Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week.
Luke Perry attends the The CW Network’s 2016 Upfront Presentation on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Oct. 8: Actor Paul Hogan is 78. Singer Fred Cash of The Impressions is 77. Actor-comedian Chevy Chase is 74. Author R.L. Stine (âGoosebumpsâ) is 74. TV personality Sarah Purcell (âReal Peopleâ) is 69. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 68. Singer Robert âKoolâ Bell of Kool and the Gang is 67. Singer-guitarist Ricky Lee Phelps (Brothers Phelps, Kentucky Headhunters) is 64. Comedian Darrell Hammond (âSaturday Night Liveâ) is 62. Actress Stephanie Zimbalist is 61. Actress Kim Wayans (âIn the House,â ââIn Living Colorâ) is 56. Singer Steve Perry of Cherry Poppinâ Daddies is 54. Actor Ian Hart (âDirtâ) is 53. Singer CeCe Winans is 53. Bassist C.J. Ramone of The Ramones is 52. Actress Karyn Parsons (âThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airâ) is 51. Singer Teddy Riley is 51. Actress Emily Procter (âCSI: Miamiâ) is 49. Actor-screenwriter Matt Damon is 47. Singer Byron Reeder of Mista is 38. Singer Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums is 38. Actor Nick Cannon is 37. Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is 32. Actor Angus T. Jones (âTwo and a Half Menâ) is 24. Actress Molly Quinn (âCastleâ) is 24.
Oct. 9: R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 73. Singer Jackson Browne is 69. Actor Robert Wuhl (âArli$$â) is 66. Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 65. Actor Tony Shalhoub is 64. Actor Scott Bakula is 63. Actor Michael Pare (âEddie and the Cruisersâ) is 59. Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of The BoDeans is 56. Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 53. Singer P.J. Harvey is 48. Actor Steve Burns (âBlues Cluesâ) is 44. Singer Sean Lennon is 42. Musician Lecrae is 38. Actor Brandon Routh (âDCâs Legends of Tomorrow,â ââSuperman Returnsâ) is 38. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (âHome Improvementâ) is 36. Actor Tyler James Williams (âEverybody Hates Chrisâ) is 25. Country singer Scotty McCreery (âAmerican Idolâ) is 24.
Oct. 10: Actor Peter Coyote is 76. Actor Charles Dance (âGame of Thronesâ) is 71. Singer John Prine is 71. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 71. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 69. Actress Jessica Harper (âPennies From Heaven,â ââMy Favorite Year) is 68. Singer-guitarist Midge Ure is 64. Singer David Lee Roth (Van Halen) is 63. Country singer Tanya Tucker is 59. Actress Julia Sweeney (âSaturday Night Liveâ) is 58. Actor Bradley Whitford (âThe West Wingâ) is 58. Bassist Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 56. Guitarist Jim Glennie of James is 54. Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey (âThe Goldbergs,â ââReno 911!â) is 48. Actor Mario Lopez (âThe X Factor,â ââSaved by the Bellâ) is 44. Singer Mya is 38. Actor Dan Stevens (âDownton Abbeyâ) is 35.
Oct. 11: Actor Ron Leibman is 80. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 71. Country singer Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) is 66. Actor Stephen Spinella (â24â) is 61. Actress Joan Cusak is 55. Guitarist Scott Johnson of Gin Blossoms is 55. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (âMystery Science Theater 3000â) is 53. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 52. Actor Luke Perry is 51. Actor Artie Lange (âMADtvâ) is 50. Actor Jane Krakowski is 49. Rapper U-God of Wu-Tang Clan is 47. Actress Constance Zimmer (âUnREAL,â ââAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.â) is 47. Rapper MC Lyte is 46. Actor Darien Sills-Evans (âSuperior Donuts,â ââTremeâ) is 43. Singer NeeNa Lee is 42. Actress Emily Deschanel (âBonesâ) is 41. Actor Trevor Donovan (â90210â) is 39. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg (âBuffy the Vampire Slayer,â ââInspector Gadgetâ) is 32.
Oct. 12: Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 82. âFox News Sundayâ host Chris Wallace is 70. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 67. Singer-guitarist Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens is 62. Musician Jane Siberry is 62. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (âExtant,â ââMr. Holmesâ) is 57. Actor Carlos Bernard (â24â) is 55. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 55. Singer Claude McKnight of Take 6 is 55. Actor Hugh Jackman (âThe X-Menâ) is 49. Actor Adam Rich (âEight Is Enoughâ) is 49. Singer Garfield Bright of Shai is 48. Fiddler Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks and of Courtyard Hounds is 48. Actor Kirk Cameron is 47. Singer Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory is 38. Actor Tyler Blackburn (âPretty Little Liarsâ) is 31. Actor Josh Hutcherson (âThe Hunger Gamesâ) is 25.
Oct. 13: Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 80. Actress Melinda Dillon (âA Christmas Storyâ) is 78. Musician Paul Simon is 76. Actress Pamela Tiffin is 75. Keyboardist Robert Lamm of Chicago is 73. Country singer Lacy J. Dalton is 71. Singer Sammy Hagar is 70. Singer John Ford Coley of England Dan and John Ford Coley is 69. Actor John Lone (âRush Hour 2â) is 65. Model Beverly Johnson is 65. Singer-actress Marie Osmond is 58. Singer Joey Belladonna of Anthrax is 57. Actress TâKeyah Crystal Keymah (âThatâs So Ravenâ) is 55. Actress Kelly Preston is 55. Country singer John Wiggins is 55. Actor Matt Walsh (âVeepâ) is 53. Actor Reginald Ballard (âMartin,â ââThe Bernie Mac Showâ) is 52. Actress Kate Walsh (âGreyâs Anatomyâ) is 50. Musician Jeff Allen of Mint Condition is 49. Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin (âMy Wife and Kids,â ââMartinâ) is 49. Singer Carlos Martin of Il Divo is 49. Country singer Rhett Akins is 48. TV personality Billy Bush is 46. Actor Sacha Baron Cohen (âBorat,â ââDa Ali G Showâ) is 46. Singers Brandon and Brian Casey of Jagged Edge are 42. Singer Ashanti is 37. Actor Caleb McLaughlin (âStranger Thingsâ) is 16.
Oct. 14: Country singer Melba Montgomery is 80. Singer Cliff Richard is 77. Singer Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues is 71. Actor Harry Anderson (âDaveâs World,â ââNight Courtâ) is 65. Actor Greg Evigan (âMy Two Dads,â ââB.J. and the Bearâ) is 64. Singer Thomas Dolby is 59. Actress Lori Petty (âA League of Their Ownâ) is 54. Actor Steve Coogan (âNight at the Museumâ) is 52. Singer Karyn White is 52. Actor Jon Seda (âChicago P.D.,â ââHomicide: Life on the Streetâ) is 47. Bassist Doug Virden (Sons of the Desert) is 47. Country singer Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks is 43. Singer Shaznay Lewis of All Saints is 42. Singer Usher is 39. TV personality Stacy Keibler (âDancing with the Starsâ) is 38. Comedian Jay Pharoah (âSaturday Night Liveâ) is 30.
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