Here are celebrities celebrating a birthdays this week.
Dec. 9: Actor Kirk Douglas is 102. Actor-writer Buck Henry is 88. Actress Judi Dench is 84. Actor Beau Bridges is 77. Actor Michael Nouri is 73. Singer Joan Armatrading is 68. Actor Michael Dorn (”Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 66. Actor John Malkovich is 65. Country singer Sylvia is 62. Singer Donny Osmond is 61. Bassist Nick Seymour of Crowded House is 60. Comedian Mario Cantone (”Sex and the City”) is 59. Actor Joe Lando (”Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 57. Actress Felicity Huffman (”Desperate Housewives,” `’Sports Night”) is 56. Keyboardist Jerry Hughes of Yankee Grey is 53. Singer-guitarist Thomas Flowers of Oleander is 51. Guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer is 50. Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers is 49. Businesswoman and TV personality Lori Greiner (”Shark Tank”) is 49. Actress Allison Smith (”The West Wing,” `’Kate and Allie”) is 49. Former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi is 48. Country singer David Kersh is 48. Actress Reiko Aylesworth (”24”) is 46. Drummer Tre Cool of Green Day is 46. Rapper Canibus is 44. Singer Imogen Heap is 41. Actor Jesse Metcalfe (”Desperate Housewives”) is 40. Actor Simon Helberg (”The Big Bang Theory”) is 38. Actress Jolene Purdy (”Under the Dome,” `’Donnie Darko”) is 35. Actor Joshua Sasse (”Galavant”) is 31. Actress Ashleigh Brewer (”The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 28.
Dec. 10: Actress Fionnula Flanagan (”Waking Ned Devine”) is 77. Actor Tommy Kirk is 77. Singer Chad Stuart of Chad and Jeremy is 77. Singer Ralph Tavares of Tavares is 77. Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 72. Drummer Walter “Clyde” Orange of The Commodores is 72. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 67. Actress Susan Dey is 66. Musician Paul Hardcastle is 61. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 58. Actress Nia Peeples is 57. TV chef Bobby Flay is 54. Singer-guitarist J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is 53. Bassist Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 47. Drummer Meg White of The White Stripes is 44. Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui (”Entourage”) is 43. Rapper Kuniva of D12 is 43. Actor Alano Miller (”Underground,” `’Jane the Virgin”) is 39. Bassist Noah Harmon of Airborne Toxic Event is 37. Country singer Meghan Linsey is 33. Actress Raven-Symone (”That’s So Raven,” `’The Cosby Show”) is 33.
Dec. 11: Actress Rita Moreno is 87. Singer David Gates of Bread is 78. Singer Brenda Lee is 74. Actress Linda Day George (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”) is 74. Actress Teri Garr is 71. Actress Bess Armstrong is 65. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 64. Bassist Mike Mesaros of The Smithereens is 61. Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 60. Actor Ben Browder (”Stargate SG-1”) is 56. Singer-bassist Justin Currie of Del Amitri is 54. Bassist David Schools of Widespread Panic is 54. Actor Gary Dourdan (”C.S.I.”) is 52. Actress-comedian Mo’Nique is 51. Actor Max Martini (”The Unit”) is 49. Rapper-actor Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) is 45. Actor Rider Strong (”Boy Meets World”) is 39. Actress Xosha Roquemore (”The Mindy Project”) is 34. Actress Karla Souza (”How to Get Away With Murder”) is 32. Actress-singer Hailee Steinfeld is 22.
Dec. 12: Game-show host Bob Barker is 95. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Singer-guitarist Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) is 75. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (”Pirates of the Caribbean”) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (”The Sound of Music”) is 68. Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 61. Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors is 55. Bassist Nicholas Dimichino of Nine Days is 51. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick (”My Own Worst Enemy,” `’Twin Peaks”) is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Actor Lucas Hedges (”Boy Erased,” `’Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (”Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Dec. 13: Actor Dick Van Dyke is 93. Actor Christopher Plummer is 89. Country singer Buck White of The Whites is 88. Actor-singer John Davidson is 77. Actress Kathy Garver (”Family Affair”) is 73. Singer Ted Nugent is 70. Guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is 70. Guitarist Ron Getman of The Tractors is 70. Country singer-guitarist Randy Owen of Alabama is 69. Actress Wendie Malick (”Hot in Cleveland,” `’Just Shoot Me”) is 68. Country singer John Anderson is 64. Singer Morris Day of The Time is 62. Actor Steve Buscemi is 61. Actor Johnny Whitaker (”Family Affair”) is 59. Bassist John Munson of Semisonic is 56. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (”The New Normal,” `’The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 52. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 51. TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos is 44. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Angels and Airwaves (and Blink-182) is 43. Actor James Kyson Lee (”Heroes”) is 43. Actress Kimee Balmilero (”Hawaii Five-0”) is 39. Actress Chelsea Hertford (”Major Dad”) is 37. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 37. Actor Michael Socha (”Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”) is 31. Trumpeter Wesley Watkins of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 31. Actor Marcel Spears (”The Mayor”) is 30. Singer Taylor Swift is 29. Actress Maisy Stella (”Nashville”) is 15.
Dec. 14: Actor Hal Williams (”227,” `’Sanford and Son”) is 84. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 72. Actress Dee Wallace is 70. Bassist Cliff Williams (AC/DC) is 69. Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 60. Singer-whistle player Peter “Spider” Stacy of The Pogues is 60. Actress Cynthia Gibb (”Fame”) is 55. Actress Nancy Valen (”Baywatch”) is 53. Actor Archie Kao (”Chicago P.D.”) is 49. Actress Michaela Watkins (”Trophy Wife,” `’The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 47. Singer Brian Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 43. Actor Jackson Rathbone (”Twilight” movies) is 34. Actress Vanessa Hudgens is 30. Singer Tori Kelly is 26.
Dec. 15: Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 85. Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 79. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 76. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 72. Actor Don Johnson is 69. Actress Melanie Chartoff (”Rugrats,” `’Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”) is 68. Actor Justin Ross (”A Chorus Line”) is 64. Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash is 63. Country singer Doug Phelps (The Kentucky Headhunters, Brothers Phelps) is 58. Actress Helen Slater is 55. Actor Paul Kaye (”Game of Thrones”) is 54. Actress Molly Price (”Third Watch”) is 53. Actor Garrett Wang (”Star Trek: Voyager”) is 50. Actor Michael Shanks (”Stargate SG-1”) is 48. Actor Stuart Townsend (”Queen of the Damned”) is 46. Actor Geoff Stults (new “Odd Couple”) is 42. Actor Adam Brody (”The O.C.”) is 39. Actress Michelle Dockery (”Downton Abbey”) is 37. Actor George O. Gore II (”My Wife and Kids”) is 36. Actress Camilla Luddington (”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 35. Guitarist Alana Haim of Haim is 27.
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