Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 27:
Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 80.
Singer Tracy Nelson is 80.
Actress Tovah Feldshuh ("Law and Order") is 76.
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 76.
Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 75.
Singer Karla Bonoff is 73.
Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 72.
Journalist Arthur Kent is 71.
Actress Maryam D'Abo is 64.
Actor Ian Gomez ("Felicity," ''The Drew Carey Show") is 60.
Actress Theresa Randle ("Bad Boys") is 60.
Actress Eva LaRue ("CSI: Miami") is 58.
Wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 58.
Bassist Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 55.
Rock guitarist Guthrie Govan is 53.
Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None The Richer is 52.
Actor Wilson Cruz ("Party of Five," ''My So-Called Life") is 51.
Actor Masi Oka ("Hawaii Five-0," ''Heroes") is 50.
Actor Aaron Stanford is 48.
Actress Emilie de Ravin ("Once Upon A Time," ''Lost") is 43.
Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 42.
Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 36.
Tennis player Milos Raonic is 34.
Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 33.
Actress Chloe Bridges ("Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam") is 33.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1822, French chemist Louis Pasteur. (Sept. 28, 1895)
In 1823, former prime minister Sir Mackenzie Bowell. (Dec. 10, 1917)
In 1901, actress Marlene Dietrich. (May 6, 1992)
In 1913, Canadian poet and novelist Elizabeth Smart. (March 4, 1986)
In 1931, rockabilly guitarist Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley's band). (June 28, 2016)
In 1939, actor John Amos ("Men In Trees," ''The West Wing"). (Aug. 21, 2024)
In 1941, Mike Pinder, keyboard player and vocalist with the Moody Blues. (Apr. 24, 2024)
In 1942, actress Charmian Carr (Liesl in "The Sound of Music"). (Sept. 17, 2016)
In 1943, news correspondent Cokie Roberts. (Sept. 17, 2019)
In 1970, actress and former pro wrestler Chyna (born Joanie Laurer). (April 20, 2016)
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