Star Jones (Left) and Aretha Franklin - File photos

March 23

Comedian Marty Allen is 86. Singer Ric Ocasek (The Cars) is 59. Singer Chaka Khan is 55. Actress Amanda Plummer is 51. Actress Hope Davis (About Schmidt) is 44. Actor Richard Grieco is 43. Country drummer Kevin Griffin of Yankee Grey is 43. Actress Marin Hinkle (Two and A Half Men) is 42. Singer-keyboardist Damon Albarn of Blur is 40. Drummer John Humphrey of The Nixons is 38. Actress Keri Russell (Felicity) is 32. Actress Nicholle Tom (The Nanny) is 30.

March 24

Singer Nick Lowe is 59. Bassist Dougie Thomson of Supertramp is 57. Comedian Louie Anderson is 55. Actor Robert Carradine is 54. Actress Donna Pescow is 54. Actress Kelly LeBrock is 48. TV personality Star Jones is 46. Actress Annabella Sciorra is 44. Singer-violinist Sharon Corr of The Corrs is 38. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 38. Rapper Maceo of De La Soul is 38. Actress Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) is 34. Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes (The Nativity Story, Whale Rider) is 18.

March 25

Movie critic Gene Shalit is 76. Singer Anita Bryant is 68. Singer Aretha Franklin is 66. Actor Paul Michael Glaser (TV's Starsky and Hutch) is 65. Musician Elton John is 61. Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 60. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 55. Actor James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) is 50. Saxophonist Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet is 48. Actress Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives) is 48. Actress Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) is 46. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton (The Practice) is 44. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 43. Singer Melanie Blatt of All Saints is 33. Actor Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) is 29. Singer Katharine McPhee (American Idol) is 24. Singer Aly Michalka of Aly and AJ is 19.

March 26

Actor Leonard Nimoy is 77. Actor Alan Arkin is 74. Actor James Caan is 68. Singer Diana Ross is 64. Actor Johnny Crawford (The Rifleman) is 62. Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is 60. Singer-actress Vicki Lawrence is 59. Actor Ernest Thomas (What's Happening) is 59. Singer Teddy Pendergrass is 58. Actor Martin Short is 58. Country singer Ronnie McDowell is 58. Drummer Monte Yoho of The Outlaws is 56. Country singer Dean Dillon is 53. Country singer Charly McClain is 52. Talk-show host Leeza Gibbons is 51. Actress Jennifer Grey is 48. Actor Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) is 42. Guitarist James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) is 40. Country singer Kenny Chesney is 40. Actor T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy) is 35. Rapper Juvenile is 33. Actress Amy Smart (Road Trip, Felicity) is 32. Actress Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean) is 23. Rapper J-Kwon is 22.

March 27

Actor Julian Glover is 73. Actor Austin Pendleton is 68. Actor Michael York is 66. Keyboardist Tony Banks of Genesis is 58. Keyboardist-guitarist Andrew Farriss of INXS is 49. Saxophonist Dave Koz is 45. Director Quentin Tarantino is 45. Singer Mariah Carey is 38. Drummer Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler is 38. Actress Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) is 38. Singer Fergie of Black Eyed Peas is 33. Actress Emily Ann Lloyd (Something So Right) is 24. Actress Taylor Atelian (According to Jim) is 13.

March 28

Actress Conchata Ferrell is 65. Actor Ken Howard is 64. Actress Dianne Wiest is 60. Country singer Reba McEntire is 53. Country singer Rodney Atkins is 39. Actor Vince Vaughn is 38. Rapper Mr Cheeks of Lost Boyz is 37. Actor Ken L. (The Parkers) is 35. Guitarist Dave Keuning of The Killers is 32. Actress Julia Stiles is 27.

March 29

Host John McLaughlin (The McLaughlin Group) is 81. Comedian Eric Idle is 65. Composer Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) is 65. Singer Bobby Kimball of Toto is 61. Actor Christopher Lambert (Highlander) is 51. Singer Perry Farrell of Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction is 49. Comedian Amy Sedaris is 47. Model Elle Macpherson is 45.

Singer-harmonica player John Popper of Blues Traveler is 41. Actress Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess") is 40. Country singer Regina Leigh of Regina Regina is 40. Country singer Brady Seals is 39. Singer Kelly Sweet is 20.