Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 16-22
Celebrities marking birthdays during the week of May 16-22 include singer Janet Jackson, musician Trent Reznor and writer-comedian Tina Fey
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 16-22:
May 16: Jazz drummer Billy Cobham is 77. Actor Danny Trejo is 77. Actor Bill Smitrovich (“Crime Story,” “Life Goes On”) is 74. Actor Pierce Brosnan is 68. Actor Debra Winger is 66. Actor Mare Winningham is 62. Violinist Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 57. Bassist Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) is 56. Singer Janet Jackson is 55. Actor-singer Scott Reeves (“Nashville,” ″General Hospital”) is 55. Actor Brian F. O’Byrne (“Million Dollar Baby”) is 54. Singer Ralph Tresvant is 53. Actor David Boreanaz (“Bones,” ″Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 52. Political commentator Tucker Carlson is 52. Actor Tracey Gold (“Growing Pains”) is 52. TV personality Bill Rancic (“America Now,” ″The Apprentice”) is 50. Country singer Rick Trevino is 50. Actor Khary Payton (“The Walking Dead”) is 49. Rapper Special Ed is 49. Actor Tori Spelling is 48. Actor Sean Carrigan (“The Young and the Restless”) is 47. Rapper B. Slade (A.K.A. Tonex) is 46. Actor Melanie Lynskey (“Two and a Half Men”) is 44. Actor Joseph Morgan (“The Originals,” ″Vampire Diaries”) is 40. DJ Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers is 36. Actor Megan Fox (“Transformers”) is 35. Actor Drew Roy (“Falling Skies,” ″Hannah Montana”) is 35. Actor Jermaine Fowler (“Superior Donuts”) is 33. Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster (“Game of Thrones”) is 31. Actor Marc John Jefferies (“The Tracy Morgan Show”) is 31. Actor Miles Heizer (“13 Reasons Why,” ″Parenthood”) is 27.
May 17: Singer Taj Mahal is 79. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 72. Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 68. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 68. Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 65. Singer Enya is 60. Actor Craig Ferguson (“The Late Late Show,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 58. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 58. Actor David Eigenberg (“Sex and the City”) is 57. Guitarist O’Dell of Mint Condition is 56. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 56. Actor Hill Harper (“CSI: NY,” ″He Got Game”) is 55. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 52. Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 51. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 51. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 48. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 47. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (“Heroes”) is 47. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 45. Actor Kat Foster (”’Til Death”) is 43. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 37. Dancer Derek Hough (“Dancing with the Stars”) is 36. Actor Tahj Mowry (“Smart Guy,” ″Kim Possible”) is 35. Actor Nikki Reed (“Twilight”) is 32. Actor Leven Rambin (“The Hunger Games,” ″Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) is 31.
May 18: Actor Priscilla Pointer (“Dallas,” ″Carrie,” ″Blue Velvet”) is 97. Actor Robert Morse is 90. Actor Dwayne Hickman (“The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”) is 87. Actor Candice Azzara (“In Her Shoes,” ″Caroline in the City,” ″Rhoda”) is 80. Bluegrass singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of The Dillards is 79. Country singer Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys is 73. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is 72. Singer Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is 71. Actor James Stephens (“Paper Chase,” ″Father Dowling Mysteries”) is 70. Country singer George Strait is 69. Actor Chow Yun-Fat (“Anna and the King,” ″The Replacement Killers”) is 66. Singer-guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet is 61. Guitarist Barry Graul of MercyMe is 60. Singer Michael Tait of Newsboys and of dc Talk is 55. Singer-actor Martika (“Wiseguy”) is 52. Comedian Tina Fey (“30 Rock,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 51. Musician Jack Johnson is 46. Country singer David Nail is 42. Singer Darryl Allen of Mista is 41. Actor Allen Leech (“Downton Abbey”) is 40. Guitarist Kevin Huguley of Rush of Fools is 39. Contemporary Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 36. Actor Violett Beane (“God Friended Me”) is 25. Actor Hala Finley (“Man with a Plan”) is 12.
