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Celebrity Birthdays for August 27 – Paul Reubens, Sarah Chalke and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:00:36 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Paul Reubens
Age: 60
Occupation: Actor and Comedian
Known For: His signature character Pee-wee Herman, roles in TV shows such as ’30 Rock’ and in films like ‘Blow,’ and maintaining a healthy sense of humor after a ridiculous 1991 arrest for indecent exposure in a porn theater

Celebrity Birthdays for August 24 – Marlee Matlin, Rupert Grint and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:00:03 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Marlee Matlin
Age: 47
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her Oscar-winning work in ‘Children of a Lesser God,’ roles on TV shows such as ‘The West Wing,’ and performing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ despite being almost completely deaf

Celebrity Birthdays for August 23 – Shelley Long, Rick Springfield and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:00:05 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Shelley Long
Age: 63
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her Emmy-winning role as snooty Diane Chambers on the iconic hit TV series ‘Cheers,’ playing mom Carol Brady in ‘The Brady Bunch’ movie franchise, other film roles in ‘Irreconcilable Differences’ and ‘Dr. T & the Women,’ and a recurring role on the series ‘Modern Family’

Celebrity Birthdays for August 22 – Tori Amos, Kristen Wiig and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:00:12 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Tori Amos
Age: 49
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Known For: Selling more than 12 million albums worldwide, songs such as ‘Cornflake Girl,’ ‘God’ and ‘A Sorta Fairytale,’ her bright red hair, and being one of the few alternative artists to use a piano as her primary instrument

Celebrity Birthdays for August 21 – Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:00:10 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Kim Cattrall
Age: 56
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her roles in the films ‘Police Academy, ‘Mannequin’ and ‘Porky’s,’ and playing lusty Samantha Jones in the ‘Sex and the City’ television and movie franchises

Celebrity Birthdays for August 20 – Robert Plant, Amy Adams and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:00:12 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Robert Plant
Age: 64
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: His work as the lead singer and lyricist of the legendary rock group Led Zeppelin, his Grammy Award-winning collaborations with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss, co-founding the band The Sensational Space Shifters with Patty Griffin, and being chosen by many music magazines as the greatest rock singer of all time

Celebrity Birthdays for August 15 – Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:00:13 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Ben Affleck
Age: 40
Occupation: Actor, Director and Screenwriter
Known For: Winning an Oscar with Matt Damon for writing ‘Good Will Hunting,’ roles in films such as ‘Armageddon,’ ‘Shakespeare in Love’ and ‘Hollywoodland,’ receiving critical acclaim for directing the movies ‘Gone Baby Gone’ and ‘The Town,’ and his marriage to actress Jennifer Garner

Celebrity Birthdays for August 14 – David Crosby, Halle Berry and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:00:32 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

David Crosby
Age: 72
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Known For: Hits such as ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ while with The Byrds and ‘Woodstock’ and ‘Southern Cross’ while with Crosby, Stills & Nash, his 1995 liver transplant, and being the biological father of two of Melissa Etheridge’s children

Celebrity Birthdays for August 13 – Danny Bonaduce, John Slattery and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:00:40 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Danny Bonaduce
Age: 53
Occupation: Radio Personality and Former Child Actor
Known For: Playing precocious middle brother Danny on 1970s sitcom ‘The Partridge Family,’ his reality show ‘Breaking Bonaduce,’ a messy private life, and being the morning drive-time host on Seattle radio station KZOK-FM

Celebrity Birthdays for August 10 – Antonio Banderas, Angie Harmon and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:00:23 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Antonio Banderas
Age: 52
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Films such as ‘Evita,’ ‘The Mask of Zorro’ and ‘Philadelphia,’ his voiceover work as the bee in the Nasonex ads and in the ‘Shrek’ and ‘Puss in Boots’ franchises, and his marriage to plastic-surgery victim Melanie Griffith

Celebrity Birthdays for August 9 – Melanie Griffith, Gillian Anderson and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:00:48 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Melanie Griffith
Age: 55
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her Academy Award-nominated turn in the 1988 film ‘Working Girl,’ other work in ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’ and ‘Pacific Heights,’ a former longtime relationship with Don Johnson, her current marriage to Antonio Banderas, and spending just a little too much time with her plastic surgeon

Celebrity Birthdays for August 6 – M. Night Shyamalan, Vera Farmiga and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:30 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

