Celebrity Birthdays for April 23:
Actor Alan Oppenheimer is 94.
Actor Lee Majors ("Six Million Dollar Man") is 85.
Actress Blair Brown is 78.
Actress Joyce DeWitt ("Three's Company") is 75.
Writer-director Paul Brickman is 75.
British violinist David Cross is 75.
Singer, musician and record producer Narada Michael Walden is 72.
Actor James Russo is 71.
Filmmaker-author Michael Moore is 70.
Actress Judy Davis is 69.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 64.
Actor Craig Sheffer is 64.
NHL head coach Claude Julien is 64.
Comedian George Lopez is 63.
Actress Melina Kanakaredes ("Providence") is 57.
Drummer Stan Frazier of Sugar Ray is 56.
Actor Scott Bairstow ("Party of Five") is 54.
Actor-writer John Lutz ("30 Rock") is 51.
Actor Barry Watson is 50.
Musicians Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National are 48.
Pro wrestler/actor John Cena ("The Marine") is 47.
Actor-writer-comedian John Oliver is 47.
Actor Kal Penn ("House M.D.," ''Harold and Kumar") is 47.
Actress Jaime King is 45.
Singer Taio Cruz is 44.
Actor Aaron Hill is 41.
Actor Jesse Lee Soffer ("Chicago P.D.," ''Chicago Fire") is 40.
Actress Rachel Skarsten is 39.
Model Jessica Stam is 38.
Singer-songwriter John Fullbright is 36.
Tennis player Nicole Vaidisova is 35.
Actor Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire") is 34.
Actor Matthew Underwood ("Zoey 101") is 34.
Actor Camryn Walling is 34.
Singer Caleb Johnson ("American Idol") is 33.
Fashion model/TV personality Gigi Hadid is 29.
Actor Charlie Rowe ("Salvation") is 28.
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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