Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week.
Dec. 31: Actor Anthony Hopkins is 80. Actress Sarah Miles is 76. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 75. Actor Ben Kingsley is 74. Actor Tim Matheson is 70. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 70. Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 66. Actor James Remar (”Dexter”) is 64. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 59. Singer Paul Westerberg is 58. Actor Val Kilmer is 58. Guitarist Ric Ivanisevich of Oleander is 55. Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 54. Actor Lance Reddick (”Fringe,” `’The Wire”) is 48. Singer-actor Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 45. Cellist Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 42. Drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 38. Actor Erich Bergen (”Madam Secretary,” `’Jersey Boys”) is 32. Musician Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is 28.
Jan. 1: Actor Frank Langella is 80. Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 76. Comedian Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) is 75. Actor Rick Hurst (”The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 72. Country singer Steve Ripley of The Tractors is 68. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 60. Actress Renn Woods is 60. Actor Morris Chestnut (”The Brothers,” `’The Best Man”) is 49. Bassist Noah Sierota of Echosmith is 22.
Jan. 2: TV host Jack Hanna is 71. Actress Wendy Phillips is 66. Actress Gabrielle Carteris (”Beverly Hills, 90210”) is 57. Actress Tia Carrere is 51. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 50. Model Christy Turlington is 49. Actor Taye Diggs is 47. Singer Doug Robb of Hoobastank is 43. Actor Dax Shepard (”Parenthood”) is 43. Sax player-guitarist Jerry DePizzo Jr. of O.A.R. is 39. Singer Kelton Kessee of Immature and of IMX is 37. Musician Ryan Merchant of Capital Cities is 37. Actress Kate Bosworth is 35. Singer Bryson Tiller is 25.
Jan. 3: Actor Dabney Coleman is 86. Singer Stephen Stills is 73. Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 72. Actress Victoria Principal is 68. Actor Mel Gibson is 62. Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 49. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 46. Musician Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk is 43. Actor Jason Marsden (”Ally McBeal”) is 43. Actress Danica McKellar (”The Wonder Years”) is 43. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (”The O.C.”) is 42. Singer and former “American Idol” contestant Kimberley Locke is 40. Drummer Mark Pontius of Foster The People is 33. R&B singer Lloyd is 32. Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is 32.
Jan. 4: Actress Barbara Rush (”Peyton Place”) is 91. Actress Dyan Cannon is 79. Country singer Kathy Forester of the Forester Sisters is 63. Guitarist Bernard Sumner of New Order (and Joy Division) is 62. Actress Ann Magnuson (”Anything But Love”) is 62. Country singer Patty Loveless is 61. Actor Julian Sands (”24”) is 60. Singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M. is 58. Actor Dave Foley (”NewsRadio,” `’Kids in the Hall”) is 55. Actress Dot Jones (”Glee”) is 54. Actress Julia Ormond is 53. Country singer Deana Carter is 52. Harmonica player Benjamin Darvill of Crash Test Dummies is 51. Actor Jeremy Licht (”Valerie”) is 47. Actor Damon Gupton (”Empire”) is 45. Singer Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath is 35.
Jan. 5: Actor Robert Duvall is 87. Former talk-show host Charlie Rose is 76. Actress Diane Keaton is 72. Actor Ted Lange (”The Love Boat”) is 70. Drummer George “Funky” Brown of Kool and the Gang is 69. Guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie is 68. Actress Pamela Sue Martin (”The Poseidon Adventure,” `’Dynasty”) is 65. Actor Clancy Brown (”Highlander,” `’SpongeBob SquarePants”) is 59. Actress Suzy Amis (”Titanic”) is 56. Actor Vinnie Jones (”X-Men: The Last Stand”) is 53. Drummer Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 52. Actor Joe Flanigan (”Stargate Atlantis,” `’Sisters”) is 51. Dancer and judge Carrie Ann Inaba (”Dancing with the Stars”) is 50. Singer Marilyn Manson is 49. Actor Derek Cecil (”House of Cards,” `’Treme”) is 45. Actor Bradley Cooper is 43. Actress January Jones (”Mad Men”) is 40. Actress Brooklyn Sudano (”My Wife and Kids”) is 37. Actor Franz Drameh (”DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) is 25.
Jan. 6: Accordionist Joey, the CowPolka King, of Riders in the Sky is 69. Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is 67. Country singer Jett Williams is 65. Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson (”Mr. Bean”) is 63. Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge is 59. Chef Nigella Lawson is 58. Singer Eric Williams of BLACKstreet is 58. Director John Singleton is 50. Actor Aron Eisenberg (”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) is 49. Actor Norman Reedus (”The Walking Dead”) is 49. “The Talk” co-host Julie Chen is 48. Actor Danny Pintauro (”Who’s The Boss”) is 42. Actor Eddie Redmayne (”Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,” `’The Theory of Everything”) is 36. Comedian Kate McKinnon is 34. Singer Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys is 32.
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