Celebrity Birthdays for May 18:
Actress Candice Azzara ("In Her Shoes," ''Caroline in the City," ''Rhoda") is 84.
Bluegrass singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of The Dillards is 83.
'70s pop singer Albert Hammond is 81.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 79.
Country singer Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys is 77.
Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is 76.
Singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 75.
Actor James Stephens is 74.
Country singer George Strait is 73.
Actor Chow Yun-Fat ("Anna and the King," ''The Replacement Killers") is 70.
Singer-guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet is 65.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Yannick Noah is 65.
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Jari Kurri is 65.
Rapper Rob Base is 58.
Singer-actress Martika ("Wiseguy") is 56.
Comedian-writer Tina Fey ("30 Rock," ''Saturday Night Live") is 55.
Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is 51.
Musician Jack Johnson is 50.
Country singer David Nail is 46.
Singer Darryl Allen of Mista is 45.
Actor Matt Long is 45.
Actor Allen Leech ("Downton Abbey") is 44.
Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 40.
Actor Spencer Breslin is 33.
Actress Hala Finley is 16.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1894, Canadian jazz and ragtime pianist Lou Hooper. (Sept. 17, 1977)
In 1897, Oscar-winning director Frank Capra. (Sept. 3, 1991)
In 1909, tennis player Fred Perry. (Feb. 2, 1995)
In 1911, musician Big Joe Turner. (Nov. 24, 1985)
In 1912, singer Perry Como. (May 12, 2001)
In 1913, singer-songwriter Charles Trenet. (Feb. 19, 2001)
In 1914, bass Boris Christoff. (June 28, 1993)
In 1920, Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla). (April 2, 2005)
In 1922, actor Bill Macy ("Maude"). (Oct. 17, 2019)
In 1922, Danish jazz trombonist Kai Winding. (May 6, 1983)
In 1924, Hall of Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker. (Aug. 18, 2019)
In 1924, actress Priscilla Pointer ("Dallas," ''Carrie," ''Blue Velvet"). (Apr. 28, 2025)
In 1928, actor Pernell Roberts. (Jan. 24, 2010)
In 1929, Canadian composer Roger Matton. (June 7, 2004)
In 1931, actor Robert Morse. (Apr. 20, 2022)
In 1934, actor Dwayne Hickman ("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"). (Jan. 9, 2022)
In 1937, baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson. (Sept. 26, 2023)
In 1945, musician Richard "Scar" Lopez (Cannibal and the Headhunters). (July 30, 2010)
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