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Famous birthdays for April 12: David Letterman, Dan Lauria

By UPI Staff   |   April 12, 2022 at 3:00 AM
David Letterman greets photographers on the red carpet as he arrives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a gala to honor his Mark Twain Prize for American Humor award October 22, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The TV personality turns 75 on April 12. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI Actor Shannen Doherty (R) and fashion stylist Deborah Waknin-Harwin attend the biennial televised fundraising special "Stand Up to Cancer" telecast at the Barkar Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on September 7, 2018. Doherty turns 51 on April 12. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Herbie Hancock greets photographers on the red carpet as he arrives for a Kennedy Center gala performance in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2019. The musician turns 82 on April 12. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI Claire Danes arrives on the red carpet at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 10, 2018, in New York City. The actor turns 43 on April 12. File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI

April 12 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.

They include:

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-- U.S. statesman Henry Clay in 1777

-- Opera singer Lily Pons in 1898

-- Author Beverly Cleary in 1916

-- Actor/dancer Ann Miller in 1923

-- Singer Tiny Tim in 1932

-- Opera singer Montserrat Caballé in 1933

-- Jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock in 1940 (age 82)

-- Former South African President Jacob Zuma in 1942 (age 80)

-- Actor Ed O'Neill in 1946 (age 76)

-- Author Tom Clancy in 1947

-- Entertainer David Letterman in 1947 (age 75)

-- Actor Dan Lauria in 1947 (age 75)

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-- Writer Scott Turow in 1949 (age 73)

-- Actor/singer David Cassidy in 1950

-- Musician Pat Travers in 1954 (age 68)

-- Writer Jon Krakauer in 1954 (age 68)

-- Actor Andy Garcia in 1956 (age 66)

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-- Country singer Vince Gill in 1957 (age 65)

-- Actor Shannen Doherty in 1971 (age 51)

-- Actor Christina Moore in 1973 (age 49)

-- Actor Riley Smith in 1978 (age 44)

-- Actor Claire Danes in 1979 (age 43)

-- Actor Jennifer Morrison in 1979 (age 43)

-- Actor/model Brooklyn Decker in 1987 (age 35)

-- Singer Brendon Urie in 1987 (age 35)

-- Country singer Jessie James Decker in 1988 (age 34)

-- Rapper Travis Mills in 1989 (age 33)

-- Actor Saoirse Ronan in 1994 (age 28)

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