BILLY CRYSTAL IS 63 TODAY

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Billy Crystal is an actor, comedian writer/producer, and film director. He gained
prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and
became a popular film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the 
box office comedy successes When Harry Met Sally (1989), and City Slickers
(1991). He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.

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BILLY  ACADEMY AWARDS

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WONDER WOMAN DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1974

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Wonder Woman, based on the DC Comic book character of the same  
name, first appeared as a live-action made for television movie on the   
ABC network. The pilot starred Cathy Lee Crosby (above) in the title 
role. The series began in November of 1975 and starred Lynda Carter   
as Wonder Woman. It ran until September, 1979. 

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THE ‘’CHAMPAGNE MUSIC ‘’MAN WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1903

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Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an accordionist
and bandleader who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show  on ABC from
1955 to 1982.  

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PATRICIA HEATON TURNED 53 TODAY

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Actress Patricia Heaton is best known for playing Ray Barone’s wife Debra on
the CBS-TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 – 2005). In 2007, she
made a return to sitcom television opposite Kelsey Grammer in the FOX
comedy series Back to You, which was canceled in 2008. She is currently
starring in the ABC comedy series The Middle.

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Patricia Heaton with Everybody Loves Raymond costar, Ray Ramano

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Patricia Heaton with Neil Flynn from TV series The Middle

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RON HOWARD TURNED 57 TODAY

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Ron Howard, actor, director, and producer came to prominence as a child actor,
playing Opie Taylor in the CBS-TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to
1969 and later as the teenaged Richie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days
on ABC from 1974 – 1984. Ron made film appearances in American Grafiti in
1973 and in The Shootist in 1976 with John Wayne. He made his directorial
debut with the 1977 comedy film Grand Theft Auto.

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Ron Howard as Opie in The Andy Griffith Show

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Ron In Happy Days

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Actor Ron Howard behind the wheel in a scene from American Graffiti

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Director Ron behind the camera

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