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Celebrity-Birthdays-Jun26

Celebrity Birthdays for June 26: Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 91. Actor Josef Sommer is 91. Jazz bassist Reggie Workman is 88. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 87. Singer Georgie Fame is 82. Actor Clive Francis ("The Crown") is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 26:

Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 91.

Actor Josef Sommer is 91.

Jazz bassist Reggie Workman is 88.

Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 87.

Singer Georgie Fame is 82.

Actor Clive Francis ("The Crown") is 79.

Actor Michael Paul Chan is 75.

Actor Robert Davi ("Profiler") is 74.

Musician Mick Jones of The Clash is 70.

Actor Gedde Watanabe ("ER," ''Sixteen Candles") is 70.

Singer Chris Isaak is 69.

Singer Patty Smyth is 68.

Singer Terri Nunn of Berlin is 66.

Actor-comedian Mark McKinney ("The Kids In The Hall", "Superstore") is 66.

U.S. Bicycling Hall-of-Famer Greg LeMond is 64.

Singer Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays is 62.

Guitarist Eddie Perez of The Mavericks is 57.

Bassist Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 56.

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson ("Magnolia," ''Boogie Nights") is 55.

Actor Sean Hayes ("Will and Grace") is 55.

Actor Matt Letscher ("Eli Stone," ''The New Adventures of Old Christine") is 55.

Actor Chris O'Donnell is 55.

Actor Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation") is 55.

Singer Garou is 53.

Actress Rebecca Budig is 52.

Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 52.

Retired MLB All-Star shortstop Derek Jeter is 51.

Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is 46.

Singer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic is 46.

Actor Jason Schwartzman ("Slackers," ''Rushmore") is 45.

Actress Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation") is 41.

Actress-singer Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") is 33.

Singer-actress Ariana Grande is 32.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1854, Sir Robert Borden, prime minister from 1911 to 1920. (June 10, 1937)

In 1892, novelist Pearl Buck. (March 6, 1973)

In 1895, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie George Hainsworth. (Oct. 9, 1950)

In 1898, blues singer and guitarist Big Bill Broonzy. (Aug. 15, 1958)

In 1903, Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, Canada's most decorated naval officer. (Dec. 18, 2000)

In 1909, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. (Jan. 21, 1997)

In 1914, bandleader Richard Maltby. (Aug. 19, 1991)

In 1914, traditional country singer and bandleader Doc Williams. (Jan. 31, 2011)

In 1922, actress Eleanor Parker. (Dec. 9, 2013)

In 1924, actor Richard Bull. (Feb. 3, 2014)

In 1927, Canadian author Robert Kroetsch. (June 21, 2011)

In 1942, Larry Taylor, bass player with the blues-rock group Canned Heat. (Aug. 19, 2019)

In 1947, singer Renee Martel. (Dec. 18, 2021)

The Canadian Press