Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4:

Aug. 29: Actor Betty Lynn (ā€œThe Andy Griffith Showā€) is 95. Movie director William Friedkin is 86. Actor Elliott Gould is 83. Actor Deborah Van Valkenburgh (ā€œToo Close For Comfortā€) is 69. Keyboardist Dan Truman of Diamond Rio is 65. Actor Rebecca DeMornay is 62. Bassist-singer Me’Shell NdegeOcello is 53. Singer Carl Martin of Shai is 51. Actor Carla Gugino is 50. Guitarist Kyle Cook of Matchbox Twenty is 46. Actor John Hensley (ā€œNip/Tuckā€) is 44. Actor Kate Simses (ā€œDr. Kenā€) is 42. Bassist David Desrosiers of Simple Plan is 41. Actor Jennifer Landon (ā€œAs the World Turnsā€) is 38. Actor Lea Michele (ā€œGleeā€) is 34. Actor Charlotte Ritchie (ā€œCall the Midwifeā€) is 32. Singer Liam Payne who got his start in One Direction is 28.

Aug. 30: Actor Elizabeth Ashley is 82. Actor-turned-politician Ben Jones (ā€œThe Dukes of Hazzardā€) is 80. Actor John Kani (ā€œBlack Pantherā€) is 79. Comedian Lewis Black (ā€œThe Daily Showā€) is 73. Actor Timothy Bottoms (film’s ā€œThe Last Picture Show,ā€ TV’s ā€œThe Paper Chaseā€) is 68. Jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright is 64. Actor Michael Chiklis (ā€œThe Fantastic Four,ā€ ″The Shieldā€) is 58. Actor Michael Michele (ā€œER,ā€ ″Homicide: Life on the Streetā€) is 55. Country singer Sherrie Austin is 50. Guitarist Lars Frederiksen of Rancid is 50. Actor Cameron Diaz is 49. TV personality Lisa Ling (ā€œThe Viewā€) is 48. Singer-guitarist Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish is 47. Actor Raul Castillo (ā€œLookingā€) is 44. Actor Michael Gladis (ā€œReckless,ā€ ″Mad Menā€) is 44. Drummer Matt Taul (Tantric, Days of the New) is 43. Singer Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive is 36. Guitarist Ryan Ross (Panic At The Disco) is 35. Actor Johanna Braddy (ā€œQuanticoā€) is 34.

Aug. 31: Drummer Jerry Allison of Buddy Holly and the Crickets is 82. Singer Van Morrison is 76. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 76. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions is 73. Actor Richard Gere is 72. Actor Stephen Henderson (ā€œFences,ā€ ″Manchester By The Seaā€) is 72. Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 64. Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s is 64. Singer Tony DeFranco of The DeFranco Family is 62. Keyboardist Larry Waddell of Mint Condition is 58. Actor Jaime P. Gomez (ā€œNash Bridgesā€) is 56. Guitarist Jeff Russo of Tonic is 52. Singer Deborah Gibson is 51. Bassist Greg Richling of The Wallflowers is 51. Actor Zack Ward (ā€œA Christmas Story,ā€ ″Titusā€) is 51. Actor Chris Tucker (ā€œRush Hourā€) is 49. Actor Sara Ramirez (ā€œGrey’s Anatomyā€) is 46. Singer Tamara of Trina and Tamara is 44.

Sept. 1: Actor George Maharis (ā€œRoute 66ā€) is 93. Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 82. Actor Don Stroud is 78. Singer Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 77. Singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is 75. Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is 73. Talk show host Dr. Phil is 71. Singer Gloria Estefan is 64. Jazz saxophonist Boney James is 60. Singer-guitarist Grant Lee Phillips (ā€œGilmore Girlsā€) is 58. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is 57. DJ Spigg Nice of Lost Boyz is 51. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira (ā€œDesperate Housewivesā€) is 50. Actor Maury Sterling (ā€œHomelandā€) is 50. Actor Scott Speedman (ā€œFelicityā€) is 46. Singer Angaleena Presley of Pistol Annies is 45. Actor Boyd Holbrook (ā€œNarcosā€) is 40. Actor Zoe Lister-Jones (ā€œLife in Pieces,ā€ ″New Girlā€) is 39. Guitarist Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy is 37. Actor Aisling Loftus (ā€œMr. Selfridgeā€) is 31.

