Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 10-16:
Dec. 10: Actor Fionnula Flanagan (“Waking Ned Devine”) is 82. Actor-singer Gloria Loring is 77. Drummer Walter “Clyde” Orange of The Commodores is 77. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 72. Actor Susan Dey is 71. Musician Paul Hardcastle is 66. Actor John J. York (“General Hospital”) is 65. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 63. Actor Nia Peeples is 62. TV chef Bobby Flay is 59. Singer-guitarist J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is 58. Bassist Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 52. Drummer Meg White of The White Stripes is 49. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”) is 48. Rapper Kuniva of D12 is 48. Actor Gavin Houston (“The Haves and the Have Nots,” “Guiding Light”) is 46. Actor Alano Miller (“Underground,” ″Jane the Virgin”) is 44. Bassist Noah Harmon of Airborne Toxic Event is 42. Actor Patrick John Flueger (“Chicago P.D.”) is 40. Country singer Meghan Linsey is 38. Actor Raven-Symone (“That’s So Raven,” ″The Cosby Show”) is 38. Actor-singer Teyana Taylor is 33. Actor Kiki Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) is 32.
Dec. 11: Actor Rita Moreno is 92. Singer David Gates of Bread is 83. Actor Donna Mills (“Knots Landing”) is 83. Actor Lynda Day George (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”) is 79. Singer Brenda Lee is 79. Actor Teri Garr is 76. Actor Bess Armstrong is 70. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 69. Bassist Mike Mesaros of The Smithereens is 66. Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 65. Actor Ben Browder (“Stargate SG-1”) is 61. Singer-bassist Justin Currie of Del Amitri is 59. Bassist David Schools of Widespread Panic is 59. Actor Gary Dourdan (“C.S.I.”) is 57. Actor-comedian Mo’Nique is 56. Actor Max Martini (“The Unit”) is 54. Rapper-actor Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) is 50. Actor Rider Strong (“Boy Meets World”) is 44. Actor Xosha Roquemore (“The Mindy Project”) is 39. Actor Karla Souza (“How to Get Away With Murder”) is 37. Actor-singer Hailee Steinfeld is 27.
Dec. 12: Singer Connie Francis is 86. Singer Dionne Warwick is 83. Singer-guitarist Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) is 80. Actor Wings Hauser is 76. Actor Bill Nighy (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) is 74. Actor Duane Chase (“The Sound of Music”) is 73. Country singer La Costa is 73. Gymnast-turned-actor Cathy Rigby is 71. Singer-percussionist Sheila E. is 66. Actor Sheree J. Wilson (“Walker, Texas Ranger,” ″Dallas”) is 65. Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors is 60. Bassist Nicholas Dimichino of Nine Days is 56. Actor Madchen Amick (“My Own Worst Enemy,” ″Twin Peaks”) is 53. Actor Jennifer Connelly is 53. Actor Regina Hall is 53. Actor Mayim Bialik (“Jeopardy,” “The Big Bang Theory”) is 48. Actor Lucas Hedges (“Boy Erased,” ″Manchester by the Sea”) is 27. Actor Sky Katz (“Raven’s Home”) is 19.
Dec. 13: Actor Dick Van Dyke is 98. Country singer Buck White of The Whites is 93. Actor-singer John Davidson is 82. Actor Kathy Garver (“Family Affair”) is 78. Guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is 75. Singer Ted Nugent is 75. Country singer-guitarist Randy Owen of Alabama is 74. Actor Wendie Malick (“Hot in Cleveland,” ″Just Shoot Me”) is 73. Country singer John Anderson is 69. Singer Steve Forbert is 69. Singer Morris Day of The Time is 67. Actor Steve Buscemi is 66. Actor Johnny Whitaker (“Family Affair”) is 64. Bassist John Munson of Semisonic is 61. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (“The New Normal,” ″The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 57. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 56. Actor Lusia Strus (“50 First Dates”) is 56. TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos is 49. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Blink-182 (and Angels and Airwaves) is 48. Actor James Kyson Lee (“Heroes”) is 48. Actor Kimee Balmilero (“Hawaii Five-0″) is 44. Actor Chelsea Hertford (“Major Dad”) is 42. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 42. Trumpeter Wesley Watkins of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 36. Actor Marcel Spears (“The Mayor”) is 35. Singer Taylor Swift is 34. Actor Maisy Stella (“Nashville”) is 20.
