TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 82. Actor Jack Thompson is 81. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 76. Singer Van Morrison is 76. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 73. Actor Richard Gere is 72. Actor Stephen Henderson is 72. Olympic gold medal track and field athlete Edwin Moses is 66. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 64. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go’s) is

64. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is

62. R&B musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is

58. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 56. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 52. Singercomposer Deborah Gibson is 51. Actor Zack Ward is 51. Golfer Padraig Harrington is

50. Actor Chris Tucker is 49. Actor Sara Ramirez is 46. R&B singer Tamara (Trina & Tamara) is 44.