Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 23-29

Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week.

Actor-comedian Harry Shearer (”The Simpsons”) is 75 on Dec. 23. FILE – In this Jan. 24, 2015 file photo, Harry Shearer appears at the 30th annual TEC Awards during the 2015 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Anaheim, Calif. Shearer filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, against the French studio Vivendi S.A. over profits from the 1984 hit “This Is Spinal Tap” and its merchandise and music. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this March 28, 2011 file photo, actress Susan Lucci from "All My Children," poses for a portrait in New York.  Lucci is the author of a new memoir titled "All My Life."  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
Actress Susan Lucci (”All My Children”) is 72 on Dec. 23. FILE – In this March 28, 2011 file photo, actress Susan Lucci from “All My Children,” poses for a portrait in New York. Lucci is the author of a new memoir titled “All My Life.” (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
Singer Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is 27 on Dec. 24. FILE – In this May 17, 2015 file photo, Louis Tomlinson arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday, April 11, 2017, that the agency had scheduled a hearing for Tomlinson to discuss a March altercation the One Direction singer had at Los Angeles International Airport. The hearing is unlikely to generate any charges being filed against Tomlinson. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)
TV host Ryan Seacrest (”American Idol,” `’Live with Kelly and Ryan”) is 44 on Dec. 24. FILE – In a Saturday, May 13, 2017 file photo, Ryan Seacrest arrives at Wango Tango at StubHub Center, in Carson, Calif. Seacrest will be back hosting “American Idol” when it returns for a first season on ABC. Kelly Ripa made the announcement Thursday, July 20, 2017, on “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” which she has co-hosted with Seacrest since he joined her in May. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Singer Jimmy Buffett is 72 on Dec. 25. FILE – In this May 3, 2008 file photo, Jimmy Buffett performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Music lovers are converging this week on the Crescent City for the festival, which takes place over two weekends starting on Friday, April 27, 2018, featuring out-of-town artists such as Rod Stewart and Sting, as well as performers from across New Orleans and Louisiana. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Singer Annie Lennox is 64 on Dec. 25. FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2018 file photo, musician Annie Lennox attends Porter’s 3rd Annual Incredible Women Gala in Los Angeles. Lennox was nominated for a Golden Globe for best original song for “Requiem for a Private War,” from the film “A Private War.” The 76th Golden Globe Awards will be held on Sunday, Jan. 6. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Actor Kit Harington (”Game of Thrones”) is 32 on Dec. 26. “Testament of Youth” actor Kit Harington poses for a portrait on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)
** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MAY 28-29 **FILE**David Sedaris, author of "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," pauses during an interview in this March 15, 2001 file photo, at the Greenwich House Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)
Humorist David Sedaris is 62 on Dec. 26. **FILE**David Sedaris, author of “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,” pauses during an interview in this March 15, 2001 file photo, at the Greenwich House Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)
Actor Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name,” “Lady Bird”) is 23 on Dec. 27. Timothee Chalamet arrives at the 90th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Singer Hayley Williams, right, of Paramore is 30 on Dec. 27. This image released by VisualReserve.com shows New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, left, and Paramore singer Hayley Williams outside of the Franklin Theatre on their wedding day, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 in Franklin, Tenn. (David Bean/VisualReserve.com via AP)
Actress Nichelle Nichols (”Star Trek”) is 86 on Dec. 28. FILE – In this June 8, 2014 file photo, actor Nichelle Nichols during the Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek Convention at The Westin O’Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. Nichols, 82, who played Lt. Nyota Uhura in the original “Star Trek” TV series and in subsequent films, is recovering from a stroke suffered Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her Los Angeles home. Tests indicate the stroke was mild, Zachery McGinnis, her booking manager, said Friday. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
Actress Maggie Smith (”Harry Potter”) is 84 on DEc. 28. In this image released by PBS, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess Grantham, is shown in a scene from the second season on “Downton Abbey.” Producers of the popular British period drama on Thursday, March 26, 2015, confirmed it will end after its sixth season, scheduled to air in the U.S. in early 2016. The series, which airs earlier in England, will have its finale on Christmas Day, 2015. (AP Photo/PBS, Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE, Nick Briggs)
Actor Ted Danson is 71 on Dec. 29. Ted Danson, a cast member in the television series “The Good Place,” arrives at the NBCUniversal Television Critics Association summer press tour on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Actor Jude Law is 46 on Dec. 29. FILE- In this Jan. 21, 2015 file photo Jude Law attends the premiere of “Black Sea” at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in New York. It has been announced that the British actor will play the fictional Pope Pius XIII in the “The Young Pope,” a miniseries directed by Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this March 28, 2011 file photo, actress Susan Lucci from "All My Children," poses for a portrait in New York.  Lucci is the author of a new memoir titled "All My Life."  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MAY 28-29 **FILE**David Sedaris, author of "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," pauses during an interview in this March 15, 2001 file photo, at the Greenwich House Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)

Dec. 23: Actor Ronnie Schell (”Gomer Pyle, USMC”) is 87. Actor Frederic Forrest (”Lonesome Dove”) is 82. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) is 78. Drummer Ron Bushy of Iron Butterfly is 77. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer (”The Simpsons”) is 75. Actress Susan Lucci (”All My Children”) is 72. Guitarist Dave Murray of Iron Maiden is 62. Singer Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is 54. Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield is 41. Actress Anna Maria Perez de Tagle (”Hannah Montana,” `’Camp Rock”) is 28. Actor Spencer Daniels (”Mom”) is 26. Actor Caleb Foote (TV’s “The Kids Are Alright”) is 25.

