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Happy birthday to entertainers like Pat Priest, Debra Messing, and Joe Jonas! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Actress Pat Priest (1936) stepped in as the second Marilyn Munster on "The Munsters" and showed up in "Easy Come, Easy Go." She turned up next in "The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant," then came back to the franchise decades later as the voice of an airline announcer in the 2022 "Munsters" movie.
Actress Debra Messing (1968) landed an early lead on "Ned & Stacey," became the Grace of "Will & Grace," and took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She starred on "Smash" and "The Mysteries of Laura" and turned up in "The Alto Knights."
Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson (1970) stacked up credits in "Life," "Kangaroo Jack," and "The Departed" and put on a badge as a detective on "Law & Order." He carried "Black-ish" as Dre Johnson, put the badge back on for a return to "Law & Order," and played the first gentleman in "G20."
Actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck (1972) wrote himself a starring role in "Good Will Hunting" and took home an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay before he turned 26. He moved behind the camera for "Gone Baby Gone" and "The Town," directed and produced "Argo" to a Best Picture win, then came back for "The Accountant 2" and starred in "The Rip."
Singer Joe Jonas (1989) came up with the Jonas Brothers on "Jonas Brothers" and "A Little Bit Longer" and played Shane Gray in "Camp Rock." He fronted DNCE on "Cake by the Ocean," put out "Music for People Who Believe in Love," and headed back to camp for "Camp Rock 3."
Actress Jennifer Lawrence (1990) picked up her first Oscar nomination for "Winter's Bone," became Katniss Everdeen across "The Hunger Games," and won Best Actress for "Silver Linings Playbook," then tripped on the stairs on her way up to collect it. She followed with "American Hustle" and "No Hard Feelings" and took her latest lead in "Die My Love."
Actor-musician Jim Dale (1935), Judge Stephen Breyer (1938), Drummer Stix Hooper (1938), Politician Maxine Waters (1938), Drummer Pete York (1942), Actress Barbara Bouchet (1943), Journalist Linda Ellerbee (1944), Songwriter Jimmy Webb (1946), Musician Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers (1948), British royal Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Actress Tess Harper (1950), Drummer Tommy Aldridge (1950), Actor Larry Mathews (1955), Actor Željko Ivanek (1957), Actor-comedian Rondell Sheridan (1958), Musician Matt Johnson of The The (1961), Chef Tom Colicchio (1962), Actor David Zayas (1962), Filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Philanthropist Melinda French Gates (1964), Writer-producer Rob Thomas (1965), Actor Peter Hermann (1967), Singer Mikey Graham of Boyzone (1972), Actress Christine Adams (1974), Actress Natasha Henstridge (1974), Video game designer Donald Mustard (1976), Musician Tim Foreman of Switchfoot (1978), Beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978), Race car driver Carl Edwards (1979), Computer scientist-podcaster Lex Fridman (1983), Actress-singer Emily Kinney (1985), Actress Courtney Hope (1989), Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega (1989), Singer-actress Belinda (1989), Rapper Chief Keef (1995)
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