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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS   for May 24, 2012
THOMAS CHONG
Age 74
Biography: One-half of the popular counterculture comedy duo Cheech and Chong, Tommy Chong was a stand-up comic, actor and director whose stage and screen persona - a deeply narcotized but philosophical stoner, usually named "Man" - was the yin to Richard Marin's talkative, omnivorous "Cheech" in a series of Grammy-winning comedy albums and films. A native of Canada, Chong emerged from that country's rock music scene, but found success on the comedy circuit with the Los Angeles-born Marin; their comedy team played up the absurdity of mainstream America's reaction to the drug culture of the 1970s, as...
 
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John Reilly
Age 47
Biography: Oscar and Tony-nominated actor John C. Reilly earned his stellar reputation with supporting roles in respected dramas like "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) and "Georgia" (1995), before a string of work with Paul Thomas Anderson - "Hard Eight" (1996),...
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Bob Dylan
Age 71
Biography: Trying to encapsulate the life and career of Bob Dylan was an almost futile undertaking of journalists and biographers for well over four decades. As perhaps one of the most prolific and often imitated musical artists since the second half of the 20th...
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Priscilla Presley
Age 67
Biography: Though her place in pop culture history was ensured by marrying Elvis Presley in 1967, the life and career of Priscilla Presley encompassed much more than just being the wife of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. In the years following her divorce from Elvis in 1972,...
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Jim Broadbent
Age 63
Biography: Revered British character actor Jim Broadbent became one of the most prolific and diverse talents in film and television with award-winning performances on both sides of the Atlantic. Early work on the stages of London with director Mike Leigh and film...
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Alfred Molina
Age 59
Biography: Ever since his emergence from the British stage, actor Alfred Molina carved out a prominent career as a chameleon-like character actor who occasionally emerged in leading man roles. After climbing the traditional ladder of British theatrical aspiration,...
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Kristin Thomas
Age 52
Biography: One of the most well-regarded actresses of the 1990s and new millennium, England's Kristin Scott Thomas was an Oscar nominee whose poised and elegant work in such films as "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994) and "The English Patient" (1996) impressed critics...
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Dwight Myers
Deceased: Nov 08, 2011
Biography: As one of the most popular and influential rappers of the 1990s, Heavy D earned both respect and popularity in the music world with equal parts accessibility and integrity. He translated that appeal to become a highly watchable onscreen presence, slowly...
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Dash Mihok
Age 38
Biography: While much of New York native Dash Mihok's early work was lensed in his hometown, his most powerful role, Private 1st Class Doll in Terrence Malick's breathtaking World War II drama "The Thin Red Line" (1998), took him to Guadalcanal and Queensland,...
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Bryan Greenberg
Age 34
Biography: A scruffy-haired likeable and relatable Everyman, actor Bryan Greenberg got his breakthrough in the unlikely role of himself on the semi-fictional series "Unscripted" (HBO, 2005), even as he was building a solid resume in film and TV roles.

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Eric Close
Age 45
Biography: A blue-eyed, light brown-haired, sweetly-good looking young male lead of mostly TV projects in the 1990s, Eric Close appeared as Sawyer Walker in the waning days of the NBC soap opera "Santa Barbara", then played Chad Everett's industrious son in the...
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Patti LaBelle
Age 68
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Jean-Pierre Bacri
Age 61
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