Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 23:
Actor Franco Nero is 83.
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas ("Basic Instinct," ''Showgirls") is 80.
Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch ("Hollywood Squares") is 76.
Singer Bruce Hornsby is 70.
Actor Maxwell Caulfield ("The Colbys") is 65.
Actor John Henton ("The Hughleys," ''Living Single") is 64.
"Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts is 64.
Actor Kevin Chamberlin is 61.
Singer-guitarist Ken Block of Sister Hazel is 57.
Actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield ("Family Law") is 57.
Actor Oded Fehr ("The Mummy") is 54.
Rapper Kurupt is 52.
Actor Page Kennedy ("Desperate Housewives") is 48.
Actress Kelly Brook ("Smallville") is 45.
Actor Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") is 40.
TV personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi ("Jersey Shore") is 37.
Singer-actress Miley Cyrus is 32.
Actor Bradley Steven Perry is 26.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1859, outlaw Billy the Kid. (July 14, 1881)
In 1887, actor Boris Karloff. (Feb. 2, 1969)
In 1888, movie comedian Harpo Marx (Sept. 28, 1964)
In 1902, Canadian actor Victor Jory. (Feb. 12, 1982)
In 1916, Canadian poet P.K. Page. (Jan. 14, 2010)
In 1916, actor Michael Gough. (March 17, 2011)
In 1928, pro wrestler Gene Kiniski. (April 13, 2010)
In 1928, Broadway composer Jerry Bock. (Nov. 3, 2010)
In 1928, actress Elmarie Wendel ("3rd Rock From The Sun," ''George Lopez"). (July 21, 2018)
In 1934, movie producer-director Robert Towne. (July 1, 2024)
In 1939, singer Betty Everett. (Aug. 19, 2001)
In 1942, actress Susan Anspach. (April 2, 2018)
In 1945, actor Steve Landesberg ("Barney Miller"). (Dec. 20, 2010)
In 1951, actor David Rappaport. (May 2, 1990)
In 1959, actress Dominique Dunne. (Nov. 4, 1982)
In 1995, actor Austin Majors ("NYPD Blue"). (Feb. 11, 2023)
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