April 23rd Birthdays
If you were born on April 23rd you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
American actor of TV (Big Eddie; The Six Million Dollar Man; Murphy Brown; He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; That Girl; Passions; The F.B.I.; Hotel; The Doris Day Show; Hogan’s Heroes; Bonanza), and movies (Westworld; Win, Place or Steal), born April 23, 1930. (Alan Oppenheimer 2015 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
Lee Majors is 83 (nee Harvey Lee Yeary)
American actor of movies and TV (Steve Austin on The Six Million Dollar Man & The Bionic Woman; Heath Barkley on The Big Valley; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law; Colt Seavers on The Fall Guy; Raven; The Virginian; Dallas; Raising Hope), born April 23, 1939. (Lee Majors 1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker)
Blair Brown is 76 (nee Bonnie Blair Brown)
Tony Award-winning American actress of TV (Nina Sharp on Fringe; The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd; The Whiteoaks of Jalna; Orange is the New Black) & movies (Continental Divide; Space Cowboys; The Choirboys; Altered States), born April 23, 1946. (Blair Brown 1976 Captains and the Kings: NBC)
Joyce DeWitt is 73
American host & actress of stage, TV (Janet Wood on Three’s Company & The Ropers; The Mike Douglas Show; Baretta; Hollywood Squares), movies (The Savant; Rock Story; Snapshot; The Great Fight; Failing Better Now; Call of the Wild), born April 23, 1949. (Joyce DeWitt 1977 Three’s Company Photo: ABC)
American actor of TV (Vegas; Chicago Fire) and movies (The House Next Door; Stealing Sinatra; My Own Private Idaho; Extremities; The Real Thing; Paper Bullets; A Stranger is Watching; Beverly Hills Cop; We’re No Angels; Sonic Impact), born April 23, 1953. (James Russo 2011 One Among Us Trailer / Judah Ray)
Michael Moore is 69
Academy Award-winning American social activist, author (Downsize This!; Dude, Where’s My Country?), movie screenwriter, actor, film producer and documentary filmmaker (Bowling for Columbine; Roger & Me; Fahrenheit 9/11; Sicko), born April 23, 1954. (Michael Moore 2004 Photo: Prognosic)
Judy Davis is 67 (nee Judith Davis)
Emmy Award-winning Australian actress of TV (Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows; Hedda Hopper on Feud) & movies (A Passage to India; The Dressmaker; My Brilliant Career; Husbands and Wives; Absolute Power), born April 23, 1955. (Judy Davis 1983 The Merry Wives of Windsor Photo: PBS)
Valerie Bertinelli is 62
American actress & host of TV (Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time; Melanie Moretti on Hot in Cleveland; Touched by an Angel; Cafe Americain; Sydney; Valerie’s Home Cooking; Kid’s Baking Championship), and Jenny Craig spokesperson, born April 23, 1960. (Valerie Bertinelli 1975 Photo: CBS)
George Lopez is 61
American stand-up comedian, producer, comedy screenwriter, host and actor of stage, TV (George Lopez; Lopez Tonight; Comedy Club; Hollywood Squares; Dancing With The Stars; Saint George; Lopez), and movies (Valentine’s Day), born April 23, 1961. (George Lopez 2010 Photo: Maria Gallegos / BAMC)
John Hannah is 60
Scottish actor of movies (Four Weddings and a Funeral; Sliding Doors; The Mummy; The Hurricane; The Intruder; I’m With Lucy) and TV (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency; Spartacus; Damages; Transplant), born April 23, 1962. (John Hannah 2010 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
Melina Kanakaredes is 55 (aka Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides)
American actress of TV (Stella Bonasera on CSI: NY; Dr. Sydney Hansen on Providence; Guiding Light; New York News; NYPD Blue; Leaving L.A.; The Resident; Extant; The Practice; Notorious; Due South) and movies (Dangerous Beauty; Snitch), born April 23, 1967. (Melina Kanakaredes 2009 Photo: Praxinoa)
(Sandra Dee 1959 | Roy Orbison 1965 [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on April 23rd!
