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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 20-26:
Oct. 20: Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 87. Actor-turned-nun Dolores Hart (“Where the Boys Are,” “King Creole”) is 86. Actor William Russ (“Boy Meets World,” “Wiseguy”) is 74. Actor-director Melanie Mayron (“thirtysomething”) is 72. Director Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Trainspotting”) is 68. Actor Viggo Mortensen (“Lord of the Rings”) is 66. Drummer Jim “Soni” Sonefeld of Hootie and the Blowfish is 60. Bassist Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 57. “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is 56. Actor Kenneth Choi (“9-1-1,” “Sons of Anarchy”) is 53. Rapper Snoop Dogg is 53. Country singer Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town is 53. Actor-comedian Dan Fogler (“Fantastic Beasts,” “The Walking Dead”) is 48. Saxophonist Jon Natchez of The War on Drugs is 48. Actor Sam Witwer (“Smallville,” “Battlestar Galactica”) is 47. Actor John Krasinski (“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “The Office”) is 45. Bassist Daniel Tichenor of Cage The Elephant is 45. Actor Katie Featherston (“Paranormal Activity”) is 42. Actor Jennifer Nicole Freeman (“My Wife and Kids”) is 39.
Oct. 21: Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 84. Guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG’s is 83. Singer Elvin Bishop is 82. TV judge Judy Sheindlin (“Judge Judy”) is 82. Actor Everett McGill (“Twin Peaks”) is 79. Trumpeter Lee Loughnane of Chicago is 78. Actor Dick Christie (“Small Wonder,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 76. Actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson (“The Fighting Temptations,” “U.S. Marshals”) is 75. Guitarist Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go’s is 71. Director Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) is 69. Singer Julian Cope is 67. Guitarist Steve Lukather of Toto is 67. Actor Ken Watanabe (“Letters from Iwo Jima,” ″The Last Samurai”) is 65. Actor Melora Walters (TV’s “Big Love,” film’s “The Butterfly Effect”) is 64. Singer-bassist Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age) is 53. Keyboardist Charlie Lowell of Jars of Clay is 51. Actor Jeremy Miller (“Growing Pains”) is 48. Singer Matthew Ramsey of Old Dominion is 47. Actor Will Estes (“American Dreams”) is 46. Actor Michael McMillian (“True Blood”) is 46. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is 44. Actor Matt Dallas (“Kyle XY”) is 42. Actor Charlotte Sullivan (“Chicago Fire,” “Rookie Blue”) is 41. Actor Glen Powell (“Top Gun: Maverick”) is 36. Country singer Kane Brown is 31.
Oct. 22: Actor Derek Jacobi is 86. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 86. Actor Tony Roberts is 85. Director Jan de Bont (“Twister,” “Speed”) is 81. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 81. Musician Eddie Brigati of The Rascals and Joey Dee and the Starlighters is 79. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 72. Keyboardist Greg Hawkes of The Cars is 72. Director Bill Condon (“Twilight” films, “Dreamgirls”) is 69. Actor Luis Guzman (“Wednesday,” “Code Black”) is 68. Bassist Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets is 64. Actor Bob Odenkirk is 62. Christian singer TobyMac (dc Talk) is 60. Singer-songwriter Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding) is 59. Actor Valeria Golino (“Rain Man,” “Hot Shots!”) is 58. Comedian Carlos Mencia is 57. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 56. Reggae rapper Shaggy is 56. Director Spike Jonze is 55. Rapper Tracey Lee is 54. Actor Saffron Burrows (“You,” “Boston Legal”) is 52. Actor Carmen Ejogo (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Selma”) is 51. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”) is 49. Guitarist Jon Foreman of Switchfoot is 48. Actor Michael Fishman (“Roseanne”) is 43. Guitarist Rickard Goransson of Carolina Liar is 41. Drummer Zac Hanson of Hanson is 39. Actor Corey Hawkins (TV’s “The Walking Dead,” film’s “Straight Outta Compton”) is 36. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki (“Stuart Little,” ″Jerry Maguire”) is 34. Actor Sofia Vassilieva (“Medium,” “Eloise”) is 32. Actor Elias Harger (“Fuller House”) is 17.
