Celebrity Birthdays for May 25:
Actress Ann Robinson ("War of the Worlds") is 96.
Classical pianist Robert Silverman is 87.
Actor Sir Ian McKellen ("Lord of the Rings") is 86.
Country singer Jessi Colter is 82.
Actress-singer Leslie Uggams is 82.
Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 81.
Actress Karen Valentine is 78.
Actress Jacki Weaver is 78.
Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 77.
Actress Patti D'Arbanville ("New York Undercover") is 74.
Playwright Eve Ensler is 72.
Actress Connie Sellecca is 70.
Musician Cindy Cashdollar is 69.
Singer-guitarist Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council) is 67.
Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 62.
Actor Matt Borlenghi is 58.
Actor Joseph Reitman is 57.
Rock guitarist Glen Drover (Megadeth) is 56.
Actresses Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush ("Little House on the Prairie") are 55.
Actor Jamie Kennedy ("Scream") is 55.
Actress Octavia Spencer ("The Help") is 55.
Actor Justin Henry ("Kramer Vs. Kramer") is 54.
Rapper Daz Dillinger is 52.
Actress Molly Sims is 52.
Actress Erinn Hayes ("Kevin Can Wait") is 49.
Actor Cillian Murphy ("The Dark Knight," ''Batman Begins") is 49.
Actor Ethan Suplee ("My Name Is Earl") is 49.
Rock singer Adam Gontier (Saint Asonia, Three Days Grace) is 47.
Actor Corbin Allred is 46.
Actress-singer Lauren Frost is 40.
Musician Guy Lawrence of Disclosure is 34.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1878, entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. (Nov. 25, 1949)
In 1879, British publisher and politician Lord Beaverbrook (William Maxwell Aitken). (June 9, 1964)
In 1889, aviation designer Igor Sikorsky. (Oct. 26, 1972)
In 1893, country singer Ernest V. (Pop) Stoneman. (June 14, 1968)
In 1897, heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. (Nov. 7, 1978)
In 1921, songwriter Hal David. (Sept. 1, 2012)
In 1922, 1950s pop singer Kitty Kallen. (Jan. 7, 2016)
In 1927, writer Robert Ludlum. (March 12, 2001)
In 1927, record producer Norman Petty (Buddy Holly). (Aug. 15, 1984)
In 1929, opera singer Beverly Sills. (July 2, 2007)
In 1931, former deputy prime minister Herb Gray. (April 21, 2014)
In 1932, baritone Norman Mittelmann. (Mar. 17, 2019)
In 1932, stand-up comedian and actor Steve Rossi. (June 22, 2014)
In 1935, author W.P. Kinsella. (Sept. 16, 2016)
In 1936, country singer Tom T. Hall. (Aug. 20, 2021)
In 1939, actress Dixie Carter. (April 10, 2010)
In 1969, actress Anne Heche. (Aug. 11, 2022)
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