Celeb birthdays for the week of Oct. 23-29

The Associated Press, Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 9:02pm (PDT)

Oct. 23: Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 68. Director Ang Lee is 57. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 55. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 55. Singer "Weird Al" Yankovic is 52. Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 47. Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 45. Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 45. Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 37. Actor Ryan Reynolds ("Van Wilder," "Two Guys and a Girl") is 35. Actress Masiela Lusha ("George Lopez") is 26. Actress Jessica Stroup ("90210") is 25.

Oct. 24: Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 75. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 72. Actor Kevin Kline is 64. Actor B.D. Wong is 51. Drummer Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 32. Singer Monica is 31. Singer-actress Adrienne Bailon of 3LW ("The Cheetah Girls") is 28. Actress Shenae Grimes ("90210") is 22.

Oct. 25: Actress Marion Ross is 83. Country singer Jeanne Black is 74. Singer Jon Anderson of Yes is 67. Singer Taffy Danoff of Starland Vocal Band is 67. Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 64. Actor Brian Kerwin is 62. Guitarist Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is 55. Actress Nancy Cartwright ("The Simpsons") is 54. Country singer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown is 53. Drummer Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and of Chickenfoot is 50. Actress Tracy Nelson ("Father Dowling Mysteries") is 48. Actor Michael Boatman ("Spin City") is 47. Singer Speech (Arrested Development) is 43. Actor Adam Goldberg ("Saving Private Ryan") is 41. Guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies is 41. Country singer Chely Wright is 41. Actor Craig Robertson ("The Office") is 40. Actor Mehcad Brooks ("Desperate Housewives") is 31. Singer Jerome Jones of Immature is 30. Singer Katy Perry is 27. Singer Austin Winkler of Hinder is 27. Singer Ciara is 26.

Oct. 26: Actress Shelley Morrison ("Will and Grace") is 75. Actor Bob Hoskins is 69. Actress Jaclyn Smith ("Charlie's Angels") is 66. "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is 65. Musician Bootsy Collins is 60. Singer Maggie Roche of The Roches is 60. Actor James Pickens Jr. ("Grey's Anatomy") is 59. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52's is 58. Actress Rita Wilson is 55. Actor Dylan McDermott ("The Practice") is 50. Actor Cary Elwes is 49. Singer Natalie Merchant is 48. Country singer Keith Urban is 44. Actor Tom Cavanagh ("Ed") is 43. Writer-actor Seth McFarlane ("Family Guy") is 38. Actor Jon Heder ("Blades of Glory," "Napoleon Dynamite") is 34. Singer Mark Barry of BBMak is 33.

Oct. 27: Actress Nanette Fabray is 91. Actress Ruby Dee is 87. Actor-comedian John Cleese is 72. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 69. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels (Highway 101) is 62. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 62. Author Fran Lebowitz is 61. Guitarist K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) is 60. TV personality Jayne Kennedy is 60. Actor-director Roberto Benigni ("Life Is Beautiful") is 59. Actor Peter Firth ("That's Life") is 58. Actor Robert Picardo ("The Wonder Years," "China Beach") is 58. Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran is 53. Keyboardist J.D. McFadden (Sixpence None the Richer) is 47. Drummer Jason Finn of Presidents of the United States of America is 44. Singer Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver) is 44. Actress Sheeri Rappaport ("CSI," "NYPD Blue") is 34. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 27.

Oct. 28: Actress Joan Plowright is 82. Country musician Charlie Daniels is 75. Actress Jane Alexander is 72. Singer Curtis Lee is 70. Actor Dennis Franz ("NYPD Blue") is 67. Singer Wayne Fontana of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders is 66. Actress-singer Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 63. Actress Annie Potts is 59. Drummer Stephen Morris of New Order is 54. Singer-guitarist William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain is 53. Actress Daphne Zuniga ("Melrose Place") is 49. Actress Lauren Holly is 48. Actress Jami Gertz is 46. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 45. Actress Julia Roberts is 44. Fiddler Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown) is 43. Singer Ben Harper is 42. Country singer Brad Paisley is 39. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 37. Singer Justin Guarini ("American Idol") is 33. Guitarist Dave Tirio of Plain White T's is 32. Actor Nolan Gould ("Modern Family") is 13.

Oct. 29: Country singer Lee Clayton is 69. Guitarist Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) is 67. Singer-actress Melba Moore is 66. Guitarist Peter Green (Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac) is 65. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 64. Actress Kate Jackson is 63. Actor Dan Castellaneta ("The Simpsons") is 54. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 50. Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 46. Actress Joely Fisher ("Ellen") is 44. Rapper Paris is 44. Singer S.A. Martinez of 311 is 42. Actress Winona Ryder is 40. Actor Trevor Lissauer ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") is 38. Actress Gabrielle Union is 38. Actor Brendan Fehr ("CSI: Miami," "Roswell") is 34. Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 27.