Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 1-7:
May 1: Singer Judy Collins is 83. Actor Stephen Macht (“Suits,” ″General Hospital”) is 80. Singer Rita Coolidge is 77. Singer-bassist Nick Fortuna of The Buckinghams is 76. Actor Dann Florek (“Law and Order: SVU”) is 71. Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 68. Actor Byron Stewart is 66. Actor Maia Morgenstern (“The Passion of the Christ”) is 60. Actor Scott Coffey (“Mulholland Drive,” ″The Outsiders”) is 58. Country singer Wayne Hancock is 57. Actor Charlie Schlatter (“Diagnosis Murder”) is 56. Country singer Tim McGraw is 55. Bassist D’Arcy Wretzky (Smashing Pumpkins) is 54. Director Wes Anderson is 53. Actor Julie Benz (“No Ordinary Family,” “Dexter”) is 50. Singer Tina Campbell of Mary Mary is 48. Actor Darius McCrary (“Family Matters”) is 46. Actor Jamie Dornan (“Fifty Shades of Grey”) is 40. Actor Kerry Bishe (“Argo”) is 38. TV personality Abby Huntsman (“The View”) is 36. Actor Lizzy Greene (“A Million Little Things”) is 18.
May 2: Singer Englebert Humperdinck is 86. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 77. Actor David Suchet (TV’s “Poirot”) is 76. Country singer Larry Gatlin is 74. Singer Lou Gramm of Foreigner is 72. Actor Christine Baranski is 70. Singer Angela Bofill is 68. Actor Brian Tochi (“Revenge of the Nerds,” ″Police Academy”) is 63. Actor Elizabeth Berridge (“The John Larroquette Show”) is 60. Country singer Ty Herndon is 60. Actor Mitzi Kapture (“The Young and the Restless,” “Baywatch”) is 60. TV commentator Mika Brzezinski is 55. Wrestler-actor Dwayne Johnson is 50. Singer Jeff Gutt of Stone Temple Pilots is 46. Actor Jenna Von Oy (“Blossom”) is 45. Actor Kumail Nanjiani (TV’s “Silicon Valley,” film’s “The Big Sick”) is 44. Actor Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” ″The Office”) is 42. Actor Robert Buckley (“One Tree Hill”) is 41. Actor Gaius Charles (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 39. Singer Lily Allen is 37. Guitarist Jim Almgren of Carolina Liar is 36. Actor Kay Panabaker (“No Ordinary Family,” ″Summerland”) is 32.
May 3: Singer Frankie Valli is 88. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 76. Singer Mary Hopkin is 72. Singer Christopher Cross is 71. Drummer Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 65. Keyboardist David Ball of Soft Cell is 63. Country singer Shane Minor is 54. Actor Amy Ryan (“Bridge of Spies,” ″The Office”) is 54. Actor Bobby Cannavale (“Boardwalk Empire,” ″Nurse Jackie”) is 52. Music producer-actor Damon Dash is 51. Bassist John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band is 51. Actor Marsha Stephanie-Blake (“When They See Us”) is 47. TV personality Willie Geist (“Today”) is 47. Actor Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”) is 47. Actor Dulé Hill (“Psych,” ″The West Wing”) is 47. Country singer Eric Church is 45. Actor Tanya Wright (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 44. Dancer Cheryl Burke (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 38. Singer Michael Kiwanuka is 35. Actor Zoe De Grand Maison (“Orphan Black”) is 27. Rapper Desiigner is 25.
May 4: Jazz bassist Ron Carter is 85. Singer Peggy Santiglia Davison of The Angels is 78. Actor Richard Jenkins (“The Shape of Water”) is 75. Country singer Stella Parton is 73. Actor-turned-minister Hilly Hicks (“Roots”) is 72. Bassist Darryl Hunt of The Pogues is 72. Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 71. Singer-actor Pia Zadora is 70. Singer Oleta Adams is 69. Country singer Randy Travis is 63. Actor Mary McDonough (“The Waltons”) is 61. Comedian Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live”) is 55. Actor Will Arnett (“Arrested Development,” ″Blades of Glory”) is 52. Bassist Mike Dirnt of Green Day is 50. Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 50. TV personality Kimora Lee Simmons is 47. Sports reporter and TV personality Erin Andrews is 44. Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) is 43. Actor Ruth Negga (“Loving”) is 41. Rapper Jidenna is 37. Actor Alexander Gould (“Weeds,” “Finding Nemo”) is 28. Country singer RaeLynn is 28. Actor Amara Miller (“The Descendants”) is 22.
May 5: Actor Pat Carroll is 95. Actor Michael Murphy is 84. Actor Lance Henriksen (“Millennium,” ″Aliens”) is 82. Comedian-actor Michael Palin (Monty Python) is 79. Actor John Rhys-Davies (“Lord of the Rings,” ″Raiders of the Lost Ark”) is 78. Former MTV News correspondent Kurt Loder is 77. Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 74. Actor Melinda Culea (“The A Team,” ″Knots Landing”) is 67. Actor Lisa Eilbacher (“An Officer and a Gentleman,” ″Beverly Hills Cop”) is 65. Actor Richard E. Grant (“Gosford Park”) is 65. Singer Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen is 63. Newsman Brian Williams is 63. TV personality Kyan Douglas (“Rachael Ray,” “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 52. Actor Tina Yothers (“Family Ties”) is 49. Singer Raheem DeVaughn is 47. Actor Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”) is 43. Singer Craig David is 41. Actor Danielle Fishel (“Boy Meets World”) is 41. Actor Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel,” ″The Tudors”) is 39. Bassist Josh Smith of Halestorm is 39. Singer Adele is 34. Singer Chris Brown is 33.
May 6: Singer Bob Seger is 77. Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 77. Singer and comedian Lulu Roman (“Hee Haw”) is 76. Actor Alan Dale (“Lost,” ″Ugly Betty”) is 75. Actor Ben Masters (“Passions”) is 75. Actor Richard Cox (“Alpha House,” ″American Tragedy”) is 74. Host Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars,” new “Hollywood Squares”) is 67. Singer John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants is 62. Actor Julianne Phillips is 62. Actor Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) is 62. Actor George Clooney is 61. Child actor turned rodeo star Clay O’Brien (“The Apple Dumpling Gang”) is 61. Singer-bassist Tony Scalzo of Fastball is 58. Actor Leslie Hope (“24”) is 57. Actor Geneva Carr (“Bull”) is 56. Guitarist Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 55. Guitarist Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 51. Actor Stacey Oristano (“Bunheads,” ″Friday Night Lights”) is 43. Actor Adrianne Palicki (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 39. Actor Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) is 39. Comedian Sasheer Zamata (“Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Rapper Meek Mill is 35. Actor Naomi Scott (2019’s “Aladdin”) is 29.
May 7: Singer Thelma Houston is 79. Actor Robin Strasser (“One Life to Live,” “Passions”) is 77. Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff (Starland Vocal Band) is 76. Drummer Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead is 76. Drummer Prairie Prince (The Tubes) is 72. Director Amy Heckerling (“Clueless,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”) is 70. Actor Michael E. Knight (“All My Children”) is 63. Guitarist Phil Campbell of Motorhead is 61. Actor Traci Lords is 54. Actor Morocco Omari (“Empire”) is 52. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 51. Actor Breckin Meyer (“Herbie: Fully Loaded,” “Road Trip”) is 48. Drummer Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys is 36. Comedian Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”) is 35. Actor Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings,” “The Hunger Games”) is 30. Actor Dylan Gelula (“Jennifer Falls,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) is 28.
