Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 16-22:
May 16: Actor Pierce Brosnan is 57. Actress Debra Winger is 55. Actress Mare Winningham is 51. Violinist Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 46. Bassist Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) is 45. Singer Janet Jackson is 44. Actor Brian F. O'Byrne ("Million Dollar Baby") is 43. Singer Ralph Tresvant is 42. Political correspondent Tucker Carlson is 41. Actress Tracey Gold is 41. Country singer Rick Trevino is 39. Actress Tori Spelling is 37. Actress Melanie Lynskey ("Two and a Half Men") is 33. Actress Megan Fox is 24. Actor Marc John Jefferies ("The Tracy Morgan Show") is 20.
May 17: Actor-director Dennis Hopper is 74. Singer Taj Mahal is 68. Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 66. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 61. Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 57. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 57. Actor Bill Paxton is 55. Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 54. Singer Enya is 49. Actor Craig Ferguson is 48. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 47. Guitarist O'Dell of Mint Condition is 45. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 45. Actor Hill Harper ("City of Angels," ''He Got Game") is 44. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy") is 41. Singer Jordan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 40. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 40. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 37. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 36. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Heroes") is 36. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) is 34. Actress Leven Rambin ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") is 20.
May 18: Actor Bill Macy ("Maude") is 88. Actor Robert Morse is 79. Actor Dwayne Hickman ("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis") is 76. Bluegrass singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of The Dillards is 68. Country singer Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys is 62. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is 61. Country singer George Strait is 58. Singer Butch Tavares of Tavares is 57. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 55. Singer-guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet is 50. Guitarist Barry Graul of MercyMe is 49. Singer-actress Martika is 41. Comedian Tina Fey is 40. Rapper Special Ed is 36. Musician Jack Johnson is 35. Singer Darryl Allen of Mista is 30.
May 19: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 76. TV personality David Hartman is 75. Actor James Fox is 71. Actress Nancy Kwan is 71. Author-director Nora Ephron is 69. Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in "Star Wars") is 66. Musician Pete Townshend is 65. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 61. Singer-actress-model Grace Jones is 58. Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 56. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 48. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford ("Monk") is 40. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 38. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 27. Actor Eric Lloyd ("The Santa Clause") is 24.
May 20: Singer Joe Cocker is 66. Singer-actress Cher is 64. Actor Dave Thomas is 61. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 58. Actor Dean Butler ("Little House on the Prairie") is 54. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's is 52. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 51. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 51. Actor John Billingsley ("Enterprise") is 50. Actor Tony Goldwyn is 50. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 49. TV personality Ted Allen ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy") is 45. Actress Mindy Cohn is 44. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 44. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 38. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 35. Actor Matt Czuchry (Friday Night Lights," ''Gilmore Girls") is 33. Singer-actress Naturi Naughton (3LW) is 26.
May 21: Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 69. Guitarist Hilton Valentine of The Animals is 67. Actor Richard Hatch ("Battlestar Galactica") is 65. Keyboardist Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 63. Actress Carol Potter ("Beverly Hills, 90210," ''Sunset Beach") is 62. Singer Leo Sayer is 62. Actor Mr. T is 58. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 55. Actor Judge Reinhold is 53. Actor Brent Briscoe ("Mulholland Drive," ''A Simple Plan") is 49. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 42. Actress Fairuza Balk ("The Waterboy") is 36. Rapper Havoc of Mobb Deep is 36. Actress Ashlie Brillault ("Lizzie McGuire") is 23. Actress Sarah Ramos ("American Dreams") is 19.
May 22: Actor Michael Constantine ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding," ''Room 222") is 83. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 72. Actor Frank Converse is 72. Actor Michael Sarrazin is 70. Actress Barbara Parkins ("Peyton Place," ''Valley of the Dolls") is 68. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 60. Singer Morrissey is 51. Actress Ann Cusack ("Jeff Foxworthy Show," ''A League of Their Own") is 49. Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond Rio is 49. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms is 48. Singer Johnny Gill is 44. Bassist Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 43. Model Naomi Campbell is 40. Actress Anna Belknap is 38. Singer Donell Jones is 37.
