Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 18-24 includes Mariska Hargitay and Dolly Parton

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 18-24:

Jan. 18: Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 85. Comedian-singer Brett Hudson of the Hudson Brothers is 73. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 71. Country singer-actor Mark Collie (“Nashville”) is 70. Actor Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies,” ″The Other Boleyn Girl”) is 66. Actor Alison Arngrim (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 64. Actor Jane Horrocks (“Absolutely Fabulous”) is 62. Comedian Dave Attell (“Insomniac”) is 61. Actor Jesse L. Martin (“The Irrational,” ″Law & Order”) is 57. Rapper DJ Quik is 56. Singer Jonathan Davis of Korn is 55. Singer Christian Burns of BBMak is 52. Actor Derek Richardson (“Men in Trees”) is 50. Actor-screenwriter Jason Segel (“Shrinking,” “How I Met Your Mother”) is 46. Singer-actor Samantha Mumba is 43. Actor Ashleigh Murray (“Riverdale”) is 38. Actor Zeeko Zaki (“FBI,” “24: Legacy”) is 36. Actor Mateus Ward (“Hostages”) is 27.

Jan. 19: Actor Tippi Hedren is 96. Director Richard Lester (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Superman II and III”) is 94. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 84. Actor Shelley Fabares is 82. Country singer Dolly Parton is 80. TV chef Paula Deen is 79. Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 74. Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 74. Actor Desi Arnaz Jr. is 73. Actor Katey Sagal (“Sons of Anarchy,” ″Married... With Children”) is 72. Comedian Paul Rodriguez (“a.k.a. Pablo”) is 71. Keyboardist Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 69. Actor Paul McCrane (“ER”) is 65. Actor William Ragsdale (film’s “Fright Night,” TV’s “Herman’s Head”) is 65. Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 58. Singer Trey Lorenz is 57. Actor Shawn Wayans (“White Chicks,” ″Scary Movie”) is 55. Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 55. Actor Drea de Matteo (“Joey,” ″The Sopranos”) is 54. Comedian Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV,” ″Mad TV”) is 52. Actor Drew Powell (“Gotham”) is 50. Actor Marsha Thomason (“Las Vegas”) is 50. Actor Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 45. Actor Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) is 44. Director Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) is 41. Actor Shaunette Renee Wilson (“The Resident”) is 36. Actor Briana Henry (“General Hospital”) is 34. Actor Logan Lerman (“Percy Jackson” films) is 34. Rapper Taylor Bennett is 30. Actor Lidya Jewett (“Hidden Figures”) is 19.

Jan. 20: Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 81. Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 79. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 74. Guitarist Paul Stanley of Kiss is 74. TV host Bill Maher is 70. Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 68. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 63. Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 61. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 61. Actor Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) is 60. Actor Stacey Dash (“Clueless”) is 59. Actor Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly”) is 57. Singer Edwin McCain is 56. Actor Skeet Ulrich is 56. Drummer Questlove of The Roots is 55. Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 47. Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 42. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 41. Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 40. Actor Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”) is 39.

Jan. 21: Opera singer Placido Domingo is 85. Actor Jill Eikenberry is 79. Guitarist Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 79. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 76. Actor Robby Benson is 70. Actor Geena Davis is 70. Actor Charlotte Ross (“NYPD Blue”) is 58. Singer Marc Gay of Shai is 57. Actor Karina Lombard (“The L Word”) is 57. Actor Ken Leung (“Marvel’s Inhumans,” ″Lost”) is 56. Rapper Levirt of B-Rock and the Bizz is 56. Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 56. Singer Cat Power is 54. DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus is 53. Singer Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) of the Spice Girls is 50. Actor Jerry Trainor (“Wendell & Vinnie,” ″iCarly”) is 49. Singer Nokio of Dru Hill is 47. Actor Izabella Miko (“Coyote Ugly”) is 45. Actor Luke Grimes (TV’s “Yellowstone,” film’s “Fifty Shades”) is 42. Actor Feliz Ramirez (TV’s “Grand Hotel”) is 34.

