Birthday wishes go out to Guillermo del Toro, Tony Shalhoub 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 9th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 9, 2023
Marie Osmond, from left, Carrie Ann Inaba, Eve and Sharon Osbourne of the television show “The Talk” pose together at the 13th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards Luncheon, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Sharon Osbourne turns 71
Fun fact: Has been married to Ozzy since 1982
Marin Hinkle, left, Rachel Brosnahan and Tony Shalhoub attend the premiere of Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” season five at The Standard, High Line on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actor Tony Shalhoub turns 70
Fun fact: Recently appeared in the film ‘Flamin’ Hot’
Scott Bakula introduces an In Memoriam tribute at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Scott Bakula turns 69
Fun fact: His middle name is Stewart
Guillermo de Toro, left, and Mark Gustafson, winners of the award for best animated feature film for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Director Guillermo del Toro turns 59
Fun fact: Directed the ‘Blade’ sequel
Brandon Routh, from left, Caity Lotz and Tala Ashe participate in the “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” panel during The CW portion of the 2017 Summer TCA’s at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Brandon Routh turns 44
Fun fact: Is originally from Iowa
EXCLUSIVE – Seena Vali, winner of the Emmy for outstanding writing for a variety series “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” from left, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, Darick Robertson, and David Server during night one of the Television Academy’s 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Governors Gala at the L.A. Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Spencer Grammer turns 40
Fun fact: Once served as a panelist for the show ‘America’s Prom Queen’
More celebrities with birthdays today
R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 79. Singer Jackson Browne is 75. Actor Gary Frank (“Family”) is 73. Actor Robert Wuhl (“Arli$$”) is 72. Accordion player James Fearnley of The Pogues is 69. Actor John O’Hurley (“Dancing With The Stars,” ″Seinfeld”) is 69. Actor-turned-producer Linwood Boomer (“Little House On The Prairie”) is 68. Actor Michael Pare (“Eddie and the Cruisers”) is 65. Jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett is 63. Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of The BoDeans is 62. Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 59. Singer P.J. Harvey is 54. Director Steve McQueen (“12 Years A Slave”) is 54. Actor Cocoa Brown (“Tyler Perry’s For Better Or Worse”) is 51. Actor Steve Burns (“Blue’s Clues”) is 50. Singer Sean Lennon is 48. Musician Lecrae is 44. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (“Home Improvement”) is 42. Comedian Melissa Villasenor (“Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Actor Tyler James Williams (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 31. Country singer Scotty McCreery (“American Idol”) is 30. Actor Jharrel Jerome (“When They See Us”) is 26.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 9th
Alastair Sim, actor
John Lennon, musician
Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN (82)
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