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Celebrity-Birthdays-Feb25

Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 25:


Actress Ann McCrea ("The Donna Reed Show") is 90.

Actor Tom Courtenay ("Dr. Zhivago") is 84.

CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 84.

Actress Diane Baker is 83.

Actress Karen Grassle ("Little House on the Prairie") is 79.

British rock singer Elkie Brooks is 76.

Retired pro wrestler Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair is 72.

Humorist Jack Handey is 72.

Movie director Neil Jordan is 71.

Sportscaster James Brown is 70.

Musician-actor John Doe of X ("Roswell") is 68.

Rock musician Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) is 64.

Stuart Wood, guitarist with the '70s group the Bay City Rollers, is 64.

Singer-guitarist Mike Peters of The Alarm is 62.

Actress Veronica Webb is 56.

Comedian Carrot Top (born Scott Thompson) is 56.

Actor Alexis Denisof ("Angel," ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is 55.

Actress Tea Leoni is 55.

TV personality Nancy O'Dell is 55.

Actress Lesley Boone ("Ed") is 53.

Actor Sean Astin is 50.

Singer Daniel Powter is 50.

Singer Justin Jeffre of 98 Degrees is 48.

Latin singer Julio Iglesias Jr. is 48.

Actor Anson Mount is 48.

Comedian-actress Chelsea Handler is 46.

Actress Rashida Jones ("The Office," ''Parks and Recreation") is 45.

Singer Bert McCracken (The Used) is 39.

Actor Justin Berfield ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 35.

Actors James and Oliver Phelps ("Harry Potter" films) are 35.

Actress Jameela Jamil is 35.

Singer Eva Avila is 35.

Tennis player Eugenie Bouchard is 27.


Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1752, John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. (Oct. 26, 1806)

In 1841, French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born. (Dec. 3, 1919)

In 1873, tenor Enrico Caruso. (Aug. 2, 1921)

In 1901, actor Herbert "Zeppo" Marx, youngest of the five Marx Brothers. (Nov. 30, 1979)

In 1903, Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman King Clancy. (Nov. 10, 1986)

In 1913, actor Jim Backus. (July 3, 1989)

In 1918, tennis player Bobby Riggs. (Oct. 25, 1995)

In 1920, Reverend Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. (Sept. 3, 2012)

In 1921, Pierre Laporte, Quebec Minister of Labour kidnapped and killed by the FLQ. (Oct. 17, 1970)

In 1927, bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley. (June 23, 2016)

In 1928, writer-producer Larry Gelbart. (Sept. 11, 2009)

In 1930, bandleader Tommy Newsom. (April 28, 2007)

In 1931, actor Christopher George. (Nov. 28, 1983)

In 1932, country singer Faron Young. (Dec. 10, 1996)

In 1943, multi-instrumentalist George Harrison (The Beatles). (Nov. 29, 2001)

In 1961, NASCAR driver Davey Allison. (July 13, 1993)

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