Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23:
May 17: Actor Peter Gerety (鈥淭he Wire鈥�) is 86. Singer Taj Mahal is 84. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 77. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 73. Singer Enya is 65. Actor Craig Ferguson (鈥淭he Late Late Show,鈥� 鈥砊he Drew Carey Show鈥�) is 63. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 63. Actor David Eigenberg (鈥淪ex and the City鈥�) is 62. Guitarist Homer O鈥橠ell of Mint Condition is 61. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 61. Actor Paige Turco (鈥淭he 100鈥�) is 61. Actor Hill Harper (鈥淭he Good Doctor,鈥� 鈥淐SI: NY鈥�) is 60. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia (鈥淨ueer Eye For the Straight Guy鈥�) is 57. Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 56. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 56. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 53. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 52. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (鈥淗eroes鈥�) is 52. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) (鈥淭he Real Housewives of Atlanta鈥�) is 50. Actor Kat Foster (鈥濃�橳il Death鈥�) is 48. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 42. Dancer Derek Hough (鈥淒ancing With the Stars鈥�) is 41. Actor Tahj Mowry (鈥淪mart Guy,鈥� 鈥矺im Possible鈥�) is 40. Actor Nikki Reed (鈥淭wilight鈥�) is 38. Actor Leven Rambin (鈥淭he Hunger Games,鈥� 鈥砊erminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles鈥�) is 36.
May 18: Actor Candice Azzara (鈥矯aroline in the City,鈥� 鈥砇hoda鈥�) is 85. Bluegrass singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of The Dillards is 84. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is 77. Singer Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is 76. Actor James Stephens (鈥淧aper Chase,鈥� 鈥矲ather Dowling Mysteries鈥�) is 75. Country singer George Strait is 74. Actor Chow Yun-Fat (鈥淎nna and the King,鈥� 鈥砊he Replacement Killers鈥�) is 71. Singer-guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet is 66. Guitarist Barry Graul of MercyMe is 65. Singer Michael Tait of 太子探花boys and of dc Talk is 60. Singer-actor Martika (鈥淜ids Incorporated,鈥� 鈥淲iseguy鈥�) is 57. Comedian Tina Fey (鈥�30 Rock,鈥� 鈥砈aturday Night Live鈥�) is 56. Musician Jack Johnson is 51. Country singer David Nail is 47. Singer Darryl Allen of Mista is 46. Actor Allen Leech (鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥�) is 45. Guitarist Kevin Huguley of Rush of Fools is 44. Contemporary Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 39. Actor Spencer Breslin (鈥淭he Cat in the Hat鈥�) is 34. Actor Violett Beane (鈥淕od Friended Me鈥�) is 30. Actor Hala Finley (鈥淢an with a Plan鈥�) is 17.
May 19: TV personality David Hartman is 91. Actor James Fox is 87. Actor Nancy Kwan is 87. Musician Pete Townshend is 81. Singer-actor-model Grace Jones is 75. Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 72. Actor Steven Ford is 70. Actor Toni Lewis (鈥淗omicide,鈥� 鈥砄z鈥�) is 66. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 64. Actor Polly Walker (film鈥檚 鈥淛ohn Carter,鈥� TV鈥檚 鈥淏ridgerton鈥�) is 60. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford (鈥淢onk鈥�) is 56. Gospel singer Israel Houghton is 55. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 54. TV personality Kim Zolciak Biermann (鈥淩eal Housewives of Atlanta鈥�) is 48. Singer Shooter Jennings is 47. Comedian Michael Che (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥�) is 43. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 43. Guitarist James Richardson of MGMT is 43. Actor Eric Lloyd (鈥淭he Santa Clause鈥�) is 40. Singer Sam Smith is 34. Actor Nolan Lyons (鈥淏oardwalk Empire鈥�) is 25.
May 20: Actor David Proval (鈥淭he Sopranos鈥�) is 84. Singer-actor Cher is 80. Actor Dave Thomas (鈥淕race Under Fire,鈥� 鈥砈CTV鈥�) is 78. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 76. Actor Dean Butler (鈥淟ittle House on the Prairie鈥�) is 70. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go鈥檚 is 68. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 67. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 67. Actor John Billingsley (鈥淭rue Blood,鈥� 鈥矱nterprise鈥�) is 66. Actor Tony Goldwyn (鈥淪candal鈥�) is 66. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 65. TV personality Ted Allen (鈥淨ueer Eye for the Straight Guy鈥�) is 61. Actor Mindy Cohn (鈥淔acts of Life鈥�) is 60. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 60. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 54. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 51. Actor Matt Czuchry (鈥淭he Good Wife,鈥� 鈥矴ilmore Girls鈥�) is 49. Singer-actor Naturi Naughton (3LW) is 42. Country singer Jon Pardi is 41.
