Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1
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7:30 AM on Monday, October 20
By The Associated Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1:
Oct. 26: Actor Jaclyn Smith (“Charlie’s Angels”) is 80. “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is 79. Musician Bootsy Collins is 74. Actor James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 73. Musician David Was of Was (Not Was) is 73. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52′s is 72. Actor Lauren Tewes (“The Love Boat”) is 72. Actor D.W. Moffett (“Chicago Med”) is 71. Actor-singer Rita Wilson is 69. Actor Patrick Breen (“Madam Secretary”) is 65. Actor Dylan McDermott is 64. Actor Cary Elwes is 63. Singer Natalie Merchant is 62. Actor Steve Valentine (“Crossing Jordan”) is 59. Country singer Keith Urban is 58. Actor Tom Cavanagh (“The Flash,” ″Ed”) is 57. Actor Rosemarie DeWitt (“La La Land,” “The United States of Tara”) is 54. Actor Anthony Rapp (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “Rent”) is 54. Writer-actor Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”) is 52. TV host Paula Faris (“The View”) is 50. Actor Florence Kasumba (“Black Panther”) is 49. Actor Jon Heder (“Blades of Glory,” ″Napoleon Dynamite”) is 48. Singer Mark Barry of BBMak is 47. Actor Folake Olowofoyeku (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) is 42. Rapper Schoolboy Q is 39. Actor Beulah Koale (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 34.
Oct. 27: Actor-comedian John Cleese is 86. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 83. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 76. Author Fran Lebowitz is 75. Guitarist K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) is 74. TV personality Jayne Kennedy is 74. Actor-director Roberto Benigni (“Life Is Beautiful”) is 73. Actor Peter Firth (“That’s Life”) is 72. Actor Robert Picardo (“The Wonder Years,” ″China Beach”) is 72. Singer Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran is 67. Keyboardist J.D. McFadden (Sixpence None the Richer, The Mavericks) is 61. Drummer Jason Finn of Presidents of the United States of America is 58. Actor Sean Holland (Film and TV “Clueless”) is 57. Actor Channon Roe (“Murder in the First”) is 56. Actor Sheeri Rappaport (“CSI,” ″NYPD Blue”) is 48. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 41. Actor Christine Evangelista (“The Walking Dead”) is 39. Actor Bryan Craig (“General Hospital”) is 34. Actor Troy Gentile (“The Goldbergs”) is 32.
Oct. 28: Actor Jane Alexander is 86. Actor Dennis Franz (“NYPD Blue”) is 81. Actor-singer Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 77. Actor Annie Potts is 73. Songwriter-music producer Desmond Child is 72. Drummer Stephen Morris of New Order is 68. Singer-guitarist William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain is 67. Actor Mark Derwin (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” ″Life With Bonnie”) is 65. Actor Daphne Zuniga (“Melrose Place,” “One Tree Hill”) is 63. Actor Lauren Holly is 62. “The Talk” co-host Sheryl Underwood is 62. Actor Jami Gertz is 60. Actor Chris Bauer (“True Blood”) is 59. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 59. Actor Julia Roberts is 58. Fiddler Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown) is 57. Actor Jeremy Davies (“Lost,” “Justified”) is 56. Singer Ben Harper is 56. Country singer Brad Paisley is 53. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 51. Actor Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones,” ″Star Wars” films) is 47. Singer Justin Guarini (“American Idol”) is 47. Singer Brett Dennen is 46. Guitarist Dave Tirio (Plain White T’s) is 46. Actor Matt Smith (“The Crown,” ″Dr. Who”) is 43. Actor Finn Wittrock (“American Horror Story: Freak Show”) is 41. Actor Troian Bellisario (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 40. Singer-rapper Frank Ocean is 38. Actor Lexi Ainsworth (“General Hospital”) is 33. Actor Nolan Gould (“Modern Family”) is 27.
Oct. 29: Singer-actor Melba Moore is 80. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 78. Actor Kate Jackson is 77. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 68. “Ziggy” cartoonist Tom Wilson is 68. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 64. Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 60. Actor Joely Fisher (“Ellen”) is 58. Rapper Paris is 58. Actor Rufus Sewell (“The Diplomat”) is 58. Actor Grayson McCouch (“Gotham”) is 57. Singer SA Martinez of 311 is 56. Actor Winona Ryder is 54. Actor Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”) is 53. Actor Gabrielle Union is 53. Actor Trevor Lissauer (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 52. Actor Milena Govich (“Law & Order”) is 49. Actor Jon Abrahams (“Meet the Parents”) is 48. Actor Brendan Fehr (“CSI: Miami,” ″Roswell”) is 48. Actor Ben Foster (“Six Feet Under”) is 45. Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 41. Actor Janet Montgomery (“New Amsterdam”) is 40. Actor India Eisley (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) is 32.
