Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week, Jan. 22-28.
Actress Diane Lane is 52 on Jan. 22.
FILE – In this Feb. 13, 2016 file photo, actress Diane Lane arrives at the 2016 Writers Guild Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel, in Los Angeles. This fall, Lane will be going back to something familiar on Broadway – “The Cherry Orchard.” The Roundabout Theatre Company said Monday, April 4, 2016, that the “Unfaithful” and “Man of Steel” star will star in their revival of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece.
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File
Singer Steve Perry (Journey) is 68 on Jan. 22.
FILE – In this Sept. 26, 2011 file photo, Steve Perry, former lead singer of the rock band Journey, arrives at a premiere screening at Skylight SoHo in New York. Perry said though the band’s songs — including the soundtrack staple “Don’t Stop Believin'” have experienced a resurgence in recent years, there’s little chance of Perry rejoining the band and participating in what likely would be a lucrative tour.
(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file
Actress Mariska Hargitay is 53 on Jan. 23.
Mariska Hargitay seen at the IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 in New York. The Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB’s Broward Office of Film, Music & Entertainment partnered with the awards show, now in its 25th year. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau/AP Images)
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Amy Sussman/Invision/AP/Amy Sussman
Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 43 on Jan. 23.
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR QUAKER – Quaker teams up with actress, foodie and mom of two, Tiffani Thiessen, to celebrate the launch of its first-ever Bring Your Best Bowl contest at a kickoff event in New Yorks Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Consumers across the country can enter an oatmeal flavor using 2-5 ingredients along with their inspiration for the chance to win $250,000 and see their creation brought to life as a Quaker oatmeal flavor. Contest ends 3/12/16. Go to BringYourBestBowl.com for complete details.
(Stuart Ramson/AP Images for Quaker)
Stuart Ramson/AP Images for Quaker
Actress Tatyana Ali (”The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 38 on Jan. 24.
FILE – In this Feb. 18, 2015, file photo, Tatyana Ali arrives at the Global Green USA’s 12th Annual Pre-Oscar Party at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. People magazine reported on July 17, 2016, that Ali married Stanford professor Vaughn Rasberry in Beverly Hills, Calif.
(Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File
Singer Neil Diamond is 76 on Jan. 24.
Neil Diamond sings the \”Freedom Song (They\’ll Never Take Us Down),\” after the third inning of a baseball game betweenWashington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Washington. It was Diamond\’s first live performance of the song, which was inspired by his visit to Boston in the days following the marathon bombings.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Singer Alicia Keys is 36 on Jan. 25.
In this Nov. 2, 2016 photo, Alicia Keys poses for a portrait in New York, to promote her sixth album, “Here.”
(Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)
Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is 59 on Jan. 26.
FILE – In this March 21, 2015, file photo, Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. DeGeneres says she’s not racist after receiving backlash on social media for posting an edited photo of herself riding on the back of Jamaican runner Usain Bolt. The talk show host said Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, on Twitter that she’s “highly aware of the racism that exists in our country” but that’s “the furthest thing from who I am.”
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File
Eddie Van Halen is 62 on Jan. 26.
FILE – In this June 1, 2012 file photo, guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen performs in Los Angeles. For Eddie Van Halen, making music is all about having good ears and a talent for experimenting with guitars and amps to create just the right sound. Now 60, Van Halen says he’s ready to get back on the road. His famous rock band has a new live album recorded in 2013 that’s waiting a release date _ its first live album with founding singer David Lee Roth. But first, Van Halen the guitarist is visiting the Smithsonian for a sold-out event Thursday to donate some instruments to the National Museum of American History. He will discuss his life as a Dutch immigrant who went on to innovate in music to create new guitar designs. He even holds patents on some inventions.
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)
Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file
Comedian Patton Oswalt is 48 on Jan. 27.
Patton Oswalt accepts the award for outstanding writing for a variety series for Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
(Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images
Actor Alan Alda is 81 on Jan. 28.
FILE – In this July 26, 2016 file photo, actor Alan Alda attends a special screening of “Equity”, in New York. Alda wants scientists to answer a question for 11-year-old children: What is energy? He says it is important for scientists to be able to communicate complex concepts in a simple fashion. His annual contest are judged by 11-year-olds around the world who access the contest online. Winning scientists receive $1,000.
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
Singer Joey Fatone of `N Sync is 40 on Jan. 28.
Singer Joey Fatone attends 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Jan. 22: Actress Piper Laurie is 85. Actor Seymour Cassel is 82. Actor John Hurt is 77. Singer Steve Perry (Journey) is 68. Bassist Teddy Gentry of Alabama is 65. Actor John Wesley Shipp (”The Flash,” `’Dawson’s Creek”) is 62. Actress Linda Blair is 58. Actress Diane Lane is 52. Country singer Regina Nicks of Regina Regina is 52. Rapper-actor DJ Jazzy Jeff is 52. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is 49. Actress Olivia D’Abo (”Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” `’The Wonder Years”) is 48. Singer Marc Gay of Shai is 48. Actor Balthazar Getty is 42. Actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson (”Malcolm in the Middle”) is 37. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 37. Singer Willa Ford is 36. Actress Beverley Mitchell (”Seventh Heaven”) is 36. Actress-singer Phoebe Strole (”Glee”) is 34. Actress Sami Gayle (”Blue Bloods”) is 21.
