Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept. 4-10 include rapper Wiz Khalifa, actor Gaten Matarazzo from “Stranger Things” and singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10:
Sept. 4: Actor Mitzi Gaynor is 91. Singer Sonny Charles of the Checkmates, Ltd. Is 82. Actor Kenneth Kimmins (“Coach”) is 81. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips is 80. TV personality Dr. Jan Pol (“The Incredible Dr. Pol”) is 80. Actor Jennifer Salt (“Soap”) is 78. Bassist Ronald LaPread (The Commodores) is 72. Actor Judith Ivey is 71. Drummer Martin Chambers of The Pretenders is 71. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (“Welcome Back, Kotter”) is 69. Actor Khandi Alexander (“ER,” ″NewsRadio”) is 65. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans is 62. Guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden is 62. Actor Richard Speight Jr. (“The Agency”) is 53. Actor Noah Taylor (2005′s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” ″Game of Thrones”) is 53. Actor Ione Skye is 52. DJ-music producer Mark Ronson is 47. Singer Richard Wingo of Jagged Edge is 47. Bassist Ian Grushka of New Found Glory is 45. Actor Wes Bentley (“American Beauty”) is 44. Actor Max Greenfield (“New Girl”) is 43. Country singer Granger Smith is 43. Singer Dan Miller of O-Town is 42. Singer Beyonce’ Knowles is 41. Singer-guitarist Tom Gossin of Gloriana is 41. Actor Whitney Cummings (“Whitney”) is 40. Comedian Kyle Mooney (“Saturday Night Live”) is 38. Multi-instrumentalist Neyla Pekarek (The Lumineers) is 36. Singer James Bay is 32. Actor Trevor Gagnon (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 27.
Sept. 5: Comedian-actor Bob Newhart is 93. Broadway actor Carol Lawrence is 90. Actor Lucille Soong (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is 87. Actor William Devane (“Jessie Stone,” ″24″) is 83. Actor George Lazenby is 83. Actor Raquel Welch is 82. Singer Al Stewart is 77. Actor-director Dennis Dugan (“Big Daddy,” “Happy Gilmore”) is 76. Singer Loudon Wainwright the Third is 76. Saxophonist Mel Collins of King Crimson and of Kokomo is 75. Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite (“Cathy”) is 72. Actor Michael Keaton is 71. Drummer Jamie Oldaker of The Tractors is 71. Actor Debbie Turner-Larson (“The Sound of Music”) is 66. Actor Kristian Alfonso (“Days of Our Lives”) is 59. Singer Terry Ellis of En Vogue is 59. Drummer Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine (and of Audioslave) is 54. TV personality-musician Dweezil Zappa is 53. Actor Rose McGowan is 49. Actor Carice Van Houten (“Game of Thrones”) is 46. Keyboardist Kyle O’Quin of Portugal. The Man is 37. Actor Andrew Ducote (“Dave’s World”) is 36. Actor Skandar Keynes (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) is 31.
Sept. 6: Comedian JoAnne Worley is 86. Country singer David Allan Coe is 83. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 79. Actor Swoosie Kurtz is 78. Comedian-actor Jane Curtin is 75. Country singer Buddy Miller is 70. Actor James Martin Kelly (“Mob City,” ″Magic Mike”) is 68. Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 65. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 64. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow (“Police Academy”) is 64. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 61. News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas is 60. Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 59. Actor Betsy Russell (“Saw”) is 59. Actor Rosie Perez is 58 Singer Macy Gray is 55. Singer CeCe Peniston is 53. Singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 53. Actor Daniele Gaither (“MADtv”) is 52. Actor Dylan Bruno (“Numb3ers”) is 50. Actor Idris Elba is 50. Actor Justina Machado (Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” “Jane the Virgin”) is 50. Actor Anika Noni Rose (“The Princess and the Frog,” “Dreamgirls”) is 50. Actor Justin Whalin (“Lois and Clark”) is 48. Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 48. Actor Naomie Harris (“Moonlight,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies) is 46. Rapper Noreaga is 45. Rapper Foxy Brown is 44. Actor Deborah Joy Winans (“Greenleaf”) is 39. Actor Lauren Lapkus (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 37. Singer Max George of The Wanted is 34.
