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Happy birthday to entertainers like Gene Simmons, Tim Burton, and Blake Lively! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Musician Gene Simmons (1949) co-founded Kiss, breathed fire onstage as The Demon, and co-wrote "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "I Love It Loud." Kiss landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and picked up the Kennedy Center Honors, and Simmons joined the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year.
Director Tim Burton (1958) kicked off his feature career with "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and followed it with "Beetlejuice," "Batman," and "Edward Scissorhands." He brought back the ghost with the most in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and directed episodes of "Wednesday," and its third season is now filming.
Singer Billy Ray Cyrus (1961) sparked a line-dancing craze with "Achy Breaky Heart" and topped the charts with the album "Some Gave All." He played Robby Ray on "Hannah Montana" and took home Grammys for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video for the "Old Town Road" remix.
Actress Ally Walker (1961) started out on "Santa Barbara" and hunted serial killers as the lead of "Profiler." She played Agent June Stahl on "Sons of Anarchy," popped up on "FBI: Most Wanted," and made her debut as a novelist with "The Light Runner."
Actor Alexander Skarsgård (1976) crossed over to American films in "Zoolander" and sank his teeth into fame as Eric Northman on "True Blood." He took home an Emmy for "Big Little Lies," played Lukas Matsson on "Succession," and stars on "Murderbot."
Actress Blake Lively (1987) broke through in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and became Serena van der Woodsen on "Gossip Girl." She appeared in "The Town," fought off a shark in "The Shallows," starred in "It Ends With Us," and came back as Emily Nelson in "Another Simple Favor."
Actor Tom Skerritt (1933), Director John Badham (1939), Composer Harry Manfredini (1943), Actress Lisa Harrow (1943), Singer Walter Williams of The O’Jays (1943), Actor Anthony Heald (1944), Baseball player Rollie Fingers (1946), Musician Ledward Kaapana (1948), Singer Henry Paul of BlackHawk and Outlaws (1949), Actor John Savage (1949), Singer Rob Halford of Judas Priest (1951), Musician Geoff Downes of Asia (1952), Singer-songwriter Elvis Costello (1954), Music producer Matt Aitken (1956), Actor-director Simon McBurney (1957), Actor Christian LeBlanc (1958), Singer Ruth Ann Swenson (1959), Actress Ashley Crow (1960), Actress Joanne Whalley (1961), Actress Rusty Schwimmer (1962), Musician Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard (1962), Actor Blair Underwood (1964), Video game designer Tim Cain (1965), Baseball player Albert Belle (1966), Musician Derek Sherinian (1966), Actress-writer Julia Davis (1966), Actor Robert Maschio (1966), DJ Terminator X of Public Enemy (1966), Actress Tracy-Ann Oberman (1966), Singer Jeff Tweedy of Wilco (1967), Actor Tom Hollander (1967), Actor David Alan Basche (1968), TV host Rachael Ray (1968), Singer Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian (1968), Actor Cameron Mathison (1969), Actress Rachel Shelley (1969), Model Claudia Schiffer (1970), Baseball player Doug Glanville (1970), Singer Jo Dee Messina (1970), Basketball player Robert Horry (1970), Actress Claire Rushbrook (1971), Actor Nathan Page (1971), Director Joe Wright (1972), Football player Marvin Harrison (1972), Actor-director Ben Falcone (1973), Director Fatih Akin (1973), Actor Eric Millegan (1974), Actor Jonathan Togo (1977), Actor-comedian Kel Mitchell (1978), Basketball player Deanna Nolan (1979), Actress-musician Jackie Tohn (1980), Actress Rachel Bilson (1981), Voice actor Ben Diskin (1982), Actress Caitlin FitzGerald (1983), Singer Amy Macdonald (1987), Actress Chloe Pirrie (1987), Baseball player Justin Upton (1987), Actress Liu Yifei (1987), Actress Stacey Farber (1987), Singer-actress Alexandra Burke (1988), Baseball player Max Muncy (1990), Basketball player Caris LeVert (1994), Actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo (1994), Actress-singer China Anne McClain (1998), Actor Iñaki Godoy (2003), Race car driver Kimi Antonelli (2006)
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