Celebrity Birthdays for May 17:
Actor Peter Gerety is 85.
Singer Taj Mahal is 83.
Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 76.
Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 72.
TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 72.
Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 69.
Sports announcer Jim Nantz is 66.
Producer Simon Fuller (TV: "American Idol") is 65.
Singer Enya is 64.
Actor Craig Ferguson ("The Late Late Show," ''The Drew Carey Show") is 63.
Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 62.
Actor David Eigenberg ("Sex and the City") is 61.
Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 60.
Actress Paige Turco is 60.
Actor Hill Harper ("CSI: NY," ''He Got Game") is 59.
TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia ("Queer Eye For The Straight Guy") is 56.
Singer Alan Doyle (Great Big Sea) is 56.
Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 56.
Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 55.
Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 52.
Actress Sasha Alexander is 52.
Actress Natalie Brown ("The Strain") is 52.
Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 51.
Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Heroes") is 51.
Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") is 49.
Actress Rochelle Aytes is 49.
Actress Kat Foster is 47.
Actress Ayda Field is 46.
NBA All-star Tony Parker is 43.
Actress Ginger Gonzaga is 42.
Folk-rock singer-songwriter Passenger is 41.
Dancer-choreographer Derek Hough ("Dancing With The Stars") is 40.
NFL quarterback Matt Ryan is 40.
Actor Tahj Mowry ("Smart Guy," ''Kim Possible") is 39.
Actress Nikki Reed ("Twilight") is 37.
Olympic/World champion ice dancer Tessa Virtue is 36.
Actress Leven Rambin ("The Hunger Games," ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") is 35.
Singer Kree Harrison (TV: "American Idol") is 35.
Actress Samantha Browne-Walters is 34.
Actor Justin Martin is 31.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1898, Group of Seven painter A.J. Casson. (Feb. 20, 1992)
In 1911, actress Maureen O'Sullivan. (June 23, 1998)
In 1918, Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson. (Dec. 25, 2005)
In 1921, composer Bob Merrill. (Feb. 17, 1998)
In 1925, Henri Bergeron, TV star who was the first television announcer in Canada. (July 10, 2000)
In 1936, actor-director Dennis Hopper. (May 29, 2010)
In 1944, singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester, (April 11, 2014)
In 1948, country singer Penny DeHaven, (Feb. 23, 2014)
In 1955, Country Dick Montana, the lead singer of "The Beat Farmers." (Nov. 8, 1995)
In 1955, actor Bill Paxton. (Feb. 25, 2017)
In 1956, actor-comedian Bob Saget. (Jan. 9, 2022)
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