July Birthdays

Since it's officially July, I want to give a big, huge, Happy Birthday shout-out to the following people:

Princess Diana- July 1, 1961

• Has 2 sons, William and Harry, one of them recently got married. William, to a beautiful woman named Kate Middleton

Jerry Hall-July 2, 1956

• Former fashion model
• Most famous relationship? Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger
• Sold ex-husband Mick Jagger's guitar for $52,000 at an auction to benefit AIDS research
• Mother of Elizabeth, Georgia, Jim and Gabriel Jagger

Sylvester Stallone-July 6, 1946

• Oil paints in his spare time, considers Leonardo Da Vinci to be his hero
• Likes to be referred to as Sly, dislikes his first name
• Went to University of Miami on an athletic scholarship
• Expelled from 14 schools for antisocial and violent behavior before the age of 13

Ringo Starr-July 7, 1940

• Trademark: has worn sunglasses in and out since the 1980s
• Was the drummer for the Beatles(1962-1970)
• Got the last name Starr from his last name and Ringo from the fact he liked to wear rings
• While recording Stop and Smell the Roses at Cherokee Studios, he had help from Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. He provided bass, keyboards, back-up vocals, saxophone, guitar

Richie Sambora- July 11, 1959

• Guitarist for the rock band Bon Jovi
• On April 22, 2008, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol
• On May 6, 2004, he graduated from Kean University with a Doctorate of Humane Letters
• His most important influences are Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Jimi Hendrix

Bill Cosby-July 12, 1937

• Trademark- his only onstage prop is a chair, talks about fatherhood and childhood
• His son Ennis was murdered while fixing a flat tire off the San Diego freeway
• First black performer to win an Emmy for I Spy(1965)
• On the Simpsons, the character Dr. Hibbert is based on him

Dame Diana Rigg- July 20, 1938

• Was forced to turn down the role of Elizabeth in Paint Your Wagon(1965) due to illness

Estelle Getty- July 25, 1923

• Strong supporter of gay rights
• Died 3 days shy of her 85th birthday
• Had her son Steven flown out to L.A. so she could take care of him
• Was nicknamed Slats because of her light weight and short height

Sir Mick Jagger- July 26, 1943

• Trademark: his lips and dancing on stage
• currently lives in L.A.
• knighted by Prince Charles on Dec. 12, 2003
• Has a brother, Chris Jagger, who's also a musician

J.K. Rowling- July 31, 1965

• Famous author of the Harry Potter series.
• She used her initials because she worried that if young boys knew it was a woman who wrote the books, they might not read them