February 28th Birthdays
If you were born on February 28th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Tommy Tune is 83 (nee Thomas James Tune)
Tony Award-winning American producer, director, singer, dancer, choreographer & actor of stage (Seesaw; Nine; My One and Only; Grand Hotel), TV (Arrested Development; Nanny and the Professor), and movies (Hello, Dolly!; The Boy Friend), born February 28, 1939. (Tommy Tune 1977 Photo: ICM)
Mario Andretti is 82
Italian-American sprint, midget, IndyCar (4 titles), World Sportscar Championship, NASCAR and 1978 Formula One World Championship racing car driver, 3-time U.S. Driver of the Year, born February 28, 1940. (Mario Andretti 1969 Photo: Raimund Kommer)
Kelly Bishop is 78 (nee Carole Bishop)
Tony Award-winning American dancer and actress of stage, movies (An Unmarried Woman; Dirty Dancing; Wonder Boys; The Salzburg Story; Me and Him), and TV (Gilmore Girls; A Year in the Life; As the World Turns; The Thorns), born February 28, 1944. (Kelly Bishop 2015 Photo: Dominick D)
Steve Martini is 76
American journalist (Los Angeles Daily Journal), lawyer, legal mystery-thriller novelist, author of the Paul Madriani series (Compelling Evidence, Prime Witness; Double Tap; Guardian of Lies; Trader of Secrets; The Rule of Nine; The Enemy Inside; The List; Critical Mass; The Simeon Chamber), born February 28, 1946.
Stephanie Beacham is 75
English actress of TV (Sable Colby onThe Colbys & Dynasty; Coronation Street; SeaQuest 2032; Bad Girls; Marked Personal; Beverly Hills, 90210; Boomers), and movies (Troop Beverly Hills; Relative Values; Tam Lin), born February 28, 1947. (Stephanie Beacham 2009 Photo: Immortal-truth at English Wikipedia)
Bernadette Peters is 74 (nee Bernadette Lazzara)
American Grammy & Tony Award-winning singer-actress of stage, television (Smash; Ugly Betty; Mozart in the Jungle; The Good Fight) & movies (The Longest Yard; The Jerk; Pennies From Heaven; Annie; Pink Cadillac; W.C. Fields and Me), born February 28, 1948. (Bernadette Peters 1977 All’s Fair Photo: CBS TV)
Mercedes Ruehl is 74
Tony & Academy Award-winning American actress of stage, television (Frasier; Power), and movies (The Fisher King; Lost in Yonkers; Married to the Mob; Big; Leader of the Band; The Amati Girls; Zeyda and the Hitman), born February 28, 1948. (Mercedes Ruehl 2009 Photo: Americasroof)
Cristina Raines is 70 (nee Cristina Herazo)
Filipino-American retired actor of TV (Lane Ballou on Flamingo Road; Centennial; Quo Vadis?; The Love Boat; Hotel; Kojak) and movies (The Sentinel; Nashville; The Duellists; Hex; Russian Roulette; Real Life; Silver Dream Racer; Touched By Love), born February 28, 1952. (Cristina Raines 1974 Movin’ On)
Paul Krugman is 69
American economist, Professor of Economics (MIT, Princeton, City University of New York), and winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography works), born February 28, 1953. (Paul Krugman 2008 Photo: Prolineserver)
John Turturro is 65
Emmy Award-winning Italian-American actor of movies (Quiz Show; Barton Fink; Miller’s Crossing; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Color of Money; Secret Window; Transformers films) & TV (The Night Of), born February 28, 1957. (John Turturro 2009 © Rubenstein Photo: Martyna Borkowski)
Cindy Wilson is 65 (nee Cynthia Leigh Wilson)
American musician, songwriter and singer for alt-rock new-wave band the B-52s (Private Idaho; Love Shack; Roam; Dance This Mess Around; Rock Lobster; Planet Claire; Give Me Back My Man; [Meet] The Flintstones), born February 28, 1957. (Cindy Wilson 2007 Photo: Theu64510 at English Wikipedia)
Canadian actress of movies (The Color Purple; Commando; Quest For Fire; Beat Street; American Flyers; Soul Man; Time Runner; Fear City; The Squeeze) and TV (Mysterious Ways; St. Elsewhere; Melrose Place), born February 28, 1961. (Rae Dawn Chong 2013 The Making of the Celebrant / Eastern Video Productions)
American actor of TV (Dr. James Wilson on House; Falling Skies; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and movies (Dead Poets Society; Swing Kids; Standoff; Tape; Killer: A Journal of Murder; Ground Control; The I Inside; Safe Passage), born February 28, 1969. (Robert Sean Leonard 2007 Photo: Arnold Gatilao)
