TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Singer Russ Giguere of The Association is 78. Actor Joe Morton is 74. Actor Pam Dawber is 71. Gospel singer Vickie Winans is 68. Actor Jon Lindstrom (“General Hospital”) is 64. Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is 61. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is 60. Actor Vincent Spano is 59. Bassist Tim Cross (Sponge) is 55. Singer Nonchalant is 54. Actor Joy Bryant (“Parenthood”) is 47.

Guitarist Peter Svensson of The Cardigans is 47. Singer Ne-Yo is 42. Country singer and “American Idol” contestant Josh Gracin is 41. Country musician Jesse Littleton (Marshall Dyllon) is 40. Actor Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire”) is 37. Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding is 37. Actor Zac Efron (“High School Musical,” “Hairspray”) is 34.