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September Celebrity Birthdays
Who’s blowing out the candles with you? Check out the famous birthdays for your special day.
1 – Zendaya, 30, actress/singer, born Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, Oakland, California, USA, 1996.
2 – Salma Hayek, 60, actress, Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, 1966.
3 – Shaun White, 40, Olympic snowboarder, San Diego, California, USA, 1986.
4 – Mark Ronson, 51, music producer/DJ, London, England, 1975.
5 – Rose McGowan, 53, actress, Florence, Italy, 1973.
6 – Jane Curtin, 79, actress/comedian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1947.
7 – Gloria Gaynor, 83, singer, born Gloria Fowles, Newark, New Jersey, USA, 1943.
8 – Martin Freeman, 55, actor, Aldershot, England, 1971.
9 – Michael Bublé, 51, singer, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, 1975.
10 – Guy Ritchie, 58, film director, Hatfield, England, 1968.
11 – Harry Connick Jr., 59, singer/actor, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1967.
12 – Jennifer Hudson, 45, singer/actress, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1981.
13 – Tyler Perry, 57, actor/filmmaker, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1969.
14 – Sam Neill, 79, actor, Omagh, Northern Ireland, 1947.
15 – Tom Hardy, 49, actor, London, England, 1977.
16 – Amy Poehler, 55, actress/comedian, Newton, Massachusetts, USA, 1971.
17 – Alexander Ovechkin, 41, hockey player, Moscow, Russia, 1985.
18 – Frankie Avalon, 86, singer/actor, born Francis Avallone, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1940.
19 – Jeremy Irons, 78, actor, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, 1948.
20 – George R.R. Martin, 78, author, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1948.
21 – Bill Murray, 76, actor/comedian, Wilmette, Illinois, USA, 1950.
22 – Andrea Bocelli, 68, tenor, Lajatico, Italy, 1958.
23 – Bruce Springsteen, 77, singer/songwriter, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA, 1949.
24 – Nia Vardalos, 64, actress/writer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1962.
25 – Mark Hamill, 75, actor, Oakland, California, USA, 1951.
26 – Linda Hamilton, 70, actress, Salisbury, Maryland, USA, 1956.
27 – Gwyneth Paltrow, 54, actress, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1972.
28 – Naomi Watts, 58, actress, Shoreham, England, 1968.
29 – Kevin Durant, 38, basketball player, Washington, D.C., USA, 1988.
30 – Fran Drescher, 69, actress, Queens, New York, USA, 1957.
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