Today’s Birthdays

Janelle Shanks – 30 years old

Also known as “The Weaveologist” and “The Black Barbie,” Shanks is famous for her participation in the eleventh season of the Oxygen reality series Bad Girls Club. She was forced to leave the Bad Girls house in Miami, Florida, after she was involved in a physical fight with “Harlem Hothead” Tiana Miller.

She was in her early twenties at the time of her appearance on the 2013 season of Bad Girls Club.

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Meek Mill (Robert Williams) – 33 years old

The Philadelphia rapper, label owner and activist for justice served time in jail for a parole violation.Born 1987

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Chris Paul – 35years old

Star NBA point guard and 2006 Rookie of the Year whose nickname is CP3. He led the NBA in assists in 2008 and 2009 while playing for the New Orleans Hornets. He played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2011 to 2017 before a trade sent him to the Houston Rockets.  

He won a number of national AAU basketball titles before attending Wake Forest University. After two years of college basketball, he was selected 4th overall by the Hornets in the 2005 NBA Draft. 

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Gabourey Sidibe – 37 years old

The Brooklyn native earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination in 2010 for her first movie role, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. She has since done a lot of television, including the Laura Linney cable series The Big C, Empire and American Horror Story.Born 1983

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Jason Witten – 38 years old

Tight end who surpassed Michael Irvin to top the Dallas Cowboys‘ list of all-time receptions in franchise history.

He became the most successful tight end in school history while playing for the University of Tennessee.

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George Clooney – 59 years old

The TV actor (ER), a nephew of singer Rosemary Clooney, became one of the world’s top movie stars. He has won Academy Awards for Best Picture, for co-producing Argo in 2013, and Best Supporting Actor, for Syriana in 2006, the same year he was also nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night and Good Luck. He’s also received nominations for Up in the Air and Michael Clayton. His other films include Ocean’s 11/12/13, The Perfect Storm, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Three Kings, Out of Sight, Batman & Robin and One Fine Day.Born 1961