Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 1-7:
Jan. 1: Actor Frank Langella is 85. Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 81. Comedian Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) is 80. Actor Rick Hurst (鈥淭he Dukes of Hazzard鈥�) is 77. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 65. Actor Renn Woods is 65. Actor Dedee Pfeiffer (鈥淐ybill鈥�) is 59. Actor Morris Chestnut (鈥淭he Brothers,鈥� 鈥砊he Best Man鈥�) is 54. Singer Tank is 47. Actor Eden Riegel (鈥淭he Young and the Restless鈥�) is 42. Bassist Noah Sierota of Echosmith is 27.
Jan 2: TV host Jack Hanna (鈥淛ack Hanna鈥檚 Into the Wild鈥�) is 76. Actor Wendy Phillips (鈥淚 Am Sam鈥�) is 71. Actor Cynthia Sikes (鈥淪t. Elsewhere鈥�) is 69. Actor Gabrielle Carteris (鈥淏everly Hills, 90210鈥�) is 62. Actor Tia Carrere is 56. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 55. Model Christy Turlington is 54. Actor Renee Elise Goldsberry (Broadway鈥檚 鈥淗amilton鈥�) is 52. Actor Taye Diggs (鈥淭he Best Man,鈥� 鈥矵ow Stella Got Her Groove Back鈥�) is 52. Singer Doug Robb of Hoobastank is 48. Actor Dax Shepard (鈥淧arenthood鈥�) is 48. Sax player-guitarist Jerry DePizzo Jr. of O.A.R. is 44. Singer Kelton Kessee of Immature and of IMX is 42. Musician Ryan Merchant of Capital Cities is 42. Actor Kate Bosworth is 40. Actor Anthony Carrigan (鈥淏arry,鈥� 鈥淕otham鈥�) is 40. Musician Trombone Shorty is 37. Singer Bryson Tiller is 30.
Jan 3: Actor Dabney Coleman is 91. Singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks is 80. Singer Stephen Stills is 78. Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 77. Actor Victoria Principal is 73. Actor Mel Gibson is 67. Actor Shannon Sturges (鈥淧ort Charles鈥�) is 55. Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 51. Musician Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk is 48. Actor Jason Marsden (鈥淎lly McBeal鈥�) is 48. Actor Danica McKellar (鈥淭he Wonder Years鈥�) is 48. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (鈥淭he O.C.鈥�) is 47. Singer and former 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� contestant Kimberley Locke is 45. Actor Kate Levering (鈥淒rop Dead Diva鈥�) is 44. Actor Nicole Beharie (鈥淪leepy Hollow鈥�) is 38. Drummer Mark Pontius (Foster the People) is 38. Singer Lloyd is 37. Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is 37. Actor Florence Pugh (鈥淒on鈥檛 Worry Darling,鈥� 鈥淟ittle Women鈥�) is 27.
Jan 4: Actor Barbara Rush (鈥淧eyton Place鈥�) is 96. Actor Dyan Cannon is 84. Country singer Kathy Forester of the Forester Sisters is 68. Guitarist Bernard Sumner of New Order (and Joy Division) is 67. Actor Ann Magnuson (鈥淎nything But Love鈥�) is 67. Country singer Patty Loveless is 66. Actor Julian Sands (鈥�24鈥�) is 65. Singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M. is 63. Actor Dave Foley (鈥淣ewsRadio,鈥� 鈥矺ids in the Hall鈥�) is 60. Actor Dot Jones (鈥淕lee鈥�) is 59. Actor Rick Hearst (鈥淭he Bold and the Beautiful鈥�) is 58. Former Pogues singer Cait O鈥橰iordan is 58. Actor Julia Ormond is 58. Country singer Deana Carter is 57. Harmonica player Benjamin Darvill of Crash Test Dummies is 56. Actor Josh Stamerg (鈥淭he Affair,鈥� 鈥淒rop Dead Diva鈥�) is 53. Actor Jeremy Licht (鈥淰alerie鈥�) is 52. Actor Damon Gupton (鈥淓mpire鈥�) is 50. Actor Jill Marie Jones (鈥淕irlfriends鈥�) is 48. Actor D鈥橝rcy Carden (鈥淭he Good Place鈥�) is 43. Singer Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath is 40. Comedian-actor Charlyne Yi (鈥淗ouse,鈥� 鈥淪teven Universe鈥�) is 37.
