Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 12:
Movie director Franco Zeffirelli is 95.
Movie director Costa-Gavras is 85.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell is 84.
Actor Joe Don Baker is 82.
Author Judy Blume is 80.
Country singer Moe Bandy is 74.
Actress Maud Adams ("Octopussy") is 73.
Actor Cliff DeYoung is 72.
Actor Michael Ironside is 68.
Guitarist Steve Hackett (Genesis) is 68.
Keyboardist Cory Lerios of Pablo Cruise is 67.
Singer Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) is 66.
Actress Joanna Kerns is 65.
Jazz-rock bassist and producer Bill Laswell is 63.
Actor-talk show host Arsenio Hall is 62.
Actor John Michael Higgins ("Raising the Bar," ''A Mighty Wind") is 55.
Actor Raphael Sbarge ("Once Upon A Time") is 54.
Actress Christine Elise is 53.
Actor Josh Brolin ("True Grit," ''No Country For Old Men") is 50.
Singer Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips is 50.
Bassist Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies is 48.
Keyboardist Keri Lewis of Mint Condition is 47.
Actor Jesse Spencer ("House") is 39.
Rapper Gucci Mane (born Radric Davis) is 38.
Actress Sarah Lancaster ("Chuck") is 38.
Actress Christina Ricci is 38.
Singer-songwriter-producer Mike Posner is 30.
Singer Elle Varner is 29.
Singer Casey Abrams ("American Idol") is 27.
Actress Jennifer Stone ("Wizards of Waverly Place") is 25.
Actresses Baylie and Rylie Cregut ("Raising Hope") are 8.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1809, 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. (April 15, 1865)
In 1809, Charles Darwin, originator of the theory of evolution. (April 19, 1882)
In 1868, Herbert A. Fricker, conductor of "The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir." (Nov. 11, 1943)
In 1911, prominent record executive Steve Sholes. (April 22, 1968)
In 1915, actor-singer Lorne Greene. (Sept. 11, 1987)
In 1924, actor Louis Zorich. (Jan. 30, 2018)
In 1926, Baseball Hall of Fame Sportscaster Joe Garagiola. (March 23, 2016)
In 1935, singer-songwriter Gene McDaniels. (July 29, 2011)
In 1939, keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors. (May 20, 2013).
In 1952, actor Simon McCorkindale. (Oct. 14, 2010)
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