Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 11-17
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 11-17 include rapper Kendrick Lamar, country singer Mickey Guyton and actor Greg Kinnear
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June 11: Singer Joey Dee of Joey Dee and the Starliters is 83. Actor Roscoe Orman (“Sesame Street”) is 79. Actor Adrienne Barbeau (“Maude”) is 78. Drummer Frank Beard of ZZ Top is 74. Singer Graham Russell of Air Supply is 73. Singer Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special and of Van Zant is 71. Actor Peter Bergman (“The Young and the Restless”) is 70. Actor Hugh Laurie (“House”) is 64. Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz (“The Dr. Oz Show”) is 63. Singer Gioia Bruno of Expose’ is 60. Bassist Dan Lavery of Tonic is 57. Country singer Bruce Robison is 57. Actor Clare Carey (“Jericho,” “Coach”) is 56. Actor Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) is 54. Bassist Smilin’ Jay McDowell (BR5-49) is 54. Actor Lenny Jacobson (“Nurse Jackie”) is 49. Bassist Tai Anderson of Third Day is 47. Actor Joshua Jackson (“Fringe,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 45. Actor Shia LaBeouf is 37.
June 12: Disney composer Richard Sherman is 95. Sports announcer Marv Albert is 82. Singer Roy Harper is 82. Actor Roger Aaron Brown (“The District”) is 74. Actor Sonia Manzano (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 73. Drummer Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick is 72. Country singer-guitarist Junior Brown is 71. Singer-songwriter Rocky Burnette is 70. Actor Timothy Busfield is 66. Singer Meredith Brooks is 65. Actor Jenilee Harrison (“Dallas,” ″Three’s Company”) is 65. Accordionist-keyboardist John Linnell of They Might Be Giants is 64. Actor John Enos (“Days of Our Lives,” ″Young and the Restless”) is 61. Rapper Grandmaster Dee of Whodini is 61. Actor Paul Schulze (“Nurse Jackie”) is 61. Actor Eamonn Walker (“Chicago Fire,” ″Cadillac Records”) is 61. Bassist Bardi Martin (Candlebox) is 54. Actor Rick Hoffman (“Suits”) is 53. Actor-comedian Finesse Mitchell (“Roadies,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 51. Actor Jason Mewes (“Clerks”) is 49. Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd is 46. Actor Timothy Simons (“Veep”) is 45. Actor Wil Horneff (“The Yearling”) is 44. Singer Robyn is 44. Singer-guitarist John Gourley of Portugal. The Man is 42. Actor Dave Franco (“Fright Night,” “Neighbors”) is 38. Country singer Chris Young is 38. Actor Luke Youngblood (“Galavant”) is 37.
June 13: Actor Malcolm McDowell is 80. Singer Dennis Locorriere (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) is 74. Actor Stellan Skarsgard (“Mamma Mia!”) is 72. Actor Richard Thomas is 72. Comedian Tim Allen is 70. Actor Ally Sheedy is 61. TV anchor Hannah Storm is 61. Bassist Paul DeLisle of Smash Mouth is 60. Singer David Gray is 55. Singer Deniece Pearson of Five Star is 55. Musician Soren Rasted (Aqua) is 54. Actor-singer Jamie Walters is 54. Singer-guitarist Rivers Cuomo of Weezer is 53. Actor Steve-O (“Jackass”) is 49. Actor Ethan Embry (“Can’t Hardly Wait,” ″That Thing You Do!”) is 45. Actor Chris Evans (“Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Knives Out”) is 42. Actor Sarah Schaub (“Promised Land”) is 40. Singer Raz B (B2K) is 38. Actor Kat Dennings (“2 Broke Girls”) is 37. Actors Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen are 37. Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass” films) is 33.
June 14: Actor Marla Gibbs is 92. Singer Rod Argent of The Zombies and Argent is 78. Singer Janet Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 77. Guitarist Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish is 76. Actor Will Patton is 69. Jazz bassist Marcus Miller is 64. Singer Boy George of Culture Club is 62. Actor Traylor Howard (“Monk,” ″Two Guys And A Girl”) is 57. Actor Yasmine Bleeth is 55. Actor Faizon Love (“The Parent ‘Hood”) is 55. Actor Stephen Wallem (“Nurse Jackie”) is 55. Actor Sullivan Stapleton (“Blindspot”) is 46. Screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) is 45. Actor Lawrence Saint-Victor (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” ″Guiding Light”) is 41. Actor Torrance Coombs (“Reign,” “The Tudors”) is 40. Actor J.R. Martinez (“All My Children”) is 40. Actor Kevin McHale (“Glee”) is 35. Actor Lucy Hale (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 34. Singer Jesy Nelson of Little Mix is 32. Actor Daryl Sabara (“Spy Kids”) is 31.
