Here's a look at the stars celebrating their birthdays this week, Sept. 17-23.
Actress Danielle Brooks (”Orange Is the New Black”) is 28 on Sept. 17.
FILE – In a Thursday, June 19, 2014 file photo, actress Danielle Brooks arrives at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 51 on Sept. 17.
Here, Doug E. Fresh is seen at 2016 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in New Orleans.
(Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Singer BeBe Winans is 55 on Sept. 17.
FILE — Bebe, left, and Cece Winans pose during an August 1991 interview in New York City. The Grammy-winning siblings emerged from a musical family a decade ago to achieve success as gospel singers.
(AP photo/Dana Tynan)
AP photo/Dana Tynan
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is 46 on Sept. 18.
FILE — Jada Pinkett Smith arrives at the CMT Music Awards at Music City Center on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
(Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP)
Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP
Actress and talk-show host Aisha Tyler is 47 on Sept. 18.
FILE – In this Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, file photo, Aisha Tyler arrives at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File
Actress Holly Robinson Peete (”Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”) is 53 on Sept. 18.
Here, Holly Robinson Peete participates in AOL’s BUILD Speaker Series to discuss their new OWN docu-series For Peetes Sake at AOL Studios on Friday, March 18, 2016, in New York.
(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Singers Tegan and Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara are 37 on Sept. 19.
In this May 12, 2016 photo, Sara Quin, left, and Tegan Quin, of the Canadian singing duo Tegan and Sara, pose for a portrait in New York. The sisters released their eighth album, “Love You to Death,” in June and will launch an international tour this fall.
(Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)
Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP
News anchor Soledad O’Brien is 51 on Sept. 19.
FILE – In this April 29, 2016 file photo, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien attends the We Are Family Foundation 2016 Gala in New York. O’Brien, has appeared in several films, including, “Zoolander 2,” “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and “Batman v Superman.”
(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File
Guitarist-producer Nile Rodgers of Chic is 65 on Sept. 19.
Nile Rodgers of the band Chic performs in concert as the opening act for Duran Duran during their Paper Gods Tour 2016 at the Verizon Center on Friday, April 8, 2016, in Washington D.C.
(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP
Rapper Yung Joc is 35 on Sept. 20.
Here, rapper Yung Loc performs onstage during MTV’s “Making The Band 4” finale at the MTV Times Square Studios Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 in New York.
(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
AP Photo/Jason DeCrow
Singer The Dream is 40 on Sept. 20.
Here, The-Dream performs at the 2017 BET Experience at The Staples Center on Thursday June 22, 2017, in Los Angeles.
(Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Actress Enuka Okuma (”Rookie Blue”) is 45 on Sept. 20.
Here, Okuma attends HFPA & InStyle’s 2014 TIFF celebration during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival at Windsor Arms Hotel on Sept. 6, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.
(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Rapper Wale is 33 on Sept. 21.
Here, Wale performs on Day 3 of the 2017 Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Dover, Del.
(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP
TV personality Nicole Richie (”The Simple Life”) is 36 on Sept. 21.
Here, Nicole Richie attends the NBCUniversal portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (”The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “In the House”) is 46 on Sept. 21.
Here, Alfonso Ribeiro and Will Smith are seen at Columbia Pictures Special screening of “Concussion” at Regency Village Theatre on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Los Angeles, CA.
(Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Sony Pictures/AP Images)
Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Sony Pictures/AP Images
Actress Tatiana Maslany (”Orphan Black”) is 32 on Sept. 22.
Here, Tatiana Maslany attends the 34th annual PaleyFest: “Orphan Black” event at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Los Angeles.
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Singer Joan Jett is 59 on Sept. 22.
FILE – In this July 4, 2015, file photo, Ann Wilson of Heart performs at RFK Stadium in Washington. Heart, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick are part of the “Three For All Tour,” Live Nation announced Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. It kicks off July 14 in Clarkston, Mich.
(Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP)
Photo by Nick Wass/Invision/AP
Actress Shari Belafonte is 63 on Sept. 22.
FILE — Shari Belafonte seen at the Los Angeles Premiere of Focus Features’ “LOVING” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
(Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for Focus Features/AP Images)
Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for Focus Features/AP Images
Actor Anthony Mackie (”Detroit”) is 39 on Sept. 23.
This image released by Annapurna Pictures shows Anthony Mackie in a scene from “Detroit.”
(Francois Duhamel/Annapurna Pictures via AP)
Francois Duhamel/Annapurna Pictures via AP
Rapper-producer-record head Jermaine Dupri is 45 on Sept. 23.
FILE – In this June 26, 2014 file photo, Jermaine Dupri arrives at the 27th Annual Rhythm And Soul Awards in Los Angeles.
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File
Actor Chi McBride (”Hawaii Five-0,” “Boston Public”) is 56 on Sept. 23.
From left, actor Chi McBride and wife Julissa arrive at the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational opening night dinner, Wednesday, April, 3, 2013 in Las Vegas.
(Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision for Jordan/AP Images)
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision for Jordan/AP Images
Sept. 17: Singer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 82. Actress Elvira is 66. Comedian Rita Rudner is 64. Actor-director Paul Feig is 55. Director Baz Luhrmann (”Moulin Rouge”) is 55. Singer BeBe Winans is 55. Actor Kyle Chandler (”Early Edition”) is 52. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 51. Actor Malik Yoba (”New York Undercover”) is 50. Singer Anastacia is 49. Vocalist Keith Flint of Prodigy is 48. Actor Matthew Settle (”Gossip Girl”) is 48. Rapper Vinnie of Naughty By Nature is 47. Actor Bobby Lee (”MADtv,” “Harold and Kumar” films) is 46. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 44. Singer-actress Nona Gaye is 43. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 38. Actor Billy Miller (”General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless”) is 38. Actress Danielle Brooks (”Orange Is the New Black”) is 28. Actress Denyse Tontz (”All My Children,” “Big Time Rush”) is 23.
Sept. 18: Singer Jimmie Rodgers is 84. Actor Robert Blake is 84. Actor Fred Willard is 84. Singer-actor Frankie Avalon is 77. Actress Beth Grant (”The Mindy Project,” “No Country for Old Men”) is 68. Guitarist Kerry Livgren (Kansas) is 68. Actress Anna Deavere Smith is 67. Guitarist Mark Olson (The Jayhawks) is 56. Singer Joanne Catherall of Human League is 55. Actress Holly Robinson Peete (”Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”) is 53. Singer Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition) is 50. Actress and talk-show host Aisha Tyler is 47. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is 46. Actor James Marsden (”The Notebook,” “Ally McBeal”) is 44. Actress Emily Rutherfurd (”The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 43. Actor Travis Schuldt (”Scrubs”) is 43. Rapper Xzibit is 43. Comedian Jason Sudeikis (”Saturday Night Live”) is 42. Actor Barrett Foa (”NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 40. Actors Taylor and Brandon Porter (”Party of Five”) are 24. Country singer Tae Dye of Maddie and Tae is 22.
Sept. 19: “Inside the Actor’s Studio” host James Lipton is 91. Actress Rosemary Harris is 90. Actor David McCallum is 84. Singer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is 77. Singer Sylvia Tyson of Ian and Sylvia is 77. Singer-songwriter Paul Williams is 77. Singer Freda Payne is 75. Singer David Bromberg is 72. Actor Randolph Mantooth (”Emergency”) is 72. Guitarist Lol Creme of 10cc is 70. Actor Jeremy Irons is 69. Actress-model Twiggy Lawson is 68. TV personality Joan Lunden is 67. Guitarist-producer Nile Rodgers of Chic is 65. Director Kevin Hooks is 59. Actress Carolyn McCormick (”Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 58. Comedian Cheri Oteri (”Saturday Night Live”) is 55. Country singer Jeff Bates is 54. Country singer Trisha Yearwood is 53. News anchor Soledad O’Brien is 51. Singer Esperonza Griffin (Society of Soul) is 48. Celebrity chef Michael Symon is 48. Singer A. Jay Popoff of Lit is 44. Comedian-talk-show host Jimmy Fallon is 43. Actress-TV host Alison Sweeney (”Days of Our Lives,” “The Biggest Loser”) is 41. Singers Tegan and Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara are 37. Actor Columbus Short (”Scandal”) is 35. Rapper Eamon is 34.
