Celebrity Birthdays for April 20:
Walter Ostanek, "Canada's Polka King," is 89.
Actor George Takei ("Star Trek") is 87.
Singer Johnny Tillotson is 86.
Bluegrass singer-musician Doyle Lawson (Quicksilver) is 80.
Actress Judith O'Dea is 79.
Keyboardist Craig Frost of Grand Funk Railroad is 76.
Actress Veronica Cartwright ("Aliens") is 75.
Actress Jessica Lange is 75.
Actor Clint Howard is 65.
MLB manager Don Mattingly is 63.
Actor Crispin Glover is 60.
Actor Andy Serkis ("Lord of the Rings") is 60.
Drummer Mike Portnoy is 57.
Actor William deVry is 56.
Country singer Wade Hayes is 55.
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner is 55.
Actor Shemar Moore ("Criminal Minds") is 54.
Actress Carmen Electra is 52.
Reggae singer Stephen Marley is 52.
Rock musician Marty Crandall is 49.
Rapper Killer Mike (born Michael Render) is 49.
Actor Joey Lawrence ("Blossom," ''Brotherly Love") is 48.
Multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band is 46.
Actor Clayne Crawford is 46.
TV personality and fashion designer Tan France (“Queer Eye”) is 41.
Model Miranda Kerr is 41.
Actor Tim Jo is 40.
Actor Carlos Valdes (TV: "The Flash") is 35.
NFL linebacker Luke Kuechly is 33.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1890, Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis. (Sept. 7, 1959)
In 1896, Canadian aviator Alfred "Wop" May. (June 21, 1952)
In 1908, jazz percussionist and bandleader Lionel Hampton. (Aug. 31, 2002)
In 1923, Tito Puentes, the King of Latin music. (June 1, 2000)
In 1924, actor Leslie Phillips. (Nov. 7, 2022)
In 1934, gospel singer David "Pop" Winans Sr. (April 8, 2009)
In 1940, actor James Gammon. (July 16, 2010)
In 1941, actor Ryan O'Neal. (Dec. 8, 2023)
In 1943, actress Edie Sedgewick. (Nov. 16, 1971)
In 1948, actor Gregory Itzin ("24"). (July 8, 2022)
In 1949, figure skater Toller Cranston. (Jan. 24, 2015)
In 1951, R&B singer Luther Vandross. (July 1, 2005)
In 1960, Canadian singer-songwriter Eria Fachin. (May 9, 1996)
In 1971, rock musician Mikey Welsh (Weezer). (Oct. 8, 2011)
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