Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 23-29
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 23-29 include singer Katy Perry, actor Winona Ryder and director-actor Sam Raimi
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Your support makes all the difference.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 (āSpider-Manā films) is 63. Singer āWeird Alā 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 (āCastleā) is 53. Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 50. Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 48. āSo You Think You Can Danceā host Cat Deeley is 46. Actor Ryan Reynolds is 46. Actor Saycon Sengbloh (TVās āIn The Darkā) is 45. Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage The Elephant is 39. āThe Viewā host Meghan McCain is 38. Actor Masiela Lusha (āGeorge Lopezā) is 37. Singer Miguel is 37. Actor Emilia Clarke (āGame of Thronesā) is 36. Actor Inbar Lavi (āImposters,ā ā³Prison Breakā) is 36. Actor Jessica Stroup (ā90210ā) is 36. Trumpeter Allen Branstetter of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 32. Actor Taylor Spreitler (āKevin Can Waitā) is 29. Actor Margaret Qualley (TVās āFosse/Verdonā) is 28. Actor Amandla Stenberg (āThe Hunger Gamesā) 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 (āThe Young and the Restlessā) is 68. Actor B.D. Wong is 62. Actor Zahn McClarnon (āReservation Dogs,ā āHawkeyeā) 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 āThe Realā Adrienne Bailon Houghton of 3LW (āThe Cheetah Girlsā) is 39. Actor Tim Pocock (TVās āCamp,ā filmās āX-Men Origins: Wolverineā) is 37. Rapper-actor Drake is 36. Actor Shenae Grimes (ā90210ā) is 33. Actor Eliza Taylor (āThe 100ā) is 33. Actor Ashton Sanders (āMoonlightā) is 27. Actor Hudson Yang (āFresh Off The Boatā) 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 (āThe Simpsonsā) 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 (āFather Dowling Mysteriesā) is 59. Actor Michael Boatman (āThe Good Wife,ā ā³Spin Cityā) is 58. Actor Kevin Michael Richardson (āThe Cleveland Showā) is 58. Actor Mathieu Amalric (āThe Grand Budapest Hotel,ā āQuantum of Solaceā) is 57. Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 54. Comedian Samantha Bee (āFull Frontal with Samantha Bee,ā ā³The Daily Showā) is 53. Actor Adam Goldberg (āSaving Private Ryanā) is 52. Actor Adam Pascal (āRentā) is 52. Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 52. Actor Persia White (āGirlfriendsā) is 52. Country singer Chely Wright is 52. Actor Leslie Grossman (āAmerican Horror Story,ā āPopularā) is 51. Classical violinist Midori is 51. Actor Craig Robinson (āThe Officeā) is 51. Actor Mehcad Brooks (āSupergirl,ā ā³Desperate Housewivesā) is 42. Actor Josh Henderson (āDesperate Housewivesā) 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 (āDr. Kenā) is 34. Actor Rachel Matthews (āFrozen 2ā) is 29.
Oct. 26: Actor Jaclyn Smith (āCharlieās Angelsā) is 77. āWheel of Fortuneā host Pat Sajak is 76. Musician Bootsy Collins is 71. Actor James Pickens Jr. (āGreyās Anatomyā) is 70. Musician David Was of Was (Not Was) is 70. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52ā²s is 69. Actor Lauren Tewes (āThe Love Boatā) is 69. Actor D.W. Moffett (āChicago Medā) is 68. Actor-singer Rita Wilson is 66. Actor Patrick Breen (āMadam Secretaryā) is 62. Actor Dylan McDermott (āThe Practiceā) is 61. Actor Cary Elwes is 60. Singer Natalie Merchant is 59. Actor Steve Valentine (āCrossing Jordanā) is 56. Country singer Keith Urban is 55. Actor Tom Cavanagh (āThe Flash,ā ā³Edā) is 54. Actor Rosemarie DeWitt (āThe United States of Taraā) is 51. Actor Anthony Rapp (āRentā) is 51. Writer-actor Seth McFarlane (āFamily Guyā) is 49. TV host Paula Faris (āThe Viewā) is 47. Actor Florence Kasumba (āBlack Pantherā) is 46. Actor Jon Heder (āBlades of Glory,ā ā³Napoleon Dynamiteā) is 45. Singer Mark Barry of BBMak is 44. Actor Folake Olowofoyeku (āBob Hearts Abisholaā) is 39. Rapper Schoolboy Q is 36. Actor Beulah Koale (āHawaii Five-0ā) 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 (āLife Is Beautifulā) is 70. Actor Peter Firth (āThatās Lifeā) is 69. Actor Robert Picardo (āThe Wonder Years,ā ā³China Beachā) 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 āCluelessā) is 54. Actor Channon Roe (āMurder in the Firstā) is 53. Actor Sheeri Rappaport (āCSI,ā ā³NYPD Blueā) is 45. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 38. Actor Bryan Craig (āGeneral Hospitalā) is 31. Actor Troy Gentile (āThe Goldbergsā) is 29.
Oct. 28: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 95. Actor Joan Plowright is 93. Actor Jane Alexander is 83. Actor Dennis Franz (āNYPD Blueā) 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 (āThe Secret Life of the American Teenager,ā ā³Life With Bonnieā) is 62. Actor Daphne Zuniga (āMelrose Placeā) is 60. Actor Lauren Holly is 59. TV personality Sheryl Underwood is 59. Actor Jami Gertz is 57. Actor Chris Bauer (āTrue Bloodā) is 56. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 56. Actor Julia Roberts is 55. Fiddler Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown) is 54. Actor Jeremy Davies (āLost,ā āJustifiedā) is 53. Singer Ben Harper is 53. Country singer Brad Paisley is 50. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 48. Actor Gwendoline Christie (āGame of Thrones,ā ā³Star Warsā films) is 44. Singer Justin Guarini (āAmerican Idolā) is 44. Singer Brett Dennen is 43. Guitarist Dave Tirio of Plain White Tās is 43. Actor Matt Smith (āThe Crown,ā ā³Dr. Whoā) is 40. Actor Finn Wittrock (āAmerican Horror Story: Freak Showā) is 38. Actor Troian Bellisario (āPretty Little Liarsā) is 37. Singer-rapper Frank Ocean is 35. Actor Lexi Ainsworth (āGeneral Hospitalā) is 30. Actor Nolan Gould (āModern Familyā) 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 (āThe Simpsonsā) is 65. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 61. Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 57. Actor Joely Fisher (āEllenā) is 55. Rapper Paris is 55. Actor Grayson McCouch (āGothamā) is 54. Singer SA Martinez of 311 is 53. Actor Winona Ryder is 51. Actor Tracee Ellis Ross (āblack-ishā) is 50. Actor Gabrielle Union is 50. Actor Trevor Lissauer (āSabrina the Teenage Witchā) is 49. Actor Milena Govich (āLaw and Orderā) is 46. Actor Jon Abrahams (āMeet the Parentsā) is 45. Actor Brendan Fehr (āCSI: Miami,ā ā³Roswellā) is 45. Actor Ben Foster (āSix Feet Underā) is 42. Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 38. Actor Janet Montgomery (āNew Amsterdamā) is 37. Actor India Eisley (āThe Secret Life of the American Teenagerā) is 29.