Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 12:
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bob Pettit is 92.
Singer Connie Francis is 87.
Larry Mercey, lead singer with the Canadian country music trio The Mercey Brothers, is 85.
Singer Dionne Warwick is 84.
Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 78.
Actor Wings Hauser is 77.
Actor Bill Nighy ("Pirates of the Caribbean") is 75.
Actor Duane Chase ("The Sound of Music") is 74.
Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Billy Smith is 74.
Country singer LaCosta is 73.
Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 72.
Dan Baird, former lead singer of the Georgia Satellites, is 71.
Guitarist Bruce Kulick is 71.
Author Lorna Landvik is 70.
Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 67.
Playwright-director Robert Lepage is 67.
Singer Cy Curnin of The Fixx is 67.
Actress Sheree J. Wilson ("Walker, Texas Ranger," ''Dallas") is 66.
Singer Daniel O'Donnell is 63.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Tracy Austin is 62.
Rapper Danny Boy (born Daniel O'Connor), of House of Pain, is 56.
Author Sophie Kinsella is 55.
News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 55.
Actress Jennifer Connelly is 54.
Actress Madchen Amick ("My Own Worst Enemy," ''Twin Peaks") is 54.
Actress Regina Hall is 54.
Country singer Hank Williams III is 52.
Actress Mayim Bialik ("The Big Bang Theory," ''Blossom") is 49.
Model Bridget Hall is 47.
Actor Lucas Hedges ("Manchester By The Sea") is 28.
Actress Sky Katz ("Raven's Home") is 20.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1893, actor Edward G. Robinson. (Jan. 26, 1973)
In 1912, cartooinst Dan DeCarlo (Archie Comics). (Dec. 19, 2001)
In 1915, singer-actor Frank Sinatra. (May 14, 1998)
In 1918, jazz and blues singer Joe Williams. (March 29, 1999)
In 1923, animal activist and former game show host Bob Barker. (Aug. 26, 2023)
In 1924, New York City Mayor Edward Koch. (Feb. 1, 2013)
In 1925, Hockey Hall of Fame centre Teeder Kennedy. (Aug. 14, 2009)
In 1927, Canadian jazz pianist Chris Gage. (Dec. 27, 1964)
In 1935, singer Joan Weber. (May 13, 1981)
In 1939, Terry Kirkman of the '60s pop group The Association. (Sept. 23, 2023)
In 1941, singer Tim Hauser (The Manhattan Trasnfer). (Oct. 16, 2014)
In 1943, jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. (Dec. 17, 1999)
In 1943, singer-guitarist Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers). (Apr. 18, 2024)
In 1944, singer Rob Tyner (MC 5). (Sept. 17, 1991)
In 1945, jazz drummer Tony Williams. (Feb. 23, 1997)
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