TV birthdays: April 23 – 29

Happy birthday to:

April 23
Valerie Bertinelli, star of One Day at a Time and numerous made-for-TV movies
George Lopez, stand-up comedian and title character in George Lopez

April 24
Shirley MacLaine, in negotiations for a role in the big-screen version of Dallas
Kelly Clarkson, winner of the first American Idol contest

April 25
Jason Lee, Kevin Smith regular and My Name is Earl star
Joe Buck, sports broadcaster and son of the late St. Louis Cardinals announcer Jack Buck

April 26
Tom Welling, who plays the young Clark Kent/Superman on Smallville
Melania Trump, model and wife of The Donald

April 27
Jack Klugman, star of “Quincy, M.E.” and the TV version of “The Odd Couple”

April 28
Jay Leno, late-night talk show host

April 29
Michelle Pfeiffer, actress and wife of writer-producer David E. Kelley
Kate Mulgrew, who commanded a Federation starship on “Star Trek: Voyager”