Damn I’m Old: Celebrity Birthdays

The following celebrities were born on Oct. 2:

Kelly Ripa (”All My Children,” “Live With Regis and Kelly”) is 39.
Leon Rausch of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys is 82.
Critic Rex Reed is 71.
Don McLean is 64.
Jo-el Sonnier is 63.
Avery Brooks (”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) is 61.
Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics is 59.
Sting is 58.
Lorraine Bracco (”The Sopranos”) is 55.
Greg Jennings of Restless Heart is 55.
Phil Oakey of Human League is 54.
Freddie Jackson is 51.
Robbie Nevil is 51.
Bud Gaugh of Sublime and Long Beach Dub All-Stars is 42.
Gillian Welch is 42.
Kelly Willis is 41.
Dion Allen of Az Yet is 39.
Tiffany is 38.
Lene Nystrom (Aqua) is 36.
Efren Ramirez (”Napoleon Dynamite”) is 36.
LaTocha Scott of Xscape is 36.
Mandisa is 33.
Mike Rodden of Hinder is 27.