Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 25-31
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Dec. 25-31 include singer Jimmy Buffett, actor Timothee Chalamet and “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh
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Your support makes all the difference.Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 25-31:
Dec. 25: Actor Hanna Schygulla (“Barnum,” ″Casanova”) is 79. Singer John Edwards of The Spinners is 78. Actor Gary Sandy (“WKRP In Cincinnati”) is 77. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 76. Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 74. Actor Sissy Spacek is 73. Blues musician Joe Louis Walker is 73. Actor CCH Pounder is 70. Singer Annie Lennox is 68. Singer Steve Wariner is 68. Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 is 68. Singer Shane McGowan (The Popes, the Pogues) is 65. Actor Klea Scott (“Millennium”) is 54. Guitarist Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 51. Singer Dido is 51. Singer Mac Powell of Third Day is 50. Country singer Alecia Elliott is 40. Singer Jess and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas are 38. Actor Perdita Weeks (2018′s “Magnum P.I.”) is 37. Singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 34.
Dec. 26: Singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir of The Four Tops is 87. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 77. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 76. Bassist George Porter Junior of The Meters is 75. Humorist David Sedaris is 66. Drummer James Kottak of Scorpions is 60. Drummer Brian Westrum of Sons of the Desert is 60. Drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica is 59. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 55. Guitarist J (White Zombie) is 55. Guitarist Peter Klett of Candlebox is 54. Singer James Mercer of The Shins is 52. Actor-singer Jared Leto of 30 Seconds To Mars is 51. Singer Chris Daughtry (“American Idol”) is 43. Actor Beth Behrs (“The Neighborhood,” “2 Broke Girls”) is 37. Actor Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) is 36. Actor Eden Sher (“The Middle”) is 31. Singer Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix is 30.
Dec. 27: Actor John Amos (“The West Wing,” “Roots”) is 83. Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 78. Singer Tracy Nelson is 78. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 74. Jazz drummer T.S. Monk is 73. Singer Karla Bonoff is 71. Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 70. Actor Tovah Feldshuh (“Law & Order”) is 69. Actor Maryam D’Abo (“The Living Daylights”) is 62. Drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is 60. Actor Ian Gomez (“Felicity,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 58. Actor Theresa Randle (“Bad Boys”) is 58. Actor Eva LaRue (“CSI: Miami”) is 56. Bassist Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 53. Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None the Richer is 50. Actor Wilson Cruz (“Party of Five,” ″My So-Called Life”) is 49. Actor Masi Oka (“Hawaii Five-0,” ″Heroes”) is 48. Actor Emilie de Ravin (“Once Upon A Time,” ″Lost”) is 41. Actor Jay Ellis (“Insecure”) is 41. Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 40. Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 34. Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 31. Actor Timothee Chalamet is 27.
Dec. 28: Actor Maggie Smith (TV’s “Downton Abbey,” film’s “Harry Potter”) is 88. Singer-keyboardist Edgar Winter is 76. Actor Denzel Washington is 68. TV personality Gayle King is 68. Drummer Mike McGuire of Shenandoah is 64. Actor Chad McQueen (the “Karate Kid” films) is 62. Country singer-guitarist Marty Roe of Diamond Rio is 62. Actor Malcolm Gets (“Caroline in the City”) is 59. Political commentator Ana Navarro (“The View”) is 51. Comedian Seth Meyers (“Late Night With Seth Meyers”) is 49. Actor Brendan Hines (“Suits,” ″Lie To Me”) is 46. Actor Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is 46. Actor Vanessa Ferlito (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 45. Singer John Legend is 44. Actor Andre Holland (“Selma”) is 43. Actor Sienna Miller is 41. Actor Beau Garrett (“The Good Doctor”) is 40. Actor Thomas Dekker (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Heroes”) is 35. Actor Mackenzie Rosman (“7th Heaven”) is 33. “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta is 32. Actor Mary-Charles Jones (“Kevin Can Wait”) is 21. Actor Miles Brown (“Black-ish”) is 18.
