Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 16-22:
Sept. 16: Actress Lauren Bacall is 83. Blues singer B.B. King is 82. Actor Peter Falk is 80. Singer Betty Kelly of Martha and the Vandellas is 63. Drummer Kenney Jones (Small Faces, the Faces, the Who) is 59. Actress Susan Ruttan ("L.A. Law") is 59. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 58. Singer David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 57. Bassist Ron Blair of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 55. Jazz guitarist Earl Klugh is 54. Actor Christopher Rich ("Reba," "Murphy Brown") is 54. Singer Frank Reed of the Chi-Lites is 53. Illusionist David Copperfield is 51. Actor Mickey Rourke is 51. Country singer Terry McBride is 49. Actress Jennifer Tilly is 49. Singer Richard Marx is 44. Comedian Molly Shannon ("Saturday Night Live") is 43. Singer Marc Anthony is 38. Comedian Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live") is 36. Singer Musiq is 30. Actress Alexis Bledel ("Gilmore Girls") is 26. Actress Madeline Zima ("The Nanny") is 22. Actress Kyla Pratt ("Fat Albert," "Dr. Doolittle") is 21. Singer Teddy Geiger is 19.
Sept. 17: Actor David Huddleston ("Blazing Saddles," "The Big Lebowski") is 77. Actor Paul Benedict ("The Jeffersons") is 69. Singer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 68. Singer Fee Waybill of the Tubes is 57. Actress Elvira is 56. Comedian Rita Rudner is 51. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (Elmo on "Sesame Street") is 47. Director Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge") is 45. Singer BeBe Winans is 45. Actor Kyle Chandler ("Early Edition") is 42. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 41. Actor Malik Yoba ("New York Undercover") is 40. Rapper Vinnie of Naughty By Nature is 37. Singer Anastacia is 34. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 34. Singer-actress Nona Gaye is 33. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 28.
Sept. 18: Singer Jimmie Rodgers is 74. Actor Robert Blake is 74. Actor Fred Willard is 68. Singer-actor Frankie Avalon is 67. Guitarist Kerry Livgren (Kansas) is 58. Actor James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos") is 46. Singer Joanne Catherall of the Human League is 45. Actress Holly Robinson Peete ("Hangin' With Mr. Cooper") is 43. Singer Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition) is 40. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is 36. Actor James Marsden ("The Notebook," "Ally McBeal") is 34. Rapper Xzibit is 33. Actors Taylor and Brandon Porter ("Party of Five") are 14.
Sept. 19: Actor Adam West ("Batman") is 77. Actor David McCallum ("The Man From U.N.C.L.E.") is 74. Singer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is 67. Singer-songwriter Paul Williams is 67. Singer David Bromberg is 62. Actor Randolph Mantooth ("Emergency") is 62. Singer Freda Payne is 62. Guitarist Lol Creme of 10cc is 60. Actor Jeremy Irons is 59. Actress-model Twiggy Lawson is 58. TV personality Joan Lunden is 57. Guitarist-producer Nile Rodgers of Chic is 55. Singer-actor Rex Smith is 52. Director Kevin Hooks is 49. Actress Carolyn McCormick ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit") is 48. Country singer Jeff Bates is 44. Country singer Trisha Yearwood is 43. Comedian Cheri Oteri ("Saturday Night Live") is 42. News anchor Soledad O'Brien is 41. Comedian Jimmy Fallon ("Saturday Night Live") is 33. Rapper Eamon is 24.
Sept. 20: Singer Gogi Grant is 83. Actress-comedian Anne Meara is 78. Actress Sophia Loren is 73. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 60. Jazz guitarist Peter White is 53. Actress Betsy Brantley ("Deep Impact") is 52. Actor Gary Cole is 51. Actress Kristen Johnston ("3rd Rock From The Sun") is 40. Singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of Nelson are 40. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) is 39. Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme of Lifehouse is 28. Rapper Yung Joc is 25.
Sept. 21: Actor Larry Hagman is 76. Poet-songwriter Leonard Cohen is 73. Actor-comedian Henry Gibson is 72. Author-comedian Fannie Flagg is 63. Author Stephen King is 60. Guitarist Don Felder of The Eagles is 60. Actor Bill Murray is 57. Writer-producer Ethan Coen is 50. Actor-comedian Dave Coulier ("Full House") is 48. Actor David James Elliott ("JAG") is 47. Actress Nancy Travis ("Becker," "Almost Perfect") is 46. Actor Rob Morrow ("Numb3rs," "Northern Exposure") is 45. Actress Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") is 42. Country singer Faith Hill is 40. Drummer Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies is 40. Actress-talk show host Ricki Lake is 39. Rapper Dave (formerly Trugoy the Dove) of De La Soul is 39. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "In the House") is 36. Actor Luke Wilson is 36. Actor Paulo Costanzo ("Joey") is 29. TV personality Nicole Richie ("The Simple Life") is 26. Actress Maggie Grace ("Lost") is 24. Actor Joseph Mazzello ("Simon Birch") is 24.
Sept. 22: Actor Paul Le Mat ("American Graffiti") is 61. Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) is 56. Actress Shari Belafonte is 53. Singer Debby Boone is 51. Country singer June Forester of The Forester Sisters is 51. Singer Nick Cave is 50. Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde is 50. Singer Joan Jett is 49. Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is 49. Actress Catherine Oxenberg is 46. Actor Scott Baio is 46. Actor Rob Stone ("Mr. Belvedere") is 45. Bassist-guitarist Dave Hernandez of The Shins is 37. Actor Tom Felton ("Harry Potter" films) is 20.
