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Birthday wishes go out to Krysten Ritter, Benjamin Bratt and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on December 16th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on December 16, 2023
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’, in London, Monday, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Musician Benny Andersson turns 77
Fun fact: Both his father and grandfather were also musicians
Cody Johnson, from left, Slash and Billy Gibbons perform during a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Rocker Billy Gibbons turns 74
Fun fact: His middle name is Frederick
Benjamin Bratt arrives at the premiere of “Poker Face,” Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at Hollywood Legion Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Benjamin Bratt turns 60
Fun fact: Played a casino security chief in the Peacock series ‘Poker Face’
Bryan Cranston, from left, Krysten Ritter and Bob Odenkirk arrive at the Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament to benefit the Entertainment Community Fund, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Krysten Ritter turns 42
Fun fact: Voiced a sinister businesswoman named Sheila in an episode of ‘The Simpsons’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Joyce Bulifant (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) is 86. Actor Liv Ullman is 85. Journalist Lesley Stahl (“60 Minutes”) is 82. Guitarist Tony Hicks of The Hollies is 78. Actor Xander Berkeley (“The Walking Dead”) is 68. Actor Alison LaPlaca (“The John Larroquette Show”) is 64. Actor Sam Robards is 62. Actor Jon Tenney (“The Closer,” ″Brooklyn South”) is 62. Comedian JB Smoove (“The Millers,” ″Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 58. Actor Miranda Otto (“Lord of the Rings” films) is 56. Actor Daniel Cosgrove (“Van Wilder”) is 53. Singer Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) is 52. Actor Zoe Jarman (“The Mindy Project”) is 41. Actor Theo James (“Insurgent,” “Divergent”) is 39. Actor Amanda Setton (“The Mindy Project,” “Gossip Girl”) is 38. Bassist Dave Rublin of American Authors is 37. Actor Hallee Hirsh (“JAG,” “ER”) is 36. Actor Anna Popplewell (“The Chronicles of Narnia” films) is 35. Actor Stephan James (“Race,” ″Selma”) is 30.
Other popular or historical birthdays on December 16th
Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII
Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Jane Austen, novelist
Arthur C. Clarke, sci-fi author
Steven Bochco, writer and producer
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