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Celebrity-Birthdays-Jun26

Celebrity Birthdays for June 26: Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 90. Actor Josef Sommer is 90. Jazz bassist Reggie Workman is 87. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 86. Singer Georgie Fame is 81. Actor Clive Francis ("The Crown") is 78.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 26:


Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 90.

Actor Josef Sommer is 90.

Jazz bassist Reggie Workman is 87.

Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 86.

Singer Georgie Fame is 81.

Actor Clive Francis ("The Crown") is 78.

Actor Michael Paul Chan is 74.

Actor Robert Davi ("Profiler") is 73.

Musician Mick Jones of The Clash is 69.

Actor Gedde Watanabe ("ER," ''Sixteen Candles") is 69.

Singer Chris Isaak is 68.

Singer Patty Smyth is 67.

Singer Terri Nunn of Berlin is 65.

Actor-comedian Mark McKinney ("The Kids In The Hall", "Superstore") is 65.

U.S. Bicycling Hall-of-Famer Greg LeMond is 63.

Singer Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays is 61.

Guitarist Eddie Perez of The Mavericks is 56.

Bassist Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 55.

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson ("Magnolia," ''Boogie Nights") is 54.

Actor Sean Hayes ("Will and Grace") is 54.

Actor Matt Letscher ("Eli Stone," ''The New Adventures of Old Christine") is 54.

Actor Chris O'Donnell is 54.

Actor Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation") is 54.

Singer Garou is 52.

Actress Rebecca Budig is 51.

Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 51.

Retired MLB All-Star shortstop Derek Jeter is 50.

Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is 45.

Singer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic is 45.

Actor Jason Schwartzman ("Slackers," ''Rushmore") is 44.

Actress Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation") is 40.

Actress-singer Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") is 32.

Singer-actress Ariana Grande is 31.


Also born on this date (death in parentheses):


In 1854, Sir Robert Borden, prime minister from 1911 to 1920. (June 10, 1937)

In 1892, novelist Pearl Buck. (March 6, 1973)

In 1895, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie George Hainsworth. (Oct. 9, 1950)

In 1898, blues singer and guitarist Big Bill Broonzy. (Aug. 15, 1958)

In 1903, Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, Canada's most decorated naval officer. (Dec. 18, 2000)

In 1909, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. (Jan. 21, 1997)

In 1914, bandleader Richard Maltby. (Aug. 19, 1991)

In 1914, traditional country singer and bandleader Doc Williams. (Jan. 31, 2011)

In 1922, actress Eleanor Parker. (Dec. 9, 2013)

In 1924, actor Richard Bull. (Feb. 3, 2014)

In 1927, Canadian author Robert Kroetsch. (June 21, 2011)

In 1942, Larry Taylor, bass player with the blues-rock group Canned Heat. (Aug. 19, 2019)

In 1947, singer Renee Martel. (Dec. 18, 2021)

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