Celebrity Birthdays for April 9:
Satirical songwriter and mathematician Tom Lehrer is 97.
Actress Michael Learned ("The Waltons") is 86.
Jazz and rock drummer Steve Gadd is 80.
Country singer Con Hunley is 80.
Drummer-singer Phil Wright (Paper Lace) is 77.
Actor Dennis Quaid is 71.
Humorist Jimmy Tingle ("60 Minutes II") is 70.
Keyboardist Dave Innis of Restless Heart is 66.
Talk show host Joe Scarborough ("Morning Joe") is 62.
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is 62.
Actress-sports reporter Lisa Guerrero is 61.
Actor Mark Pellegrino ("Dexter") is 60.
Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 60.
Actress Cynthia Nixon ("Sex and the City") is 59.
Writer and podcaster Sam Harris is 58.
Singer Kevin Martin of Candlebox is 56.
Former race car driver Jacques Villeneuve is 54.
Former adult film actress Jenna Jameson is 51.
TV personality Sunny Anderson ("The Kitchen") is 50.
Singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is 48.
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam ("The Cosby Show") is 46.
Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes is 45.
Actor Charlie Hunnam ("Sons of Anarchy") is 45.
Actor Ryan Northcott is 45.
Actor Arlen Escarpeta is 44.
Actor Jay Baruchel ("Knocked Up," ''Tropic Thunder") is 43.
Actress Tracy Dawson is 42.
Actress Annie Funke ("Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders") is 40.
Actor Jordan Masterson ("Last Man Standing") is 39.
Actress Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl") is 39.
Singer-actor Jesse McCartney ("Summerland") is 38.
Singer Jazmine Sullivan is 38.
Actress Kristen Stewart ("Twilight") is 35.
Actress Elle Fanning is 27.
Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright ("Game of Thrones") is 26.
Classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho is 25.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1895, bluesman Mance Lipscomb. (Jan. 30, 1976)
In 1915, Quebec premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. (Sept. 26, 1968)
In 1921, songwriter George David Weiss ("Can't Help Falling in Love" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"). (Aug. 23, 2010)
In 1926, talent manager Dee Anthony. (Oct. 25, 2009)
In 1926, Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. (Sept. 27, 2017)
In 1930, businessman Wallace McCain. (May 13, 2011)
In 1931, New Brunswick premier Richard Hatfield. (April 26, 1991)
In 1932, Naturalist Jim Fowler ("Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"). (May 8, 2019)
In 1932, rock 'n' roll pioneer Carl Perkins. (Jan. 19, 1998)
In 1933, actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. (Sept. 6, 2021)
In 1936, CFL Hall of Famer Frank Rigney. (June 29, 2010)
In 1939, country singer Margo Smith. (Jan. 23, 2024)
In 1946, Les Gray, lead singer of "Mud." (Feb. 21, 2004)
In 1948, singer-bassist David-Allen (Chico) Ryan (Sha Na Na Na). (July 26, 1998)
In 1953, country singer Hal Ketchum. (Nov. 23, 2020)
In 1957, World Golf Hall of Famer Seve Ballesteros. (May 7, 2011)
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