Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 29:
Singer-actress Melba Moore is 84.
Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 77.
Actress Kate Jackson is 76.
Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Denis Potvin is 71.
Musician Roger O'Donnell (The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs) is 69.
Actor Dan Castellaneta ("The Simpsons") is 67.
Actress Finola Hughes is 65.
Hockey Hall of Fame forward Mike Gartner is 65.
Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 63.
Model Yasmin Le Bon is 60.
Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 59.
Actress Joely Fisher ("Ellen") is 57.
Rapper Paris (Oscar Jackson, Jr.) is 57.
Actor Rufus Sewell is 57.
Actor Grayson McCouch ("Gotham") is 56.
Singer S.A. Martinez of 311 is 55.
Actress Winona Ryder is 53.
Actress Tracee Ellis Ross ("black-ish") is 52.
Actress Gabrielle Union is 52.
Actor Trevor Lissauer ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") is 51.
Actress Milena Govich ("Law and Order") is 48.
Actor Brendan Fehr ("CSI: Miami," ''Roswell") is 47.
Actor Jon Abrahams is 47.
Actor Ben Foster ("Six Feet Under") is 44.
Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 40.
Singer Tove Lo is 37.
NFL quarterback Andy Dalton is 37.
Actress India Eisley is 31.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1891, singer-actress Fanny Brice. (May 29, 1951)
In 1921, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin. (Jan. 22, 2003)
In 1922, composer Neal Hefti. (Oct. 11, 2008)
In 1924, Tom Clancy, founder of the Irish folk group "The Clancy Brothers." (Nov. 7, 1990)
In 1925, jazz tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims. (March 23, 1985)
In 1925, Author Dominick Dunne. (Aug. 26, 2009)
In 1926, Canadian tenor Jon Vickers. (July 10, 2015)
In 1937, banjo player Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers. (Oct. 24, 2021)
In 1939, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry of the '60s Philly soul group The Intruders. (Dec. 25, 1994)
In 1942, artist-TV host Bob Ross ("The Joy of Painting"). (July 4, 1995)
In 1942, country singer Lee Clayton. (June 12, 2023)
In 1943, film producer Dom Simpson ("Flashdance," "Top Gun"). (Jan. 19, 1996)
In 1944, guitarist Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues). (Dec. 5, 2023)
In 1955, singer Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot). (Nov. 25, 2007)
In 1970, musician Toby Smith (Jamiroquai). April 11, 2017.
In 1976, guitarist Mark Sheehan of The Script. (Apr. 14, 2023)
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The Canadian Press