Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week.
Dec. 23: Actor Ronnie Schell (”Gomer Pyle, USMC”) is 87. Actor Frederic Forrest (”Lonesome Dove”) is 82. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) is 78. Drummer Ron Bushy of Iron Butterfly is 77. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer (”The Simpsons”) is 75. Actress Susan Lucci (”All My Children”) is 72. Guitarist Dave Murray of Iron Maiden is 62. Singer Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is 54. Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield is 41. Actress Anna Maria Perez de Tagle (”Hannah Montana,” `’Camp Rock”) is 28. Actor Spencer Daniels (”Mom”) is 26. Actor Caleb Foote (TV’s “The Kids Are Alright”) is 25.
Dec. 24: Songwriter-bandleader-producer Dave Bartholomew is 100. Actress Sharon Farrell (”Hawaii Five-0”) is 72. Actor Clarence Gilyard (”Walker, Texas Ranger”) is 63. Actress Stephanie Hodge (”Unhappily Ever After”) is 62. Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of Human League is 61. Actor Anil Kapoor (”Slumdog Millionaire”) is 59. Singer Mary Ramsey of 10,000 Maniacs is 55. Actor Mark Valley (”Boston Legal”) is 54. Actor Diedrich Bader (”The Drew Carey Show”) is 52. Singer Ricky Martin is 47. “Twilight” series author Stephenie Meyer is 45. TV host Ryan Seacrest (”American Idol,” `’Live with Kelly and Ryan”) is 44. Actor Michael Raymond-James (”Once Upon A Time,” `’True Blood”) is 41. Actor Austin Stowell (“12 Strong”) is 34. Singer Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is 27.
Dec. 25: Actress Hanna Schygulla (”Barnum,” `’Casanova”) is 75. Singer John Edwards of The Spinners is 74. Actor Gary Sandy (”WKRP In Cincinnati”) is 73. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 72. Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 70. Actress Sissy Spacek is 69. Actress CCH Pounder is 66. Singer Annie Lennox is 64. Singer Steve Wariner is 64. Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 is 64. Singer Shane McGowan (The Popes, the Pogues) is 61. Actress Klea Scott (”Millennium”) is 50. Guitarist Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 47. Singer Dido is 47. Singer Mac Powell of Third Day is 46. Country singer Alecia Elliott is 36. Singer Jess and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas are 34. Actress Perdita Weeks (2018’s “Magnum P.I.”) is 33. Singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 30.
Dec. 26: Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on “Sesame Street”) is 85. Singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir of The Four Tops is 83. Record producer Phil Spector is 79. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 73. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 72. Bassist George Porter Junior of The Meters is 71. Humorist David Sedaris is 62. Drummer James Kottak of Scorpions is 56. Drummer Brian Westrum of Sons of the Desert is 56. Drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica is 55. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 51. Guitarist J (White Zombie) is 51. Guitarist Peter Klett of Candlebox is 49. Singer James Mercer of The Shins is 48. Actor-singer Jared Leto of 30 Seconds To Mars is 47. Singer Chris Daughtry (”American Idol”) is 39. Actress Beth Behrs (”2 Broke Girls”) is 33. Actor Kit Harington (”Game of Thrones”) is 32. Actress Eden Sher (”The Middle”) is 27. Singer Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix is 26.
Dec. 27: Actor John Amos (”Men In Trees,” `’The West Wing”) is 79. News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 75. Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 74. Singer Tracy Nelson is 74. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 70. Jazz drummer T.S. Monk is 69. Singer Karla Bonoff is 67. Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 66. Actress Tovah Feldshuh (”Law and Order”) is 65. Drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is 56. Actor Ian Gomez (”Felicity,” `’The Drew Carey Show”) is 54. Actress Theresa Randle (”Bad Boys”) is 54. Actress Eva LaRue (”CSI: Miami”) is 52. Bassist Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 49. Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None The Richer is 46. Actor Wilson Cruz (”Party of Five,” `’My So-Called Life”) is 45. Actor Masi Oka (”Hawaii Five-0,” `’Heroes”) is 44. Actress Emilie de Ravin (”Once Upon A Time,” `’Lost”) is 37. Actor Jay Ellis (“Insecure”) is 37. Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 36. Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 30. Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 27. Actor Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name,” “Lady Bird”) is 23.
Dec. 28: Actress Nichelle Nichols (”Star Trek”) is 86. Actress Maggie Smith (”Harry Potter”) is 84. Singer-keyboardist Edgar Winter is 72. Drummer Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste of The Meters is 70. Actor Denzel Washington is 64. TV personality Gayle King (“CBS This Morning”) is 64. Country singer Joe Diffie is 60. Drummer Mike McGuire of Shenandoah is 60. Actor Chad McQueen (the “Karate Kid” films) is 58. Country singer-guitarist Marty Roe of Diamond Rio is 58. Actor Malcolm Gets (”Caroline in the City”) is 55. Comedian Seth Meyers (”Late Night With Seth Meyers”) is 45. Actor Brendan Hines (”Suits,” `’Lie To Me”) is 42. Actor Joe Manganiello (”True Blood”) is 42. Actress Vanessa Ferlito (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 41. Singer John Legend is 40. Actor Andre Holland (”Selma”) is 39. Actress Sienna Miller is 37. Actor Beau Garrett (”The Good Doctor”) is 36. Actress Mackenzie Rosman (”7th Heaven”) is 29. “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta is 28. Actress Mary-Charles Jones (”Kevin Can Wait”) is 17. Actor Miles Brown (”black-ish”) is 14.
Dec. 29: Actress Inga Swenson (”Benson”) is 86. Actor Jon Voight is 80. Country singer Ed Bruce is 79. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 72. Actor Ted Danson is 71. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 67. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 59. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 59. Guitarist-singer Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain is 57. Actor Michael Cudlitz (”The Walking Dead”) is 54. Singer Dexter Holland of The Offspring is 53. Actor Jason Gould is 52. News anchor Ashleigh Banfield is 51. Director Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski) (”The Matrix”) is 51. Singer-guitarist Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 48. Actor Kevin Weisman (”Alias”) is 48. Actor Jude Law is 46. Actress Maria Dizzia (”Orange Is The New Black”) is 44. Actor Mekhi Phifer is 44. Actor Shawn Hatosy (”Reckless,” `’The Faculty”) is 43. Actress Alison Brie (“Glow,” “Community”) is 36. Country singer Jessica Andrews is 35. Actor Iain de Caestecker (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 31. Actress Jane Levy (”Suburgatory”) is 29. Drummer Danny Wagner of Greta Van Fleet is 20.
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