Celebrity Birthdays August 23rd:

Entertainment:

Barbra Eden is an actress known for the TV shows “I Dream of Jeannie” and “How to Marry a Millionaire”.

Andrew Rannells is an actor known for the movies “The Intern” and “The Prom”.

Chis Galya is an actor known for the TV shows “Acting Dead” and “Jessie”.

Justin Briner is an actor known for the TV shows “My Hero Academia” and “Black Clover”.

Francesca Reale is an actress known for the TV shows “Haters Back Off!” and “Stanger Things”.

Vera Miles is an actress known for the movies “Psycho” and “The Searchers”.

Shelley Long is an actress known for the TV shows “Cheers” and “Good Advice”.

Skipp Suddath is an actor known for the TV shows “Third Watch” and “The Good Wife”.

Ray Park is an actor known for the movies “Star Wars” franchise and “X-Men” franchise.

LOS ANGELES – APR 23: Scott Caan at the Safe Kids Day at the Smashbox Studios on April 23, 2017 in Culver City, CA

Scott Caan is an actor known for the TV shows for the TV shows “Hawaii Five-0” and “Entourage”.

Jay Mohr is an actor known for the movies “Go” and “Jerry Maguire”.

Joanne Froggatt is an actress known for the TV shows “Downtown Abbey” and “Coronation Street”.

Jaime Lee Kirchner is an actress known for the for the TV shows “Bull” and “Mercy”.

Rick Springfield is a singer-songwriter-musician-actor who was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut single, “Speak to the Sky”, which reached the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972. When he moved to the United States, he had a No. 1 hit with “Jessie’s Girl” in 1981 in both Australia and the US, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Julian Casblancas is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since their founding in 1998.

Sports:

Jeremy Schaap is a sportswriter-television reporter-author who is an 11-time Emmy Awards winner for his work on ESPN’s E:60SportsCenter, and Outside the Lines.

Basketball:

Jeremy Lin is a guard who won one NBA Championship in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors.

Rik Smits is a former center who made one All-Star team and made the All-Rookie First Team.

Football:

Sonny Jurgensen is a Hall of Fame who made five Pro-Bowls and won one NFL Championship.

Hugh Douglas is a former defensive end who made three Pro-Bowls and won Rookie of the Year.

Baseball:

Julio Franco is a former infielder who made three All-Star teams and won five Silver Slugger Awards.

Ron Bloomberg is a former designated hitter who was the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history.

Apr 9, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Tyler Glasnow is a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers who made one All-Star team.

Miles Mikolas is a starting pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals who made two All-Star teams and has led the league in wins once.

Mike Boddicker is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1983 with the Baltimore Orioles.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

John Morris, Danny Murphy, Dave Dowling, Jerry White, Ed Hearn, Randy St Claire, Tony Ghelfi, Jeff Manto, Allen McDill, Raul Casanova, Casey Blake, Alejandro Freire, Bobby Estalella, Mark Bellhorn, Mark DiFelice, Cole Liniak, Chris Roberson, Prentice Redman, Pat Strange, Denny Bautista, Marcus McBeth, Zach Braddock, Mike Yastrzemski, Braxton Lee, Max Povse, Billy McKinney, Carlos Tocci, Bernadro Flroes, Lane Thomas, Roland Bolanos & Bryce Miller!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Gene Kelly was an actor known for the movies “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Out the Town”.

River Phoenix was an actor known for the movies “Stand By Me” and “Running on Empty”.

Keith Moon was a musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behavior.

Sports:

Basketball:

Kobe Bryant was a Hall of Fame guard who made eighteen All-Star teams and won five NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers where he won two NBA Finals MVPs.

Football:

Rayfield Wright was a Hall of Fame offensive tackle who made six Pro-Bowls and won two Super Bowl Championships with the Dallas Cowboys.

Baseball:

George Kell was a Hall of Fame third basemen who made ten All-Star teams and won one batting title.

George Davis was a Hall of Fame shortstop who led the league in RBIs once and won one World Series Championship in 1906 with the Chicago White Sox.

Dale Mitchell was an outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians.

Sherm Lollar was a catcher who made nine All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships.

Johnny Romano was a catcher who made four All-Star teams.