BORN 29TH DECEMBER

Jon Voight - 1938

MOVIE ACTOR

Best known for his monumental performance in the classic film Midnight Cowboy and his Academy Award winning role in Coming Home. He also appeared with his daughter Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider and earned a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in the 2001 biopic Ali. Raised Catholic, he studied acting at Archbishop Stepinac High School in New York. Early in his career, he had various guest-starring roles on shows such as Gunsmoke and Naked City.  For his work in the series Ray Donovan, he won a 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. He appeared in the blockbuster films Mission: Impossible and Transformers.

Abdulfatah Ahmed (born 29 December 1963) is a Nigerian banker and public servant who was elected Governor of Kwara State in the 26 April 2011 elections, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. Ahmed was born on 29 December 1963 in Share, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. He attended Government College Funtua, Katsina State (1973–1978) and the school of Basic Studies o... Read more at Wikipedia

Ross Lynch - 1995

TV ACTOR

Known for his portrayal of Austin Moon on Disney's Austin and Ally and his role as Brady in Disney's Teen Beach Movie. He also became a vocalist and rhythm guitarist with his brothers Riker, Rocky and Ryland, sister Rydel, and Ellington Ratliff in the band R5.  He learned to play guitar while being homeschooled as a youngster and later learned how to play piano, drums, bass, and the ukulele. He moved with his family to Los Angeles in 2007 so his brother Riker could pursue his dreams in the entertainment business. R5 released the EP Ready Set Rock in 2010.

Iain De Caestecker - 1987

TV ACTOR

Scottish actor best known for his role as Leopold Fitz in the television series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In 2014, he was cast in the lead role in Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, Lost River. He started acting as a child and had a small role in the 2000 film The Little Vampire. He appeared in the music video for the song Please Don't Say You Love Me by Gabrielle Aplin in 2013.

Julius Ubido (born 29 December 1984) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Heartland, as a midfielder. Ubido has played cub football in Nigeria for Heartland. He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2011.... Read more at Wikipedia

Dylan Minnette - 1996

TV ACTOR

Actor who had his breakout role as Clay Norman in the TNT series Saving Grace. He also starred as Clay Jensen in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. He portrayed Anthony in the 2014 Disney film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Zach in the 2015 film Goosebumps. He earned his first acting role at age 9, appearing in a 2005 episode of the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. He had his first major film role in the 2010 horror movie Let Me In.

Glen Phillips - 1970

ROCK SINGER

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the 90's alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. He has also released solo albums such as Abulum and Winter Pays For Summer. He was raised in a family which practiced Reform Judaism. He began making music at the age of 14. He needed surgery to repair nerve and muscle damaged sustained after falling through a glass table in 2008.

Jane Levy - 1989

TV ACTRESS

Actress who became known to TV audiences as Tessa Altman on Suburgatory after making her debut as Mandy Milkovich in the Showtime drama Shameless. She was on the hip hop and soccer teams in high school. She went on to attend Goucher College. She had supporting roles in the 2012 films Fun Size and Nobody Walks.

Alison Brie - 1982

TV ACTRESS

Played Trudy Campbell on Mad Men and portrayed Annie Edison on Community. She was nominated for a 2012 Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actress for the latter role. In 2017, she began starring as Ruth Wilder on the Netflix series GLOW. She briefly worked as a clown at birthday parties.  She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and then went to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. She voiced the character Unikitty in 2014's The Lego Movie.

Jude Law - 1972

MOVIE ACTOR

British actor who played major roles in A.I. and the Sherlock Holmes films. He won the 2000 BAFTA Award for his work in The Talented Mr. Ripley. In 2015, he starred in the comedy Spy. He began his acting career while performing with the National Youth Music Theatre. He debuted in the 1989 film The Tailor of Gloucester. He played Watson in the 21st century Sherlock Holmes films alongside Robert Downey, Jr.

Nick Merico - 1995

TV ACTOR

Actor and singer who landed the role of Daniel Miller on the Nickelodeon original series Every Witch Way. He has been performing as a singer since the age of 11 and he posts cover songs to his popular self-titled YouTube channel. He appeared in an episode of the television version of Charlie's Angels in 2011. He writes his own music and also plays both the piano and guitar.

Ted Danson - 1947

TV ACTOR

Best known for his role as bartender Sam Malone on the television show Cheers, he has had other starring roles in Becker, Damages, CSI and Bored to Death. In 2016, he began a starring role on the NBC comedy The Good Place. He attended Stanford University and then transfered to Carnegie Mellon University, where he received his BFA in Drama. He has been a vegan since 2007 and is an activist for multiple causes.

Mary Tyler Moore

TV ACTRESS

BIRTHDAY: December 29, 1936

DEATH DATE: Jan 25, 2017 (age 80)

Actress best known for starring on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and for playing Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show. She also appeared in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 1967. She gained her first acting role as a dancing elf named Happy Hotpoint. She played a lead role in the 1980 film Ordinary People.

Mekhi Phifer - 1974

TV ACTOR

Known best for his role as Dr. Greg Pratt on the NBC medical drama ER and for his regular role on FOX's Lie to Me. He later starred in The CW series Frequency. He made his claim to fame by starring in the 1998 hit fright flick I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.  He starred as Agent Collins in the series White Collar.

Diego Luna - 1979

MOVIE ACTOR

Hispanic actor who has played memorable roles in such films as Milk, The Terminal, Rogue One, Frida, and Dirty Dancing. He also starred as Tenoch Iturbide in the critically acclaimed 2001 Alfonso Cuaron film Y Tu Mama Tambien. One of his first roles was in the 1992 telenovela El Abuelo y Yo. He and Gael Garcia Bernal founded Canana Films together.

Natalia Jiménez - 1981

POP SINGER

Spanish pop singer who released the #1 album Sin Frenos in 2009 and sang with the group La 5a Estacion. She released her first album, Primera Toma, in 2001. She has released four #1 singles on Mexico's charts, including "Algo Más" and "Me Muero."

Naomi Sequeira - 1994

TV ACTRESS

Television personality known for her role as Tara Crossley on Disney's Evermoor. She also co-hosted Disney Channel Australia with Adam Roberts. She auditioned for a competition hosted by Disney Channel, which is how she was first discovered. As a singer, she was discovered through YouTube by Nathan Eshman from Music Entourage. She was nominated for a 2014 ASTRA Award for Favorite Female Personality.

Christen Press - 1988

SOCCER PLAYER

Forward who joined the U.S. women's soccer team in 2013 and was a member of the 2015 World Cup-winning team. She played soccer at Chadwick School and Stanford University, both in California. She won the Hermann Trophy in 2010 and the Damallsvenskan Golden Boot Award in 2013.

Danny McBride - 1976

MOVIE ACTOR

Comedian and actor who played Kenny Powers on the hit HBO show Eastbound and Down from 2009 to 2013. He has also starred in the blockbuster comedies Pineapple Express and This Is The End, and he voiced the character Fred McDade in Despicable Me. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he met director David Gordon Green, who would later direct him in Pineapple Express. While in Los Angeles looking for work, he held down a job as a waiter at a pirate-themed restaurant. He was discovered by Will Ferrell when the famous comedian saw the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote and starred in with friends.