Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8:
Aug. 2: Singer Kathy Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 83. Actor Joanna Cassidy is 81. Actor Kathryn Harrold is 76. Actor Butch Patrick (鈥淭he Munsters鈥�) is 73. Music producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig is 71. Actor Victoria Jackson (鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥�) is 67. Actor Apollonia is 67. Actor Cynthia Stevenson (鈥淢en In Trees,鈥� 鈥淗ope and Gloria鈥�) is 64. Actor Mary-Louise Parker is 62. Director-actor Kevin Smith (鈥淐lerks,鈥� 鈥淛ay and Silent Bob Strike Back鈥�) is 56. Actor Sam Worthington (鈥淎vatar鈥�) is 50. Actor Edward Furlong is 49. 鈥淭oday鈥� meteorologist Dylan Dreyer is 45. Actor Marci Miller (鈥淒ays of Our Lives鈥�) is 41. Singer Charli xcx is 34. Actor Hallie Eisenberg is 34.
Aug. 3: Actor Martin Sheen is 86. Singer Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 85. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 85. Movie director John Landis is 76. Actor Jo Marie Payton (鈥淔amily Matters鈥�) is 76. Actor Philip Casnoff (鈥淥z,鈥� 鈥淪trong Medicine鈥�) is 72. Actor John C. McGinley (鈥淪crubs鈥�) is 67. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 65. Actor Lisa Ann Walter (鈥淎bbott Elementary鈥�) is 65. Singer-guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica is 63. Singer Ed Roland of Collective Soul is 63. Actor Isaiah Washington (鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy,鈥� 鈥砈oul Food鈥�) is 63. Keyboardist Dean Sams of Lonestar is 60. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter of Deftones is 56. Musician Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa is 55. Actor Brigid Brannagh (鈥淐SI,鈥� 鈥淎rmy Wives鈥�) is 54. Actor Michael Ealy (鈥淭hink Like a Man,鈥� 鈥矪arbershop鈥�) is 53. Violinist Jimmy De Martini of Zac Brown Band is 50. Actor Evangeline Lilly (鈥淟ost鈥�) is 47. Actor Mamie Gummer (鈥淭he Good Wife鈥�) is 43. Singer Holly Arnstein of Dream is 41. Actor Georgina Haig (鈥淥nce Upon a Time鈥�) is 41. Bassist Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic is 41. Rapper D.R.A.M. is 38.
Aug. 4: Actor Tina Cole (鈥淢y Three Sons鈥�) is 83. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 71. Actor Kym Karath (鈥淭he Sound of Music鈥�) is 68. Actor Lauren Tom (鈥淛oy Luck Club,鈥� 鈥淢en in Trees鈥�) is 67. Producer Michael Gelman (鈥淟ive with Kelly and Ryan鈥�) is 65. Actor Crystal Chappell (鈥淕uiding Light鈥�) is 61. Drummer Rob Cieka of Boo Radleys is 58. Actor Daniel Dae Kim (鈥淗awaii Five-O,鈥� 鈥淟ost鈥�) is 58. Actor Michael DeLuise (鈥淕ilmore Girls,鈥� 鈥淣YPD Blue鈥�) is 57. Rapper Yo-Yo (鈥淢iss Rap Supreme鈥�) is 55. Singer-actor Marques Houston of Immature is 45. Actor-turned-princess Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, (鈥淪uits鈥�) is 45. Actor-director Greta Gerwig is 43. 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� runner-up Crystal Bowersox is 41. Actors Dylan and Cole Sprouse (鈥淭he Suite Life of Zack and Cody,鈥� 鈥淕race Under Fire鈥�) are 34. 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� runner-up Jessica Sanchez is 31.
Aug. 5: Actor Erika Slezak (鈥淥ne Life to Live鈥�) is 80. Actor-turned-journalist Holly Palance (鈥淯nder Fire,鈥� 鈥淭he Omen鈥�) is 76. Singer Samantha Sang is 75. Guitarist Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister is 71. Actor Maureen McCormick (鈥淭he Brady Bunch鈥�) is 70. Guitarist Pat Smear of Foo Fighters is 67. Country fiddler Mark O鈥機onnor is 65. Actor Mark Strong (鈥淭he Imitation Game鈥�) is 63. Director James Gunn (鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy鈥�) is 60. Actor Jonathan Silverman (鈥淭he Single Guy鈥�) is 60. Country singer Terri Clark is 58. Actor Stephanie Szostak (鈥淎 Million Little Things鈥�) is 55. Cellist Eicca Toppinen of Apocalyptica is 51. Drummer Whit Sellers of Old Dominion is 48. Actor Jesse Williams (鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥�) is 46. Actor Albert Tsai (鈥淒r. Ken鈥�) is 22. Actor Devin Trey Campbell (鈥淪ingle Parents鈥�) is 18.
