Today’s Birthdays
Written by KingCnote on November 19, 2020
Adam Driver – 37 years old
After three Emmy nominations for the HBO series Girls, the onetime Marine nabbed the lead role of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. In 2020, he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Marriage Story. His other film roles include BlacKkKlansman (for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination), Logan Lucky, The Meyerowitz Stories, Paterson, This Is Where I Leave You and While We’re Young.Born 1983
Ryan Howard – 41 years old
The former Philadelphia Phillies first baseman was the 2005 NL Rookie of the Year. The next year, he became only the eighth player to hit 58 home runs in a season and was named NL MVP. In June 2007, he hit his 100th homer, reaching that plateau in the fewest games of any player ever.Born 1979
Savion Glover – 47 years old
DancerBorn 1973
Justin Chancellor – 48 years old
Tool bassistBorn 1972
Erika Alexander – 51 years old
Actress (TV’s Living Single)Born 1969
Travis McNabb – 51 years old
Sugarland/ex-Better Than Ezra drummerBorn 1969
Terrence “T-C” Carson – 51 years old
Actor (TV’s Living Single)Born 1969
Jodie Foster (Alicia Christian Foster) – 58 years old
The actress-director, who made her first TV appearance at the age of five, has won Oscars for The Silence of the Lambs and The Accused and been nominated for two more (Nell, Taxi Driver). Her other outstanding performances include The Brave One, Inside Man, Flightplan, The Panic Room, Contact, Freaky Friday, Foxes, Elysium and Bugsy Malone.Born 1962
Meg Ryan (Margaret Hyra) – 59 years old
The actress (The Women, Kate and Leopold, Proof of Life, City of Angels, You’ve Got Mail, French Kiss, When a Man Loves a Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, In the Cut) is also a director. She was long married to Dennis Quaid and was until recently engaged to John Mellencamp.Born 1961
Matt Sorum – 60 years old
Deadland Ritual/Kings of Chaos/ex-Velvet Revolver/ex-Camp Freddy/ex-Cult/ex-Guns n’ Roses drummerBorn 1960
Allison Janney – 61 years old
A seven-time Emmy winner — out of 13 nominations — four for The West Wing, two for Mom and one for Masters of Sex, she nabbed a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2018 for I, Tonya, her first nomination. Her other movies include The Girl on the Train, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Juno, Hairspray, The Hours and American Beauty.Born 1959
Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore) – 71 years old
The former star NFL receiver became a sportscaster after his playing days.Born 1949
Calvin Klein – 78 years old
DesignerBorn 1942
