THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY
Bill Hughes, top producer-director, is 61. Peter Bowles, known for his role in To the Manor Born, is 80. Davina McCall, TV presenter, is 49. Tim Robbins, actor/director, is 58. Angela Lansbury, British actress who made Ireland her home from home, is 91. Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, is 69. Gary Kemp, actor and Spandau Ballet guitarist, is 57. Eoin ‘Bomber’ Liston, former Kerry footballer, is 59. Bob Mould, singer/guitarist with Husker Du, is 56. Flea (real name Michael Peter Balzary), bassist with Red Hot Chili Peppers, is 54.
MONDAY
Eminem, top rapper, is 44. Wyclef Jean, singer, once with The Fugees, is 47. George Wendt, actor who played the character Norm in Cheers ,is 68. Ernie Els, South African golfer, is 47.
TUESDAY
Chuck Berry, rock ’n’ roll legend, is 90. Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor, is 56. Martina Navratilova, tennis player, is 60. Wynton Marsalis, jazz trumpeter, is 55. Zac Efron, actor, is 29.
WEDNESDAY
Michael Gambon, Irish-born actor, is 76. John Lithgow, comedy actor, is 71. Jon Favreau, comedy actor and writer, is 50. Evander Holyfield, former heavyweight champion boxer, is 54. Trey Parker, South Park co-creator, is 47.
THURSDAY
Irish rugby internationals Paul O’Connell and Andrew Trimble are 37 and 32 respectively. Mike Murphy, former radio and TV presenter, is 75. Snoop Dogg, rapper, is 45. Tom Petty, singer-songwriter, is 66. Dannii Minogue, Kylie’s sister and former X Factor judge, is 45. Eddie
Macken, Irish show-jumping legend, is 67. Ian Rush, ex-Liverpool star, is 55. Danny Boyle, Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire director, is 60.
FRIDAY
Andrew Scott, award-winning Irish actor, is 40. Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films , is 60. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, is 67. Jade Jagger, former model and daughter of Mick, is 45. Manfred Mann, keyboardist, is 76. Kim Kardashian, reality TV star, is 36.
SATURDAY
Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager, is 67. Plan B, English singer/rapper, is 33. Christopher Lloyd, actor, is 78. Jeff Goldblum, actor, is 64. Eamonn Collins, Dubliner who made history by playing for Blackpool aged 14, is 51. Spike Jonze, film director, is 47. Shaggy, reggae singer and rapper, is 48. Deepak Chopra, Indian-born lifestyle guru, is 69. Pat O’Neill, former Dublin GAA player, is 58. Bressie (real name Niall Breslin), singer and judge on The Voice of Ireland, is 36.