December 23rd Birthdays
If you were born on December 23rd, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Frederic Forrest is 86 (nee Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.)
American actor of movies (The Rose; The Don is Dead; When the Legends Die; Apocalypse Now; The Missouri Breaks; Point Blank; Falling Down; Hammett; Lassie) and TV (21 Jump Street; Lonesome Dove), born December 23, 1936. Ex of Marilu Henner. (Frederic Forrest 1983 Saigon – Year of the Cat)
Harry Shearer is 79
Emmy Award-winning American comedian, musician, screenwriter, voice over & character actor of TV (Saturday Night Live; The Simpsons) and movies (This is Spinal Tap; Dick; Nixon’s The One; America 2-Night; Plain Clothes), born December 23, 1943. (Harry Shearer 2010 Photo: Derek Bridges)
Susan Lucci is 76
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American author, host & actress of TV (Erica Kane on All My Children; Genevieve Delatour on Devious Maids; Dallas; Hot in Cleveland; Love is a Many Splendored Thing; Deadly Affairs), born December 23, 1946. (Susan Lucci 2009 Photo: The Heart Truth / U.S. Govt.)
American screenwriter (CBS Schoolbreak Special) and actress of movies & TV (Helen Loomis on Room 222; Electra Woman and Dyna Girl; Batman; Love, American Style; CHiPs; Barnaby Jones; Medical Center; Mod Squad; Bewitched; The Twilight Zone), born December 23, 1949. (Judy Strangis 1970 Dan August)
Joan Severance is 64
American fashion model & actress of TV (Love Boat: The Next Wave; Wiseguy; Wicked Wicked Games) and movies (Bird on a Wire; See No Evil, Hear No Evil; Payback; Black Scorpion films), born December 23, 1958. (Joan Severance 2016 Photo: Dana Patrick Photography & JoanSeverance.com)
Eddie Vedder is 58 (nee Edward Louis Severson III)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American rock musician, lead singer and songwriter of Pearl Jam (Jeremy; Last Kiss; Merkin Ball / I Got Id; Daughter; Who You Are; Given to Fly; Alive; Go; Immortality; Black; Better Man; Brother), born December 23, 1964. (Eddie Vedder 2010 Photo: Michele Boccamazzo)
American actress of TV (Becky on Roy; Lily Walsh Snyder on As the World Turns; Andrea Floyd on General Hospital; Anacostia; Pretty the Series; The Young Riders; Kate & Allie) and movies (Sliding Home; Anna to the Infinite Power), born December 23, 1969. (Martha Byrne 2012 Photo: Henk Bezemer)
(Susan Lucci 2009: The Heart Truth | Ann Pennington 1917)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on December 23rd!
Remember These December 23rd Famous Birthdays
James Stacy (nee Maurice William Elias; ex of Kim Darby, Connie Stevens)
American actor of TV (Johnny Madrid Lancer on Lancer; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Wiseguy; Gunsmoke; The Donna Reed Show) and movies (Summer Magic; Posse; Double Exposure; Flareup; Something Wicked This Way Comes) (born Dec. 23, 1936 – died Sept. 9, 2016; age 79). James Stacy died of anaphylactic shock. (James Stacy 1968 Lancer Photo: CBS Television)
Yousuf Karsh
Armenian-Canadian celebrity portrait photographer (Winston Churchill; Humphrey Bogart; Ernest Hemingway; Elizabeth Taylor; George Bernard Shaw; Princess Elizabeth; Audrey Hepburn; Muhammad Ali) (born Dec. 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002; age 93). Yousuf Karsh died after surgery. (Yousuf Karsh 1936 Photo: Claude Castonguay / Library and Archives Canada)
Harry Guardino
American character actor of stage, movies (Houseboat; Jigsaw; Pork Chop Hill; Dirty Harry; Hell is for Heroes; Madigan; The Hell With Heroes; The Enforcer, and TV (The Reporter; The New Perry Mason; Monty Nash; Murder, She Wrote; Hawaii Five-O) (born Dec. 23, 1925 – July 17, 1995; age 69). Harry Guardino died of lung cancer. (Harry Guardino 1964 The Reporter Photo: CBS TV)
Gerald S. O’Loughlin (nee Gerald Stuart O’Loughlin Jr.)
