Celebrity Birthdays for Aug. 28:
John Perkins of the 1950s vocal group the Crew Cuts is 94.
Actor Sonny Shroyer ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 90.
Former prime minister Paul Martin is 87.
Actor Ken Jenkins ("Scrubs") is 85.
Actress Barbara Bach is 79.
Actress Debra Mooney ("The Practice," ''Everwood") is 78.
Drummer Danny Seraphine, and founding member of Chicago, is 77.
Actor Luis Guzman is 69.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is 68.
Actor Daniel Stern is 68.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 67.
Actor John Allen Nelson is 66.
Actress Emma Samms is 65.
Actress Jennifer Coolidge is 64.
Director David Fincher is 63.
Country singer Shania Twain is 60.
Actress Amanda Tapping is 60.
Actor Billy Boyd ("Lord of the Rings") is 57.
Actor-singer Jack Black is 56.
Actor Jason Priestley ("Beverly Hills, 90210") is 56.
Country singer Sherrie Austin is 55.
Actor Daniel Goddard ("The Young and the Restless") is 54.
Actor J. August Richards ("Angel") is 52.
Actress Carly Pope ("Outlaw," ''24,") is 45.
Country singer Jake Owen is 44.
Country singer Leann Rimes is 43.
Actress Kelly Theibaud ("General Hospital") is 43.
Actor Alfonso Herrera is 42.
Actress Sarah Roemer is 41.
Singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine is 39.
Actor Armie Hammer ("The Lone Ranger," ''The Social Network") is 39.
Actress Shalita Grant ("NCIS: New Orleans") is 37.
Olympic gold medal trampolinist Rosie MacLennan is 37.
Singer Cassadee Pope ("The Voice") is 36.
Actress Katie Findlay ("How To Get Away With Murder") is 35.
Actor/singer Samuel Larsen ("Glee") is 34.
Actor Kyle Massey ("Cory in the House," ''That's So Raven") is 34.
Actress Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") is 22.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1749, German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. (March 22, 1832)
In 1828, author Leo Tolsoy. (Nov. 7, 1910)
In 1904, R-and-B bandleader Ernie Fields. (May 11, 1997)
In 1913, author Robertson Davies. (Dec. 2, 1995)
In 1913, tenor Richard Tucker. (Jan. 8, 1975)
In 1914, opera singer Richard Tucker. (Jan. 8, 1975)
In 1951, singer Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds. (Jan. 1, 2025)
In 1971, comic book artist Jack Kirby. (Feb. 6, 1994)
In 1919, Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, electrical engineer who invented the CAT scanner. (Aug. 12, 2004)
In 1921, actress Nancy Kulp. (Feb. 3, 1991)
In 1924, actress-dancer Peggy Ryan. (Oct. 30, 2004)
In 1925, actor-singer-dancer Donald O'Connor. (Sept. 27, 2003)
In 1925, country singer Billy Grammer. (Aug. 10, 2011)
In 1929, actress Roxie Roker. (Dec. 2, 1995)
In 1930, actor Ben Gazzara. (Feb. 3, 2012)
In 1934, Canadian composer, conductor and arranger Ben McPeek. (Jan. 14, 1981)
In 1942, guitarist Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground). (Aug. 30, 1995)
In 1943, Former pop singer-musician Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs). (Dec. 23, 2018)
In 1943, actor David Soul. (Jan. 4, 2024)
In 1945, rock singer Bob Segarini. (Jul. 10, 2023)
In 1947, actress Alice Playten. (June 25, 2011)
In 1984, actor Michael Galeota. (Jan. 10, 2016)
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