THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, NOV 18
Anthony McPartlin, of Ant and Dec entertainment duo, is 43. Linda Evans, Dallas actress, is 76. Owen Wilson, actor, is 50. Kim Wilde, singer, is 58. Chloe Sevigny, actress, is 44. Kirk Hammett, Metallica guitarist, is 56. Graham Parker, singer, is 68. Peter Schmeichel, former Manchester United goalkeeper, is 55. Joe Corrigan, former Manchester City goalkeeper, is 70.
MONDAY, NOV 19
Denis Brosnan, businessman, is 74. Calvin Klein, fashion designer, is 76. Larry King, talk-show host, is 85. Meg Ryan, actress, is 57. Jodie Foster, actress, is 56. Michael Conlon, Olympic bronze-winning boxer, is 27. Jack O’Shea, Kerry footballing great, is 61. Jack Dorsey, co-creator of Twitter, is 42. Ted Turner, media mogul, is 80.
TUESDAY, NOV 20
Bo Derek, 1980s pin-up, is 62. Kimberley Walsh, former Girls Aloud singer, is 37. Mike Diamond, aka Mike D, of the Beastie Boys, is 53. Joe Biden, former US vice-president, is 76. Joe Walsh, Eagles guitarist and singer, is 71. Eoin Reddan, former Leinster and Ireland rugby player, is 38.
WEDNESDAY, NOV 21
Eamonn Coghlan, Fine Gael senator and former Olympian, is 66. Tina Brown, magazine editor, is 65. Goldie Hawn, actress, is 73. Bjork, Icelandic singer, is 53. Alex James, Blur bassist, is 50. Eddie O’Sullivan, former Ireland rugby coach, is 60. Dr John, New Orleans music legend, is 78. Fairuz, Lebanese singer, is 83.
THURSDAY, NOV 22
Scarlett Johansson, actress, is 34. Celia Holman Lee, fashion stylist, is 68. Terry Gilliam, Monty Python stalwart, is 78. Jamie Lee Curtis, actress, is 60. Billie Jean King, tennis champ, is 75. Boris Becker, tennis champ, is 51. Steven Van Zandt, E Street Band guitarist and actor, is 68. Tina Weymouth, Talking Heads’ bassist, is 68. Oscar Pistorius, jailed Paralympic athlete, is 32. Jamie Campbell Bower, actor, is 30. Marouane Fellaini, Manchester United midfielder, is 31.
FRIDAY, NOV 23
Miley Cyrus, pop star, is 26. Zoe Ball, broadcaster, is 48. Kelly Brook, actress, is 39. Diana Quick, Brideshead Revisited actress, is 72. Vincent Cassel, French actor, is 52. Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter, 74. Alan Mullery, Spurs legend, is 77.
SATURDAY, NOV 24
Maire Whelan, former Attorney General, is 62. Ciaran Fitzgerald, former Ireland rugby captain, is 67. Katherine Heigl, actress, is 40. Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian, is 76. Clem Burke, drummer with Blondie, is 64. Ian Botham, cricketer, is 63. John Squire, Stone Roses guitarist, is 56. Pete Best, original The Beatles drummer, is 77. Kirsteen O’Sullivan, Virgin Media One presenter, is 39. Stephen Merchant, comedian, is 44.