Newest Stiffs:
Anita Bryant · 85
March 25th, 1940 — December 16th, 2025
Head of the Florida Citrus Commission from 1969 - 1980. We think she also made some records or something.
Gil Gerard · 82
January 23rd, 1943 — December 16th, 2025
Out of time.
Diane Ladd · 89
November 29th, 1935 — November 3rd, 2025
Diane doesn't live here anymore.
Dick Cheney · 84
January 30th, 1941 — November 3rd, 2025
White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Vice President - and all we remember is when he shot that dude in the face while hunting.
June Lockhart · 100
June 25th, 1925 — October 23rd, 2025
Started with A Christmas Carol and All This, and Heaven Too and finished with Zombie Hamlet and Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm. Solid.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
George Zimmerman · 43
(b) October 5th, 1983
Daniel Baldwin · 66
(b) October 5th, 1960
Bernie Mac
would have been 69 today
October 5th, 1957 — August 9th, 2008Are you seeing this, America? This man's in a box in the ground!
Clive Barker · 74
(b) October 5th, 1952
Jeff Conaway
would have been 76 today
October 5th, 1950 — May 27th, 2011Gonaway.
Brian Connolly
would have been 81 today
October 5th, 1945 — February 9th, 1997He got so sick of trying to tell everybody that Little Willy Willy won't go home, that he finally kicked the bucket.
Barry Switzer · 89
(b) October 5th, 1937
Vaclav Havel
would have been 90 today
October 5th, 1936 — December 18th, 2011Czechmate.
Angelo Buono
would have been 92 today
October 5th, 1934 — September 21st, 2002Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Bill Dana
would have been 102 today
October 5th, 1924 — June 15th, 2017We know some of you are thinking "How the fuck did this guy end of famous for the purposes of this game?"
Yeah, well. That's what we are thinking too.
Glynis Johns
would have been 103 today
October 5th, 1923 — January 4th, 2024As usual, we start out the year with a BANGER! This chick lived to 100, and had no scandals? No craziness? Sure - 4 husbands - but she didn't cheat on one? COME ON.
Bil Keane
would have been 104 today
October 5th, 1922 — November 8th, 2011It's not that he was JUST the cartoonist who created Family Circus, we'll have you know he ALSO did Channel Chuckles and Silly Philly, to say nothing of the fact that he was PRESIDENT of the National Cartoonists Society for 3 years, AND was close friends with Jeff MacNelly, the creator of Shoe.
That's all we got.
Donald Pleasence
would have been 107 today
October 5th, 1919 — February 2nd, 1995Donald's a dead duck.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Dick Butkus · 80
died 3 years ago today
December 9th, 1942 — October 5th, 2023Instead of us writing something funny here, just read his name a few times. There you go. All done.
Steve Jobs · 56
died 15 years ago today
February 24th, 1955 — October 5th, 2011Pancreatic cancer. There's no app for that.
Rodney Dangerfield · 82
died 22 years ago today
November 22nd, 1921 — October 5th, 2004Those wishing to pay their lack of respect may do so by not sending donations to The American Heart Association.
Wally George · 71
died 23 years ago today
December 4th, 1931 — October 5th, 2003You're outta here!
Mike Mansfield · 98
died 25 years ago today
March 16th, 1903 — October 5th, 2001And with the Eight Is Enough reunion no longer a possibility, Mike throws in the towel.
Emilie Schindler · 93
died 25 years ago today
October 22nd, 1907 — October 5th, 2001Cross her off the list.
Brian Pillman · 35
died 29 years ago today
May 22nd, 1962 — October 5th, 1997Ordinarily, professional wrestlers don't register on our Fame-O-Meter, but the combination of the club foot and the spelling bee championship make "Flyin' Brian" special.
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