Celebrity Birthdays: Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Romijn
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman's ex-husband who stars next in the futuristic vampire flick Daybreakers (out in January), celebrates his 39th birthday. Another famous former spouse (of John Stamos), supermodel/actress Rebecca Romijn, turns 37. She’s now married to Jerry O’Connell, and a mother of twins. Sally Field, who stars in ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, is 43; Thandie Newton, of Crash and The Pursuit of Happyness, turns 37; and the first lady of California (and Mrs. Schwarzenegger), Maria Shriver, is 54.
November 05, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: Kevin Jonas, Tatum O'Neal
The curly haired oldest Jonas Brother, Kevin Jonas, celebrates his 22nd birthday today. To the dismay of thousands of teenage girls everywhere, Kevin is recently engaged to girlfriend Danielle Deleasa. Tatum O’Neal, who can still claim to be the youngest person ever to win an acting Oscar (for Paper Moon at age 10), turns 46. Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, who recently added to his superstar status when his face was printed on the Canadian post stamp, is 50. Art Garfunkel, one-half of the musical duo Simon & Garfunkel, turns 68.
November 04, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: Sean Combs, Matthew McConaughey
Rapper Sean Combs — aka “Puff Daddy,” “P. Diddy” and most recently just “Diddy” — celebrates his 40th birthday today. The music mogul, famous for his flashy parties, is sure to be throwing a memorable bash for the big 4-0. The man with one of the hardest last names in show business, Matthew McConaughey, also turns 40 – though you would never guess it from his suspiciously frequent shirtless pictures. And former first lady Laura Bush is 63.
November 03, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: Roseanne Barr, Dennis Miller
Roseanne Barr, who headlined one of TV’s most successful sitcoms, turns 57 today. More recently, the comedienne went blonde and hosted an HBO stand-up special, Blonde and Bitchin’. Another TV personality, Dennis Miller, who now hosts a national radio program, celebrates his 56th birthday. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom's Kate Capshaw, who is married to director Steven Spielberg, is also 56.
November 02, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: David Schwimmer, k.d. lang
David Schwimmer, Rachel’s Ross on Friends, turns 43. He’s directing now (his next film, Trust, stars Clive Owen and Catherine Keener), and Schwimmer played himself on an episode of HBO’s Entourage this past summer. Musician and equal rights advocate k.d. lang celebrates her 48th birthday today. Rapper Nelly, he of Hot in Herre fame, is 35, and former Hart to Hart star Stefanie Powers is 67.
October 30, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: Gavin Rossdale, Nia Long
October 29, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: Winona Ryder, Richard Dreyfuss
Winona Ryder, who is part of executive producer Brad Pitt’s ensemble cast in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (scheduled for limited release in November), celebrates her 38th birthday today. (You can watch a trailer of her new movie below.) Actor Richard Dreyfuss, most notably of Mr. Holland’s Opus and The Goodbye Girl, turns 62. He stars next opposite Ed Norton and Susan Sarandon in the comedic thriller Leaves of Grass, hitting theaters in December. American Idol judge Randy Jackson is 48, and you can see him back on the small screen, with new judge Ellen DeGeneres, when season nine premieres in January.
October 28, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: Julia Roberts, Joaquin Phoenix
Pretty Woman Julia Roberts, who has the leading role in the upcoming screen adaptation of the popular memoir Eat, Pray, Love, celebrates her 42nd birthday today. Joaquin Phoenix, who made a spectacle of himself on David Letterman's show earlier this year, turns 35. Bill Gates, the multi-billionaire Microsoft founder, is 54. NCIS star Lauren Holly, appearing in the upcoming thriller Final Storm, turns 46, and gold medal-winning track star (and stepdad to Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian) Bruce Jenner is 60.
October 27, 2009
Celebrity Birthdays: John Cleese, Kelly Osbourne
British actor and funnyman John Cleese celebrates his 70th birthday. IFC recently aired a six-part documentary about Cleese and his partners in Monty Python, Monty Python: Almost the Truth. Dancing With the Stars contestant (and daughter of Ozzy Osbourne) Kelly Osbourne turns 25. Patrick Fugit, who starred in Almost Famous and currently appears in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, is 27. And three notable singers have birthdays today: Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland is 42, Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon is 51, and country singer Lee Greenwood turns 67.
