Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 23-29:
March 23: Director Mark Rydell (鈥淥n Golden Pond鈥) is 96. Singer Chaka Khan is 72. Actor Amanda Plummer is 68. Actor Catherine Keener is 66. Actor Hope Davis (鈥淭he Matador,鈥 鈥矨bout Schmidt鈥) is 61. Actor Richard Grieco (鈥21 Jump Street鈥) is 60. Drummer Kevin Griffin of Yankee Grey is 60. Actor Marin Hinkle (鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,鈥 鈥淭wo and a Half Men鈥) is 59. Singer-keyboardist Damon Albarn of Blur and of Gorillaz is 57. Actor Kelly Perine (鈥淜night Squad,鈥 鈥砄ne on One鈥) is 56. Drummer John Humphrey of The Nixons is 55. Bandleader Reggie Watts (鈥淭he Late Late Show with James Corden鈥) is 53. Actor Randall Park (鈥淭he Interview,鈥 鈥矲resh Off the Boat鈥) is 51. Actor Michelle Monaghan is 49. Actor Keri Russell is 49. Actor Brandon J. Dirden (鈥淔or Life鈥) is 47. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton is 47. Singer Paul Martin of Marshall Dyllon is 47. Actor Nicholle Tom (鈥淭he Nanny鈥) is 47. Country singer Brett Young is 44. Actor Ben Rappaport (鈥淥zark,鈥 鈥淭he Good Wife鈥) is 39.
March 24: Harmonica player Lee Oskar of War is 77. Singer Nick Lowe is 76. Bassist Dougie Thomson of Supertramp is 74. Actor Robert Carradine (鈥淩evenge of the Nerds鈥) is 71. Actor Donna Pescow is 71. Actor Kelly LeBrock is 65. DJ Rodney 鈥淜ool Kollie鈥 Terry of Ghostown DJs is 64. TV personality Star Jones is 63. Guitarist Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers is 61. Actor Peter Jacobson (鈥淗ouse鈥) is 60. Actor Lauren Bowles (鈥淭rue Blood鈥) is 55. Actor Lara Flynn Boyle is 55. Singer-violinist Sharon Corr of The Corrs is 55. Actor Megyn Price (鈥淩ules of Engagement,鈥 鈥淕rounded For Life鈥) is 54. Actor Jim Parsons (鈥淭he Big Bang Theory鈥) is 52. Drummer Chad Butler of Switchfoot is 51. Actor Alyson Hannigan (鈥淗ow I Met Your Mother,鈥 鈥淏uffy the Vampire Slayer鈥) is 51. Actor Amanda Brugel (鈥淭he Handmaid鈥檚 Tale鈥) is 48. Actor Olivia Burnette (鈥淪ons of Anarchy鈥) is 48. Actor Jessica Chastain (鈥淶ero Dark Thirty,鈥 鈥淭he Help鈥) is 48. Actor Amir Arison (鈥淭he Blacklist鈥) is 47. Actor Lake Bell (鈥淭he Practice鈥) is 46. Bassist Benj Gershman of O.A.R. is 45. Bassist Jesse Phillips of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 45. Actor Philip Winchester (鈥淐hicago Justice,鈥 鈥淐hicago Med鈥) is 44. Dancer Val Chmerkovskiy (鈥淒ancing with the Stars鈥) is 39. Actor Keisha Castle-Hughes (鈥淭he Nativity Story,鈥 鈥淲hale Rider鈥) is 35.
March 25: Film critic Gene Shalit is 99. Actor Paul Michael Glaser (鈥淭hird Watch,鈥 鈥淪tarsky and Hutch鈥) is 82. Musician Elton John is 78. Actor Bonnie Bedelia is 77. Actor-comedian Mary Gross is 72. Actor James McDaniel (鈥淣YPD Blue鈥) is 67. Saxophonist Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet is 65. Actor Brenda Strong (鈥淒esperate Housewives鈥) is 65. Actor Marcia Cross (鈥淒esperate Housewives鈥) is 63. Actor Lisa Gay Hamilton (鈥淭he Practice鈥) is 61. Actor Sarah Jessica Parker is 60. Turner Classics Movies host Ben Mankiewicz is 58. Actor Laz Alonso (鈥淎vatar,鈥 鈥淔ast and Furious鈥) is 54. Singer Melanie Blatt of All Saints is 50. Actor Domenick Lombardozzi (鈥淏oardwalk Empire鈥) is 49. Actor Lee Pace (film鈥檚 鈥淭he Hobbit,鈥 TV鈥檚 鈥淧ushing Daisies鈥) is 46. Comedian Alex Moffat (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥) is 43. Singer-actor Katharine McPhee (鈥淪mash,鈥 鈥矨merican Idol鈥) is 41. Comedian Chris Redd (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥) is 40. Rapper Big Sean is 37. Music producer Ryan Lewis of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is 37. Actor Matthew Beard (鈥淭he Imitation Game鈥) is 36. Singer-actor Aly Michalka of Aly and AJ (鈥淗ellcats鈥) is 36. Actor Kiowa Gordon (鈥淭wilight鈥) is 35. Actor Seychelle Gabriel (鈥淭he Legend of Korra鈥) is 34.
