The celebrities have birthdays this week:
Sept. 18
Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is 92. Singer Frankie Avalon is 85. Actor Anna Deavere Smith is 75. Neurosurgeon-author-politician Ben Carson is 74. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino is 73. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, is 71. Comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis is 50.
Sept. 19
Actor Rosemary Harris is 98. Singer-songwriter Paul Williams is 85. Singer Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers) is 85. Actor Jeremy Irons is 77. TV personality Joan Lunden is 75. Musician-producer Nile Rodgers is 73. Musician Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) is 63. Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is 60.
Sept. 20
Actor Sophia Loren is 91. Author George R. R. Martin is 77. Actor Gary Cole is 69. TV news correspondent Deborah Roberts is 65. Actor Maggie Cheung is 61. Actor Kristen Johnston is 58. Rock singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson are 58.
Sept. 21
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 82. Musician Don Felder is 78. Author Stephen King is 78. Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore is 76. Actor-comedian Bill Murray is 75. Filmmaker Ethan Coen is 68. Musician Liam Gallagher (Oasis) is 53.
Sept. 22
Singer-choreographer-actor Toni Basil is 82. Musician King Sunny Adé is 79. Football Hall of Famer Harold Carmichael is 76. Rock singer David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is 74. Singer Nick Cave is 68.
Sept. 23
Singer Julio Iglesias is 82. Actor/singer Mary Kay Place is 78. Rock star Bruce Springsteen is 76. Director/playwright George C. Wolfe is 71. Actor Rosalind Chao is 68. Actor Jason Alexander is 66. Singer Ani DiFranco is 55.
Sept. 24
Football Hall of Famer Joe Greene is 79. Actor Gordon Clapp is 77. Actor Harriet Walter is 75. Filmmaker Brad Bird is 68. Actor Kevin Sorbo is 67. Actor-screenwriter Nia Vardalos is 63. Celebrity chef Robert Irvine is 60.
