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Happy birthday to entertainers like Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler, and Michelle Williams! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Actor Tom Wopat (1951) drove the General Lee as Luke Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard." He moved to Broadway for "Annie Get Your Gun" and "A Catered Affair," played a U.S. marshal in "Django Unchained," and has led the "County Line" movies on INSP.
Musician Dave Stewart (1952) is the other half of Eurythmics and the producer behind "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again." He's written and produced for Mick Jagger, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks, entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the duo, and returns this month with "The Way It Was Back Then."
Actor Hugh Grant (1960) stammered his way to a Golden Globe and a BAFTA in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," then made the flustered romantic lead an institution in "Notting Hill" and "Bridget Jones's Diary." He's gone dark on "A Very English Scandal" and "The Undoing," terrorized two missionaries in "Heretic," and slipped back into Daniel Cleaver for "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy."
Actress Constance Marie (1965) played the mom in "Selena," then pampered and chided her way through "George Lopez" as Angie Lopez. She's been a series regular on "Switched at Birth" and "Undone," and now has a recurring role on "A Man on the Inside."
Actor-comedian Adam Sandler (1966) turned "Saturday Night Live" into a box-office run and brought a hockey slapshot to the golf tee in "Happy Gilmore." He showed a harder edge in "Punch-Drunk Love" and "Uncut Gems," brought the character back for "Happy Gilmore 2," and co-starred in "Jay Kelly."
Singer Michael Bublé (1975) brought the Great American Songbook back onto the charts with "It's Time" and "Home," then took "Call Me Irresponsible," "Crazy Love" and "Christmas" to number one on the Billboard 200. He's got five Grammys, 75 million records sold, and back-to-back winning teams on "The Voice."
Actress Michelle Williams (1980) grew up on camera as Jen Lindley on "Dawson's Creek" and got her first Oscar nomination for "Brokeback Mountain." She's racked up five Oscar nominations including one as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week with Marilyn," won an Emmy for "Fosse/Verdon," and took the Golden Globe for "Dying for Sex."
Actor Nadim Sawalha (1933), Poet Sonia Sanchez (1934), Singer Dee Dee Sharp (1945), Football player Joe Theismann (1949), Musician John McFee of the Doobie Brothers (1950), Actress Angela Cartwright (1952), Director Raoul Peck (1953), Actress Janet Fielding (1953), Actor Jeffrey Combs (1954), Actor Edward Hibbert (1955), Football coach Bob Stoops (1960), Actor Kevin Grevioux (1962), Politician Chris Coons (1963), Actor Charles Esten (1965), Actor Akshay Kumar (1967), Actress Julia Sawalha (1968), Actor Nathan Lee Graham (1968), Actor Eric Stonestreet (1971), Actor Henry Thomas (1971), Actor Goran Višnjić (1972), TV host Gok Wan (1974), Singer-actress Lúcia Moniz (1976), Actress Emma de Caunes (1976), Actress Nikki DeLoach (1979), Actress Denise Quiñones (1980), Actress Julie Gonzalo (1981), Actress Zoe Kazan (1983), Actor Timothy Granaderos (1986), DJ Afrojack (1987), Actor Josh Herdman (1987), Singer Haley Reinhart (1990), Actress Kelsey Asbille (1991), Singer Lauren Daigle (1991), Singer Hunter Hayes (1991), Actor-singer Damian McGinty (1992), Actor Mekki Leeper (1994)
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