Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 6-12:
Oct. 6: Actor Britt Ekland is 82. Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 75. Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 73. Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 70. Actor Elisabeth Shue is 61. Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 60. Actor Jacqueline Obradors (鈥淣YPD Blue鈥) is 58. Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 58. Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N鈥 Roses) is 58. Actor Amy Jo Johnson (鈥淔elicity,鈥 鈥矼ighty Morphin Power Rangers鈥) is 54. Actor Emily Mortimer (鈥淢ary Poppins Returns鈥) is 53. Actor Lamman Rucker (鈥淢eet the Browns鈥) is 53. Actor Ioan Gruffudd (鈥淔antastic Four,鈥 鈥矵oratio Hornblower鈥) is 51. Actor Jeremy Sisto (鈥淟aw & Order,鈥 鈥砈ix Feet Under鈥) is 50. Actor Brett Gelman (鈥淪tranger Things鈥) is 48. Singer Melinda Doolittle (鈥淎merican Idol鈥) is 47. Actor Wes Ramsey (鈥淐SI: Miami鈥) is 47. Actor Karimah Westbrook (鈥淎ll American鈥) is 46. Musician Will Butler formerly of Arcade Fire is 42.
Oct. 7: TV personality Joy Behar (鈥淭he View鈥) is 82. Drummer Kevin Godley of 10cc is 79. Actor Jill Larson (鈥淎ll My Children鈥) is 77. Country singer Kieran Kane of The O鈥橩anes is 75. Musician John Mellencamp is 73. Guitarist Ricky Phillips of Styx is 73. Actor Mary Badham (鈥淭o Kill A Mockingbird鈥) is 72. Drummer Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 71. Actor Christopher Norris (鈥淭rapper John, M.D.鈥) is 69. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 69. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 67. Actor Dylan Baker (鈥淭he Good Wife,鈥 鈥淢urder One鈥) is 66. Actor Judy Landers (鈥淰ega$,鈥 鈥淏J and the Bear鈥) is 66. Reality competition judge Simon Cowell is 65. Actor Paula Newsome (鈥淐hicago Med,鈥 鈥淏arry鈥) is 63. Singer Toni Braxton is 57. Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead is 56. Actor Nicole Ari Parker (鈥淢urder in the First,鈥 鈥淪oul Food鈥) is 54. Actor Allison Munn (鈥淥ne Tree Hill鈥) is 50. Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go is 49. Singer Taylor Hicks (鈥淎merican Idol鈥) is 48. Actor Omar Miller (鈥淭he Unicorn,鈥 鈥淐SI: Miami鈥) is 46. Singer Nathaniel Rateliff of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 46. Actor Shawn Ashmore (TV鈥檚 鈥淭he Rookie鈥) is 45. Actor Jake McLaughlin (鈥淨uantico鈥) is 42. Electronic musician Flying Lotus is 41. Actor Holland Roden (TV鈥檚 鈥淭een Wolf鈥) is 38. Actor Amber Stevens (鈥淕reek鈥) is 38.
Oct. 8: Actor Paul Hogan is 85. Singer Fred Cash of The Impressions is 84. Actor-comedian Chevy Chase is 81. Author R.L. Stine (鈥淕oosebumps鈥) is 81. Country singer Susan Raye is 80. TV personality Sarah Purcell (鈥淩eal People鈥) is 76. Singer Airrion Love of The Stylistics is 75. Actor Sigourney Weaver is 75. Singer Robert 鈥淜ool鈥 Bell of Kool and the Gang is 74. Singer-guitarist Ricky Lee Phelps (Brothers Phelps, Kentucky Headhunters) is 71. Actor Michael Dudikoff (鈥淎merican Ninja鈥) is 70. Comedian Darrell Hammond (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥) is 69. Actor Stephanie Zimbalist (鈥淩emington Steele鈥) is 68. Actor Kim Wayans (鈥淚n The House,鈥 鈥矷n Living Color鈥) is 63. Singer Steve Perry of Cherry Poppin鈥 Daddies is 61. Actor Ian Hart (TV鈥檚 鈥淒irt鈥) is 60. Singer CeCe Winans is 60. Bassist C.J. Ramone of The Ramones is 59. Actor Karyn Parsons (鈥淭he Fresh Prince of Bel-Air鈥) is 58. Singer Teddy Riley is 58. Actor Emily Procter (鈥淭he West Wing,鈥 鈥淐SI: Miami鈥) is 56. Actor Dylan Neal (鈥淏lood Ties,鈥 鈥砈abrina, The Teenage Witch鈥) is 55. Actor-screenwriter Matt Damon is 54. Actor Martin Henderson (鈥淰irgin River,鈥 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥) is 50. Actor Kristanna Loken (鈥淭he L Word,鈥 鈥淏urn Notice鈥) is 45. Singer Byron Reeder of Mista is 45. Singer Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums is 45. Actor Nick Cannon is 44. Actor J.R. Ramirez (TV鈥檚 鈥淢anifest鈥) is 44. Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is 39. Actor Angus T. Jones (鈥淭wo and a Half Men鈥) is 31. Actor Molly Quinn (鈥淐astle鈥) is 31. Actor Bella Thorne (TV鈥檚 鈥淪hake It Up,鈥 film 鈥淢idnight Sun鈥) is 27.
