Here are some stars celebrating a birthday this week:
April 8: Comedian Shecky Greene is 92. Original Mouseketeer Darlene Gillespie is 77. Singer Peggy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 77. Songwriter Leon Huff of Gamble and Huff is 76. Guitarist Steve Howe of Yes (and of Asia) is 71. Bassist Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad is 67. Singer-actor John Schneider (”The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 58. Guitarist Izzy Stradlin (Guns N’ Roses) is 56. Singer-guitarist Donita Sparks of L7 is 55. Singer Julian Lennon is 55. Actor Dean Norris (”Breaking Bad,” `’Under the Dome”) is 55. Rapper Biz Markie is 54. Actress Robin Wright is 52. Actress Patricia Arquette is 50. Actor JR Bourne (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” `’Revenge”) is 48. Drummer Darren Jessee of Ben Folds Five is 47. Actress Emma Caulfield (”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 45. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 37. Singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend is 34. Actor Taran Noah Smith (”Home Improvement”) is 34. Guitarist Jamie Sierota (Echosmith) is 25. Actress Sadie Calvano (”Mom”) is 21.
April 9: Naturalist Jim Fowler (”Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”) is 88. Actress Michael Learned (”The Waltons”) is 79. Country singer Margo Smith is 76. Country singer Hal Ketchum is 65. Actor Dennis Quaid is 64. Humorist Jimmy Tingle (”60 Minutes II”) is 63. Keyboardist Dave Innis of Restless Heart is 59. Talk-show host Joe Scarborough (”Morning Joe”) is 55. Actor Mark Pellegrino (”Dexter”) is 53. Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 53. Actress Cynthia Nixon (”Sex and the City”) is 52. Singer Kevin Martin of Candlebox is 49. TV personality Sunny Anderson (”The Kitchen”) is 43. Singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is 41. Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (”The Cosby Show”) is 39. Actor Charlie Hunnam (”Sons of Anarchy”) is 38. Actor Jay Baruchel (”Knocked Up,” `’Tropic Thunder”) is 36. Actor Jordan Masterson (”Last Man Standing”) is 32. Actress Leighton Meester (”Gossip Girl”) is 32. Singer-actor Jesse McCartney (”Summerland”) is 31. Singer Jazmine Sullivan is 31. Actress Kristen Stewart (”Twilight”) is 28. Actress Elle Fanning (”Because of Winn-Dixie”) is 20. Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright (”Game of Thrones”) is 19. Singer Jackie Evancho is 18.
April 10: Actor Max von Sydow is 89. Actress Liz Sheridan (”Seinfeld”) is 89. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 71. Actor Steven Seagal is 66. Singer Terre Roche of The Roches is 65. Actor Peter MacNicol (”Numb3rs,” `’Ally McBeal”) is 64. Bassist Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs is 61. Singer-producer Babyface is 60. Musician Brian Setzer is 59. Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 58. Drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander of Primus is 53. Comedian Orlando Jones is 50. Guitarist Mike Mushok of Staind is 49. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 48. Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest is 48. Actor David Harbour (”Stranger Things”) is 43. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 39. Actress Laura Bell Bundy is 37. Actress Chyler Leigh (”Supergirl,” `’Grey’s Anatomy”) is 36. Bassist Andrew Dost of fun. is 35. Actor Ryan Merriman (”The Pretender”) is 35. Singer-actress Mandy Moore (”This is Us”) is 34. Actor Barkhad Abdi (”Captain Phillips”) is 33. Actress Shay Mitchell (”Pretty Little Liars”) is 31. Actor Haley Joel Osment (”The Sixth Sense”) is 30. Country singer Maren Morris is 28. Singer-actress AJ Michalka of Aly and AJ is 27. Actress Daisy Ridley (”Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 26. Actress Sofia Carson (”Descendants”) is 25.
