Nonfiction
1. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin Audio)
2. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
3. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
4. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books)
5. Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
6. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill (Harriman House)
7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (HarperAudio)
8. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)
9. Outlive by Peter Attia, MD and Bill Gifford – contributor, narrated by Peter Attia, MD (Random House Audio)
10. Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Fiction
1. George Orwell’s 1984 by George Orwell and Joe White – adaptation, performed by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, Tom Hardy, Chukwudi Iwuji, Romesh Ranganathan, Natasia Demetriou, Francesca Mills, Alex Lawther and Katie Leung (Audible Original)
2. The Women by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan and the author (Macmillan Audio)
3. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez, narrated by Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber and the author (Forever)
4. Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff and Scott Sowers (Macmillan Audio)
5. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, narrated by Luke Daniels (Macmillan Audio)
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (Recorded Books)
7. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (Penguin Audio)
8. The Rip by Holly Craig, performed by Carly Foxx and Shalom Brune-Franklin (Audible Studios)
9. A Murder to Remember by Brynn Kelly, performed by Brittany Pressley and Max Roll (Audible Originals)
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
The Associated Press
Nonfiction
1. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin Audio)
3. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
4. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill (Harriman House)
5. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books)
6. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)
7. Burn Book by Kara Swisher, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
8. Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
9. Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, narrated by the author, Maurice Ashley, R. A. Dickey, Evelyn Glennie, Sara Maria Hasbun, Francis Idehen, Alison Levine, Benny Lewis, Kari Louhivuori, Nelli Louhivuori, Brandon Payne, Richard Pine, Gil Winch and full cast (Penguin Audio)
10. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (HarperAudio)
Fiction
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan and the author (Macmillan Audio)
2. Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff and Scott Sowers (Macmillan Audio)
3. A Murder to Remember by Brynn Kelly, performed by Brittany Pressley and Max Roll (Audible Originals)
4. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (Penguin Audio)
5. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, narrated by Luke Daniels (Macmillan Audio)
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (Recorded Books)
7. Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry’s Definitive Collection by Stephen Fry, Washington Irving, M.R. James, Amelia B. Edwards, Robert Louis Stevenson, Algernon Blackwood, Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Riddell and Bram Stoker, performed by Stephen Fry (Audible Originals)
8. Mark of the Fool 5 by J.M. Clarke, narrated by Travis Baldree (Aethon Audio)
9. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, narrated by Lauryn Allman (Hachette UK – Bookouture)
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
The Associated Press
Nonfiction
1. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
3. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill (Harriman House)
4. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books)
5. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)
6. Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, narrated by the author, Maurice Ashley, R. A. Dickey, Evelyn Glennie, Sara Maria Hasbun, Francis Idehen, Alison Levine, Benny Lewis, Kari Louhivuori, Nelli Louhivuori, Brandon Payne, Richard Pine, Gil Winch and full cast (Penguin Audio)
7. Get It Together by Jesse Watters, narrated by Larry Wayne (HarperAudio)
8. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (HarperAudio)
9. Outlive by Peter Attia, MD and Bill Gifford – contributor, narrated by Peter Attia, MD (Random House Audio)
10. Slow Productivity by Cal Newport, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
Fiction
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan and the author (Macmillan Audio)
2. Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff and Scott Sowers (Macmillan Audio)
3. A Murder to Remember by Brynn Kelly, performed by Brittany Pressley and Max Roll (Audible Originals)
4. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (Penguin Audio)
5. The Rip by Holly Craig, performed by Carly Foxx and Shalom Brune-Franklin (Audible Studios)
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (Recorded Books)
7. The Justice by James Patterson and Aaron Cooley, performed by Sanaa Lathan, David Rasche, Susan Kelechi Watson, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Luke Tennie and full cast (Audible Originals)
8. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, narrated by Lauryn Allman (Hachette UK – Bookouture)
9. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
10. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
The Associated Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 31-April 6:
March 31: Actor William Daniels (“St. Elsewhere,” ″Boy Meets World”) is 97. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 90. Actor Shirley Jones is 90. Musician Herb Alpert is 89. Actor Christopher Walken is 81. Comedian Gabe Kaplan (“Welcome Back Kotter”) is 80. Guitarist Mick Ralphs of Bad Company and of Mott the Hoople is 80. Actor Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”) is 76. Actor Ed Marinaro (“Hill Street Blues,” ″Sisters”) is 74. Guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC is 69. Bassist Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers is 53. Actor Ewan McGregor is 53. Actor Erica Tazel (“Queen Sugar,” “The Good Fight”) is 49. Rapper Tony Yayo is 46. Actor-musician Kate Micucci (“Raising Hope,” comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates) is 44. Actor Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta” ″Book of Mormon”) is 42. Actor Melissa Ordway (“The Young and the Restless”) is 41. Jazz trumpeter Christian Scott is 41. Producer-songwriter Jack Antonoff of Bleachers (and of fun.) is 40. Actor Jessica Szohr (“Gossip Girl”) is 39.
