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Happy birthday to entertainers like Don King, Ke Huy Quan, and Demi Lovato! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Boxing promoter Don King (1931) put together "The Rumble in the Jungle" and "Thrilla in Manila," and "Only in America" became his catchphrase. He promoted Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Julio César Chávez and landed in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Actor Ray Wise (1947) put in seven years on "Love of Life" and brought street-level menace to "RoboCop." He played Leland Palmer on "Twin Peaks," then turned up as the Devil himself on "Reaper."
Weather anchor Al Roker (1954) came up through WKYC and WNBC before landing the weather desk at "Today." He's spent three decades telling America what's happening in its own neck of the woods, and he created and voices "Weather Hunters."
Actor Ke Huy Quan (1970) played Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Data in "The Goonies," and later spent nearly two decades away from acting. He came back with Netflix's "Finding ʻOhana" and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
Actress Amy Adams (1974) broke through in "Junebug" and went full fairy tale as Giselle in "Enchanted." She's picked up six Oscar nominations without a win and starred on Apple TV's "Cape Fear."
Actor Andrew Garfield (1983) won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for "Boy A" and broke out a second time with "The Social Network." He swung through "The Amazing Spider-Man" films and earned Oscar nominations for "Hacksaw Ridge" and "Tick, Tick... Boom!"
Singer-actress Demi Lovato (1992) started out on "Barney & Friends" and hit it big as Mitchie Torres in "Camp Rock." She scored hits with "Skyscraper," "Heart Attack," and "Sorry Not Sorry" and released her ninth album "It's Not That Deep."
Politician George J. Mitchell (1933), Politician Ron Paul (1935), Director Andrei Konchalovsky (1937), Musician Dave Brock of Hawkwind (1941), Actor Sylvester McCoy (1943), Baseball player Graig Nettles (1944), News anchor Connie Chung (1946), Musician Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk (1946), Musician Jimmy Pankow of Chicago (1947), Illustrator Alan Lee (1947), Actor John Noble (1948), Singer Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin (1948), Musician Rudy Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers (1952), Singer-songwriter John Hiatt (1952), Actor-director Peter Horton (1953), Basketball player Quinn Buckner (1954), Actor Jay Acovone (1955), Actress Joan Allen (1956), Director David O. Russell (1958), Director Patricia Rozema (1958), Baseball player Mark Langston (1960), Actor James Marsters (1962), Rapper KRS-One (1965), Actor Colin Cunningham (1966), Basketball coach Sandy Brondello (1968), Actor-comedian Billy Gardell (1969), Singer Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit (1970), Guitarist Brad Avery of Third Day (1971), Actor-comedian David Walliams (1971), Baseball player Todd Helton (1973), Actor Misha Collins (1974), Singer Monique Powell of Save Ferris (1975), Hockey executive Chris Drury (1976), Actress Kristen Miller (1976), Singer Jamie Cullum (1979), Actor Ben Barnes (1981), Wrestling commentator Byron Saxton (1981), Actress Meghan Ory (1982), Actor Brant Daugherty (1985), Wrestler Gunther (1987), Basketball player Jerryd Bayless (1988), Rapper Kirko Bangz (1989), Basketball player Cory Joseph (1991), Actor-singer Alex Newell (1992), Football player Mitchell Trubisky (1994), Actress Liana Liberato (1995), Rapper NoCap (1998)
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