Oct. 30: Director Claude Lelouch (“A Man and a Woman”) is 88. Songwriter Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland is 86. Singer Grace Slick is 86. Singer Otis Williams of The Temptations is 84. Actor Henry Winkler is 80. TV journalist Andrea Mitchell is 79. Drummer Chris Slade (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, AC/DC) is 79. Bassist Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles (and Poco) is 78. Actor Leon Rippy (“Saving Grace,” “Deadwood”) is 76. Actor Harry Hamlin is 74. Actor Charles Martin Smith (“American Graffiti,” “The Buddy Holly Story”) is 72. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 71. Actor Kevin Pollak is 68. Singer-guitarist Jerry De Borg of Jesus Jones is 65. Actor Michael Beach (“Soul Food,” ″Third Watch”) is 62. Singer-guitarist Gavin Rossdale of Bush is 60. Actor Jack Plotnick (“Reno 911!”) is 57. “Cash Cab” host Ben Bailey is 55. Actor Billy Brown (“How To Get Away With Murder,” “Dexter”) is 55. Actor Nia Long is 55. Country singer Kassidy Osborn of SHeDAISY is 49. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal (“Babel,” ″The Motorcycle Diaries”) is 47. Actor Matthew Morrison (“Glee”) is 47. Actor Fiona Dourif (“When We Rise,” ″True Blood”) is 44. Actor Shaun Sipos (“Melrose Place”) is 44. Actor Tasso Feldman (“The Resident”) is 42. Actor Janel Parrish (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 37. Actor Tequan Richmond (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 33. Actor Kennedy McMann (TV’s “Nancy Drew”) is 29.
Oct. 31: Actor Lee Grant is 100. Anchorman Dan Rather is 94. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 88. Actor Ron Rifkin (“Alias”) is 87. Actor Sally Kirkland is 84. Actor Brian Doyle-Murray (“Caddyshack,” “SpongeBob SquarePants”) is 80. Actor Stephen Rea (“The Crying Game,” ″V For Vendetta”) is 79. Actor Deidre Hall (“Days of Our Lives”) is 78. Journalist Jane Pauley is 75. Broadway performer Brian Stokes Mitchell is 68. Director Peter Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”) is 64. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 is 64. Drummer Mikkey Dee of Motorhead and of Scorpions is 62. Guitarist Johnny Marr of Modest Mouse (and The Smiths) is 62. Actor Dermot Mulroney is 62. Actor Rob Schneider is 62. Country singer Darryl Worley is 61. Actor Mike O’Malley (“Yes, Dear,” “Glee”) is 60. Guitarist Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys is 59. Musician Rob Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice) is 58. Guitarist Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon is 56. Singer Linn Berggren of Ace of Base is 55. Reality show host Troy Hartman (“Extreme Survival,” ″No Boundaries”) is 54. Gospel singer Smokie Norful is 52. Actor Piper Perabo is 49. Actor Brian Hallisay (TV’s “Revenge”) is 47. Actor Samaire Armstrong (TV’s “Resurrection”) is 45. Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie”) is 45. Guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) is 44. Actor Justin Chatwin (“American Gothic”) is 43. Actor Holly Taylor (“The Americans”) is 28. Actor Danielle Rose Russell (“Legacies,” “The Originals”) is 26. Singer-actor Willow Smith is 25.
Nov. 1: Country singer Bill Anderson is 88. Actor Robert Foxworth (“Falcon Crest”) is 84. Actor Jeannie Berlin (“The Heartbreak Kid”) is 76. Music producer David Foster is 76. Actor Belita Moreno (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “George Lopez”) is 76. Country singer-songwriter Keith Stegall is 71. Singer Lyle Lovett is 68. Actor Rachel Ticotin is 67. Bassist Eddie MacDonald (The Alarm) is 66. Actor Helene Udy (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 64. Singer-keyboardist Mags Furuholmen of A-ha is 63. Singer Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers is 63. Drummer Rick Allen of Def Leppard is 62. Country singer Big Kenny of Big and Rich is 62. Singer Sophie B. Hawkins is 61. Rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys is 59. Keyboardist Dale Wallace of Emerson Drive is 56. Actor Toni Collette (“The United States of Tara,” ″Little Miss Sunshine”) is 53. Actor and TV personality Jenny McCarthy is 53. Actor Dave Berman (“CSI”) is 52. “American Idol” runner-up Bo Bice is 50. Actor Matt Jones (“Breaking Bad”) is 44. Actor Natalia Tena (“Game of Thrones,” “Harry Potter” films) is 41. Actor Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”) is 39. Actor Max Burkholder (TVs “Parenthood”) is 28. Actor-drummer Alex Wolff (“The Naked Brothers Band”) is 28.