THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, FEB 5
Bobby Brown, singer and ex-husband of Whitney Houston, is 48. Duff McKagan, Guns N’ Roses bass player, is 53. Michael Sheen, Welsh actor, is 48. Charlotte Rampling, actress, is 71. Christopher Guest, writer/director who made This Is Spinal Tap, is 69. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal footballer, is 32. Neymar, Brazilian footballer, is 25.
MONDAY, FEB 6
Jim Sheridan, Irish director and screenwriter, is 68. Axl Rose, Guns N’ Roses singer, is 55. Margo, Irish country singer, is 66. Calum Best, TV personality and son of George, is 36. Mamie Van Doren, 1950s sex symbol, is 86. Rip Torn, actor, is 86. Rick Astley, singer who had a hit with Never Gonna Give You Up, is 51.
TUESDAY, FEB 7
Garth Brooks, country and western singer, is 55. Ashton Kutcher, actor and ex-husband of Demi Moore, is 39. Chris Rock, comedian and actor, is 52. Eddie Izzard, English comedian and actor, is 55. Mick McCarthy, former Ireland football manager now managing Ipswich Town, is 58.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 8
John Grisham, bestselling author, is 62. Nick Nolte, American actor, is 76. Ralf Little, star of The Royle Family, is 37. Vince Neil, lead singer with Motley Crue, is 56. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, one half of French electronic duo Daft Punk, is 43. Trinny Woodall, fashion guru, is 53. Paddy Prendergast, former Kilkenny hurler, is 59. John Williams, composer, is 85.
THURSDAY, FEB 9
Seamus Deane, Irish poet and novelist, is 77. Joe Pesci, pintsized actor, is 74. Mia Farrow, actress who was married to Frank Sinatra, is 72. Carole King, singer-songwriter, is 75. Alice Walker, author of The Colour Purple, is 73. Holly Johnson, Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer, is 57. Tom Hiddleston, actor, is 36.
FRIDAY, FEB 10
Roberta Flack, soul singer, is 80. Robert Wagner, American actor, is 87. Laura Dern, actress who starred in Jurassic Park, is 50. Greg Norman, Australian golfer, is 62. Mark Spitz, US swimmer who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics, is 67. Justin Gatlin, American sprinter, is 35. Gordon D’Arcy, former Leinster and Ireland rugby player, is 37. Jimmy Merchant, do-wop singer with Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, is 77.
SATURDAY, FEB 11
Jack Lukeman, Athy-born singer known as Jack L, is 44. Jennifer Aniston, actress, is 48. Sheryl Crow, rock singer, is 55. Sergio Mendes, Brazilian bandleader, is 76. Burt Reynolds, actor, is 81. Kelly Rowland, pop singer formerly of Destiny’s Child, is 36. Sarah Palin, US politician, is 53. Jeb Bush, American politician and brother of George W, is 64. Damian Lewis, English actor, is 46.