
Happy birthday to entertainers like Jennifer Coolidge, Shania Twain, and Jack Black! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Actress Emma Samms (1960) made her name on "General Hospital" as Holly Sutton and then took over as Fallon Carrington on "Dynasty" and "The Colbys." She later played Amanda Vardalis on "Doctors" and has kept coming back to "General Hospital" as Holly through 2024.

Actress Jennifer Coolidge (1961) popped up on "Seinfeld," then became Stifler's mom in "American Pie" and kept rolling with "Best in Show" and "Legally Blonde." She won two Emmys as Tanya McQuoid on "The White Lotus" and followed "Riff Raff" with Vice Principal Marlene in "A Minecraft Movie."

took country into pop with "The Woman in Me" and turned "Come On Over" into the best-selling studio album by a woman on the strength of "You're Still the One" and "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" She kept going with "Up!", the "Let's Go!" Las Vegas residency, and "Queen of Me," and released "Little Miss Twain" this summer.

Actor-musician Jack Black (1969) got noticed in "High Fidelity," put out the self-titled debut album by his band Tenacious D, and turned into a leading man with "School of Rock." He's voiced Po in the "Kung Fu Panda" films, belted "Peaches" as Bowser, played Steve in "A Minecraft Movie," and is back as Bowser in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" this year.

Singer-actress LeAnn Rimes (1982) broke out at 13 with "Blue" and won two Grammys the next year as the youngest winner ever, then crossed onto the pop charts with "How Do I Live" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight." She released "God's Work," joined "9-1-1: Nashville" as Dixie Bennings, and is out on the "30 Years of Blue" tour this year.
Actor Sonny Shroyer (1935), Actor Ken Jenkins (1940), Director Robert Greenwald (1945), Actress-model Barbara Bach (1946), Actress Debra Mooney (1947), Musician Danny Seraphine of Chicago (1948), Musician Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers (1949), Poet Rita Dove (1952), Actor Luis Guzmán (1956), Musician Steve Whiteman of Kix (1956), Actor Daniel Stern (1957), Figure skater Scott Hamilton (1958), Actor Brian Thompson (1959), Actor John Allen Nelson (1959), Actor-comedian Craig Anton (1962), Director David Fincher (1962), Actress-director Amanda Tapping (1965), Video game designer Satoshi Tajiri (1965), Actor Billy Boyd (1968), Actor Jason Priestley (1969), Hockey player Pierre Turgeon (1969), Actor Daniel Goddard (1971), Actor J. August Richards (1973), Comedian-writer Jen Kirkman (1974), Actor Eugene Byrd (1975), Musician Max Collins of Eve 6 (1978), Actress Kelly Overton (1978), Basketball player Ruth Riley (1979), Actress Carly Pope (1980), Singer Jake Owen (1981), Actress Kelly Thiebaud (1982), Actor Alfonso Herrera (1983), Actor Richard Cabral (1984), Actress Sarah Roemer (1984), Actor Armie Hammer (1986), Singer Florence Welch (1986), Actress Shalita Grant (1988), Singer Cassadee Pope (1989), Actress Katie Findlay (1990), Actor Kyle Massey (1991), Actor-singer Samuel Larsen (1991), Actress-model Max Collins (1992), Singer Bazzi (1997), Actress Marissa Bode (2000), Actress-singer Talia Jackson (2001), Actress-singer Lexi Underwood (2003), Actress Quvenzhané Wallis (2003), Reality TV personality Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson (2005), Actor August Maturo (2007)
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