CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Singer Bob Seger is 68. Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 68. Actor Alan Dale (“Lost,” “Ugly Betty”) is 66. Actor Ben Masters (“Passions”) is 66. TV host Tom Bergeron is 58. Singer John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants is 53. Actress Roma Downey is 53. Actor George Clooney is 52. Singer-bassist Tony Scalzo of Fastball is 49. Guitarist Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 46. Guitarist Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 42. Actress Gabourey Sidibe is 30. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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