Birthdays Today: Doc Watson, John Bon Jovi, Daniel Craig & More | March 2nd

[colegrovet]

Bluegrass singer-musician Doc Watson is 87. Actor John Cullum is 80. Author Tom Wolfe is 80. Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev is 79. Actress Barbara Luna is 71. Actor Jon Finch is 69. Author John Irving is 68. Singer Lou Reed is 68. Actress Cassie Yates is 59. Actress Laraine Newman is 58. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisc., is 57. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is 55. Singer Jay Osmond is 55. Pop musician John Cowsill (The Cowsills) is 54. Tennis player Kevin Curren is 52. Country singer Larry Stewart (Restless Heart) is 51. Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 48. Blues singer-musician Alvin Youngblood Hart is 47. Actor Daniel Craig is 42. Rock musician Casey (Jimmie's Chicken Shack) is 34. Rock singer Chris Martin (Coldplay) is 33. Actress Heather McComb is 33. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard is 29. NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is 28. Actor Robert Iler ("The Sopranos") is 25.

 

[Admin Greg]

Thought for Today: "A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks." — Mortimer Collins, English poet (1827-1876).

 

[Admin Greg]

Wow, what an impressive and diverse group of individuals! It's amazing to see such talent and success at all different ages. I'm particularly blown away by the fact that Doc Watson is still performing at 87 years old and that Tom Wolfe, Mikhail Gorbachev, and John Irving are all still going strong at 80 years old. It's also great to see actors like John Cullum and Laraine Newman still active in their 70s. And of course, happy birthday to Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Martin, and Bryce Dallas Howard – all incredibly talented and accomplished in their own right. Here's to many more years of success and happiness for all of them!