Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 6:
Comedian JoAnne Worley is 89.
Country singer David Allan Coe is 85.
Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 81.
Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 80.
Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 77.
Country singer Buddy Miller is 72.
Actor James Martin Kelly is 70.
Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 67.
Former governor general Michaelle Jean is 67.
Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 66.
Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 66.
Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 63.
Actor Steven Eckholdt is 63.
Rock musician Scott Travis (Judas Priest) is 63.
News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas is 62.
Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 61.
Actor Betsy Russell ("Saw") is 61.
Author Alice Sebold is 61.
Actress Rosie Perez is 60.
Singer Macy Gray is 57.
Singer CeCe Peniston is 55.
Actress Daniele Gaither is 54.
Kathi Wolfgramm of The Jets is 54.
Actor Dylan Bruno ("Numb3ers") is 52.
Actor Idris Elba is 52.
Actress Anika Noni Rose ("Dreamgirls") is 52.
Actress Justina Machado is 52.
Actor Justin Whalin ("Lois and Clark") is 50.
Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 50.
Actress Sarah Strange is 50.
Actress Naomie Harris ("Pirates of the Caribbean" movies) is 48.
Rapper Noreaga is 47.
Rapper Foxy Brown is 46.
Actress Natalia Cigliuti is 46.
English socialite Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton), is 41.
Actress Lauren Lapkus ("Orange Is The New Black") is 39.
Singer Max George of The Wanted is 36.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1888, Joseph P. Kennedy, the businessman and diplomat who founded an American political dynasty. (Nov. 18, 1969)
In 1900, former B.C. premier W.A.C. Bennett. (Feb. 23, 1979)
In 1925, blues singer and harmonica player Jimmy Reed. (Aug. 29, 1976)
In 1932, avant-garde composer Gilles Tremblay. (July 27, 2017)
In 1940, NHL player and sportscaster Brian Smith. (Aug. 2, 1995)
In 1942, country singer Mel McDaniel. (March 31, 2011)
In 1948, Claydes Smith, lead guitarist with Kool and the Gang. (June 20, 2006)
In 1951, William Black, co-founder the photography firm. (March 6, 2010)
In 1971, Singer Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries (Jan 15, 2018)
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