Celebrity Birthdays August 20th:

Entertainment:

Demi Lovato is a singer-actress known for the TV show “Sunny with a Chance” and the movie “Camp Rock”.

Andrew Garfield is an actor known for the movies “The Amazing Spiderman” franchise and “Hacksaw Ridge”.

Misha Collins is an actor known for the TV shows “Supernatural” and “Gotham Knights”.

Ben Barnes is an actor known for the movies “Chronicles of Narnia” franchise and “Seventh Son”.

Al Roker is a weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author. He is the current weather anchor on NBC’s Today,  and occasionally co-hosts 3rd Hour Today

Liana Liberato is an actress known for the movies “If I Stay” and “The Best of Me”.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 12: Ke Huy Quan in the Photo Room at the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Ke Huy Quan is an actor known for the movies “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Goonies”.

Jay Acovone is an actor known for the TV shows “General Hospital” and “Search for Tomorrow”.

Alex Newell is an actor known for the TV shows “Glee” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”.

James Marsters is an actor known for the TV shows “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “Runaways”.

Billy Gardell is an actor known for the TV shows “Mike & Molly” and “Bob Hearts Abishola”.

Fred Durst is a rapper-singer-songwriter who is the front man and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released six studio albums.

Robert Plant is a singer-songwriter who was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their breakup in 1980; since then he has had a successful solo career,

James Pankow is a musician-songwriter who plays the trombone who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his brass arrangements, and for being one-third of Chicago’s brass/woodwind section alongside Lee Loughnane and Walter Parazaider.

Sports:

Boxing:

Don King is a boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups like promoting “The Rumble in the Jungle” and the “Thrilla in Manila”.

Basketball:

Sandy Brondello is a former guard-head coach of the New York Liberty who made one All-Star team and has won one WNBA Championship in 2014 the Phoenix Mercury.

Baseball:

Todd Helton is a Hall of Fame first basemen who made five All-Star teams and won four Silver Slugger Awards.

Graig Nettles is a former third basemen who made six All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

Mark Langston is a former starting pitcher who made four All-Star teams and won seven Gold Glove Awards.

Andy Benes is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won Gold Medal.

Tom Brunasky is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1987 with the Minnesota Twins.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Kal Daniels, Fred Norman, Nate Pearson, Jung Hoo-Lee, Cliff Cook, Hal Kurtz, Bobby Cuellar, Dan Dumoulin, Joel Finch, DeWayne Buice, Ed Wojna, Israel Sanchez, Jose Cecena, Brad Arnsberg, Kevin Rogers, Mark Holzemer, Chris Clapinski, Mike Porzio, Jose Paniagua, Gene Kingsale, Aaron Taylor, Josh Pearce, Chris Schroder, TJ Tucker, Cory Sullivan, Frankyln Gracesqui, Lance Broadway, Jamie Hoffman, Blake DeWitt, Matt Hague, Taylor Cole, Justin Williams & Brian Miller!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Isaac Hayes was a singer-actor-songwriter who was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving as both an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. He also voiced the character Chef from the Comedy Central animated series South Park from its debut in 1997 until his controversial departure in 2006.

Sports:

Baseball:

Al Lopez was a Hall of Fame manager who made two All-Star games in his playing days and had .584 career winning percentage which ranks fourth best in major league history among managers of at least 2,000 games. 

Pedro Gomez was a journalist who worked as a reporter for ESPN from 2003 to 2021, contributing to the network’s SportsCenter show. He was primarily a baseball reporter and was also a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He covered 25 World Series and 22 Major League Baseball All-Star Games.