Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 17:
Guitarist Gerry McGee of The Ventures is 80.
Singer Gordon Lightfoot is 79.
Singer-songwriter Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons is 76.
Movie director Martin Scorsese is 75.
Actress Lauren Hutton is 74.
"Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels is 73.
Actor-director Danny DeVito is 73.
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver is 73.
Movie director Roland Joffe is 72.
Martin Barre, guitarist with Jethro Tull, is 71.
Rod Clements, bass guitarist and violinist with Lindisfarne, is 70.
Actor Stephen Root ("King of the Hill," ''NewsRadio") is 66.
Actor Brent Carver is 66. Singer Peter Cox ("Go West") is 62.
Hockey Hall of Fame referee Bill McCreary is 62.
Rock musician Jim Babjak (The Smithereens) is 60.
Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is 59.
Actor William Moses is 58.
Entertainer RuPaul is 57.
Actor Dylan Walsh ("Nip/Tuck," ''Brooklyn Bridge") is 54.
Canadian Tennis Hall-of-Famer Grant Connell is 52.
Actress-model Daisy Fuentes is 51.
Actress Sophie Marceau ("Braveheart") is 51.
Singer Ronnie DeVoe of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe is 50.
Blues singer/musician Tab Benoit is 50.
Keyboardist Ben Wilson of Blues Traveler is 50.
Actor David Ramsey is 46.
Actor Leonard Roberts is 45.
Actress Leslie Bibb ("ER," ''Popular") is 44.
Actor Brandon Call ("Step By Step") is 41.
Country singer Aaron Lines is 40.
Actress Rachel McAdams ("Wedding Crashers") is 39.
Guitarist Isaac Hanson of Hanson is 37.
Actor Justin Cooper ("Liar, Liar") is 29.
Bassist Reid Perry of The Band Perry is 29.
Actress Raquel Castro ("Jersey Girl") is 23.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1877, Frank Calder, first NHL president. (Feb. 4, 1943)
In 1925, actor Rock Hudson. (Oct. 2, 1985)
In 1937, Peter Cook, hailed as the founding father of British satire. (Jan. 9, 1995)
In 1940, Irish folk singer Luke Kelly (The Dubliners). (Jan. 30, 1984)
In 1944, singer Gene Clark. (May 24, 1991)
In 1946, former "Lighthouse" singer Bob McBride (Feb. 20, 1998)
In 1966, singer Jeff Buckley. (May 29, 1997)
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