Aug. 6: Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 88. Actor Louise Sorel (鈥淒ays of Our Lives鈥�) is 86. Actor Ray Buktenica (鈥淩hoda鈥�) is 83. Actor Dorian Harewood is 76. Actor Catherine Hicks (鈥淪eventh Heaven鈥�) is 75. Singer Pat MacDonald of Timbuk 3 is 74. Actor Stepfanie Kramer (鈥淗unter鈥�) is 70. Actor Faith Prince is 69. Singer Randy DeBarge of DeBarge is 68. Actor Leland Orser (鈥淓R鈥�) is 67. Actor Michelle Yeoh (鈥淓verything Everywhere All at Once,鈥� 鈥淐rouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon鈥�) is 64. Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn of The Lynns are 62. Actor Jeremy Ratchford (鈥淐old Case鈥�) is 61. Actor Benito Martinez (鈥淎merican Crime,鈥� 鈥淭he Shield鈥�) is 58. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 58. Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (鈥淭he Sixth Sense鈥�) is 56. Actor Merrin Dungey (鈥淪ummerland,鈥� 鈥矨lias鈥�) is 55. Singer Geri Halliwell Horner of Spice Girls is 54. Actor Jason O鈥橫ara (鈥淟ife on Mars鈥�) is 54. Actor Vera Farmiga (鈥淯p in the Air,鈥� 鈥淭he Departed鈥�) is 53. Actor Soleil Moon Frye (鈥淪abrina The Teenage Witch,鈥� 鈥砅unky Brewster鈥�) is 50. Actor Melissa George (鈥淎lias,鈥� 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥�) is 50. Singer Travis 鈥淭ravie鈥� McCoy of Gym Class Heroes is 45. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. (stage: 鈥淗amilton,鈥� TV: 鈥淪mash鈥�) is 45. Bassist Eric Roberts of Gym Class Heroes is 42.
Aug. 7: Humorist Garrison Keillor is 84. Actor John Glover (鈥淪mallville鈥�) is 82. Actor David Rasche (鈥淪ledge Hammer!鈥�) is 82. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 76. Actor Caroline Aaron (鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel鈥�) is 74. Actor Wayne Knight (鈥淪einfeld鈥�) is 71. Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 68. Actor David Duchovny (鈥淐alifornication,鈥� 鈥淭he X-Files鈥�) is 66. Actor Delane Matthews (鈥淒ave鈥檚 World鈥�) is 65. Actor Harold Perrineau (鈥淟ost,鈥� 鈥砄z鈥�) is 63. Jazz pianist Marcus Roberts is 63. Country singer Raul Malo of The Mavericks is 61. Actor David Mann (鈥淢adea鈥� films) is 60. Actor Sydney Penny (鈥淭he Thorn Birds,鈥� 鈥矨ll My Children鈥�) is 55. Actor Greg Serano (鈥淧ower鈥�) is 54. Actor Michael Shannon (鈥淕eorge and Tammy,鈥� 鈥淭he Flash鈥�) is 52. Actor Charlize Theron is 51. Drummer Barry Kerch of Shinedown is 50. Actor Eric Johnson (鈥淔ifty Shades Darker,鈥� 鈥淪mallville鈥�) is 47. Actor Liam James (TV鈥檚 鈥淧sych,鈥� film鈥檚 鈥淭he Way, Way Back鈥�) is 30.
Aug. 8: Actor Nita Talbot is 96. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 89. Actor Connie Stevens is 88. Country singer Phil Balsley of The Statler Brothers is 87. Actor Larry Wilcox (鈥淐HiPS鈥�) is 79. Actor Keith Carradine (鈥淢adam Secretary鈥�) is 77. Drummer Anton Fig (鈥淟ate Show With David Letterman鈥�) is 73. Actor Donny Most (鈥淗appy Days鈥�) is 73. Keyboardist Dennis Drew of 10,000 Maniacs is 69. Actor-turned-investment banker Harry Crosby (鈥淔riday the 13th鈥�) is 68. News anchor Deborah Norville is 68. Guitarist The Edge of U2 is 65. Drummer Rikki Rockett of Poison is 65. Rapper Kool Moe Dee is 64. Singer Scott Stapp of Creed is 53. Country singer Mark Wills is 53. Actor Kohl Sudduth (TV鈥檚 鈥淛esse Stone鈥� movies) is 52. Guitarist Tom Linton of Jimmy Eat World is 51. Singer J.C. Chasez of 鈥橬 Sync is 50. Actor Tawny Cypress (鈥淗eroes鈥�) is 50. Singer Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees is 50. Singer Marsha Ambrosius (Floetry) is 49. Actor Lindsay Sloane (鈥淪abrina the Teenage Witch鈥�) is 49. Actor Countess Vaughn (鈥淭he Parkers,鈥� 鈥淢oesha鈥�) is 48. Actor Michael Urie (鈥淯gly Betty鈥�) is 46. Actor Meagan Good (鈥淭hink Like a Man鈥�) is 45. Guitarist Eric Howk of Portugal. The Man is 45. Actor Jackie Cruz (鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥�) is 42. Actor Ken Baumann (鈥淭he Secret Life of the American Teenager鈥�) is 37. Singer Shawn Mendes is 28. Actor Bebe Wood (鈥淭he Real O鈥橬eals鈥�) is 25.
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