Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 15:
Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 85.
Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 85.
Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 78.
Actress Melanie Chartoff ("Rugrats," ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose") is 76.
Actor Don Johnson is 75.
Director Julie Taymor is 72.
Actor Justin Ross ("A Chorus Line") is 70.
Movie director Alex Cox is 70.
Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash is 69.
Movie director John Lee Hancock is 68.
Movie producer-director Reginald Hudlin is 63.
Actress Helen Slater is 61.
Actor Paul Kaye ("Game of Thrones") is 60.
Actress Molly Price ("Third Watch") is 58.
Actor Garrett Wang ("Star Trek: Voyager") is 56.
Actor Michael Shanks ("Stargate SG-1") is 54.
Actor Stuart Townsend ("Queen of the Damned") is 52.
NFL player-turned-analyst Rodney Harrison is 52.
Actor Geoff Stults (new "Odd Couple") is 47.
Actor Adam Brody ("The O.C.") is 45.
Actress Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey") is 43.
Actor George O. Gore II ("My Wife and Kids") is 42.
Actress Camilla Luddington ("Grey's Anatomy") is 41.
Guitarist Alana Haim of Haim is 33.
Actress Maude Apatow is 27.
Actress Stefania LaVie Owen is 27.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 37, Roman Emperor Nero. (June 9, 68)
In 1832, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the French designer and builder of the famous tower. (Dec. 28, 1923)
In 1846, Canadian mezzo-soprano and actress Rosita del Vecchio. (Feb. 11, 1881)
In 1891, Alvin Pleasant Carter, head of country music's "Carter Family." (Nov. 7, 1960)
In 1892, U.S. billionaire J. Paul Getty. (June 6, 1976)
In 1896, Canadian actress Margaret Bannerman. (April 25, 1976)
In 1911, bandleader Stan Kenton. (Aug. 25, 1979)
In 1911, psychiatrist turned comic strip writer Nicholas P. Dallis. (July 6, 1991)
In 1920, Canadian conductor and arranger Howard Cable. (March 30, 2016)
In 1921, DJ Alan Freed. (Jan. 20, 1965)
In 1923, Canadian TV executive producer Pierre Cossette. (Sept. 11, 2009)
In 1925, actress Kasey Rogers. (July 6, 2006)
In 1928, country singer Ernie Ashworth. (March 2, 2009)
In 1928, Violinist Ida Haendel. (July 1, 2020)
In 1928, singer Jerry Wallace. (May 5, 2008)
In 1933, R&B singer Jesse Belvin. (Feb. 6, 1960)
In 1933, actor-comedian Tim Conway. (May 14, 2019)
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