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Buzz Aldrin, the famous American astronaut who made history when he was one of the three members of the successful Apollo 11 space mission, and the second person to walk on the Moon, is 93 today. José Luis Garci, the admired and sensational Spanish author, critic, film and television director, producer, screenwriter and television presenter, one of the best Spanish filmmakers of his generation and one of the greatest of all time, is 79 today. José Luis Garci was the winner of the first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for a Spanish production.

Stefan Edberg, Swedish former professional tennis player, one of only two men to have held the number one rank in both singles and doubles, who won 6 Grand Slam singles titles and 3 Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1980s and 1990s, and remembered for his excellent serve and volley game, is 57 today. Katey Sagal, the magnificent American actress, singer and voice artist, who began her fantastic career as a back-up singer, and best known for her roles as Peggy Bundy on the long-running television series "Married... with Children", and the tremendous Gemma Teller on the FX television series "Sons of Anarchy", is 69 today.

Kevin Costner, the stoic American actor, film director, musician and producer, a splendid film star for a brief time in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and whose first film as an actor was the independent film "Malibu Hot Summer", which was filmed in 1978 and released in 1981, is 68 today. Enrico Lo Verso, the noted Italian film, stage and television actor, who made his feature film debut in 1989, and whose breakthrough role was Gino, an Italian swindler, in Gianni Amelio's internationally acclaimed film "L'America" (1994), is 59 today. Enrico Lo Verso had a small role in Ridley Scott's thriller "Hannibal", which was shot mostly in Italy.

Françoise Hardy, the marvellous French actress, singer and songwriter, a leading figure of the yé-yé movement, who made her musical debut in the early 1960s, and was a popular fashion icon as well, is 79 today. James Earl Jones, the admired and excellent film, stage and television actor, one of the best actors of his generation, the iconic voice behind Darth Vader, who began his versatile acting career in the late 1950s, and was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, is 92 today.

@Summer in Transylvania... Milan Kundera and Priscilla Pointer are duplicate picks:

Congratulations, @DoorSlammer! 1923 Yuriko, Princess Mikasa / Jimmy Weldon 1924 Joyce Randolph / Tomiichi Murayama 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / Marv Levy 1926 Judith Magre / Lawrence Turman 1927 Barbara Rush / Martin Walser 1928 Line Renaud / Zhu Rongji 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Alice Munro / Willie Mays 1932 Elaine May / Dabney Coleman

Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer, dancer, television director, producer, singer and songwriter who made her Broadway debut in 1971, and widely known for her iconic role as Lydia Grant in the 1980s television series "Fame", is 73 today. John Carpenter, the noted American film and television director, composer, editor, producer and screenwriter, one of the most influential horror film directors of all time, whose first film as a director was the sci-fi comedy "Dark Star", and whose excellent filmography includes "Assault on Precinct 13", "Halloween" (his most popular film), "The Fog", "Escape from New York", "The Thing", "Christine", "Starman", "Big Trouble in Little China", "Prince of Darkness", "They Live", "Village of the Damned", "Escape from L.A.", "Vampires", and "Ghosts of Mars", is 75 today.

Ronald Blythe is a hit for @TheSpinosaurus and me: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/15/ronald-blythe-obituary

James Nesbitt, the sensational actor, comedian and presenter who began his acting career after following the advice of a school teacher to attend drama school in London, whose first film was "Hear My Song" in the early 1990s, and was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is 58 today. Margaret O'Brien, the adorable American film, radio, stage and television actress, one of the top child stars of the 1940s, who began her big screen career, at the age of four, with a brief and uncredited role in "Babes on Broadway" (1941), is 86 today.

Faye Dunaway, the accomplished and elegant American film, stage and television actress who started her notable acting career in the early 1960s, and winner of an Oscar for her excellent work in the 1976 film "Network", is 82 today. José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", the legendary Venezuelan actor and singer who began his successful acting and musical career in the early 1960s, and widely known for his telenovelas and international super hit songs, is 80 today. For several years, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", suffered from chronic pulmonary fibrosis. In 2017, "El Puma" was admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for a double lung transplant. In 2019, after his recovery from the transplant, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", returned to the stage with his, appropriately titled, "Agradecido" ("Grateful") Tour.

William B. Davis, the versatile Canadian film, radio, stage and television actor who began his acting career at age 11, and best known for his iconic role as the Cigarette Smoking Man who was usually seen chain-smoking Morley cigarettes on "The X-Files", is 85 today. John McNaughton, the talented independent American film and television director, producer and screenwriter, whose remarkable filmography as a film director includes "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (with an extraordinary performance of Michael Rooker), "Mad Dog and Glory", "Normal Life", "Wild Things", "Speaking of Sex" and "The Harvest", is 73 today.

