Birthday wishes go out to Vanilla Ice, Willow Smith 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 31st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on Halloween, 2024
Deidre Hall, left, and Galen Gering arrive at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Deidre Hall turns 77
Fun fact: Originally from Milwaukee
EXCLUSIVE – Peter Jackson accepts the Emmy for outstanding directing for a documentary/nonfiction program for the “Part 3: Days 17-22 •” episode of “The Beatles: Get Back” during night one of the Television Academy’s 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)Phil McCarten/Invision/AP
Director Peter Jackson turns 63
Fun fact: First Oscar nomination came in 1995 for screenwriting for the film ‘Heavenly Creatures’
Rob Schneider attends the “Adam Sandler: Love You” premiere at The Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Comedian Rob Schneider turns 60
Fun fact: Once competed on ‘Lip Synch Battle’ against Jeff Ross
Coolio, left, and Vanilla Ice perform during the “I Love The 90’s” tour on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
Rapper Vanilla Ice turns 57
Fun fact: Portrayed Mark Twain in the Netflix film ‘The Ridiculous 6’
Piper Perabo attends the Chanel Tribeca Festival Women’s Lunch to celebrate the “Through Her Lens” program at The Odeon on Friday, June 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Piper Perabo turns 48
Fun fact: Graduated from Ohio University
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 15: Vanessa Marano attends the 13th Annual Thirst Gala & 2nd Annual Legacy Ball at The Beverly Hilton on October 15, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Wolfsohn/Getty Images)Getty Images
Actress Vanessa Marano turns 32
Fun fact: Her sister Laura is also an actress
Actor Holly Taylor from the Netflix television series “Manifest” attends PaleyFest NY at the Paley Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Actress Holly Taylor turns 27
Fun fact: Was eleven when she debuted in her first Broadway show, ‘Billy Elliot’
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 20: Danielle Rose Russell attends the opening night of “Here Lies Love” at Broadway Theatre on July 20, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Actress Danielle Rose Russell turns 25
Fun fact: Her mother used to be a Rockette
Willow Smith arrives at the premiere of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Willow Smith turns 24
Fun fact: The youngest of Will Smith’s children
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Lee Grant is 99. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 87. Actor Ron Rifkin (“Alias”) is 86. Actor Sally Kirkland is 83. Actor Brian Doyle-Murray (“Caddyshack,” “SpongeBob SquarePants”) is 79. Actor Stephen Rea (“The Crying Game,” ″V For Vendetta”) is 78. Journalist Jane Pauley is 74. Broadway performer Brian Stokes Mitchell is 67. Drummer Larry Mullen Junior of U2 is 63. Drummer Mikkey Dee of Motorhead and of Scorpions is 61. Guitarist Johnny Marr of Modest Mouse (and The Smiths) is 61. Actor Dermot Mulroney is 61. Country singer Darryl Worley is 60. Actor Mike O’Malley (“Yes, Dear,” “Glee”) is 59. Guitarist Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys is 58. Guitarist Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon is 55. Singer Linn Berggren of Ace of Base is 54. Reality show host Troy Hartman (“Extreme Survival,” ″No Boundaries”) is 53. Gospel singer Smokie Norful is 51. Actor Brian Hallisay (TV’s “Revenge”) is 46. Actor Samaire Armstrong (TV’s “Resurrection”) is 44. Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie”) is 44. Guitarist Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) is 43. Actor Justin Chatwin (“American Gothic”) is 42.
Other popular or historical birthdays on Halloween
Jan Vermeer, artist
John Keats, poet
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girls Scouts of America
Dan Rather, journalist (93)
John Candy, comedian
Nick Saban, football coach (73)
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