Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 8:
Ventriloquist Willie Tyler (with Lester) is 84.
Actor Alan Feinstein is 83.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is 83.
Singer Sal Valentino of The Beau Brummels is 82.
Author Ann Beattie is 77.
Cajun singer Zachary Richard is 74.
Musician Will Lee is 72.
Actress Heather Thomas is 67.
Singer Aimee Mann is 64.
Bassist David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals is 64.
Actor Thomas Kretschmann ("The Pianist") is 62.
Gospel singer Darlene Zschech is 59.
Singer Neko Case is 54.
Actor David Arquette is 53.
Actor Martin Freeman (TV's "Fargo," ''The Hobbit") is 53.
TV personality Brooke Burke-Charvet is 53.
TV-radio personality Kennedy is 52.
Bassist Troy Sanders (Mastodon) is 51.
Drummer Richard Hughes of Keane is 49.
Actor Larenz Tate is 49.
Actor Nathan Corddry ("Mom,") is 47.
Singer P!nk (born Alecia Moore) is 45.
Singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson is 44.
Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas ("Home Improvement") is 43.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa is 37.
Actor Gaten Matarazzo ("Stranger Things") is 22.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1157, Richard I, King of England, known as Coeur de Lion (the Lion Heart). (April 6, 1199)
In 1841, Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. (May 1, 1940)
In 1897, Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music. (May 26, 1933)
In 1915, actor Frank Cady. (June 8, 2012)
In 1917, "Lord Pretender," considered the last of the great 1930's calypso musicians. (Jan. 22, 2002)
In 1922, comedian Sid Caesar. (Feb. 12, 2014)
In 1924, Canadian painter Mimi Parent. (June 14, 2005)
In 1925, actor Peter Sellers. (July 24, 1980)
In 1927, country music songwriter Harlan Howard. (March 3, 2002)
In 1932, country singer Patsy Cline. (March 5, 1963)
In 1937, Canadian broadcast journalist Barbara Frum. (March 26, 1992)
In 1942, musician Brian Cole (The Association). (Aug. 2, 1972)
In 1945, bassist Kelly Groucutt. (Feb. 19, 2009)
In 1945, musician Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. (March 8, 1973)
In 1946, Dean Daughtry, keyboardist with the Classics Four and the Atlanta Rhythm Section. (Jan. 26, 2023)
In 1947, bassist-singer Benjamin Orr (The Cars). (Oct. 3, 2000)
In 1989, DJ and music producer Avicii (born Tim Bergling). (April 20, 2018)
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