Actor Russell Johnson (”Gilligan’s Island”) is 85. Actor Albert Hall (”Ally McBeal,” “Beloved”) is 72. Country singer Donna Fargo is 68. Lyricist Tim Rice is 65. Actress Alaina Reed Hall (”227″) is 63. Singer-guitarist Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 62. Actress-dancer Ann Reinking is 60. Actor Jack Scalia is 59. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 53. Actress Mackenzie Phillips (”One Day At A Time”) is 50. Comedian Tommy Davidson (”In Living Color”) is 46. Actor Michael Jai White is 45. Country singer Chris Cagle is 41. Comedian Tracy Morgan (”30 Rock”) is 41. Actress Ellen Pompeo (”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 40. Rapper Warren G is 39. Singer-guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World is 34. Actress Brittany Murphy (”8 Mile,” “Girl, Interrupted”) is 32. Rapper Eve is 31. Bassist Chris Joannou of Silverchair is 30. Actress Heather Matarazzo is 27. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 26. Actor Josh Peck (”Drake and Josh”) is …

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Actor Charlie Robinson (”Night Court”) is 64. Actor Robert David Hall (”CSI”) is 61. Actor Lou Ferrigno (”The Incredible Hulk”) is 58. Drummer Dee Plakas of L7 is 49. Rapper Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa is 40. Rapper Scarface of Geto Boys is 39. Musician Susan Tedeschi is 39. Actor Eric Dane (”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 37. Singer Nick Lachey is 36. Singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 31. Actress Nikki Blonsky (”Hairspray”) is 21.

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Actress June Havoc is 97. Actor Norman Lloyd (”St. Elsewhere”) is 95. Singer Patti Page is 82. CBS newsman Morley Safer is 78. Singer Bonnie Bramlett is 65. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 60. “Entertainment Tonight” host Mary Hart is 59. Former Playboy CEO Christie Hefner is 57. Actress Alfre Woodard is 57. Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is 55. Singer-actor Leif Garrett is 48. Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith (”According to Jim,” “Ally McBeal”) is 42. Actress Parker Posey is 41. Singer Diana King is 39. Actress Gretchen Mol is 36. Actor Matthew Rhys (”Brothers and Sisters”) is 35. Actress Tara Reid (”American Pie”) is 34. Singer Bucky Covington (”American Idol”) is 32. Actress Dania Ramirez is 30. TV personality Jack Osbourne (”The Osbournes”) is 24. Actress Jessica Lowndes (”90210″) is 21.

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Opera singer Joan Sutherland is 83. Actor Barry Newman is 71. Singer Johnny Rivers is 67. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 66. Singer Nick Gilder is 58. Actor Christopher Knight (”The Brady Bunch”) is 52. Guitarist Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne is 41. Actor Jeremy London (”Party of Five”) is 37. Actor Jason London (”The Rage: Carrie Two”) is 37. Actress Yunjin Kim (”Lost”) is 36. Guitarist Zach Myers of Shinedown is 26.

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Director Mike Nichols is 78. Country singer Stonewall Jackson is 77. Singer Eugene Pitt of the Jive Five is 72. Singer P.J. Proby is 71. Country singer Guy Clark is 68. Actress Sally Field is 63. Singer Glenn Frey is 61. Actress Lori Singer (”Fame,” “Footloose”) is 52. Actor Lance Kerwin is 49. Bassist Paul Brindley of The Sundays is 46. Singer Corey Glover of Living Colour is 45. Actor Peter DeLuise (”seaQuest DSV,” “21 Jump Street”) is 43. Actress Kelly Rutherford (”Melrose Place”) is 41. Actor Ethan Hawke is 39. Actress Thandie Newton is 37. Model-actress Rebecca Romijn is 37. Actress Nicole Dubuc (”Major Dad”) is 31. Actress Taryn Manning is 31. Actress Emma Stone (”Zombieland,” “Superbad”) is 21.

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Actor Chris Robinson (”General Hospital”) is 71. Actress Elke Summer is 69. Singer Art Garfunkel is 68. Actor-playwright Sam Shepard is 66. Singer Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits is 62. Actor Nestor Serrano (”24″) is 54. Actor Robert Patrick (”The X-Files”) is 51. Singer Bryan Adams is 50. Actress Tilda Swinton (”The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,” “Adaptation”) is 49. Actress-singer Andrea McArdle is 46. Actress Tatum O’Neal is 46. Singer Angelo Moore of Fishbone is 44. Actress Judy Reyes (”Scrubs”) is 42. Keyboardist Mark Hunter of James is 41. Country singers Jennifer and Heather Kinley of The Kinleys are 39. Guitarist-keyboardist Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead is 38. Actor Corin Nemec (”Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”) is 38. Singer-guitarist Ryan Adams is 35. Guitarist Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 22.

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Actress Doris Roberts (”Everybody Loves Raymond”) is 79. Actress Loretta Swit (”MASH”) is 72. Singer Harry Elston of Friends of Distinction is 71. Singer Delbert McClinton is 69. Actress Markie Post is 59. Singer-guitarist Chris Difford of Squeeze is 55. Country singer Kim Forester of the Forester Sisters is 49. Actress Kathy Griffin is 49. Actor Ralph Macchio is 48. “Survivor” host Jeff Probst is 48. Actor Matthew McConaughey is 40. Rapper-producer Diddy (Sean Combs) is 40. Singer Shawn Rivera of Az Yet is 38. Actress Heather Tom (”Bold and the Beautiful,” “One Life To Live”) is 34.

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Composer John Barry is 76. Actor-dancer Ken Berry (”Mayberry R.F.D.”; “Mama’s Family”) is 76. Actor-radio personality Shadoe Stevens is 63. Singer Lulu is 61. Actress-comedian Roseanne Barr is 57. Actress Kathy Kinney (”The Drew Carey Show”) is 56. Actress Kate Capshaw is 56. Comedian Dennis Miller is 56. Singer Adam Ant is 55. Actor Dolph Lundgren (”Rocky IV”) is 52.

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Singer Earl “Speedo” Carroll of The Cadillacs and The Coasters is 72. Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 71. Actress Stefanie Powers is 67. Keyboardist Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 65. Singer J.D. Souther is 64. Drummer Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band is 52. Singer k.d. lang is 48. Bassist Bobby Dall of Poison is 46. Actress Lauren Velez (”Dexter”) is 45. Actor David Schwimmer (”Friends”) is 43. Singer Alvin Chea of Take 6 is 42. Bassist Fieldy of Korn is 40. Singer-guitarist John Hampson of Nine Days is 38. Rapper Nelly is 35. Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep is 35. Guitarist Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie is 34.

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