Celebrity Birthdays December 24th:

Entertainment:

Diedrich Bader is an actor known for the TV shows “The Drew Carey Show” and “American Housewife”.

NURSES, STEPHANIE HODGE, (SEASON 1, 1991), 1991-94. © TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION

Stephanie Hodge is an actress known for the TV show “Nurses” and “Unhappily Ever After”.

Wade Williams is an actor known for the TV shows “Prison Break” and the movie “Gangster Squad”.

Mark Valley is an actor known for the TV shows “Boston Legal” and “Keen Eddie”.

Austin Stowell is an actor known for the movies “Bridge of Spies” and “Whiplash”.

Lee Daniels is a director known for the movies “The Butler” and “Precious”.

Ryan Seacrest is a host who has hosted the shows Live with Kelly and Ryan, American IdolAmerican Top 40, and On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He became co-host of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2005, and became the sole host following Clark’s death in 2012.

Ricky Martin is a singer-songwriter who  is known for his musical versatility, with his discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres. He began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amaras (1993), both of which were focused on ballads.

Sports:

Football:

Davante Adams is a wide receiver for the New York Jets who has made six Pro-Bowls and has made three First-Team All-Pros.

Baseball:

William Contreras is the starting catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers who has made two All-Star teams and has won one World Series Championship in 2021 with the Atlanta Braves.

Kevin Millwood is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and led the league in ERA once.

Alex Cabrera is a former first basemen who won one Pacific League MVP and made five NPB All-Star teams.

Frank Taveras is a former shortstop who led the league in stolen bases once.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Gregor Blanco, Jamey Wright, Miguel Castro, Andrew Romine, Bobby Henrich, John D’Acquisto, John Costello, Tim Drummond, Carlos Diaz, Mo Sanford, Kirt Ojala, Keith Luuloa, Matt Ginter, Joe Valentine, AJ Ladwig, James Norwood, Fernando Romero & Nicholas Padilla!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Ava Gardner was an actress known for the movies “On the Beach” and “Mogambo”.

Lemmy Kilmister was a musician-songwriter-singer who was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975.

Sports:

Football:

Bill Dudley was a Hall of Fame running back who made two Pro-Bowls and won one MVP.