Interesting Things to Know
February Celebrity Birthdays!
Jeri Ryan, 54, actress (Star Trek: Voyager), Munich, Germany, 1968.
Do you share a birthday with a celebrity?
1 – Harry Styles, 28, singer (formerly of One Direction), Redditch, England, 1994.
2 – Tom Smothers, 85, comedian (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour), New York, NY, 1937.
3 – Isla Fisher, 46, actress (Wedding Crashers), Muscat, Oman, 1976.
4 – Rob Corddry, 51, comedian (The Daily Show) Weymouth, MA, 1971.
5 – Michael Sheen, 53, actor (Good Omens), Newport, Gwent, Wales, 1969.
6 – Fabian, 79, singer, actor, born Fabian Forte at Philadelphia, PA, 1943.
7 – Chris Rock, 56, actor (The Chris Rock Show), comedian, Brooklyn, NY,1966.
8 – Dawn Olivieri, 41, actress (House of Lies), Seminole, FL, 1981.
9 – Joe Pesci, 79, actor (My Cousin Vinny), Newark, NJ, 1943.
10 – Leontyne Price, 95, opera singer, Laurel, MS, 1927.
11 – Brandy, 43, singer, actress (Moesha), born Brandy Norwood, McComb, MS, 1979.
12 – Arsenio Hall, 67, comedian, actor (Coming to America), Cleveland, OH, 1955.
13 – Stockard Channing, 78, actress (Tony for Joe Egg), born Susan Stockard, New York, NY, 1944.
14 – Enrico Colantoni, 59, actor (Veronica Mars), Toronto, ON, Canada, 1963.
15 – Megan Thee Stallion, 27, rapper, songwriter, born Megan ]ovon Ruth Pete, Bexar County, TX, 1995.
16 – LeVar Burton, 65, actor (Roots, Star Trek), Landstuhl, Germany, 1957.
17 – Michelle Forbes, 55, actress (Homicide: Life on the Street), Austin, TX, 1967.
18 – Yoko Ono, 89, artist, musician, Tokyo, Japan, 1933.
19 – Bellamy Young, 52, actress (Scandal), born Amy Maria Young, Asheville, NC, 1970.
20 – Rihanna, 34, singer, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, St. Michael, Barbados, 1988.
21 – David Geffen, 78, record company executive (Geffen Records), New York, NY, 1944.
22 – Jeri Ryan, 54, actress (Star Trek: Voyager), Munich, Germany, 1968.
23 – Aziz Ansari, 39, comedian, actor (Parks and Recreation), author, Columbia, SC, 1983.
24 – Daniel Kaluuya, 33, actor (Black Panther), London, England, 1989.
25 – Ric Flair, 73, former professional wrestler, born Richard Fliehr at Memphis, TN, 1949.
26 – Erykah Badu, 50, singer, born Dallas, TX, 1972.
27 – Adam Baldwin, 60, actor (Full Metal Jacket), Chicago, IL, 1962.
28 – John Turturro, 65, actor (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Brooklyn, NY, 1957.
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