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Boney M singer Marcia Barrett is 74.

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Here's one of their songs where she sings lead vocals:

 

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Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi, Consort of the Shah of Iran (first as Queen, later as Empress) from 1959 to 1979 when the Pahlavi dynasty was deposed in the Iranian Revolution, is 84 today.

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Usher is 44 today

 

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Sandra Kim, a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision song contest for Belgium in 1986, celebrates her 50th birthday today. 

She won the contest when she was just 13.:birthday: 

The winning songvwas called  J'aime  La Vie.

 

 

 

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Michael Caton-Jones, Scottish director and producer who is the director of such films as "Memphis Belle", "Doc Hollywood", "This Boy's Life", "Rob Roy", "The Jackal", "City by the Sea" and "Shooting Dogs", is 65 today.

 

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Philippe Leroy, the elegant and extraordinary French film and television actor, one of the most prolific European actors of his generation, with roles in over 150 films since 1960, is 92 today.

He has worked extensively in Italian cinema, too.

Philippe Leroy is the father of actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.

 

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Singer Chris de Burgh is 74 today

Irish singer Chris de Burgh performs live on stage during a concert at the Tempodrom on October 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

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Sarah, Duchess of York is 63 today

 

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Daniel J. Evans, the distinguished American politician who served three terms, he declined to run for a fourth, as the 16th Governor of the State of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and six years in the U.S. Senate, is 97 today.

 

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Carmen Sevilla, the marvellous Spanish film actress, television presenter and singer who began her career as a dancer and made her film debut in 1948 with "Jalisco canta en Sevilla" ("Jalisco sings in Seville"), one of Jorge Negrete's two Spanish-made films, is 92 today.
 

 

Carmen Sevilla, "Carmen of Spain" and "the bride of Spain", was discovered when she was a teenager dancer in Andalusian shows.

Respected by her colleagues and admired and adored by the public, Carmen Sevilla has been, is and will be one of the biggest Spanish stars of all time.

 

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Juan Antonio Bardem's rural drama from 1958, "La venganza" ("Vengeance"), the very first Spanish language film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is probably her best work.

The film, directed by Javier Bardem's uncle, had serious troubles with Spanish censorship and Bardem even went to prison.

It's an excellent drama who was one of Spain's entries in the Cannes Film Festival of 1958.

 

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Carmen Sevilla has been one of the great pioneers in caring for people with disabilities.

In 2015, her Alzheimer's disease was made public.

 

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Craig Phillips, British television presenter and the first ever winner of the UK version of reality tv show Big Brother  in the year 2000,celebrates his 51st birthday today. :birthday:

 

 

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Oscar winning american actor Tim Robbins  celebrates his 64th birthday today  

He has starred in numerous films such as Top Gun (1986),  thriller Jacobs ladder  (1990) , The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dead man walking (1995) - for which his then partner Susan won a best actress Oscar,   ⁸war of the worlds (2005) and Clint Eastwood directed movie Mystic River for which Tim won the  best supporting actor Oscar at the 2004 ceremony. 

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Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 60.

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Also known for having voiced Donnie on The Wild Thornberrys (ran 1998 to 2004).

 

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One of Britains  biggest theatrical musical  producers Cameron Mackintosh  celebrates his 76th birthday today. :birthday:

Among the big West End shows he has produced are The Witches of Eastwick,Miss Saigon,  Follies, Hey Mr Producer, Hamilton and Mary Poppins.

 

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American  rapper Eminem celebrates turning 50 today.:birthday:

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Ernie Els, the phenomenal South African professional golfer, one of the best of his generation, who is known as "The Big Easy", due to his physical stature, is 53 today.

He holds the record for the most consecutive weeks inside the Top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking (758 weeks).

Ernie Els was inducted into the South African Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 and the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

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George Wendt, American actor and comedian who rose to fame for his known role of Norm Peterson in the massively successful sitcom "Cheers", is 74 today.

He also reprised his popular character in "Frasier", "St. Elsewhere", "The Simpsons", "The Tortellis" and "Wings".

George Wendt is also well-known for his appearances on "Saturday Night Live".

 

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Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill, and the director of Idiocracy and Office Space, is 60.

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(Judge is the voice of Hank Hill, who Bill is singing happy birthday to in the GIF above.)

 

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Gary Puckett, of the Union Gap, is 80 today.

He's currently touring the UK in a sixties show, Tunbridge Wells tomorrow, still plenty of tickets available!

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Steve McMichael is 65 today

 

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Forum favourite (for some of us), the don of psephology, Sir David Butler, has made it to his 98th birthday!

 

 

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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, known to friends and supporters as "Doña Violeta", Nicaraguan politician who served as President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997, is 93 today.

 

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Howard Shore, the accomplished Canadian composer and conductor famous for his film scores and winner of three Academy Awards for his work on the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings", is 76 today.
 

 

He has composed the scores for over 80 films, including "The Fly", "Dead Ringers", "The Silence of the Lambs", "Philadelphia", "Ed Wood", "Gangs of New York", "The Aviator", "The Departed", "Hugo" and the trilogies of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit".

Howard Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards.

 

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American actor Zac Efron  celebrates his 35th birthday today. :birthday:

 

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British childrens television presenter  Timmy  Mallett, particularly famous in the 1980s  and known for his colourful and eccentric outfits,  celebrates his 67th birthday today. :birthday:

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1 hour ago, Summer in Transylvania said:

I still think this sounds like a type of car.

 

The name. that always gets me is Shia LaBeouf. Instantly makes me think of bullshit.

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Irish English actor and current DeathList alumni Michael Gambon celebrates his 82nd birthday today. :birthday:

 

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British wrestler Peter Thornley,  better known by his stage name Kendo Nagasaki,  celebrates turning 81 today. :birthday:

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Tony Lo Bianco, American film, stage and television character actor specialized in playing Italian gangsters and probably known for his roles in the critically acclaimed films "The French Connection" and "The Honeymoon Killers", is 86 today.

 

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George Fenton, the prodigious British composer on major American and British films who began to write scores for television and found fame with his collaborative score for "Gandhi", is 72 (some sources say 73) today.
 

 

His film credits include "The Company of Wolves", "Cry Freedom", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Memphis Belle", "The Fisher King", "Final Analysis", "Hero", "Groundhog Day", "Shadowlands", "You've Got Mail" and so many more.

George Fenton has won 28 awards for music composition including Baftas, Emmys and a Classic Brit Award.

 

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1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

alumni Michael Gambon

 

Alumni is plural.  This one comes straight from Latin, with male and female forms:

alumnus, alumni (m)

alumna, alumnae (f)

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