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Daily Mirror
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Daisy Edgar-Jones looks totally different in throwback snap as star turns 27
Fans have noticed that Daisy Edgar-Jones, who celebrates her 27th birthday today, is looking completely different these days - and is almost unrecognisable in a throwback snap from January 2020 when she was in her early 20s Daisy Edgar-Jones, best known for her roles in Normal People and Where the Crawdads Sing, turns 27 today (May 24). She first burst onto the scene in Cold Feet and War of the Worlds, and has had an illustrious career since. She has an Instagram following of almost three million fans. The glamorous actress, from London, is no stranger to posting stunning snaps on social media. But in a picture of her from five years ago, she looks totally different, and fans can't get enough. Back in 2020, she posted a photo captioned: "Vanity Fair Bafta Rising Star Party," and Daisy looks like a different person. The photo was posted to her Instagram in January of that year, just before the Covid pandemic. Sporting cropped brunette hair and wearing a silky pink gown with a sweet floral pattern across the bust, she looked youthful and adorable, and received many comments complimenting her at the time she posted it. "I love this photo, you look stunning," one fan penned, with another adding: "Bleeeeedin hell here she is," followed by fire emojis. People even called her "magic" thanks to her natural beauty. Now, Daisy sports a more mature look, opting for longer hair and even more pared-back, fashionable clothing. During a recent trip to Cannes, she sported a black figure-hugging bandeau dress with embellishments all over it as she smiled for the cameras. But what fans were more obsessed with was the fact that she was seen with Normal People co-star Paul Mescal. While the pair have always maintained that they are friends, some fans have always hoped the pair might share a romantic bond. Someone wrote: "The way Paul & Daisy always have the biggest smile when they're together". "He's never going to beat the allegations," another added, but a fan responded: "This is just a picture," suggesting that it didn't actually mean anything that the pair had been photographed together. The pair have spoken about their relationship several times. They have always maintained that they share a close friendship, with Daisy saying Paul is one of her "lifetime best friends," and that she loves him platonically. Paul Mescal is currently dating singer and songwriter Gracie Abrams, who made headlines when she joined Taylor Swift's Eras Tour as an opening act in 2023 and 2024. She then released the song 'That's So True,' which went on to become a viral sound on TikTok thanks to hundreds of thousands of people using it in their videos. Daisy is also in a happy relationship with her partner, photographer Ben Seed. They were first publicly seen together during an outing in London, where they were photographed embracing, kissing, and holding hands in 2023.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Cruise's Scientology fervor almost ruined his career. The 'Mission: Impossible' franchise saved it.
2006 was the lowest point in Cruise's career. The public bristled at him talking about Scientology and his relationship with Katie Holmes. Here, we chronicle Cruise's downfall and his rise back to stardom thanks to "Mission: Impossible." In August 2006, it seemed like Tom Cruise's career was over. In an unprecedented announcement from the head of a major conglomerate, Viacom's then-chairman Sumner Redstone publicly ripped into the star — who for years was one of the most profitable actors and producers at Viacom's movie studio, Paramount Pictures. "We don't think that someone who effectuates creative suicide and costs the company revenue should be on the lot," Redstone told The Wall Street Journal that year. "His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount." It was likely the toughest and strangest time of Cruise's career. The then-43-year-old actor had a lifetime box-office gross of over $1.5 billion, but his flawless transition from young heartthrob to respected dramatic actor to massive action star seemed to self-destruct as quickly as one of the messages his character, Ethan Hunt, received in the "Mission: Impossible" movies. The studio he'd called home for 14 years was parting ways with him following a string of bizarre outbursts. In 2025, that all seems hard to imagine. Cruise is not only the face of one of the biggest action franchises