Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 9-15
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 9-15 include actor Hugh Jackman, TV host Chris Wallace and singer Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 9-15:
Oct. 9: R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 78. Singer Jackson Browne is 74. Actor Gary Frank (āFamilyā) is 72. Actor Robert Wuhl (āArli$$ā) is 71. Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 70. Actor Tony Shalhoub (āThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,ā āMonkā) is 69. Accordion player James Fearnley of The Pogues is 68. Actor Scott Bakula is 68. Actor John OāHurley (āDancing With the Stars,ā ā³Seinfeldā) is 68. Actor-turned-producer Linwood Boomer (āLittle House On the Prairieā) is 67. Actor Michael Pare (āEddie and the Cruisersā) is 64. Jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett is 62. Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of The BoDeans is 61. Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 58. Director Guillermo del Toro (āThe Shape of Water,ā ā³Panās Labyrinthā) is 58. Singer P.J. Harvey is 53. Director Steve McQueen (ā12 Years a Slaveā) is 53. Actor Cocoa Brown (āTyler Perryās For Better Or Worseā) is 50. Actor Steve Burns (āBlues Cluesā) is 49. Singer Sean Lennon is 47. Musician Lecrae is 43. Actor Brandon Routh (āDCās Legends of Tomorrow,ā ā³Superman Returnsā) is 43. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (āHome Improvementā) is 41. Actor Spencer Grammer (āGreekā) is 39. Comedian Melissa Villasenor (āSaturday Night Liveā) is 35. Actor Tyler James Williams (āEverybody Hates Chrisā) is 30. Country singer Scotty McCreery (āAmerican Idolā) is 29. Actor Jharrel Jerome (āWhen They See Usā) is 25.
Oct. 10: Actor Peter Coyote is 81. Actor Charles Dance (āGame of Thronesā) is 76. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 76. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 74. Actor Jessica Harper (āPennies From Heaven,ā ā³My Favorite Year) is 73. Singer-guitarist Midge Ure of Ultravox is 69. Singer David Lee Roth (Van Halen) is 68. Country singer Tanya Tucker is 64. Actor Julia Sweeney (āSaturday Night Liveā) is 63. Actor Bradley Whitford (āThe West Wingā) is 63. Bassist Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 61. Guitarist Jim Glennie of James is 59. Drummer Mike Malinin of Goo Goo Dolls is 55. Actor Manu Bennett (āArrowā) is 53. Actor Joelle Carter (āJustifiedā) is 53. Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey (āThe Goldbergs,ā ā³Reno 911!ā) is 53. Actor Mario Lopez (āThe X Factor,ā ā³Saved By the Bellā) is 49. Actor Jodi Lyn OāKeefe (āSheās All That,ā ā³Nash Bridgesā) is 44. Singer Mya is 43. Actor Dan Stevens (āDownton Abbeyā) is 40. Singer Lzzy Hale of Halestorm is 39. Singer Cherie is 38. Actor Rose McIver (āiZombieā) is 34. Actor Aimee Teegarden (āFriday Night Lightsā) is 33.
Oct. 11: Country singer Gene Watson is 79. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 76. Actor Catlin Adams (āThe Jerk,ā ā³The Jazz Singerā) is 72. Saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire) is 72. Country singer Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) is 71. MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 70. Actor David Morse (āSt. Elsewhereā) is 69. Actor Stephen Spinella (ā24ā³) is 66. Actor Joan Cusak is 60. Guitarist Scott Johnson of Gin Blossoms is 60. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (āMystery Science Theater 3000ā) is 58. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 57. Actor Lennie James (āThe Walking Deadā) is 57. Musician Todd Snider is 56. Actor Artie Lange (āMADtvā) is 55. Actor Jane Krakowski (ā30 Rock,ā ā³Ally McBealā) is 54. Actor Andrea Navedo (āJane the Virginā) is 53. Actor Constance Zimmer (āUnREAL,ā ā³Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.ā) is 52. Rapper MC Lyte is 52. Actor Darien Sills-Evans (āSuperior Donuts,ā āTremeā) is 48. Singer NeeNa Lee is 47. Actor Emily Deschanel (āBonesā) is 46. Actor Trevor Donovan (ā90210ā³) is 44. Actor Michelle Trachtenberg (āBuffy the Vampire Slayer,ā ā³Inspector Gadgetā) is 37. Rapper Cardi B is 30.