Jan. 22: Singer Steve Perry (Journey) is 77. Bassist Teddy Gentry of Alabama is 74. Director Jim Jarmusch (“Broken Flowers,” “Stranger Than Paradise”) is 73. Actor John Wesley Shipp (“The Flash,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 71. Actor Linda Blair is 67. Rapper-actor DJ Jazzy Jeff is 61. Actor Diane Lane is 61. Country singer Regina Nicks of Regina Regina is 61. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is 58. Actor Olivia D’Abo (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” ″The Wonder Years”) is 57. Actor Katie Finneran (“The Michael J. Fox Show”) is 55. Actor Gabriel Macht (“Suits”) is 54. Actor Balthazar Getty is 51. Actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 46. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 46. Singer Willa Ford is 45. Actor Beverley Mitchell (“Seventh Heaven”) is 45. Guitarist Ben Moody of The Fallen (and formerly of Evanescence) is 45. Actor-singer Phoebe Strole (“Glee”) is 43. Rapper Logic is 36. Actor Sami Gayle (“Blue Bloods”) is 30.

Jan. 23: Actor-director Lou Antonio (“Cool Hand Luke”) is 92. Jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton is 83. Bassist-keyboardist Bill Cunningham of The Box Tops is 76. Actor Richard Dean Anderson (“MacGyver”) is 76. Singer-guitarist Robin Zander of Cheap Trick is 73. Singer Anita Baker is 68. Bassist Earl Falconer of UB40 is 67. Actor Peter Mackenzie (“black-ish”) is 65. Actor Boris McGiver (“House of Cards,” ″Boardwalk Empire”) is 64. Actor Gail O’Grady (“American Dreams,” ″NYPD Blue”) is 63. Actor Mariska Hargitay (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 62. Singer Marc Nelson (Az Yet) is 55. Former “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell is 52. Actor Tiffani Thiessen (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) is 52. Bassist Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie is 51. Actor Lindsey Kraft (“Living Biblically”) is 45.

Jan. 24: Fiddler Doug Kershaw is 90. Singer Ray Stevens is 87. Singer Neil Diamond is 85. Singer Aaron Neville is 85. Actor Michael Ontkean (TV’s “Twin Peaks,” film’s “Slap Shot”) is 80. Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs is 76. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 75. Actor William Allen Young (“Code Black,” “Moesha”) is 72. Keyboardist-turned-TV personality Jools Holland (Squeeze) is 68. Actor Nastassja Kinski is 65. Drummer Keech Rainwater of Lonestar is 63. Comedian Phil LaMarr (“Mad TV”) is 59. Singer Sleepy Brown of Society of Soul is 56. Actor Matthew Lillard (“Scooby-Doo,” ″She’s All That”) is 56. Actor Merrilee McCommas (“Friday Night Lights,” ″Family Law”) is 55. Singer Beth Hart is 54. Actor Ed Helms (“The Office”) is 52. Actor Christina Moses (“A Million Little Things”) is 48. Actor Tatyana Ali (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 47. Actor Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age,” “Leftovers”) is 45. Actor Daveed Diggs (“black-ish”) is 44. Actor Justin Baldoni (“Jane The Virgin”) is 42. Actor Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”) is 40.

Mariska Hargitay attends the "Law & Order" 25th anniversary celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Smith’s sales pitch to Ebuka Okorie on everything Stanford had to offer him kept on coming: For about 10 minutes the coach shared all the great things he believed could happen if Okorie decided to come West and play basketball for the Cardinal.

Turns out Smith could have saved his words and energy during their sit-down that day. The under-the-radar point guard from New Hampshire had already made up his mind to move across the country instead of attending Harvard as he’d originally planned — and as his parents had hoped.

Okorie made the choice during his recruiting visit to The Farm.

