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Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 18: Movie director John Boorman is 92. Jazz pianist and bassist Don Thompson is 85. Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 84. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 72. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 70.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 18:

Movie director John Boorman is 92.

Jazz pianist and bassist Don Thompson is 85.

Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 84.

Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 72.

Actor-director Kevin Costner is 70.

Country singer-actor Mark Collie ("Nashville") is 69.

Musician Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins is 69.

Actor Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies," ''The Other Boleyn Girl") is 65.

Hockey Hall of Fame centre Mark Messier is 64.

Actress Alison Arngrim ("Little House on the Prairie") is 63.

Actress Jane Horrocks ("Absolutely Fabulous") is 61.

Comedian Dave Attell ("Insomniac") is 60.

Actor Jesse L. Martin (TV's "The Flash," ''Law and Order") is 56.

Pro wrestler/actor Dave Bautista is 56.

Rapper DJ Quik is 55.

Singer Jonathan Davis of Korn is 54.

Canadian broadcast journalist-turned politician Seamus O'Regan is 54.

Singer Christian Burns of BBMak is 51.

Actor Derek Richardson ("Men in Trees") is 49.

Actor-screenwriter Jason Segel ("How I Met Your Mother," ''Freaks and Geeks") is 45.

Singer Estelle is 45.

Singer-actress Samantha Mumba is 42.

Singer Katie White ("The Tings Tings") is 42.

Country singer Kristy Lee Cook (TV: "American Idol") is 41.

Actress Devin Kelley is 39.

Actress Ashleigh Murray ("Riverdale") is 37.

Tennis player Angelique Kerber is 37.

Actor Mateus Ward is 26.

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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1876, renowned Canadian tenor Rodolphe Plamondon. (Jan. 28, 1940)

In 1882, A. A. Milne, the English author best known for his children's classic "Winnie the Pooh." (Jan. 31, 1956)

In 1892, comic actor Oliver Hardy. (Aug. 7, 1957)

In 1904, actor Cary Grant. (Nov. 29, 1986)

In 1911, entertainer Danny Kaye. (March 3, 1987)

In 1915, Hockey Hall of Fame centre Syl Apps. (Dec. 24, 1998)

In 1922, Bob Bell, aka Bozo the Clown. (Dec. 8, 1997)

In 1939, Canadian playwright David French. (Dec. 5, 2010)

In 1941, singer David Ruffin (The Temptations). (June 1, 1991)

In 1950, Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve. (May 8, 1982)

The Canadian Press