Newest Stiffs:
Val Kilmer · 65
December 31st, 1959 — April 1st, 2025
No longer your huckleberry.
Gene Hackman · 95
January 30th, 1930 — February 17th, 2025
This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.
Jimmy Carter · 100
October 1st, 1924 — December 29th, 2024
Aw, nuts.
Greg Gumbel · 78
May 3rd, 1946 — December 27th, 2024
His brother was a sports announcer.
Rickey Henderson · 65
December 25th, 1958 — December 20th, 2024
They called him "The greatest Oakland A of all time". Impressive, eh?
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Paris Jackson · 27
(b) April 3rd, 1998
Amanda Bynes · 39
(b) April 3rd, 1986
Alec Baldwin · 67
(b) April 3rd, 1958
Lyle Alzado
would have been 76 today
April 3rd, 1949 — May 14th, 1992This is your brain on steroids ....
Tony Orlando · 81
(b) April 3rd, 1944
Jan Berry
would have been 84 today
April 3rd, 1941 — March 26th, 2004Okay, so, now there's, like, 2.000000001 girls for every boy.
Lawton Chiles
would have been 95 today
April 3rd, 1930 — December 12th, 1998Appropriately, they called him "Walkin' Lawton," after he crisscrossed the state of Florida on foot during a Senate campaign. Now, just as appropriately, they call him "mulch."
Helmut Kohl
would have been 95 today
April 3rd, 1930 — June 16th, 2017They said he was friends with Vladimir Putin. The leader of a country friends with that maniac? Man. Good thing that would never happen in the US.
Wally Moon
would have been 95 today
April 3rd, 1930 — February 9th, 2018He batted left-handed and threw right-handed - which explains why he didn't have a free hand to take care of that uni-brow.
Don Gibson
would have been 97 today
April 3rd, 1928 — November 17th, 2003Sweet dreams, Gib.
Jennifer Paterson
would have been 97 today
April 3rd, 1928 — August 10th, 1999Chain-smoking co-host of a cooking show called "Two Fat Ladies" which featured recipes heavy on the butter. How is it possible that none of us saw this coming?
Marlon Brando
would have been 101 today
April 3rd, 1924 — July 2nd, 2004Consider that grocery bill paid in full.
Doris Day
would have been 103 today
April 3rd, 1922 — May 13th, 2019Day turns to night.
Ivan Demyanyuk
would have been 105 today
April 3rd, 1920 — March 17th, 2012He was a Nazi war criminal convicted of 27,900 counts of murder, and he lived in Cleveland for most of his life. Figures.
Herb Caen
would have been 109 today
April 3rd, 1916 — February 1st, 1997They say he coined the term "beatnik." Now he's dead. Crazy.
Iron Eyes Cody
would have been 121 today
April 3rd, 1904 — January 4th, 1999Crybaby. After his famous TV commercial, he was known for a time as Rust Face.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Ira Einhorn · 79
died 5 years ago today
May 15th, 1940 — April 3rd, 2020The Unicorn Killer was the rare combo of convicted murderer and environmental activist.
Sarah Brady · 73
died 10 years ago today
February 6th, 1942 — April 3rd, 2015A gun control advocate, and wife of a guy that got shot protecting Reagan. This, kids, is why we have a Fame Committee now.
Eddie Robinson · 88
died 18 years ago today
February 13th, 1919 — April 3rd, 2007He had 408 career wins, all of them offset by one significant loss.
Lionel Bart · 68
died 26 years ago today
August 1st, 1930 — April 3rd, 1999Consider yourself dead meat.
Warren Oates · 53
died 43 years ago today
July 5th, 1928 — April 3rd, 1982Sown.
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| 1. | Mr. Blake's Mixed Bag | 2 | 15 |
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