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Top celebrity birthdays on July 31, 2021
Birthday wishes go out to Wesley Snipes, Mark Cuban and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on July 31st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 23: (L-R) Actors Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser and Carrie Henn attend the "Aliens: 30th Anniversary" panel during Comic-Con International 2016 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Getty Images
Actor Michael Biehn turns 65
Fun fact: Appeared in two sci-fi franchises with roles in both ‘Terminator’ and ‘Aliens’
Dallas Mavericks owner Marc Cuban looks up at a replay during the team's NBA basketball game against against the Milwaukee Bucks in Dallas, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. The Bucks won 122-107. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP
NBA owner Mark Cuban turns 63
Fun fact: Joined ‘Shark Tank’ in its second season
FILE - Wesley Snipes arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Snipes turns 59 on July 31. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Wesley Snipes turns 59
Fun fact: Recently appeared in the sequel ‘Coming 2 America’
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: Host Dean Cain speaks onstage during the 24th Family Film Awards at Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City on March 24, 2021 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Getty Images
Actor Dean Cain turns 55
Fun fact: In addition to his role as Superman in ‘Lois & Clark,’ Cain has also appeared in episodes of ‘Smallville’ and ‘Supergirl’
Zac Brown and the Zac Brown Band accept the award for group video of the year for "Someone I Used To Know" at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP
Country singer Zac Brown turns 43
Fun fact: Was the 11th of 12 children in his family
B.J. Novak, left, and Mindy Kaling arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor and writer B.J. Novak turns 42
Fun fact: In addition to acting in and writing episodes of ‘The Office,’ Novak also directed almost a half-dozen episodes
Actor Don Murray is 92. Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 90. Actor Susan Flannery (“Bold and the Beautiful”) is 82. Actor France Nuyen (“South Pacific”) is 82. Singer Lobo is 78. Actor Geraldine Chaplin is 77. Singer Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys is 76. Actor Lane Davies (“Lois and Clark”) is 71. Actor Barry Van Dyke (“Murder 101,” “Diagnosis Murder”) is 70. Actor Alan Autry (“In the Heat of the Night,” “Grace Under Fire”) is 69. Jazz pianist-actor Michael Wolff (“The Naked Brothers Band’) is 69. Actor James Read (”Legally Blonde”) is 68. Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 64. Actor Dirk Blocker (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 64. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 63. Country singer Chad Brock is 58. Musician Fatboy Slim is 58. Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs is 57. Actor Jim True-Frost (“American Odyssey,” ″The Wire”) is 55. Actor Loren Dean (“Space Cowboys”) is 52. Actor Eve Best (“Nurse Jackie”) is 50. Actor Annie Parisse (“How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days”) is 46. Actor Robert Telfer (“Saved by the Bell”) is 44. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is 27. Actor Rico Rodriguez (“Modern Family”) is 23.
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Ever seen a character on a TV show wearing a stylish outfit and thought “I want that?” For some fashion-adoring fans, it isn’t just wishful thinking. They’re scouring the internet in hopes of finding the clothing items they’ve admired in movies and on television — recreating classic looks from “Gossip Girl,” “Friends” and “13 Going on 30.”
“Anytime I have to go to a wedding or anything fancy, I was like, ‘I wish I could just have Rachel Green’s dress,’” said Jasmine Harris. She finally tracked down and purchased the exact sundress she saw Jennifer Aniston’s character wearing on an episode of “Friends.”
Meanwhile, one “Gossip Girl” superfan has spent thousands of dollars on her show-inspired wardrobe. Now that the series has been rebooted, she’s already gotten her hands on accessories she saw from the initial episodes.
The shows and movies may have gone off-air years ago, but these television fans are keeping the fashion alive.
She’s the Blairest of them all!
When medical student Nina Kulikovska rewatched the entire “Gossip Girl” series during quarantine, she was struck by one thing: the fashion. So the Midtown resident started searching online for versions of the high-end pieces worn by Blair (Leighton Meester) and Serena (Blake Lively) on the show, snagging many off reselling apps Poshmark and eBay.
She also began uploading the finds to her “Gossip Girl”-themed Instagram page. Kulikovska scored her most prized outfit — Blair’s white Marc Jacobs dress — when a fellow fan messaged her, offering it up for $700.
