Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 25-31
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 25-31 include the musicians Katy Perry, Keith Urban and Frank Ocean
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 25-31:
Oct. 25: Actor Marion Ross is 92. Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 76. Singer Taffy Nivert (formerly Danoff) of Starland Vocal Band is 76. Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 73. Actor Brian Kerwin is 71. Guitarist Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is 64. Actor Nancy Cartwright (“The Simpsons”) is 63. Country singer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown is 62. Drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and of Chickenfoot is 59. Actor Tracy Nelson (“Father Dowling Mysteries”) is 57. Actor Michael Boatman (“The Good Wife,” ″Spin City”) is 56. Actor Kevin Michael Richardson (“The Cleveland Show”) is 56. Actor Mathieu Amalric (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Quantum of Solace”) is 55. Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 52. Comedian Samantha Bee (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” ″The Daily Show”) is 51. Actor Adam Goldberg (“Saving Private Ryan”) is 50. Actor Adam Pascal (“Rent”) is 50. Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 50. Actor Persia White (“Girlfriends”) is 50. Country singer Chely Wright is 50. Actor Leslie Grossman (“American Horror Story,” “Popular”) is 49. Classical violinist Midori is 49. Actor Craig Robinson (“The Office”) is 49. Actor Mehcad Brooks (“Supergirl,” ″Desperate Housewives”) is 40. Actor Josh Henderson (“Desperate Housewives”) is 39. Singer Jerome Jones (Romeo) of Immature is 39. Singer Katy Perry is 36. Singer Austin Winkler (Hinder) is 36. Singer Ciara is 35. Actor Krista Marie Yu (“Dr. Ken”) is 32. Actor Rachel Matthews (“Frozen 2”) is 27.
Oct. 26: Actor Jaclyn Smith (“Charlie’s Angels”) is 75. “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is 74. Musician Bootsy Collins is 69. Actor James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 68. Musician David Was of Was (Not Was) is 68. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52′s is 67. Actor Lauren Tewes (“The Love Boat”) is 67. Actor D.W. Moffett (“Chicago Med”) is 66. Actor Rita Wilson is 64. Actor Patrick Breen (“Madam Secretary”) is 60. Actor Dylan McDermott (“The Practice”) is 59. Actor Cary Elwes is 58. Singer Natalie Merchant is 57. Actor Steve Valentine (“Crossing Jordan”) is 54. Country singer Keith Urban is 53. Actor Tom Cavanagh (“The Flash,” ″Ed”) is 52. Actor Rosemarie DeWitt (“The United States of Tara”) is 49. Actor Anthony Rapp (“Rent”) is 49. Writer-actor Seth McFarlane (“Family Guy”) is 47. TV host Paula Faris (“The View”) is 45. Actor Florence Kasumba (“Black Panther”) is 44. Actor Jon Heder (“Blades of Glory,” ″Napoleon Dynamite”) is 43. Singer Mark Barry of BBMak is 42. Actor Folake Olowofoyeku (“Bob Hearts Abishola”) is 37. Rapper Schoolboy Q is 34. Actor Beulah Koale (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 29.
Oct. 27: Actor-comedian John Cleese is 81. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 78. Director Ivan Reitman is 74. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels (Highway 101) is 71. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 71. Author Fran Lebowitz is 70. Guitarist K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) is 69. TV personality Jayne Kennedy is 69. Actor-director Roberto Benigni (buh-NEE’-nee) (“Life Is Beautiful”) is 68. Actor Peter Firth (“That’s Life”) is 67. Actor Robert Picardo (“The Wonder Years,” ″China Beach”) is 67. Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran is 62. Keyboardist J.D. McFadden (Sixpence None the Richer, The Mavericks) is 56. Drummer Jason Finn of Presidents of the United States of America is 53. Actor Sean Holland (Film and TV “Clueless”) is 52. Actor Channon Roe (“Murder in the First”) is 51. Actor Sheeri Rappaport (“CSI,” ″NYPD Blue”) is 43. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 36. Actor Bryan Craig (“General Hospital”) is 29. Actor Troy Gentile (“The Goldbergs”) is 27.
