Today's Famous Birthdays

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Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx
(February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979)

was an American comedic actor, theatrical agent, and engineer. He was the youngest and
last survivor of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films,
from 1929 to 1933, but then left the act to start his second career as an engineer and theatrical agent.











James Gilmore Backus
(February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989)

was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s
sitcom Gilligan's Island, the father of James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause, the
voice of the nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the
radio version of The Alan Young Show, and Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge)
on TV's I Married Joan. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show,
also known as Hot Off the Wire.

An avid golfer, Backus made the 36-hole cut at the 1964 Bing Crosby Pro-Am tournament.
He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.













Sally Lowenthal
(born February 25, 1935),

better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American former tabloid talk show host known for
her program Sally (originally called The Sally Jessy Raphael Show)

Lowenthal was born in February 25, 1935 in Easton, Pennsylvania. She attended and graduated
from Easton Area High School in Easton. She also spent time in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where
her father, Jesse Lowenthal, was in the rum exporting business and her mother, Zelda Lowenthal
(aka Dede Lowry), ran an art gallery. She has a younger brother, Steven Lowenthal.













Richard Morgan Fliehr
(born February 25, 1949),

known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler. Regarded by
multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time,
Flair has had a career spanning over 50 years.













Sean Patrick Astin
(né Duke; February 25, 1971)

is an American actor. His acting roles include Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings
trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Billy Tepper in "Toy Soldiers" (1991),
Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004), Bill in Click (2006),
Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24 (2006), Oso in Special Agent Oso (2009–2012),
Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017), Bob Newby in the second and third
seasons of Netflix's Stranger Things (2017; 2019), and Ed in No Good Nick (2019).

He is the son of actress Patty Duke and adopted by actor John Astin.












Chelsea Joy Handler
(born February 25, 1975)

is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She hosted the late-night
talk show Chelsea Lately on the E! network from 2007 to 2014 and released a documentary series,
Chelsea Does, on Netflix in January 2016. From 2016 to 2017, Handler hosted the talk show
Chelsea on Netflix.