Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 12:
Canadian boxing champion George Chuvalo is 87.
Actress Linda Gray ("Dallas") is 84.
Soprano Joan Patenaude is 83.
Singer Maria Muldaur is 82.
Author Michael Ondaatje is 81.
Actor Joe Pantoliano ("The Sopranos") is 73.
Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 72.
Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 72.
Composer Hans Zimmer is 67.
Actress Rachel Ward is 67.
Actress Amy Yasbeck ("Wings," ''Life on a Stick") is 62.
Bassist Norwood Fisher of Fishbone is 59.
Actor Darren E. Burrows ("Northern Exposure") is 58.
Singer Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 58.
Comedian Louis C.K. is 57.
Guitarist Larry LaLonde of Primus is 56.
Golfer Angel Cabrera is 55.
Actor Will Chase ("Nashville") is 54.
Actor Josh Hopkins is 54.
Country singer Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland is 50.
Actress Lauren Stamile is 48.
Rapper 2 Chainz (born Tauheed Epps) is 47.
Actor Ben McKenzie ("The O.C.") is 46.
Singer Ruben Studdard is 46.
Basketball Hall of Fame player Yao Ming is 44.
Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson is 43.
Actress Alfie Allen ("Game of Thrones") is 38.
Actress Emmy Rossum ("Phantom of the Opera") is 38.
NFL quarterback Andrew Luck is 35.
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is 31.
Actor Colin Ford ("Under the Dome") is 28.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1818, Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun. (Feb. 26, 1903)
In 1913, track and field star Jesse Owens. (March 31, 1980)
In 1914, crooner and bandleader Eddy Howard. (May 23, 1963)
In 1914, Avro Arrow test pilot Janusz Zurakowski. (Feb. 9, 2004)
In 1915, pop singer Billy Daniels. (Oct. 7, 1988)
In 1925, actor Dickie Moore. (Sept. 7, 2015)
In 1927, actor Freddie Jones. (July 9, 2019)
In 1929, composer Harvey Schmidt ("The Fantasticks"). (Feb. 28, 2018)
In 1931, country singer George Jones. (April 26, 2013)
In 1931, actor Ian Holm ("Lord of the Rings," ''Chariots of Fire"). (June 19, 2020)
In 1940, singer Jewel Akens. (March 1, 2013)
In 1944, singer-songwriter and producer Barry White. (July 4, 2003)
In 1951, Ali Ollie Woodson of "The Temptations." (May 30, 2010)
In 1952, drummer Neil Peart of Rush. (Jan. 7, 2020)
In 1955, actor Peter Scolari ("Newhart," ''Bosom Buddies"). (Oct. 22, 2021)
In 1973, actor Paul Walker ("The Fast and the Furious"). (Nov. 30, 2013)
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