Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week.
July 9: Singer-actor Ed Ames of The Ames Brothers is 90. Actor James Hampton (”F Troop”) is 81. Actor Brian Dennehy is 79. Actor Richard Roundtree is 75. Actor Chris Cooper is 66. TV personality-turned-musician John Tesh is 65. Country singer David Ball is 64. Singer Debbie Sledge of Sister Sledge is 63. Actor Jimmy Smits is 62. Actor Tom Hanks is 61. Singer Marc Almond of Soft Cell is 60. Actress Kelly McGillis is 60. Singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds is 58. Singer Courtney Love is 53. Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax is 52. Actor David O’Hara (”The District”) is 52. Actress Pamela Adlon (”Louie”) is 51. Actor Scott Grimes (”ER,” `’Party of Five”) is 46. Musician Jack White is 42. Singer-guitarist Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse is 42. Actor Fred Savage is 41. Singer Dan Estrin of Hoobastank is 41. Actress Linda Park (”Star Trek: Enterprise”) is 39. Singer-actress Kiely Williams of 3LW (”Cheetah Girls” films) is 31. Actor Mitchel Musso (”Hannah Montana”) is 26. Actress Georgie Henley (”The Chronicles of Narnia”) is 22.
July 10: Singer Mavis Staples is 78. Guitarist Jerry Miller of Moby Grape is 74. Actress Sue Lyon is 71. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 70. Bassist Dave Smalley of The Raspberries is 68. Singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is 63. Banjo player Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is 59. Drummer Shaw Wilson of BR549 is 57. Country singer Ken Mellons is 52. Guitarist Peter DiStefano of Porno for Pyros is 52. Actor Gale Harold (”Hellcats”) is 48. Country singer Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts is 47. Actress Sofia Vergara is 45. Singer Imelda May is 43. Actor Adrian Grenier is 41. Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (”12 Years a Slave”) is 40. Actress Gwendoline Yeo (”Desperate Housewives”) is 40. Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas (”American Pie”) is 37. Singer Jessica Simpson is 37. Bassist John Spiker of Filter is 36. Actress Heather Hemmens (”Hellcats”) is 33. Rapper-singer Angel Haze is 26. Singer Perrie Edwards of Little Mix is 24.
July 11: Actor Tab Hunter is 86. Singer Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 71. Ventriloquist Jay Johnson (”Soap”) is 68. Actor Bruce McGill (”Animal House”) is 67. Singer Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 67. Actress Mindy Sterling (”Austin Powers”) is 64. Actress Sela Ward is 61. Singer Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is 60. Reggae singer Michael Rose of Black Uhuru is 60. Actor Mark Lester (”Oliver”) is 59. Guitarist Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi is 58. Singer Suzanne Vega is 58. Actress Lisa Rinna is 54. Bassist Scott Shriner of Weezer is 52. Actor Greg Grunberg (”Heroes”) is 51. Actor Justin Chambers (”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 47. Actress Leisha Hailey (”The L Word”) is 46. Actor Michael Rosenbaum (”Smallville”) is 45. Rapper Lil’ Kim is 42. Singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie is 41. Rapper Lil’ Zane is 35. Actor David Henrie (”Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 28. Actor Connor Paolo (”Revenge”) is 27.
July 12: Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 80. Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 74. Actress Denise Nicholas (”In the Heat of the Night”) is 73. Actor Jay Thomas is 69. Singer Walter Egan is 69. Fitness guru Richard Simmons is 69. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 66. Actress Mel Harris (”thirtysomething”) is 61. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 61. Guitarist Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum is 55. Singer Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms is 52. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 44. Rapper Magoo is 44. Actress Anna Friel (”Pushing Daisies”) is 41. Singer Tracie Spencer is 41. Actor Steve Howey (”Reba”) is 40. Actor Topher Grace (”That `70s Show”) is 39. Actress Michelle Rodriguez (“The Fast and The Furious” films, “Lost”) is 39. Actor Kristen Connolly (”Zoo”) is 37. Singer-guitarist Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry is 34. Actress Natalie Martinez (”Under the Dome”) is 33. Actress Ta’Rhonda Jones (”Empire”) is 29. Actress Rachel Brosnahan (”House of Cards”) is 27. Actor Erik Per Sullivan (”Malcolm in the Middle”) is 26.
July 13: Actor Patrick Stewart is 77. Actor Robert Forster (”Banyon”) is 76. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn of The Byrds is 75. Actor Harrison Ford is 75. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 71. Country singer Louise Mandrell is 63. Bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza of Twisted Sister is 61. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 60. Actor Michael Jace (”The Shield”) is 55. Comedian Tom Kenny (”Spongebob Squarepants”) is 55. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw is 55. Country singer Neil Thrasher (Thrasher Shriver) is 52. Actor Ken Jeong (”Dr. Ken,” `’Community”) is 48. Singer Deborah Cox is 44. Drummer Will Champion of Coldplay is 39. Actor Steven R. McQueen (”The Vampire Diaries”) is 29. Singer Leon Bridges is 28. Actor Kyle Harrison Breitkopf (”The Whispers”) is 12.
July 14: Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 91. Actor Vincent Pastore (”The Sopranos”) is 71. Bassist Chris Cross of Ultravox is 65. Singer-comedian Kyle Gass of Tenacious D is 57. Actress Jane Lynch is 57. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 56. Actor Matthew Fox (”Lost,” `’Party of Five”) is 51. Keyboardist Ellen Reid of Crash Test Dummies is 51. Singer-guitarist Tanya Donelly of Belly is 51. Actress Missy Gold (”Benson”) is 47. Singer Tameka Cottle of Xscape is 42. Country singer Jamey Johnson is 42. Musician taboo of Black Eyed Peas is 42. Singer Dan Smith of Bastille is 31. Actress Sara Canning (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 30. Singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons is 30.
July 15: Actor Ken Kercheval (”Dallas”) is 82. Actor Patrick Wayne is 78. Actor Jan-Michael Vincent is 73. Singer Millie Jackson is 73. Guitarist-singer Peter Lewis of Moby Grape is 72. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 71. Drummer Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd) is 69. Actor Terry O’Quinn is 65. Singer-guitarist David Pack (Ambrosia) is 65. Drummer Marky Ramone (The Ramones) is 61. Guitarist Joe Satriani is 61. Actress Lolita Davidovich is 56. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 56. Actress Shari Headley is 54. Actress Brigitte Nielsen is 54. Drummer Jason Bonham is 51. Actress Amanda Foreman (”Parenthood,” `’Felicity”) is 51. Actor Kristoff St. John (”The Young and the Restless”) is 51. Singer Stokley of Mint Condition is 50. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin (”Malcolm and Eddie”) is 49. Actor Jim Rash (”Community”) is 46. Actor Scott Foley (“Scandal,” “Felicity”) is 45. Actor Brian Austin Green is 44. Rapper Jim Jones is 41. Actress Lana Parrilla (”Once Upon a Time,” `’Swingtown”) is 40. Guitarist Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance is 40. Actress Laura Benanti is 38. Actor Taylor Kinney is 36. Singer Kia Thornton of Divine is 36. Actor Tristan “Mack” Wilds (”90210”) is 28. Actor Iain Armitage (“Big Little Lies”) is 9.
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