Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 30-Aug. 5

Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week.

Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the NBCUniversal 2016 Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 16, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 70 on July 30.
Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the NBCUniversal 2016 Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 16, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lisa Kudrow arrives at the Variety Power of Women luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Lisa Kudrow is 54 on July 30.
Lisa Kudrow arrives at the Variety Power of Women luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is 52 on July 31. FILE – In this file photo dated Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers during the unveiling of her new book, entitled: ‘The Casual Vacancy’, at the Southbank Centre in London. Rowling’s first novel about the wizarding legend Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was published in Britain on June 26, 1997, meaning the books which spawned a series of eponymous tales has turned 20-years old. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, FILE)
Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band is 39 on July 31.
FILE – In this April 30, 2016 file photo, the Zac Brown Band attends the 2016 iHeartRadio Country Festival in Austin, Texas. The band’s latest album, “Welcome Home,” will be released on May 12, 2017. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Rapper Coolio is 54 on Aug. 1.
FILE – In this June 25, 2015, file photo, Coolio attends the 2015 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. The rapper pleaded no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, to carrying a concealed firearm and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation. Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey, was arrested on Sept. 17 after a handgun was found in his bag during a security screening at Los Angeles International Airport. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Jason Momoa
Actor Jason Momoa (”Game of Thrones”) is 38 on Aug. 1. Jason Momoa, a cast member in the upcoming films “Justice League” and “Aquaman,” addresses the audience during the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2017 at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
In this Dec. 7, 2015 photo, actress and author Mary-Louise Parker poses for portrait in a park in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Parker's "Dear Mr. You," a collection of lyrical and often emotional essays about men addressed to everyone from former (and unnamed) lovers to family members, has been highly praised by critics and made the actress a respected name in the literary world. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Actress Mary-Louise Parker is 53 on Aug. 2.
In this Dec. 7, 2015 photo, actress and author Mary-Louise Parker poses for portrait in a park in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Parker’s “Dear Mr. You,” a collection of lyrical and often emotional essays about men addressed to everyone from former (and unnamed) lovers to family members, has been highly praised by critics and made the actress a respected name in the literary world. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Sam Worthington participates in the "Manhunt: Unabomber" panel during the Discovery Channel Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor Sam Worthington (”Terminator Salvation”) is 41 on Aug. 2.
Sam Worthington participates in the “Manhunt: Unabomber” panel during the Discovery Channel Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Singer Tony Bennett is 91 on Aug. 3.
FILE – In an Aug. 3, 2016 file photo, singer Tony Bennett arrives for his 90th birthday celebration at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday, June 20, 2017 that the 90-year-old Bennett has been honored with this year’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The prize was created by Congress to honor singers and songwriters who entertain, inform and inspire. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 76 on Aug. 3.
FILE – In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Martha Stewart attends Macy’s Presents Fashion’s Front Row in New York. In an interview with The Associated Press, Stewart talks about how she got her start at home and the challenges of balancing a business and family. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)
Actor Richard Belzer attends the NBC Network 2013 Upfront at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 13, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actor-comedian Richard Belzer (”Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” `’Homicide”) is 73 on Aug. 4.
Actor Richard Belzer attends the NBC Network 2013 Upfront at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 13, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 62 on Aug. 4.
Billy Bob Thornton poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a television series – drama for “Goliath” at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Maureen McCormick (”The Brady Bunch”) is 61 on Aug. 5.
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2016 file photo, Maureen McCormick, who played the eldest daughter in the TV series, “The Brady Bunch,” arrives at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards Entertainment Weekly Pre Party in Los Angeles. Florence Henderson, who was one of America’s most beloved television moms, died, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Los Angeles. She was 82. Davis, who became the country’s favorite and most famous housekeeper, died in 2014 at 88. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Guitarist Pat Smear of the Foo Fighters is 56 on Aug. 5. Here, Smear performs at RFK Stadium on Saturday, July 4, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP)
Guitarist Pat Smear (Foo Fighters) is 58 on Aug. 5.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the NBCUniversal 2016 Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 16, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lisa Kudrow arrives at the Variety Power of Women luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Jason Momoa
In this Dec. 7, 2015 photo, actress and author Mary-Louise Parker poses for portrait in a park in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Parker's "Dear Mr. You," a collection of lyrical and often emotional essays about men addressed to everyone from former (and unnamed) lovers to family members, has been highly praised by critics and made the actress a respected name in the literary world. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Sam Worthington participates in the "Manhunt: Unabomber" panel during the Discovery Channel Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor Richard Belzer attends the NBC Network 2013 Upfront at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 13, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Guitarist Pat Smear of the Foo Fighters is 56 on Aug. 5. Here, Smear performs at RFK Stadium on Saturday, July 4, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP)

July 30: Actor Edd “Kookie” Byrnes is 84. Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 81. Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is 78. Singer Paul Anka is 76. Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn is 72. Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 70. Actor Jean Reno is 69. Blues singer Otis Taylor is 69. Actor Ken Olin is 63. Actress Delta Burke is 61. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 59. Country singer Neal McCoy is 59. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 56. Actress Lisa Kudrow is 54. Guitarist Dwayne O’Brien of Little Texas is 54. Actress Vivica A. Fox is 53. Actor Terry Crews (”Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” `’Everybody Hates Chris”) is 49. Actor Simon Baker (”The Mentalist”) is 48. Director Christopher Nolan (”Memento,” `’Insomnia”) is 47. Actor Tom Green is 46. Drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind is 46. Actress Christine Taylor (”The Brady Bunch Movie”) is 46. Comedian Dean Edwards (”Saturday Night Live”) is 44. Actress Hilary Swank is 43. Actress Jaime Pressly (”My Name Is Earl,” `’Not Another Teen Movie”) is 40. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 37. Actress Yvonne Strahovski (”Chuck”) is 35. Actor Martin Starr (”Silicon Valley,” `’Freaks and Geeks”) is 35. Actress Gina Rodriguez (”Jane the Virgin”) is 33.