ever, but his 2022 hit, "Top Gun: Maverick," might have saved Hollywood following the pandemic. On May 23, he's back with another "M:I," Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," which is being touted as Cruise's final time playing Ethan Hunt. It's yet another must-see title from one of the last real movie stars the industry has left. But there was a time the veteran actor's career was at a low point. Cruise's strange downfall and subsequent rebirth as one of the most bankable movie stars all began with a seemingly innocent act of love. When Cruise agreed to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in May 2005 to promote his film, "War of the Worlds," it was a big deal. Cruise rarely did interviews, especially on daytime TV. As Cruise walked onto Winfrey's stage, the crowd went wild. Winfrey playfully tousled Cruise's hair, and the actor was clearly in a great mood. During the interview, Winfrey mentioned Cruise's latest love interest, Katie Holmes, who was off-stage where no one, especially the cameras, could see her. The excitement of talking about his new girlfriend led him to leap up on Winfrey's couch with joy. He did it a second time for good measure. After the couch-jumping, Winfrey even got Cruise to chase down Holmes and get her to come onstage. It seemed harmless at the time, but thanks to a very young internet video-posting site called YouTube, the image of Cruise on top of Winfrey's couch became a pop-culture phenomenon. To some critics, Cruise's behavior felt off. A month later, Cruise agreed to go on the "Today" show to continue promoting "War of the Worlds" and also talk about his religion, Scientology. When now-disgraced interviewer Matt Lauer spoke about Scientology, and specifically about Cruise not agreeing with psychiatry, the tone changed. Cruise offered his opinion on Brooke Shields' use of antidepressants for postpartum depression. Here's an excerpt of Cruise and Lauer's uncomfortable exchange: Later in the conversation: Minutes later, the exchange was on loop all over the world. Within a few weeks, Cruise had gone wild on Winfrey and lashed out at Lauer, and by then, the tabloids had gone into overdrive with the Cruise-Holmes relationship, which they called "TomKat." It was time for Cruise to get off the grid, but he couldn't. For most of his career, an experienced publicist named Pat Kingsley reportedly kept Cruise's private life out of the tabloids. According to a 2014 LA Weekly story, she even talked Cruise out of being more vocal about Scientology when he did press for his 2003 film "The Last Samurai." A year later, the LA Weekly story said Cruise let Kingsley go after 14 years and formed a publicity team that included his sister, Lee Anne De Vette, and fellow Scientologists. Now, in a typhoon of backlash that Cruise had never experienced before, his team may have been too inexperienced to protect him. Despite all the negative attention, "War of the Worlds" still went to No. 1 at the box office during its opening weekend ($65 million), and ended up with a worldwide take of $592 million. It would be the last time a film starring Cruise would make over $500 million worldwide for the next six years. Following the release of "War of the Worlds," TomKat was still daily tabloid fodder, especially with the news that the two were expecting a child. And then, in March 2006, Cruise went global again with the controversial "South Park" episode "Trapped in the Closet." The episode originally aired in November 2005 and revealed what Scientologists believe is the origin of life, but it also depicted Cruise as an insecure person and played on rumors about his sexuality. In the episode, one of the main characters on the show, Stan, is thought by Scientology to be the second coming of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. This leads Scientologists, including Cruise, to flock to Stan's house to pay their respects. But when Stan insults his acting ability, Cruise hides in Stan's closet, leading to Stan saying, "Dad, Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet." Comedy Central delayed re-airing the episode in March 2006 because Cruise reportedly had declared he would not promote "Mission: Impossible 3" unless Viacom (which owns the film's studio, Paramount, and Comedy Central) canceled the rebroadcast. Cruise's reps denied he ever threatened not to promote the film. The controversy made headlines all over the world and led "South Park" fans to declare they would boycott "Mission: Impossible 3" until Comedy Central aired the episode. The episode finally re-aired