Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 7-13
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 7-13 include “Captain America” actor Sebastian Stan, singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and rapper Kool Moe Dee
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 7-13:
Aug. 7: Humorist Garrison Keillor is 80. Actor John Glover (“Smallville”) is 78. Actor David Rasche (“Sledge Hammer!”) is 78. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 72. Actor Caroline Aaron (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) is 70. Actor Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”) is 67. Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 64. Actor David Duchovny (“Californication,” ″The X-Files”) is 62. Actor Delane Matthews (“Dave’s World”) is 61. Actor Harold Perrineau (“Lost,” ″Oz”) is 59. Jazz pianist Marcus Roberts is 59. Country singer Raul Malo of The Mavericks is 57. Actor David Mann (“Madea” films) is 56. Actor Sydney Penny (“The Thorn Birds,” ″All My Children”) is 51. Actor Greg Serano is 50. Actor Charlize Theron is 47. Drummer Barry Kerch of Shinedown is 46. Actor Eric Johnson (“Fifty Shades Darker,” ″Smallville”) is 43. Actor Liam James (TV’s “Psych,” film’s “The Way, Way Back”) is 26.
Aug. 8: Actor Nita Talbot is 92. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 85. Actor Connie Stevens is 84. Country singer Phil Balsley of The Statler Brothers is 83. Actor Larry Wilcox (“CHiPS”) is 75. Actor Keith Carradine (“Madam Secretary”) is 73. Drummer Anton Fig (“Late Show With David Letterman”) is 69. Actor Donny Most (“Happy Days”) is 69. Keyboardist Dennis Drew of 10,000 Maniacs is 65. Actor-turned-investment banker Harry Crosby (“Friday the 13th”) is 64. News anchor Deborah Norville is 64. Guitarist The Edge of U2 is 61. Drummer Rikki Rockett of Poison is 61. Rapper Kool Moe Dee is 60. Singer Scott Stapp of Creed is 49. Country singer Mark Wills is 49. Guitarist Tom Linton of Jimmy Eat World is 47. Singer J.C. Chasez of ‘N Sync is 46. Singer Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees is 46. Actor Tawny Cypress (“Heroes”) is 46. Singer Marsha Ambrosius (Floetry) is 45. Actor Lindsay Sloane (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 45. Actor Countess Vaughn (“The Parkers,” ″Moesha”) is 44. Actor Michael Urie (“Ugly Betty”) is 42. Actor Meagan Good (“Think Like A Man”) is 41. Guitarist Eric Howk of Portugal. The Man is 41. Actor Jackie Cruz (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 38. Actor Ken Baumann (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) is 25. Singer Shawn Mendes is 24. Actor Bebe Wood (“The Real O’Neals”) is 21.
Aug. 9: Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette is 80. Comedian David Steinberg is 80. Actor Sam Elliott is 78. Singer Barbara Mason is 75. Actor Melanie Griffith is 65. Actor Amanda Bearse (“Married...With Children”) is 64. Rapper Kurtis Blow is 63. “Today” co-host Hoda Kotb is 58. Actor Pat Petersen (“Knots Landing”) is 56. Actor Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”) is 54. Actor Eric Bana (“Star Trek,” ″The Hulk”) is 54. News correspondent Chris Cuomo is 52. Actor Thomas Lennon (″Reno 911!”) is 52. Bassist Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind) is 52. Rapper Mack 10 is 51. Singer Juanes is 50. Actor Liz Vassey (“CSI,” ″All My Children”) is 50. Actor Kevin McKidd (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 49. Actor Rhona Mitra (“Nip/Tuck,” “Boston Legal”) is 47. Actor Jessica Capshaw (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Practice”) is 46. Actor Ashley Johnson (“The Help”) is 39. Actor Anna Kendrick (“Pitch Perfect,” ″Twilight”) is 37.
