Celebrity Birthdays January 2nd:

Entertainment:

Taye Diggs is an actor known for the movie “Best Man” and for the TV show “All-American”.

Cuba Gooding Jr is an actor known for the movies “Jerry McGuire” and “The Butler”.

Renee Elise Goldsberry is an actress known for the Broadway show “Hamilton” and the TV show “One Life to Live”.

Kate Bosworth is an actress known for the movies “Remember the Titans and “The Horse Whisperer”.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 20: Actor Shelley Hennig attends Special Screening Of Netflix Original Film’ “When We First Met” at ArcLight Theaters at ArcLight Hollywood on February 20, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Netflix)

Shelly Hennig is an actress known for the TV shows “Teen Wolf” and “The Secret Circle”.

LJ Benet is an actor known for the TV show “Dog with a Blog”.

Jack Hanna is a former zookeeper who made appearances on David Letterman and James Corden.

Cyrus Arnold is an actor known for the movie “Zoolander 2” and the TV show “Sam & Cat”.

John Considine is an actor for his numerous appearances across TV and movies from 1960-2007 like “The Twilight Zone” and “Perry Mason”.

Gabrielle Carteris is an actress known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman in the TV show “Beverly Hills 90210”.

Paz Vega is an actress known for the movies “Spanglish” and “Rambo: Last Blood”.

Sports:

Baseball:

Edgar Martinez is a Hall of Fame designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners who made seven All-Star games and won five Silver Slugger Awards.

Dave Cone is a former starting pitcher who pitched a “Perfect Game” and won one CY Young Award. He also has won five World Series Championships.

Fernando Tatis Jr is shortstop-outfielder for the San Diego Padres who has won both two Silver Slugger Awards and one Gold Glove Award.

Greg Swindell is a former pitcher who the 2001 World Series Championship with the Arizona Diamondbacks and made one All-Star team.

Royce Clayton is a former shortstop who made one All-Star team and appeared in the movie “Moneyball” portraying Miguel Tejeda.

Jeff Suppan is a former starting pitcher who won the 2006 World Series Championship with the Cardinals and won the NLCS MVP that season.

Jim Essian is a former catcher who went on to manage the Chicago Cubs for one season and is the Greek National Baseball Team’s manager.

Scott Proctor is a former reliever who pitched for nine seasons for six teams but for the Yankees twice.

Cleveland Indians’ Ryan Garko rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Chicago.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Ryan Garko is a former first basemen who won a Gold Medal in 1999 for Team USA in the World Junior Baseball Championship. He is currently the Detroit Tigers VP of Player Development.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Royle Stillman, Greg Heydeman, Colby Ward, Rick Greene, Garrett Stephenson, Mike Metcalfe, Hansel Izquierdo, JD Martin, Dave Sappelt, Aaron Barrett, Eric Fornataro, Jose Marmolejos, Reed Garrett, Yoan Lopez, Felix Jorge & Kyle Stowers.

Hockey:

Brian Boucher is a former goalie who holds the modern record for longest shutout streak of 332:01 and is current an analyst on TNT.

In Memoriam:

Baseball:

Jose Mendez was a legendary Cuban pitcher who won one Championship and won three pennants. He was the first Cuban born star in the pre-Negro League era.