Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 22:
Bassoonist George Zukerman is 95.
Actor Paul Dooley is 94.
Actor James Hong is 93.
Bobby Hendricks, singer with The Drifters, is 84.
Actor John Ashton is 74.
Actress Julie Walters ("Harry Potter" films, "Mamma Mia!") is 72.
Actress Miou-Miou is 72.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius "Dr. J" Erving is 72.
Actress Ellen Greene ("Pushing Daisies") is 71.
Olympic swimmer Elaine Tanner is 71.
Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 63.
World Golf Hall-of-Famer Vijay Singh is 59.
Hockey Hall of Fame centre Pat LaFontaine is 57.
Comedian Rachel Dratch ("30 Rock," ''Saturday Night Live") is 56.
Actor Paul Lieberstein ("The Office") is 55.
Actress Jeri Ryan ("Boston Public," ''Star Trek: Voyager") is 54.
TV co-host Clinton Kelly ("The Chew," ''What Not to Wear") is 53.
Actor Thomas Jane ("The Sweetest Thing") is 53.
Actress-singer Lea Salonga is 51.
Actor Jose Solano ("Baywatch") is 51.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Michael Chang is 50.
Singer James Blunt is 48.
Actress Drew Barrymore is 47.
Actress Liza Huber is 47.
Actress Tamara Mello is 46.
Actor Zach Roerig ("The Vampire Diaries") is 37.
Actor Daniel E. Smith ("John Q.") is 32.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1732, first U.S. president, George Washington. (Dec. 14, 1799)
In 1857, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. (Jan. 8, 1941)
In 1903, Canadian author Morley Callaghan. (Aug. 25, 1990)
In 1907, actor Robert Young. (July 21, 1998)
In 1913, tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate. (Feb. 10, 2001)
In 1918, Alfred Gross, Canadian-born inventor of the walkie-talkie and a pioneer of wireless communication. (Dec. 21, 2000)
In 1918, Hockey Hall of Famer Sid Abel. (Feb. 8, 2000)
In 1918, announcer Don Pardo. (Aug. 18, 2014)
In 1920, ragtime pianist Del Wood. (Oct. 3, 1989)
In 1926, TV producer Bud Yorkin. (Aug. 18, 2015)
In 1928, entertainer Bruce Forsyth. (Aug. 18, 2017)
In 1930, Hollywood "ghost singer" Marni Nixon ("West Side Story," ''My Fair Lady"). (July 24, 2016)
In 1931, stage and screen actor Dan Resin. (July 31, 2010)
In 1932, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy. (Aug. 25, 2009)
In 1934, Baseball Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson. (Nov. 4, 2010)
In 1936, '50s R&B singer Ernie K. Doe. (July 5, 2001)
In 1944, director Jonathan Demme. (April 26, 2017)
In 1945, '60s folk-rock singer Oliver (William Oliver Swofford). (Feb. 12, 2000)
In 1949, Hall of Fame auto racer Niki Lauda. (May 20, 2019)
In 1950, Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV). (Mar. 14, 2020)
In 1957, John Cossette, executive producer of the Grammy Awards for more than 20 years. (April 26, 2011)
In 1962, "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. (Sept. 4, 2006)
In 1968, singer Bradley Nowell (Sublime). (May 25, 1996)
The Canadian Press