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May 21: Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 85. Keyboardist Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 79. Actor Carol Potter (鈥淏everly Hills, 90210,鈥� 鈥砈unset Beach鈥�) is 78. Singer Leo Sayer is 78. Comedian and former U.S. Sen. Al Franken is 75. Actor Mr. T is 74. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 71. Actor Judge Reinhold is 69. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes (鈥淭he Notebook鈥�) is 67. Actor Lisa Edelstein (鈥淗ouse鈥�) is 60. Actor Fairuza Balk (鈥淭he Waterboy鈥�) is 52. Singer-guitarist Mikel Jollett of Airborne Toxic Event is 52. Rapper Havoc of Mobb Deep is 52. Drummer Tony LoGerfo of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 43. Actor Sunkrish Bala (鈥淐astle鈥�) is 42. Actor David Ajala (鈥淪tar Trek: Discovery,鈥� 鈥淏lack Box鈥�) is 40. Actor Ashlie Brillault (鈥淟izzie McGuire鈥�) is 39. Country singer Cody Johnson is 39. Actor Scott Leavenworth (鈥�7th Heaven鈥�) is 36. Actor Sarah Ramos (鈥淧arenthood,鈥� 鈥矨merican Dreams鈥�) is 35.
May 22: Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 88. Actor Frank Converse is 88. Actor Barbara Parkins (鈥淧eyton Place,鈥� 鈥砎alley of the Dolls鈥�) is 84. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 76. Actor Al Corley (鈥淒ynasty鈥�) is 71. Singer Morrissey is 67. Actor Ann Cusack (鈥淛eff Foxworthy Show,鈥� 鈥矨 League of Their Own鈥�) is 65. Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 65. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms is 64. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence (鈥淐huck鈥�) is 62. Singer Johnny Gill is 60. Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 59. Actor Brooke Smith (鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy,鈥� 鈥砊he Silence of the Lambs鈥�) is 59. Actor Michael Kelly (鈥淗ouse of Cards鈥�) is 57. Model Naomi Campbell is 56. Actor Anna Belknap (鈥淐SI: NY鈥�) is 54. Singer Donell Jones is 53. Actor Sean Gunn (鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy,鈥� 鈥矴ilmore Girls鈥�) is 52. Actor A.J. Langer (鈥淧rivate Practice鈥�) is 52. Actor Ginnifer Goodwin (鈥淥nce Upon a Time鈥�) is 48. Singer Vivian Green is 47. Actor Maggie Q (鈥淚nsurgent,鈥� 鈥矰ivergent鈥�) is 47. Actor Molly Ephraim (鈥淟ast Man Standing鈥�) is 40. Actor Anna Baryshnikov (鈥淪uperior Donuts鈥�) is 34. Actor Camren Bicondova (鈥淕otham鈥�) is 27.
May 23: Actor Barbara Barrie is 95. Actor Joan Collins is 94. Country singer Judy Rodman is 75. Author Mitch Albom is 68. Comedian Drew Carey is 68. Actor Lea DeLaria (鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥�) is 68. Country singer Shelly West is 68. Actor Linden Ashby (鈥淢elrose Place鈥�) is 66. Actor-model Karen Duffy is 65. Actor Melissa McBride (鈥淭he Walking Dead鈥�) is 61. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 59. Actor Laurel Holloman (鈥淭he L Word鈥�) is 58. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 56. Singer Lorenzo is 54. Country singer Brian McComas is 54. Actor-playwright John Pollono (鈥淭his is Us鈥�) is 54. Singer Maxwell is 53. Singer Jewel is 52. Actor LaMonica Garrett (鈥淒esignated Survivor,鈥� 鈥砈ons of Anarchy鈥�) is 51. Comedian Tim Robinson (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥�) is 45. Actor Adam Wylie (鈥淧icket Fences鈥�) is 42. Director Ryan Coogler (鈥淏lack Panther,鈥� 鈥淐reed鈥�) is 40. Singer Sarah Jarosz is 35.
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