Dec. 24: Songwriter-bandleader-producer Dave Bartholomew is 100. Actress Sharon Farrell (”Hawaii Five-0”) is 72. Actor Clarence Gilyard (”Walker, Texas Ranger”) is 63. Actress Stephanie Hodge (”Unhappily Ever After”) is 62. Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of Human League is 61. Actor Anil Kapoor (”Slumdog Millionaire”) is 59. Singer Mary Ramsey of 10,000 Maniacs is 55. Actor Mark Valley (”Boston Legal”) is 54. Actor Diedrich Bader (”The Drew Carey Show”) is 52. Singer Ricky Martin is 47. “Twilight” series author Stephenie Meyer is 45. TV host Ryan Seacrest (”American Idol,” `’Live with Kelly and Ryan”) is 44. Actor Michael Raymond-James (”Once Upon A Time,” `’True Blood”) is 41. Actor Austin Stowell (“12 Strong”) is 34. Singer Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is 27.

Dec. 25: Actress Hanna Schygulla (”Barnum,” `’Casanova”) is 75. Singer John Edwards of The Spinners is 74. Actor Gary Sandy (”WKRP In Cincinnati”) is 73. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 72. Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 70. Actress Sissy Spacek is 69. Actress CCH Pounder is 66. Singer Annie Lennox is 64. Singer Steve Wariner is 64. Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 is 64. Singer Shane McGowan (The Popes, the Pogues) is 61. Actress Klea Scott (”Millennium”) is 50. Guitarist Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 47. Singer Dido is 47. Singer Mac Powell of Third Day is 46. Country singer Alecia Elliott is 36. Singer Jess and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas are 34. Actress Perdita Weeks (2018’s “Magnum P.I.”) is 33. Singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 30.

Dec. 26: Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on “Sesame Street”) is 85. Singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir of The Four Tops is 83. Record producer Phil Spector is 79. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 73. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 72. Bassist George Porter Junior of The Meters is 71. Humorist David Sedaris is 62. Drummer James Kottak of Scorpions is 56. Drummer Brian Westrum of Sons of the Desert is 56. Drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica is 55. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 51. Guitarist J (White Zombie) is 51. Guitarist Peter Klett of Candlebox is 49. Singer James Mercer of The Shins is 48. Actor-singer Jared Leto of 30 Seconds To Mars is 47. Singer Chris Daughtry (”American Idol”) is 39. Actress Beth Behrs (”2 Broke Girls”) is 33. Actor Kit Harington (”Game of Thrones”) is 32. Actress Eden Sher (”The Middle”) is 27. Singer Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix is 26.

Dec. 27: Actor John Amos (”Men In Trees,” `’The West Wing”) is 79. News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 75. Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 74. Singer Tracy Nelson is 74. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 70. Jazz drummer T.S. Monk is 69. Singer Karla Bonoff is 67. Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 66. Actress Tovah Feldshuh (”Law and Order”) is 65. Drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is 56. Actor Ian Gomez (”Felicity,” `’The Drew Carey Show”) is 54. Actress Theresa Randle (”Bad Boys”) is 54. Actress Eva LaRue (”CSI: Miami”) is 52. Bassist Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 49. Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None The Richer is 46. Actor Wilson Cruz (”Party of Five,” `’My So-Called Life”) is 45. Actor Masi Oka (”Hawaii Five-0,” `’Heroes”) is 44. Actress Emilie de Ravin (”Once Upon A Time,” `’Lost”) is 37. Actor Jay Ellis (“Insecure”) is 37. Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 36. Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 30. Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 27. Actor Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name,” “Lady Bird”) is 23.

Dec. 28: Actress Nichelle Nichols (”Star Trek”) is 86. Actress Maggie Smith (”Harry Potter”) is 84. Singer-keyboardist Edgar Winter is 72. Drummer Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste of The Meters is 70. Actor Denzel Washington is 64. TV personality Gayle King (“CBS This Morning”) is 64. Country singer Joe Diffie is 60. Drummer Mike McGuire of Shenandoah is 60. Actor Chad McQueen (the “Karate Kid” films) is 58. Country singer-guitarist Marty Roe of Diamond Rio is 58. Actor Malcolm Gets (”Caroline in the City”) is 55. Comedian Seth Meyers (”Late Night With Seth Meyers”) is 45. Actor Brendan Hines (”Suits,” `’Lie To Me”) is 42. Actor Joe Manganiello (”True Blood”) is 42. Actress Vanessa Ferlito (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 41. Singer John Legend is 40. Actor Andre Holland (”Selma”) is 39. Actress Sienna Miller is 37. Actor Beau Garrett (”The Good Doctor”) is 36. Actress Mackenzie Rosman (”7th Heaven”) is 29. “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta is 28. Actress Mary-Charles Jones (”Kevin Can Wait”) is 17. Actor Miles Brown (”black-ish”) is 14.

Dec. 29: Actress Inga Swenson (”Benson”) is 86. Actor Jon Voight is 80. Country singer Ed Bruce is 79. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 72. Actor Ted Danson is 71. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 67. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 59. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 59. Guitarist-singer Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain is 57. Actor Michael Cudlitz (”The Walking Dead”) is 54. Singer Dexter Holland of The Offspring is 53. Actor Jason Gould is 52. News anchor Ashleigh Banfield is 51. Director Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski) (”The Matrix”) is 51. Singer-guitarist Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 48. Actor Kevin Weisman (”Alias”) is 48. Actor Jude Law is 46. Actress Maria Dizzia (”Orange Is The New Black”) is 44. Actor Mekhi Phifer is 44. Actor Shawn Hatosy (”Reckless,” `’The Faculty”) is 43. Actress Alison Brie (“Glow,” “Community”) is 36. Country singer Jessica Andrews is 35. Actor Iain de Caestecker (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 31. Actress Jane Levy (”Suburgatory”) is 29. Drummer Danny Wagner of Greta Van Fleet is 20.

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