Thursday, Dec. 20, is the 355th day of 2012. There are 11 days left in the year.

Today’s birthdays: Actor John Hillerman is 80. Rock musician Peter Criss is 67. Psychic/illusionist Uri Geller is 66. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law Order”) is 66. Rock musician Alan Parsons is 64. Actress Jenny Agutter is 60. Rock singer Billy Bragg is 55. Rock singer Chris Robinson is 46. Movie director Todd Phillips is 42. Actor Jonah Hill is 29. Singer JoJo is 22.