Jimbo’s Birthday Wishes (09/09/26)

 

Hunter Hayes is 35.  Country singer who can say he was once one of “America’s Most Talented Kids“.  Biggest hits: “Wanted“, and “I Want Crazy“.

 

 

Kelsey Asbille is 35.  Monica Dutton on “Yellowstone”.  When she did “Teen Wolf” and Disney’s “Pair of Kings” she went by the name Kelsey Chow.

 

 

Haley Reinhart is 36.  “American Idol” beauty who sometimes sings with Postmodern Jukebox.  Her biggest solo hit was “Free“, and she sings “My Baby Just Cares for Me“ on Jeff Goldblum’s jazz album.

 

 

Julie Gonzalo is 45.  Kara’s boss Andrea Rojas on “Supergirl”.  Before that you knew her as Rebecca Barnes Ewing on “Dallas” . . . the ex-wife of Christopher Ewing, and daughter of J.R.’s arch-enemy Cliff Barnes.

 

 

Michelle Williams is 46.  Anne Weying in the “Venom” movies, Glinda in “Oz the Great and Powerful”, Heath Ledger’s wife in “Brokeback Mountain”, and Heath’s unofficial widow in real life.  Their daughter Matilda Rose turns 21 next month.

 

 

Michael Bublé is 51.

 

 

Goran Visnjic is 54.  Dr. Luka Kovac on “ER”.  AND Nicole Kidman’s demonic ex-boyfriend in “Practical Magic”.

 

(“Practical Magic 2” hits theaters this weekend.)

 

 

Eric Stonestreet is 55. Cameron on “Modern Family”.

 

 

Henry Thomas is 55.  Elliott in “E.T.”.

 

 

Adam Sandler is 60.

 

 

Charles Esten is 61.  Deacon Claybourne on “Nashville”.

 

 

Constance Marie is 61.  George’s wife Angie on “The George Lopez Show”, and one of the two moms on the ABC Family show “Switched at Birth”.

 

 

Hugh Grant is 66.

 

 

Angela Cartwright is 74.  Penny Robinson on the original “Lost in Space”.  She was also Brigitta Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music”.

 

 

Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics is 74.  Biggest hits: “Sweet Dreams“, “Here Comes the Rain Again“, and “Would I Lie to You“.

 

 

Tom Wopat is 75.  Luke Duke on “The Dukes of Hazzard”.  And not a bad singer:  “‘Til Death Do Us Part“.

 

 

Joe Theismann is 77.  Former Redskin great . . . shoulder pads, not feathers.  Although now I suppose you’d say former “Washington Football Team” great.

 

 

Doug Ingle  (1945 -2024)  Iron Butterfly singer.  Biggest hit:  “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida“.

 

 

Otis Redding  (1941 – 1967)  R&B legend.  Died in a plane crash during the time he was recording “Sittin on the Dock of the Bay“.  He was only 26.

 

 

Joey Feek  (1975 – 2016)  She and her husband were the country duo Joey + Rory.  Their hits included “That’s Important to Me“ and “This Song’s For You“.

 

 

Topol  (1935 – 2023)  He IS the Fiddler on the Roof, and Dr. Hans Zarkov in “Flash Gordon” . . . Ah-Aaaaaah!

 

 

Neil Hamilton  (1899 – 1984)  Commissioner Gordon on the 1960s “Batman” series starring the One True Batman, Adam West.

 

 

Colonel Sanders  (1890 – 1980)  Kentucky Fried Chicken genius.

 

 

• Today is National Teddy Bear Day

 

• 2 days to Patriot Day (September 11th)

 

• 4 days to National Grandparents Day