Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 16:
Jazz/pop singer-actress Peggy King is 92.
Actor William Katt ("Greatest American Hero") is 71.
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Lanny McDonald is 69.
Actor LeVar Burton is 65.
Rapper-actor Ice-T is 64.
Actress Lisa Loring ("The Addams Family") is 64.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer John McEnroe is 63.
Guitarist Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) is 61.
Actor Christopher Eccleston is 58.
Drummer Dave Lombardo of Slayer is 57.
Actress Sarah Clarke ("Twilight") is 50.
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis is 50.
Actor Mahershala Ali ("House of Cards") is 48.
DJ-producer Bassnectar is 45.
Rapper Lupe Fiasco is 41.
Actress Chloe Wepper is 36.
Guitarist and drummer Danielle Haim of the rock group Haim is 33.
Actress Elizabeth Olsen ("Martha Marcy May Marlene") is 33.
Singer-songwriter The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) is 32.
Actor Mike Weinberg is 29.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1903, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. (Sept. 30, 1978)
In 1909, actor Hugh Beaumont. (May 14, 1982)
In 1914, Canadian fiddling legend Winston Scotty Fitzgerald. (Sept. 2, 1987)
In 1914, singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely. (Sept. 23, 1982)
In 1916, rock 'n' roll organist Bill Doggett. (Nov, 13, 1996)
In 1918, singer Patty Andrews. (Jan. 30, 2013)
In 1921, actress Vera Ellen. (Aug, 30, 1981)
In 1928, NHL player turned priest Les Costello. (Dec. 10, 2002)
In 1932, songwriter Otis Blackwell. (May 6, 2002)
In 1934, R&B singer Ted Taylor. (Oct. 2, 1987)
In 1935, singer-politician Sonny Bono. (Jan. 5, 1998)
In 1947, Jean-Pierre Perreault, Montreal choreographer, dancer and designer. (Dec. 4, 2002)
1n 1945, actor Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett in "The Empire Strikes Back"). (Dec. 17, 2020)
In 1952, R&B singer James Ingram. (Jan. 29, 2019)
In 1954, actress Margaux Hemingway. (July 1, 1996)
In 1975, singer Sam Salter. (Aug. 27, 2021)
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