Happy birthday to Marlee Matlin, Steve Guttenberg, and all the other celebrities who have a birthday today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 24, and learn one interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 24, 2024
British actor and comedian Stephen Fry speaks during a press conference for the film “Treasure” during the Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Saturday, February 17, 2024. The 74th edition of the festival runs until Sunday, February 25, in the German capital. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)AP
Actor Stephen Fry turns 67
Interesting fact: Voiced the Cheshire Cat in the 2010 live adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
Steve Guttenberg attends the premiere of “About My Father” at the SVA Theater on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actor Steve Guttenberg turns 66
Interesting fact: Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011
Marlee Matlin arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Marlee Matlin turns 59
Interesting fact: Appeared in the music video for the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden in New York during the week of his 50th birthday celebration on Friday, August 25, 2023. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Comedian Dave Chappelle turns 51
Interesting fact: His first feature film was “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”.
Rupert Grint (from left), director M. Night Shyamalan, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ben Aldridge pose for photographers as they arrive at the special screening of the film “Knock at the Cabin” in London, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Actor Rupert Grint turns 36
Fun fact: Has a daughter named Wednesday
Other celebrities with birthdays today
Guitarist Mason Williams is 86. Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 82. Actor Ann Archer is 77. Actor Joe Regalbuto (“Murphy Brown”) is 75. Actor Kevin Dunn (“Samantha Who?”) is 69. Actor Jared Harris (“The Crown,” “Mad Men”) is 63. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 62. Singer John Bush (Anthrax) is 61. News anchor David Gregory is 54. Country singer Kristyn Osborn of SheDaisy is 54. Director Ava DuVernay (“Queen Sugar,” film “Selma”) is 52. Actor James D’Arcy (“Agent Carter,” “Dunkirk”) is 51. Actor Carmine Giovinazzo (“CSI: New York”) is 51. Actor Alex O’Loughlin (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 48. Actor Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill,” “A Cinderella Story”) is 43. Drummer Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 41.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 24
Carlo Gambino, gangster
Cal Ripken Jr., MLB star (64)
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