Celebrity Birthdays for April 12:
Playwright Alan Ayckbourn is 86.
Jazz musician Herbie Hancock is 85.
Rock singer John Kay of Steppenwolf is 81.
Actor Ed O'Neill ("Modern Family," ''Married...With Children") is 79.
Actor Dan Lauria ("The Wonder Years") is 78.
Talk show host David Letterman is 78.
Author Scott Turow is 76.
Actor-playwright Tom Noonan is 74.
Singer J.D. Nicholas of The Commodores is 73.
Singer Pat Travers is 71.
Actor Andy Garcia is 69.
Movie director Walter Salles is 69.
Country singer Vince Gill is 68.
TV personality J Alexander ("America's Next Top Model") is 67.
Guitarist Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen is 67.
Sportscaster Ron MacLean is 65.
Singer Art Alexakis of Everclear is 63.
Singer Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls is 61.
Country singer Deryl Dodd is 61.
Actress Alicia Coppola is 57.
Singer Nicholas Hexum of 311 is 55.
Actor Nicholas Brendon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is 54.
Actress Marley Shelton is 51.
Actress Sarah Jane Morris ("NCIS") is 48.
Actress Jordana Spiro is 48.
Bassist Guy Berryman of Coldplay is 47.
Actress Riley Smith ("Nashville") is 47.
Actress Claire Danes is 46.
Actress Jennifer Morrison ("Once Upon A Time," ''House") is 46.
Singer Brian McFadden (Westlife) is 45.
Musician Erik Mongrain is 45.
American politician Tulsi Gabbard is 44.
Country singer Easton Corbin is 43.
Actor Matt McGorry ("How To Get Away With Murder," ''Orange is the New Black") is 39.
Singer-guitarist Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco is 38.
Model-actress Brooklyn Decker is 38.
Actress Saoirse Ronan is 31.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1908, romance novelist Ida Pollock. (Dec. 3, 2013)
In 1916, children's author Beverly Cleary. (March 25, 2021)
In 1917, jazz vocalist Helen Forrest. (July 11, 1999)
In 1919, bandleader Billy Vaughn. (Sept. 26, 1991)
In 1924, Canadian dance band vocalist Lorraine McAllister. (April 27, 1984)
In 1925, country singer Ned Miller. (March 18, 2016)
In 1926, actress Jane Withers. (Aug. 7, 2021)
In 1929, country singer Tony Douglas. (Jan 22, 2013)
In 1932, singer Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury). (Nov. 30, 1996)
In 1933, opera singer Montserrat Caballe. (Oct. 6, 2018)
In 1936, former country singer turned minister Judy Lynn. (May 26, 2010)
In 1936, actor Charles Napier. (Oct. 5, 2011)
In 1942, actor Frank Bank ("Leave It to Beaver"). (April 13, 2013)
In 1945, Canadian arranger and keyboardist Doug Riley. (Aug. 27, 2007)
In 1945, blues singer Ann Rabson. (Jan. 30, 2013)
In 1946, actor John Dunsworth. (Oct. 16, 2017)
In 1947, author Tom Clancy. (Oct. 1, 2013)
In 1950, singer-actor David Cassidy. (Nov. 21, 2017)
In 1957, actress Suzzanne Douglas ("The Parent 'Hood"). (July 6, 2021)
In 1971, actress Shannen Doherty. (July 13, 2024)
In 1983, Canadian celebrity chef Anthony Sedlak. (July 6, 2012)
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