December 21st Birthdays
If you were born on December 21st, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Jane Fonda (ex of Roger Vadim, Tom Hayden, Ted Turner)
Oscar-winning American actress of TV (Grace and Frankie), movies (Coming Home; On Golden Pond; Klute; Cat Ballou; The Electric Horseman; Barefoot in the Park; Sunday in New York; Our Souls at Night), & fitness guru, born December 21, 1937. Daughter of Henry Fonda. (Jane Fonda 1960 Tall Story Trailer)
Larry Bryggman (nee Arvid Laurence Bryggman)
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (John Dixon on As the World Turns from 1969-2004), and movies (…And Justice for All; Spy Game; Hanky Panky; Die Hard with a Vengeance; Side by Each; Family Games), born December 21, 1938. (Larry Bryggman 1982 Hanky Panky Trailer)
Josh Mostel (nee Joshua Mostel; son of Zero Mostel)
American actor of stage, TV (Delta House; At Ease; Murphy’s Law), and movies (Herod in Jesus Christ, Superstar; Stoogemania; Harry and Tonto; City Slickers movies; Deadly Hero; Big Daddy; Sophie’s Choice; The Chase) born December 21, 1946. (Josh Mostel 1979 Delta House Photo: ABC TV Network)
Samuel L. Jackson (married LaTanya Richardson)
American film producer, character and voice over actor (Jurassic Park; Pulp Fiction; Unbreakable; Losing Isaiah; Die Hard with a Vengeance; A Time to Kill; Star Wars films; Shaft; Avengers movies; xXx films; Freedomland; The Other Guys), born December 21, 1948. (Samuel L. Jackson 2006 Photo: Pumplesmoo)
American singer (Nuttin’ for Christmas), character & voice over actor of TV (Donatello on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Fish; Archie Bunker’s Place; The New Dick Van Dyke Show) and movies (Out of It; The Spirit is Willing; Pressure Point), born December 21, 1948. (Barry Gordon 1965 A Thousand Clowns)
Michael Horse (nee Michael James Heinrich)
Native American actor of TV (Deputy Tommy Hill on Twin Peaks; The Untouchables; North of 60; Roswell), movies (The Legend of the Lone Ranger; Riders in the Storm; Passenger 57; House of Cards; Star of Jaipur), artist, and jeweler born December 21, 1949. (Michael Horse 2006 Photo: Uyvsdi)
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Academy Award-winning American animated film producer (Shrek; The Little Mermaid; The Lion King; Aladdin; Beauty and the Beast; The Prince of Egypt) and movie studio executive (Walt Disney Studios; DreamWorks Animation), born December 21, 1950. (Jeffrey Katzenberg 2006 Photo: John Mueller)
Nick Gilder (nee Nicholas George Gilder)
Juno Award-winning British-Canadian rock songwriter & singer solo (Hot Child in the City; Here Comes the Night [You Really] Rock Me; Wild Ones [Feeling Electric]; Footsteps; Metro Jets; The Warrior) and with Sweeney Todd (Roxy Roller), born December 21, 1951. (Nick Gilder Photo: Courtesy Nick Gilder)
Chris Evert (nee Christine Marie Evert; aka Chris Evert Lloyd)
International Tennis Hall of Fame US tennis player, 1975 World #1, 3X Grand Slam women’s doubles, 18X singles champ (Wimbledon; Australian, French & US Open), born December 21, 1955. Ex of John Lloyd, Andy Mill, Greg Norman; ex-fiance of Jimmy Connors. (Chris Evert 1974: Keystone Press)
Jane Kaczmarek (ex of Bradley Whitford)
American actress of TV (Lois on Malcolm in the Middle; Raising the Bar; Felicity; Party of Five; The Simpsons; The Paper Chase; Hill Street Blues; St. Elsewhere; Cybill) and movies (Falling in Love; The Heavenly Kid; Pleasantville), born December 21, 1955. (Jane Kaczmarek 2009 Photo: The Heart Truth)
Ray Romano (nee Raymond Albert Romano)
Emmy Award-winning American comedian, producer, screenwriter & actor of TV (Ray Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond & The King of Queens; Parenthood; Men of a Certain Age), and movies (Welcome to Mooseport; Ice Age), born December 21, 1957. (Ray Romano 2006 Photo: Charlie Llewellin)
Andy Dick (nee Andrew Thomlinson)
American stand-up comedian & actor of stage, radio, TV (Owen Kronsky on Less Than Perfect; Matthew Brock on NewsRadio; The Andy Dick Show; The Ben Stiller Show) and movies (In the Army Now; Inspector Gadget; Road Trip), born December 21, 1965. (Andy Dick 2012 Photo: David Shankbone)
Kiefer Sutherland (son of Donald Sutherland & Shirley Douglas)
Emmy-winning British-Canadian actor of TV (Jack Bauer on 24; Designated Survivor; Touch) and movies (The Lost Boys; The Three Musketeers; Flatliners; A Few Good Men; Young Guns; The Cowboy Way), born December 21, 1966. Ex-fiance of Julia Roberts. (Kiefer Sutherland 2006 Photo: Dan the Illuminator)
French-American screenwriter, director, producer, & actress of TV (ER ) and movies (An American Werewolf in Paris; Killing Zoe; Before Sunrise; Before Midnight; Before Sunset; Broken Flowers; Guilty Hearts; 2 Days in Paris; Voyager), born December 21, 1969. (Julie Delpy 1991 Photo: Fabrice Lévêque)
(Jane Fonda 1963 | Frank Zappa 1970: DeBoer)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on December 21st!
