Born May 17

He headed up Columbia and Universal in the 1980s.

Di’Anno led the band’s early favorite, Killers, and co-wrote the album’s title track.

He was also the first non-white player on the Detroit Tigers.

He pent time with the Cardinals and Patriots, too, but foot injuries hampered his career.

She was one of the only Japanese actors who spoke English in the miniseries.

He was the original host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.”

Paulsen’s stories of survival under harsh conditions drew in part on his own life.

Greenfield published her first children’s book, “Bubbles,” in 1972.

Bill Paxton, the Emmy Award-nominated actor who played an astronaut in “Apollo 13,” died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, of complications from surgery. He was 61.