Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 11-17
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 11-17 include singer Ziggy Marley, rapper Cardi B, actor Joan Cusak and actor Hugh Jackman
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 11-17:
Oct. 11: Country singer Gene Watson is 77. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 74. Actor Catlin Adams (“The Jerk,” ″The Jazz Singer”) is 70. Saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind and Fire) is 70. Country singer Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) is 69. MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 68. Actor David Morse (“St. Elsewhere”) is 67. Actor Stephen Spinella (“24″) is 64. Actor Joan Cusak is 58. Guitarist Scott Johnson of Gin Blossoms is 58. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”) is 56. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 55. Actor Lennie James (“The Walking Dead”) is 55. Actor Artie Lange (“MADtv”) is 53. Actor Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock,” ″Ally McBeal”) is 52. Actor Andrea Navedo (“Jane the Virgin”) is 51. Actor Constance Zimmer (“UnREAL,” ″Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 50. Rapper MC Lyte is 50. Actor Darien Sills-Evans (“Superior Donuts,” “Treme”) is 46. Singer NeeNa Lee is 45. Actor Emily Deschanel (“Bones”) is 44. Actor Trevor Donovan (“90210″) is 42. Actor Michelle Trachtenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” ″Inspector Gadget”) is 35. Rapper Cardi B is 28.
Oct. 12: Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 85. “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace is 73. Actor-singer Susan Anton is 70. Musician Jane Siberry is 65. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (“Extant,” ″Mr. Holmes”) is 60. Actor Carlos Bernard (“24”) is 58. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 58. Singer Claude McKnight of Take 6 is 58. Actor Hugh Jackman (“The X-Men”) is 52. Actor Adam Rich (“Eight Is Enough”) is 52. Singer Garfield Bright of Shai is 51. Fiddler Martie Maguire of The Chicks is 51. Actor Kirk Cameron is 50. Singer Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory is 41. Actor Brian J. Smith (“SGU: Stargate Universe”) is 39. Actor Tyler Blackburn (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 34. Actor Marcus T. Paulk (“Moesha”) is 34. Actor Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games”) is 28.
Oct. 13: Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 83. Actor Melinda Dillon (“A Christmas Story”) is 81. Musician Paul Simon is 79. Actor Pamela Tiffin is 78. Keyboardist Robert Lamm of Chicago is 76. Country singer Lacy J. Dalton is 74. Actor Demond Wilson (“Sanford and Son”) is 74. Singer Sammy Hagar is 73. Singer John Ford Coley of England Dan and John Ford Coley is 72. Actor John Lone (“Rush Hour 2″) is 68. Model Beverly Johnson is 68. “The X-Files” creator Chris Carter is 64. Singer Cherrelle is 61. Singer-actor-talk show host Marie Osmond is 61. Singer Joey Belladonna of Anthrax is 60. Actor T’Keyah Crystal Keymah (“That’s So Raven”) is 58. Actor Kelly Preston is 58. Country singer John Wiggins is 58. Actor Christopher Judge (TV’s “Stargate SG-1”) is 56. Actor Matt Walsh (“Veep”) is 56. Actor Reginald Ballard (“Martin,” ″The Bernie Mac Show”) is 55. Actor Kate Walsh (“Private Practice,” ″Grey’s Anatomy”) is 53. Musician Jeff Allen of Mint Condition is 52. Actor Tisha Campbell-Martin (“My Wife and Kids,” ″Martin”) is 52. Singer Carlos Marin of Il Divo is 52. Country singer Rhett Akins is 51. TV personality Billy Bush is 49. Actor Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat,” ″Da Ali G Show”) is 49. Guitarist Jan Van Sichem Jr. of K’s Choice is 48. Singers Brandon and Brian Casey of Jagged Edge are 45. Actor Kiele Sanchez (“Lost”) is 44. Singer Ashanti is 40. Singer-rapper Lumidee is 40. Contemporary Christian singer Jon Micah Sumrall of Kutless is 40. Actor Caleb McLaughlin (“Stranger Things”) is 19.
