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Francis Blackwell. Celebrities with birthday on July 2nd. Richard Petty. Richard Perry was born on July 2 nd , 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina He was a driver for the sport of Nascar. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 seven times.
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Francis Blackwell Celebrities with birthday on July 2nd
Richard Petty • Richard Perry was born on July 2nd, 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina • He was a driver for the sport of Nascar. • He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 seven times. • He also won the Winston Cup Championship seven times.
Drove his first professional race in 1958, and was named Rookie of the Year in 1959. • Over his racing career, he won 200 Nascar races. • Petty became a media icon over time, highly known for his cowboy hat and sunglasses he wore.
Became known to Nascar fans as “The King”. • Drove the “Ol’ 43” Nascar car. • Record breaking legend to auto racing for over three decades until he retired in 1992.
Lindsay Lohan • Born July 2nd, 1986 in New York City • Successful actress and singer. • Starred in movies such as “Freaky Friday”, “The Parent Trap”, and “Mean Girls”.
She started off as a model at age 3 modeling for companies such as Toys R Us and Abercrombie Kids. • Her role in “The Parent Trap” is what made her famous. • Still a successful actress today.
Larry David • Born July 2nd, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. • Worked with Jerry Seinfield on creating the hit TV Series “Seinfield”. • Also a cast member of ABC’s Fridays TV series from 1980 to 1982.
David wrote for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from 1984 to 1985 but during the whole season, only got one sketch included into the show. • 1989 is when David teamed with Jerry Seinfield to create the show “Seinfield”. It would go on to be of the most successful sitcoms ever. • In 2000, he created his own successful show for HBO titled “Curb Your Enthusiasm”.
José Canseco • Born July 2nd, 1964 in Havana Cuba. • Former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. • First player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases.
American League Rookie of the Year in 1986. • Canseco was named the American League's MVP in 1988, with a . 307 batting average, 120 runs scored, 134 runs batted in, 42 home runs, and 40 stolen bases. • 2005, Canseco admitted to using steroids in his book, “Vindicated”.
Works Cited • http://www.citizendia.org/Jos%c3%a9_Canseco • http://www.answers.com/topic/larry-david • http://ezinearticles.com/?Lindsay-Lohan---A-Short-Biography&id=3139258 • http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-petty