Celebrity Birthdays for March 5:
Actor Paul Sand ("St. Elsewhere") is 93.
Football player-turned-actor Fred Williamson is 87.
Actress Samantha Eggar ("The Molly Maguires," ''Dr. Doolittle") is 86.
Actor Michael Warren ("Soul Food," ''Hill Street Blues") is 79.
Singer Murray Head ("One Night in Bangkok") is 79.
Actor Eddie Hodges is 78.
Singer Eddy Grant is 77.
Keyboardist Alan Clark of Dire Straits is 73.
R&B singer Howard Huntsberry is 73.
Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield ("Night Court") is 71.
Magician Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller is 70.
Actress Adriana Barraza is 69.
Actress Talia Balsam ("Divorce," ''Mad Men") is 66.
Singers Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers are 63.
Televangelist Joel Osteen is 62.
Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin is 59.
Singer Rome is 57.
Actor Paul Blackthorne ("Arrow," ''24") is 56.
Guitarist John Frusciante is 55.
Actor Kevin Connolly ("Entourage") is 51.
Actress Eva Mendes is 51.
Actress Jill Ritchie is 51.
Actress Jolene Blalock ("Enterprise") is 50.
Model Niki Taylor is 50.
Actress Kimberly McCullough ("General Hospital") is 47.
Actress-singer Riki Lindhome is 46.
Actress Karolina Wydra is 44.
Singer-songwriter Amanda Shires is 43.
Actress Dominique McElligott is 39.
Actor Sterling Knight ("Sonny With A Chance") is 36.
Actor Jake Lloyd ("Star Wars" films) is 36.
Also born on this date:
In 1882, Canadian soprano Pauline Donalda. (Oct. 22, 1970)
In 1891, Canadian-born songwriter and entertainer Gitz Rice. (Oct. 16, 1947)
In 1908, actor Sir Rex Harrison. (June 2, 1990)
In 1918, NHL referee Red Storey. (March 15, 2006)
In 1920, big band singer Harry Prime. (June 15, 2017)
In 1922, actor James Noble (March 28, 2016)
In 1922, writer-director Pier Paolo Pasolini. (Nov. 2, 1975)
In 1927, actor Jack Cassidy. (Dec. 12, 1976)
In 1928, pianist Lou Levy. (Jan. 23, 2001)
In 1929, blues singer J.B. Lenoir. (April 29, 1967)
In 1934, actor James B. Sikking ("Hill Street Blues," ''Doogie Howser, M.D."). (July 13, 2024)
In 1936, actor Dean Stockwell ("JAG," ''Quantum Leap"). (Nov. 7, 2021)
In 1943, Italian singer Lucio Battisti. (Sept. 9, 1998)
In 1945, Canadian politician Doug Frith. (March 20, 2009)
In 1946, Canadian musician Richard Bell. (June 15, 2007)
In 1950, violinist Eugene Fodor. (Feb. 26, 2011)
In 1956, singer Teena Marie. (Dec, 26, 2010)
In 1958, pop singer Andy Gibb. (March 10, 1988)
In 1975, Quebec writer Nelly Arcan. (Sept. 24, 2009)
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