Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 24:
Dr. Anthony Fauci is 84.
Recording company executive Mike Curb is 80.
Comedian Steve Smith ("Red Green Show") is 79.
Guitarist Jan Akkerman is 78.
Actor Grand L. Bush is 69.
Actress Stephanie Hodge ("Unhappily Ever After") is 68.
Actor Anil Kapoor ("Slumdog Millionaire") is 68.
Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of Human League is 67.
Actress Eva Tamargo is 64.
Actor Wade Williams is 63.
Singer Mary Ramsey of 10,000 Maniacs is 61.
Actor Mark Valley ("Boston Legal") is 60.
Actor Diedrich Bader ("The Drew Carey Show") is 58.
Actor Amaury Nolasco is 54.
Singer Ricky Martin is 53.
"Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer is 51.
TV host Ryan Seacrest ("American Idol," ''Live with Kelly and Ryan") is 50.
Drummer Paal Nilssen-Love is 50.
Actor Michael Raymond-James ("Once Upon A Time," ''True Blood") is 47.
Singer Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is 33.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1893, composer Henry Warren ("Jeepers Creepers," "Chattanooga Choo Choo"). (Sept. 22, 1981)
In 1900, Joey Smallwood, former premier of Newfoundland. (Dec. 17, 1991)
In 1905, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. (April 5, 1976)
In 1905, sportswriter Milt Dunnell. (Jan. 3, 2008)
In 1914, trumpeter and bandleader Ralph Marterie. (Oct. 10, 1978)
In 1915, Canadian composer Jean Vallerand. (June 24, 1994)
In 1918, songwriter-bandleader-producer Dave Bartholomew. (June 23, 2019)
In 1922, actress Ava Gardner. (Jan. 25, 1990)
In 1924, R&B Singer Lee Dorsey. (Dec. 1, 1986)
In 1927, author Mary Higgins Clark. (Jan. 31, 2020)
In 1929, country singer Stoney Edwards. (April 5, 1997)
In 1931, jazz pianist Ray Bryant. (June 2, 2011)
In 1940, actress Janet Carroll. (May 22, 2012)
In 1940, sctress Sharon Farrell ("Hawaii Five-0"). (May 15, 2023)
In 1944, jazz trumpeter Woody Shaw. (May 10, 1989)
In 1944, guitarist Henry Vestine (Canned Heat). (Oct. 20, 1997)
In 1945, Motorhead singer-bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. (Dec. 28, 2015)
In 1951, bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Hall & Oates). (Feb. 28, 2010)
In 1955, actor Clarence Gilyard ("Walker, Texas Ranger"). (Nov. 28, 2022)
In 1962, designer Kate Spade. (June 5, 2018)
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