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Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Iconic 80s movie star looks unrecognizable 40 years after hit movie
The former child actor now has a very different job CHUNK TO HUNK Iconic 80s movie star looks unrecognizable as he steps out in LA 40 years after smash hit movie – do you recognise him? ICONIC 80s movie star Jeff Cohen looked totally unrecognizable this week as he stepped out in Los Angeles. Best known for playing Chunk, the beloved truffle-shuffler from the 1985 Spielberg-produced hit, The Goonies, Cohen looked world's away from his onscreen persona. Advertisement 6 Jeff looks unrecognizable from his Goonies days Credit: BackGrid 6 The former child star says that his career stopped when he went through puberty Credit: BackGrid 6 The Goonies will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year Credit: Alamy 6 Jeff's played Chunk in the iconic film Credit: Alamy Now 50, the one-time child star currently works as a successful entertainment lawyer. Dressed in a suit jacket, jeans, and a maroon fedora, Jeff was a far cry from the ice cream-obsessed, Hawaii-shirt-wearing-mischief-maker he played as a kid. Before leaving acting behind, Cohen appeared in hit TV shows like Family Ties, The Facts of Life, and Webster, but he says it was puberty that ended his Hollywood dream. "There were basically about four fat kids in town, so every time there was a fat kid role, you saw the same people at the audition," Jeff once shared. Advertisement Read more in Celebrity SO FINE! '80s singer known for hit song looks completely different in rare LA outing "It was survival of the fattest. But when I hit puberty, it was a career ender for me. I was transforming from Chunk to hunk and I couldn't get roles any more." He added: "It was terrible. My first love was acting, but puberty had other ideas. It was a forced retirement. I didn't give up acting. Acting gave me up." Cohen, who studied at UC Berkeley and later went to UCLA School of Law, co-founded Cohen Gardner LLP in 2002. Despite his fame as a child, he says clients have no problem taking him seriously. Advertisement "My clients get a kick out of the fact their lawyer is Chunk. They dig it," he said. "With my job, I'm dealing with legitimately famous people, so it's just silly and fun. "I'm usually only the fifth most famous person in the room at any one time." Cohen's memories of making The Goonies remain vivid. "It was great," he recalled. "For me, the best part about it was Richard Donner the director. He was big on letting the kids be kids and I think that's one of the reasons the movie stands up today." Advertisement He continued: "People still watch the movie themselves or watch it with their own kids. Even though it's very eighties in the fashions, it's still kids being kids. "Richard Donner wanted us to improvise, talk over each other, push and shove and kind of do our thing. The Goonies Andy actress Kerri Green is unrecognisable 37 years after the movie "I think that's one of the reasons people like it. It doesn't seem like kids acting. It's just kids being themselves, which Richard really encouraged. He wanted us to be comfortable." Recalling one particular moment with Donner, Jeff said: "In the scene where Sloth picks me up while I'm strapped to a chair, I was told he wasn't going to pick me up because John Matuszak's back hurt. Advertisement "But of course, John was so strong it was nothing to him, so he just picked me up and kissed me. My shock and horror was real. I wasn't that good an actor – that was actual terror on my face." Earlier this year, Jeff reunited with his co-stars to celebrate fellow Goonie Ke Huy Quan, who played Data, as he was honored at the TCL Chinese Theater. Cohen, along with Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Kerri Green, and screenwriter Chris Columbus turned out to support Quan, who won an Oscar last year for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Jeff, now Ke Huy Quan's entertainment lawyer, gave his friend a proud bear hug as the group relived their childhood memories on the red carpet. Advertisement 6 The cast got together to celebrate Ke Huy Quan Credit: Reuters
The Irish Sun
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Iconic 80s movie star looks unrecognizable as he steps out in LA 40 years after smash hit movie – do you recognise him?
