Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 24-30 include a host of notable figures from film, music, and television. Among those celebrating are Academy Award-winning actor Octavia Spencer, acclaimed actor Carey Mulligan, and comedic legend Mike Myers.
May 24
Jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp turns 89. Comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong is 88. Musician Bob Dylan reaches 85. Actor Gary Burghoff, known for MASH, is 83. Singer Patti LaBelle celebrates 82 years. Actor Priscilla Presley is 81. Country singer-songwriter Mike Reid is 79. Actor Jim Broadbent, star of Moulin Rouge and Iris, is 77. Actor Alfred Molina is 73. Singer Rosanne Cash turns 71. Actor Cliff Parisi from Call the Midwife is 66. Actor Kristin Scott Thomas is also 66. Actor John C. Reilly, known for Chicago and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, is 61. Actor Dana Ashbrook from Twin Peaks is 59. Actor Eric Close, star of Nashville and Without a Trace, also turns 59. Actor Carl Payne, from Martin and The Cosby Show, is 57. Guitarist Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes is 57. Actor Dash Mihok from Silver Linings Playbook is 52. Actor Bryan Greenberg, known for Bride Wars and One Tree Hill, is 48. Actor Billy L. Sullivan from Something So Right is 46. Actor-rapper Big Tyme is 45. Drummer Cody Hanson of Hinder is 44. Dancer Mark Ballas from Dancing With the Stars is 40. Country singer Billy Gilman is 38. Rapper G-Eazy turns 37. Actor Cayden Boyd from The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl is 32.
May 25
Actor Ann Robinson from War of the Worlds is 97. Actor Ian McKellen, famed for Lord of the Rings, turns 87. Country singer Jessi Colter is 83. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams also turns 83. Director and Muppeteer Frank Oz is 82. Actor Karen Valentine is 79. Actor Jacki Weaver from Silver Linings Playbook is 79. Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 79. Actor Patti D’Arbanville from New York Undercover is 75. Actor Connie Sellecca turns 71. Singer-guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam is 68. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 63. Actor Joseph Reitman from The Perfect Storm is 58. Actors Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush from Little House on the Prairie are 56. Actor Jamie Kennedy from Scream is 56. Actor Octavia Spencer, known for Hidden Figures and The Help, is 56. Actor Justin Henry from Kramer Vs. Kramer and Sixteen Candles is 55. Rapper Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound is 53. Actor Erinn Hayes from Kevin Can Wait is 50. Actor Cillian Murphy, star of Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight, is 50. Actor Ethan Suplee from My Name Is Earl is also 50. Actor Lauren Frost from Even Stevens is 41. Actor Ebonée Noel from TV’s FBI turns 36. Musician Guy Lawrence of Disclosure is 35.
May 26
Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 87. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 81. Singer Stevie Nicks turns 78. Actor Pam Grier is 77. Actor Philip Michael Thomas from Miami Vice is 77. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is also 77. Actor Margaret Colin is 68. Singer Dave Robbins of BlackHawk is 67. Actor Doug Hutchison from The Green Mile is 66. Actor Genie Francis from General Hospital is 64. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is also 64. Singer Lenny Kravitz turns 62. Actor Helena Bonham Carter is 60. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 58. Actor Joseph Fiennes from Shakespeare in Love is 56. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 55. South Park co-creator Matt Stone is also 55. Singer Lauryn Hill is 51. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 48. Actor Elisabeth Harnois from CSI is 47. Actor Hrach Titizian from Homeland is also 47.
May 27
Actor Lee Meriwether is 91. Actor Bruce Weitz turns 83. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 81. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is 76. Actor Richard Schiff from The Good Doctor and The West Wing is 71. Singer Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees is 69. Singer-guitarist Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz is 68. Actor Peri Gilpin from Frasier is 65. Actor Cathy Silvers from Happy Days is also 65. Comedian Adam Carolla is 62. Actor Todd Bridges from Diff’rent Strokes is 61. Drummer Sean Kinney of Alice In Chains is 60. Actor Dondre’ Whitfield from Queen Sugar is 57. Actor Paul Bettany, known for The Da Vinci Code and A Beautiful Mind, is 55. Singer-guitarist Brian Desveaux of Nine Days is also 55. Actor Jack McBrayer from 30 Rock is 53. Musician Andre 3000 of Outkast is 51. Rapper Jadakiss is also 51. TV chef Jamie Oliver is 51. Actor Ben Feldman from Mad Men is 46. Actor Darin Brooks from The Bold and the Beautiful is 42. Actor Chris Colfer from Glee is 36. Actor Ethan Dampf from American Dreams is 32. Actor Desiree Ross from Greenleaf is 27.
May 28
Actor Carroll Baker is 95. Singer Gladys Knight turns 82. Singer Billy Vera is also 82. Singer John Fogerty is 81. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 70. Actor Louis Mustillo from Mike and Molly is 68. Actor Brandon Cruz from The Courtship of Eddie’s Father is 64. Actor Christa Miller from Scrubs and The Drew Carey Show is 62. Country singer Phil Vassar is also 62. Singer Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America is 61. Singer Kylie Minogue is 58. Rapper Chubb Rock is also 58. Actor Justin Kirk from Weeds is 57. Talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck from Fox and Friends and The View is 49. R&B singer Jaheim is also 49. Actor Jake Johnson from New Girl is 48. Actor Monica Keena from Dawson’s Creek and Undeclared is 47. Actor Alexa Davalos from Clash of the Titans and The Chronicles of Riddick is 44. Actor Megalyn Echikunwoke from 24 is also 44. Singer Colbie Caillat is 41. Actor Carey Mulligan from The Great Gatsby is 41.
May 29
Singer Rebbie Jackson is 76. Composer Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo turns 73. Singer LaToya Jackson is 70. Actor Ted Levine from Monk and The Silence of the Lambs is 69. Actor Annette Bening is 68. Actor Rupert Everett is 67. Actor Adrian Paul from TV’s The Highlander is also 67. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 65. Actor Lisa Whelchel from The Facts of Life is 63. Guitarist Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 59. Singer Jayski McGowan of Quad City DJ’s is also 59. Actor Anthony Azizi from Threat Matrix and Lost is 57. Guitarist Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is also 57. Actor Laverne Cox from Doubt and Orange Is the New Black is 54. Guitarist Mark Lee of Third Day is 53. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder of Boondocks is 52. Singer Melanie Brown, known as Scary Spice of the Spice Girls, is 51. Rapper Playa Poncho is also 51. Singer Fonseca is 47. Actor Justin Chon from Deception and Dr. Ken is 45. Actor Billy Flynn from Days of Our Lives is 41. Actor Blake Foster from Power Rangers Turbo is also 41. Actor Riley Keough from Daisy Jones and the Six is 37. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith from Sonny With a Chance is also 37. Actor Kristen Alderson from General Hospital and One Life To Live is 35. Actor Lorelei Linklater from Boyhood is 33.
May 30
Actor Ruta Lee from High Rollers and What’s My Line? is 91. Actor Keir Dullea from 2001: A Space Odyssey turns 90. Guitarist Lenny Davidson of The Dave Clark Five is 82. Actor Stephen Tobolowsky from Groundhog Day and Sneakers is 75. Actor Colm Meaney from Star Trek: The Next Generation is 73. Actor Ted McGinley from Hope and Faith and Married... With Children is 68. Actor Ralph Carter from Good Times is 65. Actor-filmmaker Tonya Pinkins from All My Children is 64. Country singer Wynonna Judd is 62. Guitarist Tom Morello of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine is also 62. Actor Mark Sheppard from Supernatural is also 62. Film director Antoine Fuqua, known for Training Day and The Replacement Killers, is 61. Actor John Ross Bowie from Speechless and The Big Bang Theory is 55. Guitarist Patrick Dahlheimer of Live is also 55. Singer-actor Idina Menzel is 55. Singer Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob is 51. Rapper Remy Ma is 46. Guitarist James Smith of Underoath is 44. Actor Javicia Leslie from God Friended Me is 39. Actor Sean Giambrone from The Goldbergs is 27. Actor Jared Gilmore from Once Upon a Time and Mad Men is 26.
