These celebrities have birthdays this week:
May 22
Actor-filmmaker Richard Benjamin is 87. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 75. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is 68. Singer Morrissey is 66. Singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) is 59. Actor Brooke Smith is 58. Model Naomi Campbell is 55. Tennis player Novak Djokovic is 38.
May 23
Actor Joan Collins is 92. Tennis Hall of Famer John Newcombe is 81. Chess grand master Anatoly Karpov is 74. Comedian-TV host Drew Carey is 67. “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings is 51. Singer-songwriter Jewel is 51.
May 24
Comedian Tommy Chong is 87. Musician Bob Dylan is 84. Singer Patti LaBelle is 81. Actor Priscilla Presley is 80. Actor Alfred Molina is 72. Musician Rosanne Cash is 70. Actor John C. Reilly is 60
May 25\
Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 96. Actor Ian McKellen (“Lord of the Rings”) is 86. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 82. Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 81. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 62.
May 26
Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 86. Singer Stevie Nicks is 77. Actor Pam Grier is 76. Country singer Hank Williams Junior is 76. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 63. Singer Lenny Kravitz is 61. Actor Helena Bonham Carter is 59. “South Park” co-creator Matt Stone is 53. Singer Lauryn Hill is 49.
May 27
Actor Lee Meriwether is 90. Actor Bruce Weitz is 82. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 80. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is 75. Singer Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees is 68. Musician Andre 3000 of Outkast is 49.
May 28
Actor Carroll Baker is 94. Singer Gladys Knight is 81. Singer John Fogerty is 80. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 69. Singer Kylie Minogue is 57.
