March 24th Birthdays

If you were born on March 24th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

David Suzuki

Canadian scientist, University of British Columbia genetics professor, environmental activist, author (The Sacred Balance), CBC TV host (Quirks & Quarks; Science Magazine; The Nature of Things; A Planet For the Taking), born March 24, 1936. (David Suzuki Photo: David Suzuki Foundation)

Bob Mackie (nee Robert Gordon Mackie; partner of Ray Aghayan)

American fashion and costume designer for TV (The Carol Burnett Show, The Sonny and Cher Show; Fresno), movies (Gypsy, Staying Alive; Max Dugan Returns), and celebrities (Cher, Diana Ross, Carol Burnett, Mitzi Gaynor), born March 24, 1939. (Bob Mackie Photo: BobMackie.com)

Mary Balogh (nee Mary Jenkins)

Welsh-Canadian Georgian and regency romance historical fiction novelist (Simply Unforgettable; Simply Quartet; Slightly Married and Bedwyn series; First Comes Marriage and Huxtable series; Someone to Love & Westcott series), born March 24, 1944. (Mary Balogh Photo: MaryBalogh.com)

Nick Lowe (nee Nicholas Drain Lowe; ex of Carlene Carter)

English musician, producer (Elvis Costello, Pretenders), & singer-songwriter (Cruel To Be Kind; What So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding; I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass), born March 24, 1949. Ex-son-in-law of Carl Smith, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash. (Nick Lowe 1980 Rockpile: Columbia)

Tommy Hilfiger (nee Thomas Jacob Hilfiger)

American fashion designer, Tommy Hilfiger Corporation brand founder (sportswear, menswear, women’s clothing, perfumes, etc.), author (All American: A Style Book; American Dreamer), and philanthropist, born March 24, 1951. (Tommy Hilfiger 2009 Photo: Tommy Hilfiger) 

Pat Bradley (aunt of Keegan Bradley)

World Golf Hall of Fame American LPGA Tour golfer, winner of 6 major championships (3 du Maurier Classics; U.S. Women’s Open; ANA Inspiration; Women’s PGA Championship), 1986 & 1991 LPGA Tour Player of the Year, born March 24, 1951. (Pat Bradley 1987 Photo)

Nicholas Campbell (ex of Louisa Martin)

Canadian filmmaker, actor of movies (The Dead Zone; Killing ’em Softly; Cinderella Man; Butterbox Babies; Fast Company; The Amateur) and TV (Da Vinci’s Inquest; Diamonds; The Insiders; Street Legal; Haven), born March 24, 1952. (Nicholas Campbell 1988 Diamonds Photo: USA Network)

Donna Pescow 

American actress of TV (Donna Garland on Out of This World; Eileen Stevens on Even Stevens; Gertrude Morgan on General Hospital; Angie; All My Children; One Life to Live; The Flash; The Love Boat; Hotel) and movies (Saturday Night Fever; Carol of the Bells), born March 24, 1954. (Donna Pescow 1980 Angie: ABC)

Kim Johnston Ulrich (nee Kim Charisse Johnston; married Robert J. Ulrich)

American actress of TV (Ivy Winthrop Crane on Passions; Diana McColl on As the World Turns; Nightingales; Reasonable Doubts; Supernatural; Law & Order True Crime; Diagnosis Murder) and movies (Spellcaster; Rumpelstiltskin), born March 24, 1955. (Kim Johnston Ulrich Painting: A. Hamilton)

Doug Jarvis (nee Douglas McArthur Jarvis)

Canadian NHL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Hartford Whalers) with 4 Stanley Cups & 964 consecutive games, now an NHL assistant coach (Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks), born March 24, 1955. (Doug Jarvis 2008 Photo: Horge)

Kelly LeBrock (ex of Victor Drai, Steven Seagal)

American fashion model and cover girl (Vogue; Pantene), movie actress (The Woman in Red; Weird Science; Hard to Kill; Wrongfully Accused; The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Gamers; 10 Days in a Madhouse), and TV personality (Hell’s Kitchen), born March 24, 1960. (Kelly LeBrock 2014 Photo: Rob DiCaterino)

Nena (nee Gabriele Susanne Kerner)

German songwriter, composer, and singer (99 Luftballons / 99 Red Balloons; Just a Dream; Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime; Liebe ist; That’s Life [Verliebt in Berlin theme song; Lieber Gott), and actress of music videos and TV (Hangin’ Out), born March 24, 1960. (Nena 2008 Photo: André D Conrad)

Star Jones (nee Starlet Marie Jones; aka Star Jones Reynolds)

American lawyer, TV journalist, legal analyst, & judge (Today; NBC Nightly News; Jones & Jury; Inside Edition; American Journal), TV personality & hostess (The View; Star Jones; Divorce Court; Entertainment Tonight; The Insider; Hollywood Squares), born March 24, 1962. (Star Jones 2011: Justin Hoch)

