Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 2-8

By The Associated Press

Dec. 2: Actress Cathy Lee Crosby (“That’s Incredible”) is 74. Director Penelope Spheeris (“Wayne’s World,” ”The Decline of Western Civilization”) is 73. Country singer John Wesley Ryles is 68. Actor Dan Butler (“Frasier”) is 64. News anchor Stone Phillips is 64. Actor Dennis Christopher (“Breaking Away,” ”Chariots of Fire”) is 63. Actor Steven Bauer is 62. Bassist Rick Savage of Def Leppard is 58. Actor Brendan Coyle (“Downton Abbey”) is 55. Bassist Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters is 50. Actress Lucy Liu is 50. Actress Suzy Nakamura (“Dr. Ken”) is 50. Actress Rena Sofer (“24,” ”Just Shoot Me”) is 50. Rapper Treach of Naughty By Nature is 48. Joe Lo Truglio (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 48. Singer Nelly Furtado is 40. Singer Britney Spears is 37. Singer-actress Jana Kramer is 35. Actress Daniela Ruah (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 35. Actor Alfred Enoch (“How to Get Away With Murder”) is 30. Singer Charlie Puth is 27.

Dec. 3: Director Jean-Luc Godard is 88. Singer Jaye P. Morgan (“The Gong Show”) is 87. Actress Mary Alice is 77. Singer Ozzy Osbourne is 70. Singer Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship is 69. Bassist Paul Gregg of Restless Heart is 64. Actor Steven Culp (“Desperate Housewives”) is 63. Actress Daryl Hannah is 58. Actress Julianne Moore is 58. Actor Brendan Fraser is 50. Singer Montell Jordan is 50. Actor-comedian Royale Watkins is 49. Actor Bruno Campos (“Nip/Tuck,” ”Jesse”) is 45. Actress Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed”) is 45. Musician Daniel Bedingfield is 39. Actress Tiffany Haddish is 39. Actress Anna Chlumsky is 38. Actress Jenna Dewan (“The Resident,” ”Supergirl”) is 38. Actor Brian Bonsall (“Family Ties”) is 37. Singer-songwriter Andy Grammer is 35. Actress Amanda Seyfried (“Mamma Mia”) is 33. Actor Jake T. Austin (“The Fosters,” ”Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 24.

Dec. 4: Game-show host Wink Martindale is 85. Singer Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon is 82. Actor-producer-director Max Baer Jr. (“The Beverly Hillbillies”) is 81. Bassist Bob Mosley of Moby Grape is 76. Singer-bassist Chris Hillman (The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers) is 74. Singer Southside Johnny Lyon of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes is 70. Actor Jeff Bridges is 69. Guitarist Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rossington Collins Band) is 67. Actress Patricia Wettig is 67. Drummer Brian Prout of Diamond Rio is 63. Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson is 63. Bassist Bob Griffin (The BoDeans) is 59. Singer Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge is 56. Actress Chelsea Noble (“Growing Pains,” ”Kirk”) is 54. Actress Marisa Tomei is 54. Comedian Fred Armisen (“Portlandia,” ”Saturday Night Live”) is 52. Rapper Jay-Z is 49. Actor Kevin Sussman (“Ugly Betty”) is 48. Model Tyra Banks is 45. Country singer Lila McCann is 37. Actor Orlando Brown (“That’s So Raven”) is 31. Actress Scarlett Estevez (“Lucifer”) is 11.

Dec. 5: Singer Little Richard is 86. Opera singer Jose Carreras is 72. Singer Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina, Poco) is 71. Actress Morgan Brittany (“Dallas”) is 67. Actor Brian Backer (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”) is 62. Country singer Ty England is 55. Singer-guitarist John Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls is 53. Country singer Gary Allan is 51. Comedian Margaret Cho is 50. Actress Alex Kapp Horner (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 49. Actress Paula Patton (“Precious”) is 43. Actress Amy Acker (“Person of Interest,” ”Angel”) is 42. Singer Keri Hilson is 36. Actor Frankie Muniz (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 33. Actor Ross Bagley (“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 30.

Dec. 6: Country singer Helen Cornelius is 77. Singer Frank Beverly of Maze is 72. Actress JoBeth Williams is 70. Actor Tom Hulce is 65. Actor Kin Shriner is 65. Talk-show host Wil Shriner is 65. Drummer Rick Buckler of The Jam is 63. Country singer Bill Lloyd of Foster and Lloyd is 63. Comedian Steven Wright is 63. Guitarist Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 62. Drummer David Lovering of The Pixies is 57. Guitarist Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl is 56. Actress Janine Turner (“Strong Medicine,” ”Northern Exposure”) is 56. Director Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” ”Knocked Up”) is 51. Keyboardist Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg of Ace of Base is 48. Bassist Jacob Chesnut of Rush of Fools is 29.

Dec. 7: Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne of the Osborne Brothers is 87. Actress Ellen Burstyn is 86. Country singer Gary Morris is 70. Singer Tom Waits is 69. Actress Priscilla Barnes (“Three’s Company”) is 61. Announcer Edd Hall (“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”) is 60. Actor Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”) is 53. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 52. Rapper Kon Artis of D12 is 44. Singer Nicole Appleton of All Saints is 43. Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 42. Actress Shiri Appleby (“Roswell”) is 40. Singer Sara Bareilles is 39. Singer Aaron Carter is 31.

Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 79. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 77. Actor John Rubinstein (“Family,” ”Crazy Like a Fox”) is 72. Actress Kim Basinger is 65. Guitarist Phil Collen of Def Leppard is 61. Country singer Marty Raybon (The Raybon Brothers, Shenandoah) is 59. Guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth) is 56. Actress Teri Hatcher is 54. Actor David Harewood (“Supergirl,” ”Homeland”) is 53. Rapper Bushwick Bill of Geto Boys is 52. Singer Sinead O’Connor is 52. Actor Matthew Laborteaux (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 52. Guitarist Ryan Newell of Sister Hazel is 46. Actor Dominic Monaghan (“Lost,” ”Lord of the Rings”) is 42. Actor Ian Somerhalder (“The Vampire Diaries,” ”Lost”) is 40. Singer Ingrid Michaelson is 39. Country singer Sam Hunt is 34. Singer Kate Voegele (“One Tree Hill”) is 32. Drummer Jen Ledger of Skillet is 29. Actress Wallis Currie-Wood (“Madam Secretary”) is 27.

The Associated Press

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