Kulikovska said she wouldn’t have been able to envision the clothing on herself without first seeing it on her favorite TV characters. She often finishes her re-creations with long necklaces, the exact shoes worn in the scene, and Blair’s signature headband.
“How [Blair] wore it, it’s a whole look,” Kulikovska said. “She had the headband, the pearls, the shoes. That really sold me. I don’t know if I would have actually picked those clothes up myself.”
She now owns dozens of vintage looks from the show, regularly shelling out more than $300 per piece. Kulikovska has also already purchased a pair of Stuart Weitzman heels worn on the series’ reboot (these strappy “Nudist” heels, available at ShopBop).
“It’s an outlet,” she said of her new hobby. “If I’m studying a lot, at the end of the day you want to do something that takes you away from all that stress.”
For Courtney Seamon, 28, it all started with Halloween. In 2019, she was determined to go to a party dressed as Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) from the romcom “13 Going on 30” — but she needed to find the striped dress that the character wears in the famous “Thriller” dance scene.
But the Versace frock was never mass-produced, meaning it’s all but impossible to find. That didn’t stop Seamon, though. She tracked down an almost exact replica, and got its owner to loan it to her.
From there, she went on a quest to re-create as many of the movie’s looks as possible. “I’m from a small town in Indiana, so when the movie came out, it was something that made me always want to move to New York City and work in fashion,” said Seamon, a full-time fashion blogger who runs the site Mimosas and Manhattan with her cousin. “[Jenna Rink] really embodied this go-getter with a bubbly personality.”
So the Williamsburg resident turned to a seller on Poshmark who, under the moniker “CinemaSpells,” specializes in finding out-of-production pieces from movies and television shows. Seamon paid $350 for a garden-print Moschino dress from 2000, which Garner’s character wore while walking the rainy streets of New York, finishing the ensemble with a pink headband and tan purse just like Rink did in the film. The seller was also able to procure the character’s polka-dot Nanette Lepore coat from the movie poster.
After her six-month pursuit of seven Jenna-inspired outfits, Seamon posted every re-creation on her blog. Garner even shared it on her Instagram page.
“That was my favorite moment,” said Seamon, who spent around $1,000 on the entire project. “I was like, ‘If I do this and spend all this money, and she doesn’t ever see it, I’m going to be so bummed.’”
When Jasmine Harris, a receptionist from Connecticut, saw Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) wearing a brown floral sundress on an episode of “Friends” a few years ago, she couldn’t get it out of her head.
“I’ve seen every episode,” said the 26-year-old. “I’m obsessed with the fashion and costuming.”
She had Rachel’s look on her mind for years before the Milly frock, first sold in 2000, finally popped up on eBay for $150. (“A steal!” said Harris.)
Harris recently purchased a red vintage jacket worn by the show’s Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) for $90. She admits she would never have tracked it down if she hadn’t seen how cool it looked on the show.
“When it’s styled so well, it’s not just like seeing it out in the wild,” said Harris. “I love reading about how Debra [McGuire, the costume designer on ‘Friends’] put everything together. I love to see people crediting the costume designers because those are the real ones behind [the show’s fashion].”
Suki Waterhouse wasn’t a fan of the pop culture reference to her relationship with Robert Pattinson in the new “Gossip Girl” reboot.
The English model, 29, took to Twitter Thursday to call out a joke made in the third episode of the HBO Max show, which aired one week prior.
In the scene in question, mean girl Luna (ZiĂłn Moreno) referenced the real-life couple while schooling protagonist Zoya (Whitney Peak) on the importance of image at their Upper East Side private school, Constance Billard.
“When are you going to get it? As far as the press is concerned, he’s R-Patz and you’re Suki nobody,” Luna said of Zoya and her boyfriend, Obie (Eli Brown).
Waterhouse reacted to the scene in a series of since-deleted tweets captured by Glamour.
“Another day to be reminded that women can also be the patriarchy,” she wrote, tagging the official “Gossip Girl” Twitter account as well as that of the episode’s writer, Lila Feinberg.
Her post appeared to reference a separate scene from the series in which Luna and Monet (Savannah Lee Smith) both said, “F–k the patriarchy.”
