musicminder The Premier Online Music & Entertainment Resource Directory Search For: In Table: Albums Businesses Entertainers Hits On This Day Home About Us Contact Us Businesses Entertainers Albums Birthdates Hits Instruments Lyrics Memorials On This Day Home > Birthdates Menu > List Birthdates BIRTHDATES Search Results for Year: 1961 Click on an Entertainer's name in the list below to view more information about that Entertainer. Click on a date in the list to view a list of other Entertainers with the same birthdate.   Number of Records Matching Query: 61   IRIS DEMENT   Date Born: Thursday 5 January 1961   Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   Summary: The youngest child of Pat DeMent and his second wife, Flora Mae. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS   Date Born: Friday 13 January 1961   Description: Actress, Comedian. USA   Summary: Louis-Dreyfus subsequently became one of the cast members on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985, tying with current cast member Abby Elliot as the youngest female cast member in the history of the program. MIKE TRAMP   Date Born: Saturday 14 January 1961   Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA, Australia   Summary: In 2006 Tramp's White Lion toured Europe in November and December of 2006 and toured the USA & two European festivals in Europe in the summer of 2007. PAUL RAVEN   Date Born: Monday 16 January 1961   Description: Bassist, USA   Summary: Raven's replaced original Killing Joke bassist Youth in mid 1982, just in time for the North American tour documented on the Ha! live EP. LINDA EDER   Date Born: Friday 3 February 1961   Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA   Summary: Linda Eder (born February 3, 1961) is an American singer and actress. Parents are Georg from Austria and Leila from Norway. Raised in Brainerd, Minnesota. ANDY TAYLOR   Date Born: Thursday 16 February 1961   Description: Guitarist, UK   Summary: He was born and raised in Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, North East England, and attended Marden High School. GRANT HART   Date Born: Saturday 18 March 1961   Description: Drummer, USA   Summary: Grant Hart was born in 1961, the youngest child of a credit union employee and a shop teacher. EDDIE MURPHY   Date Born: Monday 3 April 1961   Description: Actor, USA   Summary: In 1982, Murphy made his big screen debut in the film 48 Hrs. with Nick Nolte. DOUGLAS HOPKINS   Date Born: Tuesday 11 April 1961   Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA   Summary: The Gin Blossoms were one of the hottest local bands in Tempe and the surrounding areas, and they signed a contract with A&M Records. JANE LEEVES   Date Born: Tuesday 18 April 1961   Description: Actress,Dancer, UK   Summary: Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in the 1983 popular British comedy television show The Benny Hill Show. JAY ASTON   Date Born: Thursday 4 May 1961   Description: Vocalist, UK   Summary: Aston trained as a dancer, singer and actress at the Italia Conti School of Speech and Drama and performed on stage many times in her teens mainly as a dancer. GEORGE CLOONEY   Date Born: Saturday 6 May 1961   Description: Actor, USA   Summary: An Irish American,was born in Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Nina Bruce, is a former pageant queen, while his father, Nick, is a journalist, anchorman, game show and American Movie Classics host, and – in later years – an aspiring politician from the state of Kentucky. ENYA   Date Born: Wednesday 17 May 1961   Description: Vocalist, Ireland   Summary: Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark, which featured the hit song "Orinoco Flow" (sometimes incorrectly known as "Sail Away"). NICK HEYWARD   Date Born: Saturday 20 May 1961   Description: Vocalist,Composer, UK   Summary: Heyward formed Haircut 100 in 1980. During Nick Heyward's time with the band, they had four UK Top 10 singles and their debut album, Pelican West (1982). PERI GILPEN   Date Born: Saturday 27 May 1961   Description: Actress, USA   Summary: Born in Waco, Texas, Peri Gilpin grew up in Dallas, where her family encouraged her acting abilities. After studying at the Dallas Theater Center, she pursued acting at the University of Texas at Austin and then at London's British-American Academy. PERI GILPIN   Date Born: Saturday 27 May 1961   Description: Actress, USA   Summary: She has received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series" for her performance in the ABC Family drama Make It or Break It. MELISSA ETHERIDGE   Date Born: Monday 29 May 1961   Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   Summary: Etheridge wrote music for A&M and many of her songs were recorded by mainstream artists. LEA THOMPSON   Date Born: Wednesday 31 May 1961   Description: Actress, Dancer, USA   Summary: Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). Lea Thomas is a very likeable star seemingly one could get along quite easy with her out-going way. Is that debatable. MICHAEL J FOX   Date Born: Friday 9 June 1961   Description: Actor, USA   Summary: Fox was born