Today’s Birthdays
Written by KingCnote on August 25, 2020
Blake Lively – 33 years old
The actress (TV’s Gossip Girl; Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The Shallows, The Age of Adaline) married Ryan Reynolds in 2012.Born 1987
Rachel Bilson – 39 years old
Actress (TV’s Hart of Dixie and The OC; Jumper)Born 1981
Alexander Skarsgard – 44 years old
The Swedish actor, whose father is the actor Stellan Skarsgard, has been in True Blood, Generation Kill, Battleship and Tarzan.Born 1976
Jennifer Wilbanks – 47 years old
Made headlines in 2005 as “the runaway bride”Born 1973
Marvin Harrison – 48 years old
The now-retired Indianapolis Colts wide receiver set the NFL record for pass receptions in 2002 with 143.Born 1972
Claudia Schiffer – 49 years old
The supermodel appeared in quite a few movies between 1994 and 2004, often, but not always, playing herself.Born 1971
Rachael Ray – 52 years old
TV chefBorn 1968
Blair Underwood – 56 years old
Actor (Madea’s Family Reunion, Full Frontal, Deep Impact, Krush Groove; TV’s LA Law and One Life to Live)Born 1964
Ally Walker – 59 years old
Actress (TV’s Profiler and Moon Over Miami; Happy, Texas, Universal Soldier)Born 1961
Joanne Whalley – 59 years old
The English actress (Scandal, Willow; TV’s The Borgias) was married to Val Kilmer.Born 1961
Billy Ray Cyrus – 59 years old
The mullet-haired “Achy Breaky Heart” country singer — father of Miley Cyrus — became an actor (The Spy Next Door, Mulholland Drive, Hannah Montana: The Movie) but hit musical paydirt again in 2019 with his contribution to the chart-topping Lil Nas X single “Old Town Road.”Born 1961
Tim Burton – 62 years old
Director (Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows, Mars Attacks, Alice in Wonderland, Beetlejuice, Frankenweenie)Born 1958
John Savage – 71 years old
Actor (The Deerhunter, Hair, The Amateur, Iowa; TV’s Dark Angel)Born 1949
Gene Simmons (Chaim Witz) – 71 years old
The KISS singer-bassist, businessman, reality TV star, author and actor was born in Israel. A former New York City schoolteacher known as Gene Klein, he and Paul Stanley formed KISS after leaving a band called Wicked Lester.Born 1949
Anne Archer – 73 years old
She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1988 for Fatal Attraction. Other notable films include Short Cuts, Patriot Games and its sequel, Clear and Present Danger.Born 1947
Anthony Heald – 76 years old
Actor (TV’s Boston Public; The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon)Born 1944
Tom Skerritt – 87 years old
Actor (M*A*S*H, Top Gun; TV’s Picket Fences)Born 1933
Regis Philbin
TV talk show and game show hostDied Jul 24, 2020 at 88 – Born 1931
Sir Sean Connery – 90 years old
The Scottish actor was the original “James Bond,” starring in seven pictures, starting with 1962’s Dr. No. His other notable movies include The Man Who Would Be King, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Untouchables (for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar) and Entrapment.Born 1930