Birthday wishes go out to Drew Carey, Jewel and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on May 23rd and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on May 23, 2024
Percy Gibson, left, and Joan Collins arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Joan Collins turns 91
Fun fact: Her middle name is Henrietta
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 14: Drew Carey speaks onstage during the 2024 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles Ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium on April 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America West)Getty Images for Writers Guild o
Comedian Drew Carey turns 66
Fun fact: First feature film he appeared in was ‘Coneheads’
Melissa McBride attends the AMC Networks 2024 Upfront at Chelsea Factory on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Melissa McBride turns 59
Fun fact: Appeared on ‘Dawson’s Creek’ as two different characters
CINCINNATI, OHIO – AUGUST 20: Singer-songwriter, mental health expert Jewel speaks during Educating Mindfully on the Inspire Lounge stage during the first day of The Wellness Experience by Kroger at The Banks on August 20, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images for The Wellness Experience by Kroger)Getty Images for The Wellness Ex
Singer Jewel Kilcher turns 50
Fun fact: Is originally from Utah
Ryan Coogler, right, and wife Zinzi Evans attend the premiere of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” at the Kings Theater on Monday, June 5, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Director Ryan Coogler turns 38
Fun fact: Was part of a team nominated for a Grammy this year
Sarah Jarosz, right, performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)AP
Singer Sarah Jarosz turns 33
Fun fact: Originally from Austin, TX
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Barbara Barrie is 93. Actor Lauren Chapin (“Father Knows Best”) is 79. Country singer Judy Rodman is 73. Actor Lea DeLaria (“Orange Is The New Black”) is 66. Country singer Shelly West is 66. Actor Linden Ashby (“Melrose Place”) is 64. Actor-model Karen Duffy is 63. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 57. Actor Laurel Holloman (“The L Word”) is 56. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 54. Singer Lorenzo is 52. Country singer Brian McComas is 52. Actor-playwright John Pollono (“This Is Us”) is 52. Singer Maxwell is 51. Actor LaMonica Garrett (“Designated Survivor,” ″Sons of Anarchy”) is 49. Comedian Tim Robinson (“Saturday Night Live”) is 43. Actor Adam Wylie (“Picket Fences”) is 40.
Other popular or historical birthdays on May 23rd
Carolus Linnaeus, father of taxonomy
Anton Mesmer, hypnotist
Douglas Fairbanks, actor
‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, boxer
Mitch Albom, author (66)
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