Celebrity Birthdays for July 3:
Playwright Tom Stoppard is 87.
Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 85.
Actor Michael Cole ("The Mod Squad") is 84.
Actor Kurtwood Smith ("That 70s Show") is 81.
Country singer Johnny Lee is 78.
Jazz saxophonist John Klemmer is 78.
Writer Dave Barry is 77.
Actress Betty Buckley is 77.
Actress Jan Smithers ("WKRP In Cincinnati") is 75.
John Verity, guitarist-vocalist with Argent, is 75.
Actor Bruce Altman ("Blue Bloods") is 69.
Talk show host Montel Williams is 68.
Rock singer Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) is 68.
Country singer Aaron Tippin is 66.
Writer David Shore is 65.
Synthesizer player Vince Clarke of Erasure is 64.
Actor Tom Cruise is 62.
Actor Thomas Gibson ("Criminal Minds," ''Dharma and Greg") is 62.
Actress Hunter Tylo is 62.
Actress Yeardley Smith ("The Simpsons") is 60.
Actress Connie Nielsen ("Gladiator") is 59.
TV chef Sandra Lee is 58.
Singer Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler of Digable Planets is 55.
Keyboardist-guitarist Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies is 55.
Actress Shawnee Smith ("Saw," ''Becker") is 55.
Actress-singer Audra McDonald ("Private Practice") is 54.
Actor Patrick Wilson is 51.
Country singer Trent Tomlinson is 49.
Actress Andrea Barber ("Full House") is 48.
Singer Shane Lynch (Boyzone) is 48.
Actor Ian Anthony Dale is 46.
Actress Elizabeth Hendrickson is 45.
Actress Olivia Munn ("The Newsroom") is 44.
Country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton is 44.
Actress Shoshannah Stern is 44.
Actor Brandon Jay McLaren is 44.
Singer Elle King is 35.
Actor Grant Rosenmeyer ("Oliver Beene") is 33.
Actress Kelsey Batelaan ("Nip/Tuck") is 29.
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 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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