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Famous Birthdays

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Mary J. Blige, singer.

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Published: January 8, 2009

Today: Actor-comedian Larry Storch (F Troop) is 86. Comedian Soupy Sales is 83. Sunday Morning host Charles Osgood is 76. Singer Shirley Bassey is 72. Game-show host Bob Eubanks (The Newlywed Game) is 71. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 69. Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors is 63. Singer David Bowie is 62. Actress Michelle Forbes (Homicide) is 44. Singer R. Kelly is 42. Bassist Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel is 40. Reggae singer Sean Paul is 36. Singer Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley is 33.

Friday: Singer Joan Baez is 68. Actress Susannah York is 68. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 65. Singer Crystal Gayle is 58. Guitarist Eric Erlandson (Hole) is 46. Actress Joely Richardson is 44. Guitarist Carl Bell of Fuel is 42. Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth is 42. Singer Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band is 42. Singer A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys is 31. Guitarist Drew Brown of OneRepublic is 25. Singer Paolo Nutini is 22.

Saturday: Singer Rod Stewart is 64. Singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is 61. Actor William Sanderson (Deadwood, Newhart) is 61. Singer Pat Benatar is 56. Singer Shawn Colvin is 53. Singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets is 50. Singer Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 45. Actress Trini Alvarado is 42. Guitarist Matt Roberts of 3 Doors Down is 31. Rapper Chris Smith of Kris Kross is 30.

Sunday: Actor Rod Taylor is 79. Actor Felix Silla (Cousin Itt on The Addams Family) is 72. Saxophonist Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 67. Country singer Naomi Judd is 63. Guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles is 51. Actress Kim Coles (Living Single) is 47. Keyboardist Jim Bryson of MercyMe is 41. Guitarist Tom Dumont of No Doubt is 41. Singer Mary J. Blige is 38. Musician Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers is 38. Actress Amanda Peet is 37.

Monday: Singer William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys is 70. Actor Anthony Andrews is 61. Actress Kirstie Alley is 58. Political commentator Rush Limbaugh is 58. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 57. Radio personality Howard Stern is 55. News correspondent Christiane Amanpour is 51. Keyboardist Charlie Gillingham of Counting Crows is 49. Actor Oliver Platt is 49. Singer-filmmaker Rob Zombie is 43. Rapper TBird of B-Rock and the Bizz is 42. Rapper Raekwon of Wu Tang Clan is 39. Singer Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay is 36. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) of the Spice Girls is 35.

Tuesday: Comedian Rip Taylor is 75. Actor Billy Gray (Father Knows Best) is 71. Actor Richard Moll (Night Court) is 66. Drummer Fred White of Earth, Wind and Fire is 54. Actor Kevin Anderson (Nothing Sacred) is 49. Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (Seinfeld) is 48. Country singer Trace Adkins is 47. Actress Penelope Ann Miller is 45. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 43. Actress Traci Bingham (Baywatch) is 41. Actress Nicole Eggert (Baywatch) is 37. Actor Orlando Bloom is 32.

Wednesday: 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney is 90. Blues singer Clarence Carter is 73. Actress Faye Dunaway is 68. Actress Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men) is 66. Singer-producer T Bone Burnett is 61. Actor Carl Weathers is 61. Rapper Slick Rick is 44. Actor Dan Schneider (Head of the Class) is 43. Actress Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) is 42. Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes (Mr. Rhodes) is 42. Rapper LL Cool J is 41. Actor Jason Bateman is 40. Musician Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters (and Nirvana) is 40. Singer-guitarist Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon is 27.

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