Sept. 20: Actress Sophia Loren is 83. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 69. Actor Gary Cole is 61. Bassist Randy Bradbury of Pennywise is 53. Actress Kristen Johnston (”3rd Rock From the Sun”) is 50. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) is 49. Actress Enuka Okuma (”Rookie Blue”) is 45. Singer The Dream is 40. Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme of Lifehouse is 38. Rapper Yung Joc is 35.
Sept. 21: Author-comedian Fanny Flagg is 76. Author Stephen King is 70. Guitarist Don Felder (The Eagles) is 70. Actor Bill Murray is 67. Writer-producer Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers is 60. Actor-comedian Dave Coulier (”Full House”) is 58. Actor David James Elliott (”JAG”) is 57. Actress Nancy Travis is 56. Actor Rob Morrow (”Numb3rs,” “Northern Exposure”) is 55. Actress Cheryl Hines (”Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 52. Country singer Faith Hill is 50. Drummer Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies is 50. Actress-talk show host Ricki Lake is 49. Rapper Dave (formerly Trugoy the Dove) of De La Soul is 49. Actor Rob Benedict (”Supernatural,” “Felicity”) is 47. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (”The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “In the House”) is 46. Actor Luke Wilson is 46. Actor Paulo Costanzo (”Royal Pains,” “Joey”) is 39. TV personality Nicole Richie (”The Simple Life”) is 36. Actress Maggie Grace (”Lost”) is 34. Actor Joseph Mazzello (”Simon Birch”) is 34. Rapper Wale is 33. Actors Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino (”7th Heaven”) are 19.
Sept. 22: Actor Paul Le Mat (”American Graffiti”) is 72. Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) is 66. Actress Shari Belafonte is 63. Singer Debby Boone is 61. Country singer June Forester of The Forester Sisters is 61. Singer Nick Cave is 60. Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde is 60. Singer Joan Jett is 59. Actor Scott Baio is 57. Actress Bonnie Hunt is 56. Actor Rob Stone (”Mr. Belvedere”) is 55. Actor Dan Bucatinsky (”24: Legacy”) is 52. Bassist-guitarist Dave Hernandez (The Shins) is 47. Singer Big Rube of Society of Soul is 46. Actor James Hiller (”The Crown”) is 44. Actress Daniella Alonso (”Revolution,” “Friday Night Lights”) is 39. Actress Katie Lowes (”Scandal”) is 35. Bassist Will Farquarson of Bastille is 34. Actress Tatiana Maslany (”Orphan Black”) is 32. Actor Tom Felton (”Harry Potter” films) is 30.
Sept. 23: Singer Julio Iglesias is 74. Actor Paul Petersen (”The Donna Reed Show”) is 72. Actress-singer Mary Kay Place is 70. Singer Bruce Springsteen is 68. Drummer Leon Taylor of The Ventures is 62. Actor Jason Alexander (”Seinfeld”) is 58. Actor Chi McBride (”Hawaii Five-0,” “Boston Public”) is 56. Steel guitarist Don Herron of BR549 is 55. Singer Ani DiFranco is 47. Singer Sarah Bettens of K’s Choice is 45. Rapper-producer-record head Jermaine Dupri is 45. Actor Anthony Mackie (”Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) is 39. Singer Erik-Michael Estrada of O-Town is 38.