Oct. 23: Director Philip Kaufman (“The Right Stuff”) is 88. Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 81. Director Ang Lee (“Brokeback Mountain,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) is 70. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 68. Singer Dwight Yoakam is 68. Director-actor Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man” films) is 65. Singer “Weird Al” Yankovic is 65. Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 60. Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 58. Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 58. Singer Junior Bryant of Ricochet is 56. Actor Jon Huertas (“This is Us,” “Castle”) is 55. Director Chris Weitz (”About a Boy,” “American Pie”) is 55. Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 52. Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 50. “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley is 48. Actor Ryan Reynolds is 48. Actor Saycon Sengbloh (TV’s “In The Dark”) is 47. Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage The Elephant is 41. Former TV host Meghan McCain (“The View”) is 40. Actor Masiela Lusha (“George Lopez”) is 39. Singer Miguel is 39. Actor Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) is 38. Actor Inbar Lavi (“Imposters,” “Prison Break”) is 38. Actor Jessica Stroup (”Iron Fist,” “90210”) is 38. Trumpeter Allen Branstetter of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 34. Actor Taylor Spreitler (“Kevin Can Wait,” “Melissa and Joey”) is 31. Actor Margaret Qualley (“Poor Things,” “Fosse/Verdon”) is 30. Actor Amandla Stenberg (“The Acolyte,” “The Hunger Games”) is 26.
Oct. 24: Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 88. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 85. Director David S. Ward (“Sleepless in Seattle,” “The Sting”) is 79. Actor Kevin Kline is 77. Drummer Billy Thomas of McBride and the Ride is 71. Actor Doug Davidson (“The Young and the Restless”) is 70. Actor B.D. Wong is 64. Actor Zahn McClarnon (“Reservation Dogs,” “Hawkeye”) is 58. Singer Michael Trent of Shovels and Rope is 47. Drummer Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 45. Singer Monica is 44. Singer-actor Adrienne Bailon Houghton of 3LW (“The Cheetah Girls”) is 41. Actor Tim Pocock (TV’s “Camp,” film’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) is 39. Rapper-actor Drake is 38. Actor Shenae Grimes (“90210”) is 35. Actor Eliza Taylor (“The 100”) is 35. Actor Ashton Sanders (“Moonlight”) is 29. Actor Hudson Yang (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is 21.
Oct. 25: Actor Marion Ross is 96. Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 80. Singer Taffy Nivert of Starland Vocal Band is 80. Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 77. Actor Brian Kerwin is 75. Guitarist Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is 68. Actor Nancy Cartwright (“The Simpsons”) is 67. Country singer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown is 66. Drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and of Chickenfoot is 63. Actor Tracy Nelson (“Father Dowling Mysteries”) is 61. Actor Michael Boatman (“The Good Wife,” ″Spin City”) is 60. Actor Kevin Michael Richardson (“The Cleveland Show”) is 60. Actor Mathieu Amalric (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Quantum of Solace”) is 59. Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 56. Comedian Samantha Bee (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” ″The Daily Show”) is 55. Actor Adam Goldberg (TV’s “The Equalizer,” film’s “Saving Private Ryan”) is 54. Actor Adam Pascal (“Rent”) is 54. Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 54. Actor Persia White (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Girlfriends”) is 54. Country singer Chely Wright is 54. Actor Leslie Grossman (“American Horror Story,” “Popular”) is 53. Classical violinist Midori is 53. Actor Craig Robinson (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “The Office”) is 53. Actor Mehcad Brooks (“Supergirl,” ″Desperate Housewives”) is 44. Actor Josh Henderson (“Desperate Housewives”) is 43. Singer Jerome Jones (Romeo) of Immature is 43. Singer Katy Perry is 40. Singer Austin Winkler (Hinder) is 40. Singer Ciara is 39. Actor Krista Marie Yu (“Dr. Ken”) is 36. Actor Rachel Matthews (“Frozen 2”) is 31. Actor Conchita Campbell (“The 4400”) is 29.
Oct. 26: Actor Jaclyn Smith (“Charlie’s Angels”) is 79. Former “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is 78. Musician Bootsy Collins is 73. Actor James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 72. Musician David Was of Was (Not Was) is 72. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52′s is 71. Actor Lauren Tewes (“The Love Boat”) is 71. Actor D.W. Moffett (“Chicago Med”) is 70. Actor-singer Rita Wilson is 68. Actor Patrick Breen (“Madam Secretary”) is 64. Actor Dylan McDermott is 63. Actor Cary Elwes is 62. Singer Natalie Merchant is 61. Actor Steve Valentine (“Crossing Jordan”) is 58. Country singer Keith Urban is 57. Actor Tom Cavanagh (“The Flash,” ″Ed”) is 56. Actor Rosemarie DeWitt (“La La Land,” “The United States of Tara”) is 53. Actor Anthony Rapp (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “Rent”) is 53. Writer-actor Seth McFarlane (“Family Guy”) is 51. TV host Paula Faris (“The View”) is 49. Actor Florence Kasumba (“Black Panther”) is 48. Actor Jon Heder (“Blades of Glory,” ″Napoleon Dynamite”) is 47. Singer Mark Barry of BBMak is 46. Actor Folake Olowofoyeku (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) is 41. Rapper Schoolboy Q is 38. Actor Beulah Koale (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 33.