Remember These April 23rd Famous Birthdays
David Birney (married & divorced Meredith Baxter)
American audiobook narrator, actor of stage, TV (Bridget Loves Bernie; Serpico; Dr. Ben Samuels on St. Elsewhere; Glitter; Secrets; Love is a Many Splendored Thing; A World Apart; Hawaii Five-O; Seal Morning; Cannon), and movies (Caravan to Vaccares; Tomorrow’s a Killer) (born Apr. 23, 1939 – died Apr. 27, 2022; age 83). (David Birney 1972: Bridget Loves Birney / Screen Gems)
Tony Esposito (nee Anthony James Esposito; “Tony O“)
Canadian-American National Hockey League Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Chicago Black Hawks), 3-time Vezina Trophy winner (1970, 1972, 1974), 1970 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, Team Canada 1972 Summit Series goaltender, & Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager (born Apr. 23, 1943 – died Aug. 10, 2021; age 78). (Tony Esposito 1973: Chicago Black Hawks)
Roy Orbison (“the Caruso of Rock“; “the Big O“)
Grammy Award-winning American Songwriters and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer solo (Crying; Oh, Pretty Woman; Only the Lonely [Know the Way I Feel]; Running Scared; Dream Baby {How Long Must I Dream]; In Dreams; You Got It (born Apr. 23, 1936 – died Dec. 6, 1988; age 52). Roy Orbison died of a heart attack. (Roy Orbison 1965 Photo: Jac. de Nijs / Dutch National Archives)
Sandra Dee (nee Alexandra Zuck)
American 1950s teen model and movie actress (Gidget; Tammy Tell Me True; Imitation of Life; A Summer Place; That Funny Feeling; Romanoff and Juliet; Come September; The Reluctant Debutante; The Restless Years; A Stranger in My Arms) (born Apr. 23, 1942 – died Feb. 20, 2005; age 62). Sandra Dee died of kidney disease complications. (Sandra Dee 1959 The Wild and the Innocent)
Shirley Temple (aka Shirley Temple Black)
Juvenile Academy Award-winning American movie actress (Little Miss Marker; Heidi; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; The Little Princess; Captain January; Fort Apache; The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer; Bright Eyes; The Little Colonel; The Story of Seabiscuit) & U.S. Ambassador (born Apr. 23, 1928 – died Feb. 10, 2014; age 85). Shirley Temple died of COPD. (Shirley Temple: Pixabay)
Ngaio Marsh (nee Edith Ngaio Marsh)
New Zealand actress, director and mystery novelist, author of the Roderick Alleyn mystery series (A Man Lay Dead, Vintage Murder; Overture to Death; Death and the Dancing Footman; Artists in Crime; Clutch of Constables; Death in a White Tie; Enter a Murderer; The Nursing Home Murder) (born Apr. 23, 1895 – died Feb. 18, 1982; age 85). (Ngaio Marsh 1940s Christchurch City Libraries)
Academy Award-winning American actor & director of silent films (7th Heaven; The Typhoon; Humoresque; Flying Colors; Street Angel) & classic movies (Bad Girl; The Mortal Storm; Strange Cargo; Till We Meet Again; A Farewell to Arms; Flight Command; The Shining Hour; Jeanne Eagels; Young as You Feel) (born Apr. 23, 1894 – died June 19, 1962; age 68). (Frank Borzage 1915)
Ray Peterson
American Rockabilly Hall of Fame singer (The Wonder of You; Tell Laura I Love Her; Corinna, Corinna; Missing You; I Could Have Loved You So Well; Goodnight My Love [Pleasant Dreams]; My Blue Angel; Sweet Little Kathy) who overcame boyhood polio (born Apr. 23, 1939 – died Jan. 25, 2005; age 65). Ray Peterson died of cancer. (Ray Peterson 1970: Universal Records / Billboard)
Jan Hooks
American comedienne and actress of TV (Saturday Night Live; Designing Women; 3rd Rock from the Sun; Not Necessarily the News; The Martin Short Show; Primetime Glick; 30 Rock) and movies (Wildcats; Batman Returns; Coneheads; Simon Birch) (born Apr. 23, 1957 – died Oct. 9, 2014; age 57). Jan Hooks died of throat cancer. (Jan Hooks 1988 Photo: Alan Light)
Hervé Villechaize
French artist, model, and actor of stage, TV (Tattoo on Fantasy Island) & movies (The Man With the Golden Gun; The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight; The One and Only; Airplane II: The Sequel; Two Moon Junction) (born Apr. 23, 1943 – died Sept. 4, 1993; age 50). Cause of death for Hervé Villechaize was suicide (shooting). (Hervé Villechaize 1977 Fantasy Island Photo: ABC TV)
Janet Blair (nee Martha Janet Lafferty)
American WWII pin-up model, big-band singer, actress of stage, TV (Betty Smith on The Smith Family; Burke’s Law; Marcus Welby, M.D.) and movies (My Sister Eileen; I Love Trouble; The Fuller Brush Man; Boys’ Night Out; The Black Arrow) (born Apr. 23, 1921 – died Feb. 19, 2007; age 85). Janet Blair died of pneumonia complications. (Janet Blair 1947 The Fabulous Dorseys)
Roy Halston (nee Roy Halston Frowick)
American fashion designer (Jacqueline Kennedy’s pillbox hat; the shirtdress; Ultrasuede suit, menswear), uniforms (Braniff Airways; U.S Olympic Team; Girl Scouts; New York P.D.; Avis Rent-a-Car), perfume, luggage, lingerie, and bedding (born Apr. 23, 1932 – died Mar. 26, 1990; age 57). Roy Halston died of Kaposi’s sarcoma. (Roy Halston 1981 Photo: ABC)
Duncan Renaldo (nee Vasile Dumitru Cuheanos)
Romanian-American actor of TV (The Cisco Kid), silent films (The Bridge of San Luis Rey), and classic movies (Trader Horn; Oklahoma Renegades; King of the Texas Rangers; The Cisco Kid Returns; Rebellion; The Lone Ranger Rides Again; Cowboys From Texas; The Painted Stallion; Zorro Rides Again) (born Apr. 23, 1904 – died Sept. 3, 1980; age 76). (Duncan Renaldo 1929)
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