Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 31:
TV producer George Schlatter is 89.
Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 84.
Actor Tim Considine ("My Three Sons") is 81.
Actress Sarah Miles is 80.
Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 79.
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 78.
Producer-director Taylor Hackford is 77.
Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 75.
Actor Tim Matheson is 74.
Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 74.
Actor Joe Dallesandro is 73.
Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 70.
Actor James Remar ("Dexter") is 68.
Country singer-songwriter Charlie Major is 67.
Actress Bebe Neuwirth ("Cheers") is 63.
Singer Paul Westerberg is 62.
Actor Val Kilmer is 62.
Actor Don Diamont is 59.
Actor Lance Reddick ("Fringe," ''The Wire") is 59.
Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 58.
Actor-comedian Michael McDonald (MADtv) is 57.
Actress Gong Li is 56.
Author Nicholas Sparks is 56.
Comedian Gerry Dee is 53.
Singer-actor Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 49.
Olympic swimmer Curtis Myden is 48.
Drummer Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 46.
South Korean rapper PSY (born Park Jae-sang) is 44.
Drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 42.
Actor-singer Erich Bergen ("Madam Secretary," ''Jersey Boys") is 36.
Musician Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is 32.
Figure skater Patrick Chan is 31.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1491, French explorer Jacques Cartier. (Sept. 1, 1557)
In 1738, British General Charles Cornwallis. (Oct. 5, 1805)
In 1869, French painter Henri Matisse. (Nov. 3, 1954)
In 1884, beautician and cosmetics manufacturer Elizabeth Arden. (Oct. 18, 1966)
In 1904, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Chuck Gardiner. (June 13, 1934)
In 1905, composer Jule Styne. (Sept. 20, 1994)
In 1908, Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. (Sept,. 20, 2005)
In 1918, actress Virginia Davis. (Aug. 15, 2009)
In 1920, actor/singer-songwriter Rex Allen. (Dec. 17, 1999)
In 1928, singer Ross Barbour ("The Four Freshmen"). (Aug. 20, 2011)
In 1930, folk singer Odetta. (Dec. 2, 2008)
In 1943, singer John Denver. (Oct. 12, 1997)
In 1943, bassist Pete Quaife (The Kinks). (June 23, 2010)
In 1948, "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer. (May 17, 2012)
In 1953, acoustic guitarist Michael Hedges. (Dec. 2, 1997)
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