Celebrity Birthdays for June 28:
2015: Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 89. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 78. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum is 70. Actor Bruce Davison is 69. Actress Kathy Bates is 67. Actress Alice Krige is 61. Playwright Brad Fraser is 56. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway is 55. Actress Jessica Hecht ("Friends," ''The Single Guy") is 50. Guitarist-violinist Saul Davies of James is 50. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 49. Actor John Cusack is 49. Actor Gil Bellows ("Ally McBeal") is 48. Actress-songwriter Danielle Brisebois ("All in the Family") is 46. Actress Tichina Arnold ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 46. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 46. Actor Steve Burton ("The Young and the Restless") is 45. Entrepreneur Elon Musk is 44. Actor Alessandro Nivola is 43. Bassist Tim Nordwind of OK Go is 39. Bassist Mark Stoermer of The Killers is 38. Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman is 38. Actress Camille Guaty is 37. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 29. Canadian actress Shadia Simmons ("Life With Derek") is 29. Canadian actress-singer Jasmine Richards is 25.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1491, King Henry VIII. (Jan. 28, 1547)
In 1577, painter Peter Paul Rubens. (May 30, 1640)
In 1703, English preacher John Wesley. (March 2, 1791)
In 1902, composer Richard Rodgers. (Dec. 30, 1979)
In 1914, bluegrass musician and singer Lester Flatt. (May 11, 1979)
In 1915, blues singer-musician David "Honeyboy" Edwards. (Aug. 29, 2011)
In 1924, George Morgan, one of country music's earliest crooners. (July 7, 1975)
In 1932, actor Pat Morita. (Nov. 24, 2005)
In 1936, '50s pop singer Cathy Carr. (Nov. 22, 1988)
In 1937, Canadian golfer George Knudson. (Jan. 24, 1989)
In 1937, Major League umpire Ron Luciano. (Jan. 18, 1995)
In 1940, Canadian politician Laurence Decore. (Nov. 6, 1999)
In 1946, actress-comedian Gilda Radner. (May 20, 1989)
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