Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 19:
Actress Elaine Joyce is 81.
Actor Tim Reid is 80.
Musician John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 79.
Country singer Janie Fricke is 77.
Jazz musician Lenny White is 75.
Keyboardist Doug Johnson (Loverboy) is 67.
Pop singer Limahl (born Christopher Hamill) is 66.
Actor Mike Lookinland ("The Brady Bunch") is 64.
Actor Scott Cohen ("Gilmore Girls") is 63.
Actress Jennifer Beals is 61.
Golfer Lorie Kane is 60.
Actress Jessica Steen is 59.
Actor Robert MacNaughton ("E.T.") is 58.
Magician Criss Angel is 57.
Actor Ken Marino is 56.
Actress Kristy Swanson is 55.
Model Tyson Beckford is 54.
Actress Amy Locane is 53.
Actress Alyssa Milano is 52.
Actress Rosa Blasi is 52.
Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Warren Sapp is 52.
Actress Tara Summers is 45.
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is 44.
Actress Marla Sokoloff ("The Practice") is 44.
Rapper Lady Sovereign is 39.
Journalist Ronan Farrow is 37.
Model Paulina Gretzky is 36.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1899, Baptist minister and early civil rights activist Martin Luther King Sr. (Nov. 11, 1984)
In 1906, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. (Nov. 10, 1982)
In 1915, legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf. (Oct. 11, 1963)
In 1918, Professor Longhair (real name Henry Roeland Byrd), one of the greatest influences on New Orleans rock 'n' roll. (Jan. 30, 1980)
In 1920, country singer Little Jimmy Dickens. (Jan. 2, 2015).
In 1924, Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Doug Harvey. (Dec. 26, 1989)
In 1924, actress Cicely Tyson. (Jan. 28, 2021)
In 1925, composer-lyricist Robert Sherman ("Mary Poppins"). (March 5, 2012)
In 1934, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Al Kaline. (April 6, 2020)
In 1940, folk singer and songwriter Phil Ochs. (April 9, 1976)
In 1941, singer Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire. (Feb. 4, 2016)
In 1942, R&B and jazz guitarist Cornell Dupree. (May 8, 2011)
In 1944, Zal Yanovsky, lead guitarist and vocalist with "The Lovin' Spoonful." (Dec. 13, 2002)
In 1944, singer Alvin Lee of Ten Years After. (March 6, 2013)
In 1946, actor Robert Urich. (April 16, 2002)
In 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White. (Dec. 26, 2004)
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