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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS   for Feb 09, 2010
MENA SUVARI
Age 31
Biography: Early success with the smash teen comedy “American Pie” (1999) and the Academy Award-winning Best Drama “American Beauty” (1999) took young adult and former teen model Mena Suvari by surprise. A 20-year-old acting novice with only a few guest television spots under her belt, Suvari suddenly had Hollywood’s attention virtually overnight, though she struggled a bit to find her way amongst offers of mainstream comedies and the darker, more offbeat independent films. Her onscreen performances belied any self-doubt, and over the following decade, the actress gave confident performances in several...
 
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Mia Farrow
Age 65
Biography: This daughter of film director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan became an "overnight" star in 1964 when she was tapped to essay the pivotal role of troubled teenager Alison MacKenzie in ABC's groundbreaking primetime serial "Peyton Place"....
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Ciarán Hinds
Age 57
Biography: Belfast-born and RADA-trained Ciaran (pronounced KEER-awn) Hinds has become best known for his appearances in several period dramas. Immediately after finishing drama school, the tall, swarthy actor traveled throughout Europe finding work wherever he could....
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Ziyi Zhang
Age 31
Biography: A delicately beautiful Chinese actress, Ziyi Zhang first caught the attention of filmgoers at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival with her debut performance as a young girl who falls in love with a schoolteacher in "The Road Home", director Zhang Yimou's acclaimed...
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Amber Valletta
Age 36
Biography: Amber Valletta first came to international attention as a fashion model within the pages of Elle and Vogue and for advertising campaigns for DKNY and Versace. Her ease in front of the camera led to television hosting duties on MTV, which would...
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Joe Pesci
Age 67
Biography: It seemed in the early 1990s that every film released in the US had Joe Pesci in it. This diminutive, intense Italian-American character player took a long time to make it to the top: a former child performer and nightclub entertainer, he specialized in...
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Jason George
Age 38
Biography: Often cast as the handsome cad and ne’er-do-well, actor Jason George was a staple of urban romantic comedies throughout the 1990’s. Blessed with good looks and a suave, debonair demeanor, George made a career playing unctuous rogues and shallow womanizers in...
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Charles Shaughnessy
Age 55
Biography: Dapper and debonair in that "so-British" way that makes American women swoon, Shaughnessy exuded charm and fortitude as Shane Donovan on NBC's long-running "Days of Our Lives" for eight years before deciding to give it a go on primetime. His gamble paid off....
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Jimmy Bennett
Age 14
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Travis Tritt
Age 47
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