Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 6-12:
July 6: Singer Gene Chandler is 85. Country singer Jeannie Seely is 85. Actor Burt Ward (鈥淏atman鈥) is 80. Actor Fred Dryer is 79. Actor Sylvester Stallone is 79. Actor Shelley Hack (TV鈥檚 鈥淐harlie鈥檚 Angels鈥) is 78. Actor Allyce Beasley (鈥淢oonlighting鈥) is 74. Actor Geoffrey Rush is 74. Actor Grant Goodeve (鈥淓ight is Enough鈥) is 73. Jazz trumpeter Rick Braun is 70. Actor Casey Sander (鈥淕race Under Fire鈥) is 70. Actor Jennifer Saunders (鈥淎bsolutely Fabulous鈥) is 67. Drummer John Keeble of Spandau Ballet is 66. Actor Pip Torrens (鈥淭he Crown鈥) is 65. Actor Brian Posehn (鈥淛ust Shoot Me鈥) is 59. Actor Robb Derringer (鈥淒ays of Our Lives鈥) is 58. 鈥淐BS This Morning鈥 co-host John Dickerson is 57. Rapper Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan is 55. NBC Sports correspondent and former 鈥淕ood Morning America鈥 host Josh Elliott is 54. Rapper-actor 50 Cent is 50. Actors Tia and Tamera Mowry (鈥淪ister, Sister鈥) are 47. Comedian Kevin Hart is 46. Actor Eva Green (鈥淧enny Dreadful鈥) is 45. Drummer Chris Wood of Bastille is 40. Actor Jeremy Suarez (鈥淏ernie Mac鈥) is 35.
July 7: Bandleader Doc Severinsen is 98. Drummer Ringo Starr is 85. Singer-guitarist Warren Entner of the Grass Roots is 82. Actor Joe Spano is 79. Singer David Hodo (the construction worker) of The Village People is 78. Country singer Linda Williams of Robin and Linda Williams is 78. Actor Roz Ryan (鈥淎men鈥) is 74. Actor Billy Campbell (鈥淥nce and Again鈥) is 66. Actor Robert Taylor (鈥淟ongmire鈥) is 65. Bassist Mark White of the Spin Doctors is 63. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard (鈥淎lly McBeal鈥) is 62. Comedian Jim Gaffigan is 59. Bassist Ricky Kinchen of Mint Condition is 59. Actor Amy Carlson (鈥淏lue Bloods鈥) is 57. Actor Jorja Fox (鈥淐SI鈥) is 57. Actor Cree Summer (鈥淎 Different World鈥) is 56. Actor Robin Weigert (鈥淒eadwood,鈥 鈥淪ons of Anarchy鈥) is 56. Actor Kirsten Vangsness (鈥淐riminal Minds鈥) is 53. Actor Troy Garity (鈥淏arbershop鈥) is 52. Actor Berenice Bejo (鈥淭he Artist鈥) is 49. Actor Hamish Linklater (鈥淭he New Adventures of Old Christine鈥) is 49. Rapper Cassidy is 43. Actor Ross Malinger (鈥淪leepless in Seattle鈥) is 41. Comedian Luke Null (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥) is 35. Singer Ally Hernandez of Fifth Harmony (鈥淭he X Factor鈥) is 32. Drummer Ashton Irwin of 5 Seconds Of Summer is 31. Country singer Maddie Font of Maddie and Tae is 30.