March 26: Singer Diana Ross is 81. Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is 77. Singer-actor Vicki Lawrence is 76. Actor Ernest Thomas (鈥淓verybody Hates Chris,鈥 鈥砏hat鈥檚 Happening鈥) is 76. Country singer Ronnie McDowell is 75. Actor Martin Short is 75. Drummer Monte Yoho of The Outlaws is 73. Country singer Dean Dillon is 70. Country singer Charly McClain is 69. Talk show host Leeza Gibbons is 68. Actor Ellia English (鈥淭he Jamie Foxx Show,鈥 鈥矯urb Your Enthusiasm鈥) is 66. Actor Jennifer Grey is 65. Actor Billy Warlock (鈥淏aywatch鈥) is 64. Actor Eric Allan Kramer (鈥淭he Hughleys鈥) is 63. Actor Michael Imperioli (鈥淟ife on Mars,鈥 鈥砊he Sopranos鈥) is 59. Country singer Kenny Chesney is 57. Guitarist James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins is 57. Actor Leslie Mann (鈥淜nocked Up,鈥 鈥砊his Is 40鈥) is 53. Actor T.R. Knight (鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥) is 52. Rapper Juvenile is 50. Actor Amy Smart (鈥淩oad Trip,鈥 鈥矲elicity鈥) is 49. Actor Bianca Kajlich (鈥淩ules of Engagement,鈥 鈥矪oston Public鈥) is 48. 鈥淔ace the Nation鈥 moderator Margaret Brennan is 45. Actor Keira Knightley is 40. Rapper J-Kwon is 39. Actor Carly Chaikin (鈥淢r. Robot,鈥 鈥淪uburgatory鈥) is 35.
March 27: Actor Julian Glover is 90. Actor Jerry Lacy is 89. Actor-director Austin Pendleton is 85. Actor Michael York is 83. Keyboardist Tony Banks of Genesis is 75. Keyboardist Andrew Farriss is 66. Jazz musician Dave Koz is 62. Movie director Quentin Tarantino is 62. Bassist Johnny April of Staind is 60. Actor Talisa Soto is 58. Actor Ben Koldyke (鈥淢asters of Sex,鈥 鈥矵ow I Met Your Mother鈥) is 57. Actor Pauley Perrette (鈥淣CIS鈥) is 56. Drummer Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler is 55. Actor Elizabeth Mitchell (鈥淰,鈥 鈥矻ost鈥) is 55. Actor Nathan Fillion (鈥淭he Rookie,鈥 鈥淐astle鈥) is 54. Singer Fergie of Black Eyed Peas is 50. Jazz saxophonist Tia Fuller is 49. Actor Emily Ann Lloyd is 41. Actor Brenda Song (鈥淭he Suite Life of Zack and Cody鈥) is 37. Singer Kimbra is 35. Actor Taylor Atelian (鈥淎ccording to Jim鈥) is 30. Singer Halle Bailey is 25.
March 28: Harmonica player Charlie McCoy (鈥淗ee Haw鈥) is 84. Actor Dianne Wiest is 79. Country singer Reba McEntire is 70. Actor Alexandra Billings (鈥淭ransparent鈥) is 63. Rapper Salt of Salt-N-Pepa is 59. Actor Tracey Needham (鈥淭he Division,鈥 鈥淛AG鈥) is 58. Country singer Rodney Atkins is 56. Director Brett Ratner (鈥淩ush Hour鈥) is 56. Actor Vince Vaughn is 55. Rapper Mr. Cheeks of Lost Boyz is 54. Actor Ken L. (鈥淭he Parkers鈥) is 52. Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson is 52. Guitarist Dave Keuning of The Killers is 49. Actor Julia Stiles is 44. Singer Lady Gaga is 39. Musician Clayton Knight of Odesza is 37.
March 29: Comedian Eric Idle is 82. Singer Bobby Kimball of Toto is 78. Actor Bud Cort (鈥淗arold and Maude鈥) is 77. Actor Brendan Gleeson (鈥淭he Banshees of Inisherin,鈥 鈥淗arry Potter鈥) is 70. Actor Marina Sirtis (鈥淪tar Trek: The Next Generation鈥) is 70. Actor Christopher Lambert (鈥淗ighlander鈥) is 68. Singer Perry Farrell of Porno for Pyros and Jane鈥檚 Addiction is 66. Comedian Amy Sedaris is 64. Model Elle Macpherson is 62. Actor Annabella Sciorra (鈥淟aw & Order: Criminal Intent鈥) is 61. Director Michel Hazanavicius (鈥淭he Artist鈥) is 58. Singer-harmonica player John Popper of Blues Traveler is 58. Actor Lucy Lawless (鈥淴ena: Warrior Princess鈥) is 57. Country singer Regina Leigh of Regina Regina is 57. Country singer Brady Seals is 56. Actor Megan Hilty is 44. Keyboardist PJ Morton of Maroon 5 is 44.
The Associated Press
