Celebrity Birthdays June 8th:

Entertainment:

Frank Grillo is an actor known for the movie “Captain America” franchise and the TV show “Guiding Light”.

Torrey DeVito is an actress known for the TV shows “Pretty Liars” and “Chicago Med”.

Griffin Dunne is an actor known for the TV show “This is Us” and the movie “An American Werewolf in London”.

Julianna Marguiles is an actress known for the TV shows “ER” and “The Good Wife”.

Lexa Doig is an actress known for the TV shows “Andromeda” and “Continuum”.

Maria Menounos is an actress known for the TV shows “One Tree Hill” and “The Pentaverate”.

Kayne West is a rapper-singer-songwriter-record producer who is one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After dropping out of university to pursue a career in music, West started producing for various artists in the Chicago area. One of the world’s best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint 11th-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist along with Jay-Z.

Bonnie Tyler is a singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice that came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles “Lost in France” and “More Than a Lover”. Her 1977 single “It’s a Heartache” reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Nancy Sinatra is a singer who is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra and is known for her 1965 signature hit “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'”.

Chuck Negron is a singer-songwriter who is best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night.

Bozz Scaggs is a singer-songwriter-musician who began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until his 1976 album, Silk Degrees, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200, and produced the hit singles “Lido Shuffle” and “Lowdown”. Scaggs produced two more platinum-certified albums in Down Two Then Left and Middle Man, the latter of which produced two top-40 singles “Breakdown Dead Ahead” and “Jojo”.

Sports:

Tennis:

Kim Clijsters is a former tennis pro who reached the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won six major titles, four in singles and two in doubles.

Baseball:

Kevin Gross is a former pitcher who made one All-Star team and pitched a no-hitter.

Don Robinson is a former pitcher who won three Silver Slugger Awards and won one World Series Championship in 1979 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

CHICAGO – 1985: Britt Burns of the Chicago White Sox pitches during an MLB game at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois during the 1985 season. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Britt Burns is a former pitcher who made one All-Star team.

Kenji Johjima is a former catcher who made ten Japanese All-Star teams and won two Japanese World Series Championships.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Larry Colton, Jack Lind, Jack Kucek, Lenn Sakata, John Gibbons, Scott Ruskin, Kevin Ritz, Steve Chitren, Dave Mlicki, Matt Whisenant, Matt Perisho, Pete Orr, Kevin Mahar, Angel Salome, TJ McFarland, Terrance Gore, RJ Alvarez, Chad Smith, Connor Norby & Victor Mederos!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Joan Rivers was an actress known for the movie “Space Balls” and the TV show “Suddenly Susan”.

Jerry Stiller was an actor known for the TV shows “Seinfeld” and “The King of Queens”.

Sports:

Baseball:

Mark Belanger was a shortstop who one eight Gold Glove Awards and won one World Series Championship in 1970 with the Baltimore Orioles.

Eddie Gaedel was a pinch hitter who was the shortest player in baseball history.

Van Lingle Mungo was a pitcher who made five All-Star teams and led the league in strikeouts once.

Del Ennis was an outfielder who made three All-Star teams and led the league in RBIs once.