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Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 30-May 6

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 30-May 6

April 30: Singer Willie Nelson is 90. Actor Burt Young is 83. Actor Perry King (“Riptide”) is 75. Singer-guitarist Wayne Kramer of the MC5 is 75. Singer Merrill Osmond of The Osmonds is 70. Director Jane Campion is 69. Actor-director Paul Gross (“Due South”) is 64. Bassist Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks is 61. Actor Adrian Pasdar (“Heroes”) is 58. Singer J.R. Richards (Dishwalla) is 56. Rapper Turbo B of Snap is 56. Guitarist Clark Vogeler of The Toadies is 54. Singer Chris “Choc” Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 52. Guitarist Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down is 52. Country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson is 52. Actor Lisa Dean Ryan (“Doogie Howser, M.D.”) is 51. Singer Akon (AY’-kon) is 50. Singer Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees is 50. Actor Johnny Galecki (“The Big Bang Theory,” ″Roseanne”) is 48. Actor Sam Heughan (“Outlander”) is 43. Actor Kunal Nayyar (“The Big Bang Theory”) is 42. Rapper Lloyd Banks is 41. Actor Kirsten Dunst is 41. Country singer Tyler Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 39. Actor Dianna Agron (“Glee”) is 37. Singer Brandon Lancaster of LANCO is 34. Rapper Travis Scott is 32.

May 1: Singer Judy Collins is 84. Actor Stephen Macht (“Suits,” ″General Hospital”) is 81. Singer Rita Coolidge is 78. Singer-bassist Nick Fortuna of The Buckinghams is 77. Actor Dann Florek (“Law and Order: SVU”) is 72. Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 69. Actor Byron Stewart is 67. Actor Maia Morgenstern (“The Passion of the Christ”) is 61. Actor Scott Coffey (“Mulholland Drive,” ″The Outsiders”) is 59. Country singer Wayne Hancock is 58. Actor Charlie Schlatter (“Diagnosis Murder”) is 57. Country singer Tim McGraw is 56. Bassist D’Arcy Wretzky (Smashing Pumpkins) is 55. Director Wes Anderson is 54. Actor Julie Benz (“No Ordinary Family,” “Dexter”) is 51. Singer Tina Campbell of Mary Mary is 49. Actor Darius McCrary (“Family Matters”) is 47. Actor Jamie Dornan (“Fifty Shades of Grey”) is 41. Actor Kerry Bishe (“Argo”) is 39. TV personality Abby Huntsman (“The View”) is 37. Actor Lizzy Greene (“A Million Little Things”) is 19.

May 2: Singer Englebert Humperdinck is 87. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 78. Actor David Suchet (TV’s “Poirot”) is 77. Country singer Larry Gatlin is 75. Singer Lou Gramm of Foreigner is 73. Actor Christine Baranski is 71. Singer Angela Bofill is 69. Actor Brian Tochi (“Revenge of the Nerds,” ″Police Academy”) is 64. Actor Elizabeth Berridge (“The John Larroquette Show”) is 61. Country singer Ty Herndon is 61. Actor Mitzi Kapture (“The Young and the Restless,” “Baywatch”) is 61. TV commentator Mika Brzezinski is 56. Wrestler-actor Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is 51. Singer Jeff Gutt of Stone Temple Pilots is 47. Actor Jenna Von Oy (“Blossom”) is 46. Actor Kumail Nanjiani (TV’s “Silicon Valley,” film’s “The Big Sick”) is 45. Actor Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” ″The Office”) is 43. Actor Robert Buckley (“One Tree Hill”) is 42. Actor Gaius Charles (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 40. Singer Lily Allen is 38. Guitarist Jim Almgren of Carolina Liar is 37. Actor Kay Panabaker (“No Ordinary Family,” ″Summerland”) is 33.

