Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 24:
Country songwriter Whitey Shafer ("All My Ex's Live in Texas") is 83.
Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 81.
Steel guitarist Santo Farina, of the duo Santo and Johnny, is 80.
Actor F. Murray Abraham is 78.
Record producer Ted Templeman, former lead singer of Harper's Bizarre, is 73.
R&B singer Bettye Swann is 73.
Actor Kevin Kline is 70.
Country musician Billy Thomas (Terry McBride and the Ride) is 64.
Actor Doug Davidson ("The Young and the Restless") is 63.
Actor B.D. Wong is 57. Actor Zahn McClarnon is 51.
Drummer Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 38.
Singer-actress Monica is 37.
Actress-comedian Casey Wilson is 37.
TV personality Tila Tequila is 36.
Singer-actress Adrienne Bailon of 3LW ("The Cheetah Girls") is 34.
Actor Tim Pocock is 32.
Soccer player Wayne Rooney is 32.
R&B singer-rapper-actor Drake (born Aubrey Drake Graham) is 31.
Actress Shenae Grimes ("90210") is 28.
Actress Eliza Taylor is 28.
Actor Ashton Sanders ("Moonlight") is 22.
Pop singer Daya is 19.
Actor Hudson Yang ("Fresh Off The Boat") is 14.
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 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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