the son of Phyllis, an actress and payroll clerk, and William Fox, a police officer and member of the Canadian Forces. Fox's family lived in various cities and towns across Canada because of his father's career. BOY GEORGE   Date Born: Wednesday 14 June 1961   Description: Vocalist, UK   Summary: Boy George's style caught the attention of music executive Malcolm McLaren of Sex Pistols fame, who arranged for O'Dowd to perform with the group Bow Wow Wow, featuring Annabella Lwin. KIP WINGER   Date Born: Wednesday 21 June 1961   Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA   Summary: An American rock musician, both a member of the hard rock band, Winger, and a solo artist. DENNIS DANELL   Date Born: Saturday 24 June 1961   Description: Guitarist, Bassist,USA   Summary: Danell formed Social Distortion in 1979 with frontman Mike Ness while attending high school together. RICKY GERVAIS   Date Born: Sunday 25 June 1961   Description: Comedian, actor, director, producer, musician and writer.   Summary: In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic. VITO BRATTA   Date Born: Saturday 1 July 1961   Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA   Summary: The guitarist and lead songwriter for the 1980s rock band White Lion from 1983 to 1992. RICK PRICE   Date Born: Thursday 6 July 1961   Description: Vocalist , Composer, Guitarist, Australia   Summary: In January and February of 1997 Price played several shows alongside another accomplished Australian singer, songwriter Jack Jones. ROB HEATON   Date Born: Thursday 6 July 1961   Description: Drummer, UK   Summary: Together with Justin Sullivan he was the core of the Bradford based band, originally alongside Stuart Morrow on bass and then later with Jason 'Moose' Harris. AL CHEZ   Date Born: Friday 7 July 1961   Description: Trumpeter, USA   Summary: He first met Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra's Will Lee at a club in New York in 1986 TOBY KEITH   Date Born: Saturday 8 July 1961   Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer   Summary: Keith was born the son of Carolyn Joan and Hubert K. Covel Jr. His family moved to Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City when Keith was young. FOREST WHITAKER   Date Born: Saturday 15 July 1961   Description: Actor, producer, director, USA   Summary: His father, Forest Whitaker, Jr., was an insurance salesman and the son of novelist Forest Whitaker, Sr. His mother, Laura Francis (née Smith), was a special education teacher. MARK McCANTEE   Date Born: Sunday 16 July 1961   Description: Guitarist,Australia   Summary: In 2006, Divinyls were indicted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, an event which re-established contact between McEntee and Amphlett. JIM MARTIN   Date Born: Friday 21 July 1961   Description: Guitarist, USA   Summary: Martin was fired (by fax apparently) by the band on November 30, 1993, after seeing the rehearsals and compositions were not getting better. KEITH SWEAT   Date Born: Saturday 22 July 1961   Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   Summary: Sweat started his musical career as a member of a well known Harlem band called "Jamilah" in 1975. WOODY HARRELSON   Date Born: Sunday 23 July 1961   Description: Actor, USA   Summary: Harrelson was born the son of Diane Lou and Charles Voyde Harrelson, who divorced in 1964, he has two brothers, Jordan and Brett. JOY LYNN WHITE   Date Born: Monday 24 July 1961   Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   Summary: The "Trio" became an early inspiration to countless groups, including "The Beach Boys". PAUL GEARY   Date Born: Monday 24 July 1961   Description: Drummer - U.S.A.   Summary: An American drummer for the Funk metal band, "Extreme". THE EDGE   Date Born: Tuesday 8 August 1961   Description: Vocalist , Composer, Guitarist, UK   Summary: In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named The Edge #24 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" JON FARRISS   Date Born: Thursday 10 August 1961   Description: Drummer, Australia   Summary: He is the younger brother of fellow band members Tim Farriss and Andrew Farriss, and was the youngest member of INXS until J.D. Fortune joined on lead vocals. ROY HAY   Date Born: Saturday 12 August 1961   Description: Guitarist, Keyboardist, UK   Summary: Some of Hay's musical influences were Stevie Wonder , The Isley Brothers and Led Zeppelin. Before his involvement with Culture Club. DEBBI PETERSON   Date Born: Tuesday 22 August 1961   Description: Drummer, USA   Summary: The younger sister of Vicki Peterson, and the drummer of the all-girl group, The Bangles. MARK BEDFORD   Date Born: Thursday 24 August 1961   Description: Bassist, UK   Summary: Guitarist and youngest member of the British second wave ska band, Madness. BILLY RAY CYRUS   Date Born: Friday 25 August 1961   Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA   Summary: Cyrus was born in Flatwoods, Kentucky, the son of Ruth Ann (née Adkins) and Ron Cyrus, a politician. PAUL WATAKAAR-SAVOY   Date Born: Wednesday 6 September 1961   Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Norwegian   