Let's make this birthday one to remember.

72 years old (Born on August 16, 1952)

Happy birthday, Philip Graham Scott! From dazzling us with your comedic genius in "The Gillies Report" and its unforgettable sequels—"The Gillies Republic" and "Gillies and Company"—to keeping us enthralled with your gripping novels like "Shock" and "One Dead Diva," you've proven you're the triple threat of humor, drama, and mystery. Seriously, who else can make audiences laugh hysterically one moment and gasp in thrill the next?

Here's to another year of equally brilliant writing, performances that keep our sides aching from laughter (or terror), and characters so vivid they practically jump off the pages. Keep shining bright—you timeless talent you!