Celebrity Birthdays for May 3:
Singer Frankie Valli is 91.
Bassist Peter Staples (The Troggs) is 81.
Singer Mary Hopkin is 75.
Singer Christopher Cross is 74.
Drummer Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 68.
Keyboardist David Ball of Soft Cell is 66.
Country singer Shane Minor is 57.
Actress Amy Ryan ("Bridge of Spies," ''The Office") is 57.
Actor Bobby Cannavale ("Boardwalk Empire," ''Nurse Jackie") is 55.
Music producer-actor Damon Dash is 54.
Actress Tanya Wright ("Orange Is The New Black") is 54.
TV personality Willie Geist ("Today") is 50.
Actress Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") is 50.
Actor Dulé Hill ("Psych," ''The West Wing") is 50.
Country singer Eric Church is 48.
Singer Paul Banks (Interpol) is 47.
Dancer Cheryl Burke ("Dancing With The Stars") is 41.
Singer Michael Kiwanuka is 38.
Singer Mary Lambert is 36.
Golfer Brooks Koepka is 35.
Actress Jill Berard is 35.
Actress Zoe De Grand Maison ("Orphan Black") is 30.
Rapper Desiigner is 28.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1469, political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. (June 21, 1527)
In 1896, British author Dodie Smith (The One Hundred and One Dalmations). (Nov. 24, 1990)
In 1898, prime minister of Israel Golda Meir. (Dec, 8, 1978)
In 1903, singer and actor Bing Crosby. (Oct. 14, 1977)
In 1906, Oscar-winning actress Mary Astor. (Sept. 25, 1987)
In 1910, Norman Corwin, giant of radio's Golden Age. (Oct. 18, 2011)
In 1913, children's author Joyce Barkhouse. (Feb. 2, 2012)
In 1915, pro wrestler and trainer Stu Hart. (Oct. 16, 2003
In 1916, Canadian tenor Leopold Simoneau. (Aug. 24, 2006)
In 1917, actor George Gaynes ("Wag The Dog," ''Police Academy"). (Feb. 15, 2016)
In 1917, Broadway librettist Betty Comden. (Nov. 23, 2006)
In 1919, folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger. (Jan. 27, 2014)
In 1921, former boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson. (April 12, 1989)
In 1926, actress Ann B. Davis ("The Brady Bunch"). (June 1, 2014)
In 1928, country singer Dave Dudley (real name is David Pedruska). (Dec. 22, 2003)
In 1932, movie historian and TV host Robert Osborne. (March 6, 2017)
In 1933, "The Godfather of Soul" James Brown. (Dec. 25, 2006)
In 1933, actor Alex Cord ("Airwolf"). (Aug. 9, 2021)
In 1935, inventor and marketing personality Ron Popeil. (July 28, 2021)
In 1946, sports announcer Greg Gumbel. (Dec. 27, 2024)
In 1947, Canadian magician Doug Henning. (Feb. 7, 2000)
In 1973, country singer Brad Martin. (Mar. 11, 2022)
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