Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9

March 3: Singer-guitarist Mike Pender of The Searchers is 78. Movie producer-director George Miller ("Mad Max") is 74. Actress Hattie Winston ("Becker") is 74. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 72. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky ("Police Academy" films) is 69. Musician Robyn Hitchcock is 66. Guitarist John Lilley of The Hooters is 65. Actress Miranda Richardson is 61. Actress Laura Harring ("Mulholland Drive," ''Gossip Girl") is 55. Drummer Duncan Phillips of Newsboys is 55. Rapper-actor Tone Loc is 53. Actress Julie Bowen ("Modern Family") is 49. Singer Brett Warren of The Warren Brothers is 48. Actor David Faustino ("Married...With Children") is 45. Gospel singer Jason Crabb is 42. Singer Ronan Keating of Boyzone is 42. Rapper Lil' Flip is 38. Actress Jessica Biel is 37. Guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey of Hinder is 35. Musician Brett Hite of Frenship is 33. Singer Camila Cabello is 22. Actor Thomas Barbusca ("The Mick") is 16. Actress Reylynn Caster (TV's "Me, Myself and I") is 16.

March 4: Actress Paula Prentiss (1975's "The Stepford Wives") is 81. Movie director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") is 78. Singer Chris Rea is 68. Actor-singer Ronn Moss of Player ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 67. Actress Kay Lenz is 66. Musician Emilio Estefan of the Miami Sound Machine is 66. Actress Catherine O'Hara ("Home Alone," ''A Mighty Wind") is 65. Actor Mykelti Williamson ("Forrest Gump") is 62. Actress Patricia Heaton ("The Middle," ''Everybody Loves Raymond") is 61. Actor Steven Weber ("NCIS: New Orleans," ''Wings") is 58. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is 56. Actress Stacy Edwards ("Chicago Hope") is 54. Rapper Grand Puba (Brand Nubian) is 53. Drummer Patrick Hannan of The Sundays is 53. Singer Evan Dando of The Lemonheads is 52. Actress Patsy Kensit is 51. Actress Andrea Bendewald ("Suddenly Susan") is 49. Drummer Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries is 48. Country singer Jason Sellers is 48. Jazz drummer Jason Marsalis is 42. Actress Jessica Heap ("The Young and the Restless") is 36. TV personality Whitney Port ("The Hills") is 34. Actress Audrey Esparza ("Blindspot") is 33. Actress Margo Harshman ("NCIS," ''The Big Bang Theory") is 33. Actor Josh Bowman ("Revenge") is 31. Actress Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") is 29. Actress Jenna Boyd ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") is 26.

March 5: Actor Paul Sand ("St. Elsewhere") is 87. Actor James B. Sikking ("Hill Street Blues," ''Doogie Howser, M.D.") is 85. Actor Dean Stockwell ("JAG," ''Quantum Leap") is 83. Football player-turned-actor Fred Williamson is 81. Actress Samantha Eggar ("The Molly Maguires," ''Dr. Doolittle") is 80. Actor Michael Warren ("Soul Food," ''Hill Street Blues") is 73. Actor Eddie Hodges is 72. Singer Eddy Grant is 71. Keyboardist Alan Clark of Dire Straits is 67. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield ("Night Court") is 65. Magician Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller is 64. Actress Adriana Barraza is 63. Actress Talia Balsam ("Divorce," ''Mad Men") is 60. Musicians Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers are 57. Actor Paul Blackthorne ("Arrow," ''24") is 50. Guitarist John Frusciante is 49. Singer Rome is 49. Actor Kevin Connolly ("Entourage") is 45. Actress Eva Mendes is 45. Actress Jolene Blalock ("Enterprise") is 44. Model Niki Taylor is 44. Actress Kimberly McCullough ("General Hospital") is 41. Actor Sterling Knight ("Sonny With A Chance") is 30. Actor Jake Lloyd ("Star Wars" films) is 30. Actor Micah Fowler ("Speechless") is 21.

