Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 5:
Actress Glynis Johns ("Mary Poppins") is 94.
'60s country singer Margie Singleton is 82.
Singer Arlene Smith of The Chantels is 76.
Singer-guitarist Steve Miller is 74.
Singer Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 70.
Actress Karen Allen is 66.
Director Clive Barker is 65.
Guitarist David Bryson of Counting Crows is 63.
Rock singer and famine-relief organizer Bob Geldof is 63.
Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson is 59.
Designer Maya Lin is 58.
Actor Daniel Baldwin ("Homicide: Life on the Streets") is 57.
Guitarist Dave Dederer (Presidents of the United States of America) is 53.
Hockey Hall of Fame centre Mario Lemieux is 52.
Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy is 52.
Actor is Guy Pearce 50.
Actress Josie Bissett ("Melrose Place") is 47.
Singer-actress Heather Headley is 43.
Singer Colin Meloy of The Decemberists is 43.
Guitarist Brian Mashburn of Save Ferris is 42.
Actress Parminder Nagra ("ER," ''Bend It Like Beckham") is 42.
Actor Scott Weinger ("Full House") is 42.
Actress Kate Winslet is 42.
Guitarist James Valentine of Maroon 5 is 39.
Former NFL quarterback turned sports commentator Jesse Palmer is 39.
Bassist Paul Thomas of Good Charlotte is 37.
Actor Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network") is 34.
TV personality Nicky Hilton is 34.
Fashion model and actress Noot Seear is 34.
Actress Azure Parsons is 33.
R&B singer Brooke Valentine is 33.
Actor Kevin Bigley is 31.
Singer Kevin Olusola (Pentatonix) is 29.
Actor Joshua Logan Moore ("Desperate Housewives") is 23.
Actor Jacob Tremblay (Film: "Room") is 11.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1789, William Scoresby, English scientist and Arctic explorer. (March 21, 1857)
In 1795, politician/brewer Alexander Keith. (Dec. 14, 1873)
In 1902, actor-comedian Larry Fine (The Three Stooges). (Jan. 24, 1975)
In 1902, businessman Ray Kroc (McDonald's). (Jan. 14, 1984)
In 1917, TV game show host Allen Ludden. (June 9, 1981)
In 1919, actor Donald Pleasence. (Feb. 2, 1995)
In 1922, cartoonist Bil Keane ("Family Circus"). (Nov. 8, 2011)
In 1924, actress Barbara Kelly. (Jan. 14, 2007)
In 1924, cartoonist Bob Thaves (Frank and Ernest). (Aug. 1, 2006)
In 1924, comedian Bill Dana. (June 15, 2017)
In 1925, actress Gail Davis. (March 15, 1997)
In 1933, '50s rockabilly performer Billy Lee Riley. (Aug. 2, 2009)
In 1933, actress Diane Cilento. (Oct. 6, 2011)
In 1934, former Canadian ambassador to Iran Kenneth D. Taylor. (Oct. 15, 2015)
In 1935, actor Peter Brown. (March 21, 2016)
In 1936, George Jones Jr., lead singer of the '60s group The Edsels. (Sept. 27, 2008)
In 1936, Vaclav Havel, playwright/former president of the Czech Republic. (Dec. 18, 2011)
In 1942, singer Richard Street (The Temptations). (Feb. 27, 2013)
In 1945, Brian Connolly, lead singer of Sweet. (Feb. 9, 1997)
In 1948, R&B singer Carter Cornelius, later known as Prince Gideon Israel. (Nov. 7, 1991)
In 1949, singer and songwriter B.W. Stevenson. (April 28, 1988)
In 1950, actor Jeff Conaway ("Taxi"). (May 27, 2011)
In 1957, comedian Bernie Mac is 51. (Aug. 9, 2008)
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