Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 11-17

** FILE **Rapper and actor Mos Def arrives at the movie premiere of  "16 Blocks"  in New York,  in this Feb. 27, 2006, file photo. When the latest call for a protest over Jena Six came, it wasn't led by Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, but rapper-actor Mos Def. Mos Def sent out a viral video last month urging students to walk out of classrooms nationwide in protest of the prosecution of six black teens _ initially charged with attempted murder _ in the beating a white classmate in Jena, La.  (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada/FILE)
Rapper-actor Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) is 43 on Dec. 11. ** FILE **Rapper and actor Mos Def arrives at the movie premiere of “16 Blocks” in New York, in this Feb. 27, 2006, file photo. When the latest call for a protest over Jena Six came, it wasn’t led by Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, but rapper-actor Mos Def. Mos Def sent out a viral video last month urging students to walk out of classrooms nationwide in protest of the prosecution of six black teens _ initially charged with attempted murder _ in the beating a white classmate in Jena, La. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada/FILE)
Motley Crew founding member Nikki Sixx, attends the commemoration of the 18th Annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 58 on Dec. 11. Motley Crew founding member Nikki Sixx, attends the commemoration of the 18th Annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
** FILE **Television game show host Bob Barker gestures during live taping of "The Price Is Right" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles, in this Oct.2006 file photo. A woman has sued Bob Barker and the producers of "The Price is Right," alleging she was forced to quit working on the game show. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
Game-show host Bob Barker is 93 on Dec. 12. ** FILE **Television game show host Bob Barker gestures during live taping of “The Price Is Right” at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles, in this Oct.2006 file photo. A woman has sued Bob Barker and the producers of “The Price is Right,” alleging she was forced to quit working on the game show. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
Dionne Warwick arrives at unite4:good and Variety's unite4:humanity at Sony Pictures Studios on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Bright Future International/AP Images)
Singer Dionne Warwick is 76 on Dec. 12. Dionne Warwick arrives at unite4:good and Variety’s unite4:humanity at Sony Pictures Studios on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Bright Future International/AP Images) (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Jordan Strauss)
Dick Van Dyke attends the 29th Annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)
Actor Dick Van Dyke is 91 on Dec. 13. Dick Van Dyke attends the 29th Annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)
Steve Buscemi attends the AOL NewFront 2015 at 4 World Trade Center on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Actor Steve Buscemi is 59 on Dec. 13. Steve Buscemi attends the AOL NewFront 2015 at 4 World Trade Center on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the NBCUniversal Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 16, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actress Vanessa Hudgens is 28 on Dec. 14. Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the NBCUniversal Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 16, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hal Williams arrives at the Dynamic & Diverse Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy and SAG-AFTRA at the Academy's Saban Media Center on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Actor Hal Williams (”227,” `’Sanford and Son”) is 82 on Dec. 14. Hal Williams arrives at the Dynamic & Diverse Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy and SAG-AFTRA at the Academy’s Saban Media Center on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Michelle Dockery arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Non-Stop" at the Westwood Regency Village Theater on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Michelle Dockery is 35 on Dec. 15. Michelle Dockery arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Non-Stop” at the Westwood Regency Village Theater on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actor Adam Brody participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the new series "Startup" at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actor Adam Brody (”The O.C.”) is 37 on Dec. 15. Actor Adam Brody participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the new series “Startup” at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Comedian JB Smoove arrives at "Keep It Clean" Live Comedy Benefit held at Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Comedian JB Smoove (”The Millers,” `’Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 51 on Dec. 16. Comedian JB Smoove arrives at “Keep It Clean” Live Comedy Benefit held at Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Actor Benjamin Bratt attends the premiere of "The Infiltrator" at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Monday, July 11, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actor Benjamin Bratt is 53 on Dec. 16. Actor Benjamin Bratt attends the premiere of “The Infiltrator” at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Monday, July 11, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Milla Jovovich arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Milla Jovovich (”Zoolander,” `’The Fifth Element”) is 41 on Dec. 17. Milla Jovovich arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Eugene Levy speaks onstage during the "Schitt's Creek" panel at the Pop Network 2015 Winter TCA on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Actor-comedian Eugene Levy is 70 on Dec. 17. Eugene Levy speaks onstage during the “Schitt’s Creek” panel at the Pop Network 2015 Winter TCA on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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** FILE **Rapper and actor Mos Def arrives at the movie premiere of  "16 Blocks"  in New York,  in this Feb. 27, 2006, file photo. When the latest call for a protest over Jena Six came, it wasn't led by Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, but rapper-actor Mos Def. Mos Def sent out a viral video last month urging students to walk out of classrooms nationwide in protest of the prosecution of six black teens _ initially charged with attempted murder _ in the beating a white classmate in Jena, La.  (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada/FILE)
Motley Crew founding member Nikki Sixx, attends the commemoration of the 18th Annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
** FILE **Television game show host Bob Barker gestures during live taping of "The Price Is Right" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles, in this Oct.2006 file photo. A woman has sued Bob Barker and the producers of "The Price is Right," alleging she was forced to quit working on the game show. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
Dionne Warwick arrives at unite4:good and Variety's unite4:humanity at Sony Pictures Studios on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Bright Future International/AP Images)
Dick Van Dyke attends the 29th Annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)
Steve Buscemi attends the AOL NewFront 2015 at 4 World Trade Center on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the NBCUniversal Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 16, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hal Williams arrives at the Dynamic & Diverse Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy and SAG-AFTRA at the Academy's Saban Media Center on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Michelle Dockery arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Non-Stop" at the Westwood Regency Village Theater on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actor Adam Brody participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the new series "Startup" at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Comedian JB Smoove arrives at "Keep It Clean" Live Comedy Benefit held at Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Actor Benjamin Bratt attends the premiere of "The Infiltrator" at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Monday, July 11, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Milla Jovovich arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Eugene Levy speaks onstage during the "Schitt's Creek" panel at the Pop Network 2015 Winter TCA on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Dec. 11: Actress Rita Moreno is 85. Singer David Gates of Bread is 76. Actress Donna Mills (”Knots Landing”) is 76. Singer Brenda Lee is 72. Actress Linda Day George (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”) is 72. Actress Teri Garr is 69. Actress Bess Armstrong is 63. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 62. Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 58. Actor Ben Browder (”Stargate SG-1”) is 54. Singer-bassist Justin Currie of Del Amitri is 52. Bassist David Schools of Widespread Panic is 52. Actor Gary Dourdan (”C.S.I.”) is 50. Actress-comedian Mo’Nique is 49. Actor Max Martini (”The Unit”) is 47. Rapper-actor Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) is 43. Actor Rider Strong (”Boy Meets World”) is 37. Actress Xosha Roquemore (”The Mindy Project”) is 32. Actress Karla Souza (”How to Get Away With Murder”) is 30. Actress-singer Hailee Steinfeld is 20.

