Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 24-30

Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week.

Actress Mindy Kaling is 39 on June 24. In this July 27, 2017, file photo, creator/executive producer/actress Mindy Kaling participates in the “The Mindy Project” panel during the Hulu Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kaling announced in a preview of an interview with NBC’s “Today” show released Aug. 15, 2017, that she is pregnant. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Singer Solange Knowles is 32 on June 24. In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Solange Knowles arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. While the official pre-inaugural concert attended by Donald Trump was heavy on country music, it was Solange Knowles and Esperanza Spalding that entertained an enthusiastic gathering, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at the Peace Ball, an alternative inaugural event organized by progressive activists. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Busy Philipps is 39 on June 25. In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, Busy Philipps attends the 6th Annual Baby2Baby Gala honoring Gwyneth Paltrow in Culver City, Calif. The actress is getting her own late-night talk show on E! called “Busy Tonight.” Production is set to begin this summer. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Ricky Gervais attends Tribeca Talks After the Movie: "Special Correspondents" during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at John Zuccotti Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 22, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Actor Ricky Gervais is 57 on June 25. Ricky Gervais attends Tribeca Talks After the Movie: “Special Correspondents” during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at John Zuccotti Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 22, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Nick Offerman
Actor Nick Offerman is 48 on June 26. In this Oct. 7, 2015, file photo, actor Nick Offerman arrives at the LA Premiere of “Fargo” Season two at Arclight Cinemas Hollywood in Los Angeles. NBC announced on March 28, 2017, that Offerman is teaming up with his former “Parks and Recreation” co-star Amy Poehler for an for an NBC reality competition focused on craft making. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Singer Ariana Grande is 25 on June 26. In this March 24, 2018 file photo, Ariana Grande performs “Be Alright” during the “March for Our Lives” rally in support of gun control in Washington. Grande has released her first song since a 2017 terrorist attack during her concert in the United Kingdom. The 24-year-old posted a video of “No Tears Left to Cry” on Instagram on Friday, April 20, 2018. The emotional song includes the lyrics: “Right now I’m in a state of mind/ I wanna be in like all the time/ Ain’t got no tears left to cry/ So I’m pickin’ it up, I’m pickin’ up.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Writer-director J.J. Abrams is 52 on June 27. J.J. Abrams arrives at the world premiere of “Star Trek Beyond” at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in San Diego. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Reality star Khloe Kardashian is 34 on June 27. In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, Khloe Kardashian participates in the panel for “Kocktails with Khloe” at the FYI 2016 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. The Kardashians of “Keeping up with the Kardashians” are in the middle of a baby boom. The latest baby bombshell came from sister Khloe Kardashian, who announced a few days before Christmas on Instagram that she’s expecting her first with boyfriend basketball star Tristan Thompson. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 92 on June 28. In this May 17, 2017 file photo, Mel Brooks attends the LA Premiere of “If You’re Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast” in Beverly Hills, Calif. This week, Brooks will be on hand to kick off the ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theater Thursday night in Hollywood with a special screening of the first film he ever directed: “The Producers.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Actor John Cusack is 52 on June 28. In this image released by Focus World, John Cusack appears in a scene from “Maps to the Stars.” (AP Photo/Focus World, Caitlin Cronenberg)
Actor Gary Busey is 74 on June 29. In this Oct. 25, 2012 file photo, Gary Busey attends a screening of “This Must Be the Place” in New York. Busey is making his New York stage debut playing a serial killer in “Perfect Crime” from Nov. 21-Dec. 4 at The Theater Center. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Comedian Colin Jost is 36 on June 29. Comedians Michael Che, left, and Colin Jost attend the 2018 NBCUniversal Upfront at Rockefeller Plaza on Monday, May 14, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actress Lizzy Caplan is 36 on June 30. In this image released by Showtime, Lizzy Caplan appears in a scene from “Masters of Sex.” The show was among the television series that a Directors Guild of America report released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, said are lagging in hiring of women and minority directors. (Michael Desmond/Showtime via AP)
Vincent D'Onofrio 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 Vincent D’Onofrio is 59 on June 30. Vincent D’Onofrio 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)
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Ricky Gervais attends Tribeca Talks After the Movie: "Special Correspondents" during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at John Zuccotti Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 22, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Nick Offerman
Vincent D'Onofrio 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)

June 24: Actress Michele Lee is 76. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 75. Guitarist Jeff Beck is 74. Singer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 73. Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 71. Actor Peter Weller is 71. Bassist John Illsley of Dire Straits is 69. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson of Black Uhuru is 68. Actress Nancy Allen (”RoboCop”) is 68. Actor Joe Penny (”Jake and the Fatman,” “Riptide”) is 62. Singer Astro of UB40 is 61. Singer-keyboardist Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark is 59. Actor Iain Glen (”Game of Thrones”) is 57. Bassist Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is 57. Actress Danielle Spencer (”What’s Happening”) is 53. Actress Sherry Stringfield (”ER”) is 51. Singer Glenn Medeiros is 48. Actress Carla Gallo (”Bones”) is 43. Actor Amir Talai (”LA to Vegas”) is 41. Actress Mindy Kaling is 39. Actress Minka Kelly is 38. Actress Vanessa Ray (”Blue Bloods”) is 37. Actor Justin Hires (2016’s “MacGyver,” `’Rush Hour”) is 33. Singer Solange Knowles is 32. Actor Max Ehrich (”The Young and the Restless,” `’Under the Dome”) is 27. Actress Beanie Feldstein (”Lady Bird”) is 25.

