Celebrity Birthdays for May 3:
Actor Alex Cord ("Airwolf") is 84.
Singer Frankie Valli is 83.
Peter Staples, bass player with the Troggs, is 73.
Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 71.
Singer Mary Hopkin is 67.
Singer Christopher Cross is 66.
Drummer Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 60.
Keyboardist David Ball of Soft Cell is 58.
Country singer Shane Minor is 49.
Actress Amy Ryan ("Bridge of Spies," ''The Office") is 49.
Actor Bobby Cannavale ("Boardwalk Empire," ''Nurse Jackie") is 47.
Music producer-actor Damon Dash is 46.
Bassist John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band is 46.
Singer Josey Scott (Saliva) is 45.
Country singer Brad Martin is 44.
TV personality Willie Geist ("Today") is 42.
Actress Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") is 42.
Actor Dule' Hill ("Psych," ''The West Wing") is 42.
Country singer Eric Church is 40.
Actress Tanya Wright ("Orange Is The New Black") is 39.
Singer Paul Banks (Interpol) is 39.
Dancer Cheryl Burke ("Dancing With The Stars") is 33.
Singer Michael Kiwanuka is 30.
Singer Mary Lambert is 28.
Actress Jill Berard is 27.
Actress Zoe De Grand Maison ("Orphan Black") is 22.
Rapper Desiigner is 20.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1469, political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. (June 21, 1527)
In 1896, British author Dodie Smith (The One Hundred and One Dalmations). (Nov. 24, 1990)
In 1898, prime minister of Israel Golda Meir. (Dec, 8, 1978)
In 1903, singer and actor Bing Crosby. (Oct. 14, 1977)
In 1906, Oscar-winning actress Mary Astor. (Sept. 25, 1987)
In 1910, Norman Corwin, giant of radio's Golden Age. (Oct. 18, 2011)
In 1913, children's author Joyce Barkhouse. (Feb. 2, 2012)
In 1915, pro wrestler and trainer Stu Hart. (Oct. 16, 2003
In 1916, Canadian tenor Leopold Simoneau. (Aug. 24, 2006)
In 1917, actor George Gaynes ("Wag The Dog," ''Police Academy"). (Feb. 15, 2016)
In 1917, Broadway librettist Betty Comden. (Nov. 23, 2006)
In 1919, folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger. (Jan. 27, 2014)
In 1921, former boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson. (April 12, 1989)
In 1926, actress Ann B. Davis ("The Brady Bunch"). (June 1, 2014)
In 1928, country singer Dave Dudley (real name is David Pedruska). (Dec. 22, 2003)
In 1932, movie historian and TV host Robert Osborne. (March 6, 2017)
In 1933, "The Godfather of Soul" James Brown. (Dec. 25, 2006)
In 1947, Canadian magician Doug Henning. (Feb. 7, 2000)
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