Dec. 12: Game-show host Bob Barker is 93. Singer Connie Francis is 79. Singer Dionne Warwick is 76. Singer-guitarist Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) is 73. Actor Wings Hauser is 69. Actor Bill Nighy is 67. Actor Duane Chase (”The Sound of Music”) is 66. Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 59. Actress Sheree J. Wilson (”Walker, Texas Ranger,” `’Dallas”) is 58. Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors is 53. Bassist Nicholas Dimichino of Nine Days is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 46. Actress Madchen Amick (”My Own Worst Enemy,” `’Twin Peaks”) is 46. Actress Regina Hall is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 41.

Dec. 13: Actor Dick Van Dyke is 91. Actor Christopher Plummer is 87. Country singer Buck White of The Whites is 86. Actor-singer John Davidson is 75. Singer Ted Nugent is 68. Guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is 68. Guitarist Ron Getman of The Tractors is 68. Country singer-guitarist Randy Owen of Alabama is 67. Actress Wendie Malick (”Just Shoot Me”) is 66. Country singer John Anderson is 62. Singer Morris Day of The Time is 60. Actor Steve Buscemi is 59. Actor Johnny Whitaker (”Family Affair”) is 57. Bassist John Munson of Semisonic is 54. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (”The New Normal,” `’The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 50. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 49. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Angels and Airwaves (and Blink-182) is 41. Actor James Kyson Lee (”Heroes”) is 41. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 35. Actor Michael Socha (”Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”) is 29. Singer Taylor Swift is 27.