April 1: Actor Don Hastings (“As the World Turns”) is 90. Actor Ali MacGraw is 85. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is 76. Keyboardist Billy Currie of Ultravox is 74. Actor Annette O’Toole (“Smallville”) is 72. Director Barry Sonnenfeld (“Get Shorty,” “Men in Black”) is 71. Singer Susan Boyle is 63. Actor Jose Zuniga (“Mission Impossible: 3,” ″Twilight”) is 62. Country singer Woody Lee is 56. Actor Jessica Collins (“The Young and the Restless”) is 53. Rapper-actor Method Man is 53. Filmmakers Albert and Allen Hughes (“Menace II Society,” ″Dead Presidents”) are 52. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is 51. Actor David Oyelowo (“Selma,” ″The Butler”) is 48. Actor Sam Huntington (“Superman Returns,” ″Jungle 2 Jungle”) is 42. Actor Taran Killam (“12 Years a Slave,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 42. Actor Matt Lanter (“90210”) is 41. Singer Hillary Scott of Lady A is 38. Drummer Arejay Hale of Halestorm is 37. Actor Asa Butterfield (“Hugo,” ″Nanny McPhee Returns”) is 27.
April 2: Actor Linda Hunt (TV’s “NCIS: LA,” film’s “The Year of Living Dangerously”) is 79. Actor Sam Anderson (“Lost,” ″ER,” ″Perfect Strangers”) is 77. Singer Emmylou Harris is 77. Actor Pamela Reed is 75. Drummer Dave Robinson of The Cars is 75. Country singer Buddy Jewell is 63. Actor Christopher Meloni (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 63. Singer Keren Woodward of Bananarama is 63. Country singer Billy Dean is 62. Actor Clark Gregg (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” ″The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 62. Actor Jana Marie Hupp (“Ed”) is 60. Guitarist Greg Camp (Smash Mouth) is 57. Guitarist Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind) is 55. Actor Roselyn Sanchez (TV’s “Grand Hotel,” ″Without a Trace”) is 51. Actor Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us,” “The Mandalorian”) is 49. Actor Adam Rodriguez (“Criminal Minds,” ″CSI: Miami”) is 49. Actor Michael Fassbender (“Shame,” ″Inglourious Basterds”) is 47. Keyboardist Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 is 45. Actor Bethany Joy Lenz (formerly Galeotti) (“One Tree Hill”) is 43. Singer Lee Dewyze (“American Idol”) is 38. Country singer Chris Janson is 38. Actor Drew Van Acker (“Training Day,” ″Pretty Little Liars”) is 38. Actor Jesse Plemons (TV’s “Fargo,” ″Breaking Bad”) is 36.
April 3: Actor Eric Braeden (“The Young and the Restless”) is 83. Actor Marsha Mason is 82. Singer Wayne Newton is 82. Singer Tony Orlando is 80. Singer Richard Thompson is 75. Bassist Curtis Stone of Highway 101 is 74. Guitarist Mick Mars of Motley Crue is 68. Actor Alec Baldwin is 66. Actor David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier”) is 65. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 63. Singer-guitarist Mike Ness of Social Distortion is 62. Singer Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) is 56. Actor Jennie Garth (“Beverly Hills 90210″) is 52. Actor Adam Scott (“Severance,” “Parks and Recreation”) is 51. Guitarist Drew Shirley of Switchfoot is 50. Actor Matthew Goode (“Downton Abbey,” ″The Good Wife”) is 46. Actor Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mother”) is 42. Singer Leona Lewis is 39. Actor Amanda Bynes is 38. Actor Rachel Bloom (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) is 37. Actor Hayley Kiyoko (“CSI: Cyber”) is 33. Bassist Sam Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet is 25.
April 4: Actor Craig T. Nelson is 80. Actor Christine Lahti (“Chicago Hope”) is 74. Singer Steve Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers is 73. Actor Mary-Margaret Humes (“Dawson’s Creek,” ″History of the World Part 1″) is 70. Writer-producer David E. Kelley (“Ally McBeal,” ″The Practice”) is 68. Actor Constance Shulman (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 66. Actor Hugo Weaving (“The Matrix,” ″Lord of the Rings”) is 64. Talk show host Graham Norton is 61. Comedian David Cross (“Arrested Development,” ″Mr. Show”) is 60. Actor Robert Downey Junior is 59. Actor Nancy McKeon is 58. Country singer Clay Davidson is 53. Singer Josh Todd of Buckcherry is 53. Singer Jill Scott is 52. Bassist Magnus Sveningsson of The Cardigans is 52. Magician David Blaine is 51. Singer Kelly Price is 51. Singer Andre Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 50. Guitarist Josh McSwain of Parmalee is 49. Actor James Roday (“A Million Little Things,” “Psych”) is 48. Actor Natasha Lyonne (“Poker Face,” “Orange Is The New Black”) is 45. Actor-comedian Eric Andre (“The Eric Andre Show”) is 41. Actor Amanda Righetti (“The Mentalist”) is 41. Actor-singer Jamie Lynn Spears (“Zoey 101″) is 33. Actor Daniela Bobadilla (“The Middle,” “Anger Management”) is 31. Singer Austin Mahone is 28.
April 5: Filmmaker Roger Corman is 98. Country singer Tommy Cash is 84. Actor Michael Moriarty (“Law and Order”) is 83. Singer Allan Clarke of The Hollies is 82. Actor Max Gail (“Sons and Daughters,” ″Barney Miller”) is 81. Actor Jane Asher is 78. Singer Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA is 74. Actor Mitch Pileggi (“The X Files”) is 72. Singer Peter Case of The Plimsouls is 70. Rapper-actor Christopher “Kid” Reid of Kid ‘n Play (“House Party”) is 60. Guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam is 58. Musician Paula Cole is 56. Actor Krista Allen (“Baywatch,” ″What About Brian”) is 53. Actor Victoria Hamilton (“The Crown”) is 53. Country singer Pat Green is 52. Rapper-producer Pharrell Williams is 51. Rapper Juicy J (Three 6 Mafia) is 49. Actor Sterling K. Brown (Film’s “Black Panther,” TV’s “This Is Us”) is 48. Singer-guitarist Mike Eli of Eli Young Band is 43. Actor Hayley Atwell (“Marvel’s Agent Carter”) is 42. Actor Lily James (“Downton Abbey”) is 35.