American rock musician, lead singer-songwriter of Train (Hey, Soul Sister; Drops of Jupiter [Tell Me]; Drive By; Meet Virginia; 50 Ways to Say Goodbye; Play That Song; Angel in Blue Jeans; Calling All Angels; If It’s Love; Bruises; I Am; She’s on Fire), born February 28, 1969. (Patrick Monahan 2011 Photo: Eva Rinaldi)
Daniel Handler is 52 (aka Lemony Snicket)
American musician (accordion), playwright, & novelist (The Basic Eight; Watch Your Mouth; We Are Pirates), author of A Series of Unfortunate Events / Lemony Snicket books (The Bad Beginning; The Reptile Room), born February 28, 1970. (Daniel Handler Photo: Meredith Heuer; Used by Permission)
American actor of TV (Tim Speedle on CSI: Miami; 24; Reprisal; The Company; The Last Don) & films (The Low Life; Southlander; Dogtown; Argo; Dazed and Confused; A Scanner Darkly; Love and a .45; Empire Records; Black Mass; Sunset Strip; Hart’s War), born February 28, 1972. (Rory Cochrane 2013: Tabercil)
(Earle Williams 1917 | Bernadette Peters 2008: Duxrool)
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American stand up comedian, voice & character actor of stage, movies (Problem Child; Look Who’s Talking 2; Aladdin; Bad Medicine; Beverly Hills Cop II), web & TV (Hollywood Squares; Cyberchase; Saturday Night Live; Up All Night; Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast) (born Feb. 28, 1955 – died Apr. 12, 2022; age 67). (Gilbert Gottfried 1991 Photo: Alan Light)
Gavin MacLeod (nee Allan George See)
American actor of movies (Kelly’s Heroes; Pork Chop Hill; Operation Petticoat; War Hunt) & TV (Happy on McHale’s Navy; Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Captain Steubing on The Love Boat; The Untouchables), recovered alcoholic & born again Christian (born Feb. 28, 1931 – died May 29, 2021; age 90). (Gavin MacLeod 1975 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Photo: CBS TV)
Frank Bonner (nee Frank Woodrow Boers Jr.)
American television director (City Guys; Harry and the Hendersons), and actor of TV (WKRP in Cincinnati; Sidekicks; Just the Ten of Us; The New WKRP in Cincinnati; Saved by the Bell) and movies (Las Vegas Lady; The Hoax; You Can’t Hurry Love) (born Feb. 28, 1942 – died June 16 2021; age 79). Frank Bonner died of Lewy body dementia complications. (Frank Bonner 1978: CBS TV)
Don Francks (nee Donald Harvey Francks; “Iron Buffalo“)
Canadian composer, singer, & actor of TV (Walter on La Femme Nikita; MisteRogers) & movies (R.C.M.P.; MisteRogers; La Femme Nikita; McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Hemlock Grove; Riel; My Bloody Valentine), voice over actor (The Care Bears Family; This Land; Babar) (born Feb. 28, 1932 – died Apr. 3, 2016; age 84). Don Francks died of lung cancer. (Don Francks 1968 Finian’s Rainbow)
Charles Durning
Decorated WWII American vet & character actor of stage, TV (Evening Shade; Rescue Me; The Cop and the Kid), & movies (The Sting; The Choirboys; Dog Day Afternoon; Starting Over; Dick Tracy; Mass Appeal; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Front Page; I Walk the Line; The Hindenburg; Sisters), (born Feb. 28, 1923 – died Dec. 24, 2012; age 89). (Charles Durning 1975 Hawaii Five-O: CBS)
Zero Mostel (nee Samuel Joel Mostel)
Blacklisted Tony Award-winning American comedic singer (If I Were a Rich Man; Comedy Tonight; Sunrise, Sunset) & actor of stage, films (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Fiddler on the Roof; The Producers; Panic in the Streets; Du Barry Was a Lady; The Angel Levine) & TV (The Electric Company) (born Feb. 28, 1915 – died Sept. 8, 1977; age 62). (Zero Mostel c 1960)
American silent film actor (Arsene Lupin; The Juggernaut; The Scarlet Runner; The Eternal Struggle; Masters of Men; Borrowed Husbands; The Adventurous Sex; A Rogue’s Romance; The Fortune Hunter; The Ancient Mariner; The Skyrocket; Diplomacy; You’d Be Surprised) (born Feb. 28, 1880 – died Apr. 25, 1927; age 47). Earle Williams died of pneumonia. (Earle Williams 1917: Arrow Ad)