Oct. 9: Singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 80. Singer Jackson Browne is 76. Actor Gary Frank (鈥淔amily鈥) is 74. Actor Richard Chaves (鈥淧redator鈥) is 73. Actor Robert Wuhl (鈥淎rli$$鈥) is 73. Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 72. Actor Tony Shalhoub (鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,鈥 鈥淢onk鈥) is 71. Actor Scott Bakula is 70. Accordion player James Fearnley of The Pogues is 70. Actor John O鈥橦urley (鈥淔amily Feud,鈥 鈥砈einfeld鈥) is 70. Actor-turned-producer Linwood Boomer (鈥淟ittle House on the Prairie鈥) is 69. Actor Michael Pare鈥 (鈥淓ddie and the Cruisers鈥) is 66. Jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett is 64. Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of The BoDeans is 63. Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 60. Director Guillermo del Toro (鈥淭he Shape of Water,鈥 鈥砅an鈥檚 Labyrinth鈥) is 60. Singer P.J. Harvey is 55. Director Steve McQueen (鈥12 Years A Slave鈥) is 55. Actor Cocoa Brown (鈥淭yler Perry鈥檚 For Better Or Worse鈥) is 52. Actor Steve Burns (鈥淏lue's Clues鈥) is 51. Singer Sean Lennon is 49. Musician Lecrae is 45. Actor Brandon Routh (鈥淒C鈥檚 Legends of Tomorrow,鈥 鈥砈uperman Returns鈥) is 45. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (鈥淗ome Improvement鈥) is 43. Actor Spencer Grammer (鈥淕reek鈥) is 41. Comedian Melissa Villasenor (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥) is 37. Actor Tyler James Williams (鈥淓verybody Hates Chris鈥) is 32. Country singer Scotty McCreery (鈥淎merican Idol鈥) is 31. Actor Jharrel Jerome (鈥淲hen They See Us鈥) is 27.
Oct. 10: Actor Peter Coyote is 83. Actor Charles Dance (鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥) is 78. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 78. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 76. Actor Jessica Harper (鈥淧ennies From Heaven,鈥 鈥矼y Favorite Year) is 75. Singer-guitarist Midge Ure of Ultravox is 71. Singer David Lee Roth (Van Halen) is 70. Country singer Tanya Tucker is 66. Actor Julia Sweeney (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥) is 65. Actor Bradley Whitford (鈥淭he West Wing鈥) is 65. Bassist Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 63. Guitarist Jim Glennie of James is 61. Drummer Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls is 57. Actor Manu Bennett (鈥淎rrow鈥) is 55. Actor Joelle Carter (鈥淛ustified鈥) is 55. Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey (鈥淭he Goldbergs,鈥 鈥砇eno 911!鈥) is 55. Actor Mario Lopez (鈥淭he X Factor,鈥 鈥砈aved by the Bell鈥) is 51. Actor Jodi Lyn O鈥橩eefe (鈥淪he鈥檚 All That,鈥 鈥砃ash Bridges鈥) is 46. Singer Mya is 45. Actor Dan Stevens (鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥) is 42. Singer Lzzy Hale of Halestorm is 41. Singer Cherie is 40. Actor Rose McIver (鈥淕hosts,鈥 鈥渋Zombie鈥) is 36. Actor Aimee Teegarden (鈥淔riday Night Lights鈥) is 35.
Oct. 11: Country singer Gene Watson is 81. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 78. Actor Catlin Adams (鈥淭he Jerk,鈥 鈥砊he Jazz Singer鈥) is 74. Country singer Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) is 73. MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 72. Actor David Morse (鈥淪t. Elsewhere鈥) is 71. Actor Stephen Spinella (鈥24鈥) is 68. Actor Joan Cusak is 62. Guitarist Scott Johnson of Gin Blossoms is 62. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (鈥淢ystery Science Theater 3000鈥) is 60. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 59. Actor Lennie James (鈥淭he Walking Dead鈥) is 59. Musician Todd Snider is 58. Actor Artie Lange (鈥淢ADtv鈥) is 57. Actor Jane Krakowski (鈥30 Rock,鈥 鈥矨lly McBeal鈥) is 56. Actor Andrea Navedo (鈥淛ane the Virgin鈥) is 55. Rapper MC Lyte is 54. Actor Constance Zimmer (鈥淯nREAL,鈥 鈥矨gents of S.H.I.E.L.D.鈥) is 54. Actor Darien Sills-Evans (鈥淪uperior Donuts,鈥 鈥淭reme鈥) is 50. Singer NeeNa Lee is 49. Actor Emily Deschanel (鈥淏ones鈥) is 48. Actor Trevor Donovan (鈥90210鈥) is 46. Actor Michelle Trachtenberg (鈥淏uffy the Vampire Slayer,鈥 鈥矷nspector Gadget鈥) is 39. Rapper Cardi B is 32.
Oct. 12: Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 89. TV journalist Chris Wallace is 77. Actor-singer Susan Anton is 74. Musician Jane Siberry is 69. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (鈥淪hogun,鈥 鈥淓xtant鈥) is 64. Actor Carlos Bernard (鈥24鈥) is 62. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 62. Singer Claude McKnight of Take 6 is 62. Actor Hugh Jackman is 56. Singer Garfield Bright of Shai is 55. Fiddler Martie Maguire of The Chicks is 55. Actor Kirk Cameron is 54. Singer Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory is 45. Actor Brian J. Smith (鈥淪ense8,鈥 鈥淪GU: Stargate Universe鈥) is 43. Actor Tyler Blackburn (鈥淧retty Little Liars鈥) is 38. Actor Marcus T. Paulk (鈥淢oesha鈥) is 38. Actor Josh Hutcherson (鈥淭he Beekeeper, 鈥淭he Hunger Games鈥) is 32.
The Associated Press
