Celebrity Birthdays April 2nd:

Entertainment:

Pedro Pascal is an actor known for TV shows “Narcos” and “The Mandalorian”.

Emma Myers is an actress known for TV shows “Wednesday” and “Dead of Night”.

Michael Fassbender is an actor known for movies “X-Men” franchise and “Steve Jobs”.

Roselyn Sanchez is an actress known for TV shows “Without a Trace” and “As the World Turns”.

Drew Van Acker is an actor known for TV shows “Pretty Little Liars” and “Devious Maids”.

Sophie Reynolds is an actress known for TV shows “LA’s Finest” and “Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything”.

Herman Tommeraas is an actor known for TV shows “Skam” and “Ragnarök”.

Bethany Joy Lenz is an actress known for TV shows “One Tree Hill” and Guiding Light”.

Ceci Balagot is an actress known for TV show “Girl Meets World” and the movie “Monster High”.

Bobby Bones is a radio-TV host known for hosting the nationally syndicated The Bobby Bones Show and for his role as a full-time mentor on American Idol.

Christopher Meloni is an actor known for TV show “Law & Order” franchise and “Oz”.

Clark Gregg is an actor known for the TV shows “Marvel’s Agents of Shield” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine”.

Linda Hunt at the Oscars. Photo Paul Harris/Online USA, Inc.

Linda Hunt is an actress known for the TV shows “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “The Practice”.

Adam Rodriguez is an actor known for the TV shows “CSI: Miami” and “Criminal Minds”.

Jesse Plemons is an actor known for TV show “Friday Night Lights” and the movie “The Irishman”.

Quavo is an rapper best known as the front man of the now-defunct hip hop group Migos. Formed with his nephew Takeoff and their mutual friend Offset in 2008, the group released four commercially successful studio albums before disbanding in 2023.

Louis Price is a singer-actor known for for being the lead singer of the first post-Dennis Edwards led version of The Temptations from 1977 to 1980. He also was in the band the Drifters as well for having his own solo career.

Greg Camp is a musician-songwriter known for being a founding member-guitarist-songwriter for the Rock band Smash Mouth.

Sports:

Hockey:

Alexei Kovalev is a former winger who made one All-Star team and won one Stanley Cup Championship in 1994 with the New York Rangers.

Football:

Bill Romanowksi is a former linebacker who made two Pro-Bowls and won four Super Bowl Championships.

Basketball:

Pascal Siakam is a two time All-Star forward for the Indiana Pacers who has won Most Improved Player and won NBA Championship in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors. He also won one D-League Championship and was the Finals MVP for that series.

Baseball:

Austin Riley is the starting third basemen for the Atlanta Braves where he has made two All Star teams, won two Silver Slugger Awards and won one World Series Championship in 2021.

Reggie Smith is a former seven time All-Star outfielder who one Gold Glove Award and won one World Series Championship in 1981 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jon Lieber is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and led the league in innings once.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Al Weis, Mike Kekich, Tom Johnson, Hector Cruz, Billy Sample, Mike Howard, Al Nipper, Tom Barrett, Pete Incaviglia, Curt Leskanic, Steve Hosey, Denny Hocking, Marc Kroon, Hisanori Takahashi, Mike Gallo, John Gall, Mike McCoy, Brian Barden, Brad Glenn, Rob Rasmussen, Dakota Bacus
Wilmer Difo, Brandon Bielak & Brandon Williamson!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Marvin Gaye was a singer-songwriter who helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul”.

Traci Braxton was a singer who was apart of the group The Braxtons with her sisters and her own solo career besides from being a reality TV star.

Sports:

Baseball:

Don Sutton was a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made four All-Star teams and led the league in ERA once.

Luke Appling was a Hall of Fame shortstop who made seven All-Star teams and won two batting titles.

Bobby Avila was a second basemen who made three All-Star teams and won one batting tittle.

Billy Pierce was a seven time All-Star starting pitcher who led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts once plus won one World Series Championship with the Detroit Tigers.

Dick Radatz was a reliever who was a two time All-Star and led the league in saves twice.

Hank Steinbrenner was part owner and co-chairman of the New York Yankees.

Hughie Jennings was a Hall of Fame infielder-manager who won two World Series Championships with the Detroit Tigers and won three NL Championships.

Tommy Bond was a pitcher who led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts twice plus won a Triple Crown. He also was the first Irish born player to play in the MLB.