Birthday wishes go out to Jane Fonda, Samuel L. Jackson and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on December 21st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on December 21, 2024
Jane Fonda addresses the audience during the Women in Film Honors on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Jane Fonda turns 87
Fun fact: Her brother was actor Peter Fonda
Samuel L. Jackson speaks at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)AP
Actor Samuel L. Jackson turns 76
Fun fact: One of his earliest acting roles was playing a state trooper in an episode of the series ‘Movin’ On’
Actors Laurie Metcalf, left, and Ray Romano, right, attend a special screening of “Somewhere in Queens” at Metrograph on Monday, April 17, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Actor Ray Romano turns 67
Fun fact: Appeared earlier this year in the film ‘Fly Me To The Moon’
Jon Cryer, left, and Kiefer Sutherland arrive at the 29th Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Kiefer Sutherland turns 58
Fun fact: His maternal grandfather was a longtime Canadian politician
Kaitlyn Dever attends the God’s Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards at The Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Kaitlyn Dever turns 28
Fun fact: Portrayed Connor’s younger sister Zoe in the film adaptation of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Larry Bryggman (“As The World Turns,” “Die Hard: With a Vengeance”) is 86. Singer Carla Thomas is 82. Guitarist Albert Lee is 81. Actor Josh Mostel (“Billy Madison,” “Big Daddy”) is 78. Singer Nick Gilder is 74. Actor Dennis Boutsikaris (“Better Call Saul”) is 72. Actor Jane Kaczmarek (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 69. Country singer Lee Roy Parnell is 68. Entertainer Jim Rose of The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow is 68. Former child actor Lisa Gerritsen (“Phyllis,” ″The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) is 67. Country singer Christy Forester of the Forester Sisters is 62. Drummer Murph of Dinosaur Jr. is 60. Actor-comedian Andy Dick is 59. Guitarist Gabrielle Glaser (Luscious Jackson) is 59. Actor Michelle Hurd (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’) is 58. Actor Karri Turner (”JAG”) is 58. Actor Khrystyne Haje (“Head of the Class”) is 56. Country singer Brad Warren of The Warren Brothers is 56. Actor Julie Delpy is 55. Contemporary Christian singer Natalie Grant is 53. Singer-guitarist Brett Scallions (Fuel) is 53. Singer Lukas Rossi of Rock Star Supernova (TV: “Rock Star: Supernova”) is 48. Actor Rutina Wesley (“Queen Sugar,” “True Blood”) is 46. Keyboardist Anna Bulbrook of Airborne Toxic Event is 42. Actor Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead”) is 41.
Other popular or historical birthdays on December 21st
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
Joe Paterno, college football coach
Phil Donahue, talk show host
Chris Evert, tennis pro (70)
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