Celebrating Star Moments: April 9, 2026 Ceremony Honors Dancing With the Stars Veteran
Derek Hough speaks during a ceremony honoring Noah Wyle with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23:
May 17: Actor Peter Gerety (“The Wire”) is 86. Singer Taj Mahal is 84. Drummer Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 77. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 73. Singer Enya is 65. Actor Craig Ferguson (“The Late Late Show,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 63. Keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish is 63. Actor David Eigenberg (“Sex and the City”) is 62. Guitarist Homer O’Dell of Mint Condition is 61. Musician Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 61. Actor Paige Turco (“The 100”) is 61. Actor Hill Harper (“The Good Doctor,” "CSI: NY") is 60. TV personality-interior designer Thom Filicia (“Queer Eye For the Straight Guy”) is 57. Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 56. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 56. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 53. Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 52. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (“Heroes”) is 52. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 50. Actor Kat Foster (“’Til Death”) is 48. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 42. Dancer Derek Hough (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 41. Actor Tahj Mowry (“Smart Guy,” ″Kim Possible”) is 40. Actor Nikki Reed (“Twilight”) is 38. Actor Leven Rambin (“The Hunger Games,” ″Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) is 36.
May 18: Actor Candice Azzara (″Caroline in the City,” ″Rhoda”) is 85. Bluegrass singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of The Dillards is 84. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is 77. Singer Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is 76. Actor James Stephens (“Paper Chase,” ″Father Dowling Mysteries”) is 75. Country singer George Strait is 74. Actor Chow Yun-Fat (“Anna and the King,” ″The Replacement Killers”) is 71. Singer-guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet is 66. Guitarist Barry Graul of MercyMe is 65. Singer Michael Tait of Newsboys and of dc Talk is 60. Singer-actor Martika (“Kids Incorporated,” ′Wiseguy”) is 57. Comedian Tina Fey (“30 Rock,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 56. Musician Jack Johnson is 51. Country singer David Nail is 47. Singer Darryl Allen of Mista is 46. Actor Allen Leech (“Downton Abbey”) is 45. Guitarist Kevin Huguley of Rush of Fools is 44. Contemporary Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 39. Actor Spencer Breslin (“The Cat in the Hat”) is 34. Actor Violett Beane (“God Friended Me”) is 30. Actor Hala Finley (“Man with a Plan”) is 17.
May 19: TV personality David Hartman is 91. Actor James Fox is 87. Actor Nancy Kwan is 87. Musician Pete Townshend is 81. Singer-actor-model Grace Jones is 75. Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 72. Actor Steven Ford is 70. Actor Toni Lewis (“Homicide,” ″Oz”) is 66. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 64. Actor Polly Walker (film’s “John Carter,” TV’s “Bridgerton”) is 60. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford (“Monk”) is 56. Gospel singer Israel Houghton is 55. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 54. TV personality Kim Zolciak Biermann (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 48. Singer Shooter Jennings is 47. Comedian Michael Che (“Saturday Night Live”) is 43. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 43. Guitarist James Richardson of MGMT is 43. Actor Eric Lloyd (“The Santa Clause”) is 40. Singer Sam Smith is 34. Actor Nolan Lyons (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 25.
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