TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor Robert Blake is 88. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 83. Singer-actor Frankie Avalon is 81. Actor Beth Grant (“The Mindy Project”) is 72. Actor Anna Deavere Smith (“The West Wing”) is 71. Director Mark Romanek is 62. Actor Holly Robinson Peete (“Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”) is 57. Singer Ricky Bell of Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition is 54. Actor and talk show host Aisha Tyler is 51.

Actor Jada Pinkett Smith is 50. Actor James Marsden (“The Notebook”) is 48. Actor Emily Rutherfurd (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 47. Actor Travis Schuldt (“Scrubs”) is 47. Rapper Xzibit is 47. Actor Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) is 46. Actor Sophina Brown (“Numb3rs”) is 45. Actor Barrett Foa (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 44.