Today’s Birthdays:
Former Emperor Akihito of Japan is 91.
Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 81.
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark is 80.
Actor Susan Lucci is 78.
Distance runner Bill Rodgers is 77.
Football Hall of Famer Jack Ham is 76.
Political commentator William Kristol is 72.
Author Donna Tartt is 61.
Rock musician Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is 60.
Actor Finn Wolfhard is 22.
Seven.
I know the name Harry Shearer and some of his work, but could never pick him from a lineup.
It doesn't help that he's a bit of a master of disguise, I suppose.
He's a charmed guy. He was cast on the Jack Benny radio show aged 7, and Mel Blanc became a mentor. At 14 he originated what became the character Eddie Haskell in the pilot for "Leave it to Beaver," but his parents didn't want him to join the series so he could have a normal childhood.