ICONIC 80s movie star Jeff Cohen looked totally unrecognizable this week as he stepped out in Los Angeles. Best known for playing Chunk, the beloved truffle-shuffler from the 1985 6 Jeff looks unrecognizable from his Goonies days Credit: BackGrid 6 The former child star says that his career stopped when he went through puberty Credit: BackGrid 6 The Goonies will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year Credit: Alamy 6 Jeff's played Chunk in the iconic film Credit: Alamy Now 50, the one-time child star currently works as a successful entertainment lawyer. Dressed in a suit jacket, jeans, and a maroon fedora, Jeff was a far cry from the ice cream-obsessed, Hawaii-shirt-wearing-mischief-maker he played as a kid. Before leaving acting behind, Cohen appeared in hit TV shows like Family Ties, The Facts of Life, and Webster, but he says it was puberty that ended his Hollywood dream. "There were basically about four fat kids in town, so every time there was a fat kid role, you saw the same people at the audition," Jeff once shared. Read more in Celebrity "It was survival of the fattest. But when I hit puberty, it was a career ender for me. I was transforming from Chunk to hunk and I couldn't get roles any more." He added: "It was terrible. My first love was acting, but puberty had other ideas. It was a forced retirement. I didn't give up acting. Acting gave me up." Cohen, who studied at UC Berkeley and later went to UCLA School of Law, co-founded Cohen Gardner LLP in 2002. Despite his fame as a child, he says clients have no problem taking him seriously. Most read in Celebrity "My clients get a kick out of the fact their lawyer is Chunk. They dig it," he said. "With my job, I'm dealing with legitimately famous people, so it's just silly and fun. "I'm usually only the fifth most famous person in the room at any one time." Cohen's memories of making The Goonies remain vivid. "It was great," he recalled. "For me, the best part about it was Richard Donner the director. He was big on letting the kids be kids and I think that's one of the reasons the movie stands up today." He continued: "People still watch the movie themselves or watch it with their own kids. Even though it's very eighties in the fashions, it's still kids being kids. "Richard Donner wanted us to improvise, talk over each other, push and shove and kind of do our thing. The Goonies Andy actress Kerri Green is unrecognisable 37 years after the movie "I think that's one of the reasons people like it. It doesn't seem like kids acting. It's just kids being themselves, which Richard really encouraged. He wanted us to be comfortable." Recalling one particular moment with Donner, Jeff said: "In the scene where Sloth picks me up while I'm strapped to a chair, I was told he wasn't going to pick me up because John Matuszak's back hurt. "But of course, John was so strong it was nothing to him, so he just picked me up and kissed me. My shock and horror was real. I wasn't that good an actor – that was actual terror on my face." Earlier this year, Jeff reunited with his co-stars to celebrate fellow Goonie Ke Huy Quan, who played Data, as he was honored at the TCL Chinese Theater. Cohen, along with Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Kerri Green, and screenwriter Chris Columbus turned out to support Quan, who won an Oscar last year for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Jeff, now Ke Huy Quan's entertainment lawyer, gave his friend a proud bear hug as the group relived their childhood memories on the red carpet. 6 The cast got together to celebrate Ke Huy Quan Credit: Reuters 6 Jeff spoke fondly about director Richard Donner's approach to working with kids Credit: Getty
New York Post
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Facts of Life' star Geri Jewell reveals her closest co-star — and what remark shocked Norman Lear
