Billy Bob Thornton and Greta Gerwig celebrate birthdays on August 4th. (AP)
Top celebrity birthdays on August 4, 2021
Birthday wishes go out to Billy Bob Thornton, Greta Gerwig and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 4th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Actors Dann Florek, left, and Richard Belzer from “Law & Order: SVU” attend the NBC Network 2013 Upfront at Radio City Music Hall, Monday, May 13, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Richard Belzer turns 77
Fun fact: Only 3 other actors appeared in more episodes of ‘Law & Order: SVU’ than Belzer
Billy Bob Thornton attends a special screening of “A Million Little Pieces” at the London Hotel on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Billy Bob Thorton turns 66
Fun fact: Used to be married to Angelina Jolie
Randall Park, from left, Ali Wong, Daniel Dae Kim and Keanu Reeves arrive at the premiere of “Always Be My Maybe” on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP
Actor Daniel Dae Kim turns 53
Fun fact: Had a small role in Ang Lee’s ‘Hulk’
FILE – In this Saturday March 7, 2020 file photo, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex with Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Albert Hall in London, to attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Wednesday May 5, 2021, won her remaining copyright claim against a British tabloid publisher over the publication of a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father. (Simon Dawson/Pool via AP, File)AP
Former actress Meghan Markle turns 40
Fun fact: Recently gave birth to her second child, Lilibet
Abigail Spencer arrives at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Abigail Spencer turns 40
Fun fact: Attended Meghan Markle’s wedding to Prince Harry
Noah Baumbach, left, and Greta Gerwig arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Writer and actress Greta Gerwig turns 38
Fun fact: Nominated for two Oscars for ‘Lady Bird’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Tina Cole (“My Three Sons”) is 78. Actor Kym Karath (“The Sound of Music”) is 63. Actor Lauren Tom (“Joy Luck Club,” ″Men In Trees”) is 62. Producer Michael Gelman (“Live with Kelly and Ryan”) is 60. Actor Crystal Chappell (“Guiding Light”) is 56. Drummer Rob Cieka of Boo Radleys is 53. Actor Michael Deluise (“Gilmore Girls,” “NYPD Blue”) is 52. Rapper Yo-Yo (“Miss Rap Supreme”) is 50. Singer-actor Marques Houston of Immature is 40. “American Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox is 36. Singer Tom Parker of The Wanted is 33. Actors Dylan and Cole Sprouse (“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” ″Grace Under Fire”) are 29. “American Idol” runner-up Jessica Sanchez is 26.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 4th
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet
Louis Vuitton, leather goods proprietor
John Venn, Venn diagrams
Louis Armstrong, jazz musician
Frank Vincent, actor
Barack Obama, 44th U.S. president (60)
Roger Clemens, former MLB pitcher (59)
Jeff Gordon, former NASCAR driver (50)
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Prior celebrity fun facts (Associated Press)
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Danielle Fishel and the ‘Boy Meets World’ cast
Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis
A look at prior movie and tv-related fun fact lists (Associated Press)
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