Celebrity Birthdays Novemeber 26th:

Entertainment:

Peter Facinelli is an actor known for the TV show “Nurse Jackie” and the movie “The Twilight Saga” franchise.

Maia Campbell is an actress known for the TV shows “In the House” and “South Central”.

Garcelle Beauvais is an actress known for the TV shows “The Jamie Foxx Show” and “NYPD Blue”.

Rob Raco is an actor known for the TV show “Riverdale” and the movie “A Hundred Lies”.

Jamie Rose is an actress known for the TV shows “Falcon Crest” and “Lady Blue”.

Scott Adsit is an actor known for the TV show “30 Rock” and the movie “Big Hero 6”.

Jessica Camacho is an actress known for the TV shows “Taken” and “All Rise”.

John McVie is a musician who is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of drummer Mick Fleetwood, was the source for the band’s name. McVie and Fleetwood are the only two members of the group to appear on every Fleetwood Mac release, and for over fifty years have been the group’s last remaining original (or almost original in McVie’s case) members.

Rita Ora is a singer-songwriter-actress who rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh’s 2012 single, “Hot Right Now”, which peaked atop the UK singles chart. In 2008, she signed with American rapper Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation and released her debut studio album, Ora (2012), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and spawned the UK number-one singles “R.I.P.” and “How We Do (Party)”. The trio of hits made her the artist with the most number-ones on the chart that year.

DJ Khaled is a DJ-record producer has become known for enlisting high-profile music industry artists to perform on singles and albums, for which he often serves as hype man. His distinctions are his booming voice presence, “motivational” abstractions, and numerous catchphrases. While his musical contribution is often questioned, Khaled’s role has been described as “organization, direction, [and] promotion”.

Natasha Bedingfield is a singer-songwriter who released her debut album, Unwritten, in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide. and she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track “Unwritten”, and at the 2005 and 2006 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Artist. Unwritten also produced her only UK number one, “These Words”.

Jean Terrell is a singer who replaced Diana Ross as the lead singer of The Supremes in 1970. The group scored more chart success at the beginning of the new decade, scoring hits in the United Kingdom, while having several pop and soul hits in the United States, including “Up the Ladder to the Roof”, “Everybody’s Got the Right to Love”, “Stoned Love”, “River Deep – Mountain High” (with the Four Tops), “Nathan Jones”, and “Floy Joy”.

Sports:

Basketball:

Shawn Kemp is a former forward who made six All-Star teams and made three All-NBA Second-Teams.

Baseball:

Jorge Orta is a former second basemen who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1985 with the Kansas City Royals.

Harold Reynolds is a former second basemen who made two All-Star teams and won three Gold Glove Awards,

Chuck Finley is a former starting pitcher who made five All-Star teams.

Jay Howell is a former reliever who made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1988 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Matt Carpenter is an infielder for the St Louis Cardinals who has made three All-Star team and won one Silver Slugger Award.

Aug 11, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) runs the bases after hitting a 2-run home run against the New York Mets during the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports

Cal Raleigh is the starting catcher for the Seattle Mariners who has won one Gold Glove Award and one Platinum Glove Award.

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

Bob Walk is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1980 with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mike Moore is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1989 with the Oakland Athletics.

Corey Knebel is a reliever who has mad one All-Star team and has the record of 45 consecutive games with a strikeout by a relief pitcher.

Matt Garza is a former starting pitcher who pitched a no-hitter and won an ALCS MVP.

Jeff Torborg is a former manager-catcher who won Manager of the Year once and won one World Series Championship in 1965 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Richie Hebner, Mike Mendoza, Ron Meridith, Sam Militello, Brian Schneider, John Parrish, Jeff Fulchino, Jhonny Nunez, Corey Brown, Josh Smoker, Matt Tracy, Hector Velazquez, Yoshi Tsustugo, Kyle Waldrop, Ryan Walker & Carlos Narvaez!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Robert Goulet was an actor-singer known for the movies “Scrooged” and “Beetlejuice”.

Charles Schultz was a cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts which features his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists in history, and cited by many cartoonists as a major influence, including Jim Davis, Murray Ball, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey.

Tina Turner was a singer-songwriter-actress known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner before launching a successful career as a solo performer. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling recording artists of all time and she received 12 Grammy Awards, which include eight competitive awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and three Grammy Hall of Fame inductions. 

Sports:

Baseball:

Bob Johnson was an outfielder who made eight All-Star teams.

Lefty Gomez was a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made seven All-Star teams and won five World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

Hugh Duffy was a Hall of Fame outfielder-manager who has the record for highest batting average in a season and won one Triple Crown.

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Minnie Rojas was a closer who led the league in saves once and won Reliever of the Year once.

Bob Lee was a closer who made one All-Star team.