in July of that year. "Closetgate," as it would become known, was the last straw. The constant tabloid coverage of TomKat, plus rumors that Cruise and Holmes' relationship was supposedly arranged by the church, had turned people off. (Cruise and Holmes married in November 2006 and divorced six years later.) The bad press soon began to affect Cruise's career. "Mission: Impossible 3" opened in theaters in May 2006, and Cruise's Q score — the appeal of a celebrity, brand, or company to the public — was down 40%. Though the film was No. 1 in the US on its opening weekend ($48 million), it lost appeal as the weeks passed. Ticket sales dropped 47% during its second week in theaters and 53% in its third week. "Mission: Impossible 3" is the lowest-grossing film in the franchise to date, with a $400 million worldwide gross. It was at this point that Redstone gave Cruise his wake-up call: "We don't think that someone who effectuates creative suicide and costs the company revenue should be on the lot. His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount." After being kicked off the Paramount lot, Cruise hired a publicist with more experience and buckled down for a comeback. He brought his production company over to MGM and took partial ownership of the iconic United Artists studio. Cruise also became less vocal about Scientology in public, though he was apparently still very much involved in private. In 2008, a Scientology-produced video went viral on YouTube of the actor explaining what the religion meant to him. Cruise paused making action movies and turned to dramas like "Lions for Lambs" (2007) and "Valkyrie" (2008). In between those films, he agreed to star in pal Ben Stiller's 2008 comedy "Tropic Thunder" as the overweight, bigger-than-life movie exec Les Grossman. It was the best move Cruise had made in years. In doing something so out of character, he began to win back fans. "Tropic Thunder" reunited Cruise with his former studio, Paramount. Although Cruise's production company was kicked off the lot, it didn't mean he couldn't still be cast in the studio's films. The wheels were now in motion for Cruise to get back on Paramount's good side so he could make more "Mission: Impossible" movies. Being a hit in "Tropic Thunder," Paramount's biggest comedy of the year for Paramount, was a good starting point. Director J.J. Abrams, who directed Cruise in "Mission: Impossible 3" and was in Paramount's good graces after directing the studio's hit "Star Trek Into Darkness," was also working to get Cruise back in the franchise. In the summer of 2010, news broke that Cruise would be starring in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," with Abrams as producer. But this installment in the franchise would not be titled "Mission: Impossible 4," because the idea was that the film would be a refresh on the franchise, with Cruise stepping aside as the lead and giving way to rising star Jeremy Renner. Cruise didn't get the message. Back in the Ethan Hunt role, Cruise cemented his place in the franchise by scaling the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, without a stunt double. That, and the other impressive stunts featured in the film, led to "Ghost Protocol" earning the biggest worldwide box office in the franchise's history — $695 million. It was also the second-highest earning film for Paramount in 2011, just behind "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." It wasn't all box-office wins for Cruise following "Ghost Protocol." "Knight and Day" and the "Jack Reacher" franchise didn't do as well as expected. And he could not help Universal's Dark Universe get off the ground as 2017's "The Mummy" bombed at the box office. However, he laid the seeds of what could be another profitable franchise with 2014's "Edge of Tomorrow, which — even with a slow start when it opened — ended up passing the domestic $100 million mark (the first time in nine years that a non-"Mission: Impossible" Cruise film hit that landmark number) and only grew in popularity when it got onto home video and streaming. And then there are the "M: I" movies. In 2015, "Rogue Nation," with its eye-popping stunt in which Cruise hung from the side of a plane as it took off, earned over $682.7 million worldwide and was the top-grossing film for Paramount that year. And 2018's "Fallout" did even better, taking in over $791 million worldwide. Cruise took a break from the "M:I" movies to single-handedly get audiences back in theaters after the pandemic when "Top Gun: Maverick" opened in May of 2022. It would go on to earn