Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 8:
Pianist, arranger and conductor Jimmy Wisner is 86.
Flutist James Galway is 78.
Singer Jerry Butler is 78.
Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 76.
Actress Mary Woronov is 74.
Singer-songwriter Bertie Higgins is 73.
Actor John Rubinstein ("Family," ''Crazy Like a Fox") is 71.
Singer Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals is 69.
Ray Shulman, bass guitarist and vocalist with Gentle Giant, is 68.
Actress Kim Basinger is 64.
Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (Duran Duran, Missing Persons) is 61.
Guitarist Phil Collen of Def Leppard is 60.
Country singer Marty Raybon (The Raybon Brothers, Shenandoah) is 58.
Political commentator Ann Coulter is 56.
Guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth) is 55.
Actor Wendell Pierce is 54.
Actress Teri Hatcher is 53.
Actor David Harewood ("Supergirl," ''Homeland") is 52.
Rapper Bushwick Bill of Geto Boys is 51.
Singer Sinead O'Connor is 51.
Actor Matthew Laborteaux ("Little House on the Prairie") is 51.
Guitarist Ryan Newell of Sister Hazel is 45.
Singer Corey Taylor (Stone Sour, Slipknot) is 44.
Actor Dominic Monaghan ("Lost," ''Lord of the Rings") is 41.
Actor Ian Somerhalder ("The Vampire Diaries," ''Lost,") is 39.
Singer Ingrid Michaelson is 38.
NFL quarterback Philip Rivers is 36.
Singer Chrisette Michele is 35.
Actress Hannah Ware is 35.
Rapper Nicki Minaj is 35.
Singer-songwriter Serena Ryder is 35.
Country singer Sam Hunt is 33.
Canadian pairs figure skater Meagan Duhamel is 32.
NBA All-Star Dwight Howard is 32.
MLB All-Star Josh Donaldson is 32.
Singer Kate Voegele ("One Tree Hill") is 31.
Drummer Jen Ledger of Skillet is 28.
NHL All-Star defenceman Drew Doughty is 28.
Actress Wallis Currie-Wood ("Madam Secretary") is 26.
Actress AnnaSophia Robb is 24.
Actress Jessica Tyler is 24.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1542, Mary Queen of Scots. (Feb. 8, 1587)
In 1765, Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. (Jan. 8, 1825)
In 1861, William C. Durant, founder of automaker GM. (March 18, 1947)
In 1899, Canadian actor John Qualen (Casablanca). (Sept. 12, 1987)
In 1909, Canadian actor and playwright Gratien Gelinas. (March 16, 1999)
In 1921, writer and Old Crow elder Edith Josie. (Jan. 31, 2010)
In 1922, British realist painter Lucien Freud. (July 20, 2011)
In 1925, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. (May 16, 1990)
In 1928, sportscaster Bill Hewitt. (Dec. 25, 1996)
In 1930, actor-producer-director Maximilian Schell. (Feb. 1, 2014)
In 1933, comedian Flip Wilson. (Nov. 25, 1998)
In 1936, actor David Carradine. (June 3, 2009)
In 1936, Canadian composer Malcolm Forsyth. (July 5, 2011)
In 1937, actor James MacArthur ("Hawaii Five-O"). (Oct. 28, 2010)
In 1943, Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. (July 3, 1971)
In 1947, singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers. (May 27, 2017)
In 1950, singer Dan Hartman ("I Can Dream About You"). (March 22, 1994)
In 1953, comedian Sam Kinison. (April 10, 1992)
In 1960, keyboardist James Gray (Blue Rodeo). (Aug. 5, 2013)
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