Diann Roffe (aka Diann Roffe-Steinrotter)

American World Cup alpine ski racer, 2-time Winter Olympic Games medalist (1992 Albertville, France giant slalom silver; 1994 Lillehammer, Norway Super G gold), and 1985 Giant Slalom World Championships gold medalist, born March 24, 1968. (Diann Roffe Painting: A. Hamilton)

Lara Flynn Boyle (ex-partner of Kyle MacLachlan, Jack Nicholson)

American actress of TV (Helen Gamble on The Practice; Donna Hayward on Twin Peaks; Las Vegas; Huff; Amerika) and movies (The Big Squeeze; The Temp; Men in Black II; Red Rock West; Baby’s Day Out; Threesome; Afterglow; The Rookie), born March 24, 1970. (Lara Flynn Boyle 1990 Photo: Alan Light)

Megyn Price (ex of Bill Lawrence)

American actress of TV (Audrey Bingham on Rules of Engagement; Claudia Finnerty on Grounded for LIfe; Mary on The Ranch; Lateline; Common Law; The Drew Carey Show) and movies (3 Day Test; Mystery, Alaska; Love Happens), born March 24, 1971. (Megyn Price 2008 Photo: Kristin Dos Santos)

Jim Parsons (nee James Joseph Parsons)

Emmy Award-winning American producer, actor of TV (Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory & Young Sheldon; Hollywood) and films (Hidden Figures; The Normal Heart; The Boys in the Band; Visions; A Kid Like Jake; The Great New Wonderful), born March 24, 1973. (Jim Parsons 2009: Kristin Dos Santos)

Alyson Hannigan (married Alexis Denisof)

American actress of TV (Willow Rosenberg on Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Lily Aldrin on How I Met Your Mother; Claire Clancy on Fancy Nancy; Free Spirit) & movies (American Pie; American Reunion; Dead Man on Campus; You Might Be the Killer), born March 24, 1974. (Alyson Hannigan 2013: Rach)

(Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle 1917 [colorized]| Vanessa Brown 1953)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on March 24th!

Remember These March 24th Famous Birthdays

Robert Carradine (son of John Carradine, brother of Keith Carradine)

American actor of TV (Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire; King of the Nerds; The Cowboys) & films (Revenge of the Nerds; Gunfighter; A Fish Tale; Just the Way You Are; The Player; The Long Riders; Mean Streets; Joyride) (born Mar. 24, 1954 – died Feb. 23, 2026; age 71). Half-brother of David Carradine; uncle of Martha Plimpton. (Robert Carradine 2004: The 1 Second Film)

Louie Anderson (nee Louis Perry Anderson)

Emmy Award-winning American stand up comedian (Louie: Larger Than Life), host and actor of television (Baskets; Life with Louie; Family Feud; The Louie Show), movies (The Wrong Guys; Ratboy; Cook Off!), author (Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child) (born Mar. 24, 1953 – died Jan. 21, 2022; age 68). Louie Anderson died of lymphoma. (Louie Anderson 2012 Photo: Melly Allen)

William Smith

American actor of TV (Falconetti on Rich Man, Poor Man; Joe Riley on Laredo & The Virginian; The Asphalt Jungle; Zero One; Hawaii Five-O; Emerald Point N.A.S.; Mod Squad; Mission: Impossible) & movies (Any Which Way You Can; The Frisco Kid; The Mean Season; The Mating Game; Darker Than Amber) (born Mar. 24, 1933 – died July 5, 2021; age 88). (William Smith 1970 Daniel Boone)

Norman Fell (nee Norman Noah Feld)

American actor of TV (87th Precinct; Stanley Roper on Three’s Company & The Ropers; Dan August; Teachers Only; Needles and Pins; Dr. Kildare; Rich Man, Poor Man) and movies (Ocean’s 11; The Graduate; The Killers; PT 109; Bullitt; Fitzwilly; Catch-22) (born Mar. 24, 1924 – died Dec. 14, 1998; age 74). Norman Fell died of bone marrow cancer. (Normam Fell 1971 Dan August)

Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (cousin of Andrew & Maclyn Arbuckle)

American film director (aka William Goodrich) & actor (Bright Lights; Mabel’s New Hero; Life of the Party; The Rounders; Back Stage; The Bell Boy;), acquitted of manslaughter (Virginia Rappe) (born Mar. 24, 1887 – died June 29, 1933; age 46). Married Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail; ex of Minta Durfee, Doris Deane. Roscoe Arbuckle died of a heart attack. (Fatty Arbuckle 1917)

Richard Conte (nee Nicholas Peter Conte; father of Mark Conte)

