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Robert Downey Jr. is 53 today

Celebrity birthdays for April 4
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Robert Downey Jr.

(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for April 4:

Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 53.

Drummer Dave (Pick) Withers of Dire Straits is 70.

Talk show host Graham Norton is 55.

Comedian David Cross (Arrested Development) is 54.

Magician David Blaine is 45.

Actress Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is The New Black) is 39.

Actor Eric Andre is 35.

Singer Austin Mahone is 22.

Conductor Victor Feldbrill is 94.

Actress Estelle Harris is 90.

Recording executive Clive Davis is 86.

Author Kitty Kelley is 76.

’60s pop singer Kris Jensen is 76.

Actor Craig T. Nelson is 74.

Actor Walter Charles is 73.

Dave Hill, lead guitarist with Slade, is 72.

Actress Christine Lahti (“Chicago Hope”) is 68.

Singer Steve Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers is 67.

World figure skating champion Karen Magnussen is 66.

Actress Mary-Margaret Humes (“Dawson’s Creek,” “History of the World Part 1”) is 64.

Writer-producer David E. Kelley (“Ally McBeal,” “The Practice”) is 62.

Ballerina Evelyn Hart is 62.

Actress Constance Shulman (“Orange Is The New Black”) is 60.

Actor Phil Morris is 59.

Actor Hugo Weaving (“The Matrix,” “Lord of the Rings”) is 58.

Actress Lorraine Toussaint is 58.

Bassist Craig Adams (The Cult) is 56.

Hockey Hall of Fame centre Dale Hawerchuk is 55.

Actress Nancy McKeon is 52.

Actor Barry Pepper is 48.

Country singer Clay Davidson is 47.

Singer Josh Todd of Buckcherry is 47.

Singer Jill Scott is 46.

Bassist Magnus Sveningsson of The Cardigans is 46.

Singer Kelly Price is 45.

Singer Andre Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 44.

Guitarist Josh McSwain of Parmalee is 43.

Actor James Roday (“Psych”) is 42.

NHL goalie Roberto Luongo is 39.

Actress Amanda Righetti (“The Mentalist”) is 35.

Actress Sarah Gadon is 31.

Actress-singer Jamie Lynn Spears (“Zoey 101”) is 27.

Actress Daniela Bobadilla (“Anger Management”) is 25.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1893, conductor Douglas Clarke, who led the Montreal Orchestra. (Nov. 14, 1962)

In 1895, ballroom dancing instructor Arthur Murray. (March 3, 1991)

In 1913, Governor General Jules Leger. (Nov. 22, 1980)

In 1913, actress Frances Langford. (July 11, 2005)

In 1915, bluesman Muddy Waters. (April 30, 1983)

In 1921, former Ontario Chief Justice Charles Dubin. (Oct. 27, 2008)

In 1921, actress Elizabeth Wilson. (May 9, 2015)

In 1922, composer Elmer Bernstein. (Aug. 18, 2004)

In 1928, author-poet Maya Angelou. (May 28, 2014)

In 1932, actor Anthony Perkins. (Sept. 12, 1992)

In 1938, Bart Giamatti, Commissioner of Major League Baseball. (Sept. 1, 1989)

In 1938, country singer-songwriter Norro Wilson. (June 8, 2017)

In 1939, soul singer Major Lance. (Sept. 3, 1994)

In 1939, bandleader Hugh Masekela. (Jan. 23, 2018)

In 1945, actress Caroline McWilliams (“Benson,” “Soap”). (Feb. 11, 2010)

In 1948, bassist Berry Oakley. (Nov. 11, 1972)

In 1949, reggae musician Junior Braithwaite. (June 2, 1999)

In 1952, rock guitarist Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy). (Feb. 6, 2011)

In 1952, Hockey Hall of Fame coach Pat Burns. (Nov. 19, 2010)

In 1966, bassist Mike Starr (Alice in Chains). (March 8, 2011)

In 1979, actor Heath Ledger. (Jan. 22, 2008)