Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 17:
Filmmaker-artist Alejandro Jodorowsky is 96.
Actress Christina Pickles (``The Wedding Singer,'' ''St. Elsewhere``) is 90.
Actress Brenda Fricker is 80.
Pop singer Dodie Stevens is 79.
Actress Becky Ann Baker (``Girls,'' ''Freaks and Geeks``) is 72.
Actress Rene Russo is 71.
Actor Richard Karn (``Home Improvement'') is 69.
Folksinger Loreena McKennitt is 68.
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 63.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Michael Jordan is 62.
Actor-comedian Larry the Cable Guy (born Dan Whitney) is 62.
TV personality Rene Syler is 62.
Movie director Michael Bay is 60.
Singer Chante Moore is 58.
Guitarist Tim Mahoney of 311 is 55.
Actor Dominic Purcell (``Prison Break'') is 55.
Actress Denise Richards is 54.
Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is 53.
Actor Jerry O'Connell is 51.
Country singer Bryan White is 51.
Actress Kelly Carlson (``Nip/Tuck'') is 49.
Actor Ashton Holmes is 47.
Actor Conrad Ricamora (``How To Get Away With Murder'') is 46.
Actor Jason Ritter (``Joan of Arcadia'') is 45.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 44.
Socialite/TV personality Paris Hilton is 44.
Actress Brooke D'Orsay is 43.
TV co-host Daphne Oz (``The Chew'') is 39.
Actor Chord Overstreet (``Glee'') is 36.
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is 34.
Actress Meaghan Martin is 33.
Actress Sasha Pieterse is 29.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1867, English chocolate maker William Cadbury. (1957)
In 1874, IBM founder Thomas J. Watson Sr. (June 19, 1956)
In 1893, baseball player Wally Pipp. (Jan. 11, 1965)
In 1911, bandleader Orrin Tucker. (April 9, 2011)
In 1919, Canadian historian J.M.S. Careless. (April 6, 2009)
In 1922, singer Tommy Edwards. (Oct. 22, 1969)
In 1925, singer Bobby Lewis. (Apr. 28, 2020)
In 1925, actor Hal Holbrook. (Jan. 23, 2021)
In 1930, mystery writer Ruth Rendell. (May 2, 2015)
In 1933, Colleen Howe, wife of hockey legend Gordie Howe. (March 6, 2009)
In 1934, Canadian country singer Fred McKenna. (Nov. 18, 1977)
In 1934, actor-comedian Dame Edna (a.k.a. Barry Humphries). (Apr. 22, 2023)
In 1934, Czech-born Canadian actress Maruska Stankova. (Aug. 31, 2000)
In 1935, country singer-songwriter Johnny Bush. (Oct. 16, 2020)
In 1936, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. (May 18, 2023)
In 1938, stage actress-director Martha Henry. (Oct. 21, 2021)
In 1939, actress Mary Ann Mobley. (Dec. 9, 2014)
In 1940, singer Gene Pitney. (April 5, 2006)
In 1971, Canadian-born Celtic musician Martyn Bennett. (Jan. 30, 2005)
In 1972, drummer Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters. (Mar. 25, 2022)
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