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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 11-17:<\/p>\n
Dec. 11: Actor Rita Moreno is 91. Singer David Gates of Bread is 82. Actor Donna Mills (\u201cKnots Landing\u201d) is 82. Singer Brenda Lee is 78. Singer Paul Beasley of The Blind Boys of Alabama is 78. Actor Lynda Day George (TV\u2019s \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d) is 78. Actor Teri Garr is 75. Actor Bess Armstrong is 69. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 68. Bassist Mike Mesaros of The Smithereens is 65. Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 64. Actor Ben Browder (\u201cStargate SG-1\u201d) is 60. Singer-bassist Justin Currie of Del Amitri is 58. Bassist David Schools of Widespread Panic is 58. Actor Gary Dourdan (\u201cC.S.I.\u201d) is 56. Actor-comedian Mo\u2019Nique is 55. Actor Max Martini (\u201cThe Unit\u201d) is 53. Rapper-actor Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) is 49. Actor Rider Strong (\u201cBoy Meets World\u201d) is 43. Actor Xosha Roquemore (\u201cThe Mindy Project\u201d) is 38. Actor Karla Souza (\u201cHow To Get Away With Murder\u201d) is 36. Actor-singer Hailee Steinfeld is 26.<\/p>\n
Dec. 12: Game show host Bob Barker is 99. Singer Connie Francis is 85. Singer Dionne Warwick is 82. Singer-guitarist Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) is 79. Actor Wings Hauser is 75. Actor Bill Nighy (\u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d) is 73. Actor Duane Chase (\u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d) is 72. Country singer La Costa is 72. Gymnast-turned-actor Cathy Rigby is 70. Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 65. Actor Sheree J. Wilson (\u201cWalker, Texas Ranger,\u201d \u2033Dallas\u201d) is 64. Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors is 59. Bassist Nicholas Dimichino of Nine Days is 55. Actor Jennifer Connelly is 52. Actor Madchen Amick (\u201cMy Own Worst Enemy,\u201d \u2033Twin Peaks\u201d) is 52. Actor Regina Hall is 52. Actor Mayim Bialik (\u201cJeopardy,\u201d \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d) is 47. Actor Lucas Hedges (\u201cBoy Erased,\u201d \u2033Manchester By The Sea\u201d) is 26. Actor Sky Katz (\u201cRaven\u2019s Home\u201d) is 18.<\/p>\n
Dec. 13: Actor Dick Van Dyke is 97. Country singer Buck White of The Whites is 92. Actor-singer John Davidson is 81. Actor Kathy Garver (\u201cFamily Affair\u201d) is 77. Singer Ted Nugent is 74. Guitarist Jeff \u201cSkunk\u201d Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is 74. Guitarist Ron Getman of The Tractors is 74. Country singer-guitarist Randy Owen of Alabama is 73. Actor Wendie Malick (\u201cHot in Cleveland,\u201d \u2033Just Shoot Me\u201d) is 72. Country singer John Anderson is 68. Singer Steve Forbert is 68. Singer Morris Day of The Time is 66. Actor Steve Buscemi is 65. Actor Johnny Whitaker (\u201cFamily Affair\u201d) is 63. Bassist John Munson of Semisonic is 60. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (\u201cThe New Normal,\u201d \u2033The Real Housewives of Atlanta\u201d) is 56. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 55. Actor Lusia Strus (\u201c50 First Dates\u201d) is 55. TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos is 48. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Blink-182 (and Angels and Airwaves) is 47. Actor James Kyson Lee (\u201cHeroes\u201d) is 47. Actor Kimee Balmilero (\u201cHawaii Five-0\u2033) is 43. Actor Chelsea Hertford (\u201cMajor Dad\u201d) is 41. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 41. Trumpeter Wesley Watkins of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 35. Actor Marcel Spears (\u201cThe Mayor\u201d) is 34. Singer Taylor Swift is 33. Actor Maisy Stella (\u201cNashville\u201d) is 19.<\/p>\n
Dec. 14: Singer-actor Abbe Lane is 91. Actor Hal Williams (\u201c227,\u201d \u2033Sanford and Son\u201d) is 88. Actor-singer Jane Birkin (\u201cDeath on the Nile,\u201d \u201cEvil Under the Sun\u201d) is 76. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 76. Actor Dee Wallace (\u201cE.T.\u201d) is 74. Bassist Cliff Williams of AC\/DC is 73. Actor T.K. Carter (\u201cThe Corner,\u201d \u201cPunky Brewster\u201d) is 66. Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 64. Singer-whistle player Peter \u201cSpider\u201d Stacy of The Pogues is 64. Actor Cynthia Gibb (TV\u2019s \u201cFame\u201d) is 59. Actor Nancy Valen (\u201cBaywatch\u201d) is 57. Actor Archie Kao (\u201cChicago P.D.\u201d) is 53. Actor Natascha McElhone (TV\u2019s \u201cCalifornication,\u201d film\u2019s \u201cThe Truman Show\u201d) is 53. Actor Michaela Watkins (\u201cTrophy Wife,\u201d \u2033The New Adventures of Old Christine\u201d) is 51. Actor Miranda Hart (\u201cCall the Midwife\u201d) is 50. Singer Brian Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 47. Actor KaDee Strickland (\u201cPrivate Practice\u201d) is 47. Actor Jackson Rathbone (\u201cTwilight\u201d movies) is 38. Actor Vanessa Hudgens is 34. Singer Tori Kelly is 30.<\/p>\n
