Happy birthday goes out to Andy Samberg, Madelaine Petsch, and all the other celebrities who have a birthday today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 19, and learn one interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 19, 2024
Actor and director Robert Redford turns 88
Interesting fact: Although he was nominated as an actor, he only won the Oscar as a director.
Actor Denis Leary turns 67
Fun fact: His middle name is Colin
Actor Christian Slater turns 55
Interesting fact: Has lent his voice to the comic book villain Deadshot in several animated films
Actor Edward Norton turns 55
Interesting fact: Has a younger brother and a younger sister
Actor Andy Samberg turns 46
Fun fact: He once appeared as himself in an episode of “30 Rock.”
Actress Maia Mitchell turns 31
Fun fact: Played the same character in two different Australian TV series
Actress Madelaine Petsch turns 30
Fun fact: I once voiced a character in an episode of “The Simpsons.”
Other celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Henry G. Sanders (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 82. Drummer Dennis Elliott (Foreigner) is 74. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 72. Country singer Steve Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 69. Actress Madeleine Stowe is 66. News anchor Bob Woodruff is 63. Actor Adam Storke (“Mystic Pizza”) is 62. Actor Craig Bierko (“Sex and the City,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight”) is 60. Singer Zac Maloy of The Nixons is 56. Musician Everlast (House of Pain) is 55. Rapper Masta Killa of Wu-Tang Clan is 55. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 54. Actress Kaitlin Olson (“The Mick,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 49. Guitarist Brad Tursi of Old Dominion is 45. Actor Maia Mitchell (“The Fosters”) is 31. Actress Parker McKenna Posey (“My Wife and Kids”) is 29.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 18
Antonio Salieri, composer
Meriwether Lewis, explorer (Lewis & Clark)
Shelly Winters, actress
Roberto Clemente, MLB outfielder
Patrick Swayze, actor
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