THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, FEB 3
Morgan Fairchild, actress, is 69. Maura Tierney, Irish-American actress who starred in ER, is 54. Dave Davies, Kinks guitarist, is 72. Joachim Loew, German World Cup-winning manager, is 59. Amal Clooney, lawyer and wife of George Clooney, is 41. Jim Lockhart, former Horslips member and RTE producer, is 71. David McSavage, comedian, is 53
MONDAY, FEB 4
Dara O Briain, comedian and TV presenter, is 47. Patrick Bergin, Irish actor plays villain Aidan Maguire in EastEnders, is 68. Natalie Imbruglia, singer, is 44. Alice Cooper, shock-rock singer, is 71. Tim Booth, singer with James, is 59. Lisa Burke, Carlow-born presenter on SKY, is 42. Ken Early, sports journalist, is 40
TUESDAY, FEB 5
Bobby Brown, singer and ex-husband of Whitney Houston, is 50. Michael Sheen, actor, is 50. Charlotte Rampling, actress, is 73. Christopher Guest, writer/director of Spinal Tap, is 71. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal footballer, is 34. Ney- mar, world’s most expensive footballer (€222m), is 27. Sven Goran-Eriksson, former England manager, is 71.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 6
Richard Boyd Barrett , TD for Dun Laoghaire, is 52. Jim Sheridan, movie director, is 70. Axl Rose, Guns N’ Roses singer, is 57. Margo, Irish country music icon, is 68. Calum Best, TV personality and son of George, is 38. Rick Astley, singer, is 53. Bernard Dunne, former European boxing champ, is 39. Dermot Bolger, writer, is 60. Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian, is 79.
THURSDAY, FEB 7
Garth Brooks, pop country singer, is 57. Mick McCarthy, former Ireland boss, now managing Ipswich, is 60. Rory O’Hanlon, former Ceann Comhairle, is 85. Ashton Kutcher, actor and ex-husband of Demi Moore, is 41. Eddie Izzard, comedian and actor, is 57. David Bryan, keyboard player with Bon Jovi, is 57. Chris Rock, comedian, is 54. Thalia Heffernan, model, is 24.
FRIDAY, FEB 8
John Grisham, author, is 64. Nick Nolte, actor, is 78. Ralf Little, star of The Royle Family, is 39. Vince Neil, lead singer with Motley Crue, is 58. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, half of Daft Punk, is 45. Trinny Woodall, fashion guru, is 55. John Williams, composer, is 87. Yvonne Connolly, former model, is 45.
SATURDAY, FEB 9
Seamus Deane, Irish poet, is 79. Joe Pesci, Home Alone actor, is 76. Carole King, singer-songwriter, is 77. Alice Walker, author of The Colour Purple, is 75. Holly Johnson, Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer, is 59. Tom Hiddleston, actor, is 38.