Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 15-21
Celebrities with birthdays during the week of Aug. 15-21 include actor Jennifer Lawrence, singer Madonna and rapper Kelvin Mercer of De La Soul
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 15-21:
Aug. 15: Actor Pat Priest (“The Munsters”) is 85. Drummer Pete York of The Spencer Davis Group is 79. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 77. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 75. Singer-guitarist Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers is 73. Actor Phyllis Smith (“The Office”) is 72. Actor Tess Harper is 71. Actor Larry Mathews (“The Dick Van Dyke Show”) is 66. Actor Zeljko Ivanek (“Madam Secretary,” ″Heroes”) is 64. Actor Rondell Sheridan (“That’s So Raven,” ″Cory in the House”) is 63. Singer-keyboardist Matt Johnson (The The) is 60. Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Birdman,” “Babel”) is 58. Actor Peter Hermann (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 54. Actor Debra Messing (“Will and Grace”) is 53. Actor Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) is 51. Actor Ben Affleck 49. Actor Natasha Henstridge (“The Whole Nine Yards,” ″Species”) is 47. Bassist Tim Foreman of Switchfoot is 43. Actor Emily Kinney (“Conviction,” “The Walking Dead”) is 37. Actor Courtney Hope (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 32. Singer Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 32. Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega (“Big Time Rush”) is 32. Actor Jennifer Lawrence is 31. DJ Smoove da General of Cali Swag District is 31.
Aug. 16: Actor Gary Clarke (“Hondo,” ″The Virginian”) is 88. Actor Julie Newmar is 88. Actor-singer Ketty Lester (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 87. Actor Anita Gillette is 85. Actor Bob Balaban (“A Mighty Wind,” ″Best In Show”) is 76. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 76. Actor Lesley Ann Warren is 75. Bassist Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) is 73. Actor Marshall Manesh (“How I Met Your Mother,” ″Will and Grace”) is 71. Actor Reginald VelJohnson (“Family Matters”) is 69. TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford is 68. R&B singer J.T. Taylor is 68. Director James Cameron (“Titanic,” ″The Terminator”) is 67. Actor Jeff Perry (“Scandal,” ″Grey’s Anatomy”) is 66. Guitarist Tim Farriss of INXS is 64. Actor Laura Innes (“ER”) is 64. Actor Angela Bassett is 63. Singer Madonna is 63. Actor Timothy Hutton is 61. Actor Steve Carell is 59. Actor Andy Milder (“Weeds”) is 53. Actor Seth Peterson (“Burn Notice,” “Providence”) is 51. Country singer Emily Robison of The Dixie Chicks is 49. Actor George Stults (“Seventh Heaven”) is 46. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 41. Actor Cam Gigandet (“Twilight”) is 39. Singer-guitarist Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes is 36. Actor Cristin Milioti (“How I Met Your Mother”) is 36. Actor Shawn Pyfrom (“Desperate Housewives”) is 35. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 35. Singer Dan Smyers of Dan and Shay is 34. Rapper Young Thug is 30. Actor Cameron Monaghan (“Gotham”) is 28. Singer Greyson Chance is 24.
Aug. 17: Actor Robert De Niro is 78. Guitarist Gary Talley of The Box Tops is 74. “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes is 72. Actor Robert Joy (“CSI: NY”) is 70. Singer Kevin Rowland of Dexy’s Midnight Runners is 68. Country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 66. Bassist Colin Moulding of XTC is 66. Singer Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go’s is 63. Actor Sean Penn is 61. Jazz saxophonist Everette Harp is 60. Guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses) is 59. Singer Maria McKee is 57. Drummer Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) is 56. Singer-bassist Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) is 55. Actor David Conrad (“Ghost Whisperer,” “Relativity”) is 54. Rapper Posdnuos of De La Soul is 52. Actor-singer Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block is 52. TV personality Giuliana Rancic (“Fashion Police,” ″E! News”) is 47. Actor Bryton James (“Family Matters”) is 35. Actor Brady Corbet (“24,” “Thirteen”) is 33. Actor Taissa Farmiga (“American Horror Story”) is 27.