Oct. 12: Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 87. TV host Chris Wallace is 75. Actor-singer Susan Anton is 72. Musician Jane Siberry is 67. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (āExtant,ā ā³Mr. Holmesā) is 62. Actor Carlos Bernard (ā24ā) is 60. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 60. Singer Claude McKnight of Take 6 is 60. Actor Hugh Jackman is 54. Actor Adam Rich (āEight Is Enoughā) is 54. Singer Garfield Bright of Shai is 53. Fiddler Martie Maguire of The Chicks is 53. Actor Kirk Cameron is 52. Singer Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory is 43. Actor Brian J. Smith (āSGU: Stargate Universeā) is 41. Actor Tyler Blackburn (āPretty Little Liarsā) is 36. Actor Marcus T. Paulk (āMoeshaā) is 36. Actor Josh Hutcherson (āThe Hunger Gamesā) is 30.
Oct. 13: Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 85. Actor Melinda Dillon (āA Christmas Storyā) is 83. Musician Paul Simon is 81. Keyboardist Robert Lamm of Chicago is 78. Country singer Lacy J. Dalton is 76. Actor Demond Wilson (āSanford and Sonā) is 76. Singer Sammy Hagar is 75. Singer John Ford Coley of England Dan and John Ford Coley is 74. Actor John Lone (āRush Hour 2ā³) is 70. Model Beverly Johnson is 70. āThe X-Filesā creator Chris Carter is 66. Singer Cherrelle is 63. Singer-actor-talk show host Marie Osmond is 63. Singer Joey Belladonna of Anthrax is 62. Actor TāKeyah Crystal Keymah (āThatās So Ravenā) is 60. Country singer John Wiggins is 60. Actor Christopher Judge (TVās āStargate SG-1ā) is 58. Actor Matt Walsh (āVeepā) is 58. Actor Reginald Ballard (āMartin,ā ā³The Bernie Mac Showā) is 57. Actor Kate Walsh (āPrivate Practice,ā ā³Greyās Anatomyā) is 55. Musician Jeff Allen of Mint Condition is 54. Actor Tisha Campbell-Martin (āMy Wife and Kids,ā ā³Martinā) is 54. Country singer Rhett Akins is 53. TV personality Billy Bush is 51. Actor Sacha Baron Cohen (āBorat,ā ā³Da Ali G Showā) is 51. Guitarist Jan Van Sichem Junior of Kās Choice is 50. Singers Brandon and Brian Casey of Jagged Edge are 47. Actor Kiele Sanchez (āLostā) is 46. Singer Ashanti is 42. Singer-rapper Lumidee is 42. Contemporary Christian singer Jon Micah Sumrall of Kutless is 42. Actor Caleb McLaughlin (āStranger Thingsā) is 21.
Oct. 14: Country singer Melba Montgomery is 85. Singer Cliff Richard is 82. Singer Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues is 76. Actor Greg Evigan (āMy Two Dads,ā ā³B.J. and the Bearā) is 69. TV personality Arleen Sorkin (āAmericaās Funniest People,ā āDays of Our Livesā) is 67. Singer Thomas Dolby is 64. Actor Lori Petty (āA League of Their Ownā) is 59. Actor Steve Coogan (āNight at the Museumā) is 57. Singer Karyn White is 57. Actor Edward Kerr (āPretty Little Liarsā) is 56. Actor Jon Seda (āChicago P.D.,ā ā³Homicide: Life On the Streetā) is 52. Bassist Doug Virden (Sons of the Desert) is 52. Country singer Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks is 48. Singer Shaznay Lewis of All Saints is 47. Actor Stephen Hill (2018ās āMagnum, P.I.ā) is 46. Singer Usher is 44. TV personality Stacy Keibler (āDancing with the Starsā) is 43. Actor Ben Whishaw (āPaddingtonā) is 42. Actor Skyler Shaye (āBratzā) is 36. Comedian Jay Pharoah (āSaturday Night Liveā) is 35. Actor Max Thieriot (āSEAL Teamā) is 34.
Oct. 15: Singer Barry McGuire is 87. Actor Linda Lavin (āAliceā) is 85. Drummer Don Stevenson of Moby Grape is 80. Actor Victor Banerjee (āA Passage To Indiaā) is 76. Musician Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters is 76. Singer Tito Jackson is 69. Actor Larry Miller (āThe Nutty Professorā) is 69. Actor Jere Burns (āGood Morning, Miami,ā ā³Dear Johnā) is 68. TV chef Emeril Lagasse is 63. Drummer Mark Reznicek (The Toadies) is 60. Singer Eric Benet is 56. Actor Vanessa Marcil (āLas Vegas,ā ā³Beverly Hills 90210ā³) is 54. āTrading Spacesā host Paige Davis is 53. Actor Dominic West (āThe Wireā) is 53. Singer Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town is 53. Singer Ginuwine is 52. Singer Jaci Velasquez is 43. Actor Brandon Jay McLaren (TVās āRansomā) is 42. Singer Keyshia Cole is 41. Actor Vincent Martella (āEverybody Hates Chrisā) is 30.