Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 24-30
March 24: Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is 100. Harmonica player Lee Oskar of War is 71. Singer Nick Lowe is 70. Bassist Dougie Thomson of Supertramp is 68. Comedian Louie Anderson is 66. Actor Robert Carradine is 65. Actress Donna Pescow is 65. Actress Kelly LeBrock is 59. DJ Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry of Ghostown DJs is 58. TV personality Star Jones is 57. Guitarist Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers is 55. Actor Peter Jacobson ("House") is 54. Singer-violinist Sharon Corr of The Corrs is 49. Actress Lauren Bowles ("True Blood") is 49. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 49. Rapper Maceo of De La Soul is 49. Actress Megyn Price ("Rules of Engagement," ''Grounded For Life") is 48. Actor Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") is 46. Drummer Chad Butler of Switchfoot is 45. Actress Alyson Hannigan ("How I Met Your Mother," ''Buffy The Vampire Slayer") is 45. Actress Amanda Brugel ("The Handmaid's Tale") is 42. Actress Olivia Burnette ("Sons of Anarchy") is 42. Actress Jessica Chastain ("Zero Dark Thirty," ''The Help") is 42. Actor Amir Arison ("The Blacklist") is 41. Actress Lake Bell ("The Practice") is 40. Bassist Benj Gershman of O.A.R. is 39. Bassist Jesse Phillips of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 39. Actor Philip Winchester ("Chicago Justice") is 38. Dancer Val Chmerkovskiy ("Dancing with the Stars") is 33. Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes ("The Nativity Story," ''Whale Rider") is 29.
March 25: Film critic Gene Shalit is 93. Singer Anita Bryant is 79. Actor Paul Michael Glaser (TV's "Starsky and Hutch") is 76. Musician Elton John is 72. Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 71. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 66. Actor James McDaniel ("NYPD Blue") is 61. Saxophonist Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet is 59. Actress Brenda Strong ("Desperate Housewives") is 59. Actress Marcia Cross ("Desperate Housewives") is 57. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton ("The Practice") is 55. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 54. Turner Classics Movies host Ben Mankiewicz is 52. Singer Melanie Blatt of All Saints is 44. Actor Domenick Lombardozzi ("Boardwalk Empire") is 43. Actor Lee Pace ("Pushing Daisies") is 40. Comedian Alex Moffat ("Saturday Night Live") is 37. Singer Katharine McPhee ("Smash," ''American Idol") is 35. Comedian Chris Redd ("Saturday Night Live") is 34. Rapper Big Sean is 31. Producer Ryan Lewis of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is 31. Actor Matthew Beard ("The Imitation Game") is 30. Singer-actress Aly Michalka of Aly and AJ ("Hellcats") is 30. Actor Kiowa Gordon ("Twilight") is 29.
March 26: Actor Alan Arkin is 85. Actor James Caan is 79. Singer Diana Ross is 75. Actor Johnny Crawford ("The Rifleman") is 73. Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is 71. Singer-actress Vicki Lawrence is 70. Actor Ernest Thomas ("Everybody Hates Chris," ''What's Happening") is 70. Actor Martin Short is 69. Country singer Ronnie McDowell is 69. Drummer Monte Yoho of The Outlaws is 67. Country singer Dean Dillon is 64. Country singer Charly McClain is 63. Talk show host Leeza Gibbons is 62. Actress Ellia English ("The Jamie Foxx Show," ''Curb Your Enthusiasm") is 60. Actress Jennifer Grey is 59. Actor Eric Allan Kramer ("The Hughleys") is 57. Actor Michael Imperioli ("Life on Mars," ''The Sopranos") is 53. Guitarist James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins is 51. Country singer Kenny Chesney is 51. Actress Leslie Mann ("Knocked Up," ''This Is 40") is 47. Actor T.R. Knight ("Grey's Anatomy") is 46. Rapper Juvenile is 44. Actress Amy Smart ("Road Trip," ''Felicity") is 43. Actress Bianca Kajlich ("Rules of Engagement," ''Boston Public") is 42. Actress Keira Knightley is 34. Rapper J-Kwon is 33.
