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Keanu Reeves, Rosie Perez, Jimmy Fallon, Trisha Yearwood and Michael Douglas are celebrating birthdays this month.
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September 2: Keanu Reeves, 60
Keanu Reeves turns 60 on Sept. 2.
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He traveled through time with his best bud (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure). He kept a bus from exploding (Speed). He even tackled Shakespeare (Much Ado About Nothing). And then in 1999 he took on perhaps his most iconic role to date, the computer hacker-turned-savior of humankind Neo in The Matrix series. Reeves easily could have rested on his action-legend laurels, but in 2014, at the age of 50, he launched an entirely new blockbuster franchise with John Wick, about an ex-hit man out for revenge after gangsters kill his dog. Much like The Matrix, the new franchise has developed into a juggernaut, spawning sequels, a TV series, video games and comic books. Reeves will return in next year’s spin-off film, Ballerina.
September 6: Rosie Perez, 60
Rosie Perez turns 60 on Sept. 6.
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The Brooklyn-born firecracker broke out in 1989’s Do the Right Thing, and she quickly went from ingenue to critical darling. Soon after, she racked up three Emmy nominations for her choreography work on In Living Color and a supporting-actress Oscar nomination for her turn in the 1993 plane-crash drama Fearless. Perez did a stint as a cohost on The View and has appeared often on the New York City stage. In recent years, she’s emerged as a regular on prestige TV, appearing in The Flight Attendant and Your Honor — as well as voicing an “ambition gremlin” on the Netflix animated comedy Human Resources, which is sort of like a grownup version of Pixar’s Inside Out.
September 7: Corbin Bernsen, 70
Best known for his Emmy-nominated turn as divorce lawyer Arnie Becker on the ’80s hit drama series L.A. Law, Bernsen made a splash on the big screen as third baseman Roger Dorn in the Major League franchise. Following recent performances on shows like The Resident, Bernsen had a recurring role on the surreal gentrification dramedy The Curse and the FX miniseries Clipped, about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, 90. Coming soon, he’s set to appear opposite Jon Hamm, 53, and Amanda Peet, 52, on the Apple TV+ series Your Friends and Neighbors.
September 8: Ruby Bridges, 70
You probably know Bridges even if you don’t know her name: She’s the subject of an indelible image from the Civil Rights Movement. In November 1960, the 6-year-old Black girl desegregated a New Orleans elementary school. Photos of federal marshals escorting her to school on her first day made international news — and made Bridges a cultural icon. In 1964, Look magazine published a photo of Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of her, and Disney adapted her story into a TV movie in 1998. She dedicated her life to activism and launched the Ruby Bridges Foundation in 1999 to promote tolerance. This year, she released a new book titled Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts, in which she responds to letters from students across America on topics like climate change, gun violence, bullying and racism.
September 10: Ryan Phillippe, 50
A beloved heartthrob of the ’90s, Phillippe got his start on the soap opera One Life to Live, breaking ground as daytime television’s first gay teenage character. On the big screen, he starred in teen films like Cruel Intentions and I Know What You Did Last Summer before graduating to grownup fare, including the best-picture-Oscar winner Crash. He returned to TV with a 10-episode arc on the legal drama Damages and fronted his own conspiracy thriller, Shooter, for three seasons. Next up, he’ll star in the Amazon Prime coming-of-age series Motorheads as a former NASCAR mechanic who owns a rust belt auto body shop.
September 16: Molly Shannon, 60
The Saturday Night Live breakout star dominated the sketch series for six seasons with her blend of zany original characters (like Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley) and an array of celebrity impressions. Apart from the show, she bounced between supporting roles in big comedies (Never Been Kissed), cult hits (Wet Hot American Summer) and celebrated indies (Year of the Dog), but lately she’s been a go-to presence in smart TV comedies including The White Lotus, I Love That for You and The Other Two. Last month, she joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building alongside fellow SNL faves Steve Martin and Martin Short.
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