Aug. 10: Actor James Reynolds (“Days of Our Lives”) is 76. Singer-flutist Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is 75. Mandolin player Gene Johnson of Diamond Rio is 73. Singer Patti Austin is 72. Actor Rosanna Arquette is 63. Actor Antonio Banderas is 62. Drummer Jon Farriss of INXS is 61. Actor Chris Caldovino (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 59. Singer Neneh Cherry is 58. Singer Aaron Hall of Guy is 58. Singer Lorraine Pearson of Five Star is 55. Singer Michael Bivins (Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition) is 54. Actor Angie Harmon (“Law and Order”) is 50. Country singer Jennifer Hanson is 49. Actor-turned-lawyer Craig Kirkwood (“Remember the Titans”) is 48. Actor JoAnna Garcia Swisher (“Kevin (Probably) Saves The World,” ″Reba”) is 43. Singer Cary Ann Hearst of Shovels and Rope is 43. Singer Nikki Bratcher of Divine is 42. Actor Aaron Staton (“Mad Men”) is 42. Actor Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist: Redemption,” ″90210″) is 38. Actor Charley Koontz (“CSI: Cyber”) is 35. Actor Lucas Till (“Hannah Montana”) is 32. Actor Jeremy Maguire (“Modern Family”) is 11.
Aug. 11: Actor-TV personality Arlene Dahl (“What’s My Line?”) is 97. Songwriter Kenny Gamble of Gamble and Huff is 79. Bassist Jim Kale of the Guess Who is 79. Country singer John Conlee is 76. Singer Eric Carmen is 73. Wrestler-actor Hulk Hogan is 69. Singer Joe Jackson is 68. Actor Viola Davis (“How To Get Away With Murder,” ″The Help”) is 57. Actor-podcaster Joe Rogan (“Fear Factor,” ″NewsRadio”) is 55. Actor Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) is 54. Actor Ashley Jensen (“Ugly Betty”) is 54. Actor Sophie Okonedo (“Hotel Rwanda”) is 54. Guitarist Charlie Sexton is 54. Hip-hop artist Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Lucy Pearl, A Tribe Called Quest) is 52. Actor Nigel Harman (“Downton Abbey”) is 49. Actor Will Friedle (“Boy Meets World”) is 46. Singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie is 46. Actor Rob Kerkovich (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 43. Actor Merritt Wever (“Nurse Jackie”) is 42. Actor Chris Hemsworth (“Tron,” ″The Avengers”) is 39. Guitarist Heath Fogg of Alabama Shakes is 38. Singer J-Boog (B2K) is 37. Rapper Asher Roth is 37. Actor Alyson Stoner (“Cheaper by the Dozen,” ″Camp Rock”) is 29.
Aug. 12: Actor George Hamilton is 83. Actor Jennifer Warren is 81. Singer-guitarist Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits is 73. Actor Jim Beaver (“Supernatural”) is 72. Singer Kid Creole is 72 Actor Sam J. Jones (“Flash Gordon”) is 68. Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is 68. Actor Bruce Greenwood (2009′s “Star Trek,” ″Thirteen Days”) is 66. Country singer Danny Shirley of Confederate Railroad is 66. Guitarist Roy Hay of Culture Club is 61. Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is 59. Actor Peter Krause (“Parenthood,” ″Six Feet Under,” ″Sports Night”) is 57. Actor Brent Sexton (“The Killing,” ″Deadwood”) is 55. Actor Michael Ian Black (“Ed”) is 51. Actor Yvette Nicole Brown (new “The Odd Couple,” ″Community”) is 51. Actor Rebecca Gayheart is 51. Actor Casey Affleck is 47. Actor Maggie Lawson (“Psych”) is 42. Actor Dominique Swain (“Lolita,” “Face/Off”) is 42. Actor Leah Pipes (“The Originals”) is 34. Actor Lakeith Stanfield (“Atlanta”) is 31. Actor Cara Delevingne (“Paper Towns”) is 30. Actor Imani Hakim (“Mythic Quest,” “Everybody Hates Chris”) is 29.
Aug. 13: Actor Kevin Tighe (“Emergency,” ″Murder One”) is 78. Opera singer Kathleen Battle is 74. Actor Danny Bonaduce (“The Partridge Family”) is 63. Actor Dawnn Lewis (“A Different World,” ″Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”) is 61. Actor John Slattery (“Mad Men,” ″Desperate Housewives”) is 60. Actor Debi Mazar is 58. Actor Quinn Cummings (“Family”) is 55. Actor Seana Kofoed (“Men in Trees”) is 52. Country singer Andy Griggs is 49. Drummer Mike Melancon of Emerson Drive is 44. Actor Kathryn Fiore (“Reno 911!”) is 43. Actor Sebastian Stan (“Captain America”) is 40. Actor Eme Ikwuakor (“Marvel’s Inhumans”) is 38. Singer James Morrison is 38. Actor Lennon Stella (“Nashville”) is 23.