Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 17-23

Actress Betty White is 94 on Jan. 17. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Actor James Earl Jones is 85 on Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Maury Povich and Connie Chung attend A Celebration of Barbara Walters at the Four Seasons Restaurant on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Talk-show host Maury Povich is 77 on Jan. 17. Here, Povich and Connie Chung attend A Celebration of Barbara Walters at the Four Seasons Restaurant on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Actor Jim Carrey is 54 on Jan. 17. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Naveen Andrews seen at Netflix 2015 Summer TCA at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Beverly Hills, CA. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Netflix/AP Images)
Actor Naveen Andrews (“Lost”) is 47 on Jan. 17. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Netflix/AP Images)
Musician Kid Rock is 45 on Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, Pool)
Actress-singer Zooey Deschanel is 36 on Jan. 17. (Photo by Paul A.Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
Kevin Costner, winner of the lifetime achievement award, speaks in the press room at the 20th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actor-director Kevin Costner is 61 on Jan. 18. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Country singer Dolly Parton is 70 on Jan. 19. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)
Katey Sagal participates in "The Bastard Executioner" panel at the FX Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Actress Katey Sagal is 62 on Jan. 19. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Bitsie Tulloch attends the 6th Annual ELLE Women In Music Celebration Presented By eBay at Boulevard3 on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
Actress Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 35 on Jan. 19. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this April 1, 2015 file photo, David Lynch speaks at the David Lynch Foundation Music Celebration at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Lynch and Mark Frost are writing the "Twin Peaks" reboot with Lynch slated to direct all the episodes.  Showtime Networks president David Nevins told a gathering of TV critics on Tuesday, Aug. 11, that shooting will begin next month. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Director David Lynch is 70 on Jan. 20. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Actor Rainn Wilson is 50 on Jan. 20. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Questlove attends the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards 2015 at The Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Drummer Questlove of The Roots is 45 on Jan. 20. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Actor Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”) is 29 on Jan. 20. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Billy Ocean arrives for the 31st Sony Radio Academy Awards, in London, Monday, May. 13, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 66 on Jan. 21. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Geena Davis arrives at the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Geena Davis is 60 on Jan. 21. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2011 file photo, Steve Perry, former lead singer of the rock band Journey, arrives at  a premiere screening at Skylight SoHo in New York. Perry said though the band's songs -- including the soundtrack staple "Don't Stop Believin'" have experienced a resurgence in recent years, there's little chance of Perry rejoining the band and participating in what likely would be a lucrative tour.  (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Singer Steve Perry (Journey) is 67 on Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Actress Linda Blair poses at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2011 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Los Angeles. The Governors Awards is an annual event celebrating awards conferred by the Academy's Board of Governors, with highlights being incorporated into next year's Academy Awards show. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actress Linda Blair is 57 on Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Diane Lane attends The Women’s Media Center 2015 Women’s Media Awards at Capitale on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Actress Diane Lane is 51 on Jan. 22. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala held Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten)
Singer Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 68 on Jan. 23. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten)
Mariska Hargitay seen at the IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 in New York. The Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB's Broward Office of Film, Music & Entertainment partnered with the awards show, now in its 25th year. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau/AP Images)
Actress Mariska Hargitay is 52 on Jan. 23. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau/AP Images) (Amy Sussman/Invision/AP/Amy Sussman)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR QUAKER - Quaker teams up with actress, foodie and mom of two, Tiffani Thiessen, to celebrate the launch of its first-ever Bring Your Best Bowl contest at a kickoff event in New York’s Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Consumers across the country can enter an oatmeal flavor – using 2-5 ingredients – along with their inspiration for the chance to win $250,000 and see their creation brought to life as a Quaker oatmeal flavor. Contest ends 3/12/16.  Go to BringYourBestBowl.com for complete details. (Stuart Ramson/AP Images for Quaker)
Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 42 on Jan. 23.   (Stuart Ramson/AP Images for Quaker)
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Maury Povich and Connie Chung attend A Celebration of Barbara Walters at the Four Seasons Restaurant on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Naveen Andrews seen at Netflix 2015 Summer TCA at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Beverly Hills, CA. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Netflix/AP Images)
Kevin Costner, winner of the lifetime achievement award, speaks in the press room at the 20th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Katey Sagal participates in "The Bastard Executioner" panel at the FX Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Bitsie Tulloch attends the 6th Annual ELLE Women In Music Celebration Presented By eBay at Boulevard3 on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this April 1, 2015 file photo, David Lynch speaks at the David Lynch Foundation Music Celebration at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Lynch and Mark Frost are writing the "Twin Peaks" reboot with Lynch slated to direct all the episodes.  Showtime Networks president David Nevins told a gathering of TV critics on Tuesday, Aug. 11, that shooting will begin next month. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Questlove attends the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards 2015 at The Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Billy Ocean arrives for the 31st Sony Radio Academy Awards, in London, Monday, May. 13, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Geena Davis arrives at the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2011 file photo, Steve Perry, former lead singer of the rock band Journey, arrives at  a premiere screening at Skylight SoHo in New York. Perry said though the band's songs -- including the soundtrack staple "Don't Stop Believin'" have experienced a resurgence in recent years, there's little chance of Perry rejoining the band and participating in what likely would be a lucrative tour.  (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Actress Linda Blair poses at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2011 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Los Angeles. The Governors Awards is an annual event celebrating awards conferred by the Academy's Board of Governors, with highlights being incorporated into next year's Academy Awards show. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Diane Lane attends The Women’s Media Center 2015 Women’s Media Awards at Capitale on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala held Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten)
Mariska Hargitay seen at the IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 in New York. The Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB's Broward Office of Film, Music & Entertainment partnered with the awards show, now in its 25th year. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR QUAKER - Quaker teams up with actress, foodie and mom of two, Tiffani Thiessen, to celebrate the launch of its first-ever Bring Your Best Bowl contest at a kickoff event in New York’s Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Consumers across the country can enter an oatmeal flavor – using 2-5 ingredients – along with their inspiration for the chance to win $250,000 and see their creation brought to life as a Quaker oatmeal flavor. Contest ends 3/12/16.  Go to BringYourBestBowl.com for complete details. (Stuart Ramson/AP Images for Quaker)