Dec. 29: Actor Inga Swenson (“Benson”) is 90. Actor Jon Voight is 84. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 76. Actor Ted Danson is 75. Singer-actor Yvonne Elliman is 71. Actor Patricia Clarkson is 63. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 63. Guitarist-singer Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain is 61. Actor Michael Cudlitz (“The Walking Dead”) is 58. Singer Dexter Holland of The Offspring is 57. Actor Jason Gould is 56. News anchor Ashleigh Banfield is 55. Director Lilly Wachowski (“The Matrix”) is 55. Singer-guitarist Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 52. Actor Kevin Weisman (“Alias”) is 52. Actor Jude Law is 50. Actor Maria Dizzia (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 48. Actor Mekhi Phifer is 48. Actor Shawn Hatosy (“Reckless,” ″The Faculty”) is 47. Actor Katherine Moennig (“Ray Donovan,” “The L Word”) is 46. Actor Alison Brie (“Glow,” ″Community”) is 40. Country singer Jessica Andrews is 39. Actor Iain de Caestecker (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 35. Actor Jane Levy (“Suburgatory”) is 33. Drummer Danny Wagner of Greta Van Fleet is 24.
Dec. 30: Actor Russ Tamblyn is 88. Singer Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary is 85. Director James Burrows (“Cheers,” ″Taxi”) is 82. Actor Concetta Tomei (“Providence,” ″China Beach”) is 77. Singer Patti Smith is 76. Musician Jeff Lynne is 75. TV host Meredith Vieira (“Today,” ″The View”) is 69. Actor Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary,” “Moesha”) is 67. Country singer Suzy Bogguss is 66. Actor Patricia Kalembar (“Sisters”) is 66. Former “Today” show anchor Matt Lauer is 65. Actor-comedian Tracey Ullman is 63. TV host Sean Hannity is 61. Actor George Newbern is 59. Singer Jay Kay of Jamiroquai is 53. Drummer Byron McMackin of Pennywise is 53. Actor Meredith Monroe (“Dawson’s Creek”) is 53. Actor Daniel Sunjata (“Rescue Me”) is 51. Actor Maureen Flanigan (“7th Heaven”) is 50. Actor Jason Behr (“The Grudge,” ″Roswell”) is 49. Actor Lucy Punch (“Ben and Kate”) is 45. Singer-actor Tyrese is 44. Actor Eliza Dushku (“Dollhouse,” ″Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 42. Guitarist Tim Lopez of Plain White T’s is 42. Actor Kristin Kreuk (“Smallville”) is 40. Singer-guitarist Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers is 40. Singer Andra Day is 38. Actor Anna Wood (“Falling Water,” ″Reckless”) is 37. Singer Ellie Goulding is 36. Actor Caity Lotz (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) is 36. Actor Jeff Ward (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 36. Guitarist Eric Steedly of LANCO is 32. Drummer Jamie Follese of Hot Chelle Rae is 31.
Dec. 31: Actor Anthony Hopkins is 85. Actor Sarah Miles (“The Big Sleep”) is 81. Actor Barbara Carrera (“Never Say Never Again”) is 81. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 80. Actor Ben Kingsley is 79. Actor Tim Matheson is 75. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 75. Actor Joe Dallesandro (“The Limey”) is 74. Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 71. Actor James Remar (“Dexter”) is 69. Actor Bebe Neuwirth (“Madam Secretary,” “Cheers”) is 64. Singer Paul Westerberg is 63. Actor Val Kilmer is 63. Guitarist Ric Ivanisevich of Oleander is 60. Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 59. Actor Gong Li (2020′s “Mulan,” “Memories of a Geisha”) is 57. Actor Lance Reddick (“Fringe,” ″The Wire”) is 53. Singer-actor Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 50. Cellist Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 47. Singer Psy is 45. Drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 43. Drummer Jason Sechrist of Portugal. The Man is 43. Actor Ricky Whittle (“American Gods”) is 43. Actor Erich Bergen (“Madam Secretary,” ″Jersey Boys”) is 37. Musician Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is 33.