American actor of stage, TV (Lt. Ed Ryker on The Rookies; Guiding Light; Joe Kaplan on Our House; Men at Law; Automan; The Doctors) and movies (A Hatful of Rain; In Cold Blood; Ice Station Zebra; The Valachi Papers; Frances; City Heat; A Man Called Adam; Frances; Twilight’s Last Gleaming; Cop Hater) (born Dec. 23, 1921 – died July 31, 2015; age 93). (Gerald S. O’Loughlin 1971 Dan August)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American amateur basketball player, 2X NCAA champion center (Oklahoma A&M); Phillips 66ers 6X AAU All-American & 3X champion; 2X Summer Olympics gold medals (USA team – 1948 London; 1952 Helsinki) (born Dec. 23, 1924 – died Sept. 29, 2013; age 88). (Bob Kurland 1944-1945: Oklahoma A&M)
James Gregory
American actor of TV (Inspector Frank Luger on Barney Miller; The Lawless Years; Danger; Detective School; Ironside) & movies (The Manchurian Candidate; PT 109; Captain Newman, M.D.; Underwater Warrior; Al Capone; Murderers’ Row; Clambake) (born Dec. 23, 1911 – Sept. 16, 2002; age 90). James Gregory died of natural causes. (James Gregory 1957 The Young Stranger Trailer)
Cy Denneny (nee Cyril Joseph Denneny)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian professional hockey player, top-scoring NHL forward (Ottawa Senators 1916-1928; Boston Bruins player-coach 1928-1929) with 4 Stanley Cup wins (1920, 1921, 1923 & 1927) (born Dec. 23, 1891 – died Sept. 10, 1970; age 78). Cause of death for Cy Denneny is unknown. (Cy Denneny 1920 Ottawa Senators Photo: Ross Dunn / Flickr)
Ann Pennington (nee Anna Pennington; “Tiny Penny“)
American “Black Bottom” dancer & actress of Broadway (Ziegfeld Follies; George White’s Scandals) and silent movies (Gold Diggers of Broadway; Hello Baby!; Tanned Legs; Night Parade; The Golden Strain; Madame Behave; The Mad Dancer; Sunshine Nan) (born Dec. 23, 1893 – died Nov. 4, 1971; age 77). Ann Pennington died of a stroke. (Ann Pennington 1916 Photo: Picture Play)
Corey Haim (ex-fiance of Nicole Eggert; ex-partner of Alyssa Milano)
Canadian actor of TV (The Edison Twins) & films (Lucas; The Lost Boys; License to Drive; Murphy’s Romance; Firstborn; Silver Bullet; Oh, What a Night; The Hostage Game; Dream a Little Dream; Watchers) (born Dec. 23, 1971 – died Mar. 10, 2010; age 38). Corey Haim was addicted to prescription drugs and died of lung and heart ailments. (Corey Haim 2008: Bree from Worcester, MA)
Madam C. J. Walker (nee Sarah Breedlove)
National Women’s Hall of Fame American hair care products entrepreneur (developed a sales agent training program; beauty salons, door-to-door & mail-order businesses), hair stylist, activist, & philanthropist; orphaned at age 7, and the 1st self-made female millionaire in America (born Dec. 23, 1867 – died May 25, 1919; age 51). (Madam C. J. Walker 1914: Scurlock Studio)
José Greco (nee Costanzo Greco)
Italian-American flamenco dancer & choreographer, José Greco Dance Company &José Greco Foundation for Hispanic Dance founder, performer of stage, TV & classic movies (Ship of Fools; The Proud and the Damned; Holiday for Lovers; Around the World in 80 Days), author (Gypsy in My Soul) (born Dec. 23, 1918 – died Dec. 31, 2000; age 82). (José Greco 1975: Larry Bessel)
Don McNeill (nee Donald T. McNeill)
Radio Hall of Fame golden age of radio script editor, actor, host & announcer of long-running (1933-1968) radio and television variety/talk show The Breakfast Club (comedy, vocal groups, soloists, chat), Take Two game show host, later a communications teacher (born Dec. 23, 1907 – died May 7, 1996; age 88). (Don McNeill 1949: Radio Mirror)
John Callahan (ex of Eva LaRue)
American actor of movies & TV (Eric Stavros on Falcon Crest; Edmund Grey on All My Children; Leo Russell on General Hospital; Craig Hunt on Santa Barbara; Dr. Baker on Days of Our Lives; Det. Mackenzie Johnson on The Bay; Watch Over Me; Emerald Point N.A.S.; Murder, She Wrote; Desperate Housewives) (born Dec. 23, 1953 – died Mar. 28, 2020; age 66). John Callahan died of a stroke.
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