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Japanese monster movie actor Katsumi Tezuka (“Godzilla”), 106 Actor Jack Thompson, l

78 Singer Van Morrison, 73 Actor Richard Gere, l l 69 Singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), 61 Singer l l Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family), 59 Singercomposer l Deborah Gibson, 48 Actor Zack Ward, 48 l Actor Chris Tucker, 46 (left) Actress Sara Ramirez, l l 43 Singer Tamara (Trina & Tamara), 41 l