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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 23-March 1: ...

Actor Tea Leoni is 59. Actor Lesley Boone is 57. Actor Sean Astin is 54. Singer Daniel Powter is 54. Singer Justin Jeffre of 98 Degrees is 52. Actor Anson Mount is 52. Comedian Chelsea Handler is 50.

Actress Ann McCrea (``The Donna Reed Show'') is 94. Actor Tom Courtenay (``Dr. Zhivago'') is 88. CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 88. Actress Diane Baker is 87.

Actor Lesley Boone (“Agent Carter,” “Ed”) is 57. Actor Sean Astin is 54. Singer Daniel Powter is 54. Singer Justin Jeffre of 98 Degrees is 52. Actor Anson Mount (“Hell on Wheels ...

There are 309 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time as he defeated Sonny Liston in ...