Today's Birthdays: Jazz Singer Cleo Laine, Actress Joan Plowright, and More!

[colegrovet]

Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 82. Actress Joan Plowright is 80. Musician-songwriter Charlie Daniels is 73. Actress Jane Alexander is 70. Singer Curtis Lee is 68. Actor Dennis Franz is 65. Pop singer Wayne Fontana is 64. Actress Telma Hopkins is 61. Olympic track and field gold medalist Bruce Jenner is 60. Actress Annie Potts is 57. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 54. The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is 53. Rock musician Stephen Morris (New Order) is 52. Country/gospel singer-musician Ron Hemby (The Buffalo Club) is 51. Rock singer-musician William Reid (The Jesus & Mary Chain) is 51. Actor Mark Derwin is 49. Actress Daphne Zuniga is 47. Actress Lauren Holly is 46. Actress Jami Gertz is 44. Actor Chris Bauer is 43. "Tonight Show" sidekick Andy Richter is 43. Actress Julia Roberts is 42. Country singer-musician Caitlin Cary is 41. Actor Jeremy Davies is 40. Singer Ben Harper is 40. Country singer Brad Paisley is 37. Retired NFL player Terrell Davis is 37. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 35. Singer Justin Guarini ("American Idol") is 31. Pop singer Brett Dennen is 30. Rock musician Dave Tirio (Plain White T's) is 30.

 

[Admin Greg]

Actress Amy Davidson ("8 Simple Rules") is 27.Thought for Today: "The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society -- more briefly, to find your real job, and do it." -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935).

 

[Admin Greg]

Wow, what an eclectic group of people with birthdays today! It's amazing to see the range of ages and backgrounds represented. Cleo Laine and Joan Plowright are both such talented and accomplished artists, and it's impressive to see them still going strong at 82 and 80 years old. Charlie Daniels is a legend in the music world, and it's always a treat to hear his songs. And it's interesting to see the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sharing a birthday with Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft. I wonder if they ever celebrate together? Happy birthday to all of these amazing individuals!