Happy birthday to entertainers like Rosemary Harris, Nile Rodgers, and Jimmy Fallon! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Actress Rosemary Harris (1927) won a Tony for "The Lion in Winter" and later reached a whole new generation as Aunt May in the "Spider-Man" trilogy. She returned to Broadway as Mrs. Higgins in "My Fair Lady" and most recently played Lady Bracknell in "Oscar Wilde About America."
Actor Jeremy Irons (1948) broke through on "Brideshead Revisited" and won the Academy Award for Best Actor in "Reversal of Fortune" before lending his purr to Scar in "The Lion King." He joined the cast of "The Morning Show" last season.
Actress-model Twiggy (1949) took the Face of 1966 title as a teenager and turned that fame into two Golden Globes for "The Boy Friend." She was made a Dame in the New Year Honours and sat at the center of the documentary "Twiggy" last year.
Musician Nile Rodgers (1952) co-founded Chic, took "Le Freak" to number one, and wrote the "Good Times" bassline that "Rapper's Delight" rebuilt and hip hop has sampled ever since. He put the guitar hook under "Let's Dance," "Like a Virgin," and "Get Lucky," has written, produced and played on records that have sold more than 750 million copies, and wrote music for "Opus" last year.
Singer Trisha Yearwood (1964) topped the country chart with her debut single "She's in Love with the Boy" and followed it with "Walkaway Joe." "Trisha's Southern Kitchen" won a Daytime Emmy, and she expanded "The Mirror" into a deluxe edition in January.
Comedian-talk show host Jimmy Fallon (1974) built a reputation for breaking character on "Saturday Night Live" before taking over "Late Night" and then "The Tonight Show." He hosted "On Brand with Jimmy Fallon" and plays alongside the contestants on "Password."
Singer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers (1940), Singer Sylvia Tyson of Ian and Sylvia (1940), Singer-songwriter Paul Williams (1940), Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes (1940), Singer Freda Payne (1942), Singer David Bromberg (1945), Musician Lol Creme of 10cc (1947), Lawyer Barry Scheck (1949), Actor Ernie Sabella (1949), Director Sally Potter (1949), TV host Joan Lunden (1950), Music producer Daniel Lanois (1951), Actor Scott Colomby (1952), Singer-actor Rex Smith (1955), Football player Dan Hampton (1957), Musician Lita Ford (1958), Director Kevin Hooks (1958), Actress Carolyn McCormick (1959), Chef Mario Batali (1960), Actress Cheri Oteri (1962), Singer Jarvis Cocker of Pulp (1963), Singer Jeff Bates (1963), Playwright Patrick Marber (1964), Actress Kim Richards (1964), Astronaut Sunita Williams (1965), News anchor Soledad O'Brien (1966), Chef Michael Symon (1969), Actor Victor Williams (1970), Actress Sanaa Lathan (1971), Singer A. Jay Popoff of Lit (1973), Actress Edi Patterson (1974), TV host Carter Oosterhouse (1976), Actress-TV host Alison Sweeney (1976), Singer Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara (1980), Singer Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara (1980), Rapper Skepta (1982), Actor Columbus Short (1982), Singer Eamon (1983), Actor Kevin Zegers (1984), Actor Song Joong-ki (1985), Actress Danielle Panabaker (1987), Actress Katrina Bowden (1988), Director Celine Song (1988), Entrepreneur Palmer Luckey (1992), Music producer Pi'erre Bourne (1993), Singer Brent Faiyaz (1995), Actress Rachel Sennott (1995), Actor Connor Swindells (1996), Actor D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (2001)
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