celebrity birthdays

celebrity birthdays

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Celebrity Birthdays for May 14 – George Lucas, Mark Zuckerberg and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

George Lucas
Age: 68
Occupation: Writer, Producer and Director
Known For: Creating the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, endlessly tinkering with it to the great annoyance of fans, co-creating the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise along with Steven Spielberg, directing films like ‘American Graffiti,’ and being the founder, chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 13 – Stevie Wonder, Stephen Colbert and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Stevie Wonder
Age: 62
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Legend
Known For: Not letting being sight-impaired keep him from having a career that spans a half-century, dozens of hit singles including ‘Superstition,’ ‘Higher Ground,’ ‘Sir Duke’ and ‘I Wish,’ receiving 22 Grammy Awards (the most ever awarded to a male solo artist), and his work as a political activist


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 11 – Martha Quinn, Cory Monteith and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Martha Quinn
Age: 53
Occupation: Television and Radio Personality
Known For: Being one of the five original VJs on MTV, where her girl-next-door personality made her the object of affection for 1980s schoolboys everywhere, and currently hosting ‘Martha Stewart Presents’ on the Sirius satellite radio ’80s on 8 channel


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 10 – Bono, Young MC and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Bono
Age: 52
Occupation: Singer
Known For: Being the outspoken frontman for U2 and the world’s richest rock star, leading the group to 22 Grammys (more than any other rock band), being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and tirelessly tackling many humanitarian causes.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 8 – Enrique Iglesias, Alex Van Halen and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Alex Van Halen
Age: 59
Occupation: Rock drummer
Known For: Being one half of the brother duo who created the rock colossus that is Van Halen, winning a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for the album ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge,’ and for being an ordained minister, having performed marriage ceremonies for both his brother and former sister-in-law.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 7 – Breckin Meyer, Motorhead’s Phil Campbell and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Breckin Meyer
Age: 38
Occupation: Actor, writer and producer
Known For: Most recently playing lawyer Jared Franklin on the TNT drama ‘Franklin & Bash’; voicing and producing the animated show ‘Robot Chicken’; and starring in ‘Road Trip,’ ‘Rat Race’ and a string of 90s movies and TV series.

Phil Campbell
Age: 51
Occupation: Rock guitarist
Known For: Playing lead guitar in the rock band Motorhead, recruiting ex-Saxon drummer Peter Gill into the group, and most recently laying down the guitar lines for ‘The World Is Yours’ album.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 6 – Bob Seger, George Clooney and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Bob Seger
Age: 67
Occupation: Rock legend
Known For: Putting together the legendary Silver Bullet Band and propelling them to fame, writing and recording song of the century ‘Old Time Rock and Roll,’ being the genius behind hits like ‘Against the Wind,’ ‘Night Moves,’ and ‘Like a Rock,’ and for being Bob Seger.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 5 – Adele, Chris Brown and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Adele
Age: 24
Occupation: Singer
Known For: Walking away with a Grammy for each of the six categories in which her 2011 release ‘21’ was nominated, being the first female solo artist to have three singles in the Billboard top 10 at the same time, and for staging a huge comeback after having to cancel two tours and have surgery because of a vocal cord hemorrhage in 2011.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 4 – Mike Dirnt of Green Day, Lance Bass and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Mike Dirnt
Age: 40
Occupation: Rock musician
Known For: Co-founding and playing bass for Green Day, co-writing lyrics for some of the bands songs, creating the baselines for all of the bands songs, and making the noise “dirnt dirnt dirnt” while plucking an air base in high school to earn the creative nickname “Dirnt.”


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 3 – Frankie Valli, Cheryl Burke and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Frankie Valli
Age: 78
Occupation: Singer
Known For: Being the unbelievably high-voiced frontman of The Four Seasons, scoring 29 top 40 hits with that group and then nine top 40 hits as a solo artist, making teeny-boppers fall in love with him with songs like ‘Rag Doll,’ ‘Walk Like a Man,’ ‘Sherry,’ and ‘December 1963 (Oh, What a Night),’ and for believing whole-heartedly that big girls don’t cry.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 2 – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Lily Allen and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Dwayne Johnson
Age: 40
Occupation: Wrestler-turned-actor
Known For: His turn as pro wrestler ‘The Rock,’ for making the leap to the big screen in films like ‘The Scorpion King,’ ‘Walking Tall’ and ‘Fast Five,’ and changing his name more times than Elizabeth Taylor.


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Celebrity Birthdays for May 1 – Tim McGraw, Wes Anderson and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Tim McGraw
Age: 45
Occupation: Country Singer
Known For: Being the envy-inducing husband of country star Faith Hill, having 11 consecutive albums debut at Number 1 on the Billboard charts, winning three Grammys, and notable on-screen appearances in ‘Friday Night Lights,’ ‘The Blind Side,’ and ‘Country Strong.’