In the title role of the TV series “House” he’s an acerbic jerk yet lovable. And his American accent is so good we bet many viewers never realize that he’s a Brit. Hugh Laurie is 48.
•Actor Gene Wilder is 74.
•Actor Chad Everett is 70.
•Comedian Johnny Brown (“Laugh-In”) is 70.
•Singer Joey Dee is 67.
•Actress Adrienne Barbeau (“Maude”) is 62.
•Drummer Frank Beard of ZZ Top is 58.
•Rock singer Donnie Van Zant is 55.
•Actor Peter Bergman (“The Young and the Restless”) is 54.
•Country singer Bruce Robison is 41.
•Bassist Smilin’ Jay McDowell (BR5-49) is 38.
•Bassist Dan Lavery of Tonic is 38.
•Rock musician Tai Anderson (Third Day) is 31.
•Actor Joshua Jackson (“Dawson’s Creek”) is 29.
•Actor Shia LaBeouf (“Holes,” “Disturbia”) is 21.
Birthdays of the past:
•1572, Ben Jonson, playwright and poet; died 1637
•1864, Richard Strauss, composer; died 1949
•1880, Jeannette Rankin, first woman elected to Congress; died 1973
•1910, Carmine Coppola, composer; died 1991
•1910, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanic explorer; died 1997
•1913, Vince Lombardi, NFL coach; died 1970
•1914, Magda Gabor, one of the Gabor sisters; died 1997
