Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 24-30
Posted January 19, 2016 6:24 am.
Last Updated January 19, 2016 7:20 am.
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Jan. 24: Actor Jerry Maren (Lollipop Kid from “The Wizard of Oz”) is 97. Singer Ray Stevens is 77. Singer Aaron Neville is 75. Singer Neil Diamond is 75. Actor Michael Ontkean (“Twin Peaks”) is 70. Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs is 66. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 65. Keyboardist-turned-TV personality Jools Holland (Squeeze) is 58. Actress Nastassja Kinski is 57. Drummer Keech Rainwater of Lonestar is 53. Singer Sleepy Brown of Society of Soul is 46. Actress Matthew Lillard (“Scooby-Doo,” ”She’s All That”) is 46. Actress Merrilee McCommas (“Friday Night Lights,” ”Family Law”) is 45. Singer Beth Hart is 44. Actor Ed Helms (“The Office”) is 42. Actress Tatyana Ali (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 37. Actor Justin Baldoni (“Jane the Virgin”) is 32. Actress Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”) is 30.
Jan. 25: Actress Jenifer Lewis is 59. Actress Dinah Manoff (“Empty Nest”) is 58. Country drummer Mike Burch of River Road is 50. Singer Kina (Brownstone) is 47. Actress Ana Ortiz (“Ugly Betty”) is 45. Guitarist Matt Odmark of Jars of Clay is 42. Singer Alicia Keys is 35. Actor Michael Trevino (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 31. Bassist Calum Hood of 5 Seconds to Summer is 20.
Jan. 26: Actress Anne Jeffreys (“Topper”) is 93. Sports announcer-actor Bob Uecker is 81. Actor Scott Glenn is 77. Singer Jean Knight is 73. Actor Richard Portnow (“Trumbo,” ”The Sopranos”) is 69. Drummer Corky Laing of Mountain is 68. Actor David Strathairn is 67. Singer Lucinda Williams is 63. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen is 61. Percussionist Norman Hassan of UB40 is 58. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is 58. Guitarist Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!) is 53. Singer Jazzie B. of Soul II Soul is 53. Actor Paul Johansson (“One Tree Hill”) is 52. Gospel singer Kirk Franklin is 46. Actor Nate Mooney (“American Odyssey,” ”It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 44. Drummer Chris Hesse of Hoobastank is 42. Actress Sara Rue (“Less Than Perfect”) is 38. Actor Colin O’Donoghue (“Once Upon a Time”) is 35. Guitarist Michael Martin of Marshall Dyllon is 33.
Jan. 27: Actor James Cromwell (“Babe”) is 76. Drummer Nick Mason of Pink Floyd is 72. Singer Nedra Talley of The Ronettes is 70. Dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is 68. Country singer Cheryl White of The Whites is 61. Guitarist Richard Young of The Kentucky Headhunters is 61. Actress Mimi Rogers is 60. Guitarist Janick Gers of Iron Maiden is 59. Singer Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 55. Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert (New Order) is 55. Actress Tamlyn Tomita (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 53. Actress Bridget Fonda is 52. Actor Alan Cumming is 51. Singer Mike Patton (Faith No More) is 48. Country singer Tracy Lawrence is 48. Rapper Tricky is 48. Guitarist Michael Kulas of James is 47. Comedian Patton Oswalt is 47. Actor Josh Randall (“Ed”) is 44. Drummer Matt Sanchez of American Authors is 30.
Jan. 28: Actor Alan Alda is 80. Actress Susan Howard (“Dallas”) is 74. Guitarist Dave Sharp of The Alarm is 57. Singer Sam Phillips is 54. Guitarist Dan Spitz (Anthrax) is 53. Bassist Greg Cook of Ricochet is 51. Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is 48. Rap artist DJ Muggs with Cypress Hill is 48. Rapper Rakim is 48. Actress Kathryn Morris (“Cold Case”) is 47. Humorist Mo Rocca is 47. Keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna of Fitz and the Tantrums is 46. Singer Anthony Hamilton is 45. Singer Monifah is 44. Keyboardist Brandon Bush (Train) is 43. Rapper Rick Ross is 39. Singer Joey Fatone of ‘N Sync is 39. Singer Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys is 36. Actor Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings”) is 35. Rapper J. Cole is 31. Actor Yuri Sardarov (“Chicago Fire”) is 28. Actress Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”) is 18.
Jan. 29: Actress Katharine Ross is 76. Actor Tom Selleck is 71. Singer Bettye LaVette is 70. Actor Marc Singer is 68. Actress Ann Jillian is 66. Drummer Louie Perez of Los Lobos is 63. Singer Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band is 63. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is 62. Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 60. Actress Judy Norton Taylor (“The Waltons”) is 58. Guitarist Johnny Spampinato of NRBQ is 57. Drummer David Baynton-Power of James is 55. Bassist Eddie Jackson of Queensryche is 55. Actor Nicholas Turturro (“NYPD Blue”) is 54. Singer-guitarist Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera is 52. Director-actor Ed Burns is 48. Actress Heather Graham is 46. Actor Sharif Atkins (“ER”) is 41. Actress Sara Gilbert is 41. Actress Kelly Packard (“Baywatch”) is 41. Actor Sam Jaeger (“Parenthood”) is 39. Actor Andrew Keegan (“Party of Five”) is 37. Actor Jason James Richter (“Free Willy”) is 36. Guitarist Jonny Lang is 35. Singer Adam Lambert (“American Idol”) is 34. Country singer Eric Paslay is 33.
Jan. 30: Actress Dorothy Malone (“Peyton Place”) is 91. Actor Gene Hackman is 86. Actress Tammy Grimes is 82. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 79. Country singer Norma Jean is 78. Singer Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is 74. Horn player William King of The Commodores is 67. Musician Phil Collins is 65. Actor Charles S. Dutton (“Roc”) is 65. Comedian Brett Butler (“Grace Under Fire”) is 58. Singer Jody Watley is 57. Country singer Tammy Cochran is 44. Actor Christian Bale is 42. Guitarist Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket is 42. Singer Josh Kelley is 36. Actor Wilmer Valderrama (“That ’70s Show”) is 36. Actor Jake Thomas (“Lizzie McGuire,” ”AI”) is 26.
