Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 24-March 2

By The Associated Press

Feb. 24: Actor Dominic Chianese (“Boardwalk Empire,” ”The Sopranos”) is 88. Singer Joanie Sommers is 78. Actress Jenny O’Hara (“Transparent,” ”The Mindy Project”) is 77. Actor Barry Bostwick is 74. Singer-producer Rupert Holmes is 72. Actor Edward James Olmos is 72. Musician George Thorogood is 69. Actress Debra Jo Rupp (“That ’70s Show”) is 68. Actress Helen Shaver (“The Color of Money”) is 68. News correspondent Paula Zahn is 63. Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 61. Actor Mark Moses (“Desperate Housewives”) is 61. Actress Beth Broderick (“Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”) is 60. Actor Emilio Rivera (“Mayans M.C.”) is 58. Singer Michelle Shocked is 57. Actor Billy Zane is 53. Actress Bonnie Somerville (“NYPD Blue”) is 45. Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Greene is 44. Singer Brandon Brown of Mista is 36. Drummer Matt McGinley of Gym Class Heroes is 36. Actor Wilson Bethel (“Hart of Dixie”) is 35. Actor Alexander Koch (“Under the Dome”) is 31. Actor Daniel Kaluuya (“Black Panther,” ”Get Out”) is 30.

Feb. 25: Actress Ann McCrea (“The Donna Reed Show”) is 88. Actor Tom Courtenay (“Dr. Zhivago”) is 82. CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 82. Actress Diane Baker is 81. Actress Karen Grassle (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 77. Talk-show host Sally Jessy Raphael is 77. Musician-actor John Doe of X (“Roswell”) is 66. Singer-guitarist Mike Peters of The Alarm is 60. Actress Veronica Webb is 54. Actor Alexis Denisof (“Angel,” ”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 53. Actress Tea Leoni is 53. Comedian Carrot Top is 52. Actress Lesley Boone (“Ed”) is 51. Actor Sean Astin is 48. Singer Daniel Powter is 48. Singer Justin Jeffre of 98 Degrees is 46. Comedian Chelsea Handler is 44. Actress Rashida Jones (“The Office,” ”Parks and Recreation”) is 43. Singer Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square is 41. Actor Justin Berfield (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 33. Actors James and Oliver Phelps (“Harry Potter” films) are 33. Bassist Erik Haager of Carolina Liar is 32.

Feb. 26: Game-show host Tom Kennedy (“Name That Tune,” ”Split Second”) is 92. Guitarist Paul Cotton of Poco is 76. Actor-director Bill Duke is 76. Actress Marta Kristen (“Lost in Space”) is 74. Singer Mitch Ryder is 74. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey is 69. Singer Michael Bolton is 66. Actor Greg Germann (“Ally McBeal”) is 61. Actor Mark Dacascos (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 55. Actress Jennifer Grant is 53. Bassist Tim Commerford (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine) is 51. Singer Erykah Badu is 48. Actor Maz Jobrani (“Superior Donuts”) is 47. Singer Rico Wade of Society of Soul is 47. Singer Kyle Norman of Jagged Edge is 44. Drummer Chris Culos of O.A.R. is 40. Singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 40. Singer Nate Ruess of fun. is 37. Actress Taylor Dooley (“The Adventures of Shark Boy and a Lava Girl in 3-D”) is 26.

Feb. 27: Actress Joanne Woodward is 89. Actress Barbara Babcock is 82. Actor Howard Hesseman is 79. Actress Debra Monk is 70. Guitarist Neal Schon of Journey is 65. Guitarist Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden is 62. Actor Timothy Spall (“Sweeney Todd,” ”Enchanted”) is 62. Keyboardist Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is 59. Singer Johnny Van Zant (Van Zant, Lynryd Skynyrd) is 59. Percussionist Leon Mobley of Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals is 58. Actor Adam Baldwin (TV’s “Chuck”) is 57. Actor Grant Show (“Devious Maids,” ”Melrose Place”) is 57. Guitarist Mike Cross of Sponge is 54. Actor Noah Emmerich is 54. Actor Donal Logue is 53. Singer Chilli of TLC is 48. Keyboardist Jeremy Dean of Nine Days is 47. Singer Roderick Clark (Hi-Five) is 46. Bassist Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers) is 41. Actor Brandon Beemer (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 39. Drummer Cyrus Bolooki of New Found Glory is 39. Singer Bobby Valentino (Mista) is 39. Singer Josh Groban is 38. Banjoist Noam Pikelny of Punch Brothers is 38. Drummer Jared Champion of Cage The Elephant is 36. Actress Kate Mara (“American Horror Story”) is 36. Reality show star JWoww (Jenni Farley) (“Jersey Shore”) is 33.

