Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 25:
Actress Marion Ross is 96.
Author Anne Tyler is 83.
Roy Lynes, organist and vocalist with Status Quo, is 81.
Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 80.
Singer Taffy Danoff of Starland Vocal Band is 80.
Political strategist James Carville is 80.
Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 77.
Actor Brian Kerwin is 75.
Actor Mark L. Taylor is 74.
Movie director Julian Schnabel is 73.
Guitarist Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is 69.
Actress Nancy Cartwright ("The Simpsons") is 67.
Country singer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown is 66.
Drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and of Chickenfoot is 63.
Actress Tracy Nelson ("Father Dowling Mysteries") is 61.
Actor Michael Boatman ("The Good Wife," ''Spin City") is 60.
Actor Kevin Michael Richardson ("The Cleveland Show") is 60.
Actor Mathieu Amalric is 59.
Former NHL player Wendel Clark is 58.
Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 56.
Comedian-TV host Samantha Bee ("Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," ''The Daily Show") is 55.
Actor Adam Goldberg ("Saving Private Ryan") is 54.
Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 54.
Actress Persia White ("Girlfriends") is 54.
Country singer Chely Wright is 54.
Actor-singer Adam Pascal is 54.
Classical violinist Midori Goto is 53.
Actor Craig Robinson ("The Office") is 53.
Actor Michael Weston is 51.
Actor Zachary Knighton is 46.
Actress Mariana Klaveno is 45.
Actor Mehcad Brooks ("Desperate Housewives") is 44.
Singer-actor Young Rome (Jerome Jones a.k.a. Romeo) of Immature is 43.
Actor Josh Henderson is 43.
Singer Katy Perry is 40.
Singer Ciara is 39.
Actress Krista Marie Yu ("Dr. Ken") is 36.
Actress Conchita Campbell is 29.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1838, French composer Georges Bizet. (June 3, 1875)
In 1881, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. (April 8, 1973)
In 1902, Canadian author Leslie MacFarlane. (Sept. 6, 1977)
In 1912, Canadian-born billionaire sportsman Jack Kent Cooke. (April 6, 1997)
In 1912, Minnie Pearl, the first country comedian. (March 4, 1996)
In 1917. Former American League President and Baseball Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail. (Nov. 8, 2012)
In 1918, "ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s Pied Piper," trumpeter-songwriter Bobby Gimby ("Ca-na-da"). (June 20, 1998)
In 1923, baseball player Bobby Thomson ("Shot Heard 'Round the World"). (Aug. 16, 2010)
In 1923, Canadian actor and Quebec activist Jean Duceppe. (Dec. 7, 1990)
In 1924, drummer Earl Palmer. (Sept. 19, 2008)
In 1924, actor Billy Barty. (Dec. 23, 2000)
In 1926, jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath. (Jan. 19, 2020)
In 1927, singer-actress Barbra Cook. (Aug. 8, 2017)
In 1928, actress Jeanne Cooper. (May 8, 2013)
In 1933, actor Eugene "Porky" Lee (The Little Rascals). (Oct. 16, 2005)
In 1937, country singer Jeanne Black. (Oct. 23, 2014)
In 1939, Canadian filmmaker Robin Spry. (March 28, 2005)
In 1940, Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bob Knight. (Nov. 1, 2023)
In 1941, Saskatchewan-born actor and aboriginal activist Gordon Tootoosis. (July 5, 2011)
In 1941, singer Helen Reddy (Sept. 29, 2020)
In 1943, Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Charlie Smalls. (Aug. 27, 1987)
In 1959, singer Chrissy Amphlett (Divinyls). (April 21, 2013)
In 1973, actor Lamont Bentley. (Jan. 19, 2005)
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