Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 12-18

Actor Ryan Gosling is 37 on Nov. 12. FILE – In this March 10, 2017 file photo, actor Ryan Gosling arrives at the world premiere of his film, “Song to Song” during the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The film, which also stars Michael Fassbender, Rooney Mara and Natalie Portman, was filmed in Austin. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Actress Anne Hathaway is 35 on Nov. 12. FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2016 file photo, Anne Hathaway attends the premiere party for The LA Art Show and The LA Fine Art Show in Los Angeles. The U.N. agency promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women appointed Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway as a global goodwill ambassador on Wednesday, June 15, calling her a longstanding supporter of women’s and girls’ rights. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Actress Whoopi Goldberg is 62 on Nov. 13. FILE – This Feb. 28, 2016, file photo, shows Whoopi Goldberg at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. The host of ABC’s “The View” on Monday, March 13, 2017, condemned a story that circulated last week falsely claiming that she said Navy SEAL widow Carryn Owens appeared at President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress for the “attention.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 50 on Nov. 13. FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, host Jimmy Kimmel appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Follow-up heart surgery for Jimmy Kimmel’s infant son was postponed because of family colds. In a statement Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, Kimmel’s publicist said that Billy Kimmel’s scheduled operation was delayed as a precaution. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Comedian Vanessa Bayer (”Saturday Night Live”) is 36 on Nov. 14. FILE – In this April 30, 2016 file photo, actress Vanessa Bayer performs at a David Lynch Foundation Benefit for Veterans with PTSD at New York City Center in New York. “Saturday Night Live” is losing cast member Bayer following this weekend’s season finale. Bayer is finishing her seventh season with NBC’s comedy institution, and her memorable impressions include Miley Cyrus and Jonah the Bar Mitzvah Boy. She’s been with the show longer than any other female cast member. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
Cory Michael Smith at the Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con Celebration on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Actor Cory Michael Smith (”Gotham”) is 31 on Nov. 14. Cory Michael Smith at the Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con Celebration on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Singer Chad Kroeger of Nickelback is 43 on Nov. 15. FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2011 file photo, Nickelback lead vocalist Chad Kroeger and his band perform during halftime of an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers in Detroit. Nickelback is canceling its summer tour as lead singer Chad Kroger has been diagnosed with an operable cyst on his voice box. The band posted a statement and a video on its website Tuesday, June 23, 2015, about canceling the rest of its 2015 No Fixed Address North American Tour. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Actress Shailene Woodley is 26 on Nov. 15. Shailene Woodley attends the 2nd Annual InStyle Awards at The Getty Center on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this March 14, 2015, file photo, Pete Davidson speaks at a Comedy Central Roast at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. The "Saturday Night Live" cast member said on Instagram Monday, March 6, 2017, that he  has quit drugs and is “happy and sober for the first time in 8 years.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Comedian Peter Davidson (”Saturday Night Live”) is 24 on Nov. 16. FILE – In this March 14, 2015, file photo, Pete Davidson speaks at a Comedy Central Roast at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. The “Saturday Night Live” cast member said on Instagram Monday, March 6, 2017, that he has quit drugs and is “happy and sober for the first time in 8 years.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Noah Gray-Cabey attends a premiere for "Heroes Reborn" on day 6 of the Toronto International Film Festival at The Winter Garden Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Actor Noah Gray-Cabey (”Heroes,” ‘’My Wife and Kids”) is 22 on Nov. 16. Noah Gray-Cabey attends a premiere for “Heroes Reborn” on day 6 of the Toronto International Film Festival at The Winter Garden Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Lorne Michaels arrives at the 43rd AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
“Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels is 73 on Nov. 17. Lorne Michaels arrives at the 43rd AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actor-director Danny DeVito is 73 on Nov. 17. FILE – In this April 7, 2016 file photo, Danny DeVito arrives at the 5th Annual Reel Stories, Real Lives Benefit in Los Angeles. DeVito will make his Broadway debut next year as a wily furniture dealer in Arthur Miller’s “The Price.” The Roundabout Theatre Company said Sept. 8, that Devito will star alongside John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht. Performances begin Feb. 16 at the American Airlines Theatre. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Oscar Nunez poses for a portrait to promote the television series "People of Earth" on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 21, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor Oscar Nunez (”The Office”) is 59 on Nov. 18. Oscar Nunez poses for a portrait to promote the television series “People of Earth” on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 21, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor Owen Wilson is 49 on Nov. 18. Actor Owen Wilson speaks during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Wilson is the grand marshall of the race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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Cory Michael Smith at the Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con Celebration on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this March 14, 2015, file photo, Pete Davidson speaks at a Comedy Central Roast at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. The "Saturday Night Live" cast member said on Instagram Monday, March 6, 2017, that he  has quit drugs and is “happy and sober for the first time in 8 years.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Noah Gray-Cabey attends a premiere for "Heroes Reborn" on day 6 of the Toronto International Film Festival at The Winter Garden Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Lorne Michaels arrives at the 43rd AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Oscar Nunez poses for a portrait to promote the television series "People of Earth" on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 21, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week.