Forty-five years later, Geri Jewell knows for a fact which episode was her favorite. The actress, 68, starred as Blair Warner's cousin, Geri Tyler, on the iconic 80s sitcom 'Facts of Life,' and she still looks back at her time on the show with the fondest of memories. 'Out of all the episodes I did, my favorite one was the first one,' Jewell exclusively told The Post during the Jonathan Foundation Fundraiser last Saturday. Advertisement 12 Geri Jewell attends the Jonathan Foundation's 11th annual Spring Fundraiser at Sheraton Universal Hotel on May 17, 2025 in Universal City, California. Getty Images 'The very first one that I did,' expressed the comedian, whose first episode was Season 2 Episode 5, titled 'Cousin Geri.' 'It was written for me. It was tailored for me.' Advertisement Jewell, who has cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement and posture, brought awareness to those with disabilities by being the first disabled actress to have a recurring role on a primetime television show. The actress, who starred in the hit TV series alongside Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Nancy McKeon and Charlotte Rae, landed the role thanks to one of the show's executive producer's, Norman Lear. 12 Geri Jewell talks with Alexandra Bellusci of the New York Post at the Jonathan Foundation's 11th annual Spring Fundraiser. 12 Geri Jewell during The Jonathan Foundation's 11th Annual Spring Fundraiser. Getty Images Advertisement 'Norman Lear had seen me perform, and he came up to me after the show to introduce himself. In fact, Charlotte Rae was in the audience that night,' she recounted to The Post. 'And he introduced himself and said, 'You know, you're really funny, kid, but you're way before your time.' And I said, 'So? So wait a couple months!' He couldn't believe my response, and two months later, he asked me on 'Facts.'' She appeared on 'Facts of Life' for twelve episodes from 1980 until 1984. 'I have been blessed with so many people who have been there for me and guided me,' Jewell gushed. 'Norman Lear, David Milch. How lucky can you get?' 12 Geri Jewell during Season 3 of 'The Facts of Life.' ©Embassy Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 12 Geri Jewell on 'The Facts of Life' in 1982. NBCUniversal via Getty Images While her 'Facts of Life' days are behind her, she's still tight with one cast member. The stand-up comic revealed she's still in touch with Whelchel, 61, who played Blair Warner in the series, adding that they are 'very close.' 'I meet people all the time, and they say, 'I saw you on 'Facts of Life,' and you really changed my life,' Jewell recalled. 'I think I created a sensitivity about people with disabilities that wasn't quite there before — and humor. That was very rare back then. And now there are so many comedians with cerebral palsy!' Jewell has had to adjust how she takes care of her body, explaining she smoothes herself through 'pain management.' 12 Geri Jewell on 'The Facts of Life.' ©Embassy Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 12 'The Sounds of Silence' – Season 4 of 'The Facts of Life.' ©Embassy Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 'And I get two vials of Botox injected in my neck, shoulders and back every three months for chronic pain,' Jewell added. 'I've been on Botox since '99. I have the neck of a 12-year-old!' Advertisement Jewell has gotten candid in the past about her titanium neck, sharing on Steve Kmetko's 'Still Here Hollywood' podcast that she deals with the challenges by having 'a sense of humor.' 'It's challenging because now I have other issues with aging. Walking isn't as easy as it used to be,' Jewell detailed in March. 'I've had a certain gait, but my balance is not near as good. My hearing is impaired even more, and I get very, very frustrated.' 12 Norman Lear introduces Geri Jewell and 'The Mitch O'Farrell Leadership Award.' Getty Images 12 Donelle Dadigan, Norman Lear, Geri Jewell and Mitch O'Farrell. Getty Images Advertisement She broke her neck in 1999, which required emergency surgery. 'My neck is now 45% titanium, and it's pretty strong. But this cerebral palsy still wants to move my head all over the place,' the trailblazer confessed, 'and my neck is going, 'No. I can't do that.'' 