Famous & 65
Look Who’s Turning 65
August 18—Elayne Boosler
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Sixty-five yr old comedienne Elayne Boosler has accomplished to a greater extent than than her fair portion of achievements inward the world, it would seem. She is famous for her feisty political sense of humor but mayhap fifty-fifty to a greater extent than famous for her dearest of animals. Her tenacity as well as fearlessness led to her becoming the first-ever comedienne to finance her ain comedy especial inward 1985, a fourth dimension when cable networks would non allow females to host specials.
Her career began when she worked every bit doorperson at The Improvisation Comedy Club inward New York City. Comedian Andy Kaufman, a performer at the club, convinced her she should larn into standup comedy. She has ever used her coin as well as connections, however, to aid animals merely about the world.
Elayne is an brute rescuer as well as advocate who founded an all-species brute advocacy as well as rescue organization called Tails of Joy.
“I never minded flying cheap,” she says. “I ever said to myself, ‘Taking this flying saves plenty coin to rescue 4 dogs, or vi cats, or volition allow me brand a divergence to the ane adult woman saving chimps inward Cameroon.’ ”
August twenty —Rudy Gatlin
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“And Best Country Song goes to … The Gatlin Brothers!” Who hasn’t heard the magnificent harmony of these 3 brothers? Rudy Gatlin, the youngest of the trio, began singing amongst big brothers Larry as well as Steve when he was merely 2-and-a-half years old. This year, he’s turning 65.
The boys won a talent exhibit inward Abilene, Texas, as well as convey never looked back. From guesting on the local “Slim Willet Show” inward Abilene to performing for Presidents Carter, Reagan as well as (W.) Bush, Rudy has traveled the populace as well as performed inward as well as then many tv set shows that he can’t shout out back them all. His musical career has been mixed amongst church, sports as well as school; the solely fourth dimension Rudy has been away from his brothers was during his college years. The start Grammy Rudy won amongst his brothers was for ‘Broken Lady.’
Aside from music, his passion is golf. He has organized as well as hosted, amongst his brothers, the ‘Gatlin Brothers Metro-PGA Assistants Celebrity Golf Tournament for MDA” for to a greater extent than than twenty years as well as raised over $2 1000000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association every bit a result. He has besides been involved inward other charity golf game events, including raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Association.
"I've enjoyed playing amongst some of the greatest golfers ever!” he says. “Between watching their every motion as well as the fine educational activity of my long-time friend Randy Smith, some of it lastly sunk in!"
August 19—Jonathan Frakes
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Jonathan Frakes is turning 65 this month, much to the please of Star Trek: The Next Generation fans. Most famous for his portion every bit Number One (Commander Riker) to the captain on the 1980s reboot of the pop Star Trek tv set series, Jonathan has been married nearly xxx years to actress Genie Francis as well as has 2 children.
His career, however, began on Broadway afterwards he attained his Masters marking from Harvard University inward 1976. Jonathan’s start portion on cinema came from an episode of Charlie’s Angels inward 1978.
A petty known fact most Jonathan is his dearest of the music. He played the trombone several times every bit Commander Riker as well as was a fellow member of a song backup grouping for beau castmate Brent Spiner’s 1991 album Ol’ Yellow Eyes Is Back.
Star Trek has been a double-edged sword for him, he admits. But he besides admits that to deny the franchise would merely live foolish. And, inward some ways, he is a believer inward the virtues the exhibit espoused.
“If the prime number directives were followed a petty to a greater extent than accurately hither on the world – I mean, it sounds Pollyanna – but I think people would for certain larn along better.”
Source: Wikipedia
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