April 7: Country singer Bobby Bare is 84. Singer Charlie Thomas of The Drifters is 82. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 80. Actress Roberta Shore (“The Virginian”) is 76. Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 72. Singer-guitarist John Oates of Hall and Oates is 71. Drummer John Dittrich of Restless Heart is 68. Singer Janis Ian is 68. Actor Jackie Chan is 65. Actor Russell Crowe is 55. Singer Mark Kibble of Take 6 is 55. Actor Bill Bellamy (“Last Comic Standing,” ”Fastlane”) is 54. Drummer Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs is 45. Singer-bassist John Cooper of Skillet is 44. Actress Heather Burns (“Miss Congeniality”) is 44. Actor Kevin Alejandro (“Lucifer,” ”Southland”) is 43. Bassist Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons is 34. Contemporary Christian singer Tauren Wells is 33. Actor Ed Speleers (“Downton Abbey”) is 31. Actor Conner Rayburn (“According to Jim”) is 20.

April 8: Comedian Shecky Greene is 93. Original Mouseketeer Darlene Gillespie is 78. Singer Peggy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 78. Songwriter Leon Huff of Gamble and Huff is 77. Guitarist Steve Howe of Yes (and of Asia) is 72. Bassist Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad is 68. Singer-actor John Schneider (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 59. Guitarist Izzy Stradlin (Guns N’ Roses) is 57. Singer-guitarist Donita Sparks of L7 is 56. Singer Julian Lennon is 56. Actor Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” ”Under the Dome”) is 56. Rapper Biz Markie (“Yo Gabba Gabba”) is 55. Actress Robin Wright is 53. Actress Patricia Arquette is 51. Actor JR Bourne (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” ”Revenge”) is 49. Singer Craig Honeycutt of Everything is 49. Drummer Darren Jessee of Ben Folds Five is 48. Actress Emma Caulfield (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 46. Actor Taylor Kitsch (“True Detective,” ”Friday Night Lights”) is 38. Singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend is 35. Actor Taran Noah Smith (“Home Improvement”) is 35. Guitarist Jamie Sierota (Echosmith) is 26. Actress Sadie Calvano (“Mom”) is 22.

April 9: Naturalist Jim Fowler (“Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”) is 89. Actress Michael Learned (“The Waltons”) is 80. Country singer Margo Smith is 77. Country singer Hal Ketchum is 66. Actor Dennis Quaid is 65. Humorist Jimmy Tingle (“60 Minutes II”) is 64. Keyboardist Dave Innis of Restless Heart is 60. Talk show host Joe Scarborough (“Morning Joe”) is 56. Actor Mark Pellegrino (“Dexter”) is 54. Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 54. Actress Cynthia Nixon (“Sex and the City”) is 53. Singer Kevin Martin of Candlebox is 50. TV personality Sunny Anderson (“The Kitchen”) is 44. Singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is 42. Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (“The Cosby Show”) is 40. Guitarist Albert Hammond Junior of The Strokes is 39. Actor Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”) is 39. Actor Jay Baruchel (“Knocked Up,” ”Tropic Thunder”) is 37. Actress Annie Funke (“Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”) is 34. Actor Jordan Masterson (“Last Man Standing”) is 33. Actress Leighton Meester (“Gossip Girl”) is 33. Singer-actor Jesse McCartney (“Summerland”) is 32. Singer Jazmine Sullivan is 32. Actress Kristen Stewart (“Twilight”) is 29. Actress Elle Fanning (“Because of Winn-Dixie”) is 21. Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright (“Game of Thrones”) is 20. Singer Jackie Evancho is 19.

April 10: Actor Max von Sydow is 90. Actress Liz Sheridan (“Seinfeld”) is 90. Sportscaster John Madden is 83. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 72. Actor Steven Seagal is 67. Singer Terre Roche of The Roches is 66. Actor Peter MacNicol (“Numb3rs,” ”Ally McBeal”) is 65. Bassist Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs is 62. Singer-producer Babyface is 61. Musician Brian Setzer is 60. Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 59. Drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander of Primus is 54. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 52. Comedian Orlando Jones is 51. Guitarist Mike Mushok of Staind is 50. Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest is 49. Actor David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) is 44. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 40. Actress Laura Bell Bundy is 38. Actor Harry Hadden-Paton (“Downton Abbey”) is 38. Actress Chyler Leigh (“Supergirl,” ”Grey’s Anatomy”) is 37. Bassist Andrew Dost of fun. is 36. Actor Ryan Merriman (“The Pretender”) is 36. Singer-actress Mandy Moore (“This is Us”) is 35. Actor Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”) is 34. Actress Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 32. Actor Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense”) is 31. Country singer Maren Morris is 29. Singer-actress AJ Michalka of Aly and AJ is 28. Actress Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 27. Actress Sofia Carson (“Descendants”) is 26. Actress Ruby Jerins (“Nurse Jackie”) is 21.

