Celebrity Birthdays for April 29:
Singer Willie Nelson is 91.
Conductor Zubin Mehta is 89.
Rock bassist Klaus Voorman is 87.
Singer Bob Miranda of The Happenings is 83.
Country singer Duane Allen of The Oak Ridge Boys is 82.
Singer Tommy James is 78.
Movie director Phillip Noyce is 75.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is 71.
Actress Kate Mulgrew ("Orange Is The New Black," ''Star Trek: Voyager") is 70.
Bassist Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo) is 70.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is 68.
Guitarist Mark Kendall (Great White) is 68.
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer is 67.
Actress Eve Plumb ("The Brady Bunch") is 67.
Rock bassist Phil King is 65.
Country singer Stephanie Bentley is 62.
Actor Vincent Ventresca is 59.
Singer Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 57.
Actor Paul Adelstein ("Private Practice") is 56.
Actress Uma Thurman is 55.
Rapper Master P is 55.
International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Andre Agassi is 55.
Actress Darby Stanchfield ("Scandal") is 54.
Country singer James Bonamy is 53.
Singer Erica Campbell of Mary Mary is 53.
Actor Tyler Labine is 47.
Actress Megan Boone ("The Blacklist") is 42.
Actress-model Taylor Cole is 41.
Actor Zane Carney ("Dave's World") is 40.
NHL All-Star Jonathan Toews is 37.
Pop singer Foxes is 36.
Actress Grace Kaufman is 23.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1863, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. (Aug. 14, 1951)
In 1899, jazz musician, composer and bandleader Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. (May 24, 1974)
In 1901, Emperor Hirohito of Japan. (Jan. 7, 1989)
In 1904, bandleader and trombonist Russ Morgan. (Aug. 8, 1969)
In 1907, Oscar-winning director Fred Zinnemann. (March 14, 1997)
In 1915, singer Donald Mills (Mills Brothers). (Nov. 13, 1999)
In 1917, actress Celeste Holm. (July 15, 2012)
In 1918, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen. (Dec. 31, 1990)
In 1922, Jazz musician Toots Thielemans. (Aug. 22, 2016)
In 1923, film director Irvin Kershner. (Nov. 27, 2010)
In 1924, Canadian golfer Al Balding. (July 30, 2006)
In 1926, Western writer Elmer Kelton. (Aug. 22, 2009)
In 1928, singer Carl Gardner of The Coasters. (June 12, 2011)
In 1929, Latin jazz great Ray Barretto. (Feb. 17, 2006)
In 1933, poet Rod McKuen. (Jan. 29, 2015)
In 1933, actor Keith Baxter. (Sept. 24, 2023)
In 1934, Bluesman Otis Rush. (Sept. 29, 2018)
In 1936, actor Lane Smith. (June 13, 2005)
In 1945, Motown singing star Tammi Terrell. (March 16, 1970)
In 1946, actor Wayne Robson. (April 4, 2011)
In 1950, bassist Wayne Secrest of Confederate Railroad. (Exact date of death unknown, 2018)
In 1951, race car driver Dale Earnhardt Sr.. (Feb. 18, 2001)
In 1955, actress Leslie Jordan ("The Help," ''Will and Grace"). (Oct. 24, 2022)
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