American actor of TV (The Four Just Men; The Godfather Saga) and films (Hotel; The Godfather; A Bell for Adano; Call Northside 777; I’ll Cry Tomorrow; The Blue Gardenia; Thieves Highway; Somewhere in the Night; Ocean’s 11; Lady in Cement; Circus World; A Walk in the Sun) (born Mar. 24, 1910 – died Apr. 15, 1975; age 65). Ex of Ruth Storey.  (Richard Conte 1945: 20th Century Fox)

Curtis Hanson 

Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, movie producer & film director (L.A. Confidential; The Bedroom Window; Bad Influence; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; The River Wild; Wonder Boys; 8 Mile; The Big Year; In Her Shoes) (born Mar. 24, 1945 – died Sept. 20, 2016; age 71). Curtis Hanson died of natural causes. (Curtis Hanson 2007 Photo: David Shankbone)

Steve McQueen (nee Terence Steven McQueen; “The King of Cool“)

American film actor (The Thomas Crown Affair; Bullitt; The Getaway; Papillon; Junior Bonner; The Cincinnati Kid; Baby the Rain Must Fall; The Great Escape; The Magnificent Seven; The Blob) (born Mar. 24, 1930 – died Nov. 7, 1980; age 50). Ex of Ali MacGraw, Neile Adams; father of Chad McQueen; grandfather of Molly McQueen & Steven R. McQueen. (Steve McQueen 1969 The Reivers)

Murray Hamilton

Tony-winning American actor of stage, TV (B. J. and the Bear; Rich Man, Poor Man; Dr. Kildare) and movies (Jaws; The Drowning Pool; The Spirit of St. Louis; No Time for Sergeants; The FBI Story; The Graduate; Houseboat; 1941; Brubaker; The Whistle at Eaton Falls) (born Mar. 24, 1923 – died Sept. 1, 1986; age 63). Murray Hamilton died of lung cancer. (Murray Hamilton 1957 Seaway)

Harry Houdini (nee Erik Weisz; aka Ehrich Weiss; aka Harry Weiss)

Austrian-Hungarian-American magician, stunt performer and illusionist, renowned escape artist called “The Handcuff King” (Chinese water torture cell; milk can escape; suspended straightjacket escape; buried alive escape), actor (The Master Mystery) (born Mar. 24, 1874 – died Oct. 31, 1926; age 52). Harry Houdini died of peritonitis. (Harry Houdini c 1910 Photo: LaPine Studios)

Joseph Barbera

Emmy and Academy Award-winning American cartoonist, animator, producer & co-founder of Hanna-Barbera studio (The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons; Huckleberry Hound; Tom and Jerry; Yogi Bear; Quick Draw McGraw; Jonny Quest; Top Cat; Magilla Gorilla; Smurfs; Shazzan) (born Mar. 24, 1911 – died Dec. 18, 2006; age 95). (Joseph Barbera 1993: Kerry Cisneroz)

Gene Nelson (nee Leander Eugene Berg; ex of Miriam Nelson)

American TV director (Mod Squad; The F.B.I.; The Rookies; I Dream of Jeannie; The Rifleman; The Farmer’s Daughter; The Donna Reed Show; Iron Horse; Destry; Blondie; Cannon; Dan August), actor & dancer of stage, TV (Gunsmoke), & movies (Oklahoma!; Tea For Two) (born Mar. 24, 1920 – died Sept. 16, 1996; age 76). Ex-lover of Jane Powell. (Gene Nelson 1961 The Purple Hills)

Vanessa Brown (nee Smylla Brind; ex of Mark Sandrich Jr.)

Australian-American actress of TV (My Favorite Husband) & films (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; The Fighter; The Late George Apley; The Basketball Fix; Three Husbands; Tarzan and the Slave Girl;  Rosie!; The Secret of St. Ives; The Bad and the Beautiful) (born Mar. 24, 1928 – died May 21, 1999; age 71). Mother of Cathy Sandrich Gelfond. (Vanessa Brown 1948: Modern Screen)

Syd Saylor (nee Leo Sailor)

American actor of silent films (George The Winner; Snookums‘ Merry Christmas; The Newlyweds’ Shopping Tour; Red Hot Leather) & classic movies (The Three Mesquiteers; Branded a Coward; Mystery Mountain; Forlorn River; Guns in the Dark; Unfaithful; Born to the West; The Border Legion; Arizona) (born Mar. 24, 1895 – died Dec. 21, 1962; age 67). (Syd Saylor 1934 The Lost Jungle)

Charles Clary

American early sound & silent film actor (The Penalty; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court; Whispering Wires; Madame du Barry; The Blacklist; The Adventures of Kathlyn; The Woman in Room 13; A Tale of Two Cities; The Man Hunter; Jimmie’s Millions; Sunset Jones; Prodigal Daughters; The Last Hour) (born Mar. 24, 1873 – died Mar. 24, 1931; age 58). (Charles Clary 1920)

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