Elvis Presley isn’t the only famous person born today. Here are some more birthdays for Tues Jan 8th.

• Gaby Hoffmann, 26.
• Rachel Nichols, 28. 2008: For Sale by Owner; 2009: G.I. Joe.
• Sarah Polley, 29. 2008: Mr. Nobody, “John Adams” (TV mini-series); 2009: Splice.
• R. Kelly, 41.
• Michelle Forbes, 43. 2008: “In Treatment” (TV series).
• John McTiernan, 57. [director] 2008: Run, High Stakes; 2009: The Camel Wars; Deadly Exchange.
• Gillies MacKinnon, 60. [director] 2008: “Trial & Retribution XVIII: Kill the King” (TV mini-series).
• David Bowie, 61. 2008: August.
• Kathleen Noone, 63.
• Graham Chapman, d. (Monty Python).
• Jose Ferrer, d.

If you’re wondering why Nicolas Cage (44) is such a big Elvis fan, it might be because his birthday was yesterday (Jan 7th). Other b-days yesterday: Dustin Diamond (31), Katie Couric (51), David Caruso (52), Kenny Loggins (60).

Here are some celebrity birthdays for New Year’s Eve:

• Li Gong, 42. 2009: Shanghai, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
• Michael McDonald, 43. 2008: Probably Mad TV again, once the Writers’ strike is over.
• Val Kilmer, 48. 2008: Conspiracy, Delgo, American Cowslip, Columbus Day, XIII, Felon, The Hard Ride; 2009: Heat, The Dirt. (7 movies for 2008!!)
• Bebe Neuwirth, 49.
• James Remar, 54. 2008: Pineapple Express, Endless Bummer, Transbeman.
• Tim Matheson, 60.
• Taylor Hackford, 63. 2008: Love Ranch (producer, director).
• Ben Kingsley, 64. 2008: The Wackness, Elegy, Noarh’s Ark: The New Beginning, The Love Guru, Man on the Run, Number 13; 2009: Shutter Island, Gambit.
• Sarah Miles, 66.
• Sir Anthony Hopkins, 70. 2008: City of Your Final Destination; 2009: The Wolf Man.
• George Schlatter, 75.

Celebrity B-days for Dec 30th:
A few more end-of-year celeb b-days.

• Kristin Kreuk, 25. 2009: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
• Eliza Dushku, 27. 2008: The Alphabet Killer, Bottle Shock, The Thacker Case, Noah’s Ark: The New Beginning, Open Graves.
• Tracey Ullman, 48. 2008: The Tale of Despereaux, State of the Union (TV series).
• Matt Lauer, 50.
• Meredith Vierra, 54.
• Lloyd Kaufman, 62. 2008: Horrorween, Don’t Let’s Start, HellBilly 58; 2009: Devil’s Fork.
• Fred Ward, 65. 2008: Management, The I Scream Man.
• James Burrows, 67. Currently directing and producing the TV show Back To You (Kelsey Grammar, Patricia Heaton) and has directed other hit TV shows including Will & Grace, some Friends, and a whole bunch of others for one or two episodes.
• Joseph Bologna, 73. 2008: Driving Me Crazy, The Sinatra Club.

The video clip below is from the animated Delgo (2008), with voices from Val Kilmer, Anne Bancroft, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Kattan, Kelly Ripa, Eric Idle, Michael Clark Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr., Malcolm McDowell, Burt Reynolds.

Here are some recent celebrity birthdays.

Sat Dec 29th:

• Shawn Hatosy, 32. 2008: The Heaven Project.

