THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
Tuesday Weld, actress, is 74. Paul Reubens, actor famous for his Pee-wee Herman character, is 65. Glen Matlock, original Sex Pistols bassist, is 61. Jeff Kenna, former Irish footballer, is 47. Sarah Neufeld, Arcade Fire violinist, is 38. Aaron Paul, actor who played Jesse in Breaking Bad, is 38. Dietmar Hamann, former German footballer turned RTE pundit, is 44. Cesar Millan, aka The Dog Whisperer, is 48. Tom Ford, fashion designer, is 56.
MONDAY, AUGUST 28
Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine, is 31. Shania Twain, singer, is 52. Jack Black, comic movie star, is 48. LeAnn Rimes, singer, is 35. David Soul (born Solberg) actor/singer star of Starsky & Hutch, is 74. David Fincher, film director, is 55.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29
Dick Spring, former Labour Party leader, is 67. Joel Schumacher, director, is 78. Lenny Henry, comedian, is 59. William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist, is 82. Elliott Gould, actor, is 79. Rebecca De Mornay, actress, is 58. John McCain, former US presidential candidate, is 81. Liam Payne, singer in One Direction, is 24. Lea Michele, Glee actress, is 31.
WEDNESDAY, AUG 30
Dana Rosemary Scallon, Ireland’s first Eurovision Song Contest winner and former presidential candidate, is 66. Cameron Diaz, actress, is 45. Paul Oakenfold, DJ and record producer, is 54. Andy Roddick, retired tennis player, is 35. Warren Buffett, investor, is 87. Donnacha O’Dea, Irish poker player, is 69. Robert Crumb, cartoonist/musician, is 74.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
Van Morrison, Belfast-born singer-songwriter, is 72. Colm O’Rourke, former Meath footballer now Sunday Independent columnist, is 60. Padraig Harrington, top Irish golfer, is 46. Richard Gere, actor, is 68. Clive Lloyd, ex-West Indies cricket captain, is 73. Chris Tucker, actor, is 46. Ian Harte, former Ireland international, is 40. Glenn Tilbrook, singer with Squeeze, is 60.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Gloria Estefan, Cuban-born pop singer, is 60. Barry Gibb, member of the Bee Gees, is 71. Dr Phil McGraw, TV psychologist, is 67. Tony Cascarino, former Ireland striker-turned newspaper columnist, is 55. Lily Tomlin, comedian/actress, is 78. Ruud Gullit, Dutch former footballer, is 55.
SATURDAY, SEPT 2
Keanu Reeves, actor who starred in The Matrix movies, is 53. Salma Hayek, Oscar-nominated Mexican actress, is 51. Jimmy Connors, two-time Wimbledon champion, is 65. Lennox Lewis, retired heavyweight champion boxer, is 52. Joey Barton, controversial footballer and tweeter, is 35.