Happy Birthday to:

House actor Robert Sean Leonard (1969)

Canadian actress Rae Dawn Chong (1961)

Actress/model Dorothy Stratten (1960; d. 1980)

"The Big Lebowski" actor John Turturro (1957)

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried (1955)

Theater and film actress Mercedes Ruehl (1948)

Singer/actress Bernadette Peters (1948)

Writer/director Mike Figgis (1948)

Actress Stephanie Beacham (1947)

Football player-turned-actor Bubba Smith (1945)

"Gilmore Girls" actress Kelly Bishop (1944)

Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones (1942; d. 1969)

"WKRP in Cincinnati" actor Frank Bonner (1942)

Tony Award-winning actor/dancer Tommy Tune (1939)

"Love Boat" captain Gavin MacLeod (1930)

"Rescue Me" actor Charles Durning (1923)

Stage and screen actor Zero Mostel (1915; d. 1977)

Comedienne/actress Billie Bird (1908; d. 2002)

Director Vincente Minnelli (1903; d. 1986)