Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 20-26:
April 20: Actor George Takei (鈥淪tar Trek鈥) is 88. Bluegrass musician Doyle Lawson of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver is 81. Keyboardist Craig Frost of Grand Funk Railroad is 77. Actor Veronica Cartwright (TV鈥檚 鈥24: Legacy, film鈥檚 鈥淎liens鈥) is 76. Actor Jessica Lange is 76. Actor Clint Howard is 66. Actor Crispin Glover is 61. Actor Andy Serkis (鈥淟ord of the Rings鈥) is 61. Country singer Wade Hayes is 56. Actor Shemar Moore (鈥淐riminal Minds鈥) is 55. Actor Carmen Electra is 53. Actor Joey Lawrence (鈥淏lossom,鈥 鈥矪rotherly Love鈥) is 49. Multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band is 47. Actor Clayne Crawford (TV鈥檚 鈥淟ethal Weapon鈥) is 47. Actor Tim Jo (鈥淭he Neighbors鈥) is 41. Actor Carlos Valdes (TV鈥檚 鈥淭he Flash) is 36.
April 21: Actor Elaine May is 93. Singer Iggy Pop is 78. Actor Patti LuPone is 76. Actor Tony Danza is 74. Actor James Morrison (鈥24鈥) is 71. Actor Andie MacDowell is 67. Singer Robert Smith of The Cure is 66. Guitarist Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 66. Actor-director John Cameron Mitchell (鈥淗edwig and the Angry Inch鈥) is 62. Rapper Michael Franti of Spearhead is 59. Actor Leslie Silva (鈥淚n the Dark,鈥 鈥砅rovidence鈥) is 57. Actor Toby Stephens (鈥淒ie Another Day鈥) is 56. Singer Glen Hansard is 55. Comedian Rob Riggle is 55. Comedian Nicole Sullivan (鈥淜ing of Queens鈥) is 55. Guitarist David Brenner of Theory of a Deadman is 47. Actor James McAvoy (鈥淭he Last King of Scotland,鈥 鈥砊he Chronicles of Narnia鈥) is 46. Actor Terrence J (鈥淭hink Like A Man鈥) is 43. Actor Christoph Sanders (鈥淟ast Man Standing鈥) is 37. Actor Frank Dillane (鈥淔ear the Walking Dead鈥) is 34. Singer Sydney Sierota of Echosmith is 28.
April 22: Actor Jack Nicholson is 88. Singer Mel Carter is 86. Country singer Cleve Francis is 80. Director John Waters is 79. Singer Peter Frampton is 75. Singer Paul Carrack (Squeeze, Mike and the Mechanics) is 74. Actor Joseph Bottoms is 71. Actor Ryan Stiles (鈥淭he Drew Carey Show鈥) is 66. Comedian-turned media mogul Byron Allen is 64. Actor Chris Makepeace is 61. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise is 59. Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan (鈥淭he Good Wife,鈥 鈥矴rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥) is 59. Actor Sheryl Lee (鈥淭win Peaks鈥) is 58. TV personality Sherri Shepherd (鈥淭he View鈥) is 58. Country singer Heath Wright of Ricochet is 58. Country singer Kellie Coffey is 54. Actor Eric Mabius (鈥淯gly Betty鈥) is 54. Bassist Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down is 51. Singer-guitarist Daniel Johns of Silverchair is 46. Actor Malcolm Barrett (TV鈥檚 鈥淭imeless鈥) is 45. Actor Cassidy Freeman (鈥淟ongmire,鈥 鈥淪mallville鈥) is 43. Actor Zack Gottsagen (鈥淭he Peanut Butter Falcon鈥) is 40. Actor Amber Heard is 39. Drummer Tripp Howell of LANCO is 36. Musician Machine Gun Kelly is 35.
April 23: Actor Lee Majors (鈥淪ix Million Dollar Man鈥) is 86. Actor Blair Brown is 78. Actor Joyce DeWitt (鈥淭hree鈥檚 Company鈥) is 76. Actor James Russo is 72. Director Michael Moore is 71. Actor Judy Davis is 70. Actor Valerie Bertinelli is 65. Actor Craig Sheffer (鈥淥ne Tree Hill,鈥 鈥矷nto the West鈥) is 65. Comedian George Lopez is 64. Actor Melina Kanakaredes (鈥淭he Resident,鈥 鈥淧rovidence鈥) is 58. Drummer Stan Frazier of Sugar Ray is 57. Guitarist Tim Womack of Sons of the Desert is 57. Actor Scott Bairstow (鈥淧arty of Five鈥) is 55. Actor John Lutz (鈥30 Rock鈥) is 52. Musicians Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National are 49. Wrestler-turned-actor John Cena is 48. Actor-comedian John Oliver is 48. Actor Kal Penn (鈥淗ouse M.D.,鈥 鈥淗arold and Kumar鈥) is 48. Singer Taio Cruz is 42. Actor Jesse Lee Soffer (鈥淐hicago P.D.,鈥 鈥淐hicago Fire鈥) is 41. Guitarist Anthony LaMarca of The War On Drugs is 38. Actor Dev Patel (鈥淪lumdog Millionaire鈥) is 35. Actor Matthew Underwood (鈥淶oey 101鈥) is 35. Model Gigi Hadid is 30. Musicians Jake and Josh Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet are 28. Actor Charlie Rowe (鈥淪alvation鈥) is 29.
