Birthdays

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Jimmy Page Age: 68 Occupation: Musician, Songwriter and Producer Known For: Being a member of the 1960s group The Yardbirds before going on to found the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, being considered one of the most influential guitarists and songwriters in rock music, and being a two-time inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of F

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: David Bowie Age: 65 Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Actor Known For: His innovative, gender-bending style in the 1970s, groundbreaking albums like ‘Ziggy Stardust,’ singles including ‘Space Oddity,’ ‘Fame,’ ‘Under Pressure,’ ‘Suffragette City’ and ‘Let’s Dance,’ working with other artists such as Brian Eno, and his lon

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Robert Duvall Age: 81 Occupation: Actor and Director Known For: A career spanning more than 50 years that includes such legendary films as ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Network,’ ‘The Great Santini,’ ‘Apocalypse Now’ and the cult classic ‘True Romance,’ his Oscar-winning performance in ‘Tender Mercies,’ and being a rare Hollywood Republican Read

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Dyan Cannon Age: 75 Occupation: Actress Known For: Oscar-nominated work in 1969′s ‘Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,’ roles in other films like ‘Deathtrap’ and ‘Heaven Can Wait,’ TV roles on shows like ‘Ally McBeal,’ a former marriage to screen icon Cary Grant, a wild mane of blonde hair, and looking like she hasn’t aged a day si

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Mel Gibson Age: 57 Occupation: Actor, Director and Tabloid Moneymaker Known For: Appearing in the ‘Mad Max’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ movie franchises, winning an Oscar for directing ‘Braveheart,’ repeatedly spewing homophobic, antisemitic, racist and misogynistic comments, and recently losing $400 million in what’s been called the most

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Taye Diggs Age: 41 Occupation: Actor and Model Known For: Originating the role of the nasty landlord Benny in the Broadway musical ‘Rent,’ becoming the object of global female lust in ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back,’ starring on the TV series ‘Private Practice,’ and his marriage to Broadway great and ‘Glee’ star Idina Menzel Read Mo

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Verne Troyer Age: 43 Occupation: Actor Known For: Playing Mini-Me in the ‘Austin Powers’ series and Griphook the Goblin in ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,’ appearing on ‘The Surreal Life,’ and being only 2 feet, 8 inches tall

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Sir Anthony Hopkins Age: 74 Occupation: Actor Known For: His status as one of the world’s greatest living actors, roles in dozens of films including his Oscar-winning portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs,’ and being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Patti Smith Age: 65 Occupation: Singer and Poet Known For: Earning the nickname “Godmother of Punk” after releasing her stunning 1975 debut album ‘Horses,’ her Top 20 single ‘Because the Night,’ and heavily influencing groups as varied as R.E.M., The Smiths and U2

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Mary Tyler Moore Age: 75 Occupation: Actress Known For: Her iconic sitcom work including playing Laura Petrie on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and Mary Richards on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ her Oscar-nominated turn in ‘Ordinary People,’ being an animal-rights activist, and being a longtime sufferer of diabetes

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Denzel Washington Age: 57 Occupation: Actor Known For: A six-year stint on ‘St. Elsewhere,’ Oscar-winning performances in the movies ‘Glory’ and ‘Training Day,’ serving as the national spokesperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and deservedly being named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1996

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Gérard Depardieu Age: 63 Occupation: Actor Known For: His Golden Globe-winning role in ‘Green Card,’ his Oscar-nominated work in ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,’ and a recent incident in which he drunkenly used the aisle of an Air France plane as a urinal