December 5th Birthdays
If you were born on December 5th, you share a birthday with these famous people:
James Lee Burke is 84
Edgar Award-winning American crime fiction novelist (Cimarron Rose; Two for Texas; Rain Gods; Wayfaring Stranger), author of the Dave Robicheaux mystery series (The Neon Rain; Black Cherry Blues; The Tin Roof Blowdown; Burning Angel), born December 5, 1936. (James Lee Burke Photo: Robert Clark)
Jeroen Krabbé is 75
Dutch artist, film director, and actor (The Living Daylights; No Mercy; A World Apart; Robin Hood; The Prince of Tides; King of the Hill; Immortal Beloved; Ever After: A Cinderella Story; Dangerous Beauty; Left Luggage; Ocean’s Twelve; Crossing Delancey), born December 5, 1944. (Jeroen Krabbé 1980 Photo: TROS)
Andy Kim is 74 (nee Andy Youakim; aka Baron Longfellow)
Canadian singer and songwriter (Rock Me Gently; Sugar, Sugar [1969 Record of the Year]; How’d We Ever Get This Way; Baby, I Love You; I Forgot to Mention; So Good Together; A Friend in the City; Be My Baby; Baby I’m on Fire), born December 5, 1946. (Andy Kim 1970 Photo: Feld Brothers Management Corp.)
José Carreras is 74 (nee Josep Maria Carreras i Coll)
Spanish tenor opera singer (La Bohème; Lucia di Lammermoor), recording artist (South Pacific), Three Tenors member, and philanthropist founder of the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, born December 5, 1946. (José Carreras Photo: Evaroig)
Jim Messina is 73 (nee James Melvin Messina)
American rock guitarist, record producer, songwriter, singer, and founding member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, & Loggins and Messina (Your Mama Don’t Dance; Listen to a Country Song; Same Old Wine; Peace of Mind), born December 5, 1947. (Jim Messina 1974 Photo: Schiffman and Larson)
Lewis Arlt is 71
Emmy Award-winning American screenwriter, director, & actor of TV (All My Children; Another World; Loving; General Hospital; Ryan’s Hope; Search for Tomorrow) and movies (He Knows You’re Alone; See You in the Morning), born December 5, 1949. (Lewis Arlt Photo: Tina Bromberg / Lewis Arlt)
Morgan Brittany is 69 (nee Suzanne Cupito)
American political commentator (PolitiChicks) and columnist (WorldNetDaily; Townhall Finance), model & actress of films (Stage to Thunder Rock; Gable and Lombard) and TV (Katherine Wentworth on Dallas; Glitter; The Love Boat), born December 5, 1951. (Morgan Brittany 1984 Glitter Photo: ABC TV)
Eddie the Eagle is 57 (nee Michael Edwards)
English stunt man and underdog Olympic ski jumper who set a new ski-jumping record for Great Britain (73.5 m) at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games, while finishing last in the 70 m and 90 m events, born December 5, 1963. (Eddie the Eagle 2006 Photo: Matthew Anderson)
Pablo Morales is 56 (nee Pedro Pablo Morales Jr.)
American competitive swimmer, 4-time Summer Olympic medalist (1984 Los Angeles relay gold, butterfly silver; 1992 Barcelona 100m butterfly gold), University of Nebraska swimming and diving coach, born December 5, 1964. (Pablo Morales Photo: By permission of Huskers.com)
John Rzeznik is 545
Songwriters Hall of Fame American producer, guitarist, songwriter, & lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls (Themselves; Slide; Iris; Name; Black Balloon; Give a Little Bit; Better Days; Here is Gone; Dizzy; Naked; Long Way Down; Lazy Eye), born December 5, 1965. (John Rzeznik 2013 Photo: Fr. Jeff Lorig)
Joe Barbara is 53 (nee Joseph Edward Barbara)
American singer & actor of stage (A Bronx Tale – The Musical; Jersey Boys; Grease), TV (Joe Carlino on Another World; Paolo Caselli on All My Children; Law & Order), and movies (Pride & Loyalty; The Stand-In), born December 5, 1966.