March 6: Dancer Carmen de Lavallade is 88. Actress-writer Joanna Miles is 79. Actor Ben Murphy is 77. Singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes is 75. Drummer Hugh Grundy of The Zombies is 74. Guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd is 73. Actress Anna Maria Horsford ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 72. Actor-director Rob Reiner is 72. Singer Kiki Dee is 72. TV personality John Stossel is 72. Sports correspondent Armen Keteyian is 66. Actor Tom Arnold is 60. Actor D.L. Hughley ("The Hughleys") is 56. Country songwriter Skip Ewing is 55. Actor Shuler Hensley is 52. Actress Connie Britton ("Nashville") is 52. Actress Moira Kelly is 51. Actress Amy Pietz ("Aliens in America," ''Caroline in the City") is 50. Guitarist Chris Broderick of Megadeth is 49. Country singer Trent Willmon is 46. Guitarist Shan Farmer of Ricochet is 45. Rapper Beanie Sigel is 45. Rapper Bubba Sparxxx is 42. Actor Shaun Evans ("Endeavour") is 39. Drummer Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend is 35. Actor Eli Marienthal is 33. Rapper-producer Tyler, the Creator is 28. Actor Dillon Freasier ("There Will Be Blood") is 23.

March 7: TV personality Willard Scott ("Today") is 85. Actor Daniel J. Travanti ("Hill Street Blues") is 79. Bassist Chris White of The Zombies is 76. Singer Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band is 73. Keyboardist Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum is 73. Guitarist Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers is 67. Actor Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") is 63. Actress Donna Murphy ("Mercy Street," ''Murder One") is 60. Actress Mary Beth Evans ("Days of Our Lives") is 58. Singer Taylor Dayne is 57. Actor Bill Brochtrup ("Major Crimes," ''NYPD Blue") is 56. Opera singer Denyce Graves is 55. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 55. Actor Jonathan Del Arco ("Major Crimes") is 53. Drummer Randy Guss of Toad The Wet Sprocket is 52. Actress Rachel Weisz is 49. Actor Peter Sarsgaard ("Kinsey," ''Garden State") is 48. Actor Jay Duplass ("The Mindy Project") is 46. Singer Sebastien Izambard of Il Divo is 46. Singer Hugo Ferreira of Tantric is 45. Actress Jenna Fischer ("The Office") is 45. Actor Tobias Menzies ("Outlander," ''Game of Thrones") is 45. Actor TJ Thyne ("Bones") is 44. Actress Laura Prepon ("Orange Is the New Black," ''That '70s Show") is 39. Actress Bel Powley (Film: "Diary of a Teenage Girl") is 27. Actress Giselle Eisenberg ("Life in Pieces") is 22.

March 8: Jazz saxophonist George Coleman is 84. Actress Sue Ane Langdon is 83. Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 75. Actor-director Micky Dolenz of The Monkees is 74. Bassist Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco) is 73. Singer Peggy March is 71. Jazz pianist Billy Childs is 62. Singer Gary Numan is 61. NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 60. Actor Aidan Quinn is 60. Guitarist Jimmy Dormire (Confederate Railroad) is 59. Actress Camryn Manheim ("The Practice") is 58. Actor Leon ("Cool Runnings") is 56. Singer Shawn Mullins is 51. Actress Andrea Parker ("Less Than Perfect") is 49. Actor Boris Kodjoe ("Code Black," ''Madea's Family Reunion") is 46. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 43. Actress Laura Main ("Call the Midwife") is 42. Actor James Van Der Beek ("CSI: Cyber," ''Dawson's Creek") is 42. Singer Kameelah Williams of 702 is 41. Actor Nick Zano ("Minority Report," ''2 Broke Girls") is 41. Singer Tom Chaplin of Keane is 40. Guitarist Andy Ross of OK Go is 40. Singer Kristinia DeBarge is 29.

