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Happy birthday to entertainers like Denis Leary, Edward Norton, and Andy Samberg! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Comedian-actor Denis Leary (1957) turned his stand-up into a breakthrough with "No Cure for Cancer," voiced Diego across the "Ice Age" franchise, and co-created "Rescue Me." He created and starred on "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll," turned up in "Oh. What. Fun.," and put the fatigues back on as Colonel Patrick Quinn for the second season of "Going Dutch."
Actress Madeleine Stowe (1958) graduated from television to features with "Stakeout" and "Revenge," hit A-list status with "The Last of the Mohicans," and took a National Society of Film Critics award for "Short Cuts." She played Kathryn Railly in "12 Monkeys," picked up a Golden Globe nomination as Victoria Grayson on ABC's "Revenge," and is back on TV on HBO's "It: Welcome to Derry."
Actor Edward Norton (1969) landed Oscar nominations for "Primal Fear" and "American History X" before playing the unnamed narrator in "Fight Club" and starring in "25th Hour." He was nominated again for "Birdman" and "A Complete Unknown," and played Miles Bron in "Glass Onion."
Actor Christian Slater (1969) broke through with "Heathers," took over the airwaves in "Pump Up the Volume," and carried "True Romance." He won a Golden Globe for "Mr. Robot," played Harry Morgan on "Dexter: Original Sin," and turned up in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You."
Actress Kaitlin Olson (1975) came up on "The Drew Carey Show," claimed Sweet Dee on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and headlined "The Mick." She's picked up two Emmy nominations for "Hacks" and now leads "High Potential."
Comedian-actor Andy Samberg (1978) took home an Emmy for "Dick in a Box" on "Saturday Night Live" and spun the Lonely Island's digital shorts into "Incredibad." He's led "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," co-wrote and starred in "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," and co-created and voices the title archaeologist on "Digman!"
Director Roman Polanski (1933), Singer Maxine Brown (1939), Actor Henry G. Sanders (1942), Drummer Dennis Elliott of Foreigner (1950), Comedian Elayne Boosler (1952), Singer Steve Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons (1955), Composer John Debney (1956), Actress Carole Bouquet (1957), Composer Tan Dun (1957), TV news anchor Bob Woodruff (1961), Actor Adam Storke (1962), Actor Craig Bierko (1964), Voice actress Ikue Ōtani (1965), Comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis (1967), Singer Zac Maloy of The Nixons (1968), Rapper Everlast of House of Pain (1969), Rapper Masta Killa of Wu-Tang Clan (1969), Musician Aphex Twin (1971), Guitarist Brad Tursi of Old Dominion (1979), Football player Jeremy Shockey (1980), Singer Mika (1983), Mixed martial artist Joanna Jędrzejczyk (1987), Rapper-singer G-Dragon (1988), Comedian-actress Anna Akana (1989), Basketball player Liz Cambage (1991), Actor Richard Harmon (1991), Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel (1992), Artist-model Frances Bean Cobain (1992), Actress Maia Mitchell (1993), Actress Madelaine Petsch (1994), Baseball player Seiya Suzuki (1994), Actress Parker McKenna Posey (1995), Actress Josephine Langford (1997), Singer Clairo (1998)
Actor-director Robert Redford (1936-2026)
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