over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Just over a year later, "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning" opened and brought in a respectable $570 million-plus worldwide as it teed up the final chapter in Cruise's "M:I" journey with yet another stunning stunt. Despite Alex Gibney's explosive 2015 HBO Scientology documentary "Going Clear," in which Cruise is criticized for being the face of the controversial religion, Cruise remains one of the world's top movie stars. And with "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" out this month, it doesn't seem likely that he'll be knocked off that mantel anytime soon. This story was originally published in 2022. It has been updated to reflect recent events. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Tom Cruise's Scientology fervor almost ruined his career. The 'Mission: Impossible' franchise saved it.
In August 2006, it seemed like Tom Cruise's career was over. In an unprecedented announcement from the head of a major conglomerate, Viacom's then-chairman Sumner Redstone publicly ripped into the star — who for years was one of the most profitable actors and producers at Viacom's movie studio, Paramount Pictures. "We don't think that someone who effectuates creative suicide and costs the company revenue should be on the lot," Redstone told The Wall Street Journal that year. "His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount." It was likely the toughest and strangest time of Cruise's career. The then-43-year-old actor had a lifetime box-office gross of over $1.5 billion, but his flawless transition from young heartthrob to respected dramatic actor to massive action star seemed to self-destruct as quickly as one of the messages his character, Ethan Hunt, received in the "Mission: Impossible" movies. The studio he'd called home for 14 years was parting ways with him following a string of bizarre outbursts. In 2025, that all seems hard to imagine. Cruise is not only the face of one of the biggest action franchises ever, but his 2022 hit, "Top Gun: Maverick," might have saved Hollywood following the pandemic. On May 23, he's back with another "M:I," Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," which is being touted as Cruise's final time playing Ethan Hunt. It's yet another must-see title from one of the last real movie stars the industry has left. But there was a time the veteran actor's career was at a low point. The couch jump, 'TomKat,' and Scientology Cruise's strange downfall and subsequent rebirth as one of the most bankable movie stars all began with a seemingly innocent act of love. When Cruise agreed to appear on " The Oprah Winfrey Show" in May 2005 to promote his film, "War of the Worlds," it was a big deal. Cruise rarely did interviews, especially on daytime TV. As Cruise walked onto Winfrey's stage, the crowd went wild. Winfrey playfully tousled Cruise's hair, and the actor was clearly in a great mood. During the interview, Winfrey mentioned Cruise's latest love interest, Katie Holmes, who was off-stage where no one, especially the cameras, could see her. The excitement of talking about his new girlfriend led him to leap up on Winfrey's couch with joy. He did it a second time for good measure. After the couch-jumping, Winfrey even got Cruise to chase down Holmes and get her to come onstage. It seemed harmless at the time, but thanks to a very young internet video-posting site called YouTube, the image of Cruise on top of Winfrey's couch became a pop-culture phenomenon. To some critics, Cruise's behavior felt off. A month later, Cruise agreed to go on the " Today" show to continue promoting "War of the Worlds" and also talk about his religion, Scientology. When now-disgraced interviewer Matt Lauer spoke about Scientology, and specifically about Cruise not agreeing with psychiatry, the tone changed. Cruise offered his opinion on Brooke Shields' use of antidepressants for postpartum depression. Here's an excerpt of Cruise and Lauer's uncomfortable exchange: Cruise:"Do you know what Adderall is? Do you know Ritalin? Do you know Ritalin is a street drug? Do you understand that?" Lauer:"The difference is — " Cruise:"No, Matt, I'm asking you a question." Lauer:"I understand there's abuse of all of these things." Cruise:"No, you see here's the problem: You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." Later in the conversation: Lauer:"Do you examine the possibility that these things do work for some people? That yes, there are abuses, and yes, maybe they've gone too far in certain areas, maybe there are too