Celebrity Birthdays for June 24:
Canadian publisher-politician Mel Hurtig is 84.
Quebec singer and songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland is 82.
Actress Michele Lee is 74.
Singer Arthur Brown is 74.
Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 73.
Guitarist Jeff Beck is 72.
Singer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 71.
Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 69.
Actor Peter Weller is 69.
Rock singer and keyboardist Patrick Moraz, formerly of Yes, is 68.
Bassist John Illsley of Dire Straits is 67.
Reggae singer Derrick Simpson of Black Uhuru is 66.
Actress Nancy Allen is 66.
Actor Joe Penny ("Jake and the Fatman," ''Riptide") is 60.
Singer Astro of UB40 is 59.
Singer-keyboardist Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark is 57.
Actor Iain Glen ("Game of Thrones") is 55.
Bassist Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is 55.
World champion pairs figure skater Barbara Underhill is 53.
Actress Danielle Spencer ("What's Happening") is 51.
Actress Sherry Stringfield ("ER") is 49.
Singer Glenn Medeiros is 46.
Actress Carla Gallo ("Bones") is 41.
Actress Mindy Kaling ("The Mindy Project," ''The Office") is 37.
Actress Minka Kelly is 36.
Actress Liane Balaban is 36.
Actress Vanessa Ray (TV: "Blue Bloods") is 35.
Singer Solange Knowles is 30.
Actress Kaitlin Cullum is 30.
Soccer player Lionel Messi is 29.
Actress Candice Patton is 28.
Actor Max Ehrich is 25.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1893, Roy O. Disney, co-founder of Walt Disney Company. (Dec. 20, 1971)
In 1895, boxer Jack Dempsey. (May 31, 1983)
In 1904, singer-songwriter/comedian Phil Harris. (Aug. 11, 1995)
In 1918, country singer Johnnie Bailes (The Bailes Brothers). (Dec. 21, 1989)
In 1919, actor Al Molinaro ("Happy Days"). (Oct. 30, 2015)
In 1923, comedian Jack Carter. (June 28, 2015)
In 1930, movie director Claude Chabrol. (Sept. 12, 2010)
In 1944, musician Chris Wood (Traffic). (July 12, 1983)
In 1966, actress/screenwriter Adrienne Shelley. (Nov. 1, 2006)
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