Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 11-17:
Dec. 11: Actor Rita Moreno is 91. Singer David Gates of Bread is 82. Actor Donna Mills (âKnots Landingâ) is 82. Singer Brenda Lee is 78. Singer Paul Beasley of The Blind Boys of Alabama is 78. Actor Lynda Day George (TVâs âMission: Impossibleâ) is 78. Actor Teri Garr is 75. Actor Bess Armstrong is 69. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 68. Bassist Mike Mesaros of The Smithereens is 65. Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 64. Actor Ben Browder (âStargate SG-1â) is 60. Singer-bassist Justin Currie of Del Amitri is 58. Bassist David Schools of Widespread Panic is 58. Actor Gary Dourdan (âC.S.I.â) is 56. Actor-comedian MoâNique is 55. Actor Max Martini (âThe Unitâ) is 53. Rapper-actor Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) is 49. Actor Rider Strong (âBoy Meets Worldâ) is 43. Actor Xosha Roquemore (âThe Mindy Projectâ) is 38. Actor Karla Souza (âHow To Get Away With Murderâ) is 36. Actor-singer Hailee Steinfeld is 26.
Dec. 12: Game show host Bob Barker is 99. Singer Connie Francis is 85. Singer Dionne Warwick is 82. Singer-guitarist Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) is 79. Actor Wings Hauser is 75. Actor Bill Nighy (âPirates of the Caribbeanâ) is 73. Actor Duane Chase (âThe Sound of Musicâ) is 72. Country singer La Costa is 72. Gymnast-turned-actor Cathy Rigby is 70. Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 65. Actor Sheree J. Wilson (âWalker, Texas Ranger,â âłDallasâ) is 64. Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors is 59. Bassist Nicholas Dimichino of Nine Days is 55. Actor Jennifer Connelly is 52. Actor Madchen Amick (âMy Own Worst Enemy,â âłTwin Peaksâ) is 52. Actor Regina Hall is 52. Actor Mayim Bialik (âJeopardy,â âThe Big Bang Theoryâ) is 47. Actor Lucas Hedges (âBoy Erased,â âłManchester By The Seaâ) is 26. Actor Sky Katz (âRavenâs Homeâ) is 18.
Dec. 13: Actor Dick Van Dyke is 97. Country singer Buck White of The Whites is 92. Actor-singer John Davidson is 81. Actor Kathy Garver (âFamily Affairâ) is 77. Singer Ted Nugent is 74. Guitarist Jeff âSkunkâ Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is 74. Guitarist Ron Getman of The Tractors is 74. Country singer-guitarist Randy Owen of Alabama is 73. Actor Wendie Malick (âHot in Cleveland,â âłJust Shoot Meâ) is 72. Country singer John Anderson is 68. Singer Steve Forbert is 68. Singer Morris Day of The Time is 66. Actor Steve Buscemi is 65. Actor Johnny Whitaker (âFamily Affairâ) is 63. Bassist John Munson of Semisonic is 60. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (âThe New Normal,â âłThe Real Housewives of Atlantaâ) is 56. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 55. Actor Lusia Strus (â50 First Datesâ) is 55. TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos is 48. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Blink-182 (and Angels and Airwaves) is 47. Actor James Kyson Lee (âHeroesâ) is 47. Actor Kimee Balmilero (âHawaii Five-0âł) is 43. Actor Chelsea Hertford (âMajor Dadâ) is 41. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 41. Trumpeter Wesley Watkins of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 35. Actor Marcel Spears (âThe Mayorâ) is 34. Singer Taylor Swift is 33. Actor Maisy Stella (âNashvilleâ) is 19.
Dec. 14: Singer-actor Abbe Lane is 91. Actor Hal Williams (â227,â âłSanford and Sonâ) is 88. Actor-singer Jane Birkin (âDeath on the Nile,â âEvil Under the Sunâ) is 76. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 76. Actor Dee Wallace (âE.T.â) is 74. Bassist Cliff Williams of AC/DC is 73. Actor T.K. Carter (âThe Corner,â âPunky Brewsterâ) is 66. Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 64. Singer-whistle player Peter âSpiderâ Stacy of The Pogues is 64. Actor Cynthia Gibb (TVâs âFameâ) is 59. Actor Nancy Valen (âBaywatchâ) is 57. Actor Archie Kao (âChicago P.D.â) is 53. Actor Natascha McElhone (TVâs âCalifornication,â filmâs âThe Truman Showâ) is 53. Actor Michaela Watkins (âTrophy Wife,â âłThe New Adventures of Old Christineâ) is 51. Actor Miranda Hart (âCall the Midwifeâ) is 50. Singer Brian Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 47. Actor KaDee Strickland (âPrivate Practiceâ) is 47. Actor Jackson Rathbone (âTwilightâ movies) is 38. Actor Vanessa Hudgens is 34. Singer Tori Kelly is 30.
