Celebrity Birthdays for April 23:
Actor Alan Oppenheimer is 95.
Actor Lee Majors ("Six Million Dollar Man") is 86.
Actress Blair Brown is 79.
Actress Joyce DeWitt ("Three's Company") is 76.
Writer-director Paul Brickman is 76.
British violinist David Cross is 76.
Singer, musician and record producer Narada Michael Walden is 73.
Actor James Russo is 72.
Filmmaker-author Michael Moore is 71.
Actress Judy Davis is 70.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 65.
Actor Craig Sheffer is 65.
NHL head coach Claude Julien is 65.
Comedian George Lopez is 64.
Actress Melina Kanakaredes ("Providence") is 58.
Drummer Stan Frazier of Sugar Ray is 57.
Actor Scott Bairstow ("Party of Five") is 55.
Actor-writer John Lutz ("30 Rock") is 52.
Actor Barry Watson is 51.
Musicians Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National are 49.
Pro wrestler/actor John Cena ("The Marine") is 48.
Actor-writer-comedian John Oliver is 48.
Actor Kal Penn ("House M.D.," ''Harold and Kumar") is 48.
Actress Jaime King is 46.
Singer Taio Cruz is 45.
Actor Aaron Hill is 42.
Actor Jesse Lee Soffer ("Chicago P.D.," ''Chicago Fire") is 41.
Actress Rachel Skarsten is 40.
Model Jessica Stam is 39.
Singer-songwriter John Fullbright is 37.
Tennis player Nicole Vaidisova is 36.
Actor Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire") is 35.
Actor Matthew Underwood ("Zoey 101") is 35.
Actor Camryn Walling is 35.
Singer Caleb Johnson ("American Idol") is 34.
Fashion model/TV personality Gigi Hadid is 30.
Actor Charlie Rowe ("Salvation") is 29.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1564, English dramatist William Shakespeare. (April 23, 1616)
In 1791, U.S President James Buchanan. (June 1, 1868)
In 1888, former Gov. Gen. Georges Vanier. (March 5, 1967)
In 1897, Canadian prime minister Lester Pearson. (Dec. 27, 1972)
In 1911, acclaimed British director Ronald Neame. (June 16, 2010)
In 1918 poet Margaret Avison. (July 31, 2007)
In 1919, Canadian composer Talivaldis Kennins. (Jan. 20, 2008)
In 1921, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn. (Nov. 24, 2003)
In 1928, actress-turned-diplomat Shirley Temple Black. (Feb. 10, 2014)
In 1932, fashion designer Halston (born Roy Halston Frowick). (March 26, 1990)
In 1936, pioneer rock singer Roy Orbison. (Dec. 6, 1988)
In 1938, bluegrass musician Roland White, formerly of the Kentucky Colonels. (Apr. 1, 2022)
In 1939, '60s pop singer Ray Peterson. (Jan. 25, 2005)
In 1939, actor David Birney. (Apr. 27, 2022)
In 1942, actress Sandra Dee. (Feb. 20, 2005)
In 1943, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Tony Esposito. (Aug. 10, 2021)
In 1943, actor Herve Villechaize. (Sept. 4, 1993)
In 1957, actress Jan Hooks. (Oct. 9, 2014)
In 1960, guitarist Steve Clark (Def Leppard). (Jan. 8, 1991)
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