January 25th Birthdays
If you were born on January 25th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Gregory Sierra is 84
American actor of stage, movies (Papillon; Beneath the Planet of the Apes; The Towering Inferno; Honey I Blew Up the Kid) and TV (Barney Miller; Sanford and Son; Something is Out There; Soap; Zorro and Son; The Flying Nun), born January 25, 1937. (Gregory Sierra 1975 Barney Miller Photo: ABC TV)
Leigh Taylor-Young is 76
Emmy Award-winning American actress of TV (Rachel Welles on Peyton Place; Elaine on Sunset Beach; Katherine on Passions; The Devlin Connection; Dallas; Picket Fences) & movies (The Big Bounce; Soylent Green; Jagged Edge), born January 25, 1945. (Leigh Taylor-Young 1967 Peyton Place)
Jenifer Lewis is 64
American comedian, singer, and actress of stage, TV (Strong Medicine; Black-ish; Girlfriends; A Different World; Courthouse; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; The Playboy Club), and movies (Dead Presidents; The Preacher’s Wife; Juwanna Mann), born January 25, 1957. (Jenifer Lewis 2008 Photo: Greg Hernandez)
Dinah Manoff is 66
Tony Award-winning American actress of stage, TV (Carol Weston on Empty Nest & The Golden Girls; State of Grace; Soap), and movies (Grease; Ordinary People; I Ought to Be in Pictures; Bloodhounds of Broadway; The Amati Girls), born January 25, 1958. (Dinah Manoff Photo: By Permission)
Chris Chelios is 59 (nee Christos Kostas Chelios)
Hockey Hall of Fame American 11x NHL All-Star hockey defenseman (Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Atlanta Thrashers) with 3 Stanley Cups championships, & 2006 US Olympic Hockey Team captain born January 25, 1962. (Chris Chelios 2007 Photo: Dave O)
Esa Tikkanen is 56
Finnish hockey player, NHL forward (Edmonton Oilers – 1985, 1987-1990 Stanley Cup; New York Rangers – 1994 Stanley Cup; St. Louis Blues; New Jersey Devils; Vancouver Canucks; Florida Panthers; Washington Capitals), born January 25, 1965. (Esa Tikkanen 2013 Photo: Unibet)
(African Painted Dog, Lower Zambezi Natural Park, Zambia Photo: Catherine Merlin via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on January 25!
And remembering
Etta James (nee Jamesetta Hawkins)
Rockabilly, Grammy, Blues, and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame American soul, blues, and gospel singer (At Last, Something’s Got a Hold on Me; All I Could Do Was Cry; Fool That I Am; Tell Mama; Seven Year Itch) (born Jan. 25, 1938 – Jan. 20, 2012; age 73). Etta James had Alzheimer’s Disease and died of leukemia. (Etta James 1990 Photo: Roland Godefroy)
Virginia Woolf (nee Adeline Virginia Stephen)
English modernist 1900s pioneering stream of consciousness narrative author, short story writer (Kew Gardens) and novelist (Mrs. Dalloway; Orlando; Between the Acts; The Years; The Voyage Out; Night and Day; Jacob’s Room; The Waves), (born Jan. 25, 1882 – died Mar. 28, 1941; age 59). Virginia Woolf was bipolar and drowned herself. (Virginia Woolf 1927 Photo: Harvard University)
Dean Jones
American actor of TV (Ensign O’Toole; Herbie, The Love Bug; Beethoven), Walt Disney films & other movies (That Darn Cat!; Blackbeard’s Ghost; Two on a Guillotine; Any Wednesday; The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit; The Shaggy D.A.; Snowball Express) (born Jan. 25, 1931 – died Sept. 1, 2015; age 84). Dean Jones died of Parkinson’s Disease. (Dean Jones 1966 Photo: Chicago Tribune)
Gregg Palmer (nee Palmer Edvind Lee)
American actor of movies (Magnificent Obsession; To Hell and Back; Big Jake; 40 Pounds of Trouble) and TV (Gunsmoke; The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp; Death Valley Days; The Virginian; Bonanza; Wagon Train) (born Jan. 25, 1927 – died Oct. 31, 2015; age 88). Cause of death for Gregg Palmer is unknown. (Gregg Palmer 1954 Magnificent Obsession Photo: Universal Pictures)
Elizabeth Allen (nee Elizabeth Ellen Gillease)
American actress of TV (Laura Deane on Bracken’s World; The Paul Lynde Show; Gwen Harding on Guiding Light; Victoria Bellman on Another World & Texas; CPO Sharkey; Dr. Kildare), and films (From the Terrace; Diamond Head; Donovan’s Reef; Cheyenne Autumn) (born Jan. 25, 1929 – died Sept. 19, 2006; age 77). Elizabeth Allen died of kidney disease. (Elizabeth Allen 1961 Thriller)
Bill Hickman (nee William Hickman)
American actor, stunt driver & coordinator of TV (The Lawless Years; Bonanza; Bat Masterson; The F.B.I.; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and movies (The Wild One; Bullitt; The French Connection; The Hindenburg; The Love Bug; Vanishing Point; The Seven-Ups) (born Jan. 25, 1921 – died Feb. 24, 1986; age 65). Bill Hickman died of cancer. (Bill Hickman 1960 Tombstone Territory)
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