Birthday wishes go out to Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Lorre and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on October 18th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 18, 2023
Robert Lantos, from left, Francois Girard and Howard Shore attend a special screening of “The Song of Names”, hosted by Sony Pictures Classics and The Cinema Society, at Regal Essex Crossing on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Composer Howard Shore turns 77
Fun fact: Originally from Toronto
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Television writer/director/producer Chuck Lorre, left, is applauded by Jamie Lee Curtis after his speech at Project Angel Food’s Rise to the Challenge Ground Breaking Ceremony, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. The event celebrated the expansion and renovation of Project Angel Food’s current building and the construction of a brand-new facility to be named The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Campus, to be completed in 2027. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Producer Chuck Lorre turns 71
Fun fact: Directed multiple episodes of ‘Dharma & Greg’
HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 15: Jean-Claude Van Damme (C) at Lionsgate World Premiere Of “The Expendables 2” held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 15, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images)Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP
Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme turns 63
Fun fact: He has three children
Lindsey Vonn attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Olympian Lindsey Vonn turns 39
Fun fact: Won her only Olympic gold medal at the 2010 Winter Games
Freida Pinto attends the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Freida Pinto turns 39
Fun fact: Nominated for a BAFTA for her role in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Actors Lily Collins, left, and Zac Efron attend the screening for “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP
Actor Zac Efron turns 36
Fun fact: Hosted an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2009
More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer Russ Giguere of The Association is 80. Actor Joe Morton is 76. Actor Pam Dawber is 73. Gospel singer Vickie Winans is 70. Director David Twohy (“Riddick” movies) is 68. Actor Jon Lindstrom (“General Hospital”) is 66. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is 62. Actor Vincent Spano is 61. Bassist Tim Cross (Sponge) is 57. Singer Nonchalant is 56. Actor Joy Bryant (“Parenthood”) is 49. Guitarist Peter Svensson of The Cardigans is 49. Actor Wesley Jonathan is 45. Singer Ne-Yo is 44. Country singer and “American Idol” contestant Josh Gracin is 43. Country musician Jesse Littleton (Marshall Dyllon) is 42. Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding is 39. Actor Joy Lauren (“Desperate Housewives”) is 34. Actor Tyler Posey is 32. Actor Toby Regbo (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”) is 32.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 18th
George C. Scott, actor
Chuck Berry, musician
Peter Boyle, actor
Dawn Wells, actress
Mike Ditka, former NFL coach (84)
Martina Navratilova, former tennis pro (67)
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