April 6: Actor Billy Dee Williams is 87. Actor Roy Thinnes (“The Invaders”) is 86. Director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man,” “The Natural”) is 82. Actor John Ratzenberger (“Cheers”) is 77. Actor Patrika Darbo (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 76. Actor Marilu Henner (“Taxi,” ″Evening Shade”) is 72. Actor Michael Rooker (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) is 69. Guitarist Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule is 64. Singer-guitarist Black Francis of The Pixies is 59. Actor Ari Meyers (“Kate & Ally”) is 55. Actor Paul Rudd is 55. Actor Jason Hervey (“The Wonder Years”) is 52. Bassist Markku Lappalainen (Hoobastank) is 51. Actor Zach Braff (“Scrubs”) is 49. Actor Joel Garland (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 49. Actor Candace Cameron Bure (“Full House”) is 48. Actor Teddy Sears (“24: Legacy”) is 47. Musician Robert Glasper is 46. Actor Eliza Coupe (“Happy Endings,” ″Scrubs”) is 43. Actor Charlie McDermott (“The Middle”) is 34.
The Associated Press
Nonfiction
1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
2. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill (Harriman House)
3. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)
4. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books)
5. Sound Therapy: Mental Focus (440Hz) by Audible Sleep and Audio up, performed by Scarlett Burke (Audible Originals)
6. Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
7. Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, narrated by the author, Maurice Ashley, R. A. Dickey, Evelyn Glennie, Sara Maria Hasbun, Francis Idehen, Alison Levine, Benny Lewis, Kari Louhivuori, Nelli Louhivuori, Brandon Payne, Richard Pine, Gil Winch and full cast (Penguin Audio)
8. Outlive by Peter Attia, MD and Bill Gifford – contributor, narrated by Peter Attia, MD (Random House Audio)
9. Elevate and Dominate by Deion Sanders, Don Yaeger and John C. Maxwell – foreword, narrated by Deion Sanders (Simon & Schuster Audio)
10. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (HarperAudio)
Fiction
1. The Women by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan and the author (Macmillan Audio)
2. Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff and Scott Sowers (Macmillan Audio)
3. A Murder to Remember by Brynn Kelly, performed by Brittany Pressley and Max Roll (Audible Originals)
4. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (Penguin Audio)
5. The Justice by James Patterson and Aaron Cooley, performed by Sanaa Lathan, David Rasche, Susan Kelechi Watson, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Luke Tennie and full cast (Audible Originals)
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (Recorded Books)
7. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton and Simon Vance (Macmillan Audio)
8. The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen, narrated by Hillary Huber and Brittany Pressley (Brilliance Audio)
9. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
The Associated Press
Nonfiction
1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
2. The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul, narrated by the author (HarperAudio)
3. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill (Harriman House)
4. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books)
5. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)
6. Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima, narrated by the author (Jamie Kern Lima)
7. Slow Productivity by Cal Newport, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
8. Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)
9. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (HarperAudio)
10. Burn Book by Kara Swisher, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Fiction
1. Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff and Scott Sowers (Macmillan Audio)
2. The Women by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan and the author (Macmillan Audio)
3. A Murder to Remember by Brynn Kelly, performed by Brittany Pressley and Max Roll (Audible Originals)
4. The Justice by James Patterson and Aaron Cooley, performed by Sanaa Lathan, David Rasche, Susan Kelechi Watson, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Luke Tennie and full cast (Audible Originals)
5. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (Recorded Books)
6. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (Penguin Audio)
7. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton and Simon Vance (Macmillan Audio)
8. The Teacher by Freida McFadden, narrated by Leslie Howard and Danny Montooth (Hollywood Upstairs Press)
9. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton (Recorded Books)
The Associated Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3:
Jan. 28: Actor Nicholas Pryor (“Risky Business”) is 89. Actor Alan Alda is 88. Actor Susan Howard (“Dallas”) is 82. Actor Marthe Keller (“Marathon Man”) is 79. Actor Barbi Benton is 74. Director Frank Darabont (“The Green Mile,” “The Shawshank Redemption”) is 65. Guitarist Dave Sharp of The Alarm is 65. Singer Sam Phillips is 62. Guitarist Dan Spitz (Anthrax) is 61. Bassist Greg Cook of Ricochet is 59. Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is 57. Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is 56. Musician DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill is 56. Rapper Rakim is 56. Actor Kathryn Morris (“Cold Case”) is 55. Humorist Mo Rocca is 55. Keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna of Fitz and the Tantrums is 54. Singer Anthony Hamilton is 53. Singer Monifah is 52. Actor Gillian Vigman (“The Hangover” films) is 52. Keyboardist Brandon Bush (Train) is 51. Actor Terri Conn (“One Life to Live”) is 49. Singer-actor Joey Fatone of ’N Sync is 47. Rapper Rick Ross is 47. Actor Angelique Cabral (“Life in Pieces”) is 45. Actor Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl”) is 45. Singer Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys is 44. Actor Vinny Chhibber (“The Red Line”) is 44. Actor Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings”) is 43. Rapper J. Cole is 39. Actor Alexandra Krosney (“Last Man Standing”) is 36. Actor Yuri Sardarov (“Chicago Fire”) is 36. Actor Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”) is 26.