July 8: Drummer Jaimoe Johanson of The Allman Brothers is 81. Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 81. Actor Kim Darby is 78. Actor Jonelle Allen (鈥淒r. Quinn, Medicine Woman鈥) is 77. Children鈥檚 singer Raffi is 77. Actor Anjelica Huston is 74. Actor Kevin Bacon is 67. Actor Robert Knepper (鈥淧rison Break,鈥 鈥渋Zombie鈥) is 66. Guitarist Graham Jones of Haircut 100 is 64. Singer Joan Osborne is 63. Actor Rocky Carroll (鈥淣CIS鈥) is 62. Actor Michael B. Silver (鈥淚nstinct,鈥 鈥砃YPD Blue鈥) is 58. Actor Billy Crudup (TV鈥檚 鈥淭he Morning Show,鈥 film鈥檚 鈥淎lmost Famous鈥) is 57. Actor Michael Weatherly (鈥淣CIS,鈥 鈥矰ark Angel鈥) is 57. Singer Beck is 55. Country singer Drew Womack of Sons of the Desert is 55. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is 52. Guitarist Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay is 50. Actor Milo Ventimiglia (鈥淭his Is Us,鈥 鈥矴ilmore Girls鈥) is 48. Actor Lance Gross (鈥淗ouse of Payne鈥) is 44. Actor Sophia Bush (鈥淐hicago P.D.,鈥 鈥砄ne Tree Hill鈥) is 43. Guitarist Jamie Cook of Arctic Monkeys is 40. Actor Maya Hawke (鈥淟ittle Women,鈥 鈥砈tranger Things鈥) is 27. Actor-musician Jaden Smith (鈥淭he Pursuit of Happyness鈥) is 27.
July 9: Singer Dee Dee Kenniebrew of The Crystals is 80. Author Dean Koontz is 80. Actor Chris Cooper is 74. TV personality-turned-musician John Tesh is 73. Country singer David Ball is 72. Business leader Kevin O鈥橪eary (鈥淪hark Tank鈥) is 71. Singer Debbie Sledge of Sister Sledge is 71. Actor Jimmy Smits is 70. Actor Tom Hanks is 69. Singer Marc Almond of Soft Cell is 68. Actor Kelly McGillis is 68. Singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds is 66. Singer Courtney Love is 61. Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax is 60. Actor David O鈥橦ara (鈥淭he District鈥) is 60. Actor Pamela Adlon (鈥淜ing of the Hill,鈥 鈥淟ouie鈥) is 59. Actor Scott Grimes (鈥淓R,鈥 鈥砅arty of Five鈥) is 54. Singer-guitarist Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse is 50. Musician Jack White is 50. Singer Dan Estrin of Hoobastank is 49. Actor Fred Savage is 49. Actor Linda Park (鈥淪tar Trek: Enterprise鈥) is 47. Actor Megan Parlen (鈥淗ang Time鈥) is 45. Singer-actor Kiely Williams of 3LW (鈥淐heetah Girls鈥 films) is 39. Actor Mitchel Musso (鈥淧hineas and Ferb,鈥 鈥淗annah Montana鈥) is 34. Actor Georgie Henley (鈥淭he Chronicles of Narnia鈥) is 30.
July 10: Actor William Smithers (鈥淒allas,鈥 鈥砅eyton Place鈥) is 98. Singer Mavis Staples is 86. Actor Mills Watson (鈥淏.J. and the Bear,鈥 鈥矻obo鈥) is 85. Actor Robert Pine (鈥淐HiPS鈥) is 84. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 78. Bassist Dave Smalley of The Raspberries is 76. Singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is 71. Banjo player Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is 67. Actor Fiona Shaw (鈥淭rue Blood,鈥 鈥矵arry Potter鈥 films) is 67. Drummer Shaw Wilson of BR549 is 65. Actor Alec Mapa (鈥淯gly Betty鈥 鈥矵alf & Half鈥) is 60. Country singer Ken Mellons is 60. Guitarist Peter DiStefano of Porno for Pyros is 60. Actor Gale Harold (鈥淗ellcats鈥) is 56. Country singer Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts is 55. Actor Sofia Vergara (鈥淢odern Family鈥) is 53. Singer Imelda May is 51. Actor Adrian Grenier (鈥淓ntourage,鈥 鈥矯ecil B. DeMented鈥) is 49. Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (鈥淒r. Strange,鈥 鈥12 Years a Slave鈥) is 48. Actor Gwendoline Yeo (鈥淒esperate Housewives鈥) is 48. Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas (鈥淎merican Pie,鈥 鈥淩ookie of the Year鈥) is 45. Singer Jessica Simpson is 45. Actor Heather Hemmens (鈥淗ellcats鈥) is 41. Rapper-singer Angel Haze is 34. Singer Perrie Edwards of Little Mix is 32.
