Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 27:
Author Gail Sheehy is 80.
Footwear designer Manolo Blahnik is 75.
Rock and jazz saxophonist Randy Brecker is 72.
Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker") is 66.
TV personality Bill Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") is 62.
Actor William Fichtner ("Invasion") is 61.
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri is 60.
Guitarist Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds is 58.
Jazz musician Maria Schneider is 57.
Musician Ashley Ingram of Imagination is 57.
Drummer Charlie Benante of Anthrax is 55.
Drummer Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 55.
Actor Fisher Stevens ("Early Edition") is 54.
Actress Robin Givens is 53.
Fiachna O'Braonain, guitarist with Hothouse Flowers, is 52.
Actor Michael Vartan ("Alias") is 49.
Singer Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) is 48.
Rapper Skoob of DAS EFX is 47.
Actress Brooke Langton is 47.
Actor Kirk Acevedo is 46.
Rapper Twista is 45.
TV host-model Samantha Harris is 44.
Actor Jaleel White ("Family Matters") is 41.
Actor Arjay Smith is 34.
Actress Alison Pill is 32.
Actress Lashana Lynch (TV: "Still Star-Crossed") is 30.
Actress Aubrey Peeples ("Nashville") is 24.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1915, Canadian novelist Yves Theriault. (Oct. 20, 1983)
In 1916, sportscaster Chick Hearn. (Aug. 5, 2002)
In 1917, Buffalo Bob Smith, host of "The Howdy Doody Show." (July 30, 1998)
In 1924, former Supreme Court of Canada judge Gerald Le Dain. (Dec. 18, 2002)
In 1928, a veteran newspaperman Doug Creighton, founder of the Toronto Sun. (Jan. 7, 2004)
In 1940, martial artist-actor Bruce Lee. (July 20, 1973)
In 1941, country-pop singer Eddie Rabbitt. (May 7, 1998)
In 1942, rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix. (Sept. 18, 1970)
In 1945, actor James Avery ("Sparks," ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"). (Dec. 31, 2013)
In 1962, pro wrestler "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith. (May 18, 2002)
In 1964, Canadian-born award-winning humorist David Rakoff. (Aug 9, 2012)
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