Oct. 28: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 93. Actor Joan Plowright is 91. Actor Jane Alexander is 81. Actor Dennis Franz (“NYPD Blue”) is 76. Actor-singer Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 72. Actor Annie Potts is 68. Songwriter-music producer Desmond Child is 67. Drummer Stephen Morris of New Order is 63. Singer-guitarist William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain is 62. Actor Mark Derwin (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” ″Life With Bonnie”) is 60. Actor Daphne Zuniga (“Melrose Place”) is 58. Actor Lauren Holly is 57. “The Talk” co-host Sheryl Underwood is 57. Actor Jami Gertz is 55. Actor Chris Bauer (“True Blood”) is 54. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 54. Actor Julia Roberts is 53. Fiddler Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown) is 52. Actor Jeremy Davies (“Lost,” “Justified”) is 51. Singer Ben Harper is 51. Country singer Brad Paisley is 48. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 46. Actor Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones,” ″Star Wars” films) is 42. Singer Justin Guarini (“American Idol”) is 42. Singer Brett Dennen is 41. Guitarist Dave Tirio of Plain White T’s is 41. Actor Matt Smith (“The Crown,” ″Dr. Who”) is 38. Actor Finn Wittrock (“American Horror Story: Freak Show”) is 36. Actor Troian Bellisario (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 35. Singer-rapper Frank Ocean is 33. Actor Lexi Ainsworth (“General Hospital”) is 28. Actor Nolan Gould (“Modern Family”) is 22.
Oct. 29: Banjo player Sonny Osborne of The Osborne Brothers is 83. Country singer Lee Clayton is 78. Guitarist Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) is 76. Singer-actor Melba Moore is 75. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 73. Actor Kate Jackson is 72. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 63. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 59. Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 55. Actor Joely Fisher (“Ellen”) is 53. Rapper Paris is 53. Actor Grayson McCouch (“Gotham”) is 52. Singer SA Martinez of 311 is 51. Actor Winona Ryder is 49. Actor Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”) is 48. Actor Gabrielle Union is 48. Actor Trevor Lissauer (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 47. Actor Milena Govich (“Law and Order”) is 44. Actor Jon Abrahams (“Meet the Parents”) is 43. Actor Brendan Fehr (“CSI: Miami,” ″Roswell”) is 43. Actor Ben Foster (“Six Feet Under”) is 40. Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 36. Actor Janet Montgomery (“New Amsterdam”) is 35. Actor India Eisley (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) is 27.
Oct. 30: Songwriter Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland is 81. Singer Grace Slick is 81. Singer Otis Williams of The Temptations is 79. Actor Henry Winkler is 75. TV journalist Andrea Mitchell is 74. Bassist Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles (and Poco) is 73. Actor Harry Hamlin is 69. Actor Charles Martin Smith (“American Graffiti”) is 67. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 66. Actor Kevin Pollak is 63. Singer-guitarist Jerry De Borg of Jesus Jones is 60. Actor Michael Beach (“Soul Food,” ″Third Watch”) is 57. Singer-guitarist Gavin Rossdale of Bush is 55. Actor Jack Plotnick (“Reno 911!”) is 52. “Cash Cab” host Ben Bailey is 50. Actor Billy Brown (“How To Get Away With Murder,” “Dexter”) is 50. Actor Nia Long is 50. Country singer Kassidy Osborn of SHeDAISY is 44. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal (“Babel,” ″The Motorcycle Diaries”) is 42. Actor Matthew Morrison (“Glee”) is 42. Actor Fiona Dourif (“When We Rise,” ″True Blood”) is 39. Actor Shaun Sipos (“Melrose Place”) is 39. Actor Tasso Feldman (“The Resident”) is 37. Actor Janel Parrish (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 32. Actor Tequan Richmond (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 28. Actor Kennedy McMann (TV’s “Nancy Drew”) is 24.
Oct. 31: Actor Lee Grant is 95. Anchorman Dan Rather is 89. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 83. Actor Ron Rifkin (“Alias”) is 82. Actor Sally Kirkland is 79. Actor Stephen Rea (“The Crying Game,” ″V For Vendetta”) is 74. Actor Deidre Hall (“Days Of Our Lives”) is 73. Journalist Jane Pauley is 70. Broadway performer Brian Stokes Mitchell is 63. Director Peter Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”) is 59. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 is 59. Guitarist Johnny Marr of Modest Mouse (and The Smiths) is 57. Actor Dermot Mulroney is 57. Drummer Mikkey Dee of Motorhead and of Scorpions is 57. Actor Rob Schneider is 57. Country singer Darryl Worley is 56. Actor Mike O’Malley (“Glee”) is 55. Guitarist Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys is 54. Musician Rob Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice) is 53. Guitarist Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon is 51. Singer Linn Berggren of Ace of Base is 50. Reality show host Troy Hartman (“Extreme Survival,” ″No Boundaries”) is 49. Gospel singer Smokie Norful is 47. Actor Piper Perabo is 44. Actor Samaire Armstrong (TV’s “Resurrection”) is 40. Keyboardist Tay Strathairn of Dawes is 40. Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie”) is 40. Guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) is 39. Actor Justin Chatwin (“American Gothic”) is 38. Actor Holly Taylor (“The Americans”) is 23. Actor Danielle Rose Russell (“Legacies,” “The Originals”) is 21. Singer-actor Willow Smith is 20.