Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 19-25

FILE - In this May 17, 2016, file photo, actor Mr. T poses for photographers after High-Wire Artist Nik Wallenda walked a tight rope in New York in honor of National Amazing Month. ABC announced Wednesday, March 1, 2017, that Mr. T is a cast member on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)(AP/Mary Altaffer)

Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week.

Comedian Michael Che (”Saturday Night Live”) is 36 on May 19. FILE – This Sept. 6, 2014 file photo shows actor Michael Che at the “Top Five” premiere at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto. Che, co-anchor of “Weekend Update” on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” is not backing away from comments he made about Boston, when he called it the “most racist city” he has ever visited. Che told a crowd at Boston University Thursday, March 23, 2017 about how he received many angry messages on social media after he made the comment on “SNL” the night before the Super Bowl. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, file)
Singer Sam Smith is 27 on May 19. FILE – In this Nov. 1, 2015 file photo, British singer Sam Smith poses at the photo call for the latest Bond film, “Spectre,” at Regis hotel in Mexico City. Smith, who won the Golden Globe for best original song earlier this week with “Writing’s On the Wall,” was nominated for an Oscar for best original song, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, for the “Spectre” track. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Singer-actress Cher is 73 on May 20. FILE – In this Aug. 21, 2016, file photo, singer and actress Cher stops to talk to media as she leaves a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum in Provincetown, Mass. Cher, composer Phillip Glass, country music star Reba McEntire and jazz legend Wayne Shorter have been announced as this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors awards. The recipients will be honored in a special ceremony at Washington’s Kennedy Center on Dec. 2. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Actor Tony Goldwyn (”Scandal”) is 59 on May 20. Tony Goldwyn, a cast member of “Scandal,” arrives a the live stage reading of the series finale at El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Lisa Edelstein attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Washington. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actress Lisa Edelstein (”House”) is 53 on May 21. Lisa Edelstein attends the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Washington. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
First lady Nancy Reagan enlists the help of television's Mr. T during a Christmas tour of the White House for the media on Monday, Dec. 13, 1983 in Washington. The two are shown in front of the executive mansion's official Christmas tree, a 20-foot Noble fir containing about 2,000 ornaments and several thousand lights, in the Blue Room. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)
Actor Mr. T is 67 on May 21. First lady Nancy Reagan enlists the help of television’s Mr. T during a Christmas tour of the White House for the media on Monday, Dec. 13, 1983 in Washington. The two are shown in front of the executive mansion’s official Christmas tree, a 20-foot Noble fir containing about 2,000 ornaments and several thousand lights, in the Blue Room. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin (”Once Upon a Time”) is 41 on May 22. Ginnifer Goodwin arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Model Naomi Campbell is 49 on May 22. FILE – In this June 12, 2018, file photo, Model Naomi Campbell attends the Fragrance Foundation Awards at Alice Tully Hall in New York. Mary J. Blige, Campbell and Judith Jamison are among the recipients of the 2018 Black Girls Rock awards. Queen Latifah will host the show, which will be taped Sunday, Aug. 26, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Director Ryan Coogler (”Black Panther”) is 33 on May 23. FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2018 file photo, filmmaker Ryan Coogler poses for a portrait at the “Black Panther” press junket at the Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. As Hollywood’s awards season properly gets under way, “Black Panther” is poised to be the first comic book film to be nominated for best picture. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Melissa McBride attends AMC's "The Walking Dead" season six premiere fan event at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Actress Melissa McBride (”The Walking Dead”) is 54 on May 23. Melissa McBride attends AMC’s “The Walking Dead” season six premiere fan event at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 59 on May 24. Actress Kristin Scott Thomas pose for the photographers during a photo call for the film ‘The Party’ at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Actor Jim Broadbent (”Moulin Rouge,” “Iris”) is 70 on May 24. This image released by CBS Films and Lionsgate shows Jim Broadbent in a scene from, “The Sense of an Ending,” a film based on the novel by Julian Barnes. (Robert Viglasky/CBS Films and Lionsgate via AP)
Actress Octavia Spencer (”The Help”) is 49 on May 25. FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, Octavia Spencer arrives at the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Octavia Spencer is bringing the story of black haircare mogul Madam C.J. Walker to television. Netflix said Sunday, July 29, 2018, that Spencer will produce and star in a limited series about the outsized life of Sarah Breedlove, who was known professionally as Walker. The eight-episode drama is based on the book “On Her Own Ground” and includes LeBron James as a producer. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Actor Ian McKellen (”Lord of the Rings”) is 80 on May 25. FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 file photo, actor Ian McKellen poses on the red carpet at the 12th edition of the Rome Film Fest, in Rome. British stage stars were preparing Sunday, April 7, 2019 for the annual Olivier Awards, where musicals “Come From Away” and “Company” lead the race with nine nominations apiece. Other acting contenders include Ian McKellen for “King Lear,” Gillian Anderson for “All About Eve” and Sophie Okonedo for “Antony and Cleopatra.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)
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Lisa Edelstein attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Washington. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
First lady Nancy Reagan enlists the help of television's Mr. T during a Christmas tour of the White House for the media on Monday, Dec. 13, 1983 in Washington. The two are shown in front of the executive mansion's official Christmas tree, a 20-foot Noble fir containing about 2,000 ornaments and several thousand lights, in the Blue Room. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)
Melissa McBride attends AMC's "The Walking Dead" season six premiere fan event at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

