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Happy birthday to entertainers like Frankie Avalon, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jason Sudeikis! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Singer-actor Frankie Avalon (1940) rode "American Bandstand" to a number one with "Venus" and carried the teen-idol wave into "Beach Party." He sang "Beauty School Dropout" as Teen Angel in "Grease," and he plays two afternoons at The Big E in West Springfield this month.
Actress Holly Robinson Peete (1964) broke out as Judy Hoffs on "21 Jump Street" and spent the next stretch on "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper." She voices Dot Hunter on "Weather Hunters" and turned up on "Boston Blue" this year.
Actress Aisha Tyler (1970) landed a recurring run on "Friends" and voiced Lana Kane on "Archer." She wrapped a fourth season as Dr. Tara Lewis on "Criminal Minds: Evolution" in July and now voices Lena Luthor on "Harley Quinn."
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith (1971) got her start as Lena James on "A Different World" and starred in "Set It Off" before joining the "Matrix" sequels. She appeared in "Girls Trip" and will reprise Lena James in Netflix's sequel series to "A Different World."
Actor James Marsden (1973) suited up as Cyclops across the "X-Men" films and later joined the cast of "Westworld." He earned an Emmy nomination for "Paradise" and joined season two of "Your Friends & Neighbors."
Actor Jason Sudeikis (1975) sharpened his act on "Saturday Night Live," then co-created and headlined "Ted Lasso" and won two Golden Globes and four Primetime Emmys. "Ted Lasso" returned for a fourth season in August, and he voices Red in "The Angry Birds Movie 3."
Hockey coach Scotty Bowman (1933), Singer Bobby Jones (1938), Actress Beth Grant (1949), Musician Kerry Livgren of Kansas (1949), Actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith (1950), Hockey player Darryl Sittler (1950), Politician Ben Carson (1951), Basketball coach Rick Pitino (1952), Author Steven Pinker (1954), Politician Tommy Tuberville (1954), Singer Keith Morris (1955), Actor Tim McInnerny (1956), Hockey player Peter Šťastný (1956), Director Mark Romanek (1959), Composer Stephen Flaherty (1960), Musician Mark Olson of the Jayhawks (1961), Singer Joanne Catherall of the Human League (1962), Animator Dan Povenmire (1963), Composer John Powell (1963), Actress Tara Fitzgerald (1967), Singer Ricky Bell of New Edition (1967), Basketball player Toni Kukoč (1968), Rapper Cappadonna (1969), Singer Anna Netrebko (1971), Cyclist Lance Armstrong (1971), Actress Emily Rutherfurd (1974), Actor Travis Schuldt (1974), Rapper Xzibit (1974), Actress Sophina Brown (1976), Actor Barrett Foa (1977), TV host Sara Haines (1977), Actor Billy Eichner (1978), Actress Alison Lohman (1979), Actor Adeel Akhtar (1980), Rapper Dizzee Rascal (1984), Actress Nina Arianda (1984), Drag performer Jinkx Monsoon (1987), Actor Taylor Porter (1993), Actor Brandon Porter (1993), Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Singer Tae Kerr of Maddie and Tae (1995), Singer Alex Warren (2000), Actor Aidan Gallagher (2003), Actor Jackson Robert Scott (2008)
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