Sept. 2: Singer Jimmy Clanton is 83. Singer Sam Gooden of The Impressions is 82. Singer-turned-minister Joe Simon is 78. Singer Rosalind Ashford of Martha and the Vandellas is 78. Sportscaster Terry Bradshaw is 73. Actor Mark Harmon is 70. Actor Linda Purl (ā€œHappy Days,ā€ ā€œMatlockā€) is 66. Drummer Jerry Augustyniak of 10,000 Maniacs is 63. Drummer Paul Deakin of The Mavericks is 62. Actor Keanu Reeves is 57. Actor Salma Hayek is 55. Actor Tuc Watkins (ā€œOne Life to Liveā€) is 55. Actor Cynthia Watros (ā€œLost,ā€ ″Titusā€) is 53. Singer K-Ci of K-Ci and JoJo is 52. Actor Nicholas Pinnock (ā€œFor Lifeā€) is 48. Comedian Katt Williams (ā€œNorbitā€) is 48. Actor Michael Lombardi (ā€œRescue Meā€) is 47. Actor Tiffany Hines (ā€œNikita,ā€ ā€œBonesā€) is 44. Bassist Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit is 44. Actor Jonathan Kite (ā€œ2 Broke Girlsā€) is 42. Actor Joshua Henry (ā€œHamiltonā€) is 37. Actor Allison Miller (ā€œA Million Little Thingsā€) is 36. Drummer Spencer Smith (Panic at the Disco) is 34. DJ-music producer Zedd is 32.

Sept. 3: Actor Pauline Collins is 81. Singer-guitarist Al Jardine of The Beach Boys is 79. Actor Valerie Perrine is 78. Drummer Donald Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad is 73. Guitarist Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols is 66. Actor Steve Schirripa (ā€œThe Sopranosā€) is 64. Actor Holt McCallany (ā€œLights Out,ā€ ″CSI: Miamiā€) is 57. Guitarist Todd Lewis of The Toadies is 56. Actor Costas Mandylor (ā€œPicket Fencesā€) is 56. Actor Charlie Sheen is 56. Singer Jennifer Paige is 48. Musician Redfoo of LMFAO is 46. Actor Ashley Jones (ā€œTrue Bloodā€) is 45. Actor Nichole Hiltz (ā€œIn Plain Sightā€) is 43. Actor Joel Johnstone (ā€œThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselā€) is 43. Actor Nick Wechsler (ā€œRevenge,ā€ ″Roswellā€) is 43. Guitarist Tomo Milicevic of 30 Seconds To Mars is 42. Actor Garrett Hedlund (ā€œTronā€) is 37. Singer August Alsina is 29.

Sept. 4: Actor Mitzi Gaynor is 90. Singer Sonny Charles of the Checkmates, Ltd. Is 81. Actor Kenneth Kimmins (ā€œCoachā€) is 80. Singer Merald ā€œBubbaā€ Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips is 79. TV personality Dr. Jan (ā€œThe Incredible Dr. Polā€) is 79. Actor Jennifer Salt (ā€œSoapā€) is 77. Bassist Ronald LaPread (The Commodores) is 71. Actor Judith Ivey is 70. Drummer Martin Chambers of The Pretenders is 70. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (ā€œWelcome Back, Kotterā€) is 68. Actor Khandi Alexander (ā€œER,ā€ ″NewsRadioā€) is 64. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans is 61. Guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden is 61. Actor Richard Speight Jr. (ā€œThe Agencyā€) is 52. Actor Noah Taylor (2005′s ā€œCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,ā€ ″Game of Thronesā€) is 52. Actor Ione Skye is 51. DJ-music producer Mark Ronson is 46. Singer Richard Wingo of Jagged Edge is 46. Bassist Ian Grushka of New Found Glory is 44. Actor Wes Bentley (ā€œAmerican Beautyā€) is 43. Actor Max Greenfield (ā€œNew Girlā€) is 42. Country singer Granger Smith is 42. Singer Dan Miller of O-Town is 41. Singer Beyonce’ Knowles (Destiny’s Child) is 40. Singer-guitarist Tom Gossin of Gloriana is 40. Actor Whitney Cummings (ā€œWhitneyā€) is 39. Comedian Kyle Mooney (ā€œSaturday Night Liveā€) is 37. Multi-instrumentalist Neyla Pekarek (The Lumineers) is 35. Singer James Bay is 31. Actor Trevor Gagnon (ā€œThe New Adventures of Old Christineā€) is 26.