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Rob Thomas is 46 today

Celebrity birthdays for Feb.14
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(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for Feb. 14:

Singer Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty is 46.

TV personality Hugh Downs (“20/20”) is 97.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is 76.

Magician Teller of Penn and Teller is 70.

Actor Zach Galligan (Gremlins) is 54.

Actor Jake Lacy (The Office) is 32.

Singer Phyllis McGuire (The McGuire Sisters) is 87.

Actor Andrew Prine is 82.

Country singer Razzy Bailey is 79.

Jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker is 75.

Folk singer and songwriter Eric Andersen is 75.

Movie director Alan Parker is 74.

Journalist Carl Bernstein is 74.

TV personality Pat O’Brien (“The Insider,” “Access Hollywood”) is 70.

Cajun singer-musician Michael Doucet (Beausoleil) is 67.

Actor Ken Wahl (“Wiseguy”) is 61.

Opera singer Renee Fleming is 59.

Actress Meg Tilly is 58.

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is 58.

Singer Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! is 57.

Actress Sakina Jaffey (“House of Cards”) is 56.

Actor Enrico Colantoni (“Just Shoot Me”) is 55.

Actor Valente Rodriguez (“George Lopez”) is 54.

Bassist Ricky Wolking of The Nixons is 52.

Actor Simon Pegg (2009’s “Star Trek”) is 48.

Bassist Kevin Baldes of Lit is 46.

Actor Matt Barr is 34.

Actress Stephanie Leonidas is 34.

Actress Tiffany Thornton (“Sonny With A Chance”) is 32.

Actor Brett Dier (“Jane the Virgin”) is 28.

Actor Freddie Highmore (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Bates Motel”) is 26.

NFL player Jadeveon Clowney is 25.

Actress Allie Grant is 24.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1879, physicist Eli Burton. (July 6, 1948)

In 1894, comedian Jack Benny. (Dec. 26, 1974)

In 1913, sportscaster Mel Allen. (June 1, 1996)

In 1913, U.S. college football coach Woody Hayes. (March 12, 1987)

In 1913, labour union leader Jimmy Hoffa. (Disappeared July 30, 1975 declared legally dead in 1982)

In 1915, songwriter Irving Gordon (Unforgettable). (Dec. 1, 1996)

In 1922, rock ‘n’ roll disc jockey Murray (the K) Kaufman. (Feb. 21, 1982)

In 1923, Canadian singer and trombonist Wally Koster. (Dec. 11, 1975)

In 1927, Canadian actress Lois Maxwell. (Sept. 29, 2007)

In 1929, actor Vic Morrow. (July 23, 1982)

In 1931, Hockey Hall of Famer Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion. (March 11, 2006)

In 1934, actress Florence Henderson. (Nov. 24, 2016)

In 1935, Canadian trombonist Rob McConnell. (May 1, 2010)

In 1946, actor-singer-dancer Gergory Hines. (Aug. 9, 2003)

In 1947, singer and songwriter Tim Buckley. (June 25, 1975)

In 1973, NFL quarterback Steve McNair. (July 4, 2009)