Today’s Birthdays

Sheck Wes – 22 years old

Rapper who signed a deal with Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. music label in 2018. He has gained significant buzz in the rap world with tracks like “Mo Bamba,” “LeBron James” and “Live Sheck Wes Die Sheck Wes.” 

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(Matthew) Ryan Phillippe – 46 years old

The actor (The Lincoln Lawyer, Flags of Our Fathers, Crash, Gosford Park, Cruel Intentions, 54, I Know What You Did Last Summer;TV’s One Life to Live, Shooter, Secrets and Lies) is divorced from Reese Witherspoon, with whom he has a son and a daughter.Born 1974

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Ben Wallace – 46 years old

The retired basketball star played for five NBA teams, but was best known for his first stint with the Detroit Pistons, during which he was a four-time All-Star and four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year.Born 1974

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Guy Ritchie – 52 years old

The English director (Aladdin, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., two Sherlock Holmes movies, RocknRolla, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) is divorced from Madonna. They had one child together and adopted another.Born 1968

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Big Daddy Kane – 52 years old

Grammy Award-winning rapper and member of the ’80s rap group the Juice Crew who is widely considered to be one of the most influential MCs in hip hop history. He is also known for his appearances in the films Posse and Meteor Man and was featured in Madonna‘s “Sex” book.

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Randy Johnson – 57 years old

“The Big Unit” became the 24th member of baseball pitchers’ 300 wins club on June 4th, 2009, retiring in 2010 with 303 career victories. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, after appearing on 97.3% of the first ballot votes.Born 1963

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Colin Firth – 60 years old

He won a Best Actor Oscar for The King’s Speech in 2011, after having been nominated the year before for A Single Man. His other notable movies include Kingsman, Magic in the Moonlight, A Christmas Carol, Mama Mia!, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Love Actually, Bridget Jones’ Diary and its sequels, Shakespeare in Love and Fever Pitch.Born 1960