'I have dystonia, which I always had, but I never realized it,' Jewell said about the muscle disorder — which creates involuntary contractions. It also causes her 'neck [to be] pulled to one side.' Advertisement 'I have a titanium neck. I know when the Botox is wearing off because it's pulling even farther,' said Jewell. 'So I have a lot of issues, but so does everybody else when they age.' 12 Steven Williams, Geri Jewell in '21 Jump Street.' Stephen J. Cannell Productions / Courtesy: Everett Collection Despite the hurdles, the Hollywood vet noted: 'I'm very blessed.' 'All the challenges that I've had — that everybody has in life — it's a sense of humor that's gonna get us through it,' she continued. 'Because if I couldn't laugh once a while I'd be in a loony bin. I have to laugh. You have to.' Advertisement 'Facts of Life' followed a group of girls at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women and was one of NBC's highest-rated shows in the 1980s. Despite rumors of a reboot swirling in the decades since, Cohn, 59, alleged last year that any plans they had fell through due to a 'greedy bitch.' 'We were all very, very disappointed that it didn't work,' Whelchel confessed to Closer Weekly in April. 12 Geri Jewell, Robby Benson in 'Two of a kind' in 1982. ©Lorimar Film Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection Although the person in question has remained unnamed, the 'Collector's Call' alum added, 'We'd been trying to find a way to work together in some capacity for probably the last 10 years.' 'So, when it looked like this was going to happen, we were all really excited. The contracts were signed and then the writers' strike happened, the actors' strike happened, and then, unfortunately, Pa [Charlotte Rae] and Norman Lear passed. After that, it just kind of dissolved.' Whelchel pressed, 'We were all quite disappointed.' Rae, who starred as housemother Mrs. Garrett, died at age 92 in 2018, five years before Lear passed away in 2023 at 101. In 2001, the actresses came together in 'The Facts of Life Reunion,' which saw their characters reunite in Peekskill, New York for Thanksgiving with Mrs. Garrett. 12 'The Facts of Life.' NBCUniversal via Getty Images Even though a reboot might never come to fruition, the actors still manage to stay close in real life. Last summer, Jewell and Whelchel posed together for a sweet shot on social media. 'We aren't technically family but since we played one on TV (Cousin Geri) and we've known each other for almost a half a century, it sure feels like it!' Whelchel captioned the Instagram photo. 'So good to catch up with the funny and wise and deep and talented, Geri Jewell!'
Winnipeg Free Press
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17: May 11: Singer Eric Burdon (The Animals, War) is 84. Actor Pam Ferris ('Call the Midwife') is 77. Actor Shohreh Aghdashloo ('24″) is 73. Actor Frances Fisher ('Resurrection,' ″Titanic') is 73. Actor Boyd Gaines is 72. Drummer Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 70. Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn is 66. Country singer Tim Raybon of The Raybon Brothers is 62. Actor Tim Blake Nelson ('Lincoln,' ″O Brother, Where Art Thou?') is 61. Actor Jeffrey Donovan (TV's 'Fargo') is 57. Bassist Keith West of Heartland is 57. Actor Nicky Katt ('Boston Public') is 54. Actor Coby Bell ('Third Watch') is 50. Cellist Perttu Kivilaakso of Apocalyptica is 47. Actor Austin O'Brien ('Last Action Hero') is 44. Actor Jonathan Jackson ('Nashville,' ″Tuck Everlasting') is 43. Rapper Ace Hood is 37. Singer Prince Royce is 36. Actor Annabelle Attanasio ('Bull') is 32. Musician Howard Lawrence of Disclosure is 31. May 12: Actor Millie Perkins ('Knots Landing') is 89. Singer Jayotis Washington of The Persuasions is 84. Country singer Billy Swan is 83. Actor Linda Dano ('Another World') is 82. Singer Steve Winwood is 77. Actor Lindsay Crouse is 77. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 75. Singer Billy Squier is 75. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 75. Blues musician Guy Davis is 73. Country singer Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn is 70. Drummer Eric Singer of Kiss is 67. Actor Ving Rhames is 66. Guitarist Billy Duffy of The Cult is 64. Actor Emilio Estevez is 63. Actor April Grace ('Lost,' ″Joan of Arcadia') is 63. Actor Vanessa Estelle Williams ('Soul Food,' ″Melrose Place') is 62. TV personality Carla Hall ('The Chew') is 61. Keyboardist Eddie Kilgallon (Ricochet) is 60. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 59. Actor Scott Schwartz ('A Christmas Story') is 57. Actor Kim Fields ('Living Single,' ″The Facts of Life') is 56. Actor Samantha Mathis (TV's 'The Strain') is 55. Actor Jamie Luner ('Melrose Place,' ″Profiler') is 54. Actor Rhea Seehorn ('Better Call Saul') is 53. Actor Mackenzie Astin ('Scandal,' 'The Facts of Life') is 52. Bassist Matt Mangano of Zac Brown Band is 49. Actor Rebecca Herbst ('General Hospital') is 48. Actor Malin Akerman ('Trophy Wife') is 47. Actor Jason Biggs ('Orange Is the New Black,' 'American Pie') is 47. Actor Rami Malek ('Bohemian Rhapsody,' ″Mr. Robot') is 44. Actor Clare Bowen ('Nashville') is 41. Actor Emily VanCamp ('Revenge') is 39. Actor Malcolm David Kelley ('Lost') is 33. Actor Sullivan Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond') is 30. May 13: Actor Buck Taylor ('Gunsmoke,' ″Gods and Generals') is 87. Actor Harvey Keitel is 86. Actor Zoe Wanamaker ('Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone') is 77. Actor Franklyn Ajaye ('Car Wash,' TV's 'Deadwood') is 76. Musician Stevie Wonder is 75. Actor Leslie Winston (TV: 'The Waltons') is 69. Comedian Stephen Colbert ('The Late Show With Stephen Colbert') is 61. Drummer John Richardson of The Gin Blossoms is 61. Actor Tom Verica ('How To Get Away With Murder,' 'American Dreams') is 61. Singer Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 59. Actor Susan Floyd ('All My Children') is 57. Drummer Andy Williams of Casting Crowns is 53. Actor Brian Geraghty ('The Alienist,' ″Boardwalk Empire') is 50. Actor Samantha Morton ('The Whale,' 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them') is 48. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 46. Actor Iwan Rheon ('Game of Thrones') is 40. Actor Lena Dunham ('Girls') is 39. Actor Robert Pattinson is 39. Actor Candice Accola King ('The Vampire Diaries') is 38. Actor Hunter Parrish ('Weeds') is 38. Bassist Wylie Gelber of Dawes is 37. Actor Debby Ryan ('Jessie') is 32. May 14: Guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals is 81. Movie director-producer George Lucas is 81. Actor Meg Foster ('Cagney and Lacey') is 77. Director Robert Zemeckis ('Forrest Gump,' ″Back to the Future') is 74. Musician David Byrne (Talking Heads) is 73. Actor Tim Roth is 64. Singer Ian Astbury of The Cult is 63. Guitarist C.C. DeVille of Poison is 63. Actor Danny Huston ('John Adams' miniseries) is 63. Bassist Mike Inez of Alice In Chains is 59. Musician Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli is 59. Singer Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!) is 59. Actor Cate Blanchett is 56. Singer Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block is 56. Director Sofia Coppola ('Lost In Translation') is 54. Actor Gabriel Mann ('Revenge') is 53. Singer Natalie Appleton of All Saints is 52. Singer Shanice is 52. Actor Carla Jimenez ('Growing Up Fisher') is 51. Guitarist Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 47. Singer Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show is 47. Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys is 46. Bassist Mike Retondo of Plain White T's is 44. Actor Amber Tamblyn ('Two and a Half Men,' ″Joan of Arcadia') is 42. Actor Lina Esco ('S.W.A.T.') is 40. Actor Miranda Cosgrove ('iCarly') is 32. May 15: Actor-singer Anna Maria Alberghetti is 89. Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is 89. Actor Gunilla Hutton ('Petticoat Junction,' ″Hee Haw') is 83. Actor-singer Lainie Kazan is 83. Actor Chazz Palminteri ('Analyze This,' ″Mulholland Falls') is 79. Musician Brian Eno is 77. Actor Nicholas Hammond ('The Sound of Music') is 75. Musician Mike Oldfield is 72. Actor Lee Horsley ('Matt Houston') is 70. Rapper Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is 64. Actor David Charvet ('Melrose Place') is 53. Actor Russell Hornsby ('Grimm') is 51. Actor David Krumholtz ('Numb3rs') is 47. Bassist David Hartley of The War on Drugs is 45. Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler ('The Sopranos') is 44. Actor Alexandra Breckenridge ('The Walking Dead,' ″American Horror Story') is 43. Guitarist Brad Shultz of Cage The Elephant is 43. Guitarist Nick Perri (Shinedown) is 41. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. May 16: Jazz drummer Billy Cobham is 81. Actor Danny Trejo is 81. Actor Bill Smitrovich ('Crime Story,' 'Life Goes On') is 78. Actor Pierce Brosnan is 72. Actor Debra Winger is 70. Actor Mare Winningham is 66. Violinist Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 61. Bassist Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) is 60. Singer Janet Jackson is 59. Actor-singer Scott Reeves ('Nashville,' ″General Hospital') is 59. Actor Brian F. O'Byrne ('Million Dollar Baby') is 58. Singer Ralph Tresvant is 57. Actor David Boreanaz ('Bones,' ″Buffy the Vampire Slayer') is 56. Political commentator Tucker Carlson is 56. Actor Tracey Gold ('Growing Pains') is 56. TV personality Bill Rancic ('America Now,' ″The Apprentice') is 54. Country singer Rick Trevino is 54. Actor Khary Payton ('The Walking Dead') is 53. Rapper Special Ed is 53. Actor Tori Spelling is 52. Actor Sean Carrigan ('The Young and the Restless') is 51. Rapper B. Slade (A.K.A. Tonex) is 50. Actor Lynn Collins ('John Carter') is 48. Actor Melanie Lynskey ('Two and a Half Men') is 48. Actor Joseph Morgan ('The Originals,' ″Vampire Diaries') is 44. DJ Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers is 40. Actor Megan Fox ('Transformers') is 39. Actor Drew Roy ('Falling Skies,' ″Hannah Montana') is 39. Actor Jermaine Fowler ('Superior Donuts') is 39. Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster ('Game of Thrones') is 35. Actor Marc John Jefferies ('The Tracy Morgan Show') is 35. Actor Miles Heizer ('13 Reasons Why,' ″Parenthood') is 31. May 17: Actor Peter Gerety ('The Wire') is 85. Singer Taj Mahal is 83. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 76. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 72. Singer Enya is 64. Actor Craig Ferguson ('The Late Late Show,' ″The Drew Carey Show') is 62. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 62. Actor David Eigenberg ('Sex and the City') is 61. Guitarist O'Dell of Mint Condition is 60. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 60. Actor Paige Turco ('The 100') is 60. Actor Hill Harper ('The Good Doctor,' 'CSI: NY') is 59. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia ('Queer Eye For the Straight Guy') is 56. Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 55. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 55. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 52. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 51. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy ('Heroes') is 51. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) ('The Real Housewives of Atlanta') is 49. Actor Kat Foster (''Til Death') is 47. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 41. Dancer Derek Hough ('Dancing With the Stars') is 40. Actor Tahj Mowry ('Smart Guy,' ″Kim Possible') is 39. Actor Nikki Reed ('Twilight') is 37. Actor Leven Rambin ('The Hunger Games,' ″Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles') is 35.
The Independent
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17: May 11: Singer Eric Burdon (The Animals, War) is 84. Actor Pam Ferris ('Call the Midwife') is 77. Actor Shohreh Aghdashloo ('24″) is 73. Actor Frances Fisher ('Resurrection,' ″Titanic') is 73. Actor Boyd Gaines is 72. Drummer Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 70. Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn is 66. Country singer Tim Raybon of The Raybon Brothers is 62. Actor Tim Blake Nelson ('Lincoln,' ″O Brother, Where Art Thou?') is 61. Actor Jeffrey Donovan (TV's 'Fargo') is 57. Bassist Keith West of Heartland is 57. Actor Nicky Katt ('Boston Public') is 54. Actor Coby Bell ('Third Watch') is 50. Cellist Perttu Kivilaakso of Apocalyptica is 47. Actor Austin O'Brien ('Last Action Hero') is 44. Actor Jonathan Jackson (' Nashville,' ″Tuck Everlasting') is 43. Rapper Ace Hood is 37. Singer Prince Royce is 36. Actor Annabelle Attanasio ('Bull') is 32. Musician Howard Lawrence of Disclosure is 31. May 12: Actor Millie Perkins ('Knots Landing') is 89. Singer Jayotis Washington of The Persuasions is 84. Country singer Billy Swan is 83. Actor Linda Dano ('Another World') is 82. Singer Steve Winwood is 77. Actor Lindsay Crouse is 77. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 75. Singer Billy Squier is 75. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 75. Blues musician Guy Davis is 73. Country singer Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn is 70. Drummer Eric Singer of Kiss is 67. Actor Ving Rhames is 66. Guitarist Billy Duffy of The Cult is 64. Actor Emilio Estevez is 63. Actor April Grace ('Lost,' ″Joan of Arcadia') is 63. Actor Vanessa Estelle Williams ('Soul Food,' ″Melrose Place') is 62. TV personality Carla Hall ('The Chew') is 61. Keyboardist Eddie Kilgallon (Ricochet) is 60. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 59. Actor Scott Schwartz ('A Christmas Story') is 57. Actor Kim Fields ('Living Single,' ″The Facts of Life') is 56. Actor Samantha Mathis (TV's 'The Strain') is 55. Actor Jamie Luner ('Melrose Place,' ″Profiler') is 54. Actor Rhea Seehorn ('Better Call Saul') is 53. Actor Mackenzie Astin ('Scandal,' 'The Facts of Life') is 52. Bassist Matt Mangano of Zac Brown Band is 49. Actor Rebecca Herbst ('General Hospital') is 48. Actor Malin Akerman ('Trophy Wife') is 47. Actor Jason Biggs ('Orange Is the New Black,' 'American Pie') is 47. Actor Rami Malek ('Bohemian Rhapsody,' ″Mr. Robot') is 44. Actor Clare Bowen ('Nashville') is 41. Actor Emily VanCamp ('Revenge') is 39. Actor Malcolm David Kelley ('Lost') is 33. Actor Sullivan Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond') is 30. May 13: Actor Buck Taylor ('Gunsmoke,' ″Gods and Generals') is 87. Actor Harvey Keitel is 86. Actor Zoe Wanamaker ('Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone') is 77. Actor Franklyn Ajaye ('Car Wash,' TV's 'Deadwood') is 76. Musician Stevie Wonder is 75. Actor Leslie Winston (TV: 'The Waltons') is 69. Comedian Stephen Colbert ('The Late Show With Stephen Colbert') is 61. Drummer John Richardson of The Gin Blossoms is 61. Actor Tom Verica ('How To Get Away With Murder,' 'American Dreams') is 61. Singer Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 59. Actor Susan Floyd ('All My Children') is 57. Drummer Andy Williams of Casting Crowns is 53. Actor Brian Geraghty ('The Alienist,' ″Boardwalk Empire') is 50. Actor Samantha Morton ('The Whale,' 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them') is 48. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 46. Actor Iwan Rheon ('Game of Thrones') is 40. Actor Lena Dunham ('Girls') is 39. Actor Robert Pattinson is 39. Actor Candice Accola King ('The Vampire Diaries') is 38. Actor Hunter Parrish ('Weeds') is 38. Bassist Wylie Gelber of Dawes is 37. Actor Debby Ryan ('Jessie') is 32. May 14: Guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals is 81. Movie director-producer George Lucas is 81. Actor Meg Foster ('Cagney and Lacey') is 77. Director Robert Zemeckis ('Forrest Gump,' ″Back to the Future') is 74. Musician David Byrne (Talking Heads) is 73. Actor Tim Roth is 64. Singer Ian Astbury of The Cult is 63. Guitarist C.C. DeVille of Poison is 63. Actor Danny Huston ('John Adams' miniseries) is 63. Bassist Mike Inez of Alice In Chains is 59. Musician Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli is 59. Singer Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!) is 59. Actor Cate Blanchett is 56. Singer Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block is 56. Director Sofia Coppola ('Lost In Translation') is 54. Actor Gabriel Mann ('Revenge') is 53. Singer Natalie Appleton of All Saints is 52. Singer Shanice is 52. Actor Carla Jimenez ('Growing Up Fisher') is 51. Guitarist Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 47. Singer Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show is 47. Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys is 46. Bassist Mike Retondo of Plain White T's is 44. Actor Amber Tamblyn ('Two and a Half Men,' ″Joan of Arcadia') is 42. Actor Lina Esco ('S.W.A.T.') is 40. Actor Miranda Cosgrove ('iCarly') is 32. May 15: Actor-singer Anna Maria Alberghetti is 89. Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is 89. Actor Gunilla Hutton ('Petticoat Junction,' ″Hee Haw') is 83. Actor-singer Lainie Kazan is 83. Actor Chazz Palminteri ('Analyze This,' ″Mulholland Falls') is 79. Musician Brian Eno is 77. Actor Nicholas Hammond ('The Sound of Music') is 75. Musician Mike Oldfield is 72. Actor Lee Horsley ('Matt Houston') is 70. Rapper Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is 64. Actor David Charvet ('Melrose Place') is 53. Actor Russell Hornsby ('Grimm') is 51. Actor David Krumholtz ('Numb3rs') is 47. Bassist David Hartley of The War on Drugs is 45. Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler ('The Sopranos') is 44. Actor Alexandra Breckenridge ('The Walking Dead,' ″American Horror Story') is 43. Guitarist Brad Shultz of Cage The Elephant is 43. Guitarist Nick Perri (Shinedown) is 41. May 16: Jazz drummer Billy Cobham is 81. Actor Danny Trejo is 81. Actor Bill Smitrovich ('Crime Story,' 'Life Goes On') is 78. Actor Pierce Brosnan is 72. Actor Debra Winger is 70. Actor Mare Winningham is 66. Violinist Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 61. Bassist Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) is 60. Singer Janet Jackson is 59. Actor-singer Scott Reeves ('Nashville,' ″General Hospital') is 59. Actor Brian F. O'Byrne ('Million Dollar Baby') is 58. Singer Ralph Tresvant is 57. Actor David Boreanaz ('Bones,' ″Buffy the Vampire Slayer') is 56. Political commentator Tucker Carlson is 56. Actor Tracey Gold ('Growing Pains') is 56. TV personality Bill Rancic ('America Now,' ″The Apprentice') is 54. Country singer Rick Trevino is 54. Actor Khary Payton ('The Walking Dead') is 53. Rapper Special Ed is 53. Actor Tori Spelling is 52. Actor Sean Carrigan ('The Young and the Restless') is 51. Rapper B. Slade (A.K.A. Tonex) is 50. Actor Lynn Collins ('John Carter') is 48. Actor Melanie Lynskey ('Two and a Half Men') is 48. Actor Joseph Morgan ('The Originals,' ″Vampire Diaries') is 44. DJ Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers is 40. Actor Megan Fox ('Transformers') is 39. Actor Drew Roy ('Falling Skies,' ″Hannah Montana') is 39. Actor Jermaine Fowler ('Superior Donuts') is 39. Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster ('Game of Thrones') is 35. Actor Marc John Jefferies ('The Tracy Morgan Show') is 35. Actor Miles Heizer ('13 Reasons Why,' ″Parenthood') is 31. May 17: Actor Peter Gerety ('The Wire') is 85. Singer Taj Mahal is 83. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 76. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 72. Singer Enya is 64. Actor Craig Ferguson ('The Late Late Show,' ″The Drew Carey Show') is 62. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 62. Actor David Eigenberg ('Sex and the City') is 61. Guitarist O'Dell of Mint Condition is 60. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 60. Actor Paige Turco ('The 100') is 60. Actor Hill Harper ('The Good Doctor,' 'CSI: NY') is 59. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia ('Queer Eye For the Straight Guy') is 56. Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 55. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 55. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 52. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 51. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy ('Heroes') is 51. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) ('The Real Housewives of Atlanta') is 49. Actor Kat Foster (''Til Death') is 47. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 41. Dancer Derek Hough ('Dancing With the Stars') is 40. Actor Tahj Mowry ('Smart Guy,' ″Kim Possible') is 39. Actor Nikki Reed ('Twilight') is 37. Actor Leven Rambin ('The Hunger Games,' ″Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles') is 35.