Ben Hecht
American Jewish and civil rights activist, WWI journalist (Chicago Daily News), novelist, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Underworld; The Front Page; Scarface; Spellbound; Notorious; Design for Living; Topaze; Queen Christina) (born Feb. 28, 1894 – died Apr. 18, 1964; age 70). Cause of death for Ben Hecht was a heart attack. (Ben Hecht 1949 Photo: Publicity Still)
Joe Malone (nee Maurice Joseph Malone; “Phantom Joe“)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHA (Quebec Bulldogs), Ontario Professional Hockey League (Waterloo Colts), & NHL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers) who set the NHL record of 7 goals in a single game on January 31, 1920 (born Feb. 28, 1890 – died May 15, 1969; age 79). Joe Malone died of a heart attack. (Joe Malone Photo: Hamilton Tigers 1920)
Vincente Minnelli (nee Lester Anthony Minnelli)
Oscar-winning American director (Meet Me In St. Louis; The Band Wagon; An American in Paris; Gigi; The Bad and the Beautiful; Brigadoon; Father of the Bride; Designing Woman; The Courtship of Eddie’s Father; Madame Bovary; Lust for Life) (born Feb. 28, 1903 – died July 25, 1986; age 83). Vincente Minnelli died of emphysema and pneumonia. (Vincente Minnelli 1956 Photo)
Bubba Smith (nee Charles Aaron Smith)
American NFL pro football player (Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers), 1968 NFL champion, and actor of TV (Blue Thunder; Open All Night) & movies (The Naked Truth; Police Academy movies) (born Feb. 28, 1945 – died Aug. 3, 2011; age 66). Bubba Smith died of heart disease and acute drug intoxication. (Bubba Smith 1985 Blue Thunder Photo: ABC)
Molly Picon (nee Mollie Picon)
American Yiddish character actress of stage, TV (Sarah Briskin on Somerset; Car 54, Where Are You?; The Facts of Life), and movies (Come Blow Your Horn; Fiddler on the Roof; For Pete’s Sake; That’s Life; The Cannonball Run; The Cannonball Run II) (born Feb. 28, 1898 – died Apr. 5, 1992; age 94). Molly Picon died of Alzheimer’s disease. (Molly Picon 1975 Murder on Flight 502)
Linus Pauling
American biochemist, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize peace activist, co-founder of quantum chemistry and molecular biology fields of science, inventor of the Pauling Electronegativity Scale (born Feb. 28, 1901 – died Aug. 19, 1994; age 93). Linus Pauling died of prostate cancer. (Linus Pauling 1962 Photo: Nobel Foundation)
Jim Boles (nee James Boles)
American character actor of TV (One Man’s Family; Little House on the Prairie) and movies (The Ghost and Mr. Chicken; The Man With My Face; A Big Hand for the Little Lady; The Love God?; Once is Not Enough; The Trouble With Angels; Nightmare Honeymoon) (born Feb. 28, 1914 – died May 26, 1977; age 63). Jim Boles died of cardiac arrest. (Jim Boles 1965 Daniel Boone)
American screenwriter, producer & director of TV (Hennesey) and movies (Tootsie; Walking My Baby Back Home; Bad Day at Black Rock; The Delicate Delinquent; Artists and Models), and film actor (Congo Bill; Sideshow; The Fuller Brush Man; Pride of the Marines; Shadow of a Woman) (born Feb. 28, 1919 – died Apr. 13, 1999; age 80). (Don McGuire 1951 Three Guys Named Mike)
American character actor of movies, and TV (Have Gun – Will Travel; Captain Midnight; Bonanza; Dragnet 1967; The Real McCoys; Perry Mason; Rawhide; My Three Sons; 77 Sunset Strip; The Andy Griffith Show; Gunsmoke; Stagecoast West; The F.B.I.; The Big Valley) (born Feb. 28, 1909 – died Feb. 1, 1994; age 84). Olan Soule died of lung cancer. (Olan Soule 1963 Petticoat Junction)
Dorothy Stratten (nee Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten)
Canadian Playboy Playmate of the Month (August 1979) & Year (1980) model, actress of TV (Pajama Party) & movies (They All Laughed), who inspired biographical films (Death of a Centerfold; Star 80), books (The Killing of the Unicorn) & songs (Cover Girl; The Best Was Yet to Come) (born Feb. 28, 1960 – died Aug. 14, 1980; age 20). Dorothy Stratten was killed by her manager-husband Paul Snider.
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