John McCain (1936 – 2018) Respected Arizona Senator and War Hero.
Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) He still makes the most money in his family, and had way too many hits to count . . . including “Thriller“, “Smooth Criminal“, “Black or White“, “Billie Jean“, “Bad“, “Rock with You“, and “Man in the Mirror“.
Liam Payne is 30. One of the One Direction guys who did NOT betray his fans.
Lea Michele is 37. Rachel on “Glee”, and Hester on “Scream Queens”.
Jay Ryan is 42. Adult Ben in “It: Chapter 2”, undercover cop Ben Wesley on “Mary Kills People”, and Vincent on the CW’s “Beauty and the Beast” remake.
Beth Dover is 45. Linda Ferguson on “Orange is the New Black”.
Rufio! Rufio! Rufio! Dante Basco is 48. The leader of the lost boys in “Hook”.
Carla Gugino is 52. “Spy Kids”, “Sin City”, “Watchmen”, “Entourage”, and “Roadies”.
Me’Shell N’degeocello is 55. Her name is pronounced “n-day-gay-o-CHEL-lo”. She’s best known for her work with John Mellencamp on the remake of Van Morrison’s “Wild Night“. She prefers the touch of a woman to that of a man.
Rebecca De Mornay is 64. The call girl Tom Cruise hooks up with in “Risky Business” and the psychotic nanny from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”.
Her dad was crazy TV talk show host Wally George. She was so embarrassed by him, she changed her last name so she wouldn’t have any connection to him.
Dan Truman is 67. Diamond Rio’s piano player. Their breakthrough hit was “Meet in the Middle“, off their self-titled debut album. Their greatest hit is “Beautiful Mess“.
Elliott Gould is 85. Ross and Monica’s dad on “Friends”, and Trapper in the original, movie version of “M*A*S*H”.
Isabel Sanford (1917 – 2004) Weezy on “The Jeffersons”.
Joel Schumacher (1939 – 2020) Director of “St. Elmo’s Fire”, “The Lost Boys”, and “Flatliners”. He also directed “Batman & Robin” starring George Clooney, and “Batman Forever” starring Val Kilmer.
Robin Leach (1941 – 2018) “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”.
Richard Attenborough (1923 – 2014) The rich old man who made the dinosaurs in the “Jurassic Park” movies. He also directed “Gandhi”.
Ingrid Bergman (1915 – 1982) Ilsa in “Casablanca”. She was also Isabella Rossellini’s mom, and one of the few people to die on their own birthday.
Charlie Parker (1920 – 1955) Jazz legend.
Wendell Scott (1921 – 1990) The first black NASCAR driver . . . and still the only black driver to EVER win a Winston Cup race, which he did in 1963.
The honky holding the checkered flag wouldn’t wave it until the White Devil in second place crossed the finish line. Wendell didn’t get his trophy or recognition until a MONTH after he won the race.
• Today is National Chop Suey Day
• It’s 3 days until Labor Day Weekend
• It’s 9 days until the new NFL Season
August 29th On This Day in History
Originally posted on August 29th, 2023
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