Jan 5: Actor Robert Duvall is 92. Singer-bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers is 83. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 81. Actor Diane Keaton is 77. Actor Ted Lange (鈥淭he Love Boat鈥�) is 75. Drummer George 鈥淔unky鈥� Brown of Kool and the Gang is 74. Guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie is 73. Actor Pamela Sue Martin (鈥淭he Poseidon Adventure,鈥� 鈥矰ynasty鈥�) is 70. Actor Clancy Brown (鈥淗ighlander,鈥� 鈥砈pongeBob SquarePants鈥�) is 64. Actor Suzy Amis (鈥淭itanic鈥�) is 61. Actor Ricky Paull Goldin (鈥淎ll My Children,鈥� 鈥淕uiding Light鈥�) is 58. Actor Vinnie Jones (TV鈥檚 鈥淒eception,鈥� film鈥檚 鈥淴-Men: The Last Stand鈥�) is 58. Drummer Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 57. Actor Joe Flanigan (鈥淪targate Atlantis,鈥� 鈥砈isters鈥�) is 56. Dancer and talk show host Carrie Ann Inaba (鈥淭he Talk,鈥� 鈥淒ancing with the Stars鈥�) is 55. Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age is 55. Singer Marilyn Manson is 54. Actor Shea Whigham (鈥淔ast and Furious 6,鈥� 鈥矪oardwalk Empire鈥�) is 54. Actor Derek Cecil (鈥淗ouse of Cards,鈥� 鈥砊reme鈥�) is 50. Actor-comedian Jessica Chaffin (鈥淢an with a Plan鈥�) is 49. Actor Bradley Cooper is 48. Actor January Jones (鈥淢ad Men鈥�) is 45. Actor Brooklyn Sudano (鈥淢y Wife and Kids鈥�) is 42. Actor Franz Drameh (鈥淒C鈥檚 Legends of Tomorrow鈥�) is 30.
Jan 6: Accordionist Joey, the CowPolka King, of Riders in the Sky is 74. Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is 72. Country singer Jett Williams is 70. Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson (鈥淢r. Bean鈥�) is 68. Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge is 64. Chef Nigella Lawson is 63. Singer Eric Williams of BLACKstreet is 63. Actor Norman Reedus (鈥淭he Walking Dead鈥�) is 54. TV personality Julie Chen is 53. Actor Danny Pintauro (鈥淲ho鈥檚 The Boss鈥�) is 47. Actor Rinko Kikuchi (鈥淏abel鈥�) is 42. Actor Eddie Redmayne (鈥淔antastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,鈥� 鈥砊he Theory of Everything鈥�) is 41. Comedian Kate McKinnon (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥�) is 39. Actor Diona Reasonover (鈥淣CIS鈥�) is 39. Singer Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys is 37.
Jan 7: 鈥淩olling Stone鈥� magazine founder Jann Wenner is 77. Singer Kenny Loggins is 75. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 74. Actor Erin Gray (鈥淪ilver Spoons,鈥� 鈥矪uck Rogers in the 25th Century鈥�) is 73. Actor Sammo Hung (鈥淢artial Law鈥�) is 71. Actor David Caruso is 67. TV anchor Katie Couric is 66. Country singer David Lee Murphy is 64. Bassist Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go鈥檚) is 64. Actor David Marciano (鈥淗omeland,鈥� 鈥砊he Shield鈥�) is 63. Actor Hallie Todd (鈥淟izzie McGuire鈥�) is 61. Actor Nicolas Cage is 59. Singer John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting is 58. Actor Rex Lee (鈥淓ntourage鈥�) is 54. Actor-rapper Doug E. Doug (鈥淐ool Runnings,鈥� 鈥矯osby鈥�) is 53. Actor Kevin Rahm (鈥淒esperate Housewives,鈥� 鈥矹udging Amy鈥�) is 52. Jeremy Renner (鈥淭he Avengers,鈥� 鈥砊he Bourne Legacy鈥�) is 52. Country singer John Rich of Big and Rich is 49. Actor Reggie Austin (鈥淎gent Carter,鈥� 鈥砅retty Little Liars鈥�) is 44. Singer-rapper Aloe Blacc is 44. Actor Lauren Cohan (鈥淭he Walking Dead鈥�) is 41. Actor Brett Dalton (鈥淢arvel鈥檚 Agents of Shield鈥�) is 40. Actor Robert Ri鈥檆hard (鈥淥ne on One鈥�) is 40. Actor Lyndsy Fonseca (鈥淢arvel鈥檚 Agent Carter,鈥� 鈥淣ikita鈥�) is 36. Actor Liam Aiken (鈥淟emony Snicket鈥�) is 33. Actor Camryn Grimes (鈥淭he Young and the Restless鈥�) is 33. Actor Marcus Scribner (鈥渂lack-ish鈥�) is 23.
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