Jan. 29: Actor Katharine Ross is 84. Actor Tom Selleck is 79. Singer Bettye LaVette is 78. Actor Marc Singer is 76. Actor Ann Jillian is 74. Drummer Louie Perez of Los Lobos is 71. Singer Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band is 71. Actor Terry Kinney (“Oz”) is 70. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is 70. Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 68. Actor Diane Delano (“The Ellen Show,” ″Northern Exposure”) is 67. Actor Judy Norton (“The Waltons”) is 66. Guitarist Johnny Spampinato of NRBQ is 65. Drummer David Baynton-Power of James is 63. Bassist Eddie Jackson of Queensryche is 63. Actor Nicholas Turturro (“NYPD Blue”) is 62. Singer-guitarist Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera is 60. Director-actor Ed Burns is 56. Actor Sam Trammell (“True Blood”) is 55. Actor Heather Graham is 54. Actor Sharif Atkins (“White Collar,” ″ER”) is 49. Actor Sara Gilbert is 49. Actor Kelly Packard (“Baywatch”) is 49. Actor Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”) is 47. Actor Sam Jaeger (“Parenthood”) is 47. Former “The View” co-host Jedediah Bila is 45. Actor Andrew Keegan (“Party of Five”) is 45. Actor Jason James Richter (“Free Willy”) is 44. Guitarist Jonny Lang is 43. Singer Adam Lambert (“American Idol”) is 42. Country singer Eric Paslay is 41.
Jan. 30: Actor Gene Hackman is 94. Country singer Jeanne Pruett is 87. Actor Vanessa Redgrave is 87. Country singer Norma Jean is 86. Horn player William King of The Commodores is 75. Musician Phil Collins is 73. Actor Charles S. Dutton (“Roc”) is 73. Actor Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) is 68. Comedian Brett Butler (“Anger Management,” ″Grace Under Fire”) is 66. Singer Jody Watley is 65. Actor Wayne Wilderson (“Veep”) is 58. Country singer Tammy Cochran is 52. Actor Christian Bale is 50. Guitarist Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket is 50. Actor Olivia Colman is 50. Actor Lena Hall is 44. Singer Josh Kelley is 44. Actor Wilmer Valderrama (“That ’70s Show”) is 44. Actor Mary Hollis Inboden (“The Real O’Neals”) is 38. Actor Kylie Bunbury (“Big Sky,” “Pitch”) is 35. Actor Jake Thomas (“Lizzie McGuire,” ″AI”) is 34. Actor Danielle Campbell (“Tell Me a Story,” “The Originals”) is 29.
Jan. 31: Composer Philip Glass is 87. Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite is 80. Actor Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul,” ″Breaking Bad”) is 77. Actor Glynn Turman (“The Wire,” ″A Different World”) is 77. Singer Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band is 73. Singer John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols is 68. Actor Anthony LaPaglia (“Without a Trace,” ″Murder One”) is 65. Actor Kelly Lynch is 65. Singer-guitarist Lloyd Cole is 63. Actor Paulette Braxton (“The Parkers,” ″In The House”) is 59. Bassist Al Jaworski of Jesus Jones is 58. Actor Minnie Driver is 54. Actor Portia de Rossi (“Arrested Development,” ″Ally McBeal”) is 51. Comedian Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”) is 47. Actor Kerry Washington (“Scandal,” ″Ray”) is 47. Singer Justin Timberlake is 43. Actor Tyler Ritter (“The McCarthys”) is 39. Singer Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line is 37. Singer Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons is 37. Actor Joel Courtney (“Super 8,” “The Kissing Booth”) is 28.
Feb. 1: Actor-comedian Garrett Morris is 87. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 85. TV personality Joy Philbin is 83. Guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 74. Blues musician Sonny Landreth is 73. Actor-writer-producer Billy Mumy (“Lost in Space”) is 70. Singer Exene Cervenka of X is 68. Actor Linus Roache (“Law & Order”) is 60. Actor Sherilyn Fenn (“Twin Peaks”) is 59. Comedian Pauly Shore is 56. Actor Brian Krause (“Charmed”) is 55. Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman is 55. Drummer Patrick Wilson of Weezer is 55. Actor Michael C. Hall (“Dexter,” ″Six Feet Under”) is 53. Rapper Big Boi of Outkast is 49. Musician Jason Isbell is 45. Country singer Julie Roberts is 45. Singer Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT is 41. TV personality Lauren Conrad (“The Hills,” ″Laguna Beach”) is 38. Actor-singer Heather Morris (“Glee”) is 37. Singer Harry Styles is 30.
Feb. 2: Singer Graham Nash is 82. Singer Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 78. TV chef Ina Garten (“Barefoot Contessa”) is 76. Actor Jack McGee (“The McCarthys”) is 75. Actor Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 75. Bassist Ross Valory of Journey is 75. Model Christie Brinkley is 70. Actor Michael Talbott (“Miami Vice”) is 69. Actor Kim Zimmer (“Guiding Light”) is 69. Actor Michael T. Weiss (“The Pretender”) is 62. Comedian Adam Ferrara (“Rescue Me”) is 58. Bassist Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is 58. Actor Jennifer Westfeldt (“Kissing Jessica Stein”) is 54. Rapper T-Mo (Goodie Mob) is 52. Actor Marissa Jaret Winokur is 51. Actor Lori Beth Denberg (“The Steve Harvey Show”) is 48. Steel guitarist Jesse Siebenberg of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 48. Singer Shakira is 47. Actor Rich Sommer (“Mad Men” Film: “The Devil Wears Prada”) is 46. Actor Zosia Mamet (“Girls”) is 36.
