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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 23-29

Associated Press

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 23-29:

Oct. 23: Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 79. Director Ang Lee is 68. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 66. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 66. Director-actor Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man” films) is 63. Singer “Weird Al” Yankovic is 63. Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 58. Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 56. Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 56. Singer Junior Bryant of Ricochet is 54. Actor John Huertas (“Castle”) is 53. Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 50. Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 48. “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley is 46. Actor Ryan Reynolds is 46. Actor Saycon Sengbloh (TV’s “In The Dark”) is 45. Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage The Elephant is 39. “The View” host Meghan McCain is 38. Actor Masiela Lusha (“George Lopez”) is 37. Singer Miguel is 37. Actor Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) is 36. Actor Inbar Lavi (“Imposters,” ″Prison Break”) is 36. Actor Jessica Stroup (“90210”) is 36. Trumpeter Allen Branstetter of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 32. Actor Taylor Spreitler (“Kevin Can Wait”) is 29. Actor Margaret Qualley (TV’s “Fosse/Verdon”) is 28. Actor Amandla Stenberg (“The Hunger Games”) is 24.

Oct. 24: Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 86. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 83. Actor Kevin Kline is 75. Actor Doug Davidson (“The Young and the Restless”) is 68. Actor B.D. Wong is 62. Actor Zahn McClarnon (“Reservation Dogs,” “Hawkeye”) is 56. Singer Michael Trent of Shovels and Rope is 45. Drummer Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 43. Singer Monica is 42. Singer-actor and co-host of “The Real” Adrienne Bailon Houghton of 3LW (“The Cheetah Girls”) is 39. Actor Tim Pocock (TV’s “Camp,” film’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) is 37. Rapper-actor Drake is 36. Actor Shenae Grimes (“90210”) is 33. Actor Eliza Taylor (“The 100”) is 33. Actor Ashton Sanders (“Moonlight”) is 27. Actor Hudson Yang (“Fresh Off The Boat”) is 19.

Oct. 25: Actor Marion Ross is 94. Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 78. Singer Taffy Nivert (formerly Danoff) of Starland Vocal Band is 78. Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 75. Actor Brian Kerwin is 73. Guitarist Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is 66. Actor Nancy Cartwright (“The Simpsons”) is 65. Country singer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown is 64. Drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and of Chickenfoot is 61. Actor Tracy Nelson (“Father Dowling Mysteries”) is 59. Actor Michael Boatman (“The Good Wife,” ″Spin City”) is 58. Actor Kevin Michael Richardson (“The Cleveland Show”) is 58. Actor Mathieu Amalric (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Quantum of Solace”) is 57. Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 54. Comedian Samantha Bee (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” ″The Daily Show”) is 53. Actor Adam Goldberg (“Saving Private Ryan”) is 52. Actor Adam Pascal (“Rent”) is 52. Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 52. Actor Persia White (“Girlfriends”) is 52. Country singer Chely Wright is 52. Actor Leslie Grossman (“American Horror Story,” “Popular”) is 51. Classical violinist Midori is 51. Actor Craig Robinson (“The Office”) is 51. Actor Mehcad Brooks (“Supergirl,” ″Desperate Housewives”) is 42. Actor Josh Henderson (“Desperate Housewives”) is 41. Singer Jerome Jones (Romeo) of Immature is 41. Singer Katy Perry is 38. Singer Austin Winkler (Hinder) is 38. Singer Ciara is 37. Actor Krista Marie Yu (“Dr. Ken”) is 34. Actor Rachel Matthews (“Frozen 2”) is 29.

