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April Celebrity Birthdays
Does a celebrity share a birthday with you?
Pharrell Williams, 52, singer, producer, Virginia Beach, VA, 1973.
1 – Ali McGraw, 85, actress, Love Story, Pound Ridge, NY, 1939.
2 – Christopher Meloni, 63, TV, movies, Washington, D.C., 1961.
3 – Jane Goodall (Baroness Van Lawick-Goodall), 90, anthropologist known for study of chimpanzees, London, England, 1934.
4 – David Blaine, 51, magician, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1973.
5 – Pharrell Williams, 52, singer, producer, Virginia Beach, VA, 1973.
6 – Merle Haggard, 79, singer, songwriter, Bakersfield, Calif., 1937.
7 – Russell Crowe, 60, “Gladiator” actor, New Zealand, 1964.
8 – Julian Lennon, 62, musician, Liverpool, England, 1963.
9 – Elle Fanning, 26, actress (Maleficent), Conyers, GA, 1998.
10 – Steven Seagal, 72, actor, producer (Hard to Kill), Lansing, MI, 1951.
11 – Jeremy Clarkson, 64, television personality (Top Gear), Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, 1960.
12 – Claire Danes, 45, actress, Manhattan, New York, 1979
13 – Glenn Howerton, 48, actor, born Glenn Franklin Howerton III, Okinawa, Japan.
14 – Sarah Michelle Gellar, 47, (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), New York, NY.
15 – Chris Stapleton, 47, singer, Lexington, KY, 1978.
16 – Sadie Sink, 23, actress (Stranger Things), Brenham, TX, 2002.
17 – Jennifer Garner, 52, “Alias” actress, Houston, Texas, 1972.
18 – Hayley Mills, 78, actress (Pollyanna), London, England, 1946.
19 – Kate Hudson, 45, actress (Fool’s Gold), Los Angeles, CA, 1979.
20 – Shemar Franklin Moore, 54, Oakland, CA, 1970.
21 – Toby Stephens, 55, actor, London, United Kingdom, 1969.
22 – Jack Nicholson, 87, Oscar-winning actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Neptune, NJ, 1936.
23 – Chloe Kim, 24, Olympic gold medal snowboarder, Long Beach, CA, 2000
24 – Barbra Streisand, 82, singer, actress, director (Yentl), Brooklyn, NY, 1942.
25 – Talia Shire, 78, actress (Rocky films), Jamaica, NY, 1946.
26 – Joan Chen, 63, “Twin Peaks” actress, China, 1961.
27 – Jenna Coleman, 39, actress (Doctor Who), Blackpool, England, 1986.
28 – Ann-Margret, 83, actress (Grumpy Old Men), born Ann-Margaret Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden, 1941.
29 – Megan Boone, 41, actress (The Blacklist), Petoskey, MI, 1983.
30 – Adrian Pasdar, 59, actor (Heroes), Pittsfield, MA, 1965.
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