Today's Birthdays – December 29, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays

1709 – Empress Elisabeth Petrovna, Tsarina of Russia (Daughter of Peter the Great) 1776 – Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist & inventor (patented waterproof fabric, Mackintosh Raincoat named for him) 1800 – Charles Goodyear, American inventor (d. 1860) (vulcanization process for rubber) 1808 – Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (1865-69) (d. 1875) 1914 – Billy Tipton, American musician (d. 1989) 1917 – Tom Bradley (Mayor-D-LA) (1973-93)  (d. 1998) 1921 – Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (d. 2006) 1932 – Inga Swenson, American actress (Gretchen-Benson) 1934 – Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995) (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere) 1934 – Tom Jarriel, American newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20) 1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress 1936 – Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998) 1938 – Jon Voight, American actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy) 1938 – Wayne Huizenga, CEO (Waste Management, Blockbuster, Miami Dolphins) 1940 – Ed Buce, American country singer (Texas) 1941 – Ray Thomas, British musician (The Moody Blues) 1942 – Rick Danko, Canadian musician (The Band) (d. 1999) 1946 – Marianne Faithfull, British singer (Money) 1947 – Cozy Powell, English rock drummer (d. 1998) (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP) 1947 – Ted Danson, American actor (Cheers, CSI) 1949 – Angel Tompkins, American actress (Bees, Prime Cut, Murphy’s Law) 1950 – Jon Polito, American actor (Fire With Fire, Homicide) 1957 – Brad Grey, American film producer 1958 – Nancy J. Currie, American astronaut 1959 – Patricia Clarkson, American actress (The Green Mile, Six Feet Under) 1959 – Paula Poundstone, American comedian 1961 – Jim Reid, Scottish singer (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat) 1963 – Sean Payton, NFL coach (New Orleans Saints) 1964 – Kimberly Russell, American actress (Sarah-Head of the Class) 1967 – Andy Wachowski, American director (The Matrix, Ninja Assassins) 1967 – Chris Barnes, American singer (Six Feet Under, Cannibal Corpse) 1970 – Glen Phillips, American musician (Toad The Wet Sprocket) 1972 – Jude Law, British actor (Alfie, Sherlock Holmes) 1973 – Pimp C, American rapper (UGK) (d. 2007) 1974 – Mekhi Phifer, American actor (ER, Lie to Me, 8 Mile) 1975 – Shawn Hatosy, American actor (Public Enemies, Southland) 1977 – Katherine Moennig, American actress (Shane-The L Word, The Lincoln Lawyer) 1983 – Alison Brie, American actress (Annie-Community, Rebecca Walters-Scream 4) 1983 – Jessica Andrews, American country/pop singer (Who I Am, Heart Shaped World)    ]]]]> ]]>

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