June 25: Actress June Lockhart is 93. Singer Eddie Floyd is 81. Actress Barbara Montgomery (”Amen,” `’The Women of Brewster Place”) is 79. Actress Mary Beth Peil (”The Good Wife,” `’Dawson’s Creek”) is 78. Singer Carly Simon is 73. Keyboardist-saxophonist Ian McDonald of Foreigner and King Crimson is 72. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 71. Singer Tim Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House is 66. Keyboardist David Paich of Toto is 64. Actor Michael Sabatino (”NYPD Blue”) is 63. Actor Ricky Gervais is 57. Actress Erica Gimpel (TV’s “Fame,” `’Profiler”) is 54. Rapper Richie Rich is 51. Rapper Candyman is 50. Guitarist Sean Kelly (Sixpence None The Richer) is 47. Actress Angela Kinsey (”The Office”) is 47. Bassist Mike Kroeger of Nickelback is 46. Actress Linda Cardellini (”ER,” `’Scooby Doo”) is 43. Actress Busy Philipps (”ER,” `’Dawson’s Creek”) is 39.

June 26: Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 84. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 80. Singer Georgie Fame is 75. Actor Clive Francis (”The Crown”) is 72. Singer Brenda Holloway is 72. Actor Robert Davi (”Profiler”) is 67. Musician Mick Jones of The Clash is 63. Actor Gedde Watanabe (”ER,” `’Sixteen Candles”) is 63. Singer Chris Isaak is 62. Singer Patty Smyth is 61. Singer Terri Nunn of Berlin is 59. Singer Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays is 55. Guitarist Eddie Perez of The Mavericks is 50. Bassist Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 49. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson (”Magnolia,” `’Boogie Nights”) is 48. Actor Sean Hayes (”Will and Grace”) is 48. Actor Matt Letscher (”Eli Stone,” `’The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 48. Actor Chris O’Donnell is 48. Actor Nick Offerman (”Parks and Recreation”) is 48. Keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein of Newsboys is 44. Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 44. Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is 39. Singer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic is 39. Actor Jason Schwartzman (”Slackers,” `’Rushmore”) is 38. Actress Aubrey Plaza (”Parks and Recreation”) is 34. Actress Jennette McCurdy (”iCarly”) is 26. Singer-actress Ariana Grande is 25.

June 27: Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 76. Actress Julia Duffy (”Newhart”) is 67. Actress Isabelle Adjani is 63. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 59. Writer-director J.J. Abrams (”Lost,” `’Alias”) is 52. Actor Edward “Grapevine” Fordham Jr. (”Battle Creek”) is 48. TV personality Jo Frost (”Supernanny”) is 48. Actor Yancey Arias (”Kingpin”) is 47. Actor Tobey Maguire is 43. Singer Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer is 42. Christian rock singer Zach Williams is 40. Reality star Khloe Kardashian is 34. Actor Drake Bell (”Drake and Josh”) is 32. Actor Sam Claflin (”Hunger Games” films) is 32. Actor Ed Westwick (”Gossip Girl”) is 31. Actor Matthew Lewis (”Harry Potter” films) is 29. Actress Madylin Sweeten (”Everybody Loves Raymond”) is 27. Singer Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony is 22. Actor Chandler Riggs (”The Walking Dead”) is 19.

June 28: Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 92. Comedian John Byner is 81. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum is 73. Actor Bruce Davison is 72. Actress Kathy Bates is 70. Actress Alice Krige is 64. Actress Jessica Hecht (”Friends,” `’The Single Guy”) is 53. Guitarist-violinist Saul Davies of James is 53. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 52. Actor John Cusack is 52. Actor Gil Bellows (”Ally McBeal”) is 51. Actress-songwriter Danielle Brisebois (”All in the Family”) is 49. Actress Tichina Arnold (”Everybody Hates Chris”) is 49. Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Sommers is 49. Bassist Tim Nordwind of OK Go is 42. Bassist Mark Stoermer of The Killers is 41. Country singer and former “American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler is 32.

June 29: Actor Gary Busey is 74. Comedian Richard Lewis is 71. Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple is 70. Singer Don Dokken of Dokken is 65. Singer Colin Hay of Men at Work is 65. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 63. Actress Sharon Lawrence (”Fired Up,” `’NYPD Blue”) is 57. Actress Amanda Donohoe is 56. Actress Judith Hoag (”Nashville”) is 55. Singer Stedman Pearson of Five Star is 54. Actress Melora Hardin (”The Office”) is 51. Actress Christina Chang (”The Good Doctor”) is 47. Rapper DJ Shadow is 46. Guitarist Todd Sansom of Marshall Dyllon is 40. Singer Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls) is 40. Comedian Colin Jost (”Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Actress Lily Rabe (”American Horror Story”) is 36. Actress Camila Mendes (”Riverdale”) is 24.

June 30: Actress Nancy Dussault is 82. Singer Glenn Shorrock of the Little River Band is 74. Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke is 67. Actor David Garrison (”Married—with Children”) is 66. Guitarist Hal Lindes of Dire Straits is 65. Actor David Alan Grier is 62. Actor Vincent D’Onofrio is 59. Actress Deirdre Lovejoy (”The Wire”) is 56. Bassist Tom Drummond of Better Than Ezra is 49. Actor Tony Rock (”Living Biblically”) is 49. Actress Monica Potter (”Parenthood,” `’Boston Legal”) is 47. Actress Molly Parker (”House of Cards”) is 46. Actress Lizzy Caplan (”Masters of Sex,” `’Mean Girls”) is 36. Guitarist James Adam Shelley of American Authors is 35. Country singer Cole Swindell is 35. Singer and “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino is 34. Actor Sean Marquette (”The Goldbergs”) is 30.

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