Birthday wishes go out to Karen Gillan, Paul Shaffer and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on November 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on November 28, 2024
Standing on the red carpet from left, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder attend the ceremony honoring Martha Reeves with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP
Music exec Berry Gordy turns 95
Fun fact: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988
Randy Newman performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on Sunday, May 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Composer Randy Newman turns 81
Fun fact: Had a small part as a piano player in the 2008 film ‘Leatherheads’
Musician Paul Shaffer attends the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Hot Pink Party at The Glasshouse on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Musician Paul Shaffer turns 75
Fun fact: His middle name is Allan
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Ed Harris attends the premiere of “Love Lies Bleeding” at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actor Ed Harris turns 74
Fun fact: Has been nominated for an Academy Award four times
Alfonso Cuaron poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for ‘Disclaimer’ during the London Film Festival on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
Director Alfonso Cuaron turns 63
Fun fact: Directed the miniseries ‘Disclaimer’ earlier this year
FILE – Jon Stewart poses in the press room with the award for outstanding talk series for “The Daily Show” during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Jae C. Hong/Invision/AP
TV host Jon Stewart turns 62
Fun fact: Was recently announced that he’ll extend his stay on ‘The Daily Show’ through 2025
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, left, and Ewan McGregor pose at a ceremony honoring McGregor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead turns 40
Fun fact: Married actor Ewan McGregor in 2022
Karen Gillan arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Karen Gillan turns 37
Fun fact: Revealed recently that she is expecting her first child
More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 84. Actor S. Epatha Merkerson (“Chicago Med,” “Law and Order”) is 72. Country singer Kristine Arnold of Sweethearts of the Rodeo is 68. Actor Judd Nelson is 65. Drummer Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) is 62. Actor Jane Sibbett (”Friends, “Herman’s Head”) is 62. Actor Garcelle Beauvais (“NYPD Blue,” ″The Jamie Foxx Show”) is 58. Singer Dawn Robinson (En Vogue, Lucy Pearl) is 56. Actor Gina Tognoni (“The Young and the Restless”) is 51. Musician apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas is 50. Actor Malcolm Goodwin (“iZombie”) is 49. Actor Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”) is 48. Actor Aimee Garcia (“Lucifer”) is 46. Rapper Chamillionaire is 45. Actor Daniel Henney (“Criminal Minds”) is 45. Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) is 41. Singer-keyboardist Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees is 41. Singer Trey Songz is 40. Actor Scarlett Pomers (“Reba”) is 36. Actor-rapper Bryshere Gray (“Empire”) is 31.
Other popular or historical birthdays on November 28th
William Blake, artist
Henry Bacon, architect
Paul Warfield, former Browns receiver
Anna Nicole Smith, actress
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