many kids on Ritalin, maybe electric shock —" Cruise:"Matt, Matt, Matt, you're glib. You don't even know what Ritalin is. If you start talking about chemical imbalance, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories, Matt. OK? That's what I've done. You go and you say, 'Where's the medical tests? Where's the blood test that says how much Ritalin you're supposed to get?'" Lauer:"It's very impressive to listen to you, because clearly you've done the homework and you know the subject." Cruise:"And you should. And you should do that also, because just knowing people who are on Ritalin isn't enough. You should be a little bit more responsible … " Minutes later, the exchange was on loop all over the world. Within a few weeks, Cruise had gone wild on Winfrey and lashed out at Lauer, and by then, the tabloids had gone into overdrive with the Cruise-Holmes relationship, which they called "TomKat." It was time for Cruise to get off the grid, but he couldn't. Cruise's star power takes a hit For most of his career, an experienced publicist named Pat Kingsley reportedly kept Cruise's private life out of the tabloids. According to a 2014 LA Weekly story, she even talked Cruise out of being more vocal about Scientology when he did press for his 2003 film "The Last Samurai." A year later, the LA Weekly story said Cruise let Kingsley go after 14 years and formed a publicity team that included his sister, Lee Anne De Vette, and fellow Scientologists. Now, in a typhoon of backlash that Cruise had never experienced before, his team may have been too inexperienced to protect him. Despite all the negative attention, "War of the Worlds" still went to No. 1 at the box office during its opening weekend ($65 million), and ended up with a worldwide take of $592 million. It would be the last time a film starring Cruise would make over $500 million worldwide for the next six years. Following the release of "War of the Worlds," TomKat was still daily tabloid fodder, especially with the news that the two were expecting a child. And then, in March 2006, Cruise went global again with the controversial "South Park" episode"Trapped in the Closet." The episode originally aired in November 2005 and revealed what Scientologists believe is the origin of life, but it also depicted Cruise as an insecure person and played on rumors about his sexuality. In the episode, one of the main characters on the show, Stan, is thought by Scientology to be the second coming of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. This leads Scientologists, including Cruise, to flock to Stan's house to pay their respects. But when Stan insults his acting ability, Cruise hides in Stan's closet, leading to Stan saying, "Dad, Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet." Comedy Central delayed re-airing the episode in March 2006 because Cruise reportedly had declared he would not promote "Mission: Impossible 3" unless Viacom (which owns the film's studio, Paramount, and Comedy Central) canceled the rebroadcast. Cruise's reps denied he ever threatened not to promote the film. The controversy made headlines all over the world and led "South Park" fans to declare they would boycott "Mission: Impossible 3" until Comedy Central aired the episode. The episode finally re-aired in July of that year. "Closetgate," as it would become known, was the last straw. The constant tabloid coverage of TomKat, plus rumors that Cruise and Holmes' relationship was supposedly arranged by the church, had turned people off. (Cruise and Holmes married in November 2006 and divorced six years later.) The bad press soon began to affect Cruise's career. "Mission: Impossible 3" opened in theaters in May 2006, and Cruise's Q score — the appeal of a celebrity, brand, or company to the public — was down 40%. Though the film was No. 1 in the US on its opening weekend ($48 million), it lost appeal as the weeks passed. Ticket sales dropped 47% during its second week in theaters and 53% in its third week. "Mission: Impossible 3" is the lowest-grossing film in the franchise to date, with a $400 million worldwide gross. It was at this point that Redstone gave Cruise his wake-up call: "We don't think that someone who effectuates creative suicide and costs the company revenue should be on the lot. His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount." The long road back to superstardom After being kicked off the Paramount lot, Cruise hired a publicist with more experience and buckled down for a comeback. He brought his production company over to MGM and took partial ownership of the iconic