In a follow-up post, which was also deleted, Waterhouse added, “Seeing critiques of the patriarchy and sexism, then I get name checked as somebody’s ‘nobody’ girlfriend. Make it make sense!”
Waterhouse was first linked to the “Twilight” star, 35, in 2018 but rarely makes comments or posts about their relationship. The two Brits prefer to keep their relationship private.
Waterhouse isn’t the first celeb to call out a show for a poorly made joke. Taylor Swift fans criticized the Netflix series “Ginny & Georgia” in March after the “Champagne Problems” singer, 31, called out a sexist joke referencing her dating history.
“What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift,” teen daughter Ginny sassed at her mom, Georgia, during a spat in the final episode.
Swift clapped back on Twitter and tagged Netflix, writing, “Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse sh–t as FuNnY.”
She continued, “Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you. Happy Women’s History Month I guess.”
Following in the footsteps of the OG Gossip Girl, HBO Max’s reboot of the teen drama takes no prisoners when it comes to pop culture references — but Suki Waterhouse would like to be excluded from this narrative.
According to screenshots obtained by Glamour magazine, the 29-year-old model clapped back at a joke made in the fourth episode of Gossip Girl about her relationship with Robert Pattinson.
“When are you going to get it? As far as the press is concerned, he’s R-Patz and you’re Suki Nobody,” Luna (ZiĂłn Moreno) asks Whitney Peak’s Zoya in the latest episode, which started streaming on Thursday, July 29.
Waterhouse, who has been dating the Twilight star, 35, since 2018, reportedly took to Twitter and shared a screenshot of Luna and Monet (Savannah Lee Smith) saying, “F—k the patriarchy” in an earlier scene from the same episode.
“Another day to be reminded that women can also be the patriarchy,” the actress captioned a since-deleted tweet, tagging Gossip Girl writer Lila Feinberg.
In a follow-up (and also deleted) post, Waterhouse added, “Seeing critiques of the patriarchy and sexism, then I get name-checked as somebody’s nobody girlfriend. Make it make sense.”
Waterhouse rarely makes comments about her romance with Pattinson. A source confirmed to Us Weekly in August 2018 that the pair had “been dating for months,” noting they’d “known each other and been around each other for a long time.”
More recently, the low-key couple attended Kate Beckinsale’s birthday bash on Tuesday, July 27.
“The best birthday love love love love love đ,” the 48-year-old Underworld star captioned a series of photos from the dinner party via Instagram.
Waterhouse isn’t the first star to seemingly slam a show for making a joke about her love life. Earlier this year, Taylor Swift made headlines for taking aim at Ginny & Georgia’s quip about Georgia (Brianne Howey) going “through men faster than Taylor Swift.”
“Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse s–t as FuNnY,” the 31-year-old Grammy winner tweeted in March. “Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you. Happy Women’s History Month I guess.”
Amid the backlash from Swift’s fans, Antonia Gentry, whose character, Ginny, made the joke, released a statement.
“I fell in love with playing as Ginny Miller because she is a character who dares to be flawed, a character who tries her hardest to melt into the world around her seamlessly, but is consistently told no,” Gentry, 23, wrote on March 4 via Instagram. “She is a character among many in the show who implicate us all. She shows us our own biases, prejudices and injustices. She loves, she lies and she stands up for what she believes in — even though she may not have all of her facts straight. She makes mistakes — morally, mentally, physically, emotionally — and not just within herself, but within the broken world she lives in.”
She added, “I am so delighted to work with talented, earnest and honest women who aren’t afraid of pulling back the curtain and exposing all of life’s intricacies — the good and the bad, all with a glass of wine in hand, and a tongue in cheek.”
Season 1 of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl releases new episodes every Thursday. Ginny & Georgia, meanwhile, was picked up for season 2 earlier this year.
