Birthday wishes go out to Eva Mendes, Kevin Connolly and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on March 5th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on March 5, 2024
Penn Jillette attends the 50th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on Monday. Nov. 21, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Magician Penn Jillette turns 69
Fun fact: His middle name is Fraser
Paul Blackthorne arrives at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Paul Blackthorne turns 55
Fun fact: Appeared in multiple episodes of ‘ER’ as a radiologist.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Greg Scott and Eva Mendes attend Create & Cultivate Los Angeles at Rolling Greens Los Angeles on February 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)Getty Images
Actress Eva Mendes turns 50
Fun fact: Has two daughters with Ryan Gosling
Kevin Connolly
Director Kevin Connolly from 'Goti', left, takes a photograph upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Actor and director Kevin Connolly turns 50
Fun fact: Once dated actress Julianne Hough
Niki Taylor
Fashion model Niki Taylor attends the DKMS (German Bone Marrow Donor Center) benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Model Niki Taylor turns 49
Fun fact: Once set a Guinness record as the youngest model to sign a six-figure deal
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Paul Sand (“St. Elsewhere”) is 92. Actor James B. Sikking (“Hill Street Blues,” ″Doogie Howser, M.D.”) is 90. Football player-turned-actor Fred Williamson is 86. Actor Samantha Eggar (“The Molly Maguires,” ″Dr. Doolittle”) is 85. Actor Michael Warren (“Soul Food,” ″Hill Street Blues”) is 78. Actor Eddie Hodges is 77. Singer Eddy Grant is 76. Keyboardist Alan Clark of Dire Straits is 72. Actor-comedian Marsha Warfield (“Night Court”) is 70. Actor Adriana Barraza is 68. Actor Talia Balsam (“Divorce,” ″Mad Men”) is 65. Musicians Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers are 62. Guitarist John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 54. Singer Rome is 54. Actor Jolene Blalock (“Star Trek: Enterprise”) is 49. Actor Kimberly McCullough (“General Hospital”) is 46. Actor Karolina Wydra (“Wicked City,” “House”) is 43. Musician Amanda Shires (The Highwomen, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) is 42. Actor Sterling Knight (“Sonny With a Chance”) is 35. Actor Jake Lloyd (“Star Wars” films) is 35. Actor Micah Fowler (“Speechless”) is 26.
Other popular or historical birthdays on March 5th
Rex Harrison, actor
Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant ramen noodles
Dean Stockwell, actor
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