Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6:
Dec. 31: Actor Anthony Hopkins is 86. Actor Sarah Miles (“The Big Sleep”) is 82. Actor Barbara Carrera (“Never Say Never Again”) is 82. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 81. Actor Ben Kingsley is 80. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 76. Actor Tim Matheson is 76. Actor Joe Dallesandro (“The Limey”) is 75. Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 72. Actor James Remar (“Dexter”) is 70. Actor Bebe Neuwirth (“Madam Secretary,” “Cheers”) is 65. Singer Paul Westerberg is 64. Actor Val Kilmer is 64. Guitarist Ric Ivanisevich of Oleander is 61. Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 60. Actor Gong Li (2020’s “Mulan,” “Memories of a Geisha”) is 58. Singer-actor Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 51. Cellist Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 48. Singer Psy is 46. Drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 44. Drummer Jason Sechrist of Portugal. The Man is 44. Actor Ricky Whittle (“American Gods”) is 44. Actor Erich Bergen (“Madam Secretary,” ″Jersey Boys”) is 38. Musician Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is 34.
Jan. 1: Actor Frank Langella is 86. Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 82. Comedian Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) is 81. Actor Rick Hurst (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 78. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 66. Actor Renn Woods is 66. Actor Dedee Pfeiffer (“Cybill”) is 60. Actor Morris Chestnut (“The Brothers,” ″The Best Man”) is 55. Singer Tank is 48. Actor Eden Riegel (“The Young and the Restless”) is 43. Bassist Noah Sierota of Echosmith is 28.
Jan. 2: TV host Jack Hanna (“Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild”) is 77. Actor Wendy Phillips (“I Am Sam”) is 72. Actor Cynthia Sikes (“St. Elsewhere”) is 70. Actor Gabrielle Carteris (“Beverly Hills, 90210″) is 63. Actor Tia Carrere is 57. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 56. Model Christy Turlington is 55. Actor Taye Diggs (“The Best Man,” ″How Stella Got Her Groove Back”) is 53. Actor Renee Elise Goldsberry (Broadway’s “Hamilton”) is 53. Singer Doug Robb of Hoobastank is 49. Actor Dax Shepard (“Parenthood”) is 49. Sax player-guitarist Jerry DePizzo Jr. of O.A.R. is 45. Singer Kelton Kessee of Immature and of IMX is 43. Musician Ryan Merchant of Capital Cities is 43. Actor Kate Bosworth is 41. Actor Anthony Carrigan (“Barry,” “Gotham”) is 41. Musician Trombone Shorty is 38. Singer Bryson Tiller is 31.
Jan. 3: Actor Dabney Coleman is 92. Singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks is 81. Singer Stephen Stills is 79. Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 78. Actor Victoria Principal is 74. Actor Mel Gibson is 68. Actor Shannon Sturges (“Port Charles”) is 56. Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 55. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 52. Musician Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk is 49. Actor Jason Marsden (“Ally McBeal”) is 49. Actor Danica McKellar (“The Wonder Years”) is 49. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (“The O.C.”) is 48. Singer and former “American Idol” contestant Kimberley Locke is 46. Actor Kate Levering (“Drop Dead Diva”) is 45. Actor Nicole Beharie (“Sleepy Hollow”) is 39. Drummer Mark Pontius (Foster The People) is 39. Singer Lloyd is 38. Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is 38. Actor Florence Pugh (“Don’t Worry Darling,” “Little Women”) is 28.
Jan. 4: Actor Barbara Rush (“Peyton Place”) is 97. Actor Dyan Cannon is 85. Country singer Kathy Forester of the Forester Sisters is 69. Guitarist Bernard Sumner of New Order (and Joy Division) is 68. Actor Ann Magnuson (“Anything But Love”) is 68. Country singer Patty Loveless is 67. Actor Julian Sands (“24”) is 66. Singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M. is 64. Actor Dave Foley (“NewsRadio,” ″Kids in the Hall”) is 61. Actor Dot Jones (“Glee”) is 60. Actor Rick Hearst (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 59. Former Pogues singer Cait O’Riordan is 59. Actor Julia Ormond is 59. Country singer Deana Carter is 58. Harmonica player Benjamin Darvill of Crash Test Dummies is 57. Actor Josh Stamberg (“The Affair,” “Drop Dead Diva”) is 54. Actor Jeremy Licht (“Valerie”) is 53. Actor Damon Gupton (“Empire”) is 51. Actor Jill Marie Jones (“Girlfriends”) is 49. Actor D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place”) is 44. Singer Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath is 41. Comedian-actor Charlyne Yi (“House,” “Steven Universe”) is 38. Singer-actor Coco Jones is 26.
Jan. 5: Actor Robert Duvall is 93. Singer-bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers is 84. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 82. Actor Diane Keaton is 78. Actor Ted Lange (“The Love Boat”) is 76. Guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie is 74. Actor Pamela Sue Martin (“The Poseidon Adventure,” ″Dynasty”) is 71. Actor Clancy Brown (“Highlander,” ″SpongeBob SquarePants”) is 65. Actor Suzy Amis (“Titanic”) is 62. Actor Ricky Paull Goldin (“All My Children,” “Guiding Light”) is 59. Actor Vinnie Jones (TV’s “Deception,” film’s “X-Men: The Last Stand”) is 59. Drummer Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 58. Actor Joe Flanigan (“Stargate Atlantis,” ″Sisters”) is 57. Dancer and talk show host Carrie Ann Inaba (“The Talk,” “Dancing with the Stars”) is 56. Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age is 56. Singer Marilyn Manson is 55. Actor Shea Whigham (“Fast and Furious 6,” ″Boardwalk Empire”) is 55. Actor Derek Cecil (“House of Cards,” ″Treme”) is 51. Actor-comedian Jessica Chaffin (“Man with a Plan”) is 50. Actor Bradley Cooper is 49. Actor January Jones (“Mad Men”) is 46. Actor Brooklyn Sudano (“My Wife and Kids”) is 43. Actor Franz Drameh (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) is 31.
Jan. 6: Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is 73. Country singer Jett Williams is 71. Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson (“Mr. Bean”) is 69. Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge is 65. Chef Nigella Lawson is 64. Singer Eric Williams of BLACKstreet is 64. Actor Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead”) is 55. TV personality Julie Chen is 54. Actor Danny Pintauro (“Who’s The Boss”) is 48. Actor Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel”) is 43. Actor Eddie Redmayne (“Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,” ″The Theory of Everything”) is 42. Comedian Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) is 40. Actor Diona Reasonover (“NCIS”) is 40. Singer Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys is 38.