Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 21-27
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of May 21-27 include model Naomi Campbell, actor-comedian Mike Myers and singer Patti LaBelle
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May 21: Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 82. Keyboardist Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 76. Actor Carol Potter (“Beverly Hills, 90210,” ″Sunset Beach”) is 75. Singer Leo Sayer is 75. Comedian and former U.S. Senator Al Franken is 72. Actor Mr. T is 71. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 68. Actor Judge Reinhold is 66. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes (“The Notebook”) is 64. Actor Lisa Edelstein (“House”) is 57. Actor Fairuza Balk (“The Waterboy”) is 49. Singer-guitarist Mikel Jollet of Airborne Toxic Event is 49. Rapper Havoc of Mobb Deep is 49. Drummer Tony LoGerfo of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 40. Actor Sunkrish Bala (“Castle”) is 39. Actor David Ajala (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “Black Box”) is 37. Actor Ashlie Brillault (“Lizzie McGuire”) is 36. Country singer Cody Johnson is 36. Actor Scott Leavenworth (“7th Heaven”) is 33. Actor Sarah Ramos (“Parenthood,” ″American Dreams”) is 32.
May 22: Pianist Peter Nero is 89. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 85. Actor Frank Converse is 85. Actor Barbara Parkins (“Peyton Place,” ″Valley of the Dolls”) is 81. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 73. Actor Al Corley (“Dynasty”) is 68. Singer Morrissey is 64. Actor Ann Cusack (“Jeff Foxworthy Show,” ″A League of Their Own”) is 62. Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 62. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms is 61. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence (“Chuck”) is 59. Singer Johnny Gill is 57. Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 56. Actor Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy,” ″The Silence of the Lambs”) is 56. Actor Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”) is 54. Model Naomi Campbell is 53. Actor Anna Belknap (“CSI: NY”) is 51. Singer Donell Jones is 50. Actor Sean Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” ″Gilmore Girls”) is 49. Actor A.J. Langer (“Private Practice”) is 49. Actor Ginnifer Goodwin (“Once Upon A Time”) is 45. Singer Vivian Green is 44. Actor Maggie Q (“Insurgent,” ″Divergent”) is 44. Actor Molly Ephraim (“Last Man Standing”) is 37. Actor Anna Baryshnikov (“Superior Donuts”) is 31. Actor Camren Bicondova (“Gotham”) is 24.
May 23: Actor Barbara Barrie is 92. Actor Joan Collins is 90. Actor Lauren Chapin (“Father Knows Best”) is 78. Country singer Judy Rodman is 72. Author Mitch Albom is 65. Comedian Drew Carey is 65. Actor Lea DeLaria (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 65. Country singer Shelly West is 65. Actor Linden Ashby (“Melrose Place”) is 63. Actor-model Karen Duffy is 62. Actor Melissa McBride (“The Walking Dead”) is 58. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 56. Actor Laurel Holloman (“The L Word”) is 55. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 53. Singer Lorenzo is 51. Country singer Brian McComas is 51. Actor-playwright John Pollono (“This is Us”) is 51. Singer Maxwell is 50. Singer Jewel is 49. Actor LaMonica Garrett (“Designated Survivor,” ″Sons of Anarchy”) is 48. Comedian Tim Robinson (“Saturday Night Live”) is 42. Actor Adam Wylie (“Picket Fences”) is 39. Director Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther,” “Creed”) is 37. Singer Sarah Jarosz is 32.
