TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor Robert Blake is 88. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 83. Singer Frankie Avalon is

81. Actor Beth Grant is 72. Rock musician Kerry Livgren is 72. Actor Anna Deavere Smith is 71. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino is 69. College Football Hall of Famer and retired NFL player Billy Sims is

66. Movie director Mark Romanek is 62. Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is

62. Alt-country-rock musician Mark Olson is 60. Singer Joanne Catherall is 59. Actor Holly Robinson Peete is 57. R&B singer Ricky Bell is 54. Actor Aisha Tyler is 51. Opera singer Anna Netrebko is 50. Actor Jada Pinkett Smith is 50. Actor James Marsden is 48. Actor Emily Rutherfurd is

47. Actor Travis Schuldt is 47. Rapper Xzibit is 47. Comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis is 46. Actor Sophina Brown is 45. Actor Barrett Foa is 44. Actor/comedian Billy Eichner is

43. Actor Alison Lohman is 42. Designer Brandon Maxwell is 37. Actors Brandon and Taylor Porter are 28. Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger is 28. Country singer Tae Dye is 26. Actor C.J. Sanders is 25.