On This Day April 23
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1925 – NBC “The Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson (d. 2005)
1940 – Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (d. 2022)
1956 – Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam
1959 – The Grammy-winning master of the musical parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic
1962 – Former NFL and Canadian Football League star quarterback Doug Flutie
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1912 – Actor-dancer-singer Gene Kelly (d. 1996)
1929 – Actress Vera Miles, best known for her role as Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”
1931 – Actress Barbara Eden, who starred in TV’s “I Dream of Jeannie” from 1965-1970
1946 – The Who drummer Keith Moon (d. 1978)
1949 – Actress Shelley Long (“Cheers,” “The Money Pit,” “The Brady Bunch Movie”)
1970 – Actor River Phoenix (“Explorers,” “Stand By Me,” “Running On Empty”) (d. 1993)
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1918 – Major League Baseball All-Star shortstop Pee Wee Reese, born Harold Henry Reese (d. 1999)
1933 – Emmy-winning actor and game show host Bert Convy (d. 1991)
1940 – Radio talk show host Don Imus (d. 2019)
1973 – Former White House intern-turned-designer Monica Lewinsky
1987 – Actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for his portrayal of Harry Potter in the movie series