Celebrity birthdays during the week of May 1–7:
May 1, Judy Collins, singer, is 83. Actor Stephen Macht (“Suits,” ”General Hospital”) is 80. Rita Coolidge, a singer, is 77. Nick Fortuna, The Buckinghams’ singer-bassist is 76. Actor Dann Florek (“Law and Order: SVU”) has reached 71. Ray Parker Jr., a singer-songwriter, is 68. Actor Byron Stewart, 66. Actor Maia Morgenstern (“The Passion of the Christ”) has 60. Scott Coffey (“Mulholland Drive,” “The Outsiders”), actor is 58. Wayne Hancock, a country singer, is 57. Charlie Schlatter (“Diagnosis Murder”), an actor, is 56. Country singer Tim McGraw has reached 55. D’Arcy Wretzky, bassist for the Smashing Pumpkins, is 54. Director Wes Anderson has 53 years. Actress Julie Benz (“No Ordinary Family,” “Dexter”), is 50. Tina Campbell, a singer from Mary Mary, is 48. Actor Darius McCrary (“Family Matters”) has a 46-year-old age. Jamie Dornan (“Fifty Shades of Grey”) actor is 40. Actor Kerry Bishe (“Argo”) has 38 years. Television personality Abby Huntsman (“The View”) has a 36-year-old age. Actor LizzyGreene (“A Million Little Things”) was 18.
May 2, 2008: Singer Englebert Hupperdinck turns 86. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 77. Actor David Suchet, who is known for his role on TV’s “Poirot”, is 76. Larry Gatlin, a country singer, is 74. Lou Gramm, a singer from Foreigner, is 72. Actress Christine Baranski, 70. Angela Bofill, a singer, is 68. Actor Brian Tochi (“Revenge of the Nerds,” “Police Academy”), is 63. Actor Elizabeth Berridge (“The John Lorton Show”) is 60. Country singer Ty Herndon has reached 60. Actor Mitzi Kapture (“The Young and the Restless,” Baywatch”) is 60. Mika Brzezinski, a TV commentator, is 55. Dwayne Johnson, a wrestler-actor, is 50. Jeff Gutt, singer for Stone Temple Pilots, is 46. Jenna Von Oy (“Blossom”), actor, is 45. Kumail Nanjiani, actor (TV’s ‘Silicon Valley’ and film’s ‘The Big Sick’), is 44. Actor Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmid,” “The Office”), is 42. Robert Buckley (“One Tree Hill”), actor, is 41. Gaius Charles (“Grey’s Anatomy”), actor is 39. Singer Lily Allen is 37. Jim Almgren, guitarist from Carolina Liar, is 36. Kay Panabaker (“No Ordinary Family,” “Summerland”), 32.
May 3, 2008: Frankie Valli, 88, is celebrating her birthday. Greg Gumbel, a sports announcer, is 76. Mary Hopkin, a singer, is 72. Christopher Cross, a singer, is 71. Cactus Moser, drummer (Highway 101), is 65. David Ball, the keyboard player for Soft Cell, is 63. Shane Minor, a country singer, is 54. Amy Ryan, an actor (“Bridge of Spies,” “The Office”)), is 54. Bobby Cannavale (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Nurse Jackie”), 52, is an actor. Damon Dash, music producer and actor, is 51. John Driskell Hopkins, bassist of Zac Brown Band, is 51. Marsha Stephanie Blake (“When They See Us”), actress is 47. Television personality Willie Geist (“Today”) has 47. Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”), actress is 47. Actor Dule H (“Psych,” ‘The West Wing”), 47. Eric Church, a country singer, is 45. Tanya Wright (“Orange Is the New Black”), an actor, is 44. Cheryl Burke, a dancer on “Dancing With the Stars”, is 38. Michael Kiwanuka, a singer, is 35. Actor Zoe De Grand Maison (“Orphan Black”) is 27. Desiigner, a rapper, is 25.
