Birthday wishes go out to John Lithgow, Jon Favreau 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 19th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 19, 2023
John Lithgow speaks at the Governors Awards on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor John Lithgow turns 78
Fun fact: His son Ian is also an actor
Pedro Pascal, left, and Jon Favreau arrive at a screening of “The Mandalorian,” during PaleyFest, Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Jon Favreau turns 57
Fun fact: Provided the voice for Paz Vizsla in ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’
Chris Kattan arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Chris Kattan turns 53
Fun fact: Got engaged earlier this year
Gillian Jacobs arrives at the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Goya Studios in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Gillian Jacobs turns 41
Fun fact: Portrayed Pat Riley’s wife in the TV series ‘Winning Time’
Hunter King arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “How It Ends” at NeueHouse Hollywood on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Shotwell)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Hunter King turns 30
Fun fact: Her middle name is Ashley
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Tony Lo Bianco (“The French Connection”) is 87. Artist Peter Max is 86. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 78. Singer Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers is 75. Actor Annie Golden (“Orange is the New Black”) is 72. Talk show host Charlie Chase is 71. Singer-keyboardist Karl Wallinger of World Party is 66. Singer Jennifer Holliday is 63. TV host Ty Pennington (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”) is 59. Singer-guitarist Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 58. “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker is 54. Singer Pras Michel of The Fugees is 51. Actor Omar Gooding (“Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”) is 47. Country singer Cyndi Thomson is 47. Writer-director Jason Reitman (“Juno”) is 46. Actor Benjamin Salisbury (“The Nanny”) is 43. Actor Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune,” “The Greatest Showman”) is 40. Singer Zac Barnett of American Authors is 37. Actor Ciara Renee (“Legends of Tomorrow”) is 33.
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Robert Reed, actor
Evander Holyfield, boxer (61)
Webster Slaughter, former Browns wide receiver (59)
Brad Daugherty, former Cavs center (58)
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