April 24: Actor Shirley MacLaine is 91. Actor-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 83. Country singer Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys is 82. Drummer Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 80. Singer Ann Peebles is 78. Actor Eric Bogosian is 72. Singer-bassist Jack Blades of Night Ranger is 71. Actor Michael O鈥橩eefe (鈥淩oseanne鈥) is 70. Bassist David J (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 68. Actor Glenn Morshower (鈥24鈥) is 66. Bassist Billy Gould (Faith No More) is 62. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 61. Actor Djimon Hounsou (鈥淏lood Diamond,鈥 鈥矨mistad鈥) is 61. Drummer Patty Schemel (Hole) is 58. Drummer Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors is 57. Actor Aidan Gillen (鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥) is 57. Actor Melinda Clarke (鈥淭he O.C.鈥) is 56. Actor Rory McCann (鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥) is 56. Singer Alejandro Fernandez is 54. Bassist Brian Marshall of Creed and of Alter Bridge is 52. Actor Derek Luke (鈥淢adea Goes To Jail,鈥 鈥矲riday Night Lights鈥) is 51. Actor Thad Luckinbill (鈥12 Strong,鈥 鈥砊he Young and the Restless鈥) is 50. Actor Eric Balfour (鈥24鈥) is 48. Actor Rebecca Mader (鈥淣o Ordinary Family,鈥 鈥矻ost鈥) is 48. Actor Reagan Gomez (鈥淨ueen Sugar,鈥 鈥砊he Parent 鈥橦ood鈥) is 45. Actor Austin Nichols (鈥淥ne Tree Hill鈥) is 45. Actor Sasha Barrese (鈥淭he Hangover鈥) is 44. Singer-TV personality Kelly Clarkson (鈥淎merican Idol鈥) is 43. Singer-bassist Tyson Ritter of All-American Rejects is 41. Country singer Carly Pearce is 35. Actor Joe Keery (鈥淪tranger Things鈥) is 33. Actor Jack Quaid (鈥淭he Hunger Games鈥) is 33. Actor Doc Shaw (鈥淗ouse of Payne,鈥 鈥淭he Suite Life on Deck鈥) is 33. Actor Jordan Fisher (鈥淟iv and Maddie,鈥 鈥砇ent: Live鈥) is 31.
April 25: Actor Al Pacino is 85. Bassist Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revisited is 80. Actor Talia Shire is 80. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA is 80. Actor Jeffrey DeMunn (鈥淭he Green Mile鈥) is 78. Country singer-songwriter Rob Crosby is 71. Actor Hank Azaria (鈥淭he Simpsons鈥) is 61. Singer Andy Bell of Erasure is 61. Bassist Eric Avery (Jane鈥檚 Addiction) is 60. Guitarist Rory Feek of Joey and Rory is 60. Former 鈥淓arly Show鈥 host Jane Clayson is 58. Actor Gina Torres (鈥淚 Think I Love My Wife鈥) is 56. Actor Renee Zellweger is 56. Actor Jason Lee (鈥淢y Name Is Earl,鈥 鈥矨lmost Famous鈥) is 55. Actor Jason Wiles (鈥淭hird Watch鈥) is 55. Actor Emily Bergl (鈥淪outhland鈥) is 50. Actor Marguerite Moreau (鈥淭he O.C.,鈥 鈥矻ife As We Know It鈥) is 48. Singer Jacob Underwood (O-Town) is 45. Actor Allisyn Snyder (鈥淎.P. Bio,鈥 鈥淪onny With a Chance鈥) is 29. Actor Jayden Rey (鈥淭he Conners鈥) is 16.
April 26: Actor-comedian Carol Burnett is 92. Actor Giancarlo Esposito (鈥淏etter Call Saul,鈥 鈥矪reaking Bad鈥) is 67. Drummer Roger Taylor of Duran Duran is 65. Actor Joan Chen (鈥淭win Peaks鈥) is 64. Drummer Chris Mars of The Replacements is 64. Actor-singer Michael Damian is 63. Actor Jet Li is 62. Guitarist Jimmy Stafford (Train) is 61. Actor-comedian Kevin James (鈥淧aul Blart: Mall Cop,鈥 鈥砊he King of Queens鈥) is 60. Keyboardist Jeff Huskins of Little Texas is 59. Actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste (film鈥檚 鈥淪ecrets and Lies鈥) is 58. Fiddler Joe Caverlee of Yankee Grey is 57. Singer T-Boz of TLC is 55. Actor Shondrella Avery (鈥淣apoleon Dynamite鈥) is 54. Bassist Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts is 54. Actor Simbi Khali (鈥3rd Rock From The Sun鈥) is 54. Bassist Michael Jeffers of Pinmonkey is 53. Drummer Jose Pasillas of Incubus is 49. Actor Jason Earles (鈥淗annah Montana鈥) is 48. Actor Leonard Earl Howze (鈥淏arbershop鈥) is 48. Actor Amin Joseph (鈥淪nowfall鈥) is 48. Actor Tom Welling (鈥淪mallville鈥) is 48. Actor Pablo Schreiber (鈥淥range is the New Black,鈥 鈥砏eeds鈥) is 47. Actor Nyambi Nyambi (鈥淭he Good Fight,鈥 鈥淢ike and Molly鈥) is 46. Actor Jordana Brewster (鈥淭he Fast and The Furious鈥) is 45. Actor Stana Katic (鈥淐astle鈥) is 45. Actor Marnette Patterson (鈥淪omething So Right鈥) is 45. Actor Channing Tatum (鈥淢agic Mike, 鈥淪tep Up鈥) is 45. Actor Emily Wickersham (鈥淣CIS鈥) is 41. Actor Aaron Meeks (鈥漇oul Food鈥) is 39. Musician James Sunderland of Frenship is 38.
The Associated Press