May 24: Jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp is 86. Musician John Madden of The Serendipity Singers is 86. Comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong is 85. Musician Bob Dylan is 82. Actor Gary Burghoff (“M(asterisk)A(asterisk)S(asterisk)H”) is 80. Singer Patti LaBelle is 79. Actor Priscilla Presley is 78. Country singer-songwriter Mike Reid is 76. Actor Jim Broadbent (“Moulin Rouge,” ″Iris”) is 74. Actor Alfred Molina is 70. Singer Rosanne Cash is 68. Actor Cliff Parisi (“Call the Midwife”) is 63. Actor Kristin Scott Thomas is 63. Actor John C. Reilly (“Chicago,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) is 58. Actor Dana Ashbrook (“Twin Peaks”) is 56. Actor Eric Close (“Nashville,” ″Without A Trace”) is 56. Actor Carl Payne (“Martin,” ″The Cosby Show”) is 54. Guitarist Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes is 54. Actor Dash Mihok (MY’-hok) (“Silver Linings Playbook”) is 49. Actor Bryan Greenberg (film’s “Bride Wars,” TV’s “One Tree Hill”) is 45. Actor Billy L. Sullivan (“Something So Right”) is 43. Actor-rapper Big Tyme is 42. Drummer Cody Hanson of Hinder is 41. Dancer Mark Ballas (“Dancing With The Stars”) is 37. Country singer Billy Gilman is 35. Rapper G-Eazy is 34. Actor Cayden Boyd (“The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl”) is 29.
May 25: Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 94. Actor Ian McKellen (“Lord of the Rings”) is 84. Country singer Jessi Colter is 80. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 80. Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 79. Actor Karen Valentine is 76. Actor Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook”) is 76. Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 76. Actor Patti D’Arbanville (“New York Undercover”) is 72. Actor Connie Sellecca is 68. Singer-guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam is 65. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 60. Actor Joseph Reitman (“The Perfect Storm”) is 55. Actors Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush (“Little House on the Prairie”) are 53. Actor Jamie Kennedy (“Scream”) is 53. Actor Octavia Spencer (“Hidden Figures,” “The Help”) is 53. Actor Justin Henry (“Kramer Vs. Kramer,” “Sixteen Candles”) is 52. Rapper Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound is 50. Actor Erinn Hayes (“Kevin Can Wait”) is 47. Actor Cillian Murphy (“The Dark Knight,” ″Batman Begins”) is 47. Actor Ethan Suplee (“My Name Is Earl”) is 47. Actor Lauren Frost (“Even Stevens”) is 38. Actor Ebonée Noel (TV’s “FBI”) is 33. Musician Guy Lawrence of Disclosure is 32.
May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 84. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 78. Singer Stevie Nicks is 75. Actor Pam Grier is 74. Actor Philip Michael Thomas (“Miami Vice”) is 74. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 74. Actor Margaret Colin is 65. Singer Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 64. Actor Doug Hutchison (“The Green Mile”) is 63. Actor Genie Francis (“General Hospital”) is 61. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 61. Singer Lenny Kravitz is 59. Actor Helena Bonham Carter is 57. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 55. Actor Joseph Fiennes (“Shakespeare in Love”) is 53. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 52. “South Park” co-creator Matt Stone is 52. Singer Lauryn Hill is 48. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 45. Actor Elisabeth Harnois (“CSI”) is 44. Actor Hrach Titizian (“Homeland”) is 44.
May 27: Actor Lee Meriwether is 88. Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 87. Actor Bruce Weitz is 80. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 78. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is 73. Actor Richard Schiff (“The Good Doctor,” “The West Wing”) is 68. Singer Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees is 66. Singer-guitarist Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz is 65. Actor Peri Gilpin (“Frasier”) is 62. Actor Cathy Silvers (“Happy Days”) is 62. Comedian Adam Carolla is 59. Actor Todd Bridges (“Diff’rent Strokes”) is 58. Drummer Sean Kinney of Alice In Chains is 57. Actor Dondre’ Whitfield (“Queen Sugar”) is 54. Actor Paul Bettany (“The Da Vinci Code,” ″A Beautiful Mind”) is 52. Singer-guitarist Brian Desveaux of Nine Days is 52. Actor Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”) is 50. Musician Andre 3000 of Outkast is 48. Rapper Jadakiss is 48. TV chef Jamie Oliver is 48. Actor Ben Feldman (“Mad Men”) is 43. Actor Darin Brooks (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 39. Actor Chris Colfer (“Glee”) is 33. Actor Ethan Dampf (“American Dreams”) is 29. Actor Desiree Ross (“Greenleaf”) is 24.