkinson’s.
The band’s biggest hit was “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’“.
Jon Anderson is 82. The only Yes lead singer who matters. Their biggest hits include “I’ve Seen All Good People (Your Move)“, “Roundabout“, “Love Will Find a Way“, and “Owner of a Lonely Heart“.
He also did a version of the band called Yes featuring ARW . . . along with two other former Yes-men, guitarist Trevor Rabin and keyboardist Rick Wakeman.
“Taffy” Danoff is 82. Starland Vocal Band. Remember “Afternoon Delight“?
Marion Ross is 98. Mrs. “C”. Marion Cunningham on “Happy Days”.
Helen Reddy (1941 – 2020) “I Am Woman“ singer.
Billy Barty (1924 – 2000) He was Hollywood’s go-to little person for DECADES. He was the Peter Dinklage of his time, and paved the way for Peter’s success.
John Matuszak (1950 – 1989) Ex-football player turned actor. He was Sloth in “Goonies”, and had a few other minor roles, but died of heart failure at age 38.
Minnie Pearl (1912 – 1996) Country legend.
Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) Tight quote: “My mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a General. If you become a monk, you’ll end up as the Pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.”
