HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . TONY SHALHOUB

Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on October 9, 1953, actor Tony Shalhoub turns 58 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . JACKSON BROWNE

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, on October 9, 1948, singer Jackson Browne turns 63 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . STEPHANIE ZIMBALIST

Born in New York City on October 8, 1956, actress Stephanie Zimbalist turns 55 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . CHEVY CHASE

Born Cornelius Crane Chase in New York City on October 8, 1943, actor-comedian Chevy Chase turns 68 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . MATT DAMON

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 8, 1970, actor Matt Damon turns 41 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . SIGOURNEY WEAVER

Born Susan Alexandria Weaver in New York City on October 8, 1949, actress Sigourney Weaver is 62 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . PAUL HOGAN

Born in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australi, on October 8, 1939, actor Paul Hogan turns 72 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . RONA BARRETT

Born Rona Burstein in New York City on October 8, 1936, former gossip columnist Rona Barrett turns 75 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP

Born in Seymour, Indiana, on October 7, 1951, singer John Mellencamp turns 60 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . BRITT EKLAND

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 6, 1942, actress Britt Ekland turns 69 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . KAREN ALLEN

Born in Carrollton, Illinois, on October 5, 1951, actress Karen Allen celebrates her 60th birthday today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . GLYNIS JOHNS

Born in Pretoria, South Africa, on October 5, 1923, actress Glynis Johns turns 88 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . SUSAN SARANDON

Born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York City on October 4, 1946, actress Susan Sarandon is 65 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . CHUBBY CHECKER

Born Ernest Evans in Spring Gulley, South Carolina, on October 3, 1941, singer Chubby Checker celebrates his 70th birthday today. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia. After school, Evans would entertain customers at his various jobs, including Fresh Farm Poultry on Ninth Street and at the Produce Market, with songs and jokes, and it was his boss at the Produce Market, Tony A., who gave Evans the nickname "Chubby". The store owner of Fresh Farm Poultry, Henry Colt, was so impressed by Ernest's performances for the customers that he, with his colleague and friend Karl Mann, who worked as a song-writer for Cameo-Parkway Records, arranged for young Chubby to do a private recording for American Bandstand host Dick Clark. It was at this recording session that Evans got his stage name from Clark's wife, who asked Evans what his name was. "Well", he replied, "my friends call me 'Chubby'". As he had just completed a Fats Domino impression, she smiled and said, "As in Checker?" That little play on words ('chubby' meaning 'fat', and 'checkers', like 'dominos', being a game) got an instant laugh and stuck, and from then on, Evans would use the name "Chubby Checker".

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Things I'd Like to Say The New Colony Six (1968)

Morning Girl Neon Phuilharmonic (1969)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . DON McLEAN

Born in New Rochelle, New York, on October 2, 1945, singer Don McLean turns 66 years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . KELLY RIPA

Born in Stratford, New Jersey, on October 2, 1971, actress-talk show host Kelly Ripa turns 40 years old today.