Sept. 7: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 92. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 79. Singer Alfa Anderson of Chic is 76. Actor Susan Blakely (“The Towering Inferno,” ″The Concorde: Airport ’79″) is 74. Drummer Dennis Thompson of MC5 is 74. Actor Julie Kavner (“The Simpsons”) is 72. Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is 71. Keyboardist Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 69. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 68. Actor Michael Emerson (“Lost”) is 68. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 66. Songwriter Diane Warren is 66. Singer Margot Chapman (Starland Vocal Band) is 65. Actor W. Earl Brown (“Deadwood”) is 59. Comedian Leslie Jones (“Supermarket Sweep,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 55. Model Angie Everhart is 53. Actor Diane Farr (“Numb3rs,” “Rescue Me”) is 53. Actor Monique Gabriela Curnen (“The Dark Knight”) is 52. Actor Tom Everett Scott (“Southland,” ″That Thing You Do!”) is 52. Drummer Chad Sexton of 311 is 52. Actor Shannon Elizabeth (“American Pie”) is 49. Actor Oliver Hudson (“Nashville”) is 46. Actor Devon Sawa (“Slackers,” ″Final Destination”) is 44. Actor Benjamin Hollingsworth (“Code Black”) is 38. Actor Alyssa Diaz (“The Rookie”) is 37. Contemporary Christian musician Wes Willis of Rush of Fools is 36. Actor Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld,” ″Thirteen”) is 35. Actor Jonathan Majors (“Lovecraft Country”) is 33. Actor Ian Chen (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is 16.
Sept. 8: Ventriloquist Willie Tyler (with Lester) is 82. Actor Alan Feinstein is 81. Singer Sal Valentino of The Beau Brummels is 80. Bassist Will Lee of the CBS Orchestra (“Late Show with David Letterman”) is 70. Actor Heather Thomas (“The Fall Guy”) is 65. Singer Aimee Mann is 62. Bassist David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals is 62. Actor Thomas Kretschmann (“The Pianist”) is 60. Singer Marc Gordon of Levert is 58. Gospel singer Darlene Zschech is 57. Singer Neko Case is 52. Actor David Arquette is 51. Actor Martin Freeman (“Black Panther,” ″The Hobbit”) is 51. TV personality Kennedy is 50. Drummer Richard Hughes of Keane is 47. Actor Larenz Tate is 47. Actor Nathan Corddry (“Mom,”) is 45. Singer Pink is 43. Singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson is 42. Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (“Home Improvement”) is 41. Rapper Wiz Khalifa is 35. Actor Gaten Matarazzo (“Stranger Things”) is 20.
Sept. 9: Actor Topol (“Fiddler on the Roof”) is 87. Singer Inez Fox is 80. Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 77. Guitarist John McFee of The Doobie Brothers is 72. Actor Tom Wopat is 71. Musician-producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) is 70. Actor Angela Cartwright (“The Danny Thomas Show,” ″Lost In Space”) is 70. Actor Hugh Grant is 62. Actor Charles Esten (“Nashville”) is 57. Actor Constance Marie (“George Lopez”) is 57. Actor-comedian Adam Sandler is 56. Model Rachel Hunter is 53. Actor Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) is 51. Actor Henry Thomas (“E.T.”) is 51. Actor Goran Visnjic (“ER”) is 50. Jazz singer Michael Bublé is 47. Actor Michelle Williams (“Brokeback Mountain,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 42. Singer Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 39. Actor Kelsey Asbille (“One Tree Hill,” “Teen Wolf”) is 31. Contemporary Christian singer Lauren Daigle is 31. Country singer Hunter Hayes is 31.
Sept. 10: Actor Greg Mullavey (“Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman”) is 89. Jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers is 82. Actor Tom Ligon (“Oz,” ″Another World”) is 82. Singer Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night is 80. Singer Jose Feliciano is 77. Actor Judy Geeson (“Mad About You”) is 74. Guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith is 72. Actor Amy Irving is 69. Actor Clark Johnson (“Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 68. Actor Kate Burton (“Scandal”) is 65. Director Chris Columbus is 64. Singer Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama is 64. Actor Colin Firth is 62. Singer-guitarist David Lowery of Cracker is 62. Actor Sean O’Bryan (“The Princess Diaries” films) is 59. Drummer Robin Goodridge of Bush is 57. Guitarist Stevie D. of Buckcherry is 56. Singer-guitarist Miles Zuniga of Fastball is 56. Rapper Big Daddy Kane is 54. Director Guy Ritchie is 54. Actor Johnathon Schaech (“To Appomattox,” ″That Thing You Do!”) is 53. Contemporary Christian singer Sara Groves is 50. Actor Ryan Phillippe is 48. Actor Jacob Young (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” ″All My Children”) is 43. Bassist Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance is 42. Ballerina Misty Copeland is 40. Guitarist Matthew Followill of Kings of Leon is 38. Singer Ashley Monroe of Pistol Annies is 36. Actor Hannah Hodson (“Hawthorne”) is 21.