Feb. 3: Actor Blythe Danner is 81. Guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks is 77. Singer Melanie is 77. Actor Morgan Fairchild is 74. Actor Pamela Franklin (“The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”) is 74. Actor Nathan Lane is 68. Guitarist Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth is 68. Actor Thomas Calabro (“Melrose Place”) is 65. Drummer Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) is 65. Actor Michele Greene (“L.A. Law”) is 62. Country singer Matraca Berg is 60. Actor Maura Tierney (“ER,” ″NewsRadio”) is 59. Actor Warwick Davis (“Harry Potter” films, “Willow”) is 54. Actor Elisa Donovan (“Clueless”) is 53. Singer Daddy Yankee is 48. Actor Isla Fisher is 48. Singer Jessica Harp (The Wreckers) is 42. Actor Matthew Moy (“2 Broke Girls”) is 40. Rapper Sean Kingston is 34. Actor Brandon Micheal Hall (“God Friended Me”) is 31.
The Associated Press
UNION, N.J. (AP) — Relatives of two New Jersey firefighters who died battling a cargo ship fire last summer and the head of a powerful international firefighters’ union called Wednesday for the top leaders of the Newark Fire Department to be replaced, saying they had botched their response to the blaze.
The widow of Newark Fire Capt. Wayne Brooks Jr. and the younger brother of Capt. Augusto Acabou joined with Ed Kelly, the general president of the International Association of Firefighters, to denounce the leadership of former Fire Chief Rufus Jackson, who was promoted to assistant public safety director two months after the July 5, 2023, fire.
Their call came after Jackson testified at a hearing by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board that he did not assume command of firefighting efforts on the Italian-owned Grande Costa D’Avorio, leaving it in the hands of subordinates.
He also said most of his department had gone years without specialized training for fighting fires on board ships, even though the city is home to Port Newark, one of the nation’s busiest seaports, where the fatal blaze took place.
And Jackson testified that on the day of the fire, both of Newark’s fire boats were in working condition and able to be deployed, only to be contradicted by the head of a fire boat task force who testified that both of Newark’s boats were not in service that day. In fact, one had not been fit for duty for at least a year, said Francis Gorman, head of the New Jersey Regional Fireboat Task Force.
“The Newark Fire Department needs new leadership, period,” said Kelly, who joined relatives of the dead firefighters outside on a frigid afternoon during a break in Wednesday’s hearing. “The level of incompetence and negligence rises to, in my opinion, (being) criminal.”
Kelly said Newark firefighters “are actively talking about a vote of no-confidence in the now-promoted (assistant) director of public safety, Rufus Jackson, who was promoted from fire chief notwithstanding the incompetence he showed on July 5.”
The Coast Guard prohibited the media from attempting to interview witnesses, including Jackson, until the hearing has concluded. A lawyer representing the city during the hearing declined comment, referring inquiries to a city spokesperson, who did not immediately respond Wednesday.
Kelly also said New York City firefighters “had to self-dispatch” to the Newark fire “because no one requested them.” Testimony at the hearing indicated that an official with a fire department outside Newark was in contact with New York City firefighters and encouraged them to come help because the situation had grown dire.
It was a New York search-and-rescue detachment that ultimately found Brooks.
The fire began when a Jeep Wrangler being used by a port employee to push vehicles bound for west Africa onto the 12-level cargo ship caught fire, quickly spreading flames to some of the 1,200 vehicles on board the ship.
Acabou and Brooks became separated from a third captain on the dark, smoke-filled deck where the fire broke out, and they eventually perished there. Acabou was found wedged so tightly between vehicles that it took over an hour to extricate him using a hydraulic power tool known as the “jaws of life.” Brooks was found lying on the deck some distance away.
Both were eventually carried to the top deck and lowered to the dock using a shipboard crane. Both were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
“Clearly, clearly Augie and Wayne’s death was preventable,” said Miguel Acabou, the younger brother of the dead firefighter. “What we heard here today, what all of you heard today, is extremely upsetting to me and my family.”
Michele Brooks, the widow of the other dead firefighter, said listening to testimony about the actions of fire department leaders during the blaze worsened painful emotional wounds that had yet to heal.
“The families and I are deeply, deeply disturbed,” she said. “We are heartbroken all over again.”
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Alaska Airlines’ decision not to ground Boeing jet despite warning signs comes under scrutiny
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying it over land — is raising questions about whether the jet should have been in the air at all.
The nation’s top accident investigator says warning lights were triggered on three flights, including each of the two days before the brand-new Boeing 737 Max 9 suffered a terrifying fuselage blowout Friday night. A plug covering a spot left for an emergency door tore off the plane as it flew 16,000 feet (4,800 meters) above Oregon.
Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said maintenance crews checked the plane and cleared it to fly — but the airline decided not to use it for the long route to Hawaii over water so that it “could return very quickly to an airport” if the warning light reappeared.
