Celebrity Birthday List for Thursday September 29

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS (9/29/11): Zachary Levi - 31 Nerdy star of NBC's spy comedy "Chuck", Cousin Toby in "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel", and the voice of Flynn Rider in "Tangled" ...

--Ian McShane - 69 Blackbeard in the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, "On Stranger Tides" and Al Swearengen on "Deadwood" ...

--Erika Eleniak - 42 "Baywatch" babe who played Elly May Clampett in the movie version of "The Beverly Hillbillies" ...

Watch: Erika in a "Baywatch" scene that shows why so many men and boys watched it ...

True Dat Fact: Her first acting role was in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott in the classroom scene.

--Jill Whelan - 45 Remember little Vickie Stubing on "The Love Boat"? Jill is her!!! She also playd the critically injured little girl who's almost killed by a flight attendant's inspirational song in "Airplane!". These days she runs an acting school in Pennsylvania.

Watch: Jill in the "Airplane!" scene mentioned above ...

--Bryant Gumbel - 63 TV journalist and sportscaster best known for his 15 years on NBC's "The Today Show" and his 16 years hosting HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" ...

--Mike Post - 67 Composer. You may not know his name or face but I bet you know the TV theme songs he's written and composed. Among them are the themes to "The Rockford Files", "Hill Street Blues", all three "Law & Order" series, "Magnum P.I.", "The A-Team" and "The Greatest American Hero"

--Jerry Lee Lewis - 76 "The Killer". An early pioneer of rock and roll. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

True Dat Fact: At age 22, Jerry Lee married his third wife, who just happened to be his 13-year-old cousin. That was quite the scandal back in the day and it got him blacklisted from radio for a while.

His first marriage was to a 17-year-old when he was 16 and in the eight grade. Total, he's been married seven times.