Birthday wishes go out to Dolly Parton, Jodie Sweetin and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 19th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on January 19, 2023
Inductees Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, from left, Dolly Parton and Rob Halford of Judas Priest perform during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Invision
Country singer Dolly Parton turns 77
Fun fact: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022
David Faustino, from left, Christina Applegate and Katey Sagal pose during a ceremony honoring Applegate with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Katey Sagal turns 69
Fun fact: Her father Boris was a director
Actors/comedians Tommy Davidson, from left, Shawn Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans and David Alan Grier attend the screening for “Tribeca TV : In Living Color – 25th Anniversary reunion from the finale” during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios on Saturday April 27, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP
Actor Shawn Wayans turns 52
Fun fact: One of his first TV show appearances was an episode of ‘MacGyver’
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, from left, Drea de Matteo and Vincent Pastore present the best pop award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
Actress Drea de Matteo turns 51
Fun fact: Her middle name is Donna
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 14: Jodie Sweetin attends TheWrap’s 5th Annual Power Women Summit at Fairmont Miramar – Hotel & Bungalows on December 14, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)Getty Images
Actress Jodie Sweetin turns 41
Fun fact: Competed on the show ‘Beyond the Edge’ in 2022
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Andrew East and Shawn Johnson attend Bohemian Rhapsody’s Get Loud Extravaganza at Whiskey a Go Go on February 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)Getty Images for Twentieth Centu
Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East turns 31
Fun fact: Appeared as one of the experts during an episode of ‘The Wheel’ last year
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Tippi Hedren is 93. Journalist Robert MacNeil is 92. Director Richard Lester (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Superman II and III”) is 91. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 81. Actor Shelley Fabares is 79. TV chef Paula Deen is 76. Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 72. Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 71. Actor Desi Arnaz Jr. is 70. Comedian Paul Rodriguez is 68. Keyboardist Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 66. Actor Paul McCrane (“ER”) is 62. Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 55. Singer Trey Lorenz is 54. Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 52. Comedian Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV,” ″Mad TV”) is 49. Actor Drew Powell (“Gotham”) is 47. Actor Marsha Thomason (“Las Vegas”) is 47. Actor Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 42. Actor Shaunette Renee Wilson (“The Resident”) is 33. Actor Briana Henry (“General Hospital”) is 31. Actor Logan Lerman (“Percy Jackson” films) is 31. Rapper Taylor Bennett is 27. Actor Lidya Jewett (“Hidden Figures”) is 16.
Other popular or historical birthdays on January 19th
Robert E. Lee, Confederate general
Edgar Allan Poe, author
Janis Joplin, singer
Jean Stapleton, actress
Robert Palmer, singer
with The Associated Press
Prior celebrity fun facts (Associated Press)
Celebrity fun facts
Tom Cruise | Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson | Emilia Clarke
Robert Downey Jr. | Chris Hemsworth | Seth MacFarlane
Gal Gadot | Jason Momoa | Natalie Portman | Kat Dennings
Hilary Swank | Miley Cyrus | Dave Matthews | Alan Alda
Emma Watson | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Tiffani Amber Thiessen
Jenna Fischer | Emma Stone | Reese Witherspoon
Scarlett Johansson | Jennifer Aniston | David Hasselhoff
Sophie Turner | Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis
Lindsay Lohan | George Clooney | Amanda Seyfried
Betty White | Danica McKellar | Taylor Swift | Kate Mara
Britney Spears | Bill Nye | Alyson Hannigan | Alec Baldwin
Rachel McAdams | Demi Moore | Julia Roberts | Mark Hamill
Danielle Fishel and the ‘Boy Meets World’ cast
A look at prior movie and tv-related fun fact lists (Associated Press)
Movie and TV fun facts & more
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