United Artists studio. Cruise also became less vocal about Scientology in public, though he was apparently still very much involved in private. In 2008, a Scientology-produced video went viral on YouTube of the actor explaining what the religion meant to him. Cruise paused making action movies and turned to dramas like "Lions for Lambs" (2007) and "Valkyrie" (2008). In between those films, he agreed to star in pal Ben Stiller's 2008 comedy " Tropic Thunder" as the overweight, bigger-than-life movie exec Les Grossman. It was the best move Cruise had made in years. In doing something so out of character, he began to win back fans. "Tropic Thunder" reunited Cruise with his former studio, Paramount. Although Cruise's production company was kicked off the lot, it didn't mean he couldn't still be cast in the studio's films. The wheels were now in motion for Cruise to get back on Paramount's good side so he could make more "Mission: Impossible" movies. Being a hit in "Tropic Thunder," Paramount's biggest comedy of the year for Paramount, was a good starting point. Director J.J. Abrams, who directed Cruise in "Mission: Impossible 3" and was in Paramount's good graces after directing the studio's hit "Star Trek Into Darkness," was also working to get Cruise back in the franchise. In the summer of 2010, news broke that Cruise would be starring in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," with Abrams as producer. But this installment in the franchise would not be titled "Mission: Impossible 4," because the idea was that the film would be a refresh on the franchise, with Cruise stepping aside as the lead and giving way to rising star Jeremy Renner. Cruise didn't get the message. Back in the Ethan Hunt role, Cruise cemented his place in the franchise by scaling the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, without a stunt double. That, and the other impressive stunts featured in the film, led to "Ghost Protocol" earning the biggest worldwide box office in the franchise's history — $695 million. It was also the second-highest earning film for Paramount in 2011, just behind "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." It wasn't all box-office wins for Cruise following "Ghost Protocol." " Knight and Day" and the " Jack Reacher" franchise didn't do as well as expected. And he could not help Universal's Dark Universe get off the ground as 2017's "The Mummy" bombed at the box office. However, he laid the seeds of what could be another profitable franchise with 2014's "Edge of Tomorrow, which — even with a slow start when it opened — ended up passing the domestic $100 million mark (the first time in nine years that a non-"Mission: Impossible" Cruise film hit that landmark number) and only grew in popularity when it got onto home video and streaming. And then there are the "M: I" movies. In 2015, "Rogue Nation," with its eye-popping stunt in which Cruise hung from the side of a plane as it took off, earned over $682.7 million worldwide and was the top-grossing film for Paramount that year. And 2018's "Fallout" did even better, taking in over $791 million worldwide. Cruise took a break from the "M:I" movies to single-handedly get audiences back in theaters after the pandemic when "Top Gun: Maverick" opened in May of 2022. It would go on to earn over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Just over a year later, "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning" opened and brought in a respectable $570 million-plus worldwide as it teed up the final chapter in Cruise's "M:I" journey with yet another stunning stunt. Despite Alex Gibney's explosive 2015 HBO Scientology documentary "Going Clear," in which Cruise is criticized for being the face of the controversial religion, Cruise remains one of the world's top movie stars. And with "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" out this month, it doesn't seem likely that he'll be knocked off that mantel anytime soon.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Helldivers 2 Finally Takes The Fight To The City Streets In Urban Warfare Update
