Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23:

May 17: Actor-director Dennis Hopper is 73. Singer Taj Mahal is 67. Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 65. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 60. Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 56. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 56. Actor Bill Paxton is 54. Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 53. Singer Enya is 48. Actor Craig Ferguson (”The Late Late Show,” ”The Drew Carey Show”) is 47. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 46. Guitarist O’Dell of Mint Condition is 44. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 44. Actor Hill Harper (”City of Angels,” ”He Got Game”) is 43. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia (”Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”) is 40. Singer Jordan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 39. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 36. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 35. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (”Heroes”) is 35. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) is 33. Actress Leven Rambin (”Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) is 19.

May 18: Actor Bill Macy (”Maude”) is 87. Actor Pernell Roberts (”Bonanza,” ”Trapper John, MD”) is 81. Actor Robert Morse is 78. Actor Dwayne Hickman (”The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”) is 75. Bluegrass singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of The Dillards is 67. Country singer Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys is 61. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is 60. Country singer George Strait is 57. Singer Butch Tavares of Tavares is 56. Actor Chow Yun-Fat (”Anna and the King,” ”The Replacement Killers”) is 54. Singer-guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet is 49. Guitarist Barry Graul of MercyMe is 48. Singer-actress Martika is 40. Comedian Tina Fey (”Saturday Night Live”) is 39. Rapper Special Ed is 35. Musician Jack Johnson is 34. Singer Darryl Allen of Mista is 29.

May 19: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 75. TV personality David Hartman is 74. Actor James Fox is 70. Actress Nancy Kwan is 70. Author-director Nora Ephron is 68. Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in “Star Wars”) is 65. Musician Pete Townshend is 64. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 60. Singer-actress-model Grace Jones is 57. Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 55. Actor Steven Ford is 53. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 47. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford (”Monk”) is 39. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 37. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 26. Actor Eric Lloyd (”The Santa Clause”) is 23.

May 20: Singer Joe Cocker is 65. Singer-actress Cher is 63. Actor Dave Thomas (”Grace Under Fire,” ”SCTV”) is 60. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 57. Actor Dean Butler (”Little House on the Prairie”) is 53. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s is 51. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 50. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 50. Actor John Billingsley (”Enterprise”) is 49. Actor Tony Goldwyn is 49. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 48. TV personality Ted Allen (”Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 44. Actress Mindy Cohn (”Facts of Life”) is 43. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 43. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 37. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 34. Actor Matt Czuchry (Friday Night Lights,” ”Gilmore Girls”) is 32. Singer-actress Naturi Naughton (3LW) is 25.

May 21: Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 68. Guitarist Hilton Valentine of The Animals is 66. Actor Richard Hatch (”Battlestar Galactica”) is 64. Keyboardist Bill Champlin of Chicago is 62. Actress Carol Potter (”Beverly Hills, 90210,” ”Sunset Beach”) is 61. Singer Leo Sayer is 61. Comedian-turned-politician Al Franken is 58. Actor Mr. T is 57. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 54. Actor Judge Reinhold is 52. Actor Brent Briscoe (”Mulholland Drive,” ”A Simple Plan”) is 48. Actress Lisa Edelstein (”House”) of 41. Actress Fairuza Balk (”The Waterboy”) is 35. Rapper Havoc of Mobb Deep is 35. Actress Ashlie Brillault (”Lizzie McGuire”) is 22. Actress Sarah Ramos (”American Dreams”) is 18.

May 22: Actor Michael Constantine (”My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” ”Room 222″) is 82. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 71. Actor Frank Converse is 71. Actor Michael Sarrazin is 69. Actress Barbara Parkins (”Peyton Place,” ”Valley of the Dolls”) is 67. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 59. Singer Morrissey is 50. Actress Ann Cusack (”Jeff Foxworthy Show,” ”A League of Their Own”) is 48. Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 48. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms is 47. Singer Johnny Gill is 43. Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 42. Model Naomi Campbell is 39. Actress Anna Belknap (”CSI: NY”) is 37. Singer Donell Jones is 36.

May 23: Actress Barbara Barrie is 78. Actress Joan Collins is 76. Actor Charles Kimbrough (”Murphy Brown”) is 73. Singer General Johnson of Chairmen of the Board is 66. Actress Lauren Chapin (”Father Knows Best”) is 64. Country singer Judy Rodman is 58. Comedian Drew Carey is 51. Country singer Shelly West is 51. Actor Linden Ashby (”Melrose Place”) is 49. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 48. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 42. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 39. Singer Lorenzo is 37. Country singer Brian McComas is 37. Singer Maxwell is 36. Singer Jewel is 35.