April 11: Actor Joel Grey is 86. Actress Louise Lasser is 79. Actor Peter Riegart (”Animal House”) is 71. Actor Bill Irwin (”Law and Order: SVU”) is 68. Country singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is 61. Guitarist Nigel Pulsford (Bush) is 57. Country singer Steve Azar is 54. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 52. Bassist Dylan Keefe of Marcy Playground is 48. Actor Vicellous Shannon (”The Hurricane”) is 47. Rapper David Banner is 44. Drummer Chris Gaylor of All-American Rejects is 39. Actress Kelli Garner (”Taking Woodstock,” `’Lars and the Real Girl”) is 34. Singer Joss Stone is 31.
April 12: Musician Herbie Hancock is 78. Musician John Kay of Steppenwolf is 74. Actor Ed O’Neill (”Modern Family,” `’Married—With Children”) is 72. Actor Dan Lauria (”The Wonder Years”) is 71. Talk-show host David Letterman is 71. Singer J.D. Nicholas of The Commodores is 66. Singer Pat Travers is 64. Actor Andy Garcia is 62. Actress Suzzanne Douglas (”The Parent `Hood”) is 61. Country singer Vince Gill is 61. Guitarist Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen is 60. Singer Art Alexakis of Everclear is 56. Singer Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls is 54. Singer Nicholas Hexum of 311 is 48. Actor Nicholas Brendon (”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 47. Actress Shannen Doherty is 47. Actress Sarah Jane Morris (”NCIS”) is 41. Bassist Guy Berryman of Coldplay is 40. Actress Riley Smith (”Nashville”) is 40. Actress Claire Danes is 39. Actress Jennifer Morrison (”Once Upon a Time,” `’House”) is 39. Actor Matt McGorry (”How to Get Away With Murder,” `’Orange Is the New Black”) is 32. Singer-guitarist Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco is 31. Actress Saoirse Ronan is 24.
April 13: Actor Lyle Waggoner (”The Carol Burnett Show”) is 83. Actor Edward Fox is 81. Actor Paul Sorvino is 79. Singer Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers is 78. Musician Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane is 74. Actor Tony Dow (”Leave It to Beaver”) is 73. Musician Al Green is 72. Actor Ron Perlman is 68. Actor William Sadler (”Wonderfalls,” `’Roswell”) is 68. Singer Peabo Bryson is 67. Drummer Max Weinberg of the E Street Band (and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”) is 67. Keyboardist Jimmy Destri (Blondie) is 64. Actress Saundra Santiago (”Miami Vice”) is 61. Guitarist Joey Mazzola of Sponge is 57. Actress Page Hannah (TV’s “Fame”) is 54. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (”Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” `’The Biggest Loser”) is 54. Bassist Lisa Umbarger (The Toadies) is 53. Guitarist Marc Ford (Black Crowes) is 52. Actor Ricky Schroder is 48. Singer Aaron Lewis of Staind is 46. Actor Bokeem Woodbine (TV’s “Fargo,” `’Saving Grace”) is 45. Singer Lou Bega is 43. Actor Glenn Howerton (”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 42. Actress Kelli Giddish (”Law and Order: SVU”) is 38. Singer Nellie McKay is 36. Rapper Ty Dolla $ign is 36. Actress Allison Williams (”Girls”) is 30.
April 14: Country singer Loretta Lynn is 86. Actress Julie Christie is 78. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is 73. Actor John Shea (”Gossip Girl,” `’Lois and Clark”) is 69. Actor Brad Garrett (”Everybody Loves Raymond”) is 58. Actor Robert Carlyle (”Once Upon a Time”) is 57. Singer-guitarist John Bell of Widespread Panic is 56. Actress Catherine Dent (”The Shield”) is 53. Drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) is 51. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 50. Actor Adrien Brody is 45. Singer David Miller of Il Divo is 45. Rapper Da Brat is 44. Actor Antwon Tanner (”One Tree Hill”) is 43. Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is 41. Actor Rob McElhenney (”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 41. Singer Win Butler of Arcade Fire is 38. Actor Claire Coffee (”Grimm”) is 38. Actor Nick Krause (”The Descendants”) is 26. Actor Graham Phillips (”The Good Wife”) is 25. Actress Skyler Samuels (”Scream Queens”) is 24. Actress Abigail Breslin (”Little Miss Sunshine”) is 22.
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