Birthday List (03-17-09)

FAMOUS PEOPLE
Rob Lowe

1964
Actor (St. Elmo's Fire, Wayne's World, T-V's The West Wing) (Age: 45)

Gary Sinise

1955
The stage, TV and film star got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Forrest Gump. His other credits include Apollo 13, The Green Mile and T-V's CSI: NY. (Age: 54)

Kurt Russell

1951
Goldie Hawn's longtime boyfriend, who began his career as a child star in Disney pictures, has starred in such films as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Elvis, Silkwood, Backdraft and Escape From New York. (Age: 58)

Patrick Duffy

1949
Actor (T-V's Dallas) (Age: 60)


Rudy Ray Moore (AKA Dolomite)

1927 -
2008
The singer-comedian-actor (The Dolomite movies, Petey Wheatstraw, Disco Godfather, BAPS) died of complications from diabetes October 19th, 2008 at 81.

Nat "King" Cole

1917 -
1965
The jazz pianist-turned-pop crooner was a chart mainstay from the '40s through the '60s, waxing such hits as "Mona Lisa," "Too Young," "Ramblin' Rose," "That Sunday, That Summer" and "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer." The first black performer to host a network TV variety series, Nat had a show on NBC in 1956 and '57, but it was canceled because of a lack of sponsors and the refusal of some Southern stations to air it.



LOCAL CELEBS

Angel Wade from Nashville TN is 28
Tawana Asberry from Nashville TN is 28
Carlos Massey from Nashville TN is 23


Latosha Vaughn from Antioch TN is 30
Amber Favorite from Murfreesboro TN is 38
Hollie Jett from Nashville TN is 32
Tasha Boyd from Nashville TN is 35


Joyce Mckell from Madison TN is 40
Sean Batson from Nashville TN is 40
Jacqueline Brownlow from Nashville TN is 40
Reggie Neal from Nashville TN is 40
Jay Jackson from La Vergne TN is 50