Celebrity Birthdays for May 22:
Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 86.
Actor Frank Converse is 86.
Actress Barbara Parkins ("Peyton Place," ''Valley of the Dolls") is 82.
Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 74.
Actor Al Corley ("Dynasty") is 68.
Singer Morrissey is 65.
Actress Ann Cusack ("Jeff Foxworthy Show," ''A League of Their Own") is 63.
Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 63.
Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence ("Chuck") is 60.
Singer Johnny Gill is 58.
Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 57.
Actress Brooke Smith ("Grey's Anatomy," ''The Silence of the Lambs") is 57.
Actor Michael Kelly ("House of Cards") is 55.
Model Naomi Campbell is 54.
Actress Anna Belknap ("CSI: NY") is 52.
Actress Alison Eastwood is 52.
Singer Donell Jones is 51.
Actor Sean Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy," ''Gilmore Girls") is 50.
Actress A.J. Langer ("Private Practice") is 50.
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin ("Once Upon A Time") is 46.
Singer Vivian Green is 45.
Actress Maggie Q ("Insurgent," ''Divergent") is 45.
Olympic gold medal speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is 42.
Actress Molly Ephraim ("Last Man Standing") is 38.
Tennis player Novak Djokovic is 37.
Actress Anna Baryshnikov ("Superior Donuts") is 32.
Actress Camren Bicondova ("Gotham") is 25.
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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