THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, MAY 27
Joseph Fiennes, actor, is 48. Paul Bettany, actor, is 47. Neil Finn, Crowded House singer, is 60. Jamie Oliver, TV chef, is 43. Henry Kissinger, former diplomat, is 95. Chris Colfer, actor from Glee, is 28. Peri Gilpin, actress, is 57. Paul Gascoigne, former soccer player, is 51. Rebekah Brooks, former Sun and NOTW editor, is 50. Duncan Goodhew, Olympic swimmer, is 61.
MONDAY, MAY 28
Ryan Tubridy, radio and TV presenter, is 45. Nathan Carter, country singer, is 28. John Waters, journalist, is 63. Norah Casey, businesswoman, is 58. Derval O’Rourke, Olympic athlete, is 37. Mark Feehily, former Westlife singer, is 38. Kylie Minogue, pop icon, is 50. Gladys Knight, singer, is 74. John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival singer, is 73.
TUESDAY, MAY 29
Michael McDowell, former Tanaiste, is 67. LaToya Jackson, singer, is 62. Annette Bening, actress, is 60. Melissa Etheridge, singer, is 57. Noel Gallagher, of Oasis, is 51. Melanie Brown, Spice Girl, is 43. Francis Rossi, of Status Quo, is 69. Rupert Everett, actor, is 59. Gary Brooker, of Procol Harum, is 73.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
Colm Meaney, actor, is 65. Colm Toibin, novelist, is 63. Tom Morello, guitarist with Rage Against the Machine, is 54. Harry Enfield, comedian, is 57. Topper Headon, Clash drummer, is 63. Steven Gerrard, former Liverpool footballer, is 38. Stephen Duffy, founding member of Duran Duran, is 58. Tim Waterstone, bookseller, is 79.
THURSDAY, MAY 31
Colin Farrell, actor, is 42. Clint Eastwood, actor/director, is 88. Brooke Shields, COMPILED BY PAUL KENNEDY actress, is 53. Terry Waite, humanitarian, is 79. Darryl Matthews McDaniels, aka DMC, of hip-hop group RunDMC, is 54. Peter Yarrow, singer with Peter, Paul and Mary, is 80. Tom Berenger, actor, is 69. Mary O’Rourke, former Fianna Fail politician, is 81. Sharon Gless, actress who played Cagney in TV’s Cagney & Lacey, is 75.
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Rosaleen Linehan, actress, is 81. Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones guitarist, is 71. Gemma Craven, actress, is 68. Mary Hanafin, former Fianna Fail minister, is 59. Alanis Morissette, Canadian rock star, is 44. Morgan Freeman, actor, is 81. Pat Boone, singer, is 84. Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor, is 71. Jason Donovan, Australian actor, is 50.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Daithi O Se, TV presenter, is 42. Trevor Welch, TV3 sports presenter, is 56. Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, is 77. Mark Lawrenson, former Ireland footballer, is 61. Tony Hadley, singer with Spandau Ballet, is 58. Justin Long, actor, is 40. Liam Cunningham, Game of Thrones actor, is 57.