Dec. 20: Actor John Hillerman (”Magnum P.I.”) is 83. Actor Tommy Cole (”The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 74. Drummer Bobby Colomby of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 71. Former Kiss drummer Peter Criss is 70. Musician Alan Parsons is 67. Actress Jenny Agutter is 63. Actor Michael Badalucco (”The Practice”) is 61. Singer Billy Bragg is 58. Singer-bassist Mike Watt (The Minutemen, fIREHOSE) is 58. Actor Joel Gretsch (”V”) is 52. Country singer Kris Tyler is 51. Singer Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes is 49. Singer David Cook (”American Idol”) is 33. Actor Jonah Hill is 32. Singer JoJo is 25.
Dec. 21: Country singer Freddie Hart is 89. Talk-show host Phil Donahue is 80. Actress Jane Fonda is 78. Actor Samuel L. Jackson is 67. Singer Betty Wright is 62. Actress Jane Kaczmarek (”Malcolm in the Middle”) is 60. Country singer Lee Roy Parnell is 59. Entertainer Jim Rose of The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow is 59. Actor-comedian Ray Romano is 58. Country singer Christy Forester of the Forester Sisters is 53. Drummer Murph of Dinosaur Jr. is 51. Guitarist Gabrielle Glaser (Luscious Jackson) is 50. Actor-comedian Andy Dick is 50. Actor Kiefer Sutherland is 49. Actress Karri Turner (”JAG”) is 49. Actress Khrystyne Haje (”Head of the Class”) is 47. Country singer Brad Warren of The Warren Brothers is 47. Actress Julie Delpy is 46. Contemporary Christian singer Natalie Grant is 44. Actress Rutina Wesley (”True Blood”) is 37. Keyboardist Anna Bulbrook of Airborne Toxic Event is 33. Actor Steven Yeun (”The Walking Dead”) is 32.
Dec. 22: Actor Hector Elizondo is 79. Former TV anchor Diane Sawyer is 70. Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick is 67. Rapper Luther Campbell is 55. Guitarist Chuck Mead (BR549) is 55. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 53. Actress Lauralee Bell (”The Young and the Restless”) is 47. Actress Heather Donahue (”The Blair Witch Project”) is 42. Actor Chris Carmack (”The O.C.”) is 35. Singer Jordin Sparks (”American Idol”) is 26. Singer Meghan Trainor is 22.
Dec. 23: Actor Frederic Forrest (”Lonesome Dove”) is 79. Actor James Stacy (”Lancer”) is 79. Drummer Ron Bushy of Iron Butterfly is 74. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 72. Actress Susan Lucci (”All My Children”) is 69. Guitarist Dave Murray of Iron Maiden is 59. Singer Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is 51. Actor Spencer Daniels (”Mom”) is 13.
Dec. 24: Singer-bassist Lemmy of Motorhead is 70. Actor Clarence Gilyard (”Walker, Texas Ranger”) is 60. Actress Stephanie Hodge (”Unhappily Ever After”) is 59. Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of Human League is 58. Actor Anil Kapoor (”Slumdog Millionaire”) is 56. Singer Mary Ramsey of 10,000 Maniacs is 52. Actor Mark Valley (”Boston Legal”) is 51. Actor Diedrich Bader (”The Drew Carey Show”) is 49. Singer Ricky Martin is 44. “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 41. Actor Michael Raymond-James (”Once Upon a Time,” “True Blood”) is 38. Singer Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is 24.
Dec. 25: Singer John Edwards of The Spinners is 71. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 69. Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 67. Actress Sissy Spacek is 66. Actress CCH Pounder is 63. Singer Annie Lennox is 61. Singer Steve Wariner is 61. Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 is 61. Singer Shane McGowan (The Popes, the Pogues) is 58. Actress Klea Scott (”Millennium”) is 47. Guitarist Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 44. Singer Dido is 44. Singer Mac Powell of Third Day is 43. Country singer Alecia Elliott is 33. Singer Jess and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas are 31.
Dec. 26: Actor Donald Moffat (”Clear and Present Danger”) is 85. Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on “Sesame Street”) is 82. Singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir of The Four Tops is 80. Record producer Phil Spector is 76. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 69. Humorist David Sedaris is 59. Drummer James Kottak of Scorpions is 53. Country drummer Brian Westrum of Sons of the Desert is 53. Drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica is 52. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 48. Guitarist J (White Zombie) is 48. Guitarist Peter Klett of Candlebox is 46. Singer James Mercer of The Shins is 45. Actor-singer Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars is 44. Singer and “American Idol” finalist Chris Daughtry is 36. Actress Beth Behrs (”2 Broke Girls”) is 30. Actor Kit Harington (”Game of Thrones”) is 29. Singer Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix is 23.
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