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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 31-Aug. 6

Last Updated Jul 26, 2016 at 12:20 am MDT

July 31: Actor Don Murray is 87. Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 85. Actress Susan Flannery (“Bold and the Beautiful”) is 77. Actress France Nuyen (“South Pacific”) is 77. Singer Lobo is 73. Singer Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys is 71. Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 59. Actor Dirk Blocker (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 59. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 58. Actor Wesley Snipes is 54. Country singer Chad Brock is 53. Musician Fatboy Slim is 53. Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs is 52. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is 51. Actor Dean Cain is 50. Actor Jim True-Frost (“American Odyssey,” ”The Wire”) is 50. Actress Eve Best (“Nurse Jackie”) is 45. Actor Robert Telfer (“Saved by the Bell”) is 39. Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band is 38. Actor B.J. Novak (“The Office”) is 37. Actor Rico Rodriguez (“Modern Family”) is 18.

Aug. 1: Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 85. Blues musician Robert Cray is 63. Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 57. Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 56. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 56. Rapper Coolio is 53. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 52. Guitarist Charlie Kelley (Buffalo Club) is 48. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe (“The Cosby Show”) is 43. Actor Jason Momoa (“Game of Thrones”) is 37. Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 35.

Aug. 2: Keyboardist Garth Hudson of The Band is 79. Actor Max Wright (“Alf,” ”Norm”) is 73. Actress Joanna Cassidy is 71. Actress Kathryn Harrold is 66. Actor Butch Patrick (“The Munsters”) is 63. Music producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig is 61. Singer Mojo Nixon is 59. Actress Victoria Jackson is 57. Actress Apollonia is 57. Actress Cynthia Stevenson (“Men in Trees,” ”Hope and Gloria”) is 54. Actress Mary-Louise Parker is 52. Director-actor Kevin Smith (“Clerks,” ”Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) is 46. Actor Sam Worthington (“Terminator Salvation”) is 40. Actor Edward Furlong is 39. Singer Charli XCX is 24. Actress Hallie Eisenberg is 24.

Aug. 3: Singer Tony Bennett is 90. Actor Martin Sheen is 76. Singer Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 75. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 75. Bassist B.B. Dickerson of War is 67. Movie director John Landis is 66. Actor Jay North (“Dennis the Menace”) is 65. Guitarist Randy Scruggs is 63. Actor John C. McGinley (“Scrubs”) is 57. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 55. Singer-guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica is 53. Singer Ed Roland of Collective Soul is 53. Actor Isaiah Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy,” ”Soul Food”) is 53. Keyboardist Dean Sams of Lonestar is 50. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter of Deftones is 46. Musician Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa is 45. Actor Michael Ealy (“Think Like a Man,” ”Barbershop”) is 43. Violinist Jimmy De Martini of Zac Brown Band is 40. Actress Evangeline Lilly (“Lost”) is 37. Singer Holly Arnstein of Dream is 31. Actress Georgina Haig (“Once Upon a Time”) is 31. Bassist Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic is 31.

Aug. 4: Actor-comedian Richard Belzer (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” ”Homicide”) is 72. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 61. Drummer Rob Cieka of Boo Radleys is 48. Actor Daniel Dae Kim (“Hawaii Five-O,” ”Lost”) is 48. Rapper Yo-Yo (“Miss Rap Supreme”) is 45. Singer-actor Marques Houston of Immature is 35. Singer Tom Parker of The Wanted is 28. Actors Dylan and Cole Sprouse (“Big Daddy,” ”Grace Under Fire”) are 24.

Aug. 5: Actress Loni Anderson is 71. Actress Erica Slezak (“One Life to Live”) is 70. Singer Rick Derringer is 69. Guitarist Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister is 61. Actress Maureen McCormick (“The Brady Bunch”) is 60. Guitarist Pat Smear (Foo Fighters) is 57. Actor Mark Strong (“The Imitation Game”) is 53. Actor Jonathan Silverman (“The Single Guy”) is 50. Country singer Terri Clark is 48. Cellist Eicca Toppinen of Apocalyptica is 41. Drummer Will Sellers of Old Dominion is 38. Actor Jesse Williams (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 36. Actor Albert Tsai (“Dr. Ken”) is 12.

Aug. 6: Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 78. Actress Louise Sorel (“Days of Our Lives”) is 76. Actress Catherine Hicks (“Seventh Heaven”) is 65. Singer Pat MacDonald of Timbuk 3 is 64. Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 60. Actress Faith Prince is 59. Singer Randy DeBarge of DeBarge is 58. Actress Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) is 54. Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn of The Lynns are 52. Actor Jeremy Ratchford (“Cold Case”) is 51. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 48. Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense”) is 46. Singer Geri Halliwell (Spice Girls) is 44. Actor Jason O’Mara (“Life on Mars”) is 44. Actress Vera Farmiga is 43. Actress Melissa George (“Alias,” ”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 40. Singer Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes is 35. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. (stage: “Hamilton,” TV: “Smash”) is 35. Bassist Eric Roberts of Gym Class Heroes is 32.