December 11th Birthdays

Actress, dancer and singer, Rita Moreno, was born on this day in 1931 as Rosa Dolores Alverío in Humacao, Puerto Rico

Also born on December 11th:

• 1932
  Anne Heywood, English actress
• 1938
  McCoy Tyner, American jazz pianist
  Reg Livermore, Australian entertainer
• 1940
  David Gates, American musician
• 1942
  Donna Mills, American actress
• 1944
  Jon Garrison, American tenor
  Lynda Day George, American actress
  Brenda Lee, American singer
• 1947
  Teri Garr, American film actress
• 1953
  Bess Armstrong, American actress
• 1954
  Jermaine Jackson, American singer
• 1956
  Lani Brockman, American actress, director and playwright
• 1958
  Nikki Sixx, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
  Isabella Hofmann, American actress
• 1962
  Ben Browder, American actor
• 1963
  Jon Brion, American musician/record producer
• 1964
  David Schools, American musician
  Cosy Sheridan, American singer
• 1966
  Gary Dourdan, American actor
• 1967
  Mo’Nique, American actress/comedienne
  DJ Yella, American DJ and music producer
• 1971
  Willie McGinest, American football player
• 1973
  Mos Def, American rapper, actor
• 1976
  Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player
• 1979
  Rider Strong, American actor
• 1981
  Zacky Vengeance, American musician
• 1987
  Clifton Geathers, American football player
• 1996
  Hailee Steinfeld, American actress

December Birthday Calendar

Died on December 11th:

• 1872
  Kamehameha V, Hawaiian king (age 42)
• 1880
  Oliver Winchester, American businessman (age 70)
• 1942
  Séraphine Louis, French painter (age 78)
• 1964
  Sam Cooke, American singer, songwriter (age 33)
  Percy Kilbride, American actor (age 76)
• 1984
  George Waggner, American director, actor (age 90)
• 1991
  Robert Q. Lewis, American actor, comedian (age 71)
• 1997
  Eddie Chapman, English spy (age 83)
  Simon Jeffes, English guitarist, composer (age 49)
• 1998
  Lynn Strait, American singer, songwriter (age 30)
• 2000
  David Lewis, American actor (age 84)
• 2008
  Bettie Page, American model (age 85)
• 2012
  Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player, composer (age 92)
• 2023
  Andre Braugher, American actor (age 61)