Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28:
June 22: Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 82. Journalist Brit Hume is 82. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 81. Singer Howard 'Eddie' Kaylan of The Turtles is 78. Singer Todd Rundgren is 77. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds is 76. Actor Meryl Streep is 76. Actor Lindsay Wagner is 76. Actor Graham Greene is 73. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 72. Actor Chris Lemmon is 71. Bassist Derek Forbes is 69. Bassist Garry Beers of INXS is 68. Actor Bruce Campbell is 67. Bassist Alan Anton of Cowboy Junkies is 66. Actor Tracy Pollan is 65. Keyboardist Jimmy Somerville is 64. Actor Amy Brenneman is 61. Singer Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones is 61. Singer Steven Page is 55. Actor Michael Trucco is 55. Actor Mary Lynn Rajskub is 54. TV personality Carson Daly is 52. Guitarist Chris Traynor is 52. Actor Donald Faison is 51. Actor Lecy Goranson is 51. Comedian Mike O'Brien is 49. TV personality Jai Rodriguez is 46. Actor Lindsay Ridgeway is 40. Singer Dinah Jane is 28.
June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 85. Actor Ted Shackelford is 79. Actor Bryan Brown is 78. Actor Jim Metzler is 74. Former 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson is 69. Actor Frances McDormand is 68. Drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth is 63. Director Joss Whedon is 61. Singer Chico DeBarge is 55. Actor Selma Blair is 53. Actor Joel Edgerton is 51. Singer KT Tunstall is 50. Singer Virgo Williams of Ghost Town DJs is 50. Actor Emmanuelle Vaugier is 49. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is 48. Actor Melissa Rauch is 45. Singer Duffy is 41.
June 24: Singer Arthur Brown is 83. Actor Michele Lee is 83. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 82. Singer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 80. Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 78. Actor Peter Weller is 78. Bassist John Illsley of Dire Straits is 76. Actor Nancy Allen is 75. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson of Black Uhuru is 75. Actor Joe Penny is 69. Singer-keyboardist Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is 66. Musician Siedah Garrett is 65. Actor Iain Glen is 64. Bassist Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is 64. Actor Danielle Spencer is 60. Actor Sherry Stringfield is 58. Singer Glenn Medeiros is 55. Actor Carla Gallo is 50. Actor Amir Talai is 48. Actor Mindy Kaling is 46. Actor Minka Kelly is 45. Actor Vanessa Ray is 44. Actor Justin Hires is 40. Actor Candice Patton is 40. Singer Solange Knowles is 39. Actor Max Ehrich is 34. Actor Beanie Feldstein is 32.
June 25: Actor June Lockhart is 100. Singer Eddie Floyd is 88. Actor Barbara Montgomery is 86. Actor Mary Beth Peil is 85. Singer Carly Simon is 82. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 78. Director-actor Michael Lembeck is 77. Singer Tim Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House is 73. Keyboardist David Paich of Toto is 71. Actor Michael Sabatino is 70. Actor-comedian Ricky Gervais is 64. Actor John Benjamin Hickey is 62. Actor Erica Gimpel is 61. Rapper Richie Rich is 58. Guitarist Sean Kelly is 54. Actor Angela Kinsey is 54. Bassist Mike Kroeger of Nickelback is 53. Actor Linda Cardellini is 50. Actor Busy Philipps is 46.
June 26: Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 91. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 87. Singer Georgie Fame is 82. Actor Clive Francis is 79. Singer Brenda Holloway is 79. Actor Michael Paul Chan is 75. Actor Robert Davi is 74. Musician Mick Jones of The Clash is 70. Actor Gedde Watanabe is 70. Singer Chris Isaak is 69. Singer Patty Smyth is 68. Singer Terri Nunn of Berlin is 66. Singer Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays is 62. Guitarist Eddie Perez of The Mavericks is 57. Bassist Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 56. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is 55. Actor Sean Hayes is 55. Actor Matt Letscher is 55. Actor Chris O'Donnell is 55. Actor Nick Offerman is 55. Keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein of Newsboys is 51. Singer Gretchen Wilson is 51. Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is 46. Singer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic is 46. Actor Jason Schwartzman is 45. Actor Aubrey Plaza is 41. Actor Jennette McCurdy is 33. Singer-actor Ariana Grande is 32.
June 27: Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 83. Actor Julia Duffy is 74. Actor Isabelle Adjani is 70. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 66. Writer-director J.J. Abrams is 59. Singer Draco Rosa is 56. Actor Edward 'Grapevine' Fordham Jr. is 55. TV personality Jo Frost is 54. Actor Yancey Arias is 54. Actor Christian Kane is 53. Actor Tobey Maguire is 50. Singer Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer is 49. Christian rock singer Zach Williams is 47. Reality star Khloe Kardashian is 41. Actor Drake Bell is 39. Actor Sam Claflin is 39. Actor Ed Westwick is 38. Actor Matthew Lewis is 36. Actor Madylin Sweeten is 34. Singer Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony is 29. Singer H.E.R. is 28. Actor Chandler Riggs is 26.
June 28: Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 99. Comedian John Byner is 88. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum is 80. Actor Bruce Davison is 79 Actor Kathy Bates is 77. Actor Alice Krige is 71. Jazz singer Tierney Sutton is 62. Guitarist-violinist Saul Davies of James is 60. Actor Jessica Hecht is 60. Actor John Cusack is 59. Actor Mary Stuart Masterson is 59. Actor Gil Bellows is 58. Actor Tichina Arnold is 56. Actor-songwriter Danielle Brisebois is 56. Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Sommers is 56. Actor Steve Burton is 55. Bassist Tim Nordwind of OK Go is 49. Bassist Mark Stoermer of The Killers is 48. Singer and former 'American Idol' contestant Kellie Pickler is 39.
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