Oct. 26: Actor Jaclyn Smith (“Charlie’s Angels”) is 77. “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is 76. Musician Bootsy Collins is 71. Actor James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 70. Musician David Was of Was (Not Was) is 70. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52′s is 69. Actor Lauren Tewes (“The Love Boat”) is 69. Actor D.W. Moffett (“Chicago Med”) is 68. Actor-singer Rita Wilson is 66. Actor Patrick Breen (“Madam Secretary”) is 62. Actor Dylan McDermott (“The Practice”) is 61. Actor Cary Elwes is 60. Singer Natalie Merchant is 59. Actor Steve Valentine (“Crossing Jordan”) is 56. Country singer Keith Urban is 55. Actor Tom Cavanagh (“The Flash,” ″Ed”) is 54. Actor Rosemarie DeWitt (“The United States of Tara”) is 51. Actor Anthony Rapp (“Rent”) is 51. Writer-actor Seth McFarlane (“Family Guy”) is 49. TV host Paula Faris (“The View”) is 47. Actor Florence Kasumba (“Black Panther”) is 46. Actor Jon Heder (“Blades of Glory,” ″Napoleon Dynamite”) is 45. Singer Mark Barry of BBMak is 44. Actor Folake Olowofoyeku (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) is 39. Rapper Schoolboy Q is 36. Actor Beulah Koale (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 31.

Oct. 27: Actor-comedian John Cleese is 83. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 80. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels (Highway 101) is 73. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 73. Author Fran Lebowitz is 72. Guitarist K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) is 71. TV personality Jayne Kennedy is 71. Actor-director Roberto Benigni (“Life Is Beautiful”) is 70. Actor Peter Firth (“That’s Life”) is 69. Actor Robert Picardo (“The Wonder Years,” ″China Beach”) is 69. Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran is 64. Keyboardist J.D. McFadden (Sixpence None The Richer, The Mavericks) is 58. Drummer Jason Finn of Presidents of the United States of America is 55. Actor Sean Holland (Film and TV “Clueless”) is 54. Actor Channon Roe (“Murder in the First”) is 53. Actor Sheeri Rappaport (“CSI,” ″NYPD Blue”) is 45. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 38. Actor Bryan Craig (“General Hospital”) is 31. Actor Troy Gentile (“The Goldbergs”) is 29.

Oct. 28: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 95. Actor Joan Plowright is 93. Actor Jane Alexander is 83. Actor Dennis Franz (“NYPD Blue”) is 78. Actor-singer Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 74. Actor Annie Potts is 70. Songwriter-music producer Desmond Child is 69. Drummer Stephen Morris of New Order is 65. Singer-guitarist William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain is 64. Actor Mark Derwin (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” ″Life With Bonnie”) is 62. Actor Daphne Zuniga (“Melrose Place”) is 60. Actor Lauren Holly is 59. TV personality Sheryl Underwood is 59. Actor Jami Gertz is 57. Actor Chris Bauer (“True Blood”) is 56. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 56. Actor Julia Roberts is 55. Fiddler Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown) is 54. Actor Jeremy Davies (“Lost,” “Justified”) is 53. Singer Ben Harper is 53. Country singer Brad Paisley is 50. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 48. Actor Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones,” ″Star Wars” films) is 44. Singer Justin Guarini (“American Idol”) is 44. Singer Brett Dennen is 43. Guitarist Dave Tirio of Plain White T’s is 43. Actor Matt Smith (“The Crown,” ″Dr. Who”) is 40. Actor Finn Wittrock (“American Horror Story: Freak Show”) is 38. Actor Troian Bellisario (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 37. Singer-rapper Frank Ocean is 35. Actor Lexi Ainsworth (“General Hospital”) is 30. Actor Nolan Gould (“Modern Family”) is 24.

Oct. 29: Country singer Lee Clayton is 80. Guitarist Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) is 78. Singer-actor Melba Moore is 77. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 75. Actor Kate Jackson is 74. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 65. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 61. Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 57. Actor Joely Fisher (“Ellen”) is 55. Rapper Paris is 55. Actor Grayson McCouch (“Gotham”) is 54. Singer SA Martinez of 311 is 53. Actor Winona Ryder is 51. Actor Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”) is 50. Actor Gabrielle Union is 50. Actor Trevor Lissauer (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 49. Actor Milena Govich (“Law and Order”) is 46. Actor Jon Abrahams (“Meet the Parents”) is 45. Actor Brendan Fehr (“CSI: Miami,” ″Roswell”) is 45. Actor Ben Foster (“Six Feet Under”) is 42. Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 38. Actor Janet Montgomery (“New Amsterdam”) is 37. Actor India Eisley (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) is 29.

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