TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor Tom Skerritt is 88. Jazz musician Wayne Shorter is 88. Movie director Hugh Hudson is 85. Author Frederick Forsyth is 83. Movie director John Badham is 82. Filmmaker Marshall Brickman is 82. Rhythm-andblues singer Walter Williams is 78. Actor Anthony Heald is 77. Rock singer-actor Gene Simmons is 72. Actor John Savage is 72. Author Martin Amis is 72. Country singermusician Henry Paul is 72. Rock singer Rob Halford is 70. Rock musician Geoff Downes is

69. Rock singer Elvis Costello is 67. Movie director Tim Burton is 63. Actor Christian LeBlanc is 63. Actor Ashley Crow is 61. Actor Ally Walker is 60. Country singer Cyrus is 60. Actor Joanne Whalley is 60. Rock musician Vivian Campbell is 59. Actor Blair Underwood is 57. Actor Robert Maschio is 55. Alternative country singer Jeff Tweedy is 54. Actor David Alan Basche is 53. Television chef Rachael Ray is 53. Actor Cameron Mathison is 52. Country singer Jo Dee Messina is 51. Model Claudia Schiffer is 51. Country singer Brice Long is 50. Actor Nathan Page is

50. Actor-writer-director Ben Falcone is 48. Actor Alexander Skarsgard is 45. Actor Blake Lively is 34. Actor Josh Flitter is 27.