Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 11-17:
Sept. 11: Actor Earl Holliman is 94. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 83. Movie director Brian De Palma is 82. Actor Lola Falana is 80. Drummer Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead is 79. Guitarist Leo Kottke is 77. Actor Phillip Alford (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) is 74. Actor Amy Madigan is 72. Guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx is 69. Sports reporter Lesley Visser is 69. Drummer Jon Moss of Culture Club is 65. Actor-director Roxann Dawson (“Star Trek: Voyager”) is 64. Actor Scott Patterson (“Gilmore Girls”) is 64. Keyboardist Mick Talbot (The Style Council, Dexys Midnight Runners) is 64. Actor John Hawkes (“Deadwood”) is 63. Actor Anne Ramsay (“Mad About You,” ″A League of Their Own”) is 62. Actor Virginia Madsen (“Sideways,” ″American Dreams”) is 61. Actor Kristy McNichol is 60. Musician Moby is 57. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 55. Actor Taraji P. Henson is 52. Actor Laura Wright (“Guiding Light”) is 52. Guitarist Jeremy Popoff of Lit is 51. Singer Brad Fischetti of LFO is 47. Rapper Mr. Black is 45. Guitarist Jon Buckland of Coldplay is 45. Rapper Ludacris is 45. Actor Ariana Richards (“Jurassic Park” films) is 43. Singer Charles Kelley of Lady A is 41. Actor Elizabeth Henstridge (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 35. Actor Tyler Hoechlin (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 35. Actor Mackenzie Aladjem (“Nurse Jackie”) is 21.
Sept. 12: Actor Linda Gray (“Dallas”) is 82. Singer Maria Muldaur is 80. Actor Joe Pantoliano (“The Sopranos”) is 71. Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 70. Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 70. Actor Rachel Ward is 65. Actor Amy Yasbeck (“Wings,” ″Life on a Stick”) is 60. Bassist Norwood Fisher of Fishbone is 57. Actor Darren E. Burrows (“Northern Exposure”) is 56. Singer Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 56. Comedian Louis C.K. is 55. Guitarist Larry LaLonde of Primus is 54. Actor Will Chase (“Nashville”) is 52. Country singer Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland is 48. Actor Lauren Stamile (“Complications,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) is 46. Rapper 2 Chainz is 45. Actor Kelly Jenrette (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) is 44. Actor Ben McKenzie (“The O.C.”) is 44. Singer Ruben Studdard (“American Idol”) is 44. Singer-actor Jennifer Hudson is 41. Actor Alfie Allen (“Game of Thrones”) is 36. Actor Emmy Rossum (“Phantom of the Opera”) is 36. Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is 29. Actor Colin Ford (“Under the Dome”) is 26.
Sept. 13: Actor Barbara Bain (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”) is 91. Actor Eileen Fulton (“As The World Turns”) is 89. Singer David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 81. Singer Peter Cetera (Chicago) is 78. Actor Jacqueline Bisset is 78. Actor Christine Estabrook (“Desperate Housewives”) is 72. Actor Jean Smart is 71. Singer Randy Jones of the Village People is 70. Record producer-musician Don Was (Was (Not Was)) is 70. Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. (“The Wire,” “BlacKkKlansman”) is 68. Actor Geri Jewell (“The Facts of Life,” ″Deadwood”) is 66. Country singer Bobbie Cryner is 61. Singer-guitarist Dave Mustaine of Megadeth is 61. Radio and TV personality Tavis Smiley is 58. Comedian Jeff Ross (“Sneaky Pete”) is 57. Actor Louis Mandylor (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) is 56. Drummer Steve Perkins of Porno for Pyros and Jane’s Addiction is 55. Actor Roger Howarth (“General Hospital,” “One Life To Live”) is 54. Actor Dominic Fumusa (“Nurse Jackie”) is 53. Actor Louise Lombard (“CSI”) is 52. Guitarist Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts is 47. Singer Fiona Apple is 45. Guitarist Hector Cervantes of Casting Crowns is 42. Actor Ben Savage (“Boy Meets World”) is 42. Singer Niall Horan formerly of One Direction is 29. Actor Mitch Holleman (“Reba”) is 27. Actor Lili Reinhart (“Riverdale”) is 26.
