Actor Doug Savant ("Desperate Housewives," "Melrose Place") is 59. Actor Marc Copage (coh-PAJ') ("Julia") is 61. Country singer Kathy Mattea (muh-TAY'-uh) is 64. Actor Josh Pais (PYS) ("Ray Donovan") is 65. Cartoonist Berke Breathed ("Opus," "Bloom County") is 66. Actor Robyn Douglass (TV's "Galactica," film's "Breaking Away") is 71. Guitarist Joey Molland of Badfinger is 76. Actor Michael Gross ("Family Ties") is 76. Actor Meredith Baxter ("Family Ties") is 76. Today's Birthdays: Actor Bernie Kopell (koh-PEL') ("The Love Boat") is 90. That same day, actor Carroll O'Connor died of a heart attack at a hospital near Los Angeles. In 2001, bluesman John Lee Hooker died of natural causes at his home outside San Francisco. In 1998, actor Macaulay Culkin married actor Rachel Miner when they were both 18. He claimed that his 15-year contract with Sony was unfair because the company could refuse to release albums it thought wouldn't be commercially successful. In 1994, singer George Michael lost his lawsuit against Sony. In 1981, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker formally dissolved Steely Dan. In 1979, guitarist Mick Taylor released his first solo album, four years after leaving the Rolling Stones. In 1973, Bread performed for the last time, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1970, Pete Townshend was detained at the Memphis Airport because he used the British slang term "bomb" to describe the success of The Who rock opera "Tommy." The FBI thought it was a bomb threat. They claimed the move hurt their careers. In 1966, the Rolling Stones sued 14 New York hotels that had banned them. In 1958, Bobby Darin recorded his first hit, "Splish Splash." On June 21, 1955, Johnny Cash released his first single, "Hey, Porter."
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