Birthday wishes go out to Jordan Knight, Craig Ferguson and all the other celebrities who celebrate their birthdays today. Check out the slideshow below to see photos of celebrities getting a year older on May 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Celebrity birthdays on May 17, 2022
Talk show host Craig Ferguson participates in AOL’s BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the History Channel’s television program, “Join or Die,” at AOL Studios on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Ivan Agostini / Invision / AP
Comedian Craig Ferguson is 60 years old
Fun fact: Originally from Glasgow, Scotland
Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails, performs on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Shaky Knees in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)Paul R. Giunta / Invision / AP
Singer and musician Trent Reznor is 57 years old
Fun Fact: He won his first Grammy in 1993
New Kids On The Block members, from left, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood sing for fans at an ’80s Ice Rink Concert to celebrate their new single, at the South Amboy Arena Rollermagic, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in New Jersey. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes / Invision / AP
Singer Jordan Knight is 52 years old
Fun fact: I got a small part as an extra in an episode of Blue Bloods
Sasha Alexander poses in the press room with her Favorite Cable TV Actress award at the People’s Choice Awards at Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated Press)Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP
Actress Sasha Alexander is 49 years old
Fun fact: Actress Sophia Loren is her mother-in-law
Nikki Reed arrives at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Gala. Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP
Actress Nikki Reed is 34 years old
Fun Fact: She portrayed Betsy Ross in Sleepy Hollow
More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer Taj Mahal is 80 years old. Guitarist Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson is 73 years old. Singer and guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 69 years old. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 69 years old. Singer Enya is 61 years old. David Eggenberg (“Sex and the City”) is 58. Guitarist O’Dell of Mint Condition is 57. Actor Paige Turco (“The 100″) is 57. Actor Hill Harper (“CSI: NY,”” He Got Game”) is 56. Television interior designer Tom Felicia (“Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”) is 53. Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai is 52. Singer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age is 49. The singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is 48. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (“Heroes”) is 48 years old. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 46. Actor Kat Foster (“Til Death”) is 44. Singer-songwriter Passenger is 38. Dancer Derek Hough (Dancing with the Stars) 37 Actor Tahj Mowry (“Smart Guy,” Kim Possible”) is 36. Actor Levin Rambin (“The Hunger Games, “Terminator: The Sa Ra Connor Chronicles”) is 32.
Other popular or historical birthdays for May 17
Edward Jenner, Smallpox Vaccine
Dennis Hopper, actor
Bill Paxton, actor
Sugar Ray Leonard, boxer (66)
Bob Saget, actor and comedian
Jim Nantz, broadcaster (63)
With the Associated Press
Fun Facts About Celebrities (Associated Press)
Fun facts about celebrities
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson | Emilia Clarke | Sophie Turner
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth | Seth MacFarlane
Gal Gadot | Jason Momoa | Natalie Portman | Kat Dennings
Jenna Fisher | Miley Cyrus | Emma Stone | Reese Witherspoon
Emma Watson | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Tiffany Amber Thiessen
Scarlett Johansson | Kate Mara | Jennifer Aniston | Alan Alda
Jennifer Lawrence and Mila Kunis | David Hasselhoff
Lindsay Lohan | George Clooney | Amanda
Betty White | Dave Matthews | Danica McKellar | Taylor Swift
Britney Spears | Bill Nye | Alison Hannigan | Alec Baldwin
Rachel McAdams | Demi Moore | Julia Roberts | Mark Hamill
Danielle Fishel and the “Boy Meets World” team
A look at lists of fun facts about film and television (The Associated Press)
Fun facts about movies, TV and more
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