Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 24:
Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 88.
Steel guitarist Santo Farina, of the duo Santo and Johnny, is 87.
Actor F. Murray Abraham is 85.
Record producer Ted Templeman, former lead singer of Harper's Bizarre, is 82.
R&B singer Bettye Swann is 80.
Actor Kevin Kline is 77.
Actor Doug Davidson ("The Young and the Restless") is 70.
Actor B.D. Wong is 64.
Actor Zahn McClarnon is 58.
Drummer Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 45.
Singer-actress Monica is 44.
Actress-comedian Casey Wilson is 44.
TV personality Tila Tequila is 43.
Singer-actress Adrienne Bailon of 3LW ("The Cheetah Girls") is 41.
Actor Tim Pocock is 39.
Soccer player Wayne Rooney is 39.
Singer-rapper-actor Drake (born Aubrey Drake Graham) is 38.
Actress Shenae Grimes ("90210") is 35.
Actress Eliza Taylor is 35.
Actor Ashton Sanders ("Moonlight") is 29.
Pop singer Daya is 26.
Actor Hudson Yang ("Fresh Off The Boat") is 21.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1857, Canadian pianist and lecturer W. Waugh Lauder. (Aug. 7, 1931)
In 1911, blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Terry. (March 11, 1986)
In 1911, Paul Cardinal Gregoire, archbishop of Montreal. (Oct. 30, 1993)
In 1915, comic book artist Bob Kane (Batman). (Nov. 3, 1998)
In 1925, R&B singer Willie Mabon. (April 19, 1985)
In 1925, Italian composer Luciano Berio. (May 27, 2003)
In 1926, Football Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle. (Oct. 8, 2017)
In 1927, French singer Gilbert Becaud. (Dec. 18, 2001)
In 1930, disc jockey-singer "The Big Bopper," whose real name was J.P. Richardson. (Feb. 3, 1959)
In 1934, country songwriter Whitey Shafer ("All My Ex's Live in Texas”) (Jan. 12, 2019)
In 1936, actor-producer David Nelson ("The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"). (Jan. 11, 2011)
In 1946, drummer Jerry Edmonton ("Steppenwolf"). (Nov. 28, 1993)
In 1948, drummer Dale "Buffin" Griffin ("Mott the Hoople"). (Jan. 17, 2016)
In 1952, country singer Mark Gray. (Dec. 2, 2016)
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