Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 3:
Singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks is 82.
Singer Stephen Stills is 80.
Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 79.
Actress Victoria Principal is 75.
Actor-director Mel Gibson is 69.
Actress Shannon Sturges is 57.
Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 56.
Retired Formula One race car driver Michael Schumacher is 56.
Actor John Ales is 56.
Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 53.
Electronic dance musician Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk is 50.
Actor Jason Marsden ("Ally McBeal") is 50.
Actress Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years") is 50.
Actor Nicholas Gonzalez ("The O.C.") is 49.
Singer and former "American Idol" contestant Kimberley Locke is 47.
Actress Kate Levering is 46.
NFL quarterback Eli Manning is 44.
Drummer Mark Pontius of Foster the People is 40.
Actress Nicole Beharie is 40.
Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is 39.
R&B singer Lloyd Polite Jr is 39.
Actress Nicole LaPlaca is 39.
Actor Alex D. Linz is 36.
Singer Victoria Duffield is 30.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1892, novelist J.R.R. Tolkien. (Sept. 2, 1973)
In 1909, comedian/pianist Victor Borge. (Dec. 23, 2000)
In 1910, film director John Sturges. (Aug. 18, 1992)
In 1916, singer Maxene Andrews (The Andrews Sisters). (Oct. 21, 1995)
In 1917, steel guitarist Leon McAuliffe. (Aug. 20, 1988)
In 1917, actor Jesse White (Maytag Repairman). (Jan,. 9, 1997)
In 1921, former N.B. premier Charlie Van Horne. (Aug. 27, 2003)
In 1926, record producer Sir George Martin. (March 8, 2016)
In 1929, director Sergio Leone. (April 30, 1989)
In 1930, actor Robert Loggia. (Dec. 3, 2015)
In 1932, actor Dabney Coleman. (May 16, 2024)
In 1936, journalist-author Betty Rollin. (Nov. 7, 2023)
In 1937, TV writer-producer Glen A. Larson. (Nov. 14, 2014)
In 1939, Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby Hull. (Jan. 30, 2023)
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