Oct. 14: Country singer Melba Montgomery is 83. Singer Cliff Richard is 80. Singer Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues is 74. Actor Greg Evigan (“My Two Dads,” ″B.J. and the Bear”) is 67. TV personality Arleen Sorkin (“America’s Funniest People,” “Days of Our Lives”) is 65. Singer Thomas Dolby is 62. Actor Lori Petty (“A League of Their Own”) is 57. Actor Steve Coogan (“Night at the Museum”) is 55. Singer Karyn White is 55. Actor Edward Kerr (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 54. Actor Jon Seda (“Chicago P.D.,” ″Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 50. Bassist Doug Virden (Sons of the Desert) is 50. Country singer Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks is 46. Singer Shaznay Lewis of All Saints is 45. Actor Stephen Hill (2018’s “Magnum, P.I.”) is 44. Singer Usher is 42. TV personality Stacy Keibler (“Dancing with the Stars”) is 41. Actor Skyler Shaye (“Bratz”) is 34. Comedian Jay Pharoah (“Saturday Night Live”) is 33.
Oct. 15: Singer Barry McGuire is 85. Actor Linda Lavin (“Alice”) is 83. Drummer Don Stevenson of Moby Grape is 78. Actor Victor Banerjee (“A Passage To India”) is 74. Musician Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters is 74. Singer Tito Jackson is 67. Actor Larry Miller (“The Nutty Professor”) is 67. Actor Jere Burns (“Good Morning, Miami,” ″Dear John”) is 66. TV chef Emeril Lagasse is 61. Actor Tanya Roberts (“That ’70s Show,” ″Charlie’s Angels”) is 61. Drummer Mark Reznicek (The Toadies) is 58. Singer Eric Benet is 54. Actor Vanessa Marcil (“Las Vegas,” ″Beverly Hills 90210″) is 52. “Trading Spaces” host Paige Davis is 51. Actor Dominic West (“The Wire”) is 51. Singer Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town is 51. Singer Ginuwine is 50. Singer Jaci Velasquez is 41. Actor Brandon Jay McLaren (TV’s “Ransom”) is 40. Singer Keyshia Cole is 39. Actor Vincent Martella (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 28.
Oct. 16: Actor Angela Lansbury is 95. Actor Peter Bowles (“Victoria,” ″Rumpole of the Bailey”) is 84. Actor Barry Corbin (“One Tree Hill,” ″Northern Exposure”) is 80. Bassist C.F. Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 77. Actor Suzanne Somers is 74. Guitarist Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead is 73. Producer-director David Zucker is 73. Actor Martha Smith (“Animal House,” ″Scarecrow and Mrs. King”) is 68. Actor Andy Kindler (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) is 64. Actor-director Tim Robbins is 62. Guitarist Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 61. Singer Bob Mould (Husker Du) is 60. Actor Randy Vasquez (“JAG”) is 59. Bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 58. Actor Christian Stolte (“Chicago Fire”) is 58. Actor Terri J. Vaughn (“All of Us,” ″The Steve Harvey Show”) is 51. Singer Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 51. Rapper B-Rock of B-Rock and the Bizz is 49. Singer Chad Gray of Mudvayne is 49. Actor Paul Sparks (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 49. Actor Kellie Martin (“Christy,” ″Life Goes On”) is 45. Singer-songwriter John Mayer is 43. Actor Jeremy Jackson (“Baywatch”) is 40. Actor Caterina Scorsone (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 40. Actor Brea Grant (“Heroes”) is 39. Actor Kyler Pettis (“Days of Our Lives”) is 28.
Oct. 17: Actor Marsha Hunt is 103. Singer Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts is 78. Singer Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap is 78. Actor Michael McKean is 73. Actor George Wendt is 72. Singer-comedian Bill Hudson of The Hudson Brothers is 71. Country singer Alan Jackson is 62. Actor Grant Shaud (“Murphy Brown”) is 60. Animator Mike Judge (“King of the Hill,” ″Beavis and Butthead”) is 58. Comedian Norm Macdonald is 57. Singer Rene’ Dif (Aqua) is 53. Reggae singer Ziggy Marley is 52. Actor Wood Harris (“The Wire”) is 51. Singer Wyclef Jean of The Fugees is 51. Singer Chris Kirkpatrick of ’N Sync is 49. Rapper Eminem is 47. Actor Sharon Leal (“Boston Public”) is 48. Actor Felicity Jones (“The Theory of Everything”) is 37. Actor Chris Lowell (“The Help,” ″Private Practice”) is 36. Actor Dee Jay Daniels (“The Hughleys,” ″In The House”) is 32.