June 21

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1903: Al Hirschfield, cartoonist, known for his line caricatures of Broadway and entertainment figures. Died 2003.

Born 1933: Bernie Kopell, actor, "Get Smart," "That Girl," "The Doris Day Show," "When Things Were Rotten," "The Love Boat."

Born 1941: Joe Flaherty, improvisational comedian, writer, actor, "SCTV" (Count Floyd, Guy Caballero, Sammy Maudlin).

Born 1947: Meredith Baxter, actress, "Bridget Loves Bernie," Elyse Keaton on "Family Ties." Daughter of Whitney Blake ("Hazel"). Trivia: She was born the same day as her "Family Ties" husband, Michael Gross.

Born 1947: Michael Gross, actor, Steven Keaton on "Family Ties." Brother of Mary Gross ("Saturday Night Live").

Born 1954: Robert Pastorelli, actor, Eldin on "Murphy Brown," "Dances With Wolves," "South Pacific" (2001).

Born 1957: Berkeley Breathed, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and creator of "Bloom County" with Opus the Penguin and Bill the Cat.

Born 1967: Jim Breuer, comedian, "Saturday Night Live."

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