March 27: Actor Julian Glover is 84. Actor Jerry Lacy is 83. Actor-director Austin Pendleton is 79. Actor Michael York is 77. Keyboardist Tony Banks (Genesis) is 69. Keyboardist Andrew Farriss (INXS) is 60. Actor Brian Tarantina ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel") is 60. Jazz musician Dave Koz is 56. Movie director Quentin Tarantino is 56. Bassist Johnny April of Staind is 54. Actress Talisa Soto is 52. Actor Ben Koldyke ("Masters of Sex," ''How I Met Your Mother") is 51. Actress Pauley Perrette ("NCIS") is 50. Singer Mariah Carey is 49. Drummer Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler is 49. Actress Elizabeth Mitchell ("V," ''Lost") is 49. Actor Nathan Fillion ("Castle") is 48. Singer Fergie of Black Eyed Peas is 44. Actress Emily Ann Lloyd is 35. Actress Brenda Song ("The Suite Life of Zack and Cody") is 31. Singer Kimbra is 29. Actress Taylor Atelian ("According to Jim") is 24.
March 28: Harmonica player Charlie McCoy ("Hee Haw") is 78. Actress Conchata Ferrell ("Two and a Half Men") is 76. Actress Dianne Wiest is 73. Country singer Reba McEntire is 64. Actress Alexandra Billings ("Transparent") is 57. Rapper Salt of Salt-N-Pepa is 53. Country singer Rodney Atkins is 50. Actor Vince Vaughn is 49. Rapper Mr. Cheeks of Lost Boyz is 48. Actor Ken L. ("The Parkers") is 46. Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson is 46. Guitarist Dave Keuning of The Killers is 43. Actress Annie Wersching ("24") is 42. Actress Julia Stiles is 38. Singer Lady Gaga is 33. Musician Clayton Knight of Odesza is 31.
March 29: Comedian Eric Idle is 76. Composer Vangelis ("Chariots of Fire") is 76. Singer Bobby Kimball of Toto is 72. Actor Bud Cort ("Harold and Maude") is 71. Actor Brendan Gleeson ("Harry Potter") is 64. Actress Marina Sirtis ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 64. Actor Christopher Lambert ("Highlander") is 62. Singer Perry Farrell of Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction is 60. Comedian Amy Sedaris is 58. Model Elle Macpherson is 56. Actress Annabella Sciorra ("Law and Order: Criminal Intent") is 55. Singer-harmonica player John Popper of Blues Traveler is 52. Actress Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess") is 51. Country singer Regina Leigh of Regina Regina is 51. Country singer Brady Seals is 50. Actress Megan Hilty is 38. Keyboardist PJ Morton of Maroon 5 is 38.
March 30: TV personality Peter Marshall is 93. Actor John Astin is 89. Actor Warren Beatty is 82. Drummer Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues is 78. Musician Eric Clapton is 74. Actor Paul Reiser is 63. Rapper MC Hammer is 57. Actor Ian Ziering ("Beverly Hills 90210") is 55. Singer Tracy Chapman is 55. TV host Piers Morgan is 54. Drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens of the Stone Age) is 53. Actress Donna D'Errico ("Baywatch") is 51. Singer Celine Dion is 51. TV personality Richard Rawlings ("Fast N' Loud," ''Garage Rehab") is 50. Actress Bahar Soomekh ("Saw" films) is 44. Actress Jessica Cauffiel ("Legally Blonde" films) is 43. Singer Norah Jones is 40. Actress Fiona Gubelmann ("The Good Doctor") is 39. Actress Katy Mixon ("Mike and Molly") is 38. Country singer Justin Moore is 35. Actress Tessa Ferrer ("Grey's Anatomy") is 33. Country singer Thomas Rhett is 29. Rapper NF is 28.