Summary: Once "Q Magazine" named him as one of the best unknown lyricists of his generation. LeROI MOORE   Date Born: Thursday 7 September 1961   Description: Saxophonist, USA   Summary: Moore helped found the Charlottesville Swing Orchestra (1982). DAVE MUSTAINE   Date Born: Wednesday 13 September 1961   Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   Summary: In 2009 Mustaine was named the No. 1 player in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. JAMES GANDOLFINI   Date Born: Monday 18 September 1961   Description: Actor, USA   Summary: Gandolfini was born in New Jersey. His mother, Santa, a high school lunch lady, was born in the U.S. and raised in Naples, Italy. His father, James Gandolfini, Sr., a native of Borgotaro, Italy CATHERINE OXENBERG   Date Born: Friday 22 September 1961   Description: Actress, USA   Summary: Award-winning actress Catherine Oxenberg is most known to TV audiences as vixen Amanda Carrington in the hit primetime serial “Dynasty” (1984-1986), a role that brought her two Soap Opera Digest Awards, and as British secret agent Ashley Hunter-Caddington in the syndicated series “Acapulco H.E.A.T.” (1993). HEATHER LOCKLEAR   Date Born: Monday 25 September 1961   Description: Actress   Summary: Locklear was born the daughter of Diane, a production executive for Disney, and William Robert Locklear, an administrator at UCLA. CRYSTAL BERNARD   Date Born: Saturday 30 September 1961   Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA   Summary: Bernard did a duet with Peter Cetera called, "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight." BRIAN MANNIX   Date Born: Saturday 7 October 1961   Description: Vocalist, Actor, Australia   Summary: Mannix is also a regular on the TV show Spicks and Specks. JON STEVENS   Date Born: Sunday 8 October 1961   Description: Vocalist, Actor, Australia   Summary: Stevens moved to Australia after success as a pop star in New Zealand in the 1970s (his best-known songs from this era are "Jezebel" and a cover version of "Montego Bay"); he subsequently became an Australian citizen. MARTIN KEMP   Date Born: Tuesday 10 October 1961   Description: Vocalist, Bassist, Actor, UK   Summary: Spandau Ballet went on to have a great deal of success in the New Romantic Era, with four of their albums reaching the UK album chart top ten. The group had a massive hit with ’TRUE’ - 1983 WYNTON MARSALIS   Date Born: Wednesday 18 October 1961   Description: Trumpeter, USA   Summary: Wynton Marsalis has worked with the best including Sarah Vaughan, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Sonny Rollins etc. RANDY JACKSON   Date Born: Sunday 29 October 1961   Description: Vocalist, USA   Summary: Randy Jackson is a member of the famous musical family ’THE JACKSONS’, and is the brother of the prominent pop singers Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson KD LANG   Date Born: Thursday 2 November 1961   Description: Vocalist, Composer, Guitarist, USA   Summary: In 2003, she won her fourth Grammy Award, this time for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her collaboration with Tony Bennett on A Wonderful World. LEIF GARRETT   Date Born: Wednesday 8 November 1961   Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA   Summary: Leif Garrett was a seventies teen idol, or as some would have said teeny bopper idol. ANTHONY WARLOW   Date Born: Saturday 18 November 1961   Description: Vocalist , Actor, Australia   Summary: Anthony Warlow must be credited as one Australia's true great singers of stage and theatre. MEG RYAN   Date Born: Sunday 19 November 1961   Description: Actress, USA   Summary: In 1993 saw the release of the hugely successful romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle". RAYBEEZ   Date Born: Monday 27 November 1961   Description: Singer, Guitarist, USA   Summary: Lead singer of hard rock band "Warzone: He was also membered ’Agnostic Front’ playing drums. JOHNATHAN MELVOIN   Date Born: Wednesday 6 December 1961   Description: Pianist, USA   Summary: A Jazz pianist and sessions player performing and playing on ’Princes’ album ’Around The World in a Day’. SARA DALLIN   Date Born: Sunday 17 December 1961   Description: Vocalist, UK   Summary: She is related to Stephen Merchant, co-creator of the TV show The Office. HANK VAN SICKLE   Date Born: Sunday 31 December 1961   Description: Bassist, Keyboardist, USA   Summary: According to John Mayall, his is the longest run of any bass player with the Bluesbreakers.           Disclaimer:   Music Minder takes as much care as possible to check the accuracy of the information provided. However, we can not guarantee the absolute accuracy of any material provided. If you have any information different to or in addition to that provided by our site, we encourage you to contact us.   Please direct all enquiries to enquiries@musicminder.com       Copyrights:   Concept; Music Minder Promotions Web Site Design, Technical Concepts, Database Development, & Programming © Mark Reynolds IT Consulting   All rights reserved: Prosecution rights will be exercised for any breaches of copyright.