BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
Apr 25: Al Pacino, US actor, 84. Bjorn Ulvaeus, of ABBA, 79. Linda Burney, politician, 67. Yossi Ghinsberg, Israeli-born adventurer, 65. Hank Azaria, US actor, 60. Renee Zellweger, US actress, 55. Jason Lee, star of My Name is Earl, 54. Daniel Macpherson, actor, 44. Felipe Massa, Brazilian Formula One driver, 43. Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys player, 41. Mack Horton, swimmer, 28.
Apr 26: Carol Burnett, US comedian, 91. Prue Acton, fashion designer, 81. Dick Johnson, race car driver, 79. Joan Chen, actress, 63. Trevor Marmalade, Hey Hey It’s Saturday comedian, 62. Jason Bargwanna, V8 Supercar driver, 52. Channing Tatum, US actor, 44. Luke Bracey, actor, 35. Peter Handscomb, cricketer, 33.
Apr 27: Nick Greiner, former NSW premier, 77. Kate Pierson, The B52s’ singer, 76. Paul ‘Ace’ Frehley, of rock group KISS, 73. Mark Holden, singer-tv personality, 70. Sheena Easton, Scottish singer, 65. Erik Thomson, actor, 57. Angus Stone, singer-songwriter, 38. Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player, 38. Nick Kyrgios, tennis player, 29.
Apr 28: Jay Leno, former US TV host, 74. Jimmy Barnes, Working Class Man, 68. Greg Combet, politician-unionist, 66. John Daly, golfer, 58. Richard Fromberg, tennis player, 54. Penelope Cruz, actress,
50. Jessica Alba, actress-businessperson, 43. Miloš Degenek, Aussie soccer player, 30. Ellie Carpenter, soccer player, 24.
Apr 29: Max Cullen, Wellington-born actor, 84. Phillip Noyce, film director, 74. Jerry Seinfeld, US comedian,
69. Daniel Day-lewis, British actor, 67. Eve Plumb, Jan in The Brady Bunch, 66. Michelle Pfeiffer, US actress,
65. Andre Agassi, tennis player, 53. Uma Thurman, US actress, 53. Craig Gower, league and union player, 46. James Faulkner, cricketer, 34. Katherine Langford,
actress, 28.
Apr 30: Willie Nelson, US country singer, 91. Paul Jennings, children’s book writer, 81. Jane Campion, New Zealand film director, 70. Ian Healy, cricket commentator, 60. Kirsten Dunst, US actress, 42. Nikki Webster,
starred in the 2000 Sydney Olympics ceremony, 37.
May 1: Judy Collins, US singer, 85. Rita Coolidge,
US singer, 79. Joanna Lumley, English actress, 78.
Tim Mcgraw, US country singer, 57. Stuart Appleby, golfer, 53. Kellie Crawford, former Hi-5 member, 50. Simon Tedeschi, classical pianist, 43. Caitlin Stasey,
Neighbours actress, 34.