Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 12:
Billionaire investor George Soros is 95.
Actor George Hamilton is 86.
Former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow is 86.
Actress Jennifer Warren is 84.
Actress Dana Ivey is 84.
Canadian recording industry executive Bernie Finkelstein is 81.
Ron Mael of the group Sparks is 80.
Singer-guitarist Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits is 76.
Actor Jim Beaver ("Supernatural") is 75.
Singer Kid Creole (born August Darnell) is 75.
Actor Sam J. Jones ("Flash Gordon") is 71.
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is 71.
Children's author Ann M. Martin is 70.
Actor Bruce Greenwood (2009's "Star Trek," ''Thirteen Days") is 69.
Country singer Danny Shirley (Confederate Railroad) is 69.
Guitarist Roy Hay of Culture Club is 64.
Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is 62.
Actor Peter Krause ("Parenthood," ''Six Feet Under," ''Sports Night") is 60.
Actor Brent Sexton is 58.
Singer Tanita Tikaram is 56.
Actor Michael Ian Black ("Ed") is 54.
Actress Yvette Nicole Brown (new "The Odd Couple," ''Community") is 54.
Actress Rebecca Gayheart is 54.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Pete Sampras is 54.
Actor Casey Affleck is 50.
Singer Chris Thorsteinson (Doc Walker) is 50.
Country singer-songwriter Dean Brody is 50.
Canadian female hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser is 47.
Olympic medal-winning long track speed skater Cindy Klassen is 46.
Actress Maggie Lawson ("Psych") is 45.
Actress Dominique Swain is 45.
Singer Matthew Thiessen (Relient K) is 45.
Actress Leah Pipes is 37.
Actor Lakeith Stanfield is 34.
Actress Cara Delevingne ("Paper Towns") is 33.
Actress Imani Hakim ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 32.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1838, Joseph Barnby, English organist and choirmaster. (Jan. 28, 1896)
In 1881, movie producer-director Cecil B. DeMille. (Jan. 21, 1959)
In 1910, actress Jane Wyatt. (Oct. 20, 2006)
In 1914, Canadian pianist and songwriter Ruth Lowe. (Jan. 4, 1981)
In 1925, Norris McWhirter, originator and co-founder of "The Guinness Book of Records." (April 19, 2004)
In 1926, New Orleans r-and-b singer Joe Jones. (Nov. 27, 2005)
In 1926, actor/director/photographer John Derek. (May 22, 1998)
In 1927, Canadian jazz saxophonist Bernie Piltch. (April 7, 1983)
In 1927, country singer Porter Wagoner. (Oct. 28, 2007)
In 1929, singer Buck Owens. (March 25, 2006)
In 1932, TV announcer Charlie O'Donnell. (Nov. 1, 2010)
In 1938, Mezzo-soprano Huguette Tourangeau is 79. (April 21, 2018)
In 1940, Louisiana rock 'n' roll singer Rod Bernard. (July 12, 2020)
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