Jan. 17: Actress Betty White is 94. Actor James Earl Jones is 85. Talk-show host Maury Povich is 77. Singer William Hart of The Delfonics is 71. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor is 68. Singer Sheila Hutchinson of The Emotions is 63. Singer Steve Earle is 61. Singer Paul Young is 60. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 59. Singer Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles is 57. Actor Jim Carrey is 54. Actor Denis O’Hare (”American Horror Story”) is 54. Actor Joshua Malina is 50. Singer Shabba Ranks is 50. Actor Naveen Andrews (”Lost”) is 47. Musician Kid Rock is 45. Actor Freddy Rodriguez (”Six Feet Under”) is 41. Actress-singer Zooey Deschanel is 36. Singer Ray J is 35. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 34. DJ Calvin Harris is 32. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers is 30. Actor Jonathan Keltz (”Reign,” “Entourage”) is 28. Actress Kathrine Herzer (”Madame Secretary”) is 19.

Jan. 18: Actor-director Kevin Costner is 61. Actress Jane Horrocks (”Absolutely Fabulous”) is 52. Comedian Dave Attell (”Insomniac”) is 51. Actor Jesse L. Martin is 47. Rapper DJ Quik is 46. Singer Jonathan Davis of Korn is 45. Singer Christian Burns of BBMak is 42. Singer Samantha Mumba is 33.

Jan. 19: Actress Tippi Hedren is 86. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 74. Actress Shelley Fabares is 72. Country singer Dolly Parton is 70. Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 65. Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 64. Actress Katey Sagal is 62. Comedian Paul Rodriguez is 61. Keyboardist Mickey Virtue of UB40 is 59. Actor Paul McCrane (”ER”) is 55. Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 48. Actor Shawn Wayans is 45. Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 45. Actress Drea de Matteo is 44. Actress Bitsie Tulloch (”Grimm”) is 35. Actress Jodie Sweetin is 34. Rapper Mac Miller is 24.

Jan. 20: Comedian Arte Johnson is 87. Director David Lynch is 70. Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 69. Guitarist Paul Stanley of Kiss is 64. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 64. TV host Bill Maher is 60. Actor James Denton (”Desperate Housewives”) is 53. Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 51. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 51. Actor Rainn Wilson is 50. Singer Edwin McCain is 46. Actor Skeet Ulrich is 46. Drummer Questlove of The Roots is 45. Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 37. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 31. Actor Evan Peters (”American Horror Story”) is 29.

Jan. 21: Actress Ann Wedgeworth (”Evening Shade”) is 82. Singer Mac Davis is 74. Guitarist Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 69. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 66. Actress Geena Davis is 60. Actress Karina Lombard (”The L Word”) is 47. Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 46. Singer Cat Power is 44. DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus is 43. Singer Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) of the Spice Girls is 40. Actor Jerry Trainor (”Wendell & Vinnie,” “iCarly”) is 39. Singer Nokio of Dru Hill is 37.

Jan. 22: Actress Piper Laurie is 84. Actor Seymour Cassel is 81. Actor John Hurt is 76. Singer Steve Perry (Journey) is 67. Bassist Teddy Gentry of Alabama is 64. Actress Linda Blair is 57. Actress Diane Lane is 51. Country singer Regina Nicks of Regina Regina is 51. Rap DJ-actor Jazzy Jeff is 51. Singer Marc Gay of Shai is 47. Actor Balthazar Getty is 41. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 36. Actress Beverley Mitchell (”Seventh Heaven”) is 35. Guitarist Ben Moody of The Fallen (and Evanescence) is 35. Actress Sami Gayle (”Blue Bloods”) is 20.

Jan. 23: Actress Chita Rivera is 83. Actor Gil Gerard is 73. Singer Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 68. Bassist-keyboardist Bill Cunningham of The Box Tops is 66. Actor Richard Dean Anderson (”MacGyver”) is 66. Singer-guitarist Robin Zander of Cheap Trick is 63. Singer Anita Baker is 58. Bassist Earl Falconer of UB40 is 57. Actress Gail O’Grady (”American Dreams,” “NYPD Blue”) is 53. Actress Mariska Hargitay is 52. Singer Marc Nelson (Az Yet) is 45. Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 42. Bassist Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie is 41.

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