Celeb birthdays for the week of Sept. 11-17

The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 9:02pm (PDT)

Sept. 11: Actor Earl Holliman is 83. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 72. Movie director Brian De Palma is 71. Singer Jack Ely of The Kingsmen is 68. Drummer Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead is 68. Guitarist Leo Kottke is 66. Actress Amy Madigan is 61. Guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx is 58. Songwriter Diane Warren is 55. Drummer Jon Moss of Culture Club is 54. Actress Roxann Dawson ("Star Trek: Voyager") is 53. Actress Virginia Madsen is 50. Actress Kristy McNichol is 49. Musician Moby is 46. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 44. Actress Taraji P. Henson is 41. Guitarist Jeremy Popoff of Lit is 40. Singer Brad Fischetti of LFO is 36. Rapper Mr. Black is 34. Guitarist Jon Buckland of Coldplay is 34. Rapper Ludacris is 34. Singer Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum is 30.

Sept. 12: Actor Dickie Moore ("Our Gang" films) is 86. Actor Ian Holm ("Lord of the Rings," "Chariots of Fire") is 80. Country singer George Jones is 80. Actress Linda Gray is 71. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 60. Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 59. Drummer Neil Peart of Rush is 59. Actor Peter Scolari is 56. Actress Rachel Ward is 54. Actress Amy Yasbeck is 49. Bassist Norwood Fisher of Fishbone is 46. Actor Darren E. Burrows ("Northern Exposure") is 45. Guitarist Larry LaLonde of Primus is 43. Actor Paul Walker is 38. Country singer Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland is 37. Actor Ben McKenzie is 33. Singer Ruben Studdard is 33. Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson is 30. Actress Emmy Rossum is 25.

Sept. 13: Actress Barbara Bain (TV's "Mission: Impossible") is 80. Actress Eileen Fulton is 78. Actor Richard Kiel is 72. Singer David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 70. Singer Peter Cetera (Chicago) is 67. Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 67. Actress Christine Estabrook ("Desperate Housewives") is 61. Actress Jean Smart is 60. Singer Randy Jones of the Village People is 59. Country singer Bobbie Cryner is 50. Singer-guitarist Dave Mustaine of Megadeth is 50. Radio and TV personality Tavis Smiley is 47. Drummer Steve Perkins of Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction is 44. Actress Louise Lombard ("CSI") is 41. Country guitarist Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts is 36. Singer Fiona Apple is 34. Guitarist Hector Cervantes of Casting Crowns is 31. Actor Ben Savage ("Boy Meets World") is 31.

Sept. 14: Actor Walter Koenig is 75. Singer-actress Joey Heatherton is 67. Actor Sam Neill is 64. Singer John "Bowzer" Baumann of Sha Na Na is 64. Guitarist Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd) is 62. Saxophonist Steve Berlin of Los Lobos is 56. Country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is 55. Singer Morten Harket of A-ha is 52. Country singer John Berry is 52. Actress Melissa Leo is 51. Actress Faith Ford is 47. Singer Mark Hall of Casting Crowns is 42. Actor Tyler Perry is 42. Actor Ben Garant ("Reno 911!") is 41. Bassist Craig Montoya (Everclear) is 41. Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley is 40. Rapper Nas is 38. Actor Austin Basis ("Life Unexpected") is 35. Actor Adam Lamberg ("Lizzie McGuire") is 27. Actor-singer Logan Henderson ("Big Time Rush") is 22.

Sept. 15: Comedian Norm Crosby is 84. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 65. Movie director Oliver Stone is 65. Drummer Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger is 59. Drummer Mitch Dorge of Crash Test Dummies is 51. DJ Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature) is 42. Actor Josh Charles is 40. Guitarist Zach Filkins of OneRepublic is 33. Actor Dave Annable is 32. Actress Amy Davidson ("8 Simple Rules") is 32. TV personality Heidi Montag is 25.

Sept. 16: Actress Lauren Bacall is 87. Blues singer B.B. King is 86. Singer Betty Kelly of Martha and the Vandellas is 67. Drummer Kenney Jones (Small Faces, Faces, The Who) is 63. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 62. Singer David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 61. Jazz guitarist Earl Klugh is 58. Actor Christopher Rich ("Reba," "Murphy Brown") is 58. Singer Frank Reed of The Chi-Lites is 57. Illusionist David Copperfield is 55. Actor Mickey Rourke is 55. Country singer Terry McBride is 53. Actress Jennifer Tilly is 53. Singer Richard Marx is 48. Comedian Molly Shannon is 47. Singer Marc Anthony is 43. Comedian Amy Poehler is 40. Singer Musiq is 34. Actress Alexis Bledel is 30. Actress Sabrina Bryan ("The Cheetah Girls") is 27. Actress Kyla Pratt ("Fat Albert," "Dr. Doolittle") is 25. Singer Teddy Geiger is 23. Musician Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 19.

Sept. 17: Actor David Huddleston ("Blazing Saddles," "The Big Lebowski") is 81. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 61. Actress Elvira is 60. Comedian Rita Rudner is 58. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (Elmo on "Sesame Street") is 51. Director Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge") is 49. Singer BeBe Winans is 49. Actor Kyle Chandler is 46. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 45. Actor Malik Yoba ("New York Undercover") is 44. Vocalist Keith Flint of Prodigy is 42. Actor Matthew Settle ("Gossip Girl") is 42. Rapper Vinnie of Naughty by Nature is 41. Singer Anastacia is 38. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 38. Singer-actress Nona Gaye is 37. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 32. Bassist Jon Walker (Panic at the Disco) is 26.