Short takes/Celeb birthdays: Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Published: November 5, 2009

BIRTHDAYS

→Actor Chris Robinson ("General Hospital”), 71.

→Actress Elke Summer, 69.

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→Singer Art Garfunkel, 68.

→Actor-playwright Sam Shepard, 66.

→Singer Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), 62.

→Actor Nestor Serrano ("24”), 54.

→Actor Robert Patrick ("The X-Files”), 51.

→Singer Bryan Adams, 50.

→Actress Tilda Swinton ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” "Adaptation”), 49.

→Actress-singer Andrea McArdle, 46.

→Actress Tatum O’Neal, 46.

→Actress Judy Reyes ("Scrubs”), 42.

→Country singers Jennifer and Heather Kinley (The Kinleys).

→Guitarist-keyboardist Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), 38.

→Actor Corin Nemec ("Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”), 38.

→Singer-guitarist Ryan Adams, 35.

→Guitarist Kevin Jonas (Jonas Brothers), 22.

TV BRIEF

‘The Price Is Right’ is airing its 7,000th episode today
The multiple Daytime Emmy Award-winning game show "The Price Is Right,” the longest-running game show in broadcast history, celebrates its 7,000th episode at 10 a.m. today on CBS.

To celebrate, the number 7,000 plays a theme in a few games on the show. In addition, three games that are played also were played in the first show which was broadcast Sept. 4, 1972.

As of the 7,000th show, nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in prizes have been given away to about 62,000 contestants.

In addition, more than 2 million people have been welcomed to the studio audience. The contestants have ranged in age from 18 to 99 years old, and have come from all 50 states, as well as multiple countries.

Bob Barker hosted "The Price Is Right” from its first broadcast in 1972 until he retired in 2007.

In October 2007, Drew Carey took over as the host.

The show, now in its 38th year, has won 36 Daytime Emmy Awards.

From Staff and Wire Reports