Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 29:
Actress Barbara Steele is 87.
Actor Jon Voight is 86.
Singer-commedienne Dinah Christie is 82.
Singer Marianne Faithfull is 78.
Hall of Fame Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. is 78.
Actor Ted Danson is 77.
Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 73.
Actress Patricia Clarkson is 65.
Comedian Paula Poundstone is 65.
Guitarist-singer Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain is 63.
Alpine skier Liisa Savijarvi is 61.
NFL head coach Sean Payton is 61.
Actor Michael Cudlitz ("The Walking Dead") is 60.
Singer Dexter Holland of The Offspring is 59.
Actor Jason Gould is 58.
Actor-comedian Mystro Clark is 58.
News anchor Ashleigh Banfield is 57.
Director Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski) ("The Matrix") is 57.
Actress Jennifer Ehle is 55.
Actor Patrick Fischler is 55.
Singer-guitarist Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 54.
Actor Kevin Weisman ("Alias") is 54.
Actor Jude Law is 52.
Actress Maria Dizzia ("Orange Is The New Black") is 50.
Actor Mekhi Phifer is 50.
Actor Shawn Hatosy ("Reckless," ''The Faculty") is 49.
Actress Katherine Moennig is 47.
Actor Diego Luna is 45.
Actress Alison Brie is 42.
Country singer Jessica Andrews is 41.
Singer Alexa Ray Joel is 39.
Actor Iain de Caestecker is 37.
Actress Jane Levy ("Suburgatory") is 35.
Singer-actor-dancer Ross Lynch is 29.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1808, U.S President Andrew Johnson. (July 31, 1875)
In 1914, bandleader Billy Tipton, born Dorothy Lucille Tipton. (Jan. 21, 1989)
In 1922, country singer Rose Lee Maphis. (Oct. 21, 2021)
In 1923, actress Dina Merrill. (May 22, 2017)
In 1927, Canadian singer Marg Osburne. (July 16, 1977)
In 1932, actress Inga Swenson ("Benson"). (July 23, 2023)
In 1934, actor Ed Flanders. (Feb. 22, 1995)
In 1934, former ABC newscaster Tom Jarriel. (Oct. 24, 2024)
In 1936, actress Mary Tyler Moore. (Jan. 25, 2017)
In 1936, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke. (March 8, 1998)
In 1939, country singer Ed Bruce. (Jan. 8, 2021)
In 1941, flutist Ray Thomas (Moody Blues). (Jan. 4, 2018)
In 1943, "KISS" band manager Bill Aucoin. (June 28, 2010)
In 1943, Rick Danko, bass player with "The Band." (Dec. 10, 1999)
In 1947, drummer Cozy Powell. (April 5, 1998)
In 1950, actor Jon Polito. (Sept. 2, 2016)
In 1951, Quebec singer Georges Thurston. (June 18, 2007)
In 1973, rapper Pimp C (born Chad Butler) of Underground Kingz. (Dec. 4, 2007)
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