Nov. 12: Playwright-actor Wallace Shawn (”The Princess Bride”) is 74. Singer Brian Hyland is 74. Keyboardist Booker T. Jones of Booker T. and the MG’s is 73. Sportscaster Al Michaels is 73. Singer Neil Young is 72. Guitarist Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult is 70. Country singer Barbara Fairchild is 67. Actress Megan Mullally (”Will and Grace”) is 59. Actor Sam Lloyd (”Scrubs”) is 54. Bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth) is 53. Actress Rebecca Wisocky (”Devious Maids”) is 46. Actress Tamala Jones (”Castle,” ‘’The Brothers”) is 43. Actress Angela Watson (”Step By Step”) is 43. Singer Tevin Campbell is 41. Actress Ashley Williams (”Huff,” ‘’Good Morning, Miami”) is 39. Actress Cote de Pablo (”NCIS”) is 38. Actor Ryan Gosling is 37. Bassist Chris Huffman of Casting Crowns is 37. Actress Anne Hathaway is 35. Singer Omarion (B2K) is 33. Drummer Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes is 27.

Nov. 13: Actor Jimmy Hawkins (”It’s a Wonderful Life”) is 76. Country singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard is 71. Actor Joe Mantegna is 70. Actress Sheila Frazier (”Superfly”) is 69. Actress Frances Conroy (”American Horror Story,” ‘’Six Feet Under”) is 64. Actor Chris Noth (”Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” ‘’Sex and the City”) is 63. Actress Whoopi Goldberg is 62. Actor Rex Linn (”CSI: Miami”) is 61. Actress Caroline Goodall (”The Princess Diaries,” ‘’Schindler’s List”) is 58. Actor Neil Flynn (”Scrubs”) is 57. Trumpeter Walter Kibby of Fishbone is 53. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 50. Actor Steve Zahn (”Happy, Texas,” ‘’That Thing You Do!”) is 50. Actor Gerard Butler (”Machine Gun Preacher,” ‘’The Phantom of the Opera”) is 48. Actress Aisha Hinds (”Under the Dome,” ‘’True Blood”) is 42. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes is 39. Actress Monique Coleman (”High School Musical”) is 37. Actor Devon Bostick (”The 100,” ‘’Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) is 26.

Nov. 14: Writer P.J. O’Rourke is 70. Guitarist James Young of Styx is 68. Singer Stephen Bishop is 66. Pianist Yanni is 63. Actor D.B. Sweeney is 56. Actress Laura San Giacomo (”Just Shoot Me”) is 56. Rapper Reverend Run of Run-DMC is 53. Actor Patrick Warburton (”The Tick,” ‘’Seinfeld”) is 53. Singer Jeanette Jurado of Expose is 52. Bassist Brian Yale of Matchbox Twenty is 49. Singer Butch Walker (Marvelous 3) is 48. Actor Josh Duhamel (”Las Vegas”) is 45. Drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182 is 42. Drummer Robby Shaffer of MercyMe is 42. Actor Brian Dietzen (”NCIS”) is 40. Rapper Shyheim is 40. Bassist Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach is 38. Comedian Vanessa Bayer (”Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Actor Russell Tovey (”Quantico”) is 36. Actor Cory Michael Smith (”Gotham”) is 31.

