Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14:
Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 85. Flute player James Galway is 85. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 83. Actor Mary Woronov (鈥淓ating Raoul,鈥 鈥淭he Munsters鈥 films) is 81. Actor John Rubinstein (鈥淔amily,鈥 鈥矯razy Like a Fox鈥) is 78. Actor Kim Basinger is 71. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (Duran Duran, Missing Persons) is 68. Guitarist Phil Collen of Def Leppard is 67. Country singer Marty Raybon (The Raybon Brothers, Shenandoah) is 65. Guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth) is 62. Actor Wendell Pierce (鈥淭he Wire,鈥 鈥淭reme鈥) is 61. Actor Teri Hatcher is 60. Actor David Harewood (鈥淪upergirl,鈥 鈥矵omeland鈥) is 59. Actor Matthew Laborteaux (鈥淟ittle House on the Prairie鈥) is 58. Guitarist Ryan Newell of Sister Hazel is 52. Actor Dominic Monaghan (鈥淟ost,鈥 鈥矻ord of the Rings鈥) is 48. Actor Ian Somerhalder (鈥淭he Vampire Diaries,鈥 鈥矻ost,鈥) is 46. Singer Ingrid Michaelson is 45. Singer Chrisette Michele is 42. Country singer Sam Hunt is 40. Singer Kate Voegele (鈥淥ne Tree Hill鈥) is 38. Drummer Jen Ledger of Skillet is 35. Actor Wallis Currie-Wood (鈥淢adam Secretary鈥) is 33. Actor AnnaSophia Robb (film鈥檚 鈥淩ace to Witch Mountain,鈥 TV鈥檚 鈥淭he Carrie Diaries鈥) is 31.
Dec. 9: Actor Judi Dench is 90. Actor Beau Bridges is 83. Actor Michael Nouri is 79. Singer Joan Armatrading is 74. Actor Michael Dorn (鈥淪tar Trek: The Next Generation鈥) is 72. Actor John Malkovich is 71. Country singer Sylvia is 68. Singer Donny Osmond is 67. Bassist Nick Seymour of Crowded House is 66. Comedian Mario Cantone (鈥淪ex and the City鈥) is 65. Actor David Anthony Higgins (鈥淢ike and Molly,鈥 鈥淢alcolm in the Middle鈥) is 63. Actor Joe Lando (鈥淒r. Quinn, Medicine Woman鈥) is 63. Actor Felicity Huffman (鈥淒esperate Housewives,鈥 鈥砈ports Night鈥) is 62. Keyboardist Jerry Hughes of Yankee Grey is 59. Singer-guitarist Thomas Flowers of Oleander is 57. Guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer is 56. Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers is 55. Businesswoman and TV personality Lori Greiner (鈥淪hark Tank鈥) is 55. Actor Allison Smith (鈥淭he West Wing,鈥 鈥矺ate and Allie鈥) is 55. Former 鈥淎merican Idol鈥 judge Kara DioGuardi is 54. Country singer David Kersh is 54. Actor Reiko Aylesworth (鈥24鈥) is 52. Drummer Tre Cool of Green Day is 52. Rapper Canibus is 50. Singer Imogen Heap is 47. Actor Jesse Metcalfe (鈥淒esperate Housewives鈥) is 46. Actor Simon Helberg (鈥淭he Big Bang Theory鈥) is 44. Actor Jolene Purdy (鈥淯nder the Dome,鈥 鈥矰onnie Darko鈥) is 41. Actor Ashleigh Brewer (鈥淭he Bold and the Beautiful鈥) is 34.
Dec. 10: Actor Fionnula Flanagan (鈥淲aking Ned Devine鈥) is 83. Actor-singer Gloria Loring is 78. Drummer Walter 鈥淐lyde鈥 Orange of The Commodores is 78. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 73. Actor Susan Dey is 72. Musician Paul Hardcastle is 67. Actor John J. York (鈥淕eneral Hospital鈥) is 66. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 64. Actor Nia Peeples is 63. TV chef Bobby Flay is 60. Singer-guitarist J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is 59. Bassist Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 53. Drummer Meg White of The White Stripes is 50. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui (鈥淪uperman and Lois,鈥 鈥淓ntourage鈥) is 49. Rapper Kuniva of D12 is 49. Actor Gavin Houston (鈥淭he Haves and the Have Nots,鈥 鈥淕uiding Light鈥) is 47. Bassist Noah Harmon of Airborne Toxic Event is 43. Actor Patrick John Flueger (鈥淐hicago P.D.鈥) is 41. Country singer Meghan Linsey is 39. Actor Raven-Symone (鈥淭hat鈥檚 So Raven,鈥 鈥砊he Cosby Show鈥) is 39. Actor-singer Teyana Taylor is 34. Actor Kiki Layne (鈥淐oming 2 America,鈥 鈥淚f Beale Street Could Talk鈥) is 33.
