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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 1-7:
Sept. 1: Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 85. Singer Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 80. Singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is 78. Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is 76. Talk show host Dr. Phil is 74. Singer Gloria Estefan is 67. Jazz saxophonist Boney James is 63. Singer-guitarist Grant Lee Phillips (“Gilmore Girls”) is 61. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is 60. DJ Spigg Nice of Lost Boyz is 54. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira (“Desperate Housewives”) is 53. Actor Maury Sterling (“Homeland”) is 53. Actor Scott Speedman (“Felicity”) is 49. Singer Angaleena Presley of Pistol Annies is 48. Actor Boyd Holbrook (“Narcos”) is 43. Actor Zoe Lister-Jones (“Life in Pieces,” ″New Girl”) is 42. Guitarist Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy is 40. Actor Aisling Loftus (“Mr. Selfridge”) is 34.
Sept. 2: Singer Jimmy Clanton is 86. Singer Rosalind Ashford of Martha and the Vandellas is 81. Sportscaster Terry Bradshaw is 76. Actor Mark Harmon is 73. Actor Linda Purl (“Happy Days,” “Matlock”) is 69. Drummer Jerry Augustyniak of 10,000 Maniacs is 66. Drummer Paul Deakin of The Mavericks is 65. Actor Keanu Reeves is 60. Actor Salma Hayek is 58. Actor Tuc Watkins (“One Life to Live”) is 58. Actor Cynthia Watros (“Lost,” ″Titus”) is 56. Singer K-Ci of K-Ci and JoJo is 55. Actor Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”) is 51. Comedian Katt Williams (“Norbit”) is 51. Actor Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”) is 50. Actor Tiffany Hines (“Nikita,” “Bones”) is 47. Bassist Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit is 47. Actor Jonathan Kite (“2 Broke Girls”) is 45. Actor Joshua Henry (“Hamilton”) is 40. Actor Allison Miller (“A Million Little Things”) is 39. Drummer Spencer Smith (Panic at the Disco) is 37. DJ-music producer Zedd is 35.
Sept. 3: Actor Pauline Collins is 84. Singer-guitarist Al Jardine of The Beach Boys is 82. Actor Valerie Perrine is 81. Drummer Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad is 76. Guitarist Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols is 69. Actor Steve Schirripa (“The Sopranos”) is 67. Actor Holt McCallany (“Lights Out,” ″CSI: Miami”) is 60. Guitarist Todd Lewis of The Toadies is 59. Actor Costas Mandylor (“Picket Fences”) is 59. Actor Charlie Sheen is 59. Singer Jennifer Paige is 51. Musician Redfoo of LMFAO is 49. Actor Ashley Jones (“True Blood”) is 48. Actor Nichole Hiltz (“In Plain Sight”) is 46. Actor Joel Johnstone (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) is 46. Actor Nick Wechsler (“Revenge,” ″Roswell”) is 46. Guitarist Tomo Milicevic of 30 Seconds to Mars is 45. Actor Garrett Hedlund (“Tron”) is 40. Singer August Alsina is 32.
Sept. 4: Actor Mitzi Gaynor is 93. Singer Sonny Charles of the Checkmates, Ltd. Is 84. Actor Kenneth Kimmins (“Coach”) is 83. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips is 82. TV personality Dr. Jan Pol (“The Incredible Dr. Pol”) is 82. Actor Jennifer Salt (“Soap”) is 80. Bassist Ronald LaPread (The Commodores) is 74. Actor Judith Ivey is 73. Drummer Martin Chambers of The Pretenders is 73. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (“Welcome Back, Kotter”) is 71. Actor Khandi Alexander (“ER,” ″NewsRadio”) is 67. Guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden is 64. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans is 64. Actor Richard Speight Jr. (“The Agency”) is 55. Actor Noah Taylor (2005′s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” ″Game of Thrones”) is 55. Actor Ione Skye is 54. DJ-music producer Mark Ronson is 49. Singer Richard Wingo of Jagged Edge is 49. Bassist Ian Grushka of New Found Glory is 47. Actor Wes Bentley (“American Beauty”) is 46. Actor Max Greenfield (“The Neighborhood,” “New Girl”) is 45. Country singer Granger Smith is 45. Singer Dan Miller of O-Town is 44. Singer Beyonce’ is 43. Singer-guitarist Tom Gossin of Gloriana is 43. Actor Whitney Cummings (“Whitney”) is 42. Comedian Kyle Mooney (“Saturday Night Live”) is 40. Multi-instrumentalist Neyla Pekarek (The Lumineers) is 38. Singer James Bay is 34. Actor Trevor Gagnon (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 29.
