On This Day
12 August 2018
Births
| 1945 Ron Mael Age 73 |
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Ronald David "Ron" Mael is an American musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Mael's music career spans more than 50 years. With his younger brother Russell, he formed the pop band Halfnelson in 1971. After the release of their first album, the band name was changed to Sparks. |
| 1971 Michael Ian Black Age 47 |
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Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, The Comedy Quarter-hour, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Another Period. He also appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times. He released his first children's book, Chicken Cheeks, in 2009, and has since released six more, in addition to four books for adults. |
| 1971 Yvette Nicole Brown Age 47 |
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Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian. Brown has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC comedy series Community. She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh as Helen Dubois, and voiced the character Cookie on the American-Canadian animated series Pound Puppies. Brown also starred as Dani in the 2015 version of The Odd Couple on CBS. |
| 2000 Savannah May Age 18  |
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Savannah May is a Nickelodeon television personality who was cast as Buttercup in the series Knight Squad. She had a minor role in a 2017 episode of School of Rock. |