Film Tv Birthdays Date 1950 May | History by KabAstro

Tim Russert (1950-2008)

May 7 American television journalist and host of NBC's Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York

May 9 Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers)
May 11 Jeremy Paxman, English broadcaster (University Challenge, Newsnight), born in Leeds, England
May 12 Bruce Boxleitner, American actor (Tron; Scarecrow and Mrs King; Babylon 5), and novelist, born in Elgin, Illinois
May 12 Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor (Hello Again; Cool World), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 13 Joe Johnston, American film director (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids; Jumanji; October Sky), and visual effects artist, born in Austin, Texas
May 14 Mark Blum, American actor (Worth Winning, Blind Date, Presidio), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
May 15 Nicholas Hammond, American actor (The Amazing Spider-Man), born in Washington, D.C.
May 18 Thomas Gottschalk, German radio and TV host (Telespiele), born in Bamberg, Germany
May 23 Linda Thompson, actress (Hee Haw), born in Memphis, Tennessee
May 25 (Elizabeth) Ann Crumb, American stage and screen actress and singer, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2019)
May 27 Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Garrett), American Grammy Award-winning jazz singer-songwriter, Tony Award-winning stage actress (The Wiz), and radio host (NPR's "JazzSet"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
May 30 Paresh Rawal, Indian Bollywood actor (Woh Chokri, Woh Chokri), born in Bombay, India
May 31 Gregory Harrison, American actor (Trapper John, M.D. - "Gonzo"; Falcon Crest; Logan's Run), born in Catalina, California