Margaret Cho is 52
American stand-up comedienne, producer, screenwriter & actress of stage, TV (Teri Lee on Drop Dead Diva; All-American Girl; Fashion Police; Ghost Whisperer; 30 Rock), and movies (It’s My Party; Sweethearts; The Thin Pink Line), born December 5, 1968. (Margaret Cho 2009 Photo: Derek Nicoletto)
(Denali National Park Deer, Alaska Photo: Joris Beugels via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on December 5th!
And remembering
Little Richard (nee Richard Wayne Penniman)
Grammy, Songwriters, Blues and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame American songwriter, musician, & singer (Tutti Frutti; Long Tall Sally; Lucille; Keep A Knockin’; Good Golly Miss Molly; The Girl Can’t Help It; Rip it Up; Jenny, Jenny; Miss Ann; Ready Teddy) (born Dec. 5, 1932 – died May 9, 2020; age 87). Little Richard died of bone cancer. (Little Richard 1967 Photo: Okeh Records)
Walt Disney (nee Walter Elias Disney)
Emmy & Academy Award-winning American businessman (Disneyland), director, voice actor, illustrator & animation pioneer (Mickey Mouse cartoons), TV & film producer (Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color; Dumbo; Cinderella) (born Dec. 5, 1901 – Dec. 15, 1966; age 65). Walt Disney died of lung cancer. (Walt Disney 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Trailer)
J. J. Cale (nee John Weldon Cale)
Grammy award-winning American electric guitarist, singer & songwriter (After Midnight, Cocaine, Magnolia; I Got the Same Old Blues; Crazy Mama; Call Me the Breeze; Devil in Disguise; Travelin’ Light; Clyde; Troubles, Troubles; Shelter) (born Dec. 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013; age 74). J. J. Cale died of a heart attack. (J. J. Cale 2006 Photo: Louis Ramirez)
Otto Preminger
Austrian American theatre & movie actor, producer, & director (Laura; The Man with the Golden Arm; Advise & Consent; Forever Amber; Bunny Lake is Missing; Carmen Jones; Fallen Angel; Anatomy of a Murder; Kidnapped) (born Dec. 5, 1905 – Apr. 23, 1986; age 80). Otto Preminger had Alzheimer’s Disease and died of lung cancer. (Otto Preminger 1976 Photo: Allan Warren)
Alvy Moore (nee Jack Alvin Moore)
American voice over actor & comedic character actor of stage, TV (Hank Kimball on Green Acres; Pete and Gladys; Days of Our Lives; Burke’s Law; The Virginian), and movies (Susan Slept Here; Screaming Eagles; Riot in Cell Block 11; The Heart is a Rebel; Designing Woman) (born Dec. 5, 1921 – died May 4, 1997; age 75). Alvy Moore died of heart failure. (Alvy Moore 1960 Johnny Ringo)
Peter Hansen
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Lee Baldwin on General Hospital; The Adventures of Jim Bowie; How the West Was Won; Gomer Pyle: USMC) & movies (When Worlds Collide; The Savage; Darling, How Could You!; The War of the Roses) (born Dec. 5, 1921 – died Apr. 9, 2017; age 95). Cause of death for Peter Hansen is unknown. (Peter Hansen 1973 Photo: ABC TV)
George Savalas (nee Georgios Demosthenes Savalas)
American singer, musician, acting teacher, character actor of stage, television (Detective Stavros on Kojak, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, & Kojak: The Belarus File), and movies (Kelly’s Heroes; Genghis Khan; A Dream of Kings; Fake-Out) (born Dec. 5, 1924 – died Oct. 2, 1985; age 60). George Savalas died of leukemia. (George Savalas 1976 Kojak Photo: CBS Television)
American film director, producer, & screenwriter (The Grapes of Wrath; The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit; The Gunfighter; My Cousin Rachel; Black Widow; The Dirty Dozen; Three Came Home; Tobacco Road; Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation; How to Marry a Millionaire) (born Dec. 5, 1897 – died Mar. 25, 1977; age 79). (Nunnally Johnson 1960 Photo: 20th Century-Fox Dynamo)
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