Friday’s flight was headed from Oregon to Southern California, and made it back to Portland without serious injury to any of the 171 passengers and six crew members. But the decision to allow it to fly over land in the first place struck some aviation experts as illogical.
“If you are afraid to take the airplane far from land, what is the reason for that? That has to be answered by Alaska Airlines,” said Steven Wallace, an air-safety consultant and commercial pilot who once headed accident investigations for the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Twisted metal, rushing wind: A narrowly avoided disaster as jet’s wall rips away at 3 miles high
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The loud “boom” was startling enough, and the roaring wind that immediately filled the airline cabin left Kelly Bartlett unnerved. Still, it wasn’t until a shaken teenager, shirtless and scratched, slid into the seat next to her that she realized just how close disaster had come.
A section of the Boeing 737 Max 9’s fuselage just three rows away had blown out — at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) high — creating a vacuum that twisted the metal of the seats nearby, and snatched cellphones, headsets and even the shirt off the teenager’s back.
“We knew something was wrong,” Bartlett told The Associated Press on Monday. “We didn’t know what. We didn’t know how serious. We didn’t know if it meant we were going to crash.”
The first six minutes of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland to Southern California’s Ontario International Airport on Friday had been routine, the Boeing 737 Max 9 about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph).
Flight attendants had just told the 171 passengers that they could resume using electronic devices — in airplane mode, of course — when it happened.
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Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large sections of debris from the building and injured 21 people, including one who was in critical condition, authorities said.
The blast flung doors and entire sections of wall onto the road in front of the 20-story hotel, where authorities said rescue crews found several people trapped in the basement. Fifteen people were taken to hospitals, including six whose conditions were described as “semi-critical” by MedStar, which provides ambulances and emergency medical services in Fort Worth.
Authorities did not indicate anyone was missing but fire officials said late Monday that they would continue searching the building.
More than two dozen rooms were occupied at the Sandman Signature Hotel at the time, officials said. Authorities said they believe a gas leak caused the explosion — which happened in the middle of the afternoon at the start of the workweek — and said the hotel had been undergoing construction.
“There was debris. There was insulation. There was office furniture,” Charlie Collier, 31, told The Associated Press. He was working nearby when he said he saw a large flash and what sounded like thunder.
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‘King of the NRA’: Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office told jurors Monday.
Wayne LaPierre’s methods as the NRA’s executive vice president and chief executive officer allowed him to operate the powerful gun rights organization “as Wayne’s World for decades,” Assistant Attorney General Monica Connell argued in an opening statement in a civil trial scrutinizing his leadership and spending at the nonprofit.
LaPierre, who said Friday he is leaving the NRA after leading it since 1991, watched stoically from a seat along a courtroom wall as six jurors and six alternates were seated for the trial, which is expected to take six weeks. He moved to the front of the gallery as Connell spoke, her argument augmented by a slideshow showing the NRA’s leadership structure and expenses at issue in the case.
Connell said LaPierre charged the organization more than $11 million for private jet flights over the years and authorized $135 million in NRA contracts for a vendor whose owners provided him repeated access to a 108-foot (33-meter) yacht and free trips to the Bahamas, Greece, Dubai and India.
At the same time, LaPierre, 74, consolidated power and avoided scrutiny by hiring unqualified underlings who looked the other way, routing expenses through a vendor, doctoring invoices, and retaliating against board members and executives who questioned his spending, Connell said.
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Jim Harbaugh delivers a national title. Corum scores 2 TDs, Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13
HOUSTON (AP) — Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and No. 1 Michigan — undeterred by suspensions and a sign-stealing case that shadowed the program — completed a three-year climb to a national championship by beating No. 2 Washington 34-13 Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game.
The Wolverines (15-0) sealed their first national title since 1997 when Corum, who scored the winning touchdown in overtime to beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal, blasted in from the 1-yard line with 3:37 left to put Michigan up by 21 and set off another rousing rendition of “The Victors.”
After nine seasons coaching his alma mater and in his third consecutive playoff appearance, Harbaugh delivered the title so many expected when he took over a struggling powerhouse in 2015 — despite missing six regular-season games this season while serving separate suspensions.
And he did it with a team his old coach, Bo Schembechler, would have adored. The Wolverines ran for 303 yards against Washington (14-1), and their defense held Michael Penix Jr. and the Huskies’ prolific passing game to just one touchdown while intercepting the Heisman Trophy runner-up twice.
Penix’s remarkable six-year college career ended with maybe his worst performance of the season. Usually unfazed by pressure, Penix was not nearly as precise against a Michigan defense that took away his signature deep throws.
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Hong Kongers in Taiwan firmly support the ruling party after watching China erode freedoms at home
HONG KONG (AP) — As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, many immigrants from Hong Kong, witnesses to the alarming erosion of civil liberties at home, are supporting the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the financial hub has cemented their preference for a party committed to preserving Taiwan’s de facto independence and democratic values ahead of the Jan. 13 vote.
While Taiwanese immigration policies have been less welcoming than some from Hong Kong anticipated, most remain steadfast in their support for the DPP, largely due to the party’s firm stance on autonomy from Beijing, according to interviews with 10 Hong Kongers, over half of whom moved to Taiwan after the 2019 anti-government protests.
Hong Tsun-ming, a protester who feared arrest and moved to Taiwan in 2019, told The Associated Press he looks forward to having a taste of deciding its fate. The election is a cherished voting opportunity he never had in Hong Kong, where the chief executive is picked by a predominantly pro-Beijing committee. He plans to support the DPP.