Aug. 18: Movie director Roman Polanski is 88. Actor Robert Redford is 85. Actor Henry G. Sanders (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 79. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 78. Singer Sarah Dash (LaBelle) is 76. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 69. Country singer Steve Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 66. Comedian-actor Denis Leary is 64. Actor Madeleine Stowe is 63. TV news anchor Bob Woodruff is 60. Actor Adam Storke (“Mystic Pizza”) is 59. Actor Craig Bierko (“Sex and the City,” ″The Long Kiss Goodnight”) is 57. Singer Zac Maloy of The Nixons is 53. Musician Everlast (House of Pain) is 52. Actor Christian Slater is 52. Rapper Masta Killa of Wu-Tang Clan is 52. Actor Edward Norton is 52. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 51. Actor Kaitlin Olson (“The Mick,” ″It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 46. Comedian Andy Samberg (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 43. Guitarist Brad Tursi of Old Dominion is 42. Actor Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”) is 27. Actor Parker McKenna Posey (“My Wife and Kids”) is 26.
Aug. 19: Actor L.Q. Jones (“The Virginian”) is 94. Actor Debra Paget (“Love Me Tender”) is 88. Actor Diana Muldaur (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 83. Actor Jill St. John is 81. Singer Billy J. Kramer is 78. Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 77. Singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple is 76. Actor Gerald McRaney is 74. Actor Jim Carter (“Downton Abbey”) is 73. Singer-guitarist Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass is 73. Bassist John Deacon of Queen is 70. Actor Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 69. Actor Peter Gallagher is 66. Actor Adam Arkin is 65. Singer-songwriter Gary Chapman is 64. Actor Martin Donovan is 64. Singer Ivan Neville is 62. Actor Eric Lutes (“Caroline In The City”) is 59. Actor John Stamos is 58. Actor Kyra Sedgwick is 56. Actor Kevin Dillon (“Entourage”) is 56. Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 55. Former MTV reporter Tabitha Soren is 54. Country singer Clay Walker is 52. Actor Matthew Perry (“Friends”) is 52. Rapper Fat Joe is 51. Actor Tracie Thoms (“Cold Case”) is 46. Actor Erika Christensen (“Parenthood”) is 39. Actor Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 39. Actor Tammin Sursok (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 38. Singer Karli Osborn (SHeDaisy) is 37. Rapper Romeo (formerly Lil’ Romeo) is 32. Actor Ethan Cutkosky (TV’s “Shameless”) is 22.
Aug. 20: News anchor Connie Chung is 75. Trombone player Jimmy Pankow of Chicago is 74. Actor Ray Wise (“Reaper,” ″Twin Peaks”) is 74. Actor John Noble (“Lord of the Rings” films) is 73. Singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 73. Singer Rudy Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers is 69. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 69. Actor-director Peter Horton (“thirtysomething”) is 68. “Today” show weatherman Al Roker is 67. Actor Joan Allen is 65. Actor James Marsters (“Angel,” ″Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 59. Rapper KRS-One is 56. Actor Colin Cunningham (“Falling Skies”) is 55. Actor Billy Gardell (“Mike and Molly”) is 52. Singer Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit is 51. Actor Jonathan Ke Quan (“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”) is 51. Guitarist Brad Avery of Third Day is 50. Actor Misha Collins (“Supernatural”) is 47. Singer Monique Powell of Save Ferris is 46. Actor Ben Barnes (“Westworld,” ″Prince Caspian”) is 40. Actor Meghan Ory (“One Upon a Time”) is 39. Actor Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) is 38. Actor Brant Daugherty (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 36. Singer-actor Demi Lovato is 29. Actor Christopher Paul Richards (TV’s “The Kids Are Alright”) is 18.
Aug. 21: Actor-filmmaker-writer Melvin Van Peebles is 89. Guitarist James Burton (with Elvis Presley) is 82. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 80. Actor Patty McCormack (“The Ropers”) is 76. Singer Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams is 74. Actor Loretta Devine (“Boston Public”) is 72. Newsman Harry Smith is 70. Singer Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) is 69. Guitarist Nick Kane (The Mavericks) is 67. Actor Kim Cattrall (“Sex and the City”) is 65. Actor Cleo King (“Mike and Molly”) is 59. Singer Serj Tankian of System Of A Down is 54. Actor Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix,” ″Chocolat”) is 51. Musician Liam Howlett of Prodigy is 50. Actor Alicia Witt (“Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” ″Cybill”) is 46. Singer Kelis is 42. Actor Diego Klattenhoff (“The Blacklist”) is 42. TV personality Brody Jenner (“The Hills”) is 38. Singer Melissa Schuman of Dream is 37. Comedian Brooks Wheelan (“Saturday Night Live”) is 35. Actor Cody Kasch (“Desperate Housewives”) is 34. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 33. Actor Hayden Panettiere (“Nashville,” ″Heroes”) is 32. Actor RJ Mitte (“Breaking Bad”) is 29. Actor Maxim Knight (“Falling Skies”) is 22.