Born May

His music drove hits like “Tainted Love” and “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.”

His films include the nearly seven-hour “Star Spangled to Death.”

She appeared with Hollywood legends like Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis.

She worked with artists like Miley Cyrus, Method Man, and Mariah Carey.

He collaborated with Buddy Holly and took over as lead singer for the Crickets after his death.

Her earnest appreciation of Olive Garden was an internet sensation in 2012.

He had a large collection of footprint casts that he said pointed to Bigfoot evidence.

He headed up Columbia and Universal in the 1980s.

She starred on Broadway in “Mame.”

He also played for the Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints.