Jimbo’s Birthday Wishes (08/17/26)

Taissa Farmiga is 32. She did four seasons on “American Horror Story”.  Now she’s Gladys on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”.  Vera Farmiga from “Bates Motel” and the “Conjuring” movies is her sister, even though they’re 22 years apart.

Bryton James is 40. Richie on “Family Matters”.  Bryton used to go by the name Bryton McClure and he looked EXACTLY like a Mini Rick James. These days he’s Devon on “The Young and The Restless”.

Giuliana Rancic is 52.  “Fashion Police” host and breast cancer survivor.  She married “Apprentice” winner Bill Rancic.

Donnie Wahlberg is 57. Former New Kid On The Block who now Detective Danny Reagan on the “Blue Bloods” spin-off “Boston Blue”.  He also played Detective Eric Matthews in the second, third, and fourth “Saw” movies.

Gilby Clarke is 64.  Guns ‘N Roses rhythm guitarist who replaced Izzy Stradlin.  His last gig was Rockband Supernova, which he formed with Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and that guy Lukas Rossi, who won their reality TV competition.

Sean Penn is 66.

Belinda Carlisle is 68. Beautiful lead singer of The Go-Go’s.  She hit #1 with “Heaven Is a Place on Earth“ as a solo artist, while the best the Go-Go’s ever attained was #2 on the charts with “We Got the Beat“.

Rick Hilton is 71.  Paris Hilton was once a tiny, irritating sperm swimming around in his testes.  Too bad she didn’t stay there.

Kevin Rowland is 73. Lead singer of Dexy’s Midnight Runners.  Remember “Come On Eileen“?  WHAT? You DON’T remember the ’80s? Kevin Rowland does.

You may also remember the song from the remake Save Ferris did in the ’90s.  Here’s their version.

Robert De Niro is 83.  “The Godfather Part 2”, “Raging Bull”, “Taxi Driver”, “The Deer Hunter”, “The Untouchables”, “Goodfellas”, “Awakenings”, “Casino”, “Analyze This”, “Meet the Parents” . . . and that’s just scratching the surface.

Davy Crockett  (1786 – 1836)

Mae West  (1893 – 1980)  Her classic lines include:  “A hard man is good to find” . . . “When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better” . . . and “Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?”

David Koresh  (1959 – 1993)  Wacko leader of the Waco Branch Davidians.

Mark Salling  (1982 – 2018)  You knew him as Noah “Puck” Puckerman on “Glee”.  He would’ve been 37 but he took his own life, two months before he was going to be sentenced on child pornography charges

• Today is National Thrift Shop Day

• 18 days until Labor Day Weekend

• 24 days until the NFL Season kicks off