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April Celebrity Birthdays!
Jay Leno, 71, comedian, New Rochelle, NY, 1950. US mission to the European Union, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Do you share a birthday with a celebrity?
1 – Randy Orton, 41, professional wrestler, Knoxville, TN, 1980.
2 – Camille Paglia, 74, literature professor and literary and cultural critic, Endicott, NY, 1947.
3 – Rachel Bloom, 34, actress (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Los Angeles, CA, 1987.
4 – Jill Scott, 49, actress (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), Philadelphia, PA, 1972.
5 – Pharrell Williams, 48, singer, producer, songwriter, Virginia Beach, VA, 1973.
6 – James Watson, 93, discoverer (with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA, Chicago, IL, 1928.
7 – Jackie Chan, 67, actor, Hong Kong, 1954.
8 – Katee Sackho , 41, actress (Battlestar Galactica), Portland, OR, 1980.
9 – Leighton Meester, 35, actress (Gossip Girl), Marco Island, FL, 1986.
10 – Paul Theroux, 80, author (The Mosquito Coast), Medford, MS, 1941.
11 – Jeremy Clarkson, 61, television personality (Top Gear), Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, 1960.
12 – Claire Danes, 42, actress (Temple Grandin), New York, NY, 1979.
13 – Paul Sorvino, 82, actor (Law & Order), Brooklyn, NY, 1939.
14 – Abigail Breslin, 25, actress (Little Miss Sunshine), New York, NY, 1996.
15 – Emma Watson, 31, actress (Harry Potter), Paris, France, 1990.
16 – Anya Taylor-Joy, 25, actress, Miami, FL, 1996.
17 – Liz Phair, 54, rock singer/songwriter, New Haven, CT, 1967.
18 – Eric McCormack, 58, actor (Lonesome Dove), Toronto, ON, Canada, 1963.
19 – Tony Plana, 67, actor (Ugly Betty), Havana, Cuba, 1954.
20 – Crispin Glover, 57, actor (Back to the Future), New York, NY, 1964.
21 – James McAvoy, 42, actor (X-Men ), Glasgow, Scotland, 1979.
22 – Kaka, 39, soccer player, born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, Brasília, Brazil,1982.
23 – Chloe Kim, 21, Olympic gold medal snowboarder, Long Beach, CA, 2000.
24 – Djimon Hounsou, 57, actor (Blood Diamond), Cotonou, Benin, 1964.
25 – Gina Torres, 52, actress (Suits), New York, NY, 1969.
26 – Tom Welling, 44, actor (Smallville), New York, NY, 1977.
27 – Jenna Coleman, 35, actress (Doctor Who), Blackpool, England, 1986.
28 – Jay Leno, 71, comedian, New Rochelle, NY, 1950.
29 – Jerry Seinfeld, 67, comedian, Brooklyn, NY, 1954.
30 – Travis Scott, 29, hip-hop artist, Jacques Webster II, Houston, TX,1992.
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