The Illuminate threat has spend the last few days on a collision course with Super Earth, and now the planet is under siege as players face the extraction shooter's biggest challenge yet. A new Heart of Democracy update ups the stakes and adds urban warfare, as Helldivers 2' player count once again surges. It's basically War of the Worlds meets Halo 3: ODST out there right now. The invasion will task players with activating cannons to take out the Illuminate ships and team up with AI-controlled ally troops patrolling the local Mega City streets. There will also be citizen NPCs running for their lives. Players will have to protect that lot as well, and will be punished for any friendly fire accidents. Here's the Heart of Democracy trailer: Helldivers 2 has been in a bit of a lull for the last few months, but last week's massive patch got many fans to dust off their drop pods and log back on with the addition of weapon customization, new melee armaments, and lots of arsenal re-balancing. The game's concurrent player count is now headed back well beyond 100,000 on Steam where most of the game's hardcore community plays. The AI-controlled ally SEAF trooper squads are the biggest draw so far. While players have spent over a year of Helldivers 2 fighting again massive alien armies alone or with three other teammates, the Super Earth battlefields are full of NPCs to aid them as part of the planet's defenses. That includes shooting at giant Illuminate tripod units, but also things as simple as pushing buttons to unlock weapon cashes and saluting as you run by. They are meant to be expendable, but players are protecting them like all of their Super Samples depend on it. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Hamilton Spectator
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31: May 25: Actor Ann Robinson ('War of the Worlds') is 96. Actor Ian McKellen ('Lord of the Rings') is 86. Country singer Jessi Colter is 82. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 82. Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 81. Actor Karen Valentine is 78. Actor Jacki Weaver ('Silver Linings Playbook') is 78. Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 78. Actor Patti D'Arbanville ('New York Undercover') is 74. Actor Connie Sellecca is 70. Singer-guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam is 67. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 62. Actor Joseph Reitman ('The Perfect Storm') is 57. Actors Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush ('Little House on the Prairie') are 55. Actor Jamie Kennedy ('Scream') is 55. Actor Octavia Spencer ('Hidden Figures,' 'The Help') is 55. Actor Justin Henry ('Kramer Vs. Kramer,' 'Sixteen Candles') is 54. Rapper Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound is 52. Actor Erinn Hayes ('Kevin Can Wait') is 49. Actor Cillian Murphy ('Oppenheimer,' 'The Dark Knight') is 49. Actor Ethan Suplee ('My Name Is Earl') is 49. Actor Lauren Frost ('Even Stevens') is 40. Actor Ebonée Noel (TV's 'FBI') is 35. Musician Guy Lawrence of Disclosure is 34. May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 86. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 80. Singer Stevie Nicks is 77. Actor Pam Grier is 76. Actor Philip Michael Thomas ('Miami Vice') is 76. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 76. Actor Margaret Colin is 67. Singer Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 66. Actor Doug Hutchison ('The Green Mile') is 65. Actor Genie Francis ('General Hospital') is 63. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 63. Singer Lenny Kravitz is 61. Actor Helena Bonham Carter is 59. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 57. Actor Joseph Fiennes ('Shakespeare in Love') is 55. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 54. 'South Park' co-creator Matt Stone is 54. Singer Lauryn Hill is 50. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 47. Actor Elisabeth Harnois ('CSI') is 46. Actor Hrach Titizian ('Homeland') is 46. May 27: Actor Lee Meriwether is 90. Actor Bruce Weitz is 82. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 80. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is 75. Actor Richard Schiff ('The Good Doctor,' 'The West Wing') is 70. Singer Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees is 68. Singer-guitarist Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz is 67. Actor Peri Gilpin ('Frasier') is 64. Actor Cathy Silvers ('Happy Days') is 64. Comedian Adam Carolla is 61. Actor Todd Bridges ('Diff'rent Strokes') is 60. Drummer Sean Kinney of Alice In Chains is 59. Actor Dondre' Whitfield ('Queen Sugar') is 56. Actor Paul Bettany ('The Da Vinci Code,' ″A Beautiful Mind') is 54. Singer-guitarist Brian Desveaux of Nine Days is 54. Actor Jack McBrayer ('30 Rock') is 52. Musician Andre 3000 of Outkast is 50. Rapper Jadakiss is 50. TV chef Jamie Oliver is 50. Actor Ben Feldman ('Mad Men') is 45. Actor Darin Brooks ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 41. Actor Chris Colfer ('Glee') is 35. Actor Ethan Dampf ('American Dreams') is 31. Actor Desiree Ross ('Greenleaf') is 26. May 28: Actor Carroll Baker is 94. Singer Gladys Knight is 81. Singer Billy Vera is 81. Singer John Fogerty is 80. