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Birthday wishes go out to Ben Kingsley, Bebe Neuwirth 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 31st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on December 31, 2023
Anthony Hopkins presents the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins turns 86
Fun fact: Portrayed Sigmund Freud in a recently released film
Ben Kingsley, left, and Daniela Lavender arrive at the world premiere of “Nomis” during the closing night of the Los Angeles Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley turns 80
Fun fact: His most recent Oscar nomination came in 2004 for his role in ‘House of Sand and Fog’
Bebe Neuwirth arrives at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Bebe Neuwirth turns 65
Fun fact: Reprised her role as Lilith in the new ‘Frasier’ series
Actor Val Kilmer arrives at the 23rd Annual “Simply Shakespeare” event at The Broad Stage on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP
Actor Val Kilmer turns 64
Fun fact: His middle name is Edward
Jean-Michel Jarre, left, and Gong Li pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP
Actress Gong Li turns 58
Fun fact: Appeared in the live-action version of Disney’s ‘Mulan’
South Korean singer PSY performs during his concert “Summer Swag 2023” at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP
Singer Psy turns 46
Fun fact: Once performed on Germany’s Next Top Model
Gymnast Gabby Douglas arrives at the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas turns 28
Fun fact: Performed on ‘The Masked Dancer’ as Cotton Candy
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Sarah Miles (“The Big Sleep”) is 82. Actor Barbara Carrera (“Never Say Never Again”) is 82. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 81. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 76. Actor Tim Matheson is 76. Actor Joe Dallesandro (“The Limey”) is 75. Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 72. Actor James Remar (“Dexter”) is 70. Singer Paul Westerberg is 64. Actor Val Kilmer is 64. Guitarist Ric Ivanisevich of Oleander is 61. Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 60. Singer-actor Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 51. Cellist Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 48. Drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 44. Drummer Jason Sechrist of Portugal. The Man is 44. Actor Ricky Whittle (“American Gods”) is 44. Actor Erich Bergen (“Madam Secretary,” ″Jersey Boys”) is 38. Musician Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is 34.
Other popular or historical birthdays on December 31st
Jacques Cartier, explorer
Henri Matisse, painter
George Marshall, WWII general and former Sec. of State
Jason Robards, actor
John Denver, singer
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