Celebrity Birthdays for April 27:
Drummer Jerry Mercer (April Wine) is 86.
Drummer Jim Keltner is 83.
Opera singer Judith Blegen is 82.
Country banjo player and singer Herb Pedersen is 81.
Singer Ann Peebles is 78.
Singer Kate Pierson of The B-52's is 77.
Reality TV star Si Robertson ("Duck Dynasty") is 77.
Singer Herbie Murrell of The Stylistics is 76.
Guitarist Ace Frehley (Kiss) is 74.
Singer Sheena Easton is 66.
Musician Marco Pirroni of Adam and the Ants is 66.
Concert pianist Louis Lortie is 66.
Actor James LeGros ("Ally McBeal") is 63.
Actress Cali Timmins is 62.
Singer Mica Paris is 56.
Actor David Lascher is 53.
Actress Maura West is 53.
Tennis Canada Hall-of-Famer Sebastien Lareau is 52.
Actress Sally Hawkins is 49.
Guitarist John Osborne of the Brothers Osborne is 43.
Actress Ari Graynor ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") is 42.
Singer-guitarist Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy is 41.
Actress Sheila Vand ("24: Legacy") is 40.
Actress Jenna Coleman ("Victoria," ''Doctor Who") is 39.
Actor William Moseley ("The Chronicles of Narnia") is 38.
Singer Lizzo is 37.
Actress Emily Rios ("Breaking Bad") is 36.
Singer Allison Iraheta is 33.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1791, Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and Morse code. (April 2, 1872)
In 1822, U.S. Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant. (July 23, 1885)
In 1892, composer and conductor Howard Fogg. (May 17, 1953)
In 1896, baseball Hall of Famer Rogers Horsnby. (Jan. 5, 1963)
In 1899, cartoonist Walter Lantz. (March 22, 1994)
In 1909, country singer Jimmie Skinner. (Oct. 27, 1979)
In 1922, actor Jack Klugman. (Dec. 24, 2012)
In 1927, U.S. civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. (Jan. 30, 2006)
In 1927, Connie Kay, drummer with "The Modern Jazz Quartet." (Nov. 30, 1994)
In 1929, country songwriter Tommy Hill. (March 21, 2002)
In 1931, country singer Maxine Brown. (Jan. 21, 2019)
In 1932, announcer Casey Kasem. (June 15, 2014)
In 1932, actress Anouk Aimee. (June 18, 2024)
In 1937, actress Sandy Dennis. (March 2, 1992)
In 1939, actress Judy Carne. (Sept. 3, 2015)
In 1944, singer Cuba Gooding Sr. (Main Ingredient). (April 20, 2017)
In 1947, singer Pete Ham (Badfinger). (April 24, 1975)
In 1947, NHL defenceman Keith Magnuson. (Dec. 15, 2003)
In 1949, actor Douglas Sheehan ("Knots Landing"). (June 29, 2024)
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