Celebrity Birthdays for May 22:
Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 87.
Actor Frank Converse is 87.
Actress Barbara Parkins ("Peyton Place," ''Valley of the Dolls") is 83.
Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 75.
Actor Al Corley ("Dynasty") is 69.
Singer Morrissey is 66.
Actress Ann Cusack ("Jeff Foxworthy Show," ''A League of Their Own") is 64.
Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 64.
Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence ("Chuck") is 61.
Singer Johnny Gill is 59.
Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 58.
Actress Brooke Smith ("Grey's Anatomy," ''The Silence of the Lambs") is 58.
Actor Michael Kelly ("House of Cards") is 56.
Model Naomi Campbell is 55.
Actress Anna Belknap ("CSI: NY") is 53.
Actress Alison Eastwood is 53.
Singer Donell Jones is 52.
Actor Sean Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy," ''Gilmore Girls") is 51.
Actress A.J. Langer ("Private Practice") is 51.
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin ("Once Upon A Time") is 47.
Singer Vivian Green is 46.
Actress Maggie Q ("Insurgent," ''Divergent") is 46.
Olympic gold medal speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is 43.
Actress Molly Ephraim ("Last Man Standing") is 39.
Tennis player Novak Djokovic is 38.
Actress Anna Baryshnikov ("Superior Donuts") is 33.
Actress Camren Bicondova ("Gotham") is 26.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1813, composer Richard Wagner. (Feb. 13, 1883)
In 1859, writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (July 7, 1930)
In 1907, actor-director Laurence Olivier. (July 11, 1989)
In 1910, TV announcer Johnny Olson. (Oct. 12, 1985)
In 1914, pianist and orchestra leader Sun Ra (real name Herman Blount). (May 30, 1993)
In 1917, world-renowned symphony conductor Georg Tintner. (Oct. 2, 1999)
In 1922, TV producer Quinn Martin. (Sept. 5, 1987)
In 1922, movie reviewer Judith Crist. (Aug. 12, 2012)
In 1924, singer Charles Aznavour. (Oct. 1, 2018)
In 1927, actor Michael Constantine ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding," ''Room 222"). (Aug. 31, 2021)
In 1928, business magnate T. Boone Pickens. (Sept. 11, 2019)
In 1934, conductor Peter Nero. (July 6, 2023)
In 1940, Canadian-born actor Michael Sarrazin. (April 17, 2011)
In 1940, former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw. (Sept. 7, 2022)
In 1946, soccer player George Best. (Nov.. 25, 2005)
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