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Birthday wishes go out to Eugene Levy, Bill Pullman 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 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on December 17, 2023
Eugene Levy presents the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Eugene Levy turns 77
Fun fact: Voiced Dory’s father in the animated film ‘Finding Dory’
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Matt Bomer, from left, Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Sinner” Season 3 at The London West Hollywood on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Bill Pullman turns 70
Fun fact: Played Lone Starr in the Mel Brooks comedy ‘Space Balls’
Peter Farrelly arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache” on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Producer and director Peter Farrelly turns 67
Fun fact: His middle name is John
Dougray Scott, left, and Claire Forlani attend the 50th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on Monday. Nov. 21, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actress Claire Forlani turns 52
Fun fact: Has been married to actor Dougray Scott since 2007
Actors Sarah Paulson, left, and Elizabeth Reaser walk on a picket line outside Netflix studios on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Los Angeles. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Sarah Paulson turns 49
Fun fact: First TV show appearance was an episode of ‘Law & Order’ in 1994
Actors David Costabile, left, and Giovanni Ribisi, right, attend the Showtime premiere of “Waco: The Aftermath” at the Crosby Street Hotel on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Actor Giovanni Ribisi turns 49
Fun fact: Appeared earlier this year in the TV miniseries ‘Waco: The Aftermath’
Milla Jovovich poses for photographers upon arrival at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 75th Cannes international film festival, Cap d’Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Actress Milla Jovovich turns 48
Fun fact: Once appeared as a guest judge for an episode of ‘Germany’s Next Top Model’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl (“Shine”) is 93. Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 87. Actor Bernard Hill is 79. Actor Ernie Hudson (“Ghostbusters”) is 78. Former “Hardball” host Chris Matthews is 78. Actor Marilyn Hassett (“The Other Side of the Mountain”) is 76. Actor Wes Studi (TV’s “Comanche Moon,” “Into the West”) is 76. Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 75. Actor Joel Brooks (“Six Feet Under”) is 74. Singer Paul Rodgers is 74. Singer Wanda Hutchinson Vaughn of The Emotions is 72. Actor Barry Livingston (“My Three Sons”) is 70. Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 70. Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 65. Singer Sara Dallin of Bananarama is 62. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 57. Bassist Duane Propes of Little Texas is 57. Actor Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”) is 54. DJ Homicide of Sugar Ray is 53. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (“The District”) is 53. Drummer Eddie Fisher of OneRepublic is 50. Actor Marissa Ribisi (“Pleasantville”) is 49. Singer Ben Goldwasser of MGMT is 41. Singer Mikky Ekko is 40. Actor Shannon Woodward (“Westworld,” ″Raising Hope”) is 39. Actor Emma Bell (“The Walking Dead”) is 37. Actor Vanessa Zima (Film’s “Ulee’s Gold,” TV’s “Murder One”) is 37. Guitarist Taylor York of Paramore is 34. Actor Graham Rogers (“Quantico”) is 33. Actor-singer Nat Wolff (“The Naked Brothers Band”) is 29.
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Cal Ripken Sr., MLB manager
Pope Francis I, Roman Catholic pope (87)
Manny Pacquiao, boxer (45)
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