May 4, 1985: Ron Carter, jazz bassist, turns 85. Peggy Santiglia Davison, singer with The Angels, is 78. Richard Jenkins, actor (“The Shape of Water”), is 75. Stella Parton, a country singer, is 73. Actor-turned-minister Hilly Hicks (“Roots”) is 72. Darryl Hunt, bassist for The Pogues, is 72. Jackie Jackson, singer of The Jacksons, is 71. Pia Zadora, a singer-actor, is 70. Oleta Adams, a singer, is 69. Country singer Randy Travis has a age of 63. Mary McDonough (“The Waltons”), an actor, is 61. Ana Gasteyer, a comedian from Saturday Night Live, is 55. Will Arnett is 52. Mike Dirnt, Green Day’s bassist, is 50. Chris Tomlin, a contemporary Christian singer, is fifty. Kimora Lee Simmons, TV personality, is 47. Erin Andrews, a sports reporter and television personality, is 44. Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync), is 43. Actress Ruth Negga (“Loving”), 41. Jidenna, a rapper, is 37. Alexander Gould, actor (“Finding Nemo”, “Weeds”) is 28, is a screenwriter. RaeLynn, a country singer, is 28. Actress Amara Miller (“The Descendants”), 22.
May 5, 1995: Pat Carroll, Actor, is 95. Actor Michael Murphy has reached 84. Lance Henriksen, actor (“Millennium,” “Aliens”) is 82. Michael Palin, comedian-actor (Monty Python), is 79. John Rhys-Davies, actor (“Lord of the Rings,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark”), is 78. Kurt Loder, a former MTV News correspondent, is 77. Bill Ward, drummer for Black Sabbath, is 74. Melinda Culea (“The A Team,” “Knots Landing”) actor is 67. Actor Lisa Eilbacher (“An officer and a gentleman,” ”Beverly Hills cop”) is 65. Actor Richard E. Grant (“Gosford Park”) has reached 65. Ian McCulloch, the singer of Echo and the Bunnymen, is 63. Brian Williams, a newsman, is 63. Kyan Douglas (“RachaelRay,” “Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”) is 52. Tina Yothers (“Family Ties”), actress, is 49. Raheem deVaughn, a singer, is 47. Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”), an actor, is 43. Craig David, a singer, is 41. Actor Danielle Fishel (“Boy Meets World”) has a 41-year-old age. Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) is 39. Josh Smith, bassist for Halestorm, is 39. Singer Adele is 34. Chris Brown is 33.
May 6, 2007: Bob Seger, singer, is 77. Jimmie Dale Gilmore, singer, is 77. Lulu Roman (“Hee Haw”), comedian and singer is 76. Alan Dale (“Lost,” “Ugly Betty”), actor is 75. Actor Ben Masters (“Passions”) has a 75-year-old age. Richard Cox, actor (“Alpha House,” “American Tragedy”)) is 74. Tom Bergeron, host of “Dancing with the Stars”, new “Hollywood Squares”), is 67. John Flansburgh, singer for They Might Be Giants, is 62. Julianne Phillips, an actor, is 62. Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”), actor is 62. Actor George Clooney has a age of 61. Clay O’Brien, a rodeo star and child actor Clay O’Brien (“The Apple Dumpling Group”) is 61. Tony Scalzo, Fastball’s singer-bassist, is 58. Actor Leslie Hope (“24”) has a age of 57. Actor Geneva Carr (“Bull”) has 56 years. Mark Bryan, guitarist of Hootie and the Blowfish, is 55. Chris Shiflett, guitarist with Foo Fighters, is 51. Actor Stacey Oristano (“Bunheads,” “Friday Night Lights”), is 43. Actor Adrianne Paicki (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) has 39. Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) actor is 39. Comedian Sasheer Zamata (“Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Meek Mill, a rapper, is 35. Naomi Scott, Actor in 2019’s “Aladdin”, is 29.
May 7, 1979: Thelma Houston, singer, is 79. Robin Strasser, Actor (“One Life to Live,” “Passions”) is 77. Bill Danoff, singer-songwriter (Starland Vocal Band), is 76. Bill Kreutzmann, drummer for the Grateful Dead, is 76. The Tubes’ Drummer Prairie Prince is 72. Amy Heckerling, director (“Clueless,” “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”) is age 70. Actor Michael E. Knight (“All My Children”) has a age of 63. Phil Campbell, guitarist for Motorhead, is 61. Traci Lords, an actor, is 54. Actor Morocco Omari (“Empire”), 52. Eagle-Eye Cherry, 51, is a singer. Actor Breckin Meyer (“Herbie, Fully Loaded,” “Road Trip”) has 48 years. Matt Helders, drummer for Arctic Monkeys, is 36. Aidy Bryant, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), is 35. Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings,” “The Hunger Games”) is 30. Actor Dylan Gelula (“Jennifer Falls,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) is 28.
