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Happy birthday to entertainers like Regina Taylor, Kristen Wiig, and Jenna Leigh Green! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Actress-playwright Regina Taylor (1960) was the first Black woman to play Juliet on Broadway and took home a Golden Globe for "I'll Fly Away." She wrote the gospel musical "Crowns" and later showed up on "The Unit," "Lovecraft Country," and "Justified: City Primeval."
Actor Ty Burrell (1967) worked through "Black Hawk Down" and "Back to You" before introducing himself as the cool dad and winning two Emmys as Phil Dunphy on "Modern Family." He voiced Mr. Peabody in "Mr. Peabody & Sherman," Bailey in "Finding Dory," and Jack Harris on "Duncanville."
Actress Kristen Wiig (1973) gave the world Target Lady on "Saturday Night Live," then co-wrote and starred in "Bridesmaids" and picked up an Oscar nomination for the screenplay. She later appeared in "Wonder Woman 1984," shared the lead in "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar," and led "Palm Royale" through its second season.
Actress-singer Jenna Leigh Green (1974) tormented Sabrina as Libby Chessler on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," then originated Nessarose on the first national tour of "Wicked" and made her Broadway debut in the role. She's since appeared on "The Loudest Voice" and "Gossip Girl" and in "The Survivalist."
Actor-TV host James Corden (1978) co-created and played Smithy on "Gavin & Stacey" before winning a Tony for "One Man, Two Guvnors." He made "Carpool Karaoke" a fixture of "The Late Late Show with James Corden," came back for "Gavin & Stacey: The Finale," and returned to Broadway in "Art."
News anchor Morton Dean (1935), Author Annie Proulx (1935), Baseball player Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Football coach Bill Parcells (1941), TV producer David Chase (1945), Singer-producer Ron Dante (1945), Journalist Steve Kroft (1945), Musician David Marks of the Beach Boys (1948), Swimmer Diana Nyad (1949), Baseball player Paul Molitor (1956), Snooker player Steve Davis (1957), Actor Colm Feore (1958), Musician Vernon Reid of Living Colour (1958), Actor-comedian Mark Williams (1959), Singer Collin Raye (1960), Musician Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears (1961), Musician Debbi Peterson of the Bangles (1961), Musician Gary Lee Conner of Screaming Trees (1962), Singer Tori Amos (1963), Musician James DeBarge of DeBarge (1963), Singer Mila Mason (1963), Baseball player-broadcaster Darrin Jackson (1963), Tennis player Mats Wilander (1964), Actor-director Andrew Wilson (1964), Actor Courtney Gains (1965), Rapper GZA of Wu-Tang Clan (1966), TV producer Alfred Gough (1967), Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Singer-actor Christopher Williams (1967), Chef-TV host Giada De Laurentiis (1970), Actor Rick Yune (1971), Actor Richard Armitage (1971), Musician Craig Finn of the Hold Steady (1971), Musician Paul Doucette of Matchbox Twenty (1972), Rapper Beenie Man (1973), Musician Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys (1973), Actress Melinda Page Hamilton (1974), Musician Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket (1974), Actor Rodrigo Santoro (1975), Musician Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan (1978), Actress-singer Mandy Gonzalez (1978), Actor Brandon Quintin Adams (1979), Actress Aya Sumika (1980), Actor Ross Marquand (1981), Comedian-actress Aparna Nancherla (1982), Football player Jahri Evans (1983), Wrestler Jey Uso (1985), Wrestler Jimmy Uso (1985), Journalist Luke Russert (1985), Actress-singer Laura Dreyfuss (1988), Football player Randall Cobb (1990), Football player Adam Thielen (1990), Actor Ari Stidham (1992), Actor Keith Powers (1992), Actor Israel Broussard (1994), Singer Dua Lipa (1995), Football player Maxx Crosby (1997), Basketball player LaMelo Ball (2001)
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