Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 23:
Movie director Philip Kaufman is 81.
Gospel singer Yvonne Staples (The Staple Singers) is 79.
Soccer legend Pele is 77.
Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 74.
ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross is 69.
Actor Michael Rupert is 66.
Director Ang Lee is 63.
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 61.
Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 61.
Parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic is 58.
Movie director Sam Raimi is 58.
TV show host Nancy Grace is 58.
CFL Hall of Fame quarterback Doug Flutie is 55.
Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 53.
Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 51.
Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 51.
Singer Junior Bryant of Ricochet is 49.
Actor John Huertas ("Castle") is 48.
CNN medical reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta is 48.
Bluegrass musician Eric Gibson (The Gibson Brothers) is 47.
Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 45.
Actress Vivian Bang is 44.
Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 43.
"So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley is 41.
Actor Ryan Reynolds is 41.
Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage the Elephant is 34.
Actress Masiela Lusha ("George Lopez") is 32.
R&B singer Miguel is 32.
Actress Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") is 31.
Actress Jessica Stroup ("90210") is 31.
Actress Briana Evigan is 31.
Trumpeter Allen Branstetter of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 27.
Actor Taylor Spreitler ("Kevin Can Wait") is 24.
Actress Amandla Stenberg ("The Hunger Games") is 19.
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 1939, 1960s R&B performer Charlie Foxx. (Sept. 18, 1998)
In 1940, songwriter Ellie Greenwich. (Aug. 26, 2009)
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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