Celebrity Birthdays for May 17:
Actor Peter Gerety is 84.
Singer Taj Mahal is 82.
Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 75.
Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 71.
TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 71.
Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 68.
Sports announcer Jim Nantz is 65.
Producer Simon Fuller (TV: "American Idol") is 64.
Singer Enya is 63.
Actor Craig Ferguson ("The Late Late Show," ''The Drew Carey Show") is 62.
Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 61.
Actor David Eigenberg ("Sex and the City") is 60.
Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 59.
Actress Paige Turco is 59.
Actor Hill Harper ("CSI: NY," ''He Got Game") is 58.
TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia ("Queer Eye For The Straight Guy") is 55.
Singer Alan Doyle (Great Big Sea) is 55.
Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 55.
Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 54.
Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 51.
Actress Sasha Alexander is 51.
Actress Natalie Brown ("The Strain") is 51.
Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 50.
Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Heroes") is 50.
Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") is 48.
Actress Rochelle Aytes is 48.
Actress Kat Foster is 46.
Actress Ayda Field is 45.
NBA All-star Tony Parker is 42.
Actress Ginger Gonzaga is 41.
Folk-rock singer-songwriter Passenger is 40.
Dancer-choreographer Derek Hough ("Dancing With The Stars") is 39.
NFL quarterback Matt Ryan is 39.
Actor Tahj Mowry ("Smart Guy," ''Kim Possible") is 38.
Actress Nikki Reed ("Twilight") is 36.
Olympic/World champion ice dancer Tessa Virtue is 35.
Actress Leven Rambin ("The Hunger Games," ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") is 34.
Singer Kree Harrison (TV: "American Idol") is 34.
Actress Samantha Browne-Walters is 33.
Actor Justin Martin is 30.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1898, Group of Seven painter A.J. Casson. (Feb. 20, 1992)
In 1911, actress Maureen O'Sullivan. (June 23, 1998)
In 1918, Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson. (Dec. 25, 2005)
In 1921, composer Bob Merrill. (Feb. 17, 1998)
In 1925, Henri Bergeron, TV star who was the first television announcer in Canada. (July 10, 2000)
In 1936, actor-director Dennis Hopper. (May 29, 2010)
In 1944, singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester, (April 11, 2014)
In 1948, country singer Penny DeHaven, (Feb. 23, 2014)
In 1955, Country Dick Montana, the lead singer of "The Beat Farmers." (Nov. 8, 1995)
In 1955, actor Bill Paxton. (Feb. 25, 2017)
In 1956, actor-comedian Bob Saget. (Jan. 9, 2022)
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