Celebrity birthdays, Oct. 1

Celebrities

Celebrity birthdays, Oct. 1 - 7

Oct. 7: "Animorphs" actor Shawn Ashmore, 32; "Beauty and the Beast" Broadway singer Toni Braxton (pictured), 43; "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, 52; "Jack & Diane" singer/songwiter John Cougar Mellencamp, 60; South African Anglican Archbishop Bishop Desmond Tutu, 80.

Oct. 6: Retired British professional boxer Ricky Hatton, 33; "Six Feet Under" HBO actor Jeremy Sisto, 37; "Power Rangers" actress Amy Jo Johnson (pictured), 41; "Leaving Las Vegas" actress Elisabeth Shue, 48; Bond girl Britt Ekland, 69, married Peter Sellers.

Oct. 5: "The Social Network," (Mark Zuckerberg) actor Jesse Eisenberg, 28; socialite, hotel heiress Nicky Hilton, 28; "Titanic" actress Kate Winslet (pictured), 36; "Memento" actor Guy Pearce, 44; "Raiders of the Lost Ark" actress Karen Allen, 60.

Oct. 4: "She's All That" star Rachael Leigh Cook (pictured), 32; "Clueless" actress Alicia Silverstone, 35; "Dead Man Walking" Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, 65; novelist Jackie Collins, 74; Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose (pictured), 23.

Oct. 3: "Dukes of Hazzard" and "American Pie" actor Seann William Scott (pictured), 35; "Scream" actress Neve Campbell, 38; "Closer" British actor Clive Owen, 47; Motley Crue's drummer Tommy Lee, 49; civil rights activist Al Sharpton, 57.

Oct. 2: Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, 25; Regis Philbin's TV sidekick Kelly Ripa, 41; "The Sopranos" actress Lorraine Bracco, 57; "Synchronicity" singer Sting (pictured), 60; DKNY celebrity fashion designer Donna Karan, 63.

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Oct. 7: "Animorphs" actor Shawn Ashmore, 32; "Beauty and the Beast" Broadway singer Toni Braxton (pictured), 43; "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, 52; "Jack & Diane" singer/songwiter John Cougar Mellencamp, 60; South African Anglican Archbishop Bishop Desmond Tutu, 80.

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