April 11: Actor Joel Grey is 87. Actress Louise Lasser is 80. Actor Peter Riegart (“Animal House”) is 72. Actor Bill Irwin (“Law and Order: SVU”) is 69. Country singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is 62. Guitarist Nigel Pulsford (Bush) is 58. Country singer Steve Azar is 55. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 53. Actor Johnny Messner (“Killer Instinct,” ”The O.C.”) is 50. Bassist Dylan Keefe of Marcy Playground is 49. Actor Vicellous Shannon (“The Hurricane”) is 48. Rapper David Banner is 45. Actress Tricia Helfer (“Lucifer”) is 45. Drummer Chris Gaylor of All-American Rejects is 40. Actress Kelli Garner (“Taking Woodstock,” ”Lars and the Real Girl”) is 35. Singer Joss Stone is 32. Actress Kaitlyn Jenkins (“Bunheads”) is 27.

April 12: Musician Herbie Hancock is 79. Musician John Kay of Steppenwolf is 75. Actor Ed O’Neill (“Modern Family,” ”Married…With Children”) is 73. Actor Dan Lauria (“The Wonder Years”) is 72. Talk show host David Letterman is 72. Singer J.D. Nicholas of The Commodores is 67. Singer Pat Travers is 65. Actor Andy Garcia is 63. Actress Suzzanne Douglas (“The Parent ‘Hood”) is 62. Country singer Vince Gill is 62. TV personality J Alexander (“America’s Next Top Model”) is 61. Guitarist Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen is 61. Singer Art Alexakis of Everclear is 57. Singer Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls is 55. Singer Nicholas Hexum of 311 is 49. Actress Retta (“Good Girls,” ”Parks and Recreation”) is 49. Actor Nicholas Brendon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 48. Actress Shannen Doherty is 48. Actress Sarah Jane Morris (“NCIS”) is 42. Bassist Guy Berryman of Coldplay is 41. Actress Riley Smith (“Nashville”) is 41. Actress Claire Danes is 40. Actress Jennifer Morrison (“Once Upon A Time,” ”House”) is 40. Actor Matt McGorry (“How To Get Away With Murder,” ”Orange Is The New Black”) is 33. Actress Brooklyn Decker (“Grace and Frankie”) is 32. Drummer Joe Rickard of red is 32. Singer-guitarist Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco is 32. Actress Saoirse Ronan is 25.

April 13: Actor Lyle Waggoner (“The Carol Burnett Show”) is 84. Actor Edward Fox is 82. Actor Paul Sorvino is 80. Singer Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers is 79. Composer Bill Conti (“Rocky” film theme) is 77. Musician Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane is 75. Actor Tony Dow (“Leave It To Beaver”) is 74. Musician Al Green is 73. Actor Ron Perlman is 69. Actor William Sadler (“Wonderfalls,” ”Roswell”) is 69. Singer Peabo Bryson is 68. Drummer Max Weinberg of the E Street Band (and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”) is 68. Keyboardist Jimmy Destri (Blondie) is 65. Actress Saundra Santiago (“Miami Vice”) is 62. Guitarist Joey Mazzola of Sponge is 58. Actress Page Hannah (TV’s “Fame”) is 55. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” ”The Biggest Loser”) is 55. Bassist Lisa Umbarger (The Toadies) is 54. Guitarist Marc Ford (Black Crowes) is 53. Actor Ricky Schroder is 49. Singer Aaron Lewis of Staind is 47. Actor Bokeem Woodbine (TV’s “Fargo,” ”Saving Grace”) is 46. Singer Lou Bega is 44. Actor Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 43. Actress Kelli Giddish (“Law and Order: SVU”) is 39. Actress Courtney Peldon (“Boston Public”) is 38. Singer Nellie McKay is 37. Rapper Ty Dolla $ign is 37. Actress Allison Williams (“Girls”) is 31.

The Associated Press

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