Dec. 14: Actor Hal Williams (”227,” `’Sanford and Son”) is 82. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 70. Actress Dee Wallace is 68. Bassist Cliff Williams (AC/DC) is 67. Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 58. Singer-whistle player Peter “Spider” Stacy of The Pogues is 58. Actress Cynthia Gibb (”Fame”) is 53. Actress Nancy Valen (”Baywatch”) is 51. Actor Archie Kao (”Chicago P.D.”) is 47. Singer Brian Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 41. Actress Vanessa Hudgens is 28. Singer Tori Kelly is 24.

Dec. 15: Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 83. Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 77. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 74. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 70. Actor Don Johnson is 67. Actress Melanie Chartoff (”Rugrats,” `’Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”) is 66. Actor Justin Ross (”A Chorus Line”) is 62. Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash is 61. Country singer Doug Phelps (The Kentucky Headhunters, Brothers Phelps) is 56. Actress Helen Slater is 53. Actress Molly Price (”Third Watch”) is 51. Actor Garrett Wang (”Star Trek: Voyager”) is 48. Actor Michael Shanks (”Stargate SG-1”) is 46. Actor Stuart Townsend (”Queen of the Damned”) is 44. Actor Geoff Stults (new “Odd Couple”) is 40. Actor Adam Brody (”The O.C.”) is 37. Actress Michelle Dockery is 35. Actor George O. Gore II (”My Wife and Kids”) is 34. Actress Camilla Luddington (”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 33. Guitarist Alana Haim of Haim is 25.

Dec. 16: Actress Joyce Bulifant (”The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) is 79. Actress Liv Ullman is 78. Journalist Lesley Stahl (”60 Minutes”) is 75. Writer-producer Steven Bochco is 73. Guitarist Tony Hicks of The Hollies is 71. Singer Benny Anderson of ABBA is 70. Actor Ben Cross is 69. Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is 67. Actress Alison LaPlaca (”The John Larroquette Show”) is 57. Actor Sam Robards is 55. Actor Jon Tenney (”The Closer,” `’Brooklyn South”) is 55. Actor Benjamin Bratt is 53. Country singer Jeff Carson is 53. Comedian JB Smoove (”The Millers,” `’Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 51. Actress Miranda Otto (”Lord of the Rings” films) is 49. Actor Daniel Cosgrove (”Van Wilder”) is 46. Singer Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) is 45. Actress Zoe Jarman (”The Mindy Project”) is 34. Actor Theo James (”Insurgent,” `’Divergent”) is 32. Actress Amanda Setton (”The Mindy Project,” `’Gossip Girl”) is 31. Bassist Dave Rublin of American Authors is 30. Actress Anna Popplewell (”The Chronicles of Narnia” films) is 28. Actor Stephan James (”Race,” `’Selma”) is 23.

Dec. 17: Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 80. Keyboardist-singer Art Neville of the Neville Brothers is 79. Actor Bernard Hill is 72. Actor Ernie Hudson (”Ghostbusters”) is 71. “Hardball” host Chris Matthews is 71. Actor-comedian Eugene Levy is 70. Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 68. Actor Joel Brooks (”Six Feet Under”) is 67. Singer Paul Rodgers is 67. Singer Wanda Hutchinson of The Emotions is 65. Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 63. Actor Barry Livingston (”My Three Sons”) is 63. Actor Bill Pullman is 63. Director-producer Peter Farrelly (”There’s Something About Mary,” `’Dumb and Dumber”) is 60. Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 58. Singer Sarah Dallin of Bananarama is 55. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 50. Bassist Duane Propes of Little Texas is 50. Actress Laurie Holden (”The Walking Dead”) is 47. DJ Homicide of Sugar Ray is 46. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (”The District”) is 46. Actress Claire Forlani (”Meet Joe Black,” `’CSI: NY”) is 45. Drummer Eddie Fisher of OneRepublic is 43. Actress Sarah Paulson (”American Horror Story”) is 42. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 42. Actress Marissa Ribisi (”Pleasantville”) is 42. Actress Milla Jovovich (”Zoolander,” `’The Fifth Element”) is 41. Singer Ben Goldwasser of MGMT is 34. Actress Shannon Woodward (”Westworld,” `’Raising Hope”) is 32. Actress Emma Bell (”The Walking Dead”) is 30. Guitarist Taylor York of Paramore is 27. Actor Graham Rogers (”Quantico”) is 26. Actor-singer Nat Wolff (”The Naked Brothers Band”) is 22.

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