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 69. Actor Louis Mustillo ('Mike and Molly') is 67. Actor Brandon Cruz ('The Courtship of Eddie's Father') is 63. Actor Christa Miller ('Scrubs,' ″The Drew Carey Show') is 61. Country singer Phil Vassar is 61. Singer Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America is 60. Singer Kylie Minogue is 57. Rapper Chubb Rock is 57. Actor Justin Kirk ('Weeds') is 56. Talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck ('Fox and Friends,' ″The View') is 48. R&B singer Jaheim is 48. Actor Jake Johnson ('New Girl') is 47. Actor Monica Keena ('Dawson's Creek,' ″Undeclared') is 46. Actor Alexa Davalos ('Clash of the Titans' ″The Chronicles of Riddick') is 43. Actor Megalyn Echikunwoke ('24') is 43. Singer Colbie Caillat is 40. Actor Carey Mulligan ('The Great Gatsby') is 40. May 29: Actor Anthony Geary ('General Hospital') is 78. Singer Rebbie Jackson is 75. Composer Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) is 72. Singer LaToya Jackson is 69. Actor Ted Levine ('Monk,' ″The Silence of the Lambs') is 68. Actor Annette Bening is 67. Actor Rupert Everett is 66. Actor Adrian Paul (TV's 'The Highlander') is 66. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 64. Actor Lisa Whelchel ('The Facts of Life') is 62. Guitarist Noel Gallagher (Oasis) is 58. Singer Jayski McGowan of Quad City DJ's is 58. Actor Anthony Azizi ('Threat Matrix,' ″Lost') is 56. Guitarist Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 56. Actor Laverne Cox ('Doubt,' ″Orange Is the New Black') is 53. Guitarist Mark Lee of Third Day is 52. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ('Boondocks') is 51. Singer Melanie Brown ('Scary Spice') of the Spice Girls is 50. Rapper Playa Poncho is 50. Singer Fonseca is 46. Actor Justin Chon ('Deception,' ″Dr. Ken') is 44. Actor Billy Flynn ('Days of Our Lives') is 40. Actor Blake Foster ('Power Rangers Turbo') is 40. Actor Riley Keough ('Daisy Jones and the Six') is 36. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith ('Sonny With a Chance') is 36. Actor Kristen Alderson ('General Hospital,' ″One Life To Live') is 34. Actor Lorelei Linklater ('Boyhood') is 32. May 30: Actor Ruta Lee ('High Rollers,' 'What's My Line?') is 90. Actor Keir Dullea ('2001: A Space Odyssey') is 89. Guitarist Lenny Davidson of The Dave Clark Five is 81. Actor Stephen Tobolowsky ('Groundhog Day,' ″Sneakers') is 74. Actor Colm Meaney ('Star Trek: The Next Generation') is 72. Actor Ted McGinley ('Hope and Faith,' ″Married... With Children') is 67. Actor Ralph Carter ('Good Times') is 64. Actor-filmmaker Tonya Pinkins ('All My Children') is 63. Country singer Wynonna Judd is 61. Guitarist Tom Morello of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine is 61. Actor Mark Sheppard ('Supernatural') is 61. Film director Antoine Fuqua ('Training Day,' 'The Replacement Killers') is 60. Actor John Ross Bowie ('Speechless,' ″The Big Bang Theory') is 54. Guitarist Patrick Dahlheimer of Live is 54. Singer-actor Idina Menzel is 54. Singer Cee Lo Green (Gnarls Barkley, Goodie Mob) is 50. Rapper Remy Ma is 45. Guitarist James Smith of Underoath is 43. Actor Javicia Leslie ('God Friended Me') is 38. Actor Sean Giambrone ('The Goldbergs') is 26. Actor Jared Gilmore ('Once Upon a Time,' ″Mad Men') is 25. May 31: Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 95. Keyboardist Augie Meyers of the Texas Tornadoes and the Sir Douglas Quintet is 85. Actor Sharon Gless ('Cagney and Lacey') is 82. Actor Tom Berenger is 75. Actor Gregory Harrison is 75. Actor Kyle Secor ('Homicide: Life on the Street') is 68. Actor Roma Maffia ('Nip/Tuck,' ″Profiler') is 67. Comedian Chris Elliott is 65. Actor Lea Thompson ('Caroline in the City,' ″Back to the Future') is 64. Singer Corey Hart is 63. Rapper DMC of Run-DMC is 61. Actor Brooke Shields is 60. Country bassist Ed Adkins of The Derailers is 58. 'The Amazing Race' host Phil Keoghan is 58. Jazz bassist Christian McBride is 53. Actor Archie Panjabi ('The Good Wife') is 53. Actor Merle Dandridge ('Greenleaf') is 50. Actor Colin Farrell is 49. Trumpet player Scott Klopfenstein of Reel Big Fish is 48. Actor Eric Christian Olsen ('NCIS: Los Angeles') is 48. Drummer Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy is 45. Rapper Waka Flocka Flame is 39. Actor Curtis Williams Jr. ('Parent'Hood') is 38. Singer Normani Hamilton of Fifth Harmony is 29.
