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Birthdays – Dec. 28

Actor Maggie Smith (TV’s “Downton Abbey,” film’s “Harry Potter”) is 88. Singer-keyboardist Edgar Winter is 76. Actor Denzel Washington is 68. TV personality Gayle King is 68. Drummer Mike McGuire of Shenandoah is 64. Actor Chad McQueen (the “Karate Kid” films) is 62. Country singer-guitarist Marty Roe of Diamond Rio is 62. Actor Malcolm Gets (“Caroline in the City”) is 59. Political commentator Ana Navarro (“The View”) is 51. Comedian Seth Meyers (“Late Night With Seth Meyers”) is 49. Actor Brendan Hines (“Suits,” "Lie To Me”) is 46. Actor Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is 46. Actor Vanessa Ferlito (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 45. Singer John Legend is 44. Actor Andre Holland (“Selma”) is 43. Actor Sienna Miller is 41. Actor Beau Garrett (“The Good Doctor”) is 40. Actor Thomas Dekker (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Heroes”) is 35. Actor Mackenzie Rosman (“7th Heaven”) is 33. “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta is 32. Actor Mary-Charles Jones (“Kevin Can Wait”) is 21. Actor Miles Brown (“Black-ish”) is 18.

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Birthdays – Dec. 27

Actor John Amos (“The West Wing,” “Roots”) is 83. Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 78. Singer Tracy Nelson is 78. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 74. Jazz drummer T.S. Monk is 73. Singer Karla Bonoff is 71. Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 70. Actor Tovah Feldshuh (“Law & Order”) is 69. Actor Maryam D’Abo (“The Living Daylights”) is 62. Drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is 60. Actor Ian Gomez (“Felicity,” "The Drew Carey Show”) is 58. Actor Theresa Randle (“Bad Boys”) is 58. Actor Eva LaRue (“CSI: Miami”) is 56. Bassist Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 53. Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None the Richer is 50. Actor Wilson Cruz (“Party of Five,” "My So-Called Life”) is 49. Actor Masi Oka (“Hawaii Five-0,” "Heroes”) is 48. Actor Emilie de Ravin (“Once Upon A Time,” "Lost”) is 41. Actor Jay Ellis (“Insecure”) is 41. Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 40. Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 34. Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 31. Actor Timothee Chalamet is 27.