Celebrity Birthdays

Jeremy Davies (40)

Of average height, with a slimness that makes him look far younger than his years and a face that only smiles when it really wants to, Jeremy Davies made a strong impression in his first feature lead as Ray, the confused youth who ends up having intercour

Joan Plowright (80)

One of the finest stage actresses of her generation, Plowright has played almost every major role in the classical repertory. She made her screen debut in John Huston’s “Moby Dick” (1956) and was acclaimed for her performance in the film adaptation of Joh

Jami Gertz (44)

With her parents’ permission, Gertz moved to Hollywood at age 16 to play the preppy Muffy Tepperman in “Square Pegs” and then in “Dreams”, a short-lived 1984 CBS series. Her other series work was in “Sibs” (ABC, 1991). She made guest appearance on “Facts

Lauren Holly (46)

Beautiful red-haired (sometimes blonde) lead of TV and film, Holly made her debut in features with “Band of the Hand” (1986). She made her first TV appearance in a guest role on “Spenser: For Hire” before becoming a regular on the ABC soap “All My Childre

Joaquin Phoenix (35)

This former child actor of film and TV grew into an unconventionally handsome young adult performer, winning widespread notice and acclaim for his lead role in Gus Van Sant Jr’s critically acclaimed satire “To Die For” (1995). With his scrawny frame, lank

Annie Potts (57)

A perky, attractive, curly-haired character player and occasional lead, Potts is highly adept at both sassy, deadpan wisecracks and more livewire antics. She first gained attention in features as daffy secretary Janine Melnitz in “Ghostbusters” (1984) and

Daphne Zuniga (47)

A pert, smoky-voiced, brunette, Daphne Zuniga began her show business career with a local theater company in Woodstock, Vermont. After studying acting at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and at UCLA, she began landing roles in genre fare

Jane Alexander (70)

A much-lauded stage performer whose relatively few screen appearances have yielded four Oscar nominations, Jane Alexander first caught the attention of moviegoers and netted a Best Actress Academy Award nomination reprising her Tony-winning stage role as

Andy Richter (43)

In 1993, writer-director Robert Smigel introduced Andy Richter to Conan O’Brien shortly after O’Brien had been announced as the late-night replacement for David Letterman. Richter had hoped to land a slot on the new show’s writing team and maybe appear on

Dennis Franz (65)

This paunchy, stubble-faced, often slovenly and perennially middle-aged character actor has cornered the film and TV market on playing cheap detectives and cops gone to seed. Franz’s world-weary demeanor suggests that he’s been around and flirted with cor