Today's Birthdays: Movie historian and TV host Robert Osborne is 84. Actor Alex Cord is 83. Singer Frankie Valli is 82. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 70. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is 67. Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 66. Singer Christopher Cross is 65. Country musician Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 59. Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 57. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is 55. Country singer Shane Minor is 48. Actress Amy Ryan is 48. Actor Bobby Cannavale (ka-nuh-VAL'-ee) is 46. Music and film producer-actor Damon Dash is 45. Country musician John Driskell Hopkins (Zac Brown Band) is 45. Country-rock musician John Neff (Drive-By Truckers) is 45. Country singer Brad Martin is 43. TV personality Willie Geist (TV: "Today") is 41. Actress Christina Hendricks is 41. Actor Dule (doo-LAY') Hill is 41. Country singer Eric Church is 39. Actress Tanya Wright (TV: "Orange is the New Black") is 38. Dancer Cheryl Burke is 32. Soul singer Michael Kiwanuka is 29. Actress Jill Berard is 26. Actress Zoe De Grand Maison (TV: "Orphan Black") is 21.
I can't believe that Dave listed all these nobody birthdays and did not even list the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown, born May 3, 1933. WE NEED CHIP BACK!
Quick FactsName James Brown Occupation Dancer, Songwriter, Activist, Musicians, Singer Birth Date May 3, 1933 Death Date December 25, 2006 Place of Birth Barnwell, South Carolina Place of Death Atlanta, Georgia AKA James Joe Brown James Brown Nickname "The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business" "Godfather of Soul" Full Name James Joe Brown Jr.