Sept. 14: Actor Walter Koenig (“Star Trek”) is 86. Singer-actor Joey Heatherton is 78. Actor Sam Neill is 75. Singer John “Bowzer” Baumann of Sha Na Na is 75. Actor Robert Wisdom (TV’s “Nashville,” ″The Wire”) is 69. Saxophonist Steve Berlin of Los Lobos is 67. Country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is 66. Country singer John Berry is 63. Actor Mary Crosby is 63. Singer Morten Harket of A-ha is 63. Actor Melissa Leo is 62. Actor Faith Ford (“Faith and Hope,” ″Murphy Brown”) is 58. Actor Michelle Stafford (“The Young and the Restless”) is 57. Actor Dan Cortese is 55. Singer Mark Hall of Casting Crowns is 53. Actor Tyler Perry is 53. Actor Ben Garant (“Reno 911!”) is 52. Actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“According to Jim”) is 51. Actor Andrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead”) is 49. Rapper Nas is 49. Actor Austin Basis (“Life Unexpected”) is 46. TV chef Katie Lee (“The Kitchen”) is 41. Actor Adam Lamberg (“Lizzie McGuire”) is 38. Singer Alex Clare is 37. Actor Chad Duell (“General Hospital”) is 35. Actor Jessica Brown Findlay (“Downton Abbey”) is 35. Actor-singer Logan Henderson (“Big Time Rush”) is 33. Actor Emma Kenney (“The Connors,” ″Shameless”) is 23.
Sept. 15: Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 76. Movie director Oliver Stone is 76. Drummer Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger is 70. Actor Barry Shabaka Henley (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) is 68. Drummer Mitch Dorge of Crash Test Dummies is 62. Actor Danny Nucci (“The Fosters”) is 54. DJ Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature) is 53. Actor Josh Charles (“The Good Wife,” ″Sports Night”) is 51. Actor Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) is 45. Actor Marisa Ramirez (“Blue Bloods”) is 45. Guitarist Zach Filkins of OneRepublic is 44. Actor Dave Annable (“Brothers and Sisters”) is 43. Actor Amy Davidson (“8 Simple Rules”) is 43. TV personality Heidi Montag (“The Hills”) is 36. Actor Kate Mansi (“Days of Our Lives”) is 35.
Sept. 16: Actor-singer Janis Paige (“Please Don’t Eat The Daisies”) is 100. Actor George Chakiris (“West Side Story”) is 90. Singer Betty Kelley of Martha and the Vandellas is 78. Drummer Kenney Jones (Small Faces, Faces, The Who) is 74. Actor Susan Ruttan (“L.A. Law”) is 74. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 73. Singer David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 72. Actor Mickey Rourke is 70. Comedian Lenny Clarke (“Sirens,” “Rescue Me”) is 69. Jazz guitarist Earl Klugh is 69. Actor Christopher Rich (“Reba,” ″Murphy Brown”) is 69. TV weatherman Mark McEwen is 68. Illusionist David Copperfield is 66. Country singer Terry McBride is 64. Actor Jennifer Tilly is 64. Actor Jayne Brook (“Chicago Hope”) is 62. Singer Richard Marx is 59. Comedian Molly Shannon (“Saturday Night Live”) is 58. Singer Marc Anthony is 54. Talk show host Tamron Hall is 52. Comedian Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 51. Actor Toks Olagundoye (“Castle”) is 47. Singer Musiq is 45. Rapper Flo Rida is 43. Actor Alexis Bledel (“Gilmore Girls”) is 41. Actor Sabrina Bryan (“The Cheetah Girls”) is 38. Actor Madeline Zima (“The Nanny”) is 37. Actor Ian Harding (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 36. Actor Kyla Pratt (“Fat Albert,’” “Dr. Doolittle”) is 36. Singer Teddy Geiger is 34. Actor Bailey De Young (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) is 33. Musician-actor Nick Jonas is 30.
Sept. 17: Singer-turned-photographer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 87. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 74. Actor Elvira is 71. Comedian Rita Rudner is 69. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (formerly Elmo on “Sesame Street”) is 62. Actor-director Paul Feig is 60. Director Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge”) is 60. Singer BeBe Winans is 60. Businessman Robert Herjavec (“Shark Tank”) is 59. Actor Kyle Chandler (“Early Edition”) is 57. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 56. Actor Malik Yoba (“New York Undercover”) is 55. Singer Anastacia is 54. Actor Matthew Settle (“Gossip Girl”) is 53. Rapper VinRock of Naughty By Nature is 52. Actor Bobby Lee (“MADtv,” ″Harold and Kumar” films) is 51. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 49. Singer-actor Nona Gaye (“The Matrix” films) is 48. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 43. Actor Billy Miller (“General Hospital,” ″The Young and the Restless”) is 43. Actor Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 33. Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is 33. Actor Denyse Tontz (“All My Children,” ″Big Time Rush”) is 28.
