Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 4-10

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 4-10:

Dec. 4: Game show host Wink Martindale is 89. Singer Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon is 86. Actor-producer-director Max Baer Junior (“The Beverly Hillbillies”) is 85. Bassist Bob Mosley of Moby Grape is 80. Singer-bassist Chris Hillman (The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers) is 78. Singer Southside Johnny Lyon of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes is 74. Actor Jeff Bridges is 73. Guitarist Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rossington Collins Band) is 71. Actor Patricia Wettig is 71. Actor Tony Todd (“Final Destination” films) is 68. Drummer Brian Prout of Diamond Rio is 67. Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson is 67. Bassist Bob Griffin (The BoDeans) is 63. Singer Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge is 60. Actor Chelsea Noble (“Growing Pains,” ″Kirk”) is 58. Actor Marisa Tomei is 58. Comedian Fred Armisen (“Portlandia,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 56. Rapper Jay-Z is 53. Actor Kevin Sussman (“Ugly Betty”) is 52. Model Tyra Banks is 49. Country singer Lila McCann is 41. Actor Lindsay Felton (“Caitlin’s Way”) is 38. Actor Orlando Brown (“That’s So Raven”) is 35. Actor Scarlett Estevez (“Lucifer”) is 15.

Dec. 5: Actor Jeroen Krabbe (“The Fugitive”) is 78. Opera singer Jose Carreras is 76. Singer Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina, Poco) is 75. Actor Morgan Brittany (“Dallas”) is 71. Actor Brian Backer (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”) is 66. Country singer Ty England is 59. Singer-guitarist John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls is 57. Country singer Gary Allan is 55. Comedian Margaret Cho is 54. Actor Alex Kapp Horner (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 53. Actor Kali Rocha (TV’s “Man with a Plan”) is 51. Bassist Regina Zernay of Cowboy Mouth is 50. Actor Paula Patton (“Precious”) is 47. Actor Amy Acker (“Person of Interest,” ″Angel”) is 46. Actor Nick Stahl (TV’s “Carnivale,” film’s “Terminator 3”) is 43. Actor Adan Canto (“Designated Survivor”) is 41. Singer Keri Hilson is 40. Actor Gabriel Luna (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 40. Actor Frankie Muniz (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 37. Actor Ross Bagley (“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 34.

Dec. 6: Actor Patrick Bauchau (“The Pretender,” “Carnivale”) is 84. Country singer Helen Cornelius is 81. Actor James Naughton (“Hostages,” “Planet of the Apes”) is 77. Singer Frank Beverly of Maze is 76. Actor JoBeth Williams is 74. Actor Tom Hulce is 69. Actor Kin Shriner is 69. Talk show host Wil Shriner is 69. Drummer Rick Buckler of The Jam is 67. Singer Tish Hinojosa is 67. Country singer Bill Lloyd of Foster and Lloyd is 67. Comedian Steven Wright is 67. Guitarist Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 66. Drummer David Lovering of The Pixies is 61. Guitarist Ben Watt of Everything But the Girl is 60. Actor Janine Turner (“Strong Medicine,” “Northern Exposure”) is 60. Director Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” ″Knocked Up”) is 55. Keyboardist Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg of Ace of Base is 52. Actor Lindsay Price (“Splitting Up Together”) is 46. Actor Ashley Madekwe (”Revenge,” “Salem”) is 41. Bassist Jacob Chesnut of Rush of Fools is 33.

Dec. 7: Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne of the Osborne Brothers is 91. Actor Ellen Burstyn is 90. Country singer Gary Morris is 74. Singer Tom Waits is 73. Actor Priscilla Barnes (“Three’s Company”) is 65. Announcer Edd Hall (“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”) is 64. Bassist Tim Butler of Psychedelic Furs is 64. Actor Patrick Fabian (“Better Call Saul”) is 58. Actor Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”) is 57. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 56. Actor Kimberly Hebert Gregory (“Kevin (Probably) Saves The World”) is 50. Rapper Kon Artis of D12 is 48. Singer Nicole Appleton of All Saints is 47. Singer Frankie J (Kumbia Kings) is 46. Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 46. Actor Shiri Appleby (“UnREAL,” “Roswell”) is 44. Singer Sara Bareilles is 43. Actor Jennifer Carpenter (“Limitless,” “Dexter”) is 43. Actor Jack Huston (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 40.

Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 83. Flute player James Galway is 83. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 81. Actor Mary Woronov (“Eating Raoul,” “The Munsters” films) is 79. Actor John Rubinstein (“Family,” ″Crazy Like a Fox”) is 76. Actor Kim Basinger is 69. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (Duran Duran, Missing Persons) is 66. Guitarist Phil Collen of Def Leppard is 66. Country singer Marty Raybon (The Raybon Brothers, Shenandoah) is 63. Guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth) is 60. Actor Wendell Pierce (“The Wire,” “Treme”) is 59. Actor Teri Hatcher is 58. Actor David Harewood (“Supergirl,” ″Homeland”) is 57. Singer Sinead O’Connor is 56. Actor Matthew Laborteaux (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 56. Guitarist Ryan Newell of Sister Hazel is 50. Actor Dominic Monaghan (“Lost,” ″Lord of the Rings”) is 46. Actor Ian Somerhalder (“The Vampire Diaries,” ″Lost,”) is 44. Singer Ingrid Michaelson is 43. Singer Chrisette Michele is 40. Country singer Sam Hunt is 38. Singer Kate Voegele (“One Tree Hill”) is 36. Drummer Jen Ledger of Skillet is 33. Actor Wallis Currie-Wood (“Madam Secretary”) is 31. Actor AnnaSophia Robb (film “Race to Witch Mountain,” TV’s “The Carrie Diaries”) is 29.

Dec. 9: Actor Judi Dench is 88. Actor Beau Bridges is 81. Football player-turned-actor Dick Butkus is 80. Actor Michael Nouri is 77. Singer Joan Armatrading is 72. Actor Michael Dorn (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 70. Actor John Malkovich is 69. Country singer Sylvia is 66. Singer Donny Osmond is 65. Bassist Nick Seymour of Crowded House is 64. Comedian Mario Cantone (“Sex and the City”) is 63. Actor David Anthony Higgins (“Malcolm in the Middle,” “Ellen”) is 61. Actor Joe Lando (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 61. Actor Felicity Huffman (“Desperate Housewives,” ″Sports Night”) is 60. Keyboardist Jerry Hughes of Yankee Grey is 57. Singer-guitarist Thomas Flowers of Oleander is 55. Guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer is 54. Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers is 53. Businesswoman and TV personality Lori Greiner (“Shark Tank”) is 53. Actor Allison Smith (“The West Wing,” ″Kate and Allie”) is 53. Former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi is 52. Country singer David Kersh is 52. Actor Reiko Aylesworth (“24″) is 50. Drummer Tre Cool of Green Day is 50. Rapper Canibus is 48. Singer Imogen Heap is 45. Actor Jesse Metcalfe (“Desperate Housewives”) is 44. Actor Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) is 42. Actor Jolene Purdy (“Under the Dome,” ″Donnie Darko”) is 39. Actor Joshua Sasse (“Galavant”) is 35. Actor Ashleigh Brewer (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 32.

Dec. 10: Actor Fionnula Flanagan (“Waking Ned Devine”) is 81. Actor-singer Gloria Loring is 76. Drummer Walter “Clyde” Orange of The Commodores is 76. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 71. Actor Susan Dey is 70. Musician Paul Hardcastle is 65. Actor John York (“General Hospital”) is 64. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 62. Actor Nia Peeples is 61. TV chef Bobby Flay is 58. Singer-guitarist J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is 57. Bassist Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 51. Drummer Meg White of The White Stripes is 48. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”) is 47. Rapper Kuniva of D12 is 47. Actor Gavin Houston (“The Haves and the Have Nots,” “Guiding Light”) is 45. Actor Alano Miller (“Underground,” ″Jane the Virgin”) is 43. Bassist Noah Harmon of Airborne Toxic Event is 41. Actor Patrick John Flueger (“Chicago P.D.”) is 39. Country singer Meghan Linsey is 37. Actor Raven-Symone (“That’s So Raven,” ″The Cosby Show”) is 37. Actor-singer Teyana Taylor is 32. Actor Kiki Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) is 31.

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