• Mekhi Phifer, 33.
• Jude Law, 35. 2009: Repossession Mambo.
• Kevin Weisman, 37. 2008: Bohica, High Midnight.
• Jennifer Ehle, 38. 2008: The Russell Girl, Pride and Glory.
• Gabriela Tagliavini, 39. 2008: The Anatomist (writer, director).
• Andy Wachowski, 40. 2008: Speed Racer.
• Ronna Kress, 48. Casting director for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Australia (2008), G-Force (2009), Justice League of America (2010).
• Patricia Clarkson, 48. 2008: Phoebe in Wonderland, Elegy, Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
• Brad Grey, 50. Producer of The Time Traveler’s Wife (2008), Shantaram (2009).
• Jon Polito, 57. 2008: The Marconi Brothers, Rock Monster (TV), Bart Got a Room, Spawn: The Animation (TV series, voice).
• Ted Danson, 60. 2008: Mad Money, The Human Contract.
• Jon Voight, 69. 2008: The Uninvited, Pride and Glory.
• Mary Tyler Moore, 71. 2008: Against the Current.

Fri Dec 28th:

• Mackenize Rosman, 18. 2008: Edgar Allan Poe’s Ligeia.

• Thomas Dekker, 20. 2008: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV), Brothers of Blood, From Within.
• Sienna Miller, 26. 2008: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Hippie Hippie Shake, The Edge of Love, A Woman of No Importance; 2009: G.I. Joe.
• Vanessa Ferlito, 27.
• Denzel Washington, 53. 2009: The Taking of Pelham.
• James Foley, 54. Director of Man and Wife (2008).
• John C. Flinn III, 63.
• Maggie Smith, 73. 2008: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; 2009: From Time to Time.
• Nichelle Nichols, 75. 2009: This Bitter Earth.
• Robert Scheerer, 78.
• Ernest Chambers, 79.
• Stan Lee, 85. 2008: Iron Man (actor, writer, producer), The Incredible Hulk (writer, producer), The Punisher: War Zone (producer), The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV: writer, producer), Nick Fury (writer, producer); 2009: Thor (writer, producer), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (writer, producer), Silver Surfer (producer),Magneto (producer), Spider-Man 4 (producer), The Hands of Shang-Chi (producer), Ant-Man (writer).

We’ve entered into the “Capricorn” period of the year, and if you believe that sort of thing, Capricorns rarely become celebrities – especially those born in December. January Caps like Elvis do become celebs but often can’t handle the fame. [Note: at the time of this writing, IMDB had not updated their RSS feed for Dec 22nd birthdays.]

Fri Dec 21, 2007:
Some celebrity birthdays for yesterday:

• Julie Delpy, 38. Upcoming: Les Passages, Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, The Countess.

• Kiefer Sutherland, 41 and spent his b-day in jail. 2008: Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (V, voice), Mirrors; 2009: 24.
• Andy Dick, 42. 2008: Blonde Ambition, Division III, Dixie’s.
• Ray Romano, 50. 2008: The Last Word; 2009: Ice Age 3 (voice).
• Jane Kaczmarek, 42. 2008: Raising the Bar (TV).
• Jeffrey Katzenberg, 57.
• Samuel L. Jackson, 59. 2008: Jumper, Iron Man, Lakeview Terrace, Soul Men; 2009: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (voice), The Spirit.
• Jane Fonda, 70. Can you believe it?
• Phil Donahue, 72.

Wed Dec 19, 2007:

• Marla Sokoloff, 27. 2008: Play the Game.

• Jake Gyllenhaal, 27. 2009: Brothers, “Untitled Moon Project”.
• Alyssa Milano, 35. 2008: Pathology, Wisegal (TV).
• Kristy Swanson, 38.
• Jennifer Beals, 44. 2008: The L Word (TV).
• Tim Reid, 63. (WKRP In Cinncinnati.)
• Cicely Tyson, 74.

Here’s an Aqua Teen Hunger Force spoof of Kiefer Sutherland’s 24.

Here are some of today’s celebrity birthdays. Most of the people listed have some professional connection to movie or TV work, including acting, writing, directing, producing, composing/ sountracks, etc.

• Christina Aguilera, 27.
• Katie Holmes, 29. 2008: Mad Money, Tropic Thunder, The Other Side.
• Brad Pitt, 44. 2008: Burn After Reading, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Chad Schmidt, Dirty Tricks. 2009: The Fighter, Dallas Buyer’s Club.
• Ray Liotta, 53. 2008: Chasing 3000, Powder Blue, Hero Wanted, Crossing Over, La Linea, The Night Job. 2009