Remember These December 21st Famous Birthdays
Phil Donahue (nee Phillip John Donahue)
Peabody & Emmy Award-winning American television producer, director, writer, announcer, and talk show host (The Phil Donahue Show from 1967-1996; Donahue; Pozner/Donahue; The Bob Braun Show; Donahue and Kids; Today; Body of War) (born Dec. 21, 1935 – died Aug. 18, 2024; age 88). Married Marlo Thomas; son-in-law of Danny Thomas. (Phil Donahue 1977)
Ed Nelson (nee Edwin Stafford Nelson)
American actor of stage, TV (Dr. Mike Rossi on Peyton Place; The Silent Force; Capital; The F.B.I.; Murder, She Wrote) & movies (A Bucket of Blood; Soldier in the Rain; The Man From Galveston; Adapulco Gold; Midway; The Boneyard; Airport 1975) (born Dec. 21, 1928 – died Aug. 9, 2014; age 85). Ed Nelson died of congestive heart failure. (Ed Nelson 1967 Peyton Place)
Frank Zappa (father of Ahmet, Diva, Dweezil & Moon Zappa)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American singer, songwriter & guitarist solo and with The Mothers of Invention (Dancin’ Fool; Valley Girl; Bobby Brown; Joe’s Garage), TV & film score composer, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor (born Dec. 21, 1940 – died Dec. 4, 1993; age 52). Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer. (Frank Zappa 1973 Photo: Discreet Records)
Florence Griffith Joyner (nee Florence Delorez Griffith; “Flo-Jo“)
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame American record-setting sprinter, 4X100m World Champion (1987 Rome) & Seoul Olympics 3X gold medalist (100m, 200m, 4x 100m) (born Dec. 21, 1959 – died Sept. 21, 1998; age 38). Married Al Joyner; sister-ini-law to Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Ex Florence Griffith Joyner died of suffocation during an epileptic seizure. (Florence Griffith Joyner 1988)
American stunt man and actor of TV (The Big Valley; McCloud; Rawhide; Ironside; The Lineup; The Twilight Zone; The Virginian; Bonanza; The Wild Wild West; Mission: Impossible; The High Chaparral; The F.B.I.) and movies (Coogan’s Bluff) (born Dec. 21, 1919 – died Sept. 18, 2008; age 88). Cause of death for James Gavin is unknown. (James Gavin 1969 Daniel Boone)
American actor of stage, TV (Maverick; Death Valley Days; Petticoat Junction; Green Acres; The Virginian; Gunsmoke; Lawman; Stagecoach West; Broken Arrow; Tales of Wells Fargo), and movies (Panhandle Perkins in Flaming Bullets & other Texas Rangers films; Captain Midnight; Susan Slade; Swamp Woman) (born Dec. 21, 1899 – died July 15, 1971; age 71). (Guy Wilkerson 1961 Thriller)
Alex Gottlieb (brother-in-law of Billy Rose)
Russian-American writer & producer of TV (The Gale Storm Show) & films (Buck Privates; Meet the Wildcat; Dark Streets of Cairo; Susan Slept Here; Three Hours to Kill; Hold That Ghost; Hellzapoppin’; Who Done It?; Ride ‘Em Cowboy; Hollywood Canteen; Cinderella Jones; Janie Gets Married; Romance on the High Seas) (born Dec. 21, 1906 – died Oct. 9, 1988; age 81). (Alex Gotlieb 1945)
Josh Gibson (nee Joshua Gibson; “the Black Babe Ruth“)
National Baseball Hall of Fame American pro baseball player, catcher in the Negro League (Homestead Grays; Pittsburgh Crawfords), Dominican League (Ciudad Trujillo), & Mexican League (Azules de Veracruz); and Puerto Rico Baseball League manager (born Dec. 21, 1911 – died Jan. 20, 1947; age 35). Josh Gibson had a brain tumor and died of a stroke. (Josh Gibson 1931)
Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield; married Mary Anne Evans)
English politician, 2-time UK Prime Minister (Public Health Act, Education Act, Sale of Food and Drugs Act; purchase of the Suez Canal; Corrupt Practice Act) & 2-time Leader of the Opposition during the reign of Queen Victoria; non-fiction writer & novelist (Endymion; Lothair) (born Dec. 21, 1804 – died Apr. 18, 1881; age76). (Benjamin Disraeli c. Portrait: Francis Grant)
Albert Payson Terhune (“Bert”)
American journalist (The Evening World), purebred Rough Collie dog breeder (Sunnybank Kennels), magazine short story writer (Lad Stories), non-fiction writer, and novelist (Lad: a Dog; Buff: A Collie; Black Gold; The Red Circle; Great Dog Stories; The Railroader; The Crimson Stain Mystery) (born Dec. 21, 1872 – died Feb. 18, 1942; age 69). (Albert Payson Terhune c. 1890-1910)
Carl Wilson
American record producer, lead guitarist, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Beach Boys (Good Vibrations; Kokomo; Dance, Dance, Dance; Fun, Fun, Fun; God Only Knows; Wild Honey; Surfin’ U.S.A.; I Get Around) (born Dec. 21, 1946 – died Feb. 6, 1998; age 51). Carl Wilson died of lung cancer. (Carl Wilson 1965 The Beach Boys Photo: Capitol Records)
Walter Hagen
World Golf Hall of Fame American professional golfer, winner of the US Open (1914 & 1919), British Open (1922, 1924, 1928 & 1929), & 5-time PGA Championship winner (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926 & 1927) (born Dec. 21, 1892 – died Oct. 6, 1969; age 76). Walter Hagen had throat cancer before he died. (Walter Hagen 1914 Photo: Pietzker / Golf Illustrated & Outdoor America)
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