February 28th is the birthday

… of Gavin MacLeod. The captain of the Love Boat and Mary Tyler Moore’s wisecracking news writer is 76.

… of Dean Smith. The hall-of-fame basketball coach is 76.

… of Mario Andretti. He’s in the left lane with his blinker on at age 67.

… of Bubba Smith. The football star turned actor is 62.

… of Bernadette Lazzara, known to us as Bernadette Peters. The star of stage, screen and television (beginning at age 3) is 59 today. She’s won two a Tony twice as Best Leading Actress in a Musical — “Song and Dance” and “Annie Get Your Gun.”

… of Gilbert Gottfried, 52.