Anthony Andrews, the stupendous film, stage and television actor who is best known for his phenomenal work as Lord Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 ITV miniseries "Brideshead Revisited", who was born in Finchley, London, is 75 today. Melanie Jayne Chisholm, better known as Mel C., the successful businesswoman, singer, songwriter, and television personality, widely known as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, the famous "Sporty Spice", who was born in Whiston, Merseyside, is 49 today.

Congratulations, @tracy! 1923 Yuriko, Princess Mikasa / Jimmy Weldon 1924 Joyce Randolph / Tomiichi Murayama 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / Marv Levy 1926 Gudrun Ure / Lawrence Turman 1927 Barbara Rush / Harry Belafonte 1928 Line Renaud / Zhu Rongji 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Alice Munro / Willie Mays 1932 Elaine May / Dabney Coleman

Diana Gabaldon, American author of Mexican-American and English ancestry who is the best-selling writer of the widely popular "Outlander" series of historical fantasy novels, the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz television series, is 71 today. Tony "The Jet Man" Pearson, the great professional bodybuilder and personal trainer, a legend in the bodybuilding community who was discovered by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was his mentor, and a 9-time world champion, including Mr. America and Mr. Universe, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, is 66 today.

Shimon Baadani a hit for me: https://www.timesofisrael.com/shas-co-founder-and-spiritual-leader-rabbi-shimon-baadani-dies-at-age-94/amp/ next round: 1923 Yuriko, Princess Mikasa / Bob Barker 1924 Joyce Randolph / Tomiichi Murayama 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / Marv Levy 1926 Gudrun Ure / Lawrence Turman 1927 Barbara Rush / Harry Belafonte 1928 Line Renaud / Zhu Rongji 1929 Joan Plowright / Don January 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Alice Munro / Willie Mays 1932 Elaine May / Dabney Coleman

George Foreman, the incredible American former professional boxer, better known by the ring name "Big George", who won the World Heavyweight title in 1973 and 1994, and an Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, is 74 today. Walter Hill, the stupendous American film and television director, producer and screenwriter with a formidable reputation, who made his directorial debut with "Hard Times" in 1975, and whose excellent filmography includes "The Driver", "The Warriors", "The Long Riders", "Southern Comfort", "48 Hrs.", "Streets of Fire", "Crossroads", "Extreme Prejudice", "Red Heat", "Johnny Handsome", "Another 48 Hrs.", "Geronimo: An American Legend", and "Last Man Standing", is 81 today.

Rigoberta Menchú, the indigenous Guatemalan activist and politician, a noted voice defending the rights of the Guatemalan indigenous population, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, the youngest person to receive the award at the time, is 64 today. Imelda Staunton, the excellent film, stage and television actress and singer who began her versatile career in repertory theatre in the 1970s, whose first film was "Comrades" in 1986, and was born in Archway, London, England, is 67 today.

John McTiernan, American film director, producer and screenwriter who is best known for directing the films "Nomads", "Predator", "Die Hard", "The Hunt for Red October", "Medicine Man", "Last Action Hero", "The Thomas Crown Affair", and "Basic", is 72 today. David Civera, the stupendous Spanish singer, the king of summer hit songs for several years, who rose to fame thanks to the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark; reaching the sixth position, is 44 today. The Eurovision Song Contest was a turning point in David Civera's career, and the famed singer recorded his first full-length album who was a huge success on the charts.

Thanks for hosting and running this pool so well, @gcreptile. By the way, I like your new avatar.

The Deathlist Cup 2022 was my first Cup. It was nice to play with @ThereWillBeDeaths7 and the living legend, known as @msc. Yes, I want to play again. @Spade_Cooley... count me in please.

Norman Lear is my candidate. Thanks, @Summer in Transylvania.

David Caruso, American film and television actor who was a television star thanks to his starring roles as Detective John Kelly on "NYPD Blue", and Lieutenant Horatio Caine on "CSI: Miami", is 67 today. John Ernest Walker, the prominent chemist who was one of the co-recipients, with his colleagues Paul Delos Boyer and Jens Christian Skou, of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1997, and was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, is 82 today.

Me, too... before you did, @Bibliogryphon. Harry Belafonte is very popular.

Dabney Coleman is one of my candidates. I'm sorry, @diego.

Sylvia Syms, the sensational film, stage and television actress who began her professional acting career in 1953, whose first film was "My Teenage Daughter" in 1956, and was born in Woolwich, London, England, is 89 today.