Celebrity Birthdays for June 19:
Bass-baritone Donald Bell is 91.
Hall of Fame race car driver Shirley Muldowney is 85.
Singer Spanky McFarlane of Spanky and Our Gang is 83.
Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is 80.
Author Sir Salman Rushdie is 78.
Author John Ralston Saul is 78.
Actress Phylicia Rashad is 77.
Singer Ann Wilson of Heart is 75.
Musician Larry Dunn is 72.
Actress Kathleen Turner is 71.
Country singer Doug Stone is 69.
Singer Mark DeBarge of DeBarge is 66.
Singer-dancer-choreographer Paula Abdul is 63.
Actor Andy Lauer ("Caroline in the City") is 62.
Singer-guitarist Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe is 59.
Actor Samuel West is 59.
Actress Mia Sara ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off") is 58.
"Good Morning America" host Lara Spencer is 56.
Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch is 55.
Actress Poppy Montgomery ("Unforgettable," ''Without a Trace") is 54.
Actor Jean Dujardin ("The Artist") is 53.
Actress Robin Tunney is 53.
Actor Bumper Robinson ("Sabrina The Teenage Witch") is 51.
Actor Hugh Dancy is 50.
Singer-banjoist Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers is 49.
Actor Ryan Hurst is 49.
Actress Zoe Saldana is 47.
NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki is 47.
Actress Lauren Lee Smith ("CSI") is 45.
Singer Macklemore (born Ben Haggerty) of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is 42.
Actor Paul Dano is 41.
Actor Giacomo Gianniotti ("Grey's Anatomy") is 36.
Actor Chuku Modu ("The Good Doctor") is 35.
Actor Atticus Shaffer ("The Middle") is 27.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1566, King James I. (March 27, 1625)
In 1815, Canadian painter Cornelius Krieghoff. (March 8, 1872)
In 1896, Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. (April 24, 1986)
In 1897, actor Moe Howard (The Three Stooges). (May 4, 1975)
In 1902, band leader Guy Lombardo. (Nov. 5, 1977)
In 1903, Baseball's "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig. (June 2, 1941)
In 1914, bluegrass singer, guitarist and composer Lester Flatt. (May 11, 1979)
In 1925, British comedy singer Charlie Drake. (Dec. 23, 2006)
In 1928, actress Nancy Marchand. (June 18, 2000)
In 1928, singer Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons. (Sept. 21, 2020)
In 1930, actress Gena Rowlands. (Aug. 14, 2024)
In 1936, R&B singer Shirley Goodman (Shirley and Lee). (July 5, 2005)
In 1938, pro wrestler Wahoo McDaniel. (April 18, 2002)
In 1939, '70s soul singer Al Wilson. (April 21, 2008)
In 1944, Richard Monette, artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. (Sept. 9, 2008)
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