Jan. 23: Actress Chita Rivera is 84. Jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton is 74. Actor Gil Gerard is 74. Singer Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 69. Bassist-keyboardist Bill Cunningham of The Box Tops is 67. Singer-guitarist Robin Zander of Cheap Trick is 64. Singer Anita Baker is 59. Bassist Earl Falconer of UB40 is 58. Actress Gail O’Grady (”American Dreams,” `’NYPD Blue”) is 54. Actress Mariska Hargitay is 53. Singer Marc Nelson (Az Yet) is 46. Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 43. Bassist Nick Harmer of Death Cab For Cutie is 42.
Jan. 24: Actor Jerry Maren (Lollipop Guild member from “The Wizard of Oz”) is 98. Singer Ray Stevens is 78. Singer Aaron Neville is 76. Singer Neil Diamond is 76. Actor Michael Ontkean (”Twin Peaks”) is 71. Keyboardist-turned-TV personality Jools Holland (Squeeze) is 59. Actress Nastassja Kinski is 58. Drummer Keech Rainwater of Lonestar is 54. Singer Sleepy Brown of Society of Soul is 47. Actress Matthew Lillard (”Scooby-Doo,” `’She’s All That”) is 47. Actress Merrilee McCommas (”Friday Night Lights,” `’Family Law”) is 46. Singer Beth Hart is 45. Actor Ed Helms (”The Office”) is 43. Actress Tatyana Ali (”The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 38. Actor Daveed Diggs (”black-ish”) is 35. Actor Justin Baldoni (”Jane The Virgin”) is 33. Actress Mischa Barton (”The O.C.”) is 31.
Jan. 25: Country singer Claude Gray is 85. Actress Leigh Taylor-Young (”Peyton Place,” `’Soylent Green”) is 72. Actress Dinah Manoff (”Empty Nest”) is 59. Drummer Mike Burch of River Road is 51. Singer Kina (Brownstone) is 48. Actress Ana Ortiz (”Devious Maids,” `’Ugly Betty”) is 46. Drummer Joe Sirois of Mighty Mighty Bosstones is 45. Guitarist Matt Odmark of Jars of Clay is 43. Singer Alicia Keys is 36. Actor Michael Trevino (”The Vampire Diaries”) is 32. Bassist Calum Hood of 5 Seconds to Summer is 21.
Jan. 26: Actor Scott Glenn is 78. Singer Jean Knight is 74. Actor Richard Portnow (”Trumbo,” `’The Sopranos”) is 70. Actor David Strathairn is 68. Musician Lucinda Williams is 64. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen is 62. Percussionist Norman Hassan of UB40 is 59. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is 59. Guitarist Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!) is 54. Singer Jazzie B. of Soul II Soul is 54. Actor Paul Johansson (”One Tree Hill”) is 53. Actor Bryan Callen (”The Goldbergs”) is 50. Gospel singer Kirk Franklin is 47. Actor Nate Mooney (”American Odyssey,” `’It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”) is 45. Drummer Chris Hesse of Hoobastank is 43. Actress Sara Rue (”Less Than Perfect”) is 39. Actor Colin O’Donoghue (”Once Upon a Time”) is 36. Guitarist Michael Martin of Marshall Dyllon is 34.
Jan. 27: Actor James Cromwell is 77. Drummer Nick Mason of Pink Floyd is 73. Singer Nedra Talley of The Ronettes is 71. Country singer Cheryl White of The Whites is 62. Guitarist Richard Young of The Kentucky Headhunters is 62. Actress Mimi Rogers is 61. Guitarist Janick Gers of Iron Maiden is 60. Singer Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 56. Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert (New Order) is 56. Actress Tamlyn Tomita (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 54. Singer Mike Patton (Faith No More) is 49. Country singer Tracy Lawrence is 49. Rapper Tricky is 49. Guitarist Michael Kulas of James is 48. Comedian Patton Oswalt is 48. Actor Josh Randall (”Ed”) is 45. Country singer Kevin Denney is 41. Drummer Andrew Lee of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 31. Drummer Matt Sanchez of American Authors is 31.
Jan. 28: Actor Nicholas Pryor (”Risky Business”) is 82. Actor Alan Alda is 81. Guitarist Dave Sharp of The Alarm is 58. Singer Sam Phillips is 55. Guitarist Dan Spitz (Anthrax) is 54. Bassist Greg Cook of Ricochet is 52. Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is 50. Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is 49. Rap artist DJ Muggs with Cypress Hill is 49. Rapper Rakim is 49. Actress Kathryn Morris (”Cold Case”) is 48. Humorist Mo Rocca is 48. Keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna of Fitz and the Tantrums is 47. Singer Anthony Hamilton is 46. Singer Monifah is 45. Keyboardist Brandon Bush (Train) is 44. Rapper Rick Ross is 40. Singer Joey Fatone of `N Sync is 40. Actress Rosamund Pike (”Gone Girl”) is 38. Singer Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys is 37. Actor Elijah Wood is 36. Rapper J. Cole is 32. Actress Ariel Winter (”Modern Family”) is 19.