Dec. 11: Actor Rita Moreno is 93. Singer David Gates of Bread is 84. Actor Donna Mills (鈥淜nots Landing鈥) is 84. Actor Lynda Day George (TV鈥檚 鈥淢ission: Impossible鈥) is 80. Singer Brenda Lee is 80. Actor Bess Armstrong is 71. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 70. Bassist Mike Mesaros of The Smithereens is 67. Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 66. Actor Ben Browder (鈥淪targate SG-1鈥) is 62. Singer-bassist Justin Currie of Del Amitri is 60. Bassist David Schools of Widespread Panic is 60. Actor Gary Dourdan (鈥淐.S.I.鈥) is 58. Actor-comedian Mo鈥橬ique is 57. Actor Max Martini (鈥淭he Unit鈥) is 55. Rapper-actor Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) is 51. Actor Rider Strong (鈥淏oy Meets World鈥) is 45. Actor Xosha Roquemore (鈥淭he Mindy Project,鈥 鈥淧recious鈥) is 40. Actor Karla Souza (鈥淗ow to Get Away With Murder鈥) is 38. Actor-singer Hailee Steinfeld is 28.
Dec. 12: Singer Connie Francis is 87. Singer Dionne Warwick is 84. Actor Wings Hauser is 77. Actor Bill Nighy (鈥淧irates of the Caribbean鈥) is 75. Actor Duane Chase (鈥淭he Sound of Music鈥) is 74. Country singer La Costa is 74. Gymnast-turned-actor Cathy Rigby is 72. Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 67. Actor Sheree J. Wilson (鈥淲alker, Texas Ranger,鈥 鈥矰allas鈥) is 66. Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors is 61. Bassist Nicholas Dimichino of Nine Days is 57. Actor Madchen Amick (鈥淢y Own Worst Enemy,鈥 鈥砊win Peaks鈥) is 54. Actor Jennifer Connelly is 54. Actor Regina Hall is 54. Actor Mayim Bialik (鈥淛eopardy,鈥 鈥淭he Big Bang Theory鈥) is 49. Actor Lucas Hedges (鈥淏oy Erased,鈥 鈥矼anchester by the Sea鈥) is 28. Actor Sky Katz (鈥淩aven鈥檚 Home鈥) is 20.
Dec. 13: Actor Dick Van Dyke is 99. Country singer Buck White of The Whites is 94. Actor-singer John Davidson is 83. Actor Kathy Garver (鈥淔amily Affair鈥) is 79. Guitarist Jeff 鈥淪kunk鈥 Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is 76. Singer Ted Nugent is 76. Country singer-guitarist Randy Owen of Alabama is 75. Actor Wendie Malick (鈥淗ot in Cleveland,鈥 鈥矹ust Shoot Me鈥) is 74. Country singer John Anderson is 70. Singer Steve Forbert is 70. Singer Morris Day of The Time is 68. Actor Steve Buscemi is 67. Actor Johnny Whitaker (鈥淔amily Affair鈥) is 65. Bassist John Munson of Semisonic is 62. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (鈥淭he New Normal,鈥 鈥砊he Real Housewives of Atlanta鈥) is 58. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 57. Actor Lusia Strus (鈥50 First Dates鈥) is 57. TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos is 50. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Blink-182 (and Angels and Airwaves) is 49. Actor James Kyson Lee (鈥淗eroes鈥) is 49. Actor Kimee Balmilero (鈥淗awaii Five-0鈥) is 45. Actor Chelsea Hertford (鈥淢ajor Dad鈥) is 43. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 43. Trumpeter Wesley Watkins of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 37. Actor Marcel Spears (鈥淭he Mayor鈥) is 36. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is 35. Actor Maisy Stella (鈥淣ashville鈥) is 21.
Dec. 14: Singer-actor Abbe Lane is 93. Actor Hal Williams (鈥227,鈥 鈥砈anford and Son鈥) is 90. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 78. Actor Dee Wallace (鈥淓.T.鈥) is 76. Bassist Cliff Williams of AC/DC is 75. Actor T.K. Carter (鈥淭he Corner,鈥 鈥淧unky Brewster鈥) is 68. Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 66. Singer-whistle player Peter 鈥淪pider鈥 Stacy of The Pogues is 66. Actor Cynthia Gibb (TV鈥檚 鈥淔ame鈥) is 61. Actor Nancy Valen (鈥淏aywatch鈥) is 59. Actor Archie Kao (鈥淐SI,鈥 鈥淐hicago P.D.鈥) is 55. Actor Natascha McElhone (TV鈥檚 鈥淐alifornication,鈥 film鈥檚 鈥淭he Truman Show鈥) is 55. Actor Michaela Watkins (鈥淭rophy Wife,鈥 鈥砊he New Adventures of Old Christine鈥) is 53. Actor Miranda Hart (鈥淐all the Midwife鈥) is 52. Singer Brian Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 49. Actor KaDee Strickland (鈥淧rivate Practice鈥) is 49. Actor Jackson Rathbone (鈥淭wilight鈥 movies) is 40. Actor Vanessa Hudgens is 36. Singer Tori Kelly is 32.
The Associated Press
