Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 22:
Actor Paul Dooley is 97.
Actor James Hong is 96.
Actress Julie Walters (``Harry Potter'' films, ``Mamma Mia!'') is 75.
Actress Miou-Miou is 75.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius ``Dr. J'' Erving is 75.
Actress Ellen Greene (``Pushing Daisies'') is 74.
Olympic swimmer Elaine Tanner is 74.
Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 66.
World Golf Hall-of-Famer Vijay Singh is 62.
Hockey Hall of Fame centre Pat LaFontaine is 60.
Comedian Rachel Dratch (``30 Rock,'' ''Saturday Night Live``) is 59.
Actor Paul Lieberstein (``The Office'') is 58.
Actress Jeri Ryan (``Boston Public,'' ''Star Trek: Voyager``) is 57.
TV co-host Clinton Kelly (``The Chew,'' ''What Not to Wear``) is 56.
Actor Thomas Jane (``The Sweetest Thing'') is 56.
Actress-singer Lea Salonga is 54.
Actor Jose Solano (``Baywatch'') is 54.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Michael Chang is 53.
Drummer Scott Phillips of Creed and of Alter Bridge is 52.
Singer James Blunt is 51.
Actress Drew Barrymore is 50.
Actress Liza Huber is 50.
Actress Tamara Mello is 49.
Actor Zach Roerig (``The Vampire Diaries'') is 40.
Actor Daniel E. Smith (``John Q.'') is 35.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1732, first U.S. president, George Washington. (Dec. 14, 1799)
In 1857, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. (Jan. 8, 1941)
In 1903, Canadian author Morley Callaghan. (Aug. 25, 1990)
In 1907, actor Robert Young. (July 21, 1998)
In 1913, tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate. (Feb. 10, 2001)
In 1918, Alfred Gross, Canadian-born inventor of the walkie-talkie and a pioneer of wireless communication. (Dec. 21, 2000)
In 1918, Hockey Hall of Famer Sid Abel. (Feb. 8, 2000)
In 1918, announcer Don Pardo. (Aug. 18, 2014)
In 1920, ragtime pianist Del Wood. (Oct. 3, 1989)
In 1926, TV producer Bud Yorkin. (Aug. 18, 2015)
In 1927, bassoonist George Zukerman. (Feb. 1, 2023)
In 1928, entertainer Bruce Forsyth. (Aug. 18, 2017)
In 1930, Hollywood ``ghost singer'' Marni Nixon (``West Side Story,'' ''My Fair Lady``). (July 24, 2016)
In 1931, stage and screen actor Dan Resin. (July 31, 2010)
In 1932, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy. (Aug. 25, 2009)
In 1934, Baseball Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson. (Nov. 4, 2010)
In 1936, '50s R&B singer Ernie K. Doe. (July 5, 2001)
In 1938, Bobby Hendricks, singer with The Drifters. (Mar. 25, 2022)
In 1944, director Jonathan Demme. (April 26, 2017)
In 1945, '60s folk-rock singer Oliver (William Oliver Swofford). (Feb. 12, 2000)
In 1948, actor John Ashton. (Sept. 26, 2024)
In 1949, Hall of Fame auto racer Niki Lauda. (May 20, 2019)
In 1950, Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV). (Mar. 14, 2020)
In 1957, John Cossette, executive producer of the Grammy Awards for more than 20 years. (April 26, 2011)
In 1962, ``Crocodile Hunter'' Steve Irwin. (Sept. 4, 2006)
In 1968, singer Bradley Nowell (Sublime). (May 25, 1996)
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