M. Night Shyamalan
Age: 42
Occupation: Screenwriter, Director and Producer
Known For: Movies with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings such as the Oscar-nominated ‘The Sixth Sense,’ other films including ‘Signs,’ ‘The Village’ and ‘The Last Airbender,’ and co-founding the production company Night Chronicles

Celebrity Birthdays for August 3 – Tony Bennett, Martin Sheen and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:00:36 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Tony Bennett
Age: 86
Occupation: Singer
Known For: His signature song ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ winning 17 Grammys and two Emmys, selling more than 50 million records worldwide, collaborating with dozens of other artists including Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Barbra Streisand, and just being impossibly cool

Celebrity Birthdays for August 1 – Chuck D, Adam Duritz and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:00:04 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Chuck D
Age: 52
Occupation: Rapper, Producer and Activist
Known For: Creating politically and socially-conscious music with the legendary rap group Public Enemy on controversial songs like ‘Don’t Believe the Hype’ and ’911 Is a Joke,’ co-hosting ‘Unfiltered’ on the now-defunct Air America radio network, and a famous appearance before Congress in which he voiced his support of peer-to-peer MP3 file sharing

Adam Duritz
Age: 48
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician
Known For: Being the dreadlocked frontman and co-founder of the band Counting Crows, hits such as ‘Mr. Jones,’ ‘Round Here,’ ‘Accidentally in Love’ and ‘A Long December,’ renowned work scoring movies like ‘Shrek 2,’ and collaborating with other artists including The Wallflowers and Nanci Griffith

Celebrity Birthdays for July 31 – Wesley Snipes, J. K. Rowling and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:00:38 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
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Wesley Snipes
Age: 50
Occupation: Actor, Producer and Inmate
Known For: Playing the title character in the ‘Blade’ film trilogy, other roles in ‘New Jack City,’ ‘To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar’ and ‘U.S. Marshals,’ and currently serving a three-year sentence for income tax evasion

Celebrity Birthdays for July 30 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lisa Kudrow and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:00:09 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Age: 65
Occupation: Actor, Politician and Philanderer
Known For: Roles in ‘Twins,’ ‘Conan the Barbarian’ and the ‘Terminator’ film franchise, being the 38th governor of California, and torpedoing his marriage to Maria Shriver when he fathered a child with the family housekeeper

Celebrity Birthdays for July 27 – Maya Rudolph, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:00:58 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Maya Rudolph
Age: 40
Occupation: Actress and Comedienne
Known For: Seven years on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ roles in films like ‘Away We Go,’ ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ and ‘Bridesmaids,’ currently starring on the sitcom ‘Up All Night,’ and being the daughter of the late octave-shattering soul singer Minnie Riperton

Celebrity Birthdays for July 26 – Mick Jagger, Sandra Bullock and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:00:47 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Mick Jagger
Age: 69
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: More than 50 years as the lead singer of the iconic rock band The Rolling Stones, scores of classic rock hits including ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,’ ‘Honky Tonk Women,’ ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ and ‘Brown Sugar,’ his chicken-dance stage moves, and being allergic to monogamy

Celebrity Birthdays for July 24 – Jennifer Lopez, Anna Paquin and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:00:02 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Jennifer Lopez
Age: 43
Occupation: Singer and Actress
Known For: Hit songs like ‘Waiting for Tonight,’ ‘Jenny from the Block’ and ‘On the Floor,’ movie roles in ‘The Wedding Planner,’ ‘Maid in Manhattan’ and ‘Enough,’ recently quitting her gig as a judge on ‘American Idol,’ a former engagement to Ben Affleck, and a former marriage to singer Marc Anthony

Anna Paquin
Age: 30
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Winning an Oscar at age 11 for her role in ‘The Piano,’ other movie roles in ‘She’s All That,’ ‘Almost Famous’ and the ‘X-Men’ franchise, her current role as Sookie Stackhouse on the HBO series ‘True Blood,’ and recently announcing she’s expecting her first child with her husband and ‘True Blood’ co-star Stephen Moyer

Celebrity Birthdays for July 20 – Carlos Santana, Julianne Hough and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:00:45 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Carlos Santana
Age: 65
Occupation: Guitarist
Known For: Fusing rock and Latin influences while fronting the band Santana and during his long solo career, hits such as ‘Black Magic Woman,’ ‘Maria Maria’ and ‘Smooth,’ his 10 Grammy Awards, and his place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame