Birthdays for Friday, 5/22/09

Music:

Bernie Taupin 59/lyricist for Elton John

Morrissey 50/singer, ex-Smiths and solo

Dana Williams 48/bassist, Diamond Rio

Jesse Valenzuela 47/guitarist, Gin Blossoms

Johnny Gill 43/singer, New Edition

Dan Robberts 42/bassist, Crash Test Dummies

Donell Jones 36/singer

General:

Michael Constantine 82/actor, My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Richard Benjamin 71/actor-director, Goodbye, Columbus

Michael Sarrazin 69/actor, The Gumball Rally

Bernard Shaw 69/former CNN anchor

Barbara Perkins 67/TV's Peyton Place

Naomi Campbell 39/model

Anna Belknap 37/actress, TV's CSI: NY

Alison Eastwood 37/actress, Clint's daughter, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

A.J. Langer 35/actress, TV's My So Called Life


And the late:
Paul Winfield--1941-2004/actor, TV's Roots, Wiseguy


Birthdays for Saturday, 5/23/09

Music:

Judy Rodman 58/country singer

Shelly West 51/country singer

Phil Selway 42/drummer, Radiohead

Matt Flynn 39/drummer, Maroon 5

Lorenzo 37/ainger

Maxwell 36/singer

Jewel 35/singer, "You Were Meant For Me," "Standing Still"

General:

Betty Garrett 90/actress, TV's Laverne & Shirley

Barbara Barrie 78/actress, Nana on TV's Suddenly Susan

Joan Collins 76/actress, TV's Dynasty

Charles Kimbrough 73/Jim Dial on TV's Murphy Brown

Lauren Chapin 64/actress, Kitten on TV's Father Knows Best

Drew Carey 51/comedian-actor, TV's Drew Carey Show, The Price Is Right

Linden Ashby 49/actor, TV's Melrose Place

Karen Duffy 48/actress-model, Dumb & Dumber


And the late:
Rosemary Clooney--1928-2002/singer, "C'mon A My House," George's Aunt

Artie Shaw--1910-2004/bandleader, clarinet player, "Begin The Beguine"


Birthdays for Sunday, 5/24/09

Music:

Bob Dylan 68/singer-songwriter, "Blowin' In the Wind"

Patti LaBelle 65/singer, LaBelle and solo, "Lady Marmalade"

Mike Reid 62/country singer

Rosanne Cash 54/singer, "Seven Year Ache"

Jimmy Ashhurst 46/bassist, Buckcherry

Heavy D 42/rapper

Rich Robinson 40/guitar, The Black Crowes

Big Tyme 28/rapper-actor

Cody Hanson 27/drummer, Hinder

Billy Gilman 21/country singer

General:

Tommy Chong 71/comedian-actor, Cheech & Chong

Gary Burghoff 66/actor, Radar in M*A*S*H film and TV series

Priscilla Presley 64/actress, ex-wife of The King

Jim Broadbent 59/actor, Oscar winner for Iris, Moulin Rouge

Alfred Molina 56/actor, Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code

Kristin Scott Thomas 49/actress, The Horse Whisperer

John C. Reilly 44/actor, Talladega Nights, Chicago

Eric Close 42/actor, TV's Without a Trace


And the late:
Gene Anthony Ray--1962-2003/actor-dancer, Leroy in Fame movie and TV show


Birthdays for Monday, 5/25/09

Music:

Hal David 88/lyricist for Burt Bacharach

Tom T. Hall 73/country singer-songwriter, "I Love"

Jessi Colter 66/country singer, "I'm Not Lisa"

Klaus Meine 61/singer, The Scorpions

Paul Weller 51/singer-guitarist, The Jam, The Style Council, solo

Lauryn Hill 34/singer, Fugees and solo


And the late:
Miles Davis--1926-1991/jazz legend. Trumpet, bandleader

Beverly Sills--1929-2007/opera singer

General:

Ian McKellen 70/actor, X-Men movies, The Lord of the Rings movies

Dixie Carter 70/actress, TV's Designing Women

Leslie Uggams 66/actress, TV's Roots

Frank Oz 65/Muppeteer and film director, voice of Yoda in Star Wars movies

Karen Valentine 62/actress, TV's Room 222

Patti D'Arbanville 58/actress, TV's New York Undercover

Connie Sellecca 54/actress, TV's Hotel, married to John Tesh.

Mike Myers 46/actor-comedian, Austin Powers, Wayne's World, the voice of Shrek

Anne Heche 40/actress, TV's Men In Trees, Ellen DeGeneres' ex

Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush 39/actresses, TV's Little House on the Prairie

Jamie Kennedy 39/actor, Scream movies, TV's Horse Whisperer

Justin Henry 38/actor, kid in Kramer vs. Kramer

Ethan Suplee 33/actor, TV's My Name Is Earl