Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 28:
Singer-keyboardist Edgar Winter is 78.
Drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste of The Meters is 76.
Pianist Richard Clayderman is 71.
Actor Denzel Washington is 70.
Contemporary Christian singer Twila Paris is 66.
Country singer-guitarist Marty Roe of Diamond Rio is 64.
Olympic synchronized swimmer Michelle Cameron is 62.
Actor Malcolm Gets ("Caroline in the City") is 61.
Actor Mauricio Mendoza is 55.
Actress Elaine Hendrix is 54.
Talk show host Seth Meyers ("Late Night With Seth Meyers") is 51.
Actor Brendan Hines ("Suits," ''Lie To Me") is 48.
Actor Joe Manganiello ("True Blood") is 48.
Actress Vanessa Ferlito is 47.
Singer John Legend is 46.
Rapper-musician-producer Terrace Martin is 46.
Actor Andre Holland ("Selma") is 45.
Actress Sienna Miller is 43.
Actor Beau Garrett ("The Good Doctor") is 42.
Singer Matt Walst (Three Days Grace, My Darkest Days) is 42.
Actor Thomas Dekker is 37.
Actress Mackenzie Rosman ("7th Heaven") is 35.
"American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta is 34.
Actress Mary-Charles Jones ("Kevin Can Wait") is 23.
Actor Miles Brown ("Black-ish") is 20.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1763, brewer-banker-steamship builder-politician John Molson. (Jan. 11, 1836)
In 1842, Calixa Lavallee, the composer of "O Canada." (Jan. 21, 1891)
In 1856, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. (Feb. 3, 1924)
In 1905, Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, Canada's woman athlete of the half century. (Nov. 14, 1969)
In 1905, legendary jazz pianist Earl (Fatha) Hines. (April 22, 1983)
In 1910, singer Billy Williams. (Oct. 17, 1972)
In 1910, Harold Burroughs Rhodes, the inventor of the electric piano bearing his name. (Dec. 17, 2000)
In 1913, Toronto-born actor and comedian Lou Jacobi. (Oct. 23, 2009)
In 1914, musician Pops Staples of "The Staple Singers." (Dec. 19, 2000)
In 1921, R&B singer Johnny Otis. (Jan. 17, 2012)
In 1922, comic book creator Stan Lee ("Spider-Man," ''The Incredible Hulk"). (Nov. 12 2018)
In 1925, singer, dancer and actor Sammy Davis Jr. (May 16 1990)
In 1928, Canadian jazz legend Moe Koffman. (March 28, 2001)
In 1929, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Terry Sawchuk. (May 31, 1970)
In 1931, actor Martin Milner ("Adam 12," ''Route 66"). (Sept. 6, 2015)
In 1932, actress Nichelle Nichols ("Star Trek"). (July 30, 2022)
In 1932, singer Dorsey Burnette. (Aug. 19, 1979)
In 1932, Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Harry Howell. (March 9, 2019)
In 1934, actress Dame Maggie Smith ("Harry Potter"). (Sept. 27, 2024)
In 1938, saxophonist Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers. (April 26, 2018)
In 1946, Quebec filmmaker, writer and outspoken sovereigntist Pierre Falardeau. (Sept. 25, 2009)
In 1950, guitarist-singer Alex Chilton (The Box Tops, Big Star). (March 17, 2010)
In 1958, country singer Joe Diffie. (March 29, 2020)
In 1960, actor Chad McQueen (the "Karate Kid" films). (Sept. 11, 2024)
In 1962, French jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani. (Jan. 6, 1999)
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