May 19: TV personality David Hartman is 86. Actor James Fox is 82. Actor Nancy Kwan is 82. Musician Pete Townshend is 76. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 72. Singer-actor-model Grace Jones is 70. Drummer Phil Rudd AC/DC is 67. Actor Steven Ford is 65. Actor Toni Lewis (“Homicide,” ″Oz,” ″As the World Turns”) is 61. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 59. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford (“Monk”) is 51. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 49. TV personality Kim Zolciak Biermann (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 43. Singer Shooter Jennings is 42. Comedian Michael Che (“Saturday Night Live”) is 38. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 38. Guitarist James Richardson of MGMT is 38. Actor Eric Lloyd (“The Santa Clause”) is 35. Singer Sam Smith is 29. Actor Nolan Lyons (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 20.
May 20: Actor David Proval (“The Sopranos”) is 79. Singer-actor Cher is 75. Actor Dave Thomas (“Grace Under Fire,” ″SCTV”) is 73. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 71. Actor Dean Butler (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 65. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s is 63. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 62. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 62. Actor John Billingsley (“True Blood,” ″Enterprise”) is 61. Actor Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal”) is 61. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 60. TV personality Ted Allen (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 56. Actor Mindy Cohn (“Facts of Life”) is 55. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 55. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 49. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 46. Actor Matt Czuchry (“The Good Wife,” ″Gilmore Girls”) is 44. Singer-actor Naturi Naughton (3LW) is 37. Country singer Jon Pardi is 36.
May 21: Today’s Birthdays: Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 80. Keyboardist Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 74. Actor Carol Potter (“Beverly Hills, 90210,” ″Sunset Beach”) is 73. Singer Leo Sayer is 73. Comedian and former U.S. Senator Al Franken is 70. Actor Mr. T is 69. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 665. Actor Judge Reinhold is 64. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes (“The Notebook”) is 62. Actor Lisa Edelstein (“House”) is 55. Actor Fairuza Balk (“The Waterboy”) is 47. Singer-guitarist Mikel Jollet of Airborne Toxic Event is 47. Rapper Havoc of Mobb Deep is 47. Drummer Tony LoGerfo of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 38. Actor Sunkrish Bala (“Castle”) is 37. Actor David Ajala (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “Black Box”) is 35. Actor Ashlie Brillault (“Lizzie McGuire”) is 34. Country singer Cody Johnson is 34. Actor Scott Leavenworth (“7th Heaven”) is 31. Actor Sarah Ramos (“Parenthood,” ″American Dreams”) is 30.
May 22: Actor Michael Constantine (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” ″Room 222″) is 94. Pianist Peter Nero is 87. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 83. Actor Frank Converse is 83. Actor Barbara Parkins (“Peyton Place,” ″Valley of the Dolls”) is 79. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 71. Actor Al Corley (“Dynasty”) is 66. Singer Morrissey is 62. Actor Ann Cusack (“Jeff Foxworthy Show,” ″A League of Their Own”) is 60. Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 60. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms is 59. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence (“Chuck”) is 57. Singer Johnny Gill is 55. Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 54. Actor Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy,” "The Silence of the Lambs”) is 54. Actor Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”) is 52. Model Naomi Campbell is 51. Actor Anna Belknap (“CSI: NY”) is 49. Singer Donell Jones is 48. Actor Sean Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” ″Gilmore Girls”) is 47. Actor A.J. Langer (“Private Practice”) is 47. Actor Ginnifer Goodwin (“Once Upon a Time”) is 43. Singer Vivian Green is 42. Actor Maggie Q (“Insurgent,” ″Divergent”) is 42. Actor Molly Ephraim (“Last Man Standing”) is 35. Actor Anna Baryshnikov (“Superior Donuts”) is 29. Actor Camren Bicondova (“Gotham”) is 22.