Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 9:
Actress Dame Judi Dench is 90.
Singer Sammy Strain (Little Anthony and the Imperials, The O'Jays) is 85.
Actor Beau Bridges is 83.
Actor Michael Nouri is 79.
World Golf Hall-of-Famer Tom Kite is 75.
Singer Joan Armatrading is 74.
Actor Michael Dorn ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 72.
Actor John Malkovich is 71.
Country singer Sylvia is 68.
Singer Donny Osmond is 67.
Bassist Nick Seymour of Crowded House is 66.
Comedian Mario Cantone ("Sex and the City") is 65.
Actor Joe Lando ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman") is 63.
Actor David Anthony Higgins is 63.
Actress Felicity Huffman ("Desperate Housewives," ''Sports Night") is 62.
Masako, Crown Princess of Japan is 61.
Guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer is 56.
Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers is 55.
Businesswoman and TV personality Lori Greiner ("Shark Tank") is 55.
Actress Allison Smith ("The West Wing," ''Kate and Allie") is 55.
Songwriter and former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi is 54.
Country singer David Kersh is 54.
Actress Reiko Aylesworth ("24") is 52.
Drummer Tre Cool of Green Day is 52.
Rapper Canibus (born Germaine Williams) is 50.
Singer Emjay (Marie-Josee Riel) is 50.
Singer Damhnait Doyle is 49.
Actor Kevin Daniels is 48.
Singer Imogen Heap is 47.
Actor Jesse Metcalfe ("Desperate Housewives") is 46.
Actor Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory") is 44.
Actress Jolene Purdy ("Under the Dome," ''Donnie Darko") is 41.
Actor Joshua Sasse ("Galavant") is 37.
Actress Ashleigh Brewer ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 34.
Pro snowboarder Mark McMorris is 31.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1608, the great English poet John Milton. (Nov. 8, 1674)
In 1858, composer Henry Herbert Godfrey ("The Land of the Maple"). (Jan. 18, 1908)
In 1902, actress Margaret Hamilton. (May 16, 1985)
In 1916, actor Kirk Douglas. (Died Feb. 5, 2020)
In 1922, comedian Redd Foxx. (Oct. 11, 1991)
In 1928, actor Dick Van Patten ("Eight Is Enough"). (June 23, 2015)
In 1930, actor-writer Buck Henry. (Jan. 8, 2020)
In 1932, trumpeter Donald Byrd. (Feb. 4, 2013)
In 1932, country singer-songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler. (Sept. 16, 2024)
In 1934, bluesman Junior Wells. ( Jan. 15, 1998)
In 1935, singer David Houston. (Nov. 30, 1993)
In 1938, Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Deacon Jones. (June 3, 2013).
In 1941, singer Dan Hicks. (Feb. 6, 2016)
In 1942, football player-turned-actor Dick Butkus. (Oct. 5, 2023)
In 1944, comedian-songwriter Neil Innes. (Dec. 29, 2020)
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