Celebrity Birthdays for May 4:
Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson musical family, is 95.
Jazz bassist Ron Carter is 88.
Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator George Will is 84.
Singer Peggy Santiglia Davison of The Angels is 81.
Actor Richard Jenkins ("The Shape of Water") is 78.
Country singer Stella Parton is 76.
Actor-turned-clergyman Hilly Hicks is 75.
Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 74.
Guitarist Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 74.
Singer-actress Pia Zadora is 72.
Singer Oleta Adams is 72.
Singer/record producer Arnold Lanni (Sheriff, Frozen Ghost) is 69.
Violinist Soozie Tyrell (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 68.
Country singer Randy Travis is 66.
Actress Mary McDonough ("The Waltons") is 64.
Comedian Ana Gasteyer ("Saturday Night Live") is 58.
Actor Will Arnett ("Arrested Development," ''Blades of Glory") is 55.
Bassist Mike Dirnt of Green Day is 53.
Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 53.
TV personality and fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons is 50.
Musician Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade) is 48.
Actress Emily Perkins is 48.
Sports reporter Erin Andrews is 47.
Singer Lance Bass ('N Sync) is 46.
Actress Ruth Negga ("Loving") is 44.
Rapper Jidenna is 40.
PGA golfer Rory McIlroy is 36.
Actor Alexander Gould ("Weeds") is 31.
Country singer RaeLynn is 31.
Actress Amara Miller ("The Descendants") is 25.
Actress Brooklynn Prince (Film: "The Florida Project") is 15.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1873, Canadian film director Joe De Grasse. (May 24, 1940)
In 1890, Group of Seven painter Franklin Carmichael. (Oct. 24, 1945)
In 1905, honky tonk singer Al Dexter. (Jan. 28, 1984)
In 1928, Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. (Aug. 23, 2006)
In 1929, actress Audrey Hepburn. (Jan. 20, 1993)
In 1930, opera singer Roberta Peters. (Jan. 18, 2017)
In 1937, surf guitarist Dick Dale. (March 16, 2019)
In 1938, soul singer Tyrone Davis. (Feb. 9, 2005)
In 1939, actor Paul Gleason. (May 27, 2006)
In 1942, singer-songwriter Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson. (Aug. 22, 2011)
In 1943, Ronnie Bond, drummer for the 1960's British band "The Troggs." (Nov. 13, 1992)
In 1950, Irish musician Darryl Hunt (The Pogues). (Aug. 8, 2022)
In 1956, soul singer Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. (Nov. 18, 2016)
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