Today’s Birthdays:
Retired South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu is 89.
Author Thomas Keneally is 85. Comedian Joy Behar is 78.
Former National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Oliver North (ret.) is 77.
Rock musician Kevin Godley (10cc) is 75.
Actor Jill Larson is 73.
Country singer Kieran Kane is 71.
Singer John Mellencamp is 69.
Rock musician Ricky Phillips is 69.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is 68.
Actor Mary Badham (Film: “To Kill a Mockingbird”) is 68.
Rock musician Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) is 67.
Actor Christopher Norris is 65.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 65.
Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 63.
Olympic gold medal ice dancer Jayne Torvill is 63.
Actor Dylan Baker is 62.
Actor Judy Landers is 62.
Recording executive and TV personality Simon Cowell is 61.
Rock musician Charlie Marinkovich (formerly with Iron Butterfly) is 61.
Actor Paula Newsome is 59.
Country singer Dale Watson is 58.
Pop singer Ann Curless (Expose) is 57.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Toni Braxton is 53.
Rock singer-musician Thom Yorke (Radiohead) is 52. Rock musician-dancer Leeroy Thornhill is 51.
Actor Nicole Ari Parker is 50.
Actor Allison Munn is 46.
Rock singer-musician Damian Kulash (KOO’-lahsh) is 45.
Singer Taylor Hicks is 44.
Actor Omar Miller is 42.
Neo-soul singer Nathaniel Rateliff (Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats) is 42.
Actor Shawn Ashmore is 41.
Actor Jake McLaughlin is 38.
Electronic musician Flying Lotus (AKA Steve Ellison) is 37.
MLB player Evan Longoria is 35.
Actor Holland Roden is 34.
Actor Amber Stevens is 34.
MLB outfielder Mookie Betts is 28.
Actor Lulu Wilson is 15.