Nov. 15: Actor Ed Asner is 88. Singer Petula Clark is 85. Actor Sam Waterston (”Law and Order”) is 77. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA is 72. Actress Beverly D’Angelo (”National Lampoon’s Vacation”) is 66. Rapper E-40 is 50. Country singer Jack Ingram is 47. Drummer David Carr of Third Day is 43. Singer Chad Kroeger of Nickelback is 43. Drummer Jesse Sandoval (The Shins) is 43. Actor Sean Murray (”NCIS”) is 40. Rapper B.o.B is 29. Actress Shailene Woodley is 26.

Nov. 16: Actor Steve Railsback is 72. Actor David Leisure (”Empty Nest”) is 67. Actress Marg Helgenberger (”CSI”) is 59. Drummer Mani of Stone Roses is 55. Country singer-guitarist Keith Burns of Trick Pony is 54. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 53. Actor Harry Lennix (”The Blacklist”) is 53. Guitarist Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver is 51. Actress Lisa Bonet is 50. Actress Tammy Lauren (”Wanda at Large,” ‘’Martial Law”) is 49. Singer Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd is 48. Actress Martha Plimpton is 47. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is 40. Singer Trevor Penick (O-Town) is 38. Singer Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted is 29. Comedian Peter Davidson (”Saturday Night Live”) is 24. Actor Noah Gray-Cabey (”Heroes,” ‘’My Wife and Kids”) is 22.

Nov. 17: Guitarist Gerry McGee of The Ventures is 80. Singer Gordon Lightfoot is 79. Singer-songwriter Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons is 76. Movie director Martin Scorsese is 75. Actress Lauren Hutton is 74. “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels is 73. Actor-director Danny DeVito is 73. Actor Stephen Root (”King of the Hill,” ‘’NewsRadio”) is 66. Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is 59. Actor William Moses is 58. Entertainer RuPaul is 57. Actor Dylan Walsh (”Nip/Tuck,” ‘’Brooklyn Bridge”) is 54. Actress-model Daisy Fuentes is 51. Actress Sophie Marceau (”Braveheart”) is 51. Singer Ronnie DeVoe of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe is 50. Keyboardist Ben Wilson of Blues Traveler is 50. Actor Brandon Call (”Step By Step”) is 41. Country singer Aaron Lines is 40. Actress Rachel McAdams (”Wedding Crashers”) is 39. Guitarist Isaac Hanson of Hanson is 37. Actor Justin Cooper (”Liar, Liar”) is 29. Bassist Reid Perry of The Band Perry is 29. Actress Raquel Castro (”Jersey Girl”) is 23.

Nov. 18: Actress Brenda Vaccaro is 78. Actress Linda Evans is 75. Actress Susan Sullivan is 75. Country singer Jacky Ward is 71. Actor Jameson Parker is 70. Singer Graham Parker is 67. Comedian Kevin Nealon is 64. Actor Oscar Nunez (”The Office”) is 59. Actress Elizabeth Perkins is 57. Singer Kim Wilde is 57. Guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica is 55. Singer Tim DeLaughter of Polyphonic Spree (and Tripping Daisy) is 52. Actor Owen Wilson is 49. Actor Dan Bakkedahl (”Life in Pieces,” ‘’The Mindy Project”) is 49. Singer-Broadway composer Duncan Sheik is 48. Actor Mike Epps is 47. Actress Peta Wilson (”La Femme Nikita”) is 47. Actress Chloe Sevigny (”Big Love,” ‘’Boys Don’t Cry”) is 43. Actor Steven Pasquale (”The Good Wife”) is 41. Rapper Fabolous is 40. Actor-director Nate Parker (”Birth of a Nation”) is 38. Rapper Mike Jones is 37. Actress Mekia Cox (”Secrets and Lies”) is 36. Actress-comedian Nasim Pedrad (”Scream Queens,” ‘’Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Singer TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne is 33. Actor Nathan Kress (”iCarly”) is 25.

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