Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 18:
Bram Morrison, of the children's music group Sharon, Lois and Bram, 84.
Guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is 81.
Writer-director Alan Rudolph is 81.
Director Steven Spielberg is 78.
Blues artist Rod Piazza is 77.
Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin is 74.
Movie director Gillian Armstrong is 74.
Singer Martha Johnson (Martha and the Muffins) is 74.
Guitarist Elliot Easton of The Cars is 71.
Comedian Ron White is 68.
Actor-comedian T.K. Carter is 68.
Singer Angie Stone is 63.
World Figure Skating Hall-of-Famer Brian Orser is 63.
Actor Brad Pitt is 61.
Wrestler-actor "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ("Chain of Command") is 60.
Actor Shawn Christian ("Days of Our Lives") is 59.
Actress Rachel Griffiths ("Brothers and Sisters," ''Six Feet Under") is 56.
Singer Alejandro Sanz is 56.
Actor Casper Van Dien is 56.
Guitarist John McEntee is 55.
Country/rap singer Cowboy Troy (born Troy Lee Coleman III) is 54.
Actress Victoria Pratt is 54.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is 53.
DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit is 52.
Guitarist Euroboy (born Knut Schreiner) is 50.
Singer Sia is 49.
Country singer Randy Houser is 49.
Former wrestler-model Trish Stratus (born Patricia Anne Stratigias) is 49.
Actor Josh Dallas ("Once Upon A Time") is 46.
Actor Ravi Patel is 46.
Actress Katie Holmes ("Dawson's Creek") is 46.
Singer Christina Aguilera is 44.
Actress Ashley Benson ("Pretty Little Liars") is 35.
Actress-singer Bridgit Mendler is 32.
Singer Billie Eilish is 23.
Actress Isabella Crovetti (originally performed as Isabella Cramp) is 20.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1849, Canadian women's activist Henrietta Edwards. (Nov. 10, 1931)
In 1878, Josef Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. (March 5, 1953)
In 1886, Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ty Cobb. (July 17, 1961)
In 1904, Wilf Carter, acknowledged as the father of country music in Canada. (Dec. 5, 1996)
In 1907, pioneering black sportscaster Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell. (July 16, 2008)
In 1911, film director Jules Dassin. (March 31, 2008)
In 1916, actress Betty Grable. (July 2, 1973)
In 1917, jazz and blues great Eddie (Cleanhead) Vinson. (July 2, 1988)
In 1918, television writer-producer Hal Kanter. (Nov. 6, 2011)
In 1922, bluesman Clarence (Big) Miller. (June 9, 1992)
In 1927, former Governor General Romeo LeBlanc. (June 24, 2009)
In 1928, composer Galt MacDermott. (Dec. 17, 2018)
In 1931, talent agent Allen Klein (The Rolling Stones, The Beatles). (July 4, 2009)
In 1932, actor-producer Roger Smith. (June 4, 2017)
In 1933, blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks. (April 1, 2017)
In 1938, bassist Bryan (Chas) Chandler (The Animals). (July 17, 1996)
In 1938, actor Roger Mosley ("Magnum, P.I."). (Aug. 7, 2022)
In 1941, Sam Andrew, guitarist with Big Brother and the Holding Company. (Feb. 12, 2015)
In 1942, actor Harvey Atkin. (July 17, 2017)
In 1946, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko. (Sept. 12, 1977)
In 1950, drummer Randy Castillo. (March 26, 2002)
In 1954, actor Ray Liotta. (May 26, 2022)
In 1970, Rapper DMX (born Earl Simmons). (Apr. 9, 2021)
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