Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 24:
Composer-musician Mason Williams is 87.
Bass guitarist David Freiberg is 87.
Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 84.
WWE promoter Vince McMahon is 80.
Actress Ann Archer is 78.
French composer and synthesizer performer Jean-Michel Jarre is 77.
Actor Joe Regalbuto ("Murphy Brown") is 76.
R&B singer Jeffrey Daniel is 70.
Actor Kevin Dunn ("Samantha Who?") is 69.
Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 68.
Actor Steve Guttenberg is 67.
Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. is 65.
Actor Jared Harris is 64.
Mark (Bedders) Bedford, bass guitarist with the group Madness is 64.
Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 63.
CBS News correspondent Major Garrett is 63.
Singer John Bush (Anthrax) is 62.
Country singer-songwriter Julian Austin is 62.
Actress Marlee Matlin is 60.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Miller is 60.
Broadcast journalist David Gregory ("Meet The Press") is 55.
Movie director Ava DuVernay is 53.
Olympic moguls ski champ Jean-Luc Brassard is 53.
Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 52.
Actor Carmine Giovinazzo ("CSI: New York") is 52.
Actor James D'Arcy is 50.
Actor Alex O'Loughlin ("Hawaii Five-0") is 49.
Actress Beth Riesgraf is 47.
Actress Sonja Bennett is 45.
Actor Chad Michael Murray ("One Tree Hill," ''A Cinderella Story") is 44.
Country singer Canaan Smith is 43.
Actor Blake Berris is 41.
Actor Rupert Grint ("Harry Potter") is 37.
NBA point guard Tyler Ennis is 31.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1898, country music publisher Fred Rose. (Dec. 1, 1954)
In 1905, bluesman Arthur (Big Boy) Crudup. (March 28, 1974)
In 1920, Canadian artist Alex Colville. (July 16, 2013)
In 1922, former Quebec premier Rene Levesque. (Nov. 1, 1987)
In 1924, pianist Lou Teicher of Ferrante and Teicher. (Aug. 3, 2008)
In 1926, Canadian pianist-record producer Art Snider. (May 26, 1987)
In 1929, Palestinian leader Yasar Arafat. (Nov. 11, 2004)
In 1934, actor Kenny Baker ("Star Wars"). (Aug. 13, 2016)
In 1942, singer Jimmy Soul. (June 25, 1988)
In 1943, guitarist John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service). (May 29, 1989)
In 1944, drummer Jim Capaldi (Traffic). (Jan. 28, 2005)
In 1945, keyboardist Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep). (Nov. 4, 2020)
In 1945, Malcolm (Molly) Duncan, saxophonist with Average White Band. (Oct. 8, 2019)
In 1949, actor Charles Rocket. (Oct. 7, 2005)
In 1951, Molly Hatchet singer Danny Joe Brown. (March 10, 2005)
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