Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 25:
Actress Marion Ross is 89.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bob Knight is 77.
Singer Helen Reddy is 76.
Author Anne Tyler is 76.
Roy Lynes, organist and vocalist with Status Quo, is 74.
Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 73.
Singer Taffy Danoff of Starland Vocal Band is 73.
Political strategist James Carville is 73.
Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 70.
Actor Brian Kerwin is 68.
Actor Mark L. Taylor is 67.
Movie director Julian Schnabel is 66.
Guitarist Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is 61.
Actress Nancy Cartwright ("The Simpsons") is 60.
Country singer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown is 59.
Drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and of Chickenfoot is 56.
Actress Tracy Nelson ("Father Dowling Mysteries") is 54.
Actor Michael Boatman ("The Good Wife," ''Spin City") is 53.
Actor Kevin Michael Richardson ("The Cleveland Show") is 53.
Actor Mathieu Amalric is 52.
Former NHL player Wendel Clark is 51.
Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 49.
Comedian-TV host Samantha Bee ("Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," ''The Daily Show") is 48.
Actor Adam Goldberg ("Saving Private Ryan") is 47.
Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 47.
Actress Persia White ("Girlfriends") is 47.
Country singer Chely Wright is 47.
Actor-singer Adam Pascal is 47.
Classical violinist Midori is 46.
Actor Craig Robinson ("The Office") is 46.
Actress Persia White ("Girlfriends") is 45.
Actor Michael Weston is 44.
Actor Zachary Knighton is 39.
Actress Mariana Klaveno is 38.
Actor Mehcad Brooks ("Desperate Housewives") is 37.
Actor Ben Gould is 37.
Singer-actor Jerome Jones (a.k.a. Romeo) of Immature is 36.
Actor Josh Henderson is 36.
Singer Katy Perry is 33.
Singer Austin Winkler (Hinder) is 33.
Singer Ciara is 32.
Actress Krista Marie Yu ("Dr. Ken") is 29.
Actress Conchita Campbell is 22.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1838, French composer Georges Bizet. (June 3, 1875)
In 1881, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. (April 8, 1973)
In 1902, Canadian author Leslie MacFarlane. (Sept. 6, 1977)
In 1912, Canadian-born billlionaire sportsman Jack Kent Cooke. (April 6, 1997)
In 1912, Minnie Pearl, the first country comedian. (March 4, 1996)
In 1917. Former American League President and Baseball Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail. (Nov. 8, 2012)
In 1918, "Canada's Pied Piper," trumpeter-songwriter Bobby Gimby ("Ca-na-da"). (June 20, 1998)
In 1923, baseball player Bobby Thomson ("Shot Heard 'Round the World"). (Aug. 16, 2010)
In 1923, Canadian actor and Quebec activist Jean Duceppe. (Dec. 7, 1990)
In 1924, drummer Earl Palmer. (Sept. 19, 2008)
In 1924, actor Billy Barty. (Dec. 23, 2000)
In 1927, singer-actress Barbra Cook. (Aug. 8, 2017)
In 1928, actress Jeanne Cooper. (May 8, 2013)
In 1933, actor Eugene "Porky" Lee (The Little Rascals). (Oct. 16, 2005)
In 1937, country singer Jeanne Black. (Oct. 23, 2014)
In 1939, Canadian filmmaker Robin Spry. (March 28, 2005)
In 1941, Saskatchewan-born actor and aboriginal activist Gordon Tootoosis. (July 5, 2011)
In 1943, Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Charlie Smalls. (Aug. 27, 1987)
In 1959, singer Chrissy Amphlett (Divinyls). (April 21, 2013)
In 1973, actor Lamont Bentley. (Jan. 19, 2005)
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