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Birthday wishes go out to Barry Bostwick, Bonnie Somerville and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on February 24th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on February 24, 2024
Barry Bostwick participates during a Q&A panel on day four at FAN EXPO Comic Con at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Rosemont, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
Actor Barry Bostwick turns 79
Fun fact: Hosted an episode of ‘SNL’ back in 1984 with musical guest Spinal Tap
Edward James Olmos attends the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Edward James Olmos turns 77
Fun fact: Has been either considered for or offered TV and movie roles in the Star Trek franchise over the years
George Thorogood of George Thorogood and the Destroyers performs during the final day of the 2015 Stagecoach Festival at the EmpireClub on Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP
Rocker George Thorogood turns 74
Fun fact: Originally from Wilmington, Delaware
Billy Zane arrives at a screening of “MacGruber” on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Billy Zane turns 58
Fun fact: Met his former wife on the set of a film they both appeared in
Bonnie Somerville arrives at the at Disney Media Distribution International Upfronts at The Walt Disney Studios Lot on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Burbank, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)Rich Fury/Invision/AP
Actress Bonnie Somerville turns 50
Fun fact: Her middle name is Jean
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Dominic Chianese (“Boardwalk Empire,” ″The Sopranos”) is 93. Singer Joanie Sommers is 83. Actor Jenny O’Hara (“Transparent,” ″The Mindy Project”) is 82. Singer-producer Rupert Holmes is 77. Actor Edward James Olmos is 77. Actor Debra Jo Rupp (“That ‘70s Show”) is 73. Actor Helen Shaver (“The Color of Money”) is 73. News correspondent Paula Zahn is 68. Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 66. Actor Mark Moses (“Desperate Housewives”) is 66. Actor Beth Broderick (“Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”) is 65. Actor Emilio Rivera (“Mayans M.C.”) is 63. Singer Michelle Shocked is 62. Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Greene is 49. Singer Brandon Brown of Mista is 41. Drummer Matt McGinley of Gym Class Heroes is 41. Actor Wilson Bethel (“Hart of Dixie”) is 40. Actor Alexander Koch (“Under the Dome”) is 36. Actor Daniel Kaluuya (“Black Panther,” ″Get Out”) is 35. Rapper-actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”) is 33.
Other popular or historical birthdays on February 24th
Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Grimm’s fairy tales
Chester Nimitz, US admiral
Abe Vigoda, actor
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder
Eddie Murray, MLB Hall of Famer (68)
Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxer (47)
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