THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY Lance Armstrong, disgraced cyclist, is 45. Frankie Avalon, American singer, is 76. Kevin Doyle, Ireland and Colorado Rapids striker, is 33. Peter Shilton, England’s most capped footballer, is 67. John Aldridge, ex-Irish international great, is 58. Ronaldo, Brazilian two-time World Cup winner, is 40. Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, is 45.
MONDAY Lesley Hornby, aka Twiggy, Sixties model, is 67. Jeremy Irons, Oscar-winning actor, is 68. Victoria Silvstedt, Playboy model, is 42. Jimmy Fallon, US talk-show host, is 42. Zandra Rhodes, fashion designer, is 76. Jarvis Cocker, singer with Pulp, is 53. Adam West, who played Batman in the original TV series, is 88. Bill Medley, singer with The Righteous Brothers, is 76. Nile Rodgers, guitarist with Chic, is 64. Lauren Goodger, reality TV star, is 30.
TUESDAY Sophia Loren, Italian film star, is 82. Gary Cole, actor, is 60. Kristen Johnston, actress who starred in TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun, is 49. Henrik Larsson, former Celtic, Manchester United and Sweden striker, is 45.
WEDNESDAY Liam Gallagher, former Oasis singer, is 44. Richard Dunne, former QPR and Ireland defender, is 37. Leonard Cohen, legendary singer/songwriter, is 82. Bill Murray, comedic actor, is 66. Jerry Bruckheimer, Hollywood producer, is 73. Stephen King, novelist, is 69. Don Felder, former Eagles guitarist, is 69. Ethan Coen, film-maker, is 59.
THURSDAY Andrea Bocelli, classical tenor, is 58. Ed Joyce, top Irish cricketer, is 38. Billie Piper, actress/singer, is 34. Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, is 59. Joan Jett, I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll singer, is 58. Andy Cairns, Northern Irish singer/guitarist with Therapy?, is 51. Tom Felton, actor who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, is 29.
FRIDAY Thomas Kilroy, Abbey playwright, author of Double Cross and The Death & Resurrection of Mr Roche, is 82. Bruce Springsteen, American rock singer, is 67. Julio Iglesias, singing superstar and father of Enrique, is 73. Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony, is 62. Jason Alexander, actor who played George Costanza in Seinfeld, is 57. Karl Pilkington, presenter of An Idiot Abroad, is 44. Hugh McGovern, Fermanagh farmer, is 90.
SATURDAY Nia Vardalos, Greek-Canadian actress who starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is 54. Jack Dee, comedian, is 55. Gerry Marsden, leader of 1960s ‘Merseybeat’ group Gerry and the Pacemakers, is 74.