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Published: October 20, 2009

birthdays

• Actor William Christopher ("M*A*S*H”), 77.

• Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson, 72.

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• Musician Tom Petty, 59.

• Actress Melanie Mayron ("thirtysomething”), 57.

• Actor Viggo Mortensen, 51.

• Drummer Jim "Soni” Sonefeld (Hootie and the Blowfish), 45.

• Rapper Snoop Dogg, 38.

• Actor John Krasinski, 30.

• Actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman ("My Wife and Kids”), 24.

Tv brief

‘Biggest Loser’ special

to revisit contestants

NBC’s "The Biggest Loser” will catch up with some of the series’ most popular contestants from the past seven seasons in the two-hour special "The Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now?” The show will air Nov. 25.

More than 40 contestants from Season 1 through Season 7 will be featured, showing how they look now and sharing what they’ve been doing with their lives since being on the show. The special will follow contestants who continue to take on considerable challenges, from running marathons to competing in triathalons, including the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and those pursuing incredible dreams, such as Season 5’s Dan Evans, now a country music singer.

Former players, some of whom will be surprised by visits from trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, also will share major milestones, from getting married to having children. Plus, a special romance segment will catch viewers up with Matt Hoover and Suzy Preston Hoover from Season 2, and Amy and Marty Wolff from Season 3, two couples who met and fell in love while on the show and now are married with children.

Season 8 of "The Biggest Loser,” which includes Oklahoma contestants Danny Cahill (still in the running) and Sean Algaier (voted out in the third week), airs at 7 p.m. Tuesdays on NBC.

From staff and wire reports