Hong has thrown himself into local politics, committed to sharing lessons from Hong Kong.
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Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had ‘no inkling’ of his plan
The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.”
Dylan Butler’s parents said in the statement that they are cooperating with investigators as they try “to provide answers to the question of why our son committed this senseless crime.”
“As the minutes and hours have passed since the horrors our son Dylan inflicted on the victims, the Perry School and the community, we have been trying to make sense out of the senseless,” Jack and Erin Butler said in the statement. “We are simply devastated and our grief for the deceased, his family, the wounded and their families is immeasurable.”
Dylan Butler took his own life after killing one student and wounding Perry High School’s principal, two other staff members and four other students on the first day of classes after winter break, leaving some with significant injuries. The family of 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff is planning to hold his funeral Thursday — one week after the shooting happened.
Investigators have said they are reviewing reams of electronic and physical evidence they’ve gathered and are interviewing dozens of witnesses to better understand what happened and why. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, which is taking the lead in this case, didn’t release any updates on the shooting Monday.
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Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander Monday in southern Lebanon, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes across the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians.
The strike on an SUV killed a commander in a secretive Hezbollah unit that operates along the border, according to a Lebanese security official who spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with regulations. The commander, Wissam al-Tawil, was a veteran of the Iranian-backed Lebanese force who took part in the 2006 cross-border kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers that triggered the last war between Israel and Hezbollah, an official in the group said.
He is the most senior Hezbollah militant killed since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel triggered all-out war in Gaza and lower-intensity fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which has escalated since an Israeli strike killed a senior Hamas leader last week in Beirut.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is back in the region this week, appears to be trying to head off a wider conflict.
In other developments, Israel said it has largely wrapped up major operations in northern Gaza, though fighting and bombardment there continue. Israeli forces are now focusing on the central region and the southern city of Khan Younis, where thousands more Palestinians fled.
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At trial, a Russian billionaire blames Sotheby’s for losing millions on art by Picasso, da Vinci
NEW YORK (AP) — Sotheby’s defended itself at a trial Monday against accusations that it helped defraud a Russian oligarch out of tens of millions of dollars, saying it knew nothing of wrongdoing by an art buyer who advised the billionaire on buying works by famed artists like Amedeo Modigliani and Leonardo da Vinci.
Sotheby’s attorney Sara Shudofsky told a jury in an opening statement in Manhattan federal court that billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev was “trying to make an innocent party pay for what somebody else did to him.”
Shudofsky said the fertilizer magnate, a savvy businessman who has run highly successful businesses, had “good reason to be angry with himself” after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy art masterpieces without taking “the most basic steps” to protect himself from a broker who cheated him.
“Sotheby’s didn’t know anything about those lies,” the attorney said. “Sotheby’s had no knowledge of and didn’t participate in any misconduct.”
She spoke after Rybolovlev’s lawyer, Daniel Kornstein, insisted that a London-based Sotheby’s executive was part of a group of executives who were in on an elaborate fraud.
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The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair.
Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats while turnout was low and the main opposition party boycotted.
“The United States remains concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and by reports of irregularities on elections day. The United States shares the view with other observers that these elections were not free or fair and we regret that not all parties participated,” State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller said from Washington.
He urged Bangladesh’s government to credibly investigate reports of violence and hold those responsible accountable.
The U.K. said the democratic standards were not met consistently in the lead-up to the election.
The Associated Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 14-20:
Jan. 14: Blues singer Clarence Carter is 88. Singer Jack Jones is 86. Actor Faye Dunaway is 83. Actor Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men,” ″The Practice”) is 81. Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 76. Actor Carl Weathers is 76. Singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche) is 65. Director Steven Soderbergh (“Erin Brockovich,” “Ocean’s Eleven”) is 61. TV anchor Shepard Smith is 60. Actor-producer Dan Schneider (“Head of the Class”) is 60. Rapper Slick Rick is 59. Actor Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves”) is 57. Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes (“Mr. Rhodes”) is 57. Guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) is 57. Rapper-actor LL Cool J is 56. Actor Jason Bateman is 55. Musician Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and of Nirvana is 55. Actor Kevin Durand (“Lost,” ″Fruitvale Station”) is 50. Actor Jordan Ladd (“Death Proof”) is 49. Actor Ward Horton (“The Gilded Age”) is 48. Actor Emayatzy Corinealdi (“Middle of Nowhere”) is 44. Singer-guitarist Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon is 42. Actor Zach Gilford (“The Family,” ″Friday Night Lights”) is 42. Guitarist Joe Guese of The Click Five is 42. Actor Jake Choi (“Single Parents”) is 39. Singer-actor Grant Gustin (“The Flash”) is 34. Bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle is 31.
Jan. 15: Actor Margaret O’Brien (“Meet Me In St. Louis”) is 86. Actor Andrea Martin is 77. Actor-director Mario Van Peebles is 67. Guitarist Adam Jones of Tool is 59. Actor James Nesbitt (“Waking Ned Devine”) is 59. Actor Chad Lowe is 56. Actor-director Regina King is 53. Actor Dorian Missick (“For Life”) is 48. Actor Eddie Cahill (“Conviction,” ″CSI: New York”) is 46. Rapper Pitbull is 43. Actor Victor Rasuk (“Fifty Shades of Grey”) is 39. Actor Jessy Schram (“Nashville,” ″Once Upon a Time”) is 38. Electronic dance musician Skrillex is 36. Singer-actor Dove Cameron (“Liv and Maddie,” ″The Descendants”) is 28.
