Top celebrity birthdays on December 31, 2021
Birthday wishes go out to Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley 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.
Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins turns 84
Fun fact: Won an Oscar earlier this year for his role in ‘The Father’
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley turns 78
Fun fact: Reprised his MCU role as Trevor Slattery in the Marvel hit ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’
Actress Bebe Neuwirth turns 63
Fun fact: Has twice won Tony Awards for Best Actress
Actor Val Kilmer turns 62
Fun fact: First feature film he appeared in was ‘Top Secret!’ in 1984
Actress Gong Li turns 56
Fun fact: Appeared in the live-action remake of ‘Mulan’ as the villain Xianniang
Singer Psy turns 44
Fun fact: Performed in NYC on NYE 2012 with MC Hammer
Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas turns 26
Fun fact: Performed as Cotton Candy on this season of ‘The Masked Dancer’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Tim Considine (“My Three Sons”) is 81. Actor Sarah Miles (“The Big Sleep”) is 80. Actor Barbara Carrera (“Never Say Never Again”) is 80. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 79. Actor Tim Matheson is 74. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 74. Actor Joe Dallesandro (“The Limey”) is 73. Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 70. Actor James Remar (“Dexter”) is 68. Singer Paul Westerberg is 62. Actor Val Kilmer is 62. Guitarist Ric Ivanisevich of Oleander is 59. Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 58. Actor Lance Reddick (“Fringe,” ″The Wire”) is 52. Singer-actor Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 49. Cellist Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 46. Drummer Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 42. Drummer Jason Sechrist of Portugal. The Man is 42. Actor Ricky Whittle (“American Gods”) is 42. Actor Erich Bergen (“Madam Secretary,” ″Jersey Boys”) is 36. Musician Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is 32.
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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