Dec. 14: Singer-actor Abbe Lane is 92. Actor Hal Williams (“227,” ″Sanford and Son”) is 89. Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 77. Actor Dee Wallace (“E.T.”) is 75. Bassist Cliff Williams of AC/DC is 74. Actor T.K. Carter (“The Corner,” “Punky Brewster”) is 67. Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 65. Singer-whistle player Peter “Spider” Stacy of The Pogues is 65. Actor Cynthia Gibb (TV’s “Fame”) is 60. Actor Nancy Valen (“Baywatch”) is 58. Actor Archie Kao (“Chicago P.D.”) is 54. Actor Natascha McElhone (TV’s “Californication,” film’s “The Truman Show”) is 54. Actor Michaela Watkins (“Trophy Wife,” ″The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 52. Actor Miranda Hart (“Call the Midwife”) is 51. Singer Brian Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 48. Actor KaDee Strickland (“Private Practice”) is 48. Actor Jackson Rathbone (“Twilight” movies) is 39. Actor Vanessa Hudgens is 35. Singer Tori Kelly is 31.
Dec. 15: Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 84. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 81. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 77. Actor Don Johnson is 74. Actor Melanie Chartoff (“Rugrats,” ″Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”) is 73. Director Julie Taymor (Broadway’s “The Lion King”) is 71. Actor Justin Ross (“A Chorus Line”) is 69. Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash is 68. Country singer Doug Phelps (The Kentucky Headhunters, Brothers Phelps) is 63. Actor Helen Slater is 60. Actor Paul Kaye (“Game of Thrones”) is 59. Actor Molly Price (“Third Watch”) is 58. Actor Garrett Wang (“Star Trek: Voyager”) is 55. Actor Michael Shanks (“Stargate SG-1”) is 53. Actor Stuart Townsend (“Queen of the Damned”) is 51. Actor Geoff Stults (“Grace and Frankie,” new “Odd Couple”) is 47. Crowd-hyper Kito Trawick of Ghostown DJs is 46. Actor Adam Brody (“The O.C.”) is 44. Actor Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”) is 42. Actor George O. Gore II (“My Wife and Kids”) is 41. Actor Camilla Luddington (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 40. Guitarist Alana Haim of Haim is 32. Actor Maude Apatow (Film’s “Knocked Up,” TV’s “Euphoria”) is 26.
Dec. 16: Actor Joyce Bulifant (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) is 86. Actor Liv Ullman is 85. Journalist Lesley Stahl (“60 Minutes”) is 82. Guitarist Tony Hicks of The Hollies is 78. Singer Benny Anderson of ABBA is 78. Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is 74. Actor Xander Berkeley (“The Walking Dead”) is 68. Actor Alison LaPlaca (“The John Larroquette Show”) is 64. Actor Sam Robards is 62. Actor Jon Tenney (“The Closer,” ″Brooklyn South”) is 62. Actor Benjamin Bratt (“Private Practice,” ″Law & Order”) is 60. Comedian JB Smoove (“The Millers,” ″Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 58. Actor Miranda Otto (“Lord of the Rings” films) is 56. Actor Daniel Cosgrove (“Van Wilder”) is 53. Singer Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) is 52. Actor Krysten Ritter (“Jessica Jones,” ″Breaking Bad”) is 42. Actor Zoe Jarman (“The Mindy Project”) is 41. Actor Theo James (“Insurgent,” “Divergent”) is 39. Actor Amanda Setton (“The Mindy Project,” ”Gossip Girl”) is 38. Bassist Dave Rublin of American Authors is 37. Actor Hallee Hirsh (“JAG,” “ER”) is 36. Actor Anna Popplewell (“The Chronicles of Narnia” films) is 35. Actor Stephan James (“Race,” ″Selma”) is 30.
