Celebrity Birthdays for Aug. 28:
John Perkins of the 1950s vocal group the Crew Cuts is 93.
Actor Sonny Shroyer ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 89.
Former prime minister Paul Martin is 86.
Actor Ken Jenkins ("Scrubs") is 84.
Actress Barbara Bach is 78.
Actress Debra Mooney ("The Practice," ''Everwood") is 77.
Drummer Danny Seraphine, and founding member of Chicago, is 76.
Singer Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds is 73.
Actor Luis Guzman is 68.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is 67.
Actor Daniel Stern is 67.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 66.
Actor John Allen Nelson is 65.
Actress Emma Samms is 64.
Actress Jennifer Coolidge is 63.
Director David Fincher is 62.
Country singer Shania Twain is 59.
Actress Amanda Tapping is 59.
Actor Billy Boyd ("Lord of the Rings") is 56.
Actor-singer Jack Black is 55.
Actor Jason Priestley ("Beverly Hills, 90210") is 55.
Country singer Sherrie Austin is 54.
Actor Daniel Goddard ("The Young and the Restless") is 53.
Actor J. August Richards ("Angel") is 51.
Actress Carly Pope ("Outlaw," ''24,") is 44.
Country singer Jake Owen is 43.
Country singer Leann Rimes is 42.
Actress Kelly Theibaud ("General Hospital") is 42.
Actor Alfonso Herrera is 41.
Actress Sarah Roemer is 40.
Singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine is 38.
Actor Armie Hammer ("The Lone Ranger," ''The Social Network") is 38.
Actress Shalita Grant ("NCIS: New Orleans") is 36.
Olympic gold medal trampolinist Rosie MacLennan is 36.
Singer Cassadee Pope ("The Voice") is 35.
Actress Katie Findlay ("How To Get Away With Murder") is 34.
Actor/singer Samuel Larsen ("Glee") is 33.
Actor Kyle Massey ("Cory in the House," ''That's So Raven") is 33.
Actress Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") is 21.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1749, German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. (March 22, 1832)
In 1828, author Leo Tolsoy. (Nov. 7, 1910)
In 1904, R-and-B bandleader Ernie Fields. (May 11, 1997)
In 1913, author Robertson Davies. (Dec. 2, 1995)
In 1913, tenor Richard Tucker. (Jan. 8, 1975)
In 1914, opera singer Richard Tucker. (Jan. 8, 1975)
In 1971, comic book artist Jack Kirby. (Feb. 6, 1994)
In 1919, Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, electrical engineer who invented the CAT scanner. (Aug. 12, 2004)
In 1921, actress Nancy Kulp. (Feb. 3, 1991)
In 1924, actress-dancer Peggy Ryan. (Oct. 30, 2004)
In 1925, actor-singer-dancer Donald O'Connor. (Sept. 27, 2003)
In 1925, country singer Billy Grammer. (Aug. 10, 2011)
In 1929, actress Roxie Roker. (Dec. 2, 1995)
In 1930, actor Ben Gazzara. (Feb. 3, 2012)
In 1934, Canadian composer, conductor and arranger Ben McPeek. (Jan. 14, 1981)
In 1942, guitarist Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground). (Aug. 30, 1995)
In 1943, Former pop singer-musician Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs). (Dec. 23, 2018)
In 1943, actor David Soul. (Jan. 4, 2024)
In 1945, rock singer Bob Segarini. (Jul. 10, 2023)
In 1947, actress Alice Playten. (June 25, 2011)
In 1984, actor Michael Galeota. (Jan. 10, 2016)
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