THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, MARCH 5
Eva Mendes, American actress, is 43. John Frusciante, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, is 47. Matt Lucas, English comedian, is 43. Twins Craig and Charlie Reid, of The Proclaimers, are 55. Ronnie Delany, Irish 1,500 metres Olympic gold medallist in 1956, is 82. Kiki Dee, British pop singer, is 70. Shaquille O’Neal, retired US basketball player, is 45. Singer-guitarist David Gilmour, of Pink Floyd, is 71. Alan Davies, comedian, is 51. Rob Reiner, director of The Princess Bride, is 70. Dick Fosbury, high jumper who invented the Fosbury Flop, is 70.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
Ranulph Fiennes, explorer who ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents, is 73. Piers Paul Read, author, is 76. Rachel Weisz, actress, is 47. Ivan Lendl, Czech former tennis star, is 57. Bryan Cranston, star of TV series Breaking Bad, is 61. Ronan O’Gara, former Munster and Ireland rugby star, is 40.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
Aidan Quinn, American-Irish actor and star of Song for a Raggy Boy ,is 58. Freddie Prinze Jr, actor, is 41. Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees, is 72. Gary Numan, singer, is 59. James Van Der Beek, actor who starred in TV series Dawson’s Creek ,is 40. Gaz Coombes, former Supergrass frontman, is 41.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9
John Cale, Welsh musician and founder member of the Velvet Underground, is 75. Bow Wow, rapper once known as Lil’ Bow Wow, is 30. Juliette Binoche, French actress who starred in The English Patient ,is 53. Linda Fiorentino, US actress, is 59. Lloyd Price, R&B singer known as Mr Personality, is 84.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Chuck Norris, actor, is 77. Sharon Stone, actress, is 59. Sepp Blatter, controversial former Fifa president, is 81. Eva Herzigova, former Wonderbra model, is 44. Rick Rubin, music producer, is 54. Emeli Sande, British singer, is 30. Jon Hamm, actor who stars in Mad Men, is 46. Robin Thicke, pop star, is 40.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
Mary Harney, former leader of the Progressive Democrats, is 64. Thora Birch, actress who starred in American Beauty, is 35. Rupert Murdoch, media tycoon, is 86. Didier Drogba, former Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker, is 39. Shane Richie, TV host and former EastEnders actor, is 53. Johnny Knoxville, star of Jackass, is 46. LeToya Luckett, singer formerly of Destiny’s Child, is 36.