Jan. 16: Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 90. Singer Barbara Lynn is 82. Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 81. Country singer Jim Stafford is 80. Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 77. Director John Carpenter (“Halloween” films) is 76. Actor-dancer Debbie Allen is 74. Singer Maxine Jones of En Vogue is 65. Singer Sade is 65. Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is 65. Bassist Paul Webb of Talk Talk is 62. Actor David Chokachi (“Baywatch”) is 56. Comedian Jonathan Mangum (“Whose Line Is It Anyway,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 53. Actor Richard T. Jones (“The Rookie,” “Judging Amy”) is 52. Actor Josie Davis (“Beverly Hills 90210”) is 51. Supermodel Kate Moss is 50. Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Mary Poppins Returns,” ″Hamilton”) is 44. Guitarist James Young of The Eli Young Band is 44. Guitarist Nick Valensi of The Strokes is 43. Actor Renee Felice Smith (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 39.
Jan. 17: Actor James Earl Jones is 93. Talk show host Maury Povich is 85. Singer Chris Montez is 82. Actor Joanna David (“Downton Abbey”) is 77. Actor Jane Elliott (“General Hospital”) is 77. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor is 76. Singer Sheila Hutchinson of The Emotions is 71. Singer Steve Earle is 69. Singer Paul Young is 68. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 67. Singer Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles is 65. Writer-Director Brian Helgeland (“42,” ″Mystic River,” ″L.A. Confidential”) is 63. Actor Jim Carrey is 62. Actor Denis O’Hare (“The Good Wife,” ″True Blood”) is 62. Actor Joshua Malina (“The West Wing,” ″Sports Night”) is 58. Singer Shabba Ranks is 58. Actor Naveen Andrews (“Instinct,” “Lost”) is 55. DJ-producer Tiesto is 55. Musician Kid Rock is 53. Actor Freddy Rodriguez (“Bull,” ″Six Feet Under”) is 49. Actor-singer Zooey Deschanel (“New Girl”) is 44. Singer Ray J is 43. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 42. Actor Ryan Gage (“The Hobbit”) is 41. DJ Calvin Harris is 40. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers is 38. Actor Jonathan Keltz (“Reign,” ″Entourage”) is 36. Actor Kelly Marie Tran (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) is 35. Actor Kathrine Herzer (“Madame Secretary”) is 27.
Jan. 18: Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 83. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 71. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 69. Country singer-actor Mark Collie (“Nashville”) is 68. Actor Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies,” ″The Other Boleyn Girl”) is 64. Actor Alison Arngrim (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 62. Actor Jane Horrocks (“Absolutely Fabulous”) is 60. Comedian Dave Attell (“Insomniac”) is 59. Actor Jesse L. Martin (TV’s “The Flash,” ″Law and Order”) is 55. Rapper DJ Quik is 54. Singer Jonathan Davis of Korn is 53. Singer Christian Burns of BBMak is 50. Actor Derek Richardson (“Men in Trees”) is 48. Actor-screenwriter Jason Segel (“How I Met Your Mother,” ″Freaks and Geeks”) is 44. Singer-actor Samantha Mumba is 41. Actor Ashleigh Murray (“Riverdale”) is 36. Actor Zeeko Zaki (“FBI,” “24: Legacy”) is 34. Actor Mateus Ward (“Hostages”) is 25.
Jan. 19: Actor Tippi Hedren is 94. Journalist Robert MacNeil is 93. Director Richard Lester (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Superman II and III”) is 92. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 82. Actor Shelley Fabares is 80. Country singer Dolly Parton is 78. TV chef Paula Deen is 77. Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 73. Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 72. Actor Desi Arnaz Jr. is 71. Actor Katey Sagal (“Sons of Anarchy,” ″Married…With Children”) is 70. Comedian Paul Rodriguez (“a.k.a. Pablo”) is 69. Keyboardist Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 67. Actor Paul McCrane (“ER”) is 63. Actor William Ragsdale (film’s “Fright Night,” TV’s “Herman’s Head”) is 63. Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 56. Singer Trey Lorenz is 55. Actor Shawn Wayans (“White Chicks,” ″Scary Movie”) is 53. Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 53. Actor Drea de Matteo (“Joey,” ″The Sopranos”) is 52. Comedian Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV,” ″Mad TV”) is 50. Actor Drew Powell (“Gotham”) is 48. Actor Marsha Thomason (“Las Vegas”) is 48. Actor Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 43. Actor Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) is 42. Director Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) is 39. Actor Shaunette Renee Wilson (“The Resident”) is 34. Actor Briana Henry (“General Hospital”) is 32. Actor Logan Lerman (“Percy Jackson” films) is 32. Rapper Taylor Bennett is 28. Actor Lidya Jewett (“Hidden Figures”) is 17.
Jan. 20: Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 79. Director David Lynch is 78. Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 77. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 72. Guitarist Paul Stanley of Kiss is 72. TV host Bill Maher is 68. Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 66. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 61. Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 59. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 59. Actor Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) is 58. Actor Stacey Dash (“Clueless”) is 57. Actor Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly”) is 55. Singer Edwin McCain is 54. Actor Skeet Ulrich is 54. Drummer Questlove of The Roots is 53. Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 45. Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 40. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 39. Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 38. Actor Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”) is 37.
The Associated Press
April 19, 2024 to April 25, 2024
