Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 11-17

Actor Terrence Howard (”Empire”) is 49 on March 11. FILE – In this Sept. 18, 2016 file photo, Terrence Howard arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. A California appeals court ruled on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, that the actor did not agree to pay his ex-wife Michelle Howard significant spousal support under duress because he believed she would leak embarrassing information about him. The ruling orders the reinstatement Howard’s divorce judgment and spousal support payments to Michelle Howard. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Musician Joel Madden, left, and his brother Benji Madden arrive at the Victoria's Secret SWIM catalog 15th anniversary party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Musicians Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are 39 on March 11. Musician Joel Madden, left, and his brother Benji Madden arrive at the Victoria’s Secret SWIM catalog 15th anniversary party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 72 on March 12. FILE – In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Liza Minnelli arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Minnelli has checked herself in rehab and is making “excellent progress,” according to her representative on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. “Minnelli has valiantly battled substance abuse over the years and whenever she has needed to seek treatment she has done so. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 70 on March 12. FILE – In this May 13, 2015 file photo, singer-songwriter James Taylor poses for a portrait in New York. This year’s Kennedy Center honorees include musicians who span genres including pop, rock, gospel, blues, folk and classical _ and an actor known for his extraordinary range. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday, June 23, 2016, that actor Al Pacino, rock band the Eagles, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples and singer-songwriter James Taylor will be honored for influencing American culture through the arts. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File)
Rapper Common is 46 on March 13. Common poses for a portrait at the 90th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actor William H. Macy is 68 on March 13. William H. Macy arrives at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Actor Michael Caine is 85 on March 14. In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 photo, actor Michael Caine poses on Dec. 4, 2015. He celebrates his 83rd birthday on March 14. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)
Taylor Hanson arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Hangover: Part III" at the Westwood Village Theatre on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Singer-keyboardist Taylor Hanson of Hanson is 35 on March 14. Taylor Hanson arrives at the LA Premiere of “The Hangover: Part III” at the Westwood Village Theatre on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20:  Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray performs with Camp Freddy at the 2013 Green Inaugural Ball at NEWSEUM on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Singer Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray is 50 on March 15. WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray performs with Camp Freddy at the 2013 Green Inaugural Ball at NEWSEUM on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Model Fabio is 57 on March 15. FILE – In this Dec. 30, 2016, file photo, actor and model Fabio arrives at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Fabio was wrapping up Thanksgiving dinner at Donald Trump’s South Florida club when the president-elect began making the rounds to greet his guests.Fabio’s embrace of Trump puts him in an exclusive and eclectic club: celebrities who not only support the president-elect, but are willing to do so publicly. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Rapper Flavor Flav of Public Enemy is 59 on March 16. FILE – This Nov. 20, 2014 file photo shows rapper Flavor Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., at the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Police in Las Vegas say Ugandi Howard, 44, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge for attacking the entertainer at a local casino. Officer Laura Meltzer said, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, that Drayton was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries after the incident on Tuesday. Howard was issued a summons to appear March 6 in Las Vegas Justice Court. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP, File)
Actress Lauren Graham (”Parenthood,” `’Gilmore Girls”) is 51 on March 16. FILE – In this April 30, 2013 file photo, actress Lauren Graham poses for a portrait in promotion of her new book, “Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel,” in New York. Netflix says “Gilmore Girls” will be revived with the show’s original stars, Graham, who plays Lorelai Gilmore and Alexis Bledel, who plays her daughter Rory. The comedy-drama set in the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2007 on the WB and CW. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
Actor John Boyega (”Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 26 on March 17. John Boyega poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Singer Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is 51 on March 17. In this Dec. 9, 2014 photo, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan poses for a portrait in promotion of the band’s new album “Monuments To An Elegy” in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)
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Musician Joel Madden, left, and his brother Benji Madden arrive at the Victoria's Secret SWIM catalog 15th anniversary party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Taylor Hanson arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Hangover: Part III" at the Westwood Village Theatre on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20:  Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray performs with Camp Freddy at the 2013 Green Inaugural Ball at NEWSEUM on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week.

March 11: Singer Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge is 71. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 68. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 68. Singer Cheryl Lynn is 67. Actress Susan Richardson (”Eight Is Enough”) is 66. Recording executive Jimmy Iovine (”American Idol”) is 65. Country singer Jimmy Fortune of The Statler Brothers is 63. Actress Alex Kingston is 55. Actor Wallace Langham (”CSI”) is 53. Singer Lisa Loeb is 50. Keyboardist Al Gamble of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 49. Singer Pete Droge is 49. Actor Terrence Howard (”Empire”) is 49. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 47. Musicians Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are 39. Actor David Anders (”iZombie,” `’The Vampire Diaries”) is 37. Singer LeToya Luckett (Destiny’s Child) is 37. Actress Thora Birch (”Ghost World,” `’American Beauty”) is 36. TV personality Melissa Rycroft is 35. Actor Rob Brown (”Blindspot,” “Treme”) is 34.

March 12: Actress Barbara Feldon (”Get Smart”) is 85. Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 72. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 70. Singer Bill Payne of Little Feat is 69. Actor Jon Provost (TV: “Lassie”) is 68. Bassist Steve Harris of Iron Maiden is 62. Actress Lesley Manville (”Phantom Thread”) is 62. Singer Marlon Jackson of The Jackson Five is 61. Actor Courtney B. Vance is 58. Actor Titus Welliver (”Deadwood”) is 56. Actress Julia Campbell (”Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion”) is 55. Actor Aaron Eckhart (”The Dark Knight”) is 50. Guitarist Graham Coxon of Blur is 49. Drummer Tommy Bales of Flynnville Train is 45. Actor Rhys Coiro (”Hostages,” `’Entourage”) is 39. Country singer Holly Williams is 37. Actor Jaimie Alexander (TV’s “Blindspot”) is 34. Actor Tyler Patrick Jones (”Ghost Whisperer”) is 24. Actress Kendall Applegate (”Desperate Housewives”) is 19.

