Celebrity Birthdays for July 3:
Playwright Tom Stoppard is 88.
Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 86.
Actor Kurtwood Smith ("That 70s Show") is 82.
Country singer Johnny Lee is 79.
Jazz saxophonist John Klemmer is 79.
Writer Dave Barry is 78.
Actress Betty Buckley is 78.
Actress Jan Smithers ("WKRP In Cincinnati") is 76.
John Verity, guitarist-vocalist with Argent, is 76.
Actor Bruce Altman ("Blue Bloods") is 70.
Talk show host Montel Williams is 69.
Rock singer Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) is 69.
Country singer Aaron Tippin is 67.
Writer David Shore is 66.
Synthesizer player Vince Clarke of Erasure is 65.
Actor Tom Cruise is 63.
Actor Thomas Gibson ("Criminal Minds," ''Dharma and Greg") is 63.
Actress Hunter Tylo is 63.
Actress Yeardley Smith ("The Simpsons") is 61.
Actress Connie Nielsen ("Gladiator") is 60.
TV chef Sandra Lee is 59.
Singer Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler of Digable Planets is 56.
Keyboardist-guitarist Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies is 56.
Actress Shawnee Smith ("Saw," ''Becker") is 56.
Actress-singer Audra McDonald ("Private Practice") is 55.
Actor Patrick Wilson is 52.
Country singer Trent Tomlinson is 50.
Actress Andrea Barber ("Full House") is 49.
Singer Shane Lynch (Boyzone) is 49.
Actor Ian Anthony Dale is 47.
Actress Elizabeth Hendrickson is 46.
Actress Olivia Munn ("The Newsroom") is 45.
Country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton is 45.
Actress Shoshannah Stern is 45.
Actor Brandon Jay McLaren is 45.
Singer Elle King is 36.
Actor Grant Rosenmeyer ("Oliver Beene") is 34.
Actress Kelsey Batelaan ("Nip/Tuck") is 30.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1870, R.B.Bennett, Canada's prime minister from 1930 to '35. (June 26, 1947)
In 1883, Czech writer Franz Kafka. (June 3, 1924)
In 1903, Hockey Hall of Fame forward Ace Bailey. (April 7, 1992)
In 1927, British movie director Ken Russell. (Nov. 27, 2011)
In 1927, actor Tim O'Connor ("Peyton Place"). (April 5, 2018)
In 1930, Canadian jazz composer and conductor Ron Collier. (Oct. 22, 2003)
In 1930, jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain. (Aug. 6, 2016)
In 1939, pop singer Renee Claude. (May 12, 2020)
In 1940, singer Fontella Bass. (Dec. 26, 2012)
In 1940, actor Michael Cole ("The Mod Squad"). (Dec. 10, 2024)
In 1943, singer Judith Durham of The Seekers. (Aug. 5, 2022)
In 1948, guitarist-singer Paul Barrere of Little Feat. (Oct. 26, 2019)
In 1952, rock bass guitarist Andy Fraser ("Free"). (March 16, 2015)
In 1952, singer Laura Branigan. (Aug. 26, 2004)
In 1957, Canadian comedian Tommy Sexton. (Dec. 13, 1993)
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