These celebrities have birthdays this week:
Feb. 26
Singer Mitch Ryder is 81. Singer Michael Bolton is 73. Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Mullen is 69. Actor Greg Germann is 68. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is 68. Singer Erykah Badu (EHR’-ih-kah bah-DOO’) is 55.
Feb. 27
Actor Joanne Woodward is 96. Football Hall of Famer Raymond Barry is 93. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is 92. Broadcast journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault is 84. Rock musician Neal Schon (Journey) is 72. Basketball Hall of Famer James Worthy is 65.
Feb. 28
Rock singer Sam the Sham (aka Domingo Samudio) is 89. Actor-director-choreographer Tommy Tune is 87. Hall of Fame auto racer Mario Andretti is 86. Actor Mercedes Ruehl is 79. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is 73. Actor John Turturro is 69.
March 1
Rock singer Roger Daltrey is 82. Actor Dirk Benedict is 81. Republican Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska is 75. Filmmaker Ron Howard is 72. Actor Javier Bardem is 57. Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Webber is 53. Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 52. Pop singer Justin Bieber is 32.
March 2
Author John Irving is 84. Actor-comedian Laraine Newman (Saturday Night Live) is 74. Golf Hall of Famer Ian Woosnam is 68. Musician Jon Bon Jovi is 64. Actor Daniel Craig is 58. Rapper-actor Method Man is 55. Musician Chris Martin (Coldplay) is 49. Country musician Luke Combs is 36.
March 3
Filmmaker George Miller is 81. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 79. Author Ron Chernow is 77. Football Hall of Famer Randy Gradishar is 74. Musician Robyn Hitchcock is 73. Radio personality Ira Glass is 67. Olympic track and field gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 64. Rapper-actor Tone Loc is 60.
March 4
Film director Adrian Lyne is 85. Author James Ellroy is 78. Musician-producer Emilio Estefan is 73. Actor Mykelti (MY’-kul-tee) Williamson is 69. Actor Patricia Heaton is 68. Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota is 68. Actor Steven Weber is 65.
