Celebrity Birthdays for April 4:
Recording executive Clive Davis is 93.
Author Kitty Kelley is 83.
'60s pop singer Kris Jensen is 83.
Actor Craig T. Nelson is 81.
Dave Hill, lead guitarist with Slade, is 79.
Drummer Dave (Pick) Withers of Dire Straits is 77.
Actress Christine Lahti ("Chicago Hope") is 75.
Singer Steve Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers is 74.
World figure skating champion Karen Magnussen is 73.
Actress Mary-Margaret Humes ("Dawson's Creek," ''History of the World Part 1") is 71.
Writer-producer David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal," ''The Practice") is 69.
Ballerina Evelyn Hart is 69.
Actress Constance Shulman ("Orange Is The New Black") is 67.
Actor Phil Morris is 66.
Actor Hugo Weaving ("The Matrix," ''Lord of the Rings") is 65.
Actress Lorraine Toussaint is 65.
Bassist Craig Adams (The Cult) is 63.
Talk show host Graham Norton is 62.
Comedian David Cross ("Arrested Development," ''Mr. Show") is 61.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 60.
Actress Nancy McKeon is 59.
Actor Barry Pepper is 55.
Singer Josh Todd of Buckcherry is 55.
Country singer Clay Davidson is 54.
Singer Jill Scott is 53.
Bassist Magnus Sveningsson of The Cardigans is 53.
Magician David Blaine is 52.
Singer Kelly Price is 52.
Singer Andre Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 51.
Actor James Roday ("Psych") is 49.
Actress Natasha Lyonne ("Orange Is The New Black," ''American Pie") is 46.
NHL goalie Roberto Luongo is 46.
Actress Amanda Righetti ("The Mentalist") is 42.
Actor Eric Andre is 42.
Actress Sarah Gadon is 38.
Actress-singer Jamie Lynn Spears ("Zoey 101") is 34.
Actress Daniela Bobadilla ("Anger Management") is 32.
Singer Austin Mahone is 29.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1893, conductor Douglas Clarke, who led the Montreal Orchestra. (Nov. 14, 1962)
In 1895, ballroom dancing instructor Arthur Murray. (March 3, 1991)
In 1913, Governor General Jules Leger. (Nov. 22, 1980)
In 1913, actress Frances Langford. (July 11, 2005)
In 1915, bluesman Muddy Waters. (April 30, 1983)
In 1921, former Ontario Chief Justice Charles Dubin. (Oct. 27, 2008)
In 1921, actress Elizabeth Wilson. (May 9, 2015)
In 1922, composer Elmer Bernstein. (Aug. 18, 2004)
In 1924, conductor Victor Feldbrill. (June 17, 2020)
In 1928, author-poet Maya Angelou. (May 28, 2014)
In 1928, actress Estelle Harris. (Apr. 2, 2022)
In 1932, actor Anthony Perkins. (Sept. 12, 1992)
In 1938, Bart Giamatti, Commissioner of Major League Baseball. (Sept. 1, 1989)
In 1938, country singer-songwriter Norro Wilson. (June 8, 2017)
In 1939, soul singer Major Lance. (Sept. 3, 1994)
In 1939, bandleader Hugh Masekela. (Jan. 23, 2018)
In 1945, actress Caroline McWilliams ("Benson," ''Soap"). (Feb. 11, 2010)
In 1945, actor Walter Charles. (Aug. 4, 2023)
In 1948, bassist Berry Oakley. (Nov. 11, 1972)
In 1949, reggae musician Junior Braithwaite. (June 2, 1999)
In 1952, rock guitarist Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy). (Feb. 6, 2011)
In 1952, Hockey Hall of Fame coach Pat Burns. (Nov. 19, 2010)
In 1963, Hockey Hall of Fame centre Dale Hawerchuk. (Aug. 18, 2020)
In 1966, bassist Mike Starr (Alice in Chains). (March 8, 2011)
In 1979, actor Heath Ledger. (Jan. 22, 2008)
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