July 31: Actor Don Murray is 88. Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 86. Actress France Nuyen (”South Pacific”) is 78. Singer Lobo is 74. Actor Michael Biehn is 61. Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 60. Actor Dirk Blocker (”Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 60. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 59. Actor Wesley Snipes is 55. Country singer Chad Brock is 54. Musician Fatboy Slim is 54. Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs is 53. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is 52. Actor Dean Cain (”Lois and Clark”) is 51. Actor Jim True-Frost (American Odyssey,” `’The Wire”) is 51. Actress Eve Best (”Nurse Jackie”) is 46. Actor Robert Telfer (”Saved by the Bell”) is 40. Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band is 39. Actor B.J. Novak (”The Office”) is 38. Actor Rico Rodriguez (”Modern Family”) is 19.

Aug. 1: Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 86. Blues musician Robert Cray is 64. Singer Michael Penn is 59. Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 58. Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 57. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 57. Rapper Coolio is 54. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 53. Country singer George Ducas is 51. Guitarist Charlie Kelley (Buffalo Club) is 49. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe (”The Cosby Show”) is 44. Actor Jason Momoa (”Game of Thrones”) is 38. Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 36. Actor Elijah Kelley (2007’s “Hairspray”) is 31.

Aug. 2: Keyboardist Garth Hudson of The Band is 80. Actor Max Wright (”Alf,” `’Norm”) is 74. Actress Joanna Cassidy is 72. Actress Kathryn Harrold is 67. Actor Butch Patrick (”The Munsters”) is 64. Music producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig is 62. Singer Mojo Nixon is 60. Actress Victoria Jackson (”Saturday Night Live”) is 58. Actress Apollonia is 58. Actress Cynthia Stevenson (”Men in Trees,” `’Hope and Gloria”) is 55. Actress Mary-Louise Parker is 53. Director-actor Kevin Smith (”Clerks,” `’Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) is 47. Actor Sam Worthington (”Terminator Salvation”) is 41. Actor Edward Furlong is 40. Singer Charli XCX is 25. Actress Hallie Eisenberg is 25.

Aug. 3: Singer Tony Bennett is 91. Actor Martin Sheen is 77. Singer Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 76. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 76. Bassist B.B. Dickerson of War is 68. Movie director John Landis is 67. Actor Jay North (”Dennis the Menace”) is 66. Guitarist Randy Scruggs is 64. Actor John C. McGinley (”Scrubs”) is 58. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 56. Actress Lisa Ann Walter (”Bruce Almighty”) is 56. Singer-guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica is 54. Singer Ed Roland of Collective Soul is 54. Actor Isaiah Washington is 54. Keyboardist Dean Sams of Lonestar is 51. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter of Deftones is 47. Musician Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa is 46. Actor Michael Ealy is 44. Violinist Jimmy De Martini of Zac Brown Band is 41. Actress Evangeline Lilly (”Lost”) is 38. Actress Mamie Gummer (”The Good Wife”) is 34. Singer Holly Arnstein of Dream is 32. Actress Georgina Haig (”Once Upon a Time”) is 32. Bassist Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic is 32. Rapper D.R.A.M. is 29.

Aug. 4: Actress Tina Cole (”My Three Sons”) is 74. Actor-comedian Richard Belzer (”Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” `’Homicide”) is 73. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 62. Actress Lauren Tom (”Joy Luck Club,” `’Men in Trees”) is 58. Producer Michael Gelman (”Live with Regis and Kelly”) is 56. Drummer Rob Cieka of Boo Radleys is 49. Actor Daniel Dae Kim is 49. Rapper Yo-Yo (”Miss Rap Supreme”) is 46. Singer-actor Marques Houston of Immature is 36. “American Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox is 32. Singer Tom Parker of The Wanted is 29. “American Idol” runner-up Jessica Sanchez is 22.

Aug. 5: Actress Loni Anderson is 72. Actress Erica Slezak (”One Life to Live”) is 71. Singer Rick Derringer is 70. Guitarist Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister is 62. Actress Maureen McCormick (”The Brady Bunch”) is 61. Guitarist Pat Smear (Foo Fighters) is 58. Country fiddler Mark O’Connor is 56. Actor Mark Strong (”The Imitation Game”) is 54. Director James Gunn (”Guardians of the Galaxy”) is 51. Actor Jonathan Silverman (”The Single Guy”) is 51. Country singer Terri Clark is 49. Drummer Will Sellers of Old Dominion is 39. Actor Jesse Williams (”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 37. Actor Albert Tsai (”Dr. Ken”) is 13.

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