Hollywood Birthday

One of everybody’s favorite group of “Friends,” David Schwimmer turns 41 today! Yes, our beloved “Friends” are no longer twenty- and thirty-somethings. (That feels a bit odd.)

David starred as geeky paleontologist Dr. Ross Geller on the popular sitcom, “Friends,” for the duration of its 10-year run, from 1994 to 2004. In addition to being a screen actor, he’s also a seasoned stage actor and director, and along with with seven other of his fellow Northwestern graduates, he co-founded Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company.
For old times’ sake I’m going to leave you with a clip from the finale episode of “Friends,” …read more

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Happy Birthday to the following celebs!
Rapper Romeo (formerly Lil’ Romeo) is 18.
Actress Tracie Thoms (“Rent” and “Cold Case”) is 32.
Rapper Fat Joe is 37.
Actor Matthew Perry (“Friends”) is 38.
Country singer Clay Walker is 38.
Former MTV reporter Tabitha Soren is 40.
Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 41.
Actor Kevin Dillon (“Entourage”) is 42.
Actress Kyra Sedgwick is 42.
Actor John Stamos is 44.
Actor Eric Lutes (“Caroline In The City”) is 45.
Singer Ivan Neville is 48.
Actor Martin Donovan is 50.
Actor Adam Arkin is 51.
Actor Peter Gallagher is 52.
Actor Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 55.
Queen bassist John Deacon is 56.
Actor Gerald McRaney is …read more

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Happy Birthday to the following celebs!
Actor Brad Renfro is 25.
Actor D.B. Woodside is 38.
Actor Matt LeBlanc (Joey on “Friends”) is 40.
Actress Illeana Douglas is 42.
Country singer Marty Brown is 42.
Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore is 49.
Cartoonist Ray Billingsley is 50.
Supermodel Iman is 52.
“Earth, Wind, and Fire” bassist Verdine White is 56.
Actress Barbara Harris is 72.
“Golden Girls” actress Estelle Getty is 84.

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Happy Birthday to Courteney Cox-Arquette, who turned 43 on Sunday, July 15!
We know and love Courteney from her portrayal of Monica Geller-Bing on the popular series “Friends,” but did you nkow she was originally given the role of Rachel Green (played by Jennifer Aniston), before she decided that she preferred the character of Monica? (source: IMBD)
Funny enough, she was also the first person to utter the word “period” on American television — in a commercial for Tampax!
Mom of Coco Riley Arquette, Courteney is now keeping busy portraying the character Lucy Spiller, a tabloid magazine editor, in the FX series “Dirt.”
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Happy Birthday to the following celebs! (July 15):
“Divine” singer Kia Thornton is 26.
Rapper Jim Jones is 31.
“Beverly Hills 90210 actor Brian Austin Green is 34.
“Felicity” actor Scott Foley is 35.
Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin is 39.
Actor Kristoff St. John is 41.
“Friends” actress Courteney Cox-Arquette is 43.
Actress Brigitte Nielsen is 44.
Award-winning actor-director Forest Whitaker is 46.
Actress Lolita Davidovich is 46.
Model Kim Alexis is 47.
Actor Willie Aames is 47.
Guitarist Joe Satriani is 51.
The Ramones drummer Marky Ramone is 51.
“Lost” actor Terry O’Quinn is 55.
Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle is 59.
Singer Linda Ronstadt is 61.
Moby Grape guitarist-singer Peter Lewis is 62.
R&B singer Millie Jackson is …read more

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