Feb. 28: Actor Gavin MacLeod is 88. Singer Sam the Sham is 82. Actor-director-dancer Tommy Tune is 80. Actor Frank Bonner (“WKRP in Cincinnati”) is 77. Actress Kelly Bishop (“Gilmore Girls”) is 75. Actress Stephanie Beacham (“Beverly Hills, 90210,” ”SeaQuest DSV”) is 72. Writer-director Mike Figgis is 71. Actress Mercedes Ruehl is 71. Actress Bernadette Peters is 71. Actress Ilene Graff (“Mr. Belvedere”) is 70. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is 64. Actor John Turturro is 62. Singer Cindy Wilson of The B-52’s is 62. Actress Rae Dawn Chong (“The Color Purple”) is 58. Actress Maxine Bahns (“The Brothers McMullen”) is 50. Actor Robert Sean Leonard (“House, M.D.”) is 50. Singer Pat Monahan of Train is 50. Author Lemony Snicket (AKA Daniel Handler) is 49. Actress Tasha Smith (“Empire”) is 48. Actor Rory Cochrane (“24,” ”CSI: Miami”) is 47. Actress Ali Larter is 43. Country singer Jason Aldean is 42. Actor Geoffrey Arend (“Madam Secretary”) is 41. Actress Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”) is 35. Actress Michelle Horn (“Family Law,” ”Strong Medicine”) is 32. Actress True O’Brien (“Days of Our Lives”) is 25. Actress Madisen Beaty (“The Fosters”) is 24. Actress Quinn Shephard (“Hostages”) is 24. Actor Bobb’e J. Thompson (“The Tracy Morgan Show”) is 23.

March 1: Actor Robert Clary (“Hogan’s Heroes”) is 93. Actor Robert Conrad (“The Wild, Wild West”) is 84. Singer Mike D’Abo of Manfred Mann is 75. Singer Roger Daltrey of The Who is 75. Actor Dirk Benedict (“The A Team”) is 74. Actor-director Ron Howard is 65. Country singer Janis Gill (aka Janis Oliver Cummins) of Sweethearts of the Rodeo is 65. Actress Catherine Bach (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 64. Actor Tim Daly is 63. Singer-musician Jon Carroll (Starland Vocal Band) is 62. Actor Bryan Batt (“Mad Men”) is 56. Actor Maurice Benard (“General Hospital”) is 56. Actor Russell Wong (“Romeo Must Die,” ”New Jack City”) is 56. Actor Chris Eigeman (“Gilmore Girls”) is 54. Actor John David Cullum (“Glory”) is 53. Actor George Eads (“CSI”) is 52. Actor Javier Bardem is 50. Actor Jack Davenport (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) is 46. Guitarist Ryan Peake of Nickelback is 46. Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 45. Actor Jensen Ackles is 41. TV host Donovan Patton is 41. Actress Lupita Nyong’o (“Black Panther”) is 36. Singer Kesha is 32. Singer Sammie is 32. Singer Justin Bieber is 25.

March 2: Actor John Cullum (“Northern Exposure”) is 89. Actress Barbara Luna is 80. Author John Irving is 77. Actress Cassie Yates is 68. Actress Laraine Newman (“Saturday Night Live”) is 67. Singer Jay Osmond of The Osmonds is 64. Singer John Cowsill of The Cowsills is 63. Singer Larry Stewart of Restless Heart is 60. Singer Jon Bon Jovi is 57. Blues singer Alvin Youngblood Hart is 56. Actor Daniel Craig (“Casino Royale”) is 51. Actor Richard Ruccolo (“Legit” ”Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place”) is 47. Singer Chris Martin of Coldplay is 42. Actress Heather McComb (“The Event,” ”Party of Five”) is 42. Actress Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect” movies) is 39. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard (“The Help”) is 38. Guitarist Mike “McDuck” Olson of Lake Street Dive is 36. Actor Robert Iler (“The Sopranos”) is 34. Actress Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones”) is 30. Country singer Luke Combs is 29. Singer-rapper-actress Becky G is 22.

The Associated Press

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