Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 23:
Movie director Philip Kaufman is 88.
Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 81.
Actor Michael Rupert is 73.
Director Ang Lee is 70.
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 68.
Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 68.
Parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic is 65.
Movie director Sam Raimi is 65.
TV show host Nancy Grace is 65.
CFL Hall of Fame quarterback Doug Flutie is 62.
Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 60.
Drummer Dale Crover (The Melvins, Nirvana) is 57.
CNN medical reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta is 55.
Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 52.
Actress Vivian Bang is 51.
"So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley is 48.
Actor Ryan Reynolds is 48.
Singer Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant is 41.
Actress Masiela Lusha ("George Lopez") is 39.
R&B singer Miguel is 39.
Actress Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") is 38.
Actress Jessica Stroup ("90210") is 38.
Actress Briana Evigan is 38.
Actor Taylor Spreitler ("Kevin Can Wait") is 31.
Actress Amandla Stenberg ("The Hunger Games," “The Hate U Give”) is 26.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1851, pioneer Canadian conductor and composer Guillaume Couture. (Jan. 15, 1915)
In 1885, artist Lawren Stewart Harris, a member of the Group of Seven. (Jan. 29, 1970)
In 1905, Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. (Nov. 30, 2003)
In 1916, Canadian folksinger-songwriter Wade Hemsworth. (Jan. 19, 2002)
In 1918, actor James Daly. (July 3, 1978)
In 1923, Canadian music historian Gilles Potvin. (Sept. 4, 2000)
In 1923, actor Frank Sutton. (June 28, 1974)
In 1923, Leonard Braithwaite, first black member of Ontario's legislature. (March 28, 2012)
In 1925, comedian and "The Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson. (Jan. 23, 2005)
In 1925, Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis. (June 15, 1994)
In 1930, Boozoo Chavis, king of zydeco music. (May 5, 2001)
In 1930, actor Herschel Bernardi. (May 8, 1986)
In 1931, Baseball Hall-of-Famer and former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning. (May 26, 2017)
In 1935, arranger-composer Jimmy Dale. (May 20, 2017)
In 1937, gospel singer Yvonne Staples (The Staple Singers). (April 10, 2018)
In 1939, 1960s R&B performer Charlie Foxx. (Sept. 18, 1998)
In 1940, songwriter Ellie Greenwich. (Aug. 26, 2009)
In 1940, soccer legend Pele. (Dec. 29, 2022)
In 1942, author Michael Crichton. (Nov. 4, 2008)
In 1947, Greg Ridley, bass guitarist with British rock bands Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie. (Nov. 19, 2003)
In 1949, guitarist Michael Burston (Motorhead). (July 9, 2011)
In 1960, computer science professor/author Randy Pausch. (July 25, 2008)
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