Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week.
Oct. 1: Actress-singer Julie Andrews is 82. Actress Stella Stevens is 79. Saxophonist Jerry Martini of Sly and the Family Stone is 74. Jazz bassist Dave Holland is 71. Actor Randy Quaid is 67. Drummer Tim O’Reagan of The Jayhawks is 59. Singer Youssou N’Dour is 58. Actor Esai Morales (”NYPD Blue”) is 55. Actor Christopher Titus (”Titus”) is 53. Model-actress Cindy Margolis is 52. Singer-guitarist Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra is 49. Actor Zach Galifianakis (”The Hangover”) is 48. Actress Sarah Drew (”Grey’s Anatomy,” `’Everwood”) is 37. Comedian Beck Bennett (”Saturday Night Live”) is 33. Actress Brie Larson (”United States of Tara”) is 28.
Oct. 2: Singer-guitarist Leon Rausch of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys is 90. Critic Rex Reed is 79. Singer Don McLean is 72. Actor Avery Brooks (”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) is 69. Guitarist Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics is 67. Musician Sting is 66. Actress Lorraine Bracco (”The Sopranos”) is 63. Guitarist Greg Jennings of Restless Heart is 63. Singer Phil Oakey of Human League is 62. Singer Freddie Jackson is 61. Singer-producer Robbie Nevil is 59. Drummer Bud Gaugh of Sublime and Long Beach Dub All-Stars is 50. Country singer Gillian Welch is 50. Country singer Kelly Willis is 49. Singer Dion Allen of Az Yet is 47. Actress-talk-show host Kelly Ripa is 47. Singer Tiffany is 46. Singer Lene Nystrom (Aqua) is 44. Actor Efren Ramirez (”Napoleon Dynamite”) is 44. Singer LaTocha Scott of Xscape is 44. Gospel singer and former “American Idol” contestant Mandisa is 41. Bassist Mike Rodden of Hinder is 35. Singer Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes is 29. Actress Samantha Barks (”Les Miserables”) is 27.
Oct. 3: Singer Chubby Checker is 76. Actor Alan Rachins (”Dharma & Greg”) is 75. Magician Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy is 73. Singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is 68. Jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws is 67. Blues singer Keb’ Mo’ is 66. Actor Peter Frechette (”Profiler”) is 61. Drummer Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is 55. Actress Janel Moloney (”The West Wing”) is 48. Singer Gwen Stefani is 48. Singer Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys is 46. Singer G. Love is 45. Actress Neve Campbell is 44. Actress Lena Headey (”Game of Thrones”) is 44. Singer India.Arie is 42. Rapper Talib Kweli is 42. Actress Alanna Ubach (”Legally Blonde” movies) is 42. Actor Seann William Scott is 41. Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer of Red Hot Chili Peppers is 38. Guitarist Mark King of Hinder is 35. Actress Tessa Thompson (”Westworld”) is 34. Country singer Cherrill Green of Edens Edge is 34. Actress Meagan Holder (”Pitch”) is 33. Singer Ashlee Simpson is 33. Rapper A$AP Rocky is 29. Actor Noah Schnapp (”Stranger Things”) is 13.
Oct. 4: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 88. Actress Lori Saunders (”Petticoat Junction”) is 76. Actor Clifton Davis (”Amen”) is 72. Actress Susan Sarandon is 71. Actor Armand Assante is 68. Actor Alan Rosenberg is 67. Actor Christoph Waltz is 61. Actor Bill Fagerbakke (”Coach,” `’Spongebob Squarepants”) is 60. Actress Kyra Schon (”Night of the Living Dead”) is 60. Rap producer Russell Simmons is 60. Keyboardist Chris Lowe of The Pet Shop Boys is 58. Keyboardist Gregg “Hobie” Hubbard of Sawyer Brown is 57. Actor David W. Harper (”The Waltons”) is 56. Singer Jon Secada is 56. Actor Jerry Minor (”Dr. Ken,” `’Community”) is 50. Actor Liev Schreiber (”The Manchurian Candidate,” `’Scream 2”) is 50. Country singer-guitarist Heidi Newfield (Trick Pony) is 47. Singer-guitarist M. Ward of She and Him is 44. Actress Alicia Silverstone is 41. Singer-guitarist Marc Roberge of O.A.R. is 39. Actress Rachel Leigh Cook (”Josie and the Pussycats,” `’She’s All That”) is 38. Singer Jessica Benson of 3LW is 30. Actress Melissa Benoist (”Supergirl,” `’Glee”) is 29. Actress Dakota Johnson (”Fifty Shades of Grey”) is 28. Singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock of Little Mix is 26.
Oct. 5: Actress Glynis Johns (”Mary Poppins”) is 94. Singer Arlene Smith of The Chantels is 76. Singer-guitarist Steve Miller is 74. Singer Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 70. Director Clive Barker is 65. Guitarist David Bryson of Counting Crows is 63. Singer Bob Geldof is 63. Actor Daniel Baldwin (”Homicide: Life on the Streets”) is 57. Guitarist Dave Dederer (Presidents of the United States of America) is 53. Actress Josie Bissett (”Melrose Place”) is 47. Singer-actress Heather Headley is 43. Singer Colin Meloy of The Decemberists is 43. Guitarist Brian Mashburn of Save Ferris is 42. Actress Parminder Nagra (”ER,” `’Bend It Like Beckham”) is 42. Actor Scott Weinger (”Full House”) is 42. Actress Kate Winslet is 42. Guitarist James Valentine of Maroon 5 is 39. Bassist Paul Thomas of Good Charlotte is 37. Actor Jesse Eisenberg (”The Social Network”) is 34. Actor Joshua Logan Moore (”Desperate Housewives”) is 23.
Oct. 6: Actress Britt Ekland is 75. Singer Millie Small is 71. Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 68. Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 66. Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 63. Actress Elisabeth Shue is 54. Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 53. Actress Jacqueline Obradors (”NYPD Blue”) is 51. Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 51. Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N’ Roses) is 51. Actress Amy Jo Johnson (”Felicity,” `’Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) is 47. Actor Ioan Gruffudd (”Fantastic Four,” `’Horatio Hornblower”) is 44. Actor Jeremy Sisto is 43. Singer Melinda Doolittle (”American Idol”) is 40. Actor Wes Ramsey (”CSI: Miami”) is 40. Musician Will Butler of Arcade Fire is 35.
Oct. 7: TV personality Joy Behar (”The View”) is 75. Drummer Kevin Godley of 10cc is 72. Country singer Kieran Kane of The O’Kanes is 68. Musician John Mellencamp is 66. Guitarist Ricky Phillips of Styx is 66. Actress Mary Badham (”To Kill a Mockingbird”) is 65. Drummer Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 64. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 62. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 60. Reality competition judge Simon Cowell is 58. Guitarist Charlie Marinkovich of Iron Butterfly is 58. Singer Ann Curless of Expose is 54. Singer Toni Braxton is 50. Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead is 49. Actress Allison Munn (”One Tree Hill”) is 43. Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go is 42. Singer Taylor Hicks (”American Idol”) is 41. Actor Omar Benson Miller (”CSI: Miami”) is 39. Singer Nathaniel Rateliff of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 39. Actor Jake McLaughlin (”Quantico”) is 35.
Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
