THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, JUNE 25
Ricky Gervais, comedian, is 56. Carly Simon, singer-songwriter, is 72. Peter Blake, pop artist who designed the cover of the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band LP, is 85. June Lockhart, actress, is 92. Neil Lennon, ex-Northern Ireland footballer and manager of Hibernian, is 46. Jamie Redknapp, former footballer turned TV pundit, is 44.
MONDAY, JUNE 26
Ariana Grande, singer, is 24. Georgie Fame, British singer, is 74. Gordon McQueen, former Manchester United star, is 65. Mick Jones, The Clash guitarist, is 62. Colin Greenwood, bassist with Radiohead, is 48. Chris Isaak, actor and singer, is 61. Jason Schwartzman, actor, is 37. Anthony Bourdain, chef and author, is 61. Chris O’Donnell, American actor, is 47.
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
Tobey Maguire, Spider-Man actor, is 42. Shirley Anne Field, British actress, is 79. Paul Gascoigne, ex-footballer, is 51. Bruce Johnston, singer with the Beach Boys, is 75. Khloe Kardashian, reality TV star, is 33. JJ Abrams, film director, is 51.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
Mel Brooks, comedian, is 91. Louise Kennedy, Irish designer, is 57. Kenny Cunningham, former Irish soccer international, is 46. John Cusack, actor from theatrical Irish-American dynasty, is 51. Kathy Bates, Oscar-winning actress who starred in Misery, is 69. Paul Dean, former Ireland and Lions rugby player, is 57. Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium and Manchester City, footballer, is 26.
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
Nicole Scherzinger, Pussycat Dolls singer, is 39. Desmond Fennell, journalist, is 88. Robert Evans, movie pro- ducer, is 87. Richard Lewis, actor/comedian, is 70. Gary Busey, actor, is 73. Katherine
Jenkins, Welsh mezzo-soprano, is 37. DJ Shadow, electronic musician, is 45.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
Michael McGrath, formerGalway hurler, is 54. Cheryl Tweedy, singer and former judge on The X Factor, is 34. Mike Tyson, former heavyweight champion boxer, is 51. Ralf Schumacher, ex-Formula One driver, is 42. Gary Pallister, ex-Manchester United defender, is 52. Michael Phelps, retired swimmer and the most decorated Olympian, is 32.
SATURDAY, JULY 1
Liv Tyler, actress, is 40. Ruud Van Nistelrooy, retired footballer, is 41. Missy Elliott, singer, is 46. Pamela Anderson, Canadian model and actress, is 50. Carl Lewis, American former track and field athlete, is 56. Debbie Harry, singer of Blondie, is 72. Dan Aykroyd, actor, is 65. Sufjan Stevens, musician, is 42. Tadhg Kennelly, GAA and Aussie Rules star, is 36. Trevor Eve, actor, is 66. Fred Schneider, singer with The B-52s, is 66.