Celebrity birthdays for the week of December 31st – January 6th:
December 31: Actor Anthony Hopkins, 86; Actor Sarah Miles (The Big Sleep), 82; Actor Barbara Carrera (Never Say Never Again), 82; Police guitarist Andy Summers, 81; Actor Ben Kingsley, 80; Guess Who singer Burton Cummings, 76; Actor Tim Matheson, 76; Actor Joe Dallesandro (The Limey), 75; Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton, 72; Actor James Remar (Dexter), 70; Actor Bebe Neuwirth (Madam Secretary, Cheers), 65; Singer Paul Westerberg, 64; Actor Val Kilmer, 64. Oleander guitarist Rick Ivanisevic is 61; Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is 60; actor Gong Li (2020 films Mulan, Memories of a Geisha) is 58; New Kids on the Block singer and actor Joe McIntyre is 51; Apocalyptica cellist Mikko Siren is 48; singer PSY is 46; drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 44; Portuguese drummer Jason Secrist the Man is 44; actor Ricky Whittle (American Gods) is 44; actor Erich Bergen (Madam Secretary, Jersey Boys) is 38; Chainsmokers musician Drew Taggart is 34.
January 1: Actor Frank Langella is 86. Country Joe McDonald, singer and guitarist for Country Joe and the Fish, is 82. Comedian Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) is 81. Actor Rick Hurst (The Dukes of Hazzard) is 78. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 66. Actor Len Woods is 66. Actor Dedee Pfeiffer (Sybil) is 60. Actor Morris Chestnut (The Brothers, The Best Man) is 55. Singer Tank is 48. Actor Eden Riegel (The Young and the Restless) is 43. Echosmith bassist Noah Sierota is 28.
January 2: TV host Jack Hanna (Jack Hanna's Into the Wild) is 77. Actor Wendy Phillips (I Am Sam) is 72. Actor Cynthia Sykes (St. Elsewhere) is 70. Actor Gabrielle Carteris (Beverly Hills, 90210) is 63. Actor Tia Carrere is 57. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 56. Model Christy Turlington is 55. Actor Taye Diggs (The Best Man, How to Tell If You Love Her) is 53. Actor Renée Elise Goldsberry (Broadway's Hamilton) is 53. Singer Doug Robb of Hoobastank is 49. Actor Dax Shepard (Parenthood) is 49. OAR saxophonist and guitarist Jerry DePizzo Jr. is 45. Immature and IMX singer Kelton Kesy is 43. Capital Cities musician Ryan Merchant is 43. Actor Kate Bosworth is 41. Actor Anthony Carrigan (“Barry,” “Gotham”) is 41. Musician Trombone Shorty is 38. Singer Bryson Tiller is 31.
January 3: Actor Dabney Coleman is 92. Singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks is 81. Singer Stephen Stills is 79. Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones is 78. Actor Victoria Principal is 74. Actor Mel Gibson is 68. Actor Shannon Sturges (Port Charles) is 56. Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 55. Contemporary Christian singer Nicole Nordeman is 52. Daft Punk musician Thomas Bangalter is 49. Actor Jason Marsden (Ally McBeal) is 49. Actor Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) is 49. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (The O.C.) is 48. Singer and former “American Idol” contestant Kimberly Locke is 46; is 45; actress Nicole Beharie (Sleepy Hollow) is 39; drummer Mark Pontius (Foster the People) is 39; singer Lloyd is 38; Hot Chelle Rae guitarist Nash Overstreet is 38; and actor Florence Pugh (Don't Worry Darling, Little Women) is 28.
January 4: Actress Barbara Rush (Peyton Place), 97; actor Dyan Cannon, 85; country singer Cathy Forrester of the Forrester Sisters, 69; guitarist Bernard Sumner of New Order (and Joy Division), 68; actor Ann Magnuson (Anything But Love), 68; country singer Patty Loveless, 67; actor Julian Sands (24), 66; singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M., 64; actor Dave Foley (Newsradio, The Kids in the Hall), 61; actor Dot Jones (Glee), 60; actor Rick Hurst (The Bold and the Beautiful), 59; former singer Kate O'Riordan of The Pogues, 59; and actor Julia Ormond, 59. Country singer Deena Carter is 58; Crash Test Dummies is 57; actor Josh Stamberg (The Affair, Drop Dead Diva) is 54; actor Jeremy Licht (Valerie) is 53; actor Damon Gupton (Empire) is 51; actor Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends) is 49; actor D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place) is 44; Underoath singer Spencer Chamberlain is 41; comedian and actor Charlyne Yi (House, Steven Universe) is 38; singer and actor Coco Jones is 26.
January 5: Actor Robert Duvall, 93; singer and bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers, 84; former talk show host Charlie Rose, 82; actor Diane Keaton, 78; actor Ted Lange (The Love Boat), 76; Blondie guitarist Chris Stein, 74; actor Pamela Sue Martin (The Poseidon Adventure, Dynasty), 71; actor Clancy Brown (Highlander, The SpongeBob Squarepants), 65; actor Suzie Amis (Titanic), 62; actor Ricky Paul Goldin (All My Children, Guiding Light), 59; actor Vinnie Jones (Deception, X-Men: The Last Stand), 59. Drummer Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 58; Flanigan (Stargate Atlantis, Sisters) is 57; dancer and talk show host Carrie Ann Inaba (The Talk, Dancing with the Stars) is 56; Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen is 56; singer Marilyn Manson is 55; actress Shea Whigham (Fast & Furious, Boardwalk Empire) is 55; actor Derek Cecil (House of Cards, Treme) is 51; actor and comedian Jessica Chaffin (Man with a Plan) is 50; and actor Bradley Cooper is 49. Actor January Jones (Mad Men) is 46. Actor Brooklyn Sudano (My Wife and Kids) is 43. Actor Franz Drameh (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) is 31.
January 6: The Fabulous Thunderbirds singer Kim Wilson is 73. Country singer Jett Williams is 71. Actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) is 69. Sister Sledge singer Cathy Sledge is 65. Chef Nigella Lawson is 64. BLACKstreet singer Eric Williams is 64. Actor Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) is 55. TV personality Julie Chen is 54. Actor Danny Pintauro (Who's the Boss?) is 48. Actor Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) is 43. Actor Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Theory of Everything) is 42. Comedian Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) is 40. Actor Diona Reasonover (“NCIS”) is 40. Singer Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys is 38.