Dec. 15: Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 83. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 80. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 76. Actor Don Johnson is 73. Actor Melanie Chartoff (\u201cRugrats,\u201d \u2033Parker Lewis Can\u2019t Lose\u201d) is 72. Director Julie Taymor (Broadway\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King\u201d) is 70. Actor Justin Ross (\u201cA Chorus Line\u201d) is 68. Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash is 67. Country singer Doug Phelps (The Kentucky Headhunters, Brothers Phelps) is 62. Actor Helen Slater is 59. Actor Paul Kaye (\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d) is 58. Actor Molly Price (\u201cThird Watch\u201d) is 57. Actor Garrett Wang (\u201cStar Trek: Voyager\u201d) is 54. Actor Michael Shanks (\u201cStargate SG-1\u201d) is 52. Actor Stuart Townsend (\u201cQueen of the Damned\u201d) is 50. Actor Geoff Stults (\u201cGrace and Frankie,\u201d new \u201cOdd Couple\u201d) is 46. Crowd-hyper Kito Trawick of Ghostown DJs is 45. Actor Adam Brody (\u201cThe O.C.\u201d) is 43. Actor Michelle Dockery (\u201cDownton Abbey\u201d) is 41. Actor George O. Gore II (\u201cMy Wife and Kids\u201d) is 40. Actor Camilla Luddington (\u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d) is 39. Guitarist Alana Haim of Haim is 31. Actor Maude Apatow (Film\u2019s \u201cKnocked Up,\u201d TV\u2019s \u201cEuphoria\u201d) is 25.<\/p>\n
Dec. 16: Actor Joyce Bulifant (\u201cThe Mary Tyler Moore Show\u201d) is 85. Actor Liv Ullman is 84. Journalist Lesley Stahl (\u201c60 Minutes\u201d) is 81. Guitarist Tony Hicks of The Hollies is 77. Singer Benny Anderson of ABBA is 76. Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is 73. Actor Xander Berkeley (\u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d) is 67. Actor Alison LaPlaca (\u201cThe John Larroquette Show\u201d) is 63. Actor Sam Robards is 61. Actor Jon Tenney (\u201cThe Closer,\u201d \u2033Brooklyn South\u201d) is 61. Actor Benjamin Bratt (\u201cPrivate Practice,\u201d \u2033Law and Order\u201d) is 59. Comedian JB Smoove (\u201cThe Millers,\u201d \u2033Curb Your Enthusiasm\u201d) is 57. Actor Miranda Otto (\u201cLord of the Rings\u201d films) is 55. Actor Daniel Cosgrove (\u201cVan Wilder\u201d) is 52. Singer Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) is 51. Actor Krysten Ritter (\u201cJessica Jones,\u201d \u2033Breaking Bad\u201d) is 41. Actor Zoe Jarman (\u201cThe Mindy Project\u201d) is 40. Actor Theo James (\u201cInsurgent,\u201d \u201cDivergent\u201d) is 38. Actor Amanda Setton (\u201cThe Mindy Project,\u201d \u201dGossip Girl\u201d) is 37. Bassist Dave Rublin of American Authors is 36. Actor Hallee Hirsh (\u201cJAG,\u201d \u201cER\u201d) is 35. Actor Anna Popplewell (\u201cThe Chronicles of Narnia\u201d films) is 34. Actor Stephan James (\u201cRace,\u201d \u2033Selma\u201d) is 29.<\/p>\n
Dec. 17: Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 86. Actor Bernard Hill is 78. Actor Ernie Hudson (\u201cGhostbusters\u201d) is 77. Former \u201cHardball\u201d host Chris Matthews is 77. Actor-comedian Eugene Levy is 76. Actor Marilyn Hassett (\u201cThe Other Side of the Mountain\u201d) is 75. Actor Wes Studi (TV\u2019s \u201cComanche Moon,\u201d \u201cInto the West\u201d) is 75. Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 74. Actor Joel Brooks (\u201cSix Feet Under\u201d) is 73. Singer Paul Rodgers is 73. Singer Wanda Hutchinson Vaughn of The Emotions is 71. Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 69. Actor Barry Livingston (\u201cMy Three Sons\u201d) is 69. Actor Bill Pullman is 69. Director-producer Peter Farrelly (\u201cThere\u2019s Something About Mary,\u201d \u2033Dumb and Dumber\u201d) is 66. Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 64. Singer Sarah Dallin of Bananarama is 61. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 56. Bassist Duane Propes of Little Texas is 56. Actor Laurie Holden (\u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d) is 53. DJ Homicide of Sugar Ray is 52. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (\u201cThe District\u201d) is 52. Actor Claire Forlani (\u201cMeet Joe Black,\u201d \u2033CSI: NY\u201d) is 51. Drummer Eddie Fisher of OneRepublic is 49. Actor Sarah Paulson (\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d) is 48. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 48. Actor Marissa Ribisi (\u201cPleasantville\u201d) is 48. Actor Milla Jovovich (\u201cZoolander,\u201d \u2033The Fifth Element\u201d) is 47. Singer Ben Goldwasser of MGMT is 40. Singer Mikky Ekko is 39. Actor Shannon Woodward (\u201cWestworld,\u201d \u2033Raising Hope\u201d) is 38. Actor Emma Bell (\u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d) is 36. Actor Vanessa Zima (Film\u2019s \u201cUlee\u2019s Gold,\u201d TV\u2019s \u201cMurder One\u201d) is 36. Guitarist Taylor York of Paramore is 33. Actor Graham Rogers (\u201cQuantico\u201d) is 32. Actor-singer Nat Wolff (\u201cThe Naked Brothers Band\u201d) is 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest newsSign up to our free US Evening Headlines email Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 11-17: Dec. 11: Actor Rita Moreno is 91. Singer David Gates of Bread is 82. Actor Donna Mills (\u201cKnots Landing\u201d) is 82. Singer Brenda Lee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n