March 9: Singer Lloyd Price is 86. Actress Joyce Van Patten is 85. Country singer Mickey Gilley is 83. Actress Trish Van Devere is 78. Singer John Cale (The Velvet Underground) is 77. Singer Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders is 77. TV anchor Charles Gibson is 76. Guitarist Robin Trower (Procol Harum) is 74. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 71. Guitarist Jimmie Fadden of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 71. Actress Linda Fiorentino ("Men In Black") is 61. Actor Tom Amandes ("Eli Stone," ''Parenthood") is 60. Guitarist Rusty Hendrix of Confederate Railroad is 59. Actress Juliette Binoche ("Chocolat," ''The English Patient") is 55. Bassist Robert Sledge of Ben Folds Five is 51. Drummer Shannon Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars is 49. Rapper C-Murder (AKA C-Miller) is 48. Actor Emmanuel Lewis ("Webster") is 48. Actress Jean Louisa Kelly ("Yes, Dear," ''Mr. Holland's Opus") is 47. Actor Kerr Smith ("Life Unexpected," ''Dawson's Creek") is 47. Actor Oscar Isaac ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") is 40. Comedian Jordan Klepper ("The Daily Show") is 40. Rapper Chingy is 39. Actor Matthew Gray Gubler ("Criminal Minds") is 39. Guitarist Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory is 38. Keyboardist Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes is 36. Actress Brittany Snow ("American Dreams," ''Hairspray") is 33. Rapper Bow Wow is 32. Rapper YG is 29. Actor Luis Armand Garcia ("George Lopez") is 27. Actress Cierra Ramirez ("The Fosters") is 24.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country's capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said.

With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. But the death toll in the protests has grown, while 2,600 others have been detained, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Those abroad fear the information blackout will embolden hard-liners within Iran's security services to launch a bloody crackdown, despite warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump he's willing to strike the Islamic Republic to protect peaceful demonstrators.

Trump offered support for the protesters, saying on social media that “Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!!!” The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous U.S. officials, said on Saturday night that Trump had been given military options for a strike on Iran, but hadn’t made a final decision.

The State Department separately warned: “Do not play games with President Trump. When he says he’ll do something, he means it.”

Online videos sent out of Iran, likely using Starlink satellite transmitters, purportedly showed demonstrators gathering in northern Tehran's Punak neighborhood. There, it appeared authorities shut off streets, with protesters waving their lit mobile phones. Others banged metal while fireworks went off.

Other footage purportedly showed demonstrators peacefully marching down a street and others honking their car horns on the street.

In Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city, some 725 kilometers (450 miles) northeast of Tehran, footage purported to show protesters confronting security forces. Flaming debris and dumpsters could be seen in the street, blocking the road. Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, the holiest in Shiite Islam, making the protests there carry heavy significance for the country's theocracy.

Protests also appeared to happen in Kerman, 800 kilometers (500 miles) southeast of Tehran.

Iranian state television on Sunday morning took a page from demonstrators, having their correspondents appear on streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen. Tehran and Mashhad were not included. They also showed pro-government demonstrations in Qom and Qazvin.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has signaled a coming clampdown, despite U.S. warnings. Tehran escalated its threats Saturday, with Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge. The statement carried by Iranian state television said even those who “helped rioters” would face the charge.

Iran’s theocracy cut off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls on Thursday, though it allowed some state-owned and semiofficial media to publish. Qatar’s state-funded Al Jazeera news network reported live from Iran, but they appeared to be the only major foreign outlet able to work.

Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who called for protests Thursday and Friday, asked in his latest message for demonstrators to take to the streets Saturday and Sunday. He urged protesters to carry Iran’s old lion-and-sun flag and other national symbols used during the time of the shah to “claim public spaces as your own.”

Pahlavi’s support of and from Israel has drawn criticism in the past — particularly after the 12-day war. Demonstrators have shouted in support of the shah in some protests, but it isn’t clear whether that’s support for Pahlavi himself or a desire to return to a time before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country’s economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran’s theocracy.

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)