July 11: Actor Susan Seaforth Hayes (鈥淒ays of Our Lives鈥) is 82. Singer Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 78. Ventriloquist Jay Johnson (鈥淪oap鈥) is 76. Actor Bruce McGill (鈥淢y Cousin Vinny,鈥 鈥淎nimal House鈥) is 75. Actor Stephen Lang (鈥淎vatar,鈥 鈥淢anhunter鈥) is 73. Actor Mindy Sterling (TV鈥檚 鈥淭he Goldbergs,鈥 film鈥檚 鈥淎ustin Powers鈥) is 72. Actor Sela Ward is 69. Singer Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is 68. Reggae singer Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) is 68. Actor Mark Lester (鈥淥liver鈥) is 67. Jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum is 67. Guitarist Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) is 66. Singer Suzanne Vega is 66. Actor Lisa Rinna is 62. Bassist Scott Shriner of Weezer is 60. Actor Debbe Dunning (鈥淗ome Improvement鈥) is 59. Actor Greg Grunberg (鈥淗eroes,鈥 鈥矨lias,鈥 鈥矲elicity鈥) is 59. Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin (鈥淭he Jeff Corwin Experience鈥) is 58. Actor Justin Chambers (鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥) is 55. Actor Leisha Hailey (鈥淭he L Word鈥) is 54. Actor Michael Rosenbaum (鈥淪mallville鈥) is 53. Rapper Lil鈥 Kim is 51. Actor Jon Wellner (鈥淐SI鈥) is 50. Rapper Lil鈥 Zane is 44. Actor David Henrie (鈥淗ow I Met Your Mother,鈥 鈥淲izards of Waverly Place鈥) is 36. Actor Connor Paolo (鈥淩evenge鈥) is 35. Singer Alessia Cara is 29.
July 12: Actor Denise Nicholas (鈥淚n the Heat of the Night鈥) is 81. Singer Walter Egan is 77. Actor Cheryl Ladd (鈥淐harlie鈥檚 Angels鈥) is 74. Singer Ricky McKinnie of The Blind Boys of Alabama is 73. Actor Mel Harris (鈥渢hirtysomething鈥) is 69. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 69. Actor Buddy Foster (鈥淢ayberry RFD鈥) is 68. Guitarist Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum is 63. Actor Judi Evans (鈥淒ays of Our Lives鈥) is 61. Singer Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms is 60. Actor Lisa Nicole Carson (鈥淎lly McBeal鈥) is 56. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 52. Actor Anna Friel (鈥淢onarch,鈥 鈥淧ushing Daisies鈥) is 49. Singer Tracie Spencer is 49. Actor Alison Wright (鈥淭he Americans鈥) is 49. Actor Steve Howey (鈥淩eba鈥) is 48. Actor Topher Grace (鈥淭hat 鈥70s Show鈥) is 47. Actor Michelle Rodriguez (鈥淭he Fast and The Furious鈥 films, 鈥淟ost鈥) is 47. Actor Kristen Connolly (鈥淶oo鈥) is 45. Singer-guitarist Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry is 42. Actor Matt Cook (鈥淢an with a Plan鈥) is 41. Actor Natalie Martinez (鈥淯nder the Dome鈥) is 41. Actor Ta鈥橰honda Jones (鈥淓mpire鈥) is 37. Actor Melissa O鈥橬eill (鈥淭he Rookie鈥) is 37. Actor Rachel Brosnahan (鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,鈥 鈥矵ouse of Cards鈥) is 35. Actor Erik Per Sullivan (鈥淢alcolm in the Middle鈥) is 34.
The Associated Press
