TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 78. Director Ang Lee is 67. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 65. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 65. Director-actor Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man” films) is 62. Singer “Weird Al” Yankovic is 62. Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 57. Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 55. Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 55. Singer Junior Bryant of Ricochet is 53.

Actor John Huertas (“Castle”) is 52. Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 49. Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 47. “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley is 45. Actor Ryan Reynolds is 45. Actor Saycon Sengbloh (TV’s “In The Dark”) is 44. Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage The Elephant is 38. “The View” host Meghan McCain is 37.