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Top celebrity birthdays on July 30, 2021
Birthday wishes go out to Laurence Fishburne, Arnold Schwarzenegger and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on July 30th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Paul Anka (C) performs onstage during the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin at Saban Theatre on September 07, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Comedy Central)Getty Images for Comedy Central
Singer Paul Anka turns 80
Fun fact: Originally from Ottawa, Ontario
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Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives at The Big Screen is Back media event, including ten studios convening to showcase a sampling of their summer movie releases, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 74
Fun fact: Was governor of California from 2003 until 2011
French actor Jean Reno arrives at the British Embassy in Paris to attend a diner for the visit of Britain's Prince, the Duke of Cambridge, and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, on March 17, 2017. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP) (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images
Actor Jean Reno turns 73
Fun fact: Turned down the role of Agent Smith in ‘The Matrix’
Gerald McRaney, left, and Delta Burke attend the THR and SAG-AFTRA Nominees Night at the Waldorf Astoria on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Delta Burke turns 65
Fun fact: Was crowned Miss Florida in 1974
Laurence Fishburne attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 2019 Patron of the Artists Awards at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Laurence Fishburne turns 60
Fun fact: Appeared in an episode of ‘MASH’ and its spinoff ‘Trapper John, M.D.’ but as different characters
Actress Lisa Kudrow poses at "The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television's Comedy Legends" at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Lisa Kudrow turns 58
Fun fact: Once appeared on ‘Mad About You’ as Ursula Buffray, Phoebe’s twin sister from ‘Friends’
AJ Gibson, left, and Vivica A. Fox present the award for outstanding morning program at the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, April 29, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Invision
Actress Vivica A. Fox turns 57
Fun fact: First feature film role was a small part in ‘Born on the Fourth of July’
FILE - In this May 12, 2018, file photo, director Christopher Nolan poses during a photo call at the 71st international film festival in Cannes, southern France. Nolan, one of Warner Bros.’ most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company’s decision to send all of its films to HBO Max in 2021. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)Arthur Mola/Invision/AP
Director Christopher Nolan turns 51
Fun fact: In addition to the three Batman films, Nolan also directed Christian Bale in ‘The Prestige’
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 19: Comedian Tom Green visits the SiriusXM studios on September 19, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)Getty Images
Comedian Tom Green turns 50
Fun fact: Was married to Drew Barrymore for about a year
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 23: Ella Olivia Stiller, Christine Taylor, Stacey Griffith and Ben Stiller attend Project ALS 21st Annual New York City Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 23, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Getty Images
Actress Christine Taylor turns 50
Fun fact: Her first regular tv acting role was on the Nickelodeon show ‘Hey, Dude’
Clara Rugaard, left, and Hilary Swank attend the LA Special Screening of "I Am Mother" at the Arclight Hollywood on Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Actress Hilary Swank turns 47
Fun fact: Has twice won Oscars for Best Actress
Beth Hall, from left, Jaime Pressly, Anna Faris, Allison Janney and Mimi Kennedy attend the 35th Annual Paleyfest "Mom" at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Jaime Pressly turns 44
Fun fact: Won a Primetime Emmy for role on ‘My Name is Earl’
FILE - Gina Rodriguez arrives at the Baby2Baby Gala on Nov. 9, 2019, in Culver City, Calif. Rodriguez turns 37 on July 30. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Gina Rodriguez turns 37
Fun fact: Voiced Carmen Sandiego in the Netflix series
Joey King, left, and Hunter King arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Joey King turns 22
Fun fact: Appeared with Selena Gomez in ‘Ramona and Beezus’
Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 85. Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is 82. Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn is 76. Actor William Atherton (“Die Hard” films”) is 74. Actor Ken Olin is 67. Actor Richard Burgi (“Desperate Housewives”) is 63. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 63. Country singer Neal McCoy is 63. Guitarist Dwayne O’Brien of Little Texas is 58. Actor Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” ″Everybody Hates Chris”) is 53. Actor Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”) is 52. Drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind is 50. Comedian Dean Edwards (“Saturday Night Live”) is 48. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 41. Actor April Bowlby (“Drop Dead Diva,” ″Two and a Half Men”) is 41. Actor Yvonne Strahovski (“Chuck,” “The Handmaid’s Tale”) is 39. Actor Martin Starr (“Silicon Valley,” ″Freaks and Geeks”) is 39.
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Henry Ford, auto maker
Bud Selig, former MLB commissioner (87)
Misty May-Trainor, olympic volley ball (44)
Hope Solo, professional soccer player (40)
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