May 3: Singer Frankie Valli is 89. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 77. Singer Mary Hopkin is 73. Singer Christopher Cross is 72. Drummer Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 66. Keyboardist David Ball of Soft Cell is 64. Country singer Shane Minor is 55. Actor Amy Ryan (“Bridge of Spies,” ″The Office”) is 55. Actor Bobby Cannavale (“Boardwalk Empire,” ″Nurse Jackie”) is 53. Music producer-actor Damon Dash is 52. Bassist John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band is 52. Actor Marsha Stephanie-Blake (“When They See Us”) is 48. TV personality Willie Geist (“Today”) is 48. Actor Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”) is 48. Actor Dule’ Hill (“Psych,” ″The West Wing”) is 48. Country singer Eric Church is 46. Actor Tanya Wright (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 45. Dancer Cheryl Burke (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 39. Singer Michael Kiwanuka is 36. Actor Zoe De Grand Maison (“Orphan Black”) is 28. Rapper Desiigner is 26.

May 4: Jazz bassist Ron Carter is 86. Singer Peggy Santiglia Davison of The Angels is 79. Actor Richard Jenkins (“The Shape of Water”) is 76. Country singer Stella Parton is 74. Actor-turned-minister Hilly Hicks (“Roots”) is 73. Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 72. Singer-actor Pia Zadora is 71. Singer Oleta Adams is 70. Country singer Randy Travis is 64. Actor Mary McDonough (“The Waltons”) is 62. Comedian Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live”) is 56. Actor Will Arnett (“Arrested Development,” ″Blades of Glory”) is 53. Bassist Mike Dirnt of Green Day is 51. Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 51. TV personality Kimora Lee Simmons is 48. Sports reporter and TV personality Erin Andrews is 45. Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) is 44. Actor Ruth Negga (“Loving”) is 42. Rapper Jidenna is 38. Actor Alexander Gould (“Weeds,” “Finding Nemo”) is 29. Country singer RaeLynn is 29. Actor Amara Miller (“The Descendants”) is 23.

May 5: Actor Michael Murphy is 85. Actor Lance Henriksen (“Millennium,” ″Aliens”) is 83. Comedian-actor Michael Palin (Monty Python) is 80. Actor John Rhys-Davies (“Lord of the Rings,” ″Raiders of the Lost Ark”) is 79. Former MTV News correspondent Kurt Loder is 78. Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 75. Actor Melinda Culea (“The A Team,” ″Knots Landing”) is 68. Actor Lisa Eilbacher (“An Officer and a Gentleman,” ″Beverly Hills Cop”) is 66. Actor Richard E. Grant (“Gosford Park”) is 66. Singer Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen is 64. Newsman Brian Williams is 64. TV personality Kyan Douglas (“Rachael Ray,” “Queer Eye For the Straight Guy”) is 53. Actor Tina Yothers (“Family Ties”) is 50. Singer Raheem DeVaughn is 48. Actor Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”) is 44. Singer Craig David is 42. Actor Danielle Fishel (“Boy Meets World”) is 42. Actor Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel,” ″The Tudors”) is 40. Bassist Josh Smith of Halestorm is 40. Singer Adele is 35. Singer Chris Brown is 34.

May 6: Singer Bob Seger is 78. Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 78. Singer and comedian Lulu Roman (“Hee Haw”) is 77. Actor Alan Dale (“Lost,” ″Ugly Betty”) is 76. Actor Richard Cox (“Alpha House,” ″American Tragedy”) is 75. Host Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars,” new “Hollywood Squares”) is 68. Actor Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) is 63. Singer John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants is 63. Actor Julianne Phillips is 63. Actor George Clooney is 62. Child actor turned rodeo star Clay O’Brien (“The Apple Dumpling Gang”) is 62. Singer-bassist Tony Scalzo of Fastball is 59. Actor Leslie Hope (“24”) is 58. Actor Geneva Carr (“Bull”) is 57. Guitarist Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 56. Guitarist Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 52. Actor Stacey Oristano (“Bunheads,” ″Friday Night Lights”) is 44. Actor Adrianne Palicki (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 40. Actor Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) is 40. Comedian Sasheer Zamata (“Saturday Night Live”) is 37. Rapper Meek Mill is 36. Actor Naomi Scott (2019’s “Aladdin”) is 30.

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