Birthdays
Happy Birthday Jimmy “JJ” Walker! He turns 64 today! He was famous for being in the 70s sitcom, “Good Times” and for his catch phrase, “Dy-no-mite!” Photo Credits: The Russ Parr Morning Show and TV One
Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor, Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. turns 64 today! He was a member of the musical group Commodores from 1968-1982. It was when Richie was with the Commodores, he blessed us with the song, “Jesus Is Love” from their eighth album, “Heroes”. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/3dj6hu. Source: Wikipedia Photo Credit: The […]
Former American Idol judge, singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress Paula Abdul turns 51 today! Read more at http://tinyurl.com/kukfg4n. Source: Wikipedia Photo Credits: Hello Beautiful and The Urban Daily
Actress Phylicia Rashad, who is best known as mother and attorney Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom “The Cosby Show”, turns 65 today! She stayed with the show for eight years. Rashad has starred in many Broadway and off-Broadway productions and was the first African-American actress to win a Tony Award, given for her portrayal […]
Sasha Obama is literally growing up right in front of our eyes! Sasha, the youngest daughter of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, turns 12 today! Photo Credit: www.eurweb.com
Happy Birthday to Antonio M. “L.A.” Reid. He turns 57 today! Reid is an American record executive, songwriter, and record producer. Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records! He has helped to bring Mariah Carey, Paula Abdul Justin Bieber and many more to multi-platinum album sales. He has won three Grammy Awards. Read more […]
Basketball star Allen Iverson turns 38 today! The former Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and 11-time All-Star also provided one of the greatest press conferences in sports history with his classic “practice” rant. Iverson played for the Philadelphia 76ers from 1996–2006 and then again from 2009–2010. Send him a birthday shout via Twitter […]
Happy Birthday to Prince Rogers Nelson, better-known as simply Prince! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer turns 55 today! Facts about Prince: Prince’s father was a pianist and songwriter, and his mother was a jazz singer. Prince is reported to have written more than one thousand songs. He has won seven Grammy Awards, […]
Eight-time Grammy winner, known as the “Empress of Soul”, Gladys Knight turns 69 today and still looks great! A whole lot of us grew up listening to her! Check out her website at www.gladysknight.com. Also, send her a birthday tweet at twitter.com/MsGladysKnight. Photo Credit: KISS-Detroit
Grammy-Award Winning singer-songwriter Stevland Hardaway Morris, known as Stevie Wonder, turns 63 today! Read more at http://tinyurl.com/hfmqy. Source: Wikipedia Photo Credit: Hello Beautiful
Actress Gabourey Sidibe turns 30 today! Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe is an American actress who made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Source: Wikipedia Photo Credit: Hello Beautiful
Actress Roma Downey turns 49 today! She was on “Touched by an Angel” and is married to Mark Burnette, creator of “Survivor” and “Amazing Race.” They also co-produced that “Bible” miniseries. Source: Wikipedia Photo Credit: Praise-Cleveland