May 19: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 85. TV personality David Hartman is 84. Actor James Fox is 80. Actress Nancy Kwan is 80. Musician Pete Townshend is 74. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 70. Singer-actress-model Grace Jones is 68. Drummer Phil Rudd (AC/DC) is 65. Actress Toni Lewis (”Homicide,” `’Oz,” `’As the World Turns”) is 59. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 57. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford (”Monk”) is 49. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 47. Singer Shooter Jennings is 40. Comedian Michael Che (”Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 36. Guitarist James Richardson of MGMT is 36. Actor Eric Lloyd (”The Santa Clause”) is 33. Singer Sam Smith is 27. Actor Nolan Lyons (”Boardwalk Empire”) is 18.

May 20: Actor David Proval (”The Sopranos”) is 77. Singer-actress Cher is 73. Actor Dave Thomas (”Grace Under Fire,” `’SCTV”) is 71. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 69. Actor Dean Butler (”Little House on the Prairie”) is 63. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s is 61. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 60. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 60. Actor John Billingsley (”True Blood,” `’Enterprise”) is 59. Actor Tony Goldwyn (”Scandal”) is 59. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 58. TV personality Ted Allen (”Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 54. Actress Mindy Cohn (”Facts of Life”) is 53. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 53. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 47. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 44. Actor Matt Czuchry (”The Good Wife,” `’Gilmore Girls”) is 42. Singer-actress Naturi Naughton (3LW) is 35. Country singer Jon Pardi is 34.

May 21: Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 78. Guitarist Hilton Valentine of The Animals is 76. Keyboardist Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 72. Actress Carol Potter (”Beverly Hills, 90210,” `’Sunset Beach”) is 71. Singer Leo Sayer is 71. Comedian-turned-U.S. Sen. Al Franken is 68. Actor Mr. T is 67. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 64. Actor Judge Reinhold is 62. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes (”The Notebook”) is 60. Actor Brent Briscoe (”Mulholland Drive,” `’A Simple Plan”) is 58. Actress Lisa Edelstein (”House”) is 53. Actress Fairuza Balk (”The Waterboy”) is 45. Singer-guitarist Mikel Jollet of Airborne Toxic Event is 45. Rapper Havoc of Mobb Deep is 45. Actor Sunkrish Bala (”Castle”) is 35. Actor David Ajala (”Black Box”) is 33. Actress Ashlie Brillault (”Lizzie McGuire”) is 32. Country singer Cody Johnson is 32. Actor Scott Leavenworth (”7th Heaven”) is 29. Actress Sarah Ramos (”Parenthood,” `’American Dreams”) is 28.

