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This combination photo of celebrities with birthdays from Sept. 11-17 shows Virginia Madsen, from left, Jennifer Hudson, Jean Smart, Tyler Perry, Tom Hardy, Amy Poehler and Elvira Mistress of the Dark. (AP Photo)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 11-17
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 11-17:

Sept. 11: Actor Earl Holliman is 94. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 83. Movie director Brian De Palma is 82.
 
FILE - American film director, writer and producer Bob Rafelson is seen in this 1981 photo. Rafelson, a co-creator of "The Monkees," who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died at his home in Aspen, Colo., Saturday, July 23, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was 89. (AP Photo/File)
Bob Rafelson, New Hollywood era director, dies at 89