Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 9:
Actress Janet Suzman is 83.
Pop songwriter Barry Mann is 83.
Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee is 82.
Drummer Brian Bennett (The Shadows) is 82.
Actress-turned-politician Sheila James Kuehl ("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis") is 81.
Singer Carole King is 80.
Singer Barbara Lewis is 79.
Actor Joe Pesci is 79.
Author Alice Walker ("The Color Purple") is 78.
Actress Mia Farrow is 77.
Singer Joe Ely is 75.
Actress Judith Light ("Ugly Betty," ''Who's The Boss") is 73.
Actor Charles Shaughnessy ("The Nanny") is 67.
Singer Holly Johnson, formerly of Frankie Goes to Hollywood is 62.
Sax player Steve Wilson is 61.
Country singer Travis Tritt is 59.
Actress Julie Warner ("Nip/Tuck," ''Family Law") is 57.
Country singer Danni Leigh is 52.
Actress Sharon Case ("The Young and the Restless") is 51.
Actor Jason George ("Grey's Anatomy") is 50.
Actress Amber Valletta is 48.
Actor-producer Charlie Day ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") is 46.
Actor A.J. Buckley ("CSI: NY") is 45.
Actress Ziyi Zhang is 43.
Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Irina Slutskaya is 43.
Actor Tom Hiddleston (TV's "The Night Manager," film's "The Avengers") is 41.
Actor David Gallagher ("Seventh Heaven") is 37.
Actor Michael B. Jordan ("Creed," ''Fruitvale Station") is 35.
Actress Rose Leslie ("Game of Thrones," ''Downton Abbey") is 35.
Actress Camille Winbush ("The Bernie Mac Show") is 32.
Actor Jimmy Bennett ("No Ordinary Family") is 26.
Actor Evan Roe ("Madam Secretary") is 22.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1909, Brazilian actress Carmen Miranda. (Aug. 5, 1955)
In 1914, country music legend Ernest Tubb. (Sept. 6, 1984)
In 1922, Actress Kathryn Grayson is 88. (Feb. 17, 2010)
In 1928, news correspondent Roger Mudd. (March 9, 2021)
In 1936, Canadian country singer-songwriter Stompin' Tom Connors. (March 6, 2013).
In 1937, soprano Hildegard Behrens. (Aug. 18, 2009)
In 1947, '70s soul singer Major Harris. (Nov. 9, 2012)
In 1951, saxophonist Dennis "DT" Thomas of Kool and the Gang. (Aug. 7, 2021)
In 1981, drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold). (Dec. 28, 2009)
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