May 22: Actor Michael Constantine (”My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” `’Room 222”) is 92. Pianist Peter Nero is 85. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 81. Actor Frank Converse is 81. Actress Barbara Parkins (”Peyton Place,” `’Valley of the Dolls”) is 77. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 69. Actor Al Corley (”Dynasty”) is 64. Singer Morrissey is 60. Actress Ann Cusack (”Jeff Foxworthy Show,” `’A League of Their Own”) is 58. Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 58. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms is 57. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence (”Chuck”) is 55. Singer Johnny Gill is 53. Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 52. Actress Brooke Smith (”Grey’s Anatomy,” `’The Silence of the Lambs”) is 52. Actor Michael Kelly (”House of Cards”) is 50. Model Naomi Campbell is 49. Actress Anna Belknap (”CSI: NY”) is 47. Singer Donell Jones is 46. Actor Sean Gunn (”Guardians of the Galaxy,” `’Gilmore Girls”) is 45. Actress A.J. Langer (”Private Practice”) is 45. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin (”Once Upon a Time”) is 41. Singer Vivian Green is 40. Actress Maggie Q (”Insurgent,” `’Divergent”) is 40. Actress Molly Ephraim (”Last Man Standing”) is 33. Actress Anna Baryshnikov (”Superior Donuts”) is 27. Actress Camren Bicondova (”Gotham”) is 20.

May 23: Actress Barbara Barrie is 88. Actress Joan Collins is 86. Actor Charles Kimbrough (”Murphy Brown”) is 83. Actress Lauren Chapin (”Father Knows Best”) is 74. Country singer Judy Rodman is 68. Comedian Drew Carey is 61. Actress Lea DeLaria (”Orange Is the New Black”) is 61. Country singer Shelly West is 61. Actor Linden Ashby (”Melrose Place”) is 59. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 58. Actress Melissa McBride (”The Walking Dead”) is 54. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 52. Actress Laurel Holloman (“The L Word”) is 51. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 49. Singer Lorenzo is 47. Country singer Brian McComas is 47. Singer Maxwell is 46. Singer Jewel is 45. Actress LaMonica Garrett (”Designated Survivor,” `’Sons of Anarchy”) is 44. Comedian Tim Robinson (”Saturday Night Live”) is 38. Actor Adam Wylie (”Picket Fences”) is 35. Director Ryan Coogler (”Black Panther”) is 33. Singer Sarah Jarosz is 28.

May 24: Comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong is 81. Musician Bob Dylan is 78. Actor Gary Burghoff (”M.A.S.H.”) is 76. Singer Patti LaBelle is 75. Actress Priscilla Presley is 74. Country singer-songwriter Mike Reid is 72. Actor Jim Broadbent (”Moulin Rouge,” `’Iris”) is 70. Actor Alfred Molina is 66. Singer Rosanne Cash is 64. Actor Cliff Parisi (”Call the Midwife”) is 59. Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 59. Bassist Jimmy Ashhurst of Buckcherry is 56. Keyboardist Vivian Trimble (Luscious Jackson) is 56. Actor John C. Reilly (”Chicago,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) is 54. Actor Dana Ashbrook (”Twin Peaks”) is 52. Actor Eric Close (”Nashville,” `’Without a Trace”) is 52. Actor Carl Payne (”Martin,” `’The Cosby Show”) is 50. Guitarist Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes) is 50. Actor Billy L. Sullivan (”Something So Right”) is 39. Actor-rapper Big Tyme is 38. Drummer Cody Hanson of Hinder is 37. Dancer Mark Ballas (”Dancing With the Stars”) is 33. Country singer Billy Gilman is 30. Rapper G-Eazy is 30. Actor Cayden Boyd (“The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl”) is 25.

May 25: Actress Ann Robinson (”War of the Worlds”) is 90. Country singer Tom T. Hall is 83. Actor Ian McKellen (”Lord of the Rings”) is 80. Country singer Jessi Colter is 76. Actress-singer Leslie Uggams is 76. Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 75. Actress Karen Valentine is 72. Actress Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook”) is 72. Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 71. Actress Patti D’Arbanville (”New York Undercover”) is 68. Actress Connie Sellecca is 64. Singer-guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam is 61. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 56. Actress Anne Heche is 50. Actresses Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush (”Little House on the Prairie”) are 49. Actor Jamie Kennedy (”Scream”) is 49. Actress Octavia Spencer (”The Help”) is 49. Actor Justin Henry (”Kramer Vs. Kramer”) is 48. Rapper Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound is 46. Actress Erinn Hayes (”Kevin Can Wait”) is 43. Actor Cillian Murphy (”The Dark Knight,” `’Batman Begins”) is 43. Actor Ethan Suplee (”My Name Is Earl”) is 43. Actress Lauren Frost (“Even Stevens”) is 34. Musician Guy Lawrence of Disclosure is 28.

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