TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell is 84. Author Judy Blume is 80. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 76. Actor Michael Ironside is 68. Rock singer Michael McDonald is 66. Actress Joanna Kerns is 65. Actor-talk show host Arsenio Hall is 62. Actor Josh Brolin is 50. Singer Chynna Phillips is 50. Rock musician Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies) is 48. Rapper Gucci Mane is 38.