Celebrity Birthdays for April 2:
Actress Dame Penelope Keith is 85.
Former world figure skating champion Donald Jackson is 85.
Actress Linda Hunt is 80.
Singer Emmylou Harris is 78.
Social critic and author Camille Paglia is 78.
Actress Pamela Reed is 76.
Drummer Dave Robinson of The Cars is 76.
Country singer Buddy Jewell is 64.
Actor Christopher Meloni (``Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'') is 64.
Singer Keren Woodward of Bananarama is 64.
Country singer Billy Dean is 63.
Actor Clark Gregg (``The New Adventures of Old Christine'') is 63.
Actress Jana Marie Hupp (``Ed'') is 61.
Actress Roselyn Sanchez is 52.
Country singer Jill King is 52.
Actor Pedro Pascal (``Game of Thrones'') is 50.
Actor Adam Rodriguez (``Criminal Minds,'' ''CSI: Miami``) is 50.
Actor Michael Fassbender (``Shame,'' ''Inglourious Basterds``) is 48.
Actress Jaime Ray Newman is 47.
Actress Lindy Booth is 46.
Actress Bethany Joy Galeotti (``One Tree Hill'') is 44.
Actor Shawn Roberts is 41.
Singer Lee DeWyze (``American Idol'') is 39.
Country singer Chris Janson is 39.
Actor Drew Van Acker (``Training Day,'' ''Pretty Little Liars``) is 39.
Actress Briga Heelan (TV: ``Great News'') is 38.
Actor Jesse Plemons (TV's ``Fargo,'' ''Breaking Bad``) is 37.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 742, Charlemagne, or Charles the Great. (Jan. 28, 814)
In 1805, children's storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. (Aug. 4, 1875)
In 1840, French writer Emile Zola. (Sept, 29, 1902)
In 1875, car pioneer Walter Chrysler. (Aug. 18, 1940)
In 1908, actor Buddy Ebsen. (July 6, 2003)
In 1912, singer Herbert Mills. (April 12, 1989)
In 1914, actor Sir Alec Guinness. (Aug. 5, 2000)
In 1920, actor Jack Webb. (Dec. 23, 1982)
In 1927, actress Rita Gam. (March 22, 2016)
In 1928, French pop singer Serge Gainsbourg. (March 2, 1991)
In 1932, gospel and R&B singer James Phelps. (Oct. 26, 2010)
In 1934, actress Shirley Douglas. (April 5, 2020)
In 1935, actress Sharon Acker. (Mar. 16, 2023)
In 1939, Motown hitmaker Marvin Gaye. (April 1, 1984)
In 1942, musician, singer-songwriter Leon Russell. (Nov. 13, 2016)
In 1943, jazz guitarist Larry Coryell. (Feb. 19, 2017)
In 1945, baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton. (Jan. 18, 2021)
In 1946, Canadian guitarist Kurt Winter. (Dec. 14, 1997)
In 1949, actor Ron Palillo (``Welcome Back, Kotter''). (Aug. 14, 2012)
In 1952, bassist Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd). (July 27, 2001)
In 1952, Canadian Golf Hall-of-Famer Dan Halldorson. (Nov. 18, 2015)
In 1953, actress Debralee Scott. (April 5, 2005)
The Canadian Press