Sept. 5: Broadway actor Carol Lawrence is 92. Actor Lucille Soong (“Fresh Off The Boat”) is 89. Actor William Devane (“Jessie Stone,” “Knots Landing”) is 85. Actor George Lazenby is 85. Singer Al Stewart is 79. Actor-director Dennis Dugan (“Big Daddy,” “Happy Gilmore”) is 78. Singer Loudon Wainwright III is 78. Saxophonist Mel Collins of King Crimson and of Kokomo is 77. Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite (“Cathy”) is 74. Actor Michael Keaton is 73. Actor Debbie Turner (“The Sound of Music”) is 68. Actor Kristian Alfonso (“Days of Our Lives”) is 61. Singer Terry Ellis of En Vogue is 61. Drummer Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine (and of Audioslave) is 56. TV personality-musician Dweezil Zappa is 55. Actor Rose McGowan is 51. Actor Carice Van Houten (“Game of Thrones”) is 48. Keyboardist Kyle O’Quin of Portugal. The Man is 39. Actor Andrew Ducote (“Dave’s World”) is 38. Actor-turned-political advisor Skandar Keynes (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) is 33.
Sept. 6: Comedian Jo Anne Worley is 88. Country singer David Allan Coe is 85. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 81. Actor Swoosie Kurtz is 80. Comedian-actor Jane Curtin is 77. Country singer Buddy Miller is 72. Actor James Martin Kelly (“Mob City,” ″Magic Mike”) is 70. Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 67. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 66. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow (“Police Academy”) is 66. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 63. News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas is 62. Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 61. Actor Betsy Russell (“Saw”) is 61. Actor Rosie Perez is 60. Singer Macy Gray is 57. Singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 55. Singer CeCe Peniston is 55. Actor Daniele Gaither (“MADtv”) is 54. Actor Dylan Bruno (“Numb3ers”) is 52. Actor Idris Elba is 52. Actor Justina Machado (Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” “Jane the Virgin”) is 52. Actor Anika Noni Rose (“The Princess and the Frog,” “Dreamgirls”) is 52. Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 50. Actor Justin Whalin (“Lois and Clark”) is 50. Actor Naomie Harris (“Moonlight,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies) is 48. Rapper Noreaga is 47. Rapper Foxy Brown is 46. Actor Deborah Joy Winans (“Greenleaf”) is 41. Actor Lauren Lapkus (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 39. Singer Max George of The Wanted is 36.
Sept. 7: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 94. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 81. Singer Alfa Anderson of Chic is 78. Actor Susan Blakely (“The Towering Inferno,” ″The Concorde: Airport ’79″) is 76. Actor Julie Kavner (“The Simpsons”) is 74. Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is 73. Keyboardist Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 71. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 70. Actor Michael Emerson (“Lost”) is 70. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 68. Songwriter Diane Warren is 68. Singer Margot Chapman (Starland Vocal Band) is 67. Actor W. Earl Brown (“Deadwood”) is 61. Comedian Leslie Jones (“Supermarket Sweep,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 57. Model Angie Everhart is 55. Actor Diane Farr (“Numb3rs,” “Rescue Me”) is 55. Actor Monique Gabriela Curnen (“The Dark Knight”) is 54. Actor Tom Everett Scott (“Southland,” ″That Thing You Do!”) is 54. Drummer Chad Sexton of 311 is 54. Actor Shannon Elizabeth (“American Pie”) is 51. Actor Oliver Hudson (“Nashville”) is 48. Actor Devon Sawa (“Slackers,” ″Final Destination”) is 46. Actor Benjamin Hollingsworth (“Code Black”) is 40. Actor Alyssa Diaz (“The Rookie”) is 39. Contemporary Christian musician Wes Willis of Rush of Fools is 38. Actor Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld,” ″Thirteen”) is 37. Actor Jonathan Majors (“Lovecraft Country”) is 35. Actor Ian Chen (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is 18.
