Celebrity Birthdays for Aug. 1:
Singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott is 94.
Baritone opera singer Bruno Laplante is 87.
Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 83.
Basketball Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams is 75.
Blues musician Robert Cray is 72.
Singer Michael Penn is 67.
Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 66.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 65.
Actor Jesse Borrego is 63.
Actor Demian Bichir is 62.
Actor John Carroll Lynch is 62.
Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 61.
Movie director Sam Mendes is 60.
Country singer George Ducas is 59.
Actress Jennifer Gareis ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 55.
Actor Charles Malik Whitfield is 53.
Actress Tempestt Bledsoe ("The Cosby Show") is 52.
Olympic gold medal cross-country skier Beckie Scott is 51.
Czech illustrator and writer Vhrsti is 50.
Actor Jason Momoa ("Game of Thrones") is 46.
Actress Honeysuckle Weeks is 46.
Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 44.
Actor Taylor Fry ("Kirk," ''Get A Life") is 44.
Actor Elijah Kelley (2007's "Hairspray") is 39.
Actor James Francis Kelly ("Rocky Balboa") is 36.
MLB pitcher Madison Bumgarner is 36.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1898, film composer and conductor Morris Stoloff. (April 16, 1980)
In 1899, Canadian lawyer-poet-law professor Frank Scott. (Jan. 30, 1985)
In 1919, British novelist Stanley Middleton. (July 25, 2009)
In 1930, British composer-lyricist Lionel Bart. (April 3, 1999)
In 1930, actor-director Geoffrey Holder. (Oct. 5, 2014)
In 1931, cartoonist Tom Wilson ("Ziggy"). (Sept. 16, 2011)
In 1933, actor-comedian Dom DeLuise. (May 4, 2009)
In 1936, fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. (June 1, 2008)
In 1939, author Robert James Waller. (March 10, 2017)
In 1942, Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead. (Aug. 9, 1995)
In 1943, record producer Denny Cordell. (Feb. 18, 1995)
In 1949, Canadian Football Hall-of-Famer Ray Nettles. (Sept. 29, 2009)
In 1949, American poet and musician Jim Carroll. (Sept. 11, 2009)
In 1951, guitarist Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple). (Dec. 4, 1976)
In 1953, news anchor/announcer Mark Dailey. ( Dec. 6, 2010)
In 1954, boxer Trevor Berbick. (Oct. 28, 2006)
In 1958, guitarist Rob Buck (10,000 Maniacs). (Dec. 19, 2000)
In 1963, rapper Coolio. (Sept. 28, 2022)
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