The Courier-Journal (Louisville)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 1-7

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Aug. 1

Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 90. Blues musician Robert Cray is 68. Singer Michael Penn is 63. Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard is 62. Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy is 61. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 61. Rapper Coolio is 58. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 57. Actor Jason Momoa (“Game of Thrones”) is 42.

Aug. 2

Keyboardis­t Garth Hudson of The Band is 84. Actor Apollonia is 62. Actor Mary-Louise Parker is 57. Directorac­tor Kevin Smith (“Clerks,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) is 51. . Singer Charli XCX is 29. Aug. 3

Singer Tony Bennett is 95. Actor Martin Sheen is 81. Singer Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 80. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 80. Movie director John Landis is 71. Actor JoMarie Payton

(“Family Matters”) is 71. . Actor John C. McGinley (“Scrubs”) is 62. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 60. Singer-guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica is 58. Aug. 4 Actor-comedian Richard Belzer (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Homicide”) is 77. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 66. Actor Kym Karath (“The Sound of Music”) is 63. Actor-turnedprin­cess Meghan Markle (“Suits”) is 40.

Aug. 5

Actor Loni Anderson is 76. Singer Rick Derringer is 74. Guitarist Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister is 66. Actor Maureen McCormick (“The Brady Bunch”) is 65. Guitarist Pat Smear of Foo Fighters is 62. Country fiddler Mark O’Connor is 60. Actor Mark Strong (“The Imitation Game”) is 58. Actor Jonathan Silverman (“The Single Guy”) is 55.

Aug. 6 Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense”) is 51. Singer Geri Halliwell Horner of Spice Girls is 49. Actor Jason O’Mara (“Life on Mars”) is 49. Actor Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Departed”) is 48. Actor Soleil Moon Frye (“Sabrina The Teenage Witch,” “Punky Brewster”) is 45. Singer Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes is 40. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. (stage: “Hamilton,” TV: “Smash”) is 40. Bassist Eric Roberts of Gym Class Heroes is 37.

Aug. 7

Humorist Garrison Keillor is 79. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 71. Actor Caroline Aaron (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) is 69. Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 63. Actor David Duchovny (“Californic­ation,” “The XFiles”) is 61. Actor Charlize Theron is 46.

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