“He actually gave me a little speech,” Okorie recalled. “He was talking to me for like 10 minutes and then at the end of his speech I told him I was committing and we still laugh and joke about it today because he was basically saying I should have just said it at first so he didn’t have to give me a whole speech.”

They enjoy reflecting on all of it now, nearly a year and a half later and with Okorie leading the way for Stanford (20-12). He scored 14 points in a 64-63 loss to Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Tuesday but still has a chance to finish as the ACC’s top scorer — beginning the week ahead of Duke's conference player of the year and rookie of the year Cameron Boozer — and already is the league's regular-season scoring champion. Okorie began the week ranked fifth in the nation averaging 23.1 points per game and second among freshmen.

The last Stanford player who led the conference in scoring was Landry Fields in 2009-10, at 22 points per game.

“I was just selling Stanford, why you should do it and he let me go on the whole deal and I was just talking about, ‘Hey, you’re a great fit, we want guys that are committed, guys with great attitudes, great work ethic and your profile,’ how academics is important,” Smith shared. “I went on and on and on and on. And then he’s like, ‘I’m coming.’ That’s when I said, ‘You let me rattle on, you were coming the whole time?’”

Initially, Okorie had decided on Harvard over Brown based on his Nigerian parents’ guidance that it would be a better choice academically. Then Okorie’s high school coach from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, Jason Smith, reached out to Stanford and some other programs inquiring about whether there might be an opportunity for him at a more prominent school in a bigger conference.

On Monday, the 6-foot-2 Okorie was named to the All-ACC first team and ACC All-Rookie team. He also averages 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals.

Okorie doesn’t even turn 19 until April — and the next pressing question will be whether he stays put at Stanford or declares for the NBA Draft. Okorie insists he isn’t thinking about all of that just yet.

Stanford has been a nice fit so far.

“It’s been great. From the beginning the coaches and all my teammates have welcomed me,” he said. “I’ve been working and I feel like I’ve earned my spot. Coming here I feel like I had the opportunity to do that. It’s been really fun.”

Smith has challenged Okorie to be more vocal, recently presenting him with a five-page “Cardinal Rules” tutorial — Smith wrote the “manifesto” as he calls it — about playing point guard at Stanford, using the names of past Cardinal stars at the position like Chris Hernandez and Brevin Knight as part of the lesson.

He didn’t give that to Okorie right way, rather waiting until the freshman found a rhythm with college basketball and life as a student-athlete.

That comfort level shows, whether in front of a big crowd or behind the scenes.

During a practice last week at Maples Pavilion, Okorie flipped an overhead pass to Donavin Young, who knocked down the 3-pointer as Okorie pumped his fist in delight on the opposite side of the arc.

Okorie then yelled “He can’t guard you!” after AJ Rohosy drove to his left for a layup and converted the three-point play.

“Good take!” Okorie let out when Jaylen Thompson made a three-point play of his own a couple of minutes later.

His spirit is infectious, and Okorie insists all the support from the players around him like senior guard Benny Gealer has been the reason he has adapted so quickly and had the kind of season he has had.

“That’s really high praise from a great player who has been great for our team, as important as any one of us,” Gealer said. “He’s just so talented as a young person. I feel like he’s probably giving me too much credit. I’m just there to support him and encourage him and keep him locked in because you don’t really see too many talents like him come by. I know coach wants him to maximize his potential and every one of us wants him to maximize his potential, too.”

Okorie is doing just that.

Smith loves watching the growth and maturity Okorie exhibits each day, initially figuring Okorie would play 20 to 25 minutes per game “and now he’s a two-way player and I can’t take him out of the game."

Everybody involved has celebrated Okorie, taking to heart Smith’s recent message of having joy for others.

“It’s pretty amazing,” Smith said. “He’s just so coachable, and where I’m at in my life and my coaching career it’s ‘enjoy the ride.’ … He’s just a good dude, so he’s easy to root for.”

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FILE - Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie (1) drives to the basket against Clemson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

FILE - Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie (1) reacts after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)