March 13: Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is 79. Actor William H. Macy is 68. Comedian Robin Duke is 64. Actress Dana Delaney is 62. Bassist Adam Clayton of U2 is 58. Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard is 56. Drummer Matt McDonough of Mudvayne is 49. Actress Annabeth Gish (”The West Wing,” `’The X-Files”) is 47. Actress Tracy Wells (”Mr. Belvedere”) is 47. Rapper Common is 46. Rapper Khujo of Goodie Mob is 46. Singer Glenn Lewis is 43. Actor Danny Masterson (”That `70s Show”) is 42. Musicians Natalie and Nicole Albino of Nina Sky are 34. Actor Emile Hirsch (”Into the Wild”) is 33.

March 14: Singer Phil Phillips is 92. Actor Michael Caine is 85. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 85. Comedian Billy Crystal is 70. TV and radio personality Rick Dees is 67. Country singer Jann Browne is 64. Actor Adrian Zmed is 64. Actress Tamara Tunie (”Law and Order: SVU”) is 59. Actress Penny Johnson Jerald (”Castle,” `’24”) is 58. Actress Elise Neal (”All of Us”) is 52. Actor Gary Anthony Williams (”Boston Legal,” `’Malcolm in the Middle”) is 52. Drummer Michael Bland of Soul Asylum is 49. Singer Kristian Bush of Sugarland is 48. Actress Betsy Brandt (”Breaking Bad”) is 45. Actress Grace Park (”Hawaii Five-0,” `’Battlestar Galactica”) is 44. Actor Daniel Gillies (”The Originals,” `’Vampire Diaries”) is 42. Actor Corey Stoll (”House of Cards,” `’The Bourne Legacy”) is 42. Actor Chris Klein is 39. Actor Ryan Cartwright (”Kevin Can Wait”) is 37. Actress Kate Maberly (”Finding Neverland”) is 36. Singer-keyboardist Taylor Hanson of Hanson is 35. Actor Jamie Bell (”Billy Elliot”) is 32. Bassist Este Haim of Haim is 32. Actor Ansel Elgort (”Insurgent,” `’Divergent”) is 24.

March 15: Elvis Presley drummer DJ Fontana is 87. Actor Judd Hirsch is 83. Bassist Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead is 78. Singer Mike Love of the Beach Boys is 77. Singer-keyboardist Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone is 75. Guitarist Howard Scott of War is 72. Rock guitarist Ry Cooder is 71. Singer Dee Snider of Twisted Sister is 63. Actress Park Overall (”Empty Nest”) is 61. Model Fabio is 57. Singer Bret Michaels of Poison is 55. Singer Rockwell is 54. Actor Chris Bruno (”The Fosters”) is 52. Singer Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray is 50. Bassist Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 and of Plus-44 is 46. Singer-guitarist Matt Thomas of Parmalee is 44. Actress Eva Longoria is 43. Musician will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas is 43. DJ Joseph Hahn of Linkin Park is 41. Rapper Young Buck is 37. Bassist Ethan Mentzer of The Click Five is 35. Actor Kellan Lutz (The “Twilight” films) is 33.

March 16: Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 77. Game-show host Chuck Woolery is 77. Singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker is 76. Actor Victor Garber (”Alias”) is 69. Actor Erik Estrada is 69. Country singer Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel is 67. Guitarist-singer Nancy Wilson of Heart is 64. Actor Clifton Powell (”Ray,” `’Norbit”) is 62. Rapper Flavor Flav of Public Enemy is 59. Actor Jerome Flynn (”Game of Thrones”) is 55. Folk singer Patty Griffin is 54. Singer Tracy Bonham is 51. Actress Lauren Graham (”Parenthood,” `’Gilmore Girls”) is 51. Actor Judah Friedlander (”30 Rock”) is 49. Actor Tim Kang (”The Mentalist”) is 45. Singer Blu Cantrell is 42. Actor Brett Davern (”Awkward”) is 35. Singer Jhene Aiko is 30.

March 17: Singer-songwriter John Sebastian of the Lovin’ Spoonful is 74. Percussionist Harold Brown of War is 72. Actor Patrick Duffy is 69. Actor Kurt Russell is 67. Country singer Susie Allanson is 66. Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 64. Actor Mark Boone Jr. (”Sons of Anarchy”) is 63. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 63. Actor Gary Sinise is 63. Actor Christian Clemenson (”CSI: Miami”) is 60. Actress Vicki Lewis (”NewsRadio”) is 58. Actor Casey Siemaszko (”NYPD Blue”) is 57. Actor Rob Lowe is 54. Singer Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is 51. Bassist Van Conner of Screaming Trees is 51. Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) is 46. Drummer Caroline Corr of The Corrs is 45. Singer Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square is 45. Actress Marisa Coughlan (”Boston Legal,” `’Freddy Got Fingered”) is 44. Rapper Swifty of D12 is 43. Actress Brittany Daniel (”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 42. Bassist Geoff Sprung of Old Dominion is 40. TV personality Rob Kardashian is 31. Singer Hozier is 28. Actress Eliza Hope Bennett (”Nanny McPhee”) is 26. Actor John Boyega (”Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 26.

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