Happy Birthday Weird Al, Ang Lee, Sam Raimi, Johnny Carson

Today we celebrate the birthdays of:

iPod, miracle device
Keith Van Horn, NBA forward
Kaleena Kiff, Santa Monica born actress
Shawn Wooden, NFL free safety
Daryl Price, NFL defensive end
Brooke Theiss, California-born actress
Al Leiter, MLB pitcher
Doug Flutie, CFL/NFL quarterback
Mike Tomczak, NFL quarterback
"Weird Al" Yankovic, singer/songwriter
Sam Raimi, writer/director - "Evil Dead II", "Spider-Man" (more after jump)
Louann Fernald, Playboy Playmate '79
Dwight Yoakam, singer/songwriter
Ang Lee, director - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Brokeback Mountain"
Michael Crichton, novelist - "Jurassic Park", "The Andromeda Strain"
Pele, soccer icon
Philip Kaufman, director - "The Right Stuff", "Henry and June"
Chi Chi Rodriguez, PGA golfter
Jim Bunning, MLB pitcher
Johnny Carson, "Tonight Show" host
Adlai Stevenson, US Vice President