Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 24:
Composer-musician Mason Williams is 86.
Bass guitarist David Freiberg is 86.
Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 83.
WWE promoter Vince McMahon is 79.
Actress Ann Archer is 77.
French composer and synthesizer performer Jean-Michel Jarre is 76.
Actor Joe Regalbuto ("Murphy Brown") is 75.
R&B singer Jeffrey Daniel is 69.
Actor Kevin Dunn ("Samantha Who?") is 68.
Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 67.
Actor Steve Guttenberg is 66.
Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. is 64.
Actor Jared Harris is 63.
Mark (Bedders) Bedford, bass guitarist with the group Madness is 63.
Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 62.
CBS News correspondent Major Garrett is 62.
Singer John Bush (Anthrax) is 61.
Country singer-songwriter Julian Austin is 61.
Actress Marlee Matlin is 59.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Miller is 59.
Broadcast journalist David Gregory ("Meet The Press") is 54.
Movie director Ava DuVernay is 52.
Olympic moguls ski champ Jean-Luc Brassard is 52.
Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 51.
Actor Carmine Giovinazzo ("CSI: New York") is 51.
Actor James D'Arcy is 49.
Actor Alex O'Loughlin ("Hawaii Five-0") is 48.
Actress Beth Riesgraf is 46.
Actress Sonja Bennett is 44.
Actor Chad Michael Murray ("One Tree Hill," ''A Cinderella Story") is 43.
Country singer Canaan Smith is 42.
Actor Blake Berris is 40.
Actor Rupert Grint ("Harry Potter") is 36.
NBA point guard Tyler Ennis is 30.
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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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