Dec. 15: Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 83. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 80. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 76. Actor Don Johnson is 73. Actor Melanie Chartoff (âRugrats,â âłParker Lewis Canât Loseâ) is 72. Director Julie Taymor (Broadwayâs âThe Lion Kingâ) is 70. Actor Justin Ross (âA Chorus Lineâ) is 68. Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash is 67. Country singer Doug Phelps (The Kentucky Headhunters, Brothers Phelps) is 62. Actor Helen Slater is 59. Actor Paul Kaye (âGame of Thronesâ) is 58. Actor Molly Price (âThird Watchâ) is 57. Actor Garrett Wang (âStar Trek: Voyagerâ) is 54. Actor Michael Shanks (âStargate SG-1â) is 52. Actor Stuart Townsend (âQueen of the Damnedâ) is 50. Actor Geoff Stults (âGrace and Frankie,â new âOdd Coupleâ) is 46. Crowd-hyper Kito Trawick of Ghostown DJs is 45. Actor Adam Brody (âThe O.C.â) is 43. Actor Michelle Dockery (âDownton Abbeyâ) is 41. Actor George O. Gore II (âMy Wife and Kidsâ) is 40. Actor Camilla Luddington (âGreyâs Anatomyâ) is 39. Guitarist Alana Haim of Haim is 31. Actor Maude Apatow (Filmâs âKnocked Up,â TVâs âEuphoriaâ) is 25.
Dec. 16: Actor Joyce Bulifant (âThe Mary Tyler Moore Showâ) is 85. Actor Liv Ullman is 84. Journalist Lesley Stahl (â60 Minutesâ) is 81. Guitarist Tony Hicks of The Hollies is 77. Singer Benny Anderson of ABBA is 76. Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is 73. Actor Xander Berkeley (âThe Walking Deadâ) is 67. Actor Alison LaPlaca (âThe John Larroquette Showâ) is 63. Actor Sam Robards is 61. Actor Jon Tenney (âThe Closer,â âłBrooklyn Southâ) is 61. Actor Benjamin Bratt (âPrivate Practice,â âłLaw and Orderâ) is 59. Comedian JB Smoove (âThe Millers,â âłCurb Your Enthusiasmâ) is 57. Actor Miranda Otto (âLord of the Ringsâ films) is 55. Actor Daniel Cosgrove (âVan Wilderâ) is 52. Singer Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) is 51. Actor Krysten Ritter (âJessica Jones,â âłBreaking Badâ) is 41. Actor Zoe Jarman (âThe Mindy Projectâ) is 40. Actor Theo James (âInsurgent,â âDivergentâ) is 38. Actor Amanda Setton (âThe Mindy Project,â âGossip Girlâ) is 37. Bassist Dave Rublin of American Authors is 36. Actor Hallee Hirsh (âJAG,â âERâ) is 35. Actor Anna Popplewell (âThe Chronicles of Narniaâ films) is 34. Actor Stephan James (âRace,â âłSelmaâ) is 29.
Dec. 17: Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 86. Actor Bernard Hill is 78. Actor Ernie Hudson (âGhostbustersâ) is 77. Former âHardballâ host Chris Matthews is 77. Actor-comedian Eugene Levy is 76. Actor Marilyn Hassett (âThe Other Side of the Mountainâ) is 75. Actor Wes Studi (TVâs âComanche Moon,â âInto the Westâ) is 75. Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 74. Actor Joel Brooks (âSix Feet Underâ) is 73. Singer Paul Rodgers is 73. Singer Wanda Hutchinson Vaughn of The Emotions is 71. Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 69. Actor Barry Livingston (âMy Three Sonsâ) is 69. Actor Bill Pullman is 69. Director-producer Peter Farrelly (âThereâs Something About Mary,â âłDumb and Dumberâ) is 66. Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 64. Singer Sarah Dallin of Bananarama is 61. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 56. Bassist Duane Propes of Little Texas is 56. Actor Laurie Holden (âThe Walking Deadâ) is 53. DJ Homicide of Sugar Ray is 52. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (âThe Districtâ) is 52. Actor Claire Forlani (âMeet Joe Black,â âłCSI: NYâ) is 51. Drummer Eddie Fisher of OneRepublic is 49. Actor Sarah Paulson (âAmerican Horror Storyâ) is 48. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 48. Actor Marissa Ribisi (âPleasantvilleâ) is 48. Actor Milla Jovovich (âZoolander,â âłThe Fifth Elementâ) is 47. Singer Ben Goldwasser of MGMT is 40. Singer Mikky Ekko is 39. Actor Shannon Woodward (âWestworld,â âłRaising Hopeâ) is 38. Actor Emma Bell (âThe Walking Deadâ) is 36. Actor Vanessa Zima (Filmâs âUleeâs Gold,â TVâs âMurder Oneâ) is 36. Guitarist Taylor York of Paramore is 33. Actor Graham Rogers (âQuanticoâ) is 32. Actor-singer Nat Wolff (âThe Naked Brothers Bandâ) is 28.
The Associated Press