June 15: Singer Ruby Nash Garnett of Ruby and the Romantics is 89. Guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters is 77. Actor Simon Callow (“Amadeus,” ″Shakespeare in Love”) is 74. Singer Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply is 74. Singer Steve Walsh (Kansas) is 72. Country singer Terri Gibbs is 69. Actor Jim Belushi is 69. Actor Julie Hagerty (“Airplane”) is 68. Actor Polly Draper (“thirtysomething”) is 68. Guitarist Brad Gillis of Night Ranger is 66. Actor Eileen Davidson (“The Young and the Restless,” “Days of Our Lives”) is 64. Drummer Scott Rockenfield of Queensryche is 60 Actor Helen Hunt is 60. Guitarist Tony Ardoin of River Road is 59. Actor Courteney Cox (“Friends”) is 59. Guitarist Michael Britt of Lonestar is 57. Drummer Rob Mitchell of Sixpence None The Richer is 57. Rapper-actor Ice Cube is 54. Actor Leah Remini (“King of Queens”) is 53. Actor Jake Busey (“Starship Troopers”) is 52. Trombone player T-Bone Willy of Save Ferris is 51. Actor Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother,” ″Doogie Howser, M.D.”) is 50. Actor Greg Vaughan (“Days of Our Lives,” “General Hospital”) is 50. Actor Elizabeth Reaser (“Twilight”) is 48. Singer Dryden Mitchell of Alien Ant Farm is 47. Former child actor Christopher Castile (“Step By Step,” ″Beethoven” films) is 43. Guitarist Billy Martin of Good Charlotte is 42. Actor Jordi Vilasuso (“The Young and the Restless”) is 42. Guitarist Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons is 39. Actor Denzel Whitaker is 33. Actor Sterling Jerins (“The Conjuring” films) is 19.
June 16: Actor Eileen Atkins (“The Crown,” ″Doc Martin”) is 89. Actor Bill Cobbs is 89. Country singer Billy “Crash” Craddock is 85. Singer Eddie Levert of The O’Jays is 81. Actor Joan Van Ark is 80. Actor Geoff Pierson (“Splitting Up Together,” “Designated Survivor”) is 74. Singer James Smith (The Stylistics) is 73. Singer Gino Vannelli is 71. Actor Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne,” ″Norm”) is 68. Actor Arnold Vosloo (“The Mummy”) is 61. Actor Danny Burstein (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 59. Model-actor Jenny Shimizu is 56. Actor James Patrick Stuart (TV’s “The Closer”) is 55. Rapper MC Ren of N.W.A is 54. Actor Clifton Collins Jr. (“Westworld”) is 53. Actor John Cho (2009′s “Star Trek,” ″Harold and Kumar” movies) is 51. Actor Eddie Cibrian (“Third Watch”) is 50. Actor Fred Koehler (“Kate and Allie”) is 48. Actor China Shavers (“Boston Public”) is 46. Actor Daniel Bruhl (“Captain America: Civil War”) is 45. Actor Sibel Kekilli (“Game of Thrones”) is 43. Actor Missy Peregrym (“Rookie Blue”) is 41. Actor Olivia Hack is 40. “American Idol” runner-up Diana DeGarmo is 36. Bassist Ian Keaggy of Hot Chelle Rae is 36. Broadway actor Ali Stroker is 36.
June 17: Actor Peter Lupus (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”) is 91. Singer Barry Manilow is 80. Comedian Joe Piscopo is 72. Actor Mark Linn-Baker (“Perfect Strangers”) is 69. Actor Jon Gries (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 66. Singer Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) is 65. Director Bobby Farrelly (“There’s Something About Mary”) is 65. Actor Thomas Haden Church (“Sideways,” ″Wings,” ″Ned and Stacy”) is 63. Actor Greg Kinnear is 60. Actor Kami Cotler (“The Waltons”) is 58. Actor Jason Patric is 57. Singer Kevin Thornton of Color Me Badd is 54. Actor-comedian Will Forte (“Saturday Night Live”) is 53. Latin pop singer Paulina Rubio is 52. Actor Arthur Darvill (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) is 41. Actor Jodie Whittaker (“Doctor Who”) is 41. Actor Manish Dayal (“The Resident”) is 40. Country singer Mickey Guyton is 40. Actor-rapper Herculeez of Herculeez and Big Tyme is 40. Rapper Kendrick Lamar is 36. Actor KJ Apa (“Riverdale”) is 26.