Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6:
Aug. 31: Singer Van Morrison is 80. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 80. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions is 77. Actor Richard Gere is 76. Actor Stephen McKinley Henderson (“Fences,” ″Manchester by the Sea”) is 76. Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s is 68. Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 68. Singer Tony DeFranco of The DeFranco Family is 66. Keyboardist Larry Waddell of Mint Condition is 62. Actor Jaime P. Gomez (“Nash Bridges”) is 60. Guitarist Jeff Russo of Tonic is 56. Singer Deborah Gibson is 55. Bassist Greg Richling of The Wallflowers is 55. Actor Zack Ward (“A Christmas Story,” ″Titus”) is 55. Actor Chris Tucker (“Rush Hour”) is 53. Actor Sara Ramirez (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 50. Singer Tamara of Trina and Tamara is 48.
Sept. 1: Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 86. Singer Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 81. Singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is 79. Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is 77. Talk show host Dr. Phil is 75. Singer Gloria Estefan is 68. Jazz saxophonist Boney James is 64. Singer-guitarist Grant Lee Phillips (“Gilmore Girls”) is 62. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is 61. DJ Spigg Nice of Lost Boyz is 55. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira (“Desperate Housewives”) is 54. Actor Maury Sterling (“Homeland”) is 54. Actor Scott Speedman (“Felicity”) is 50. Singer Angaleena Presley of Pistol Annies is 49. Actor Boyd Holbrook (“Narcos”) is 44. Actor Zoe Lister-Jones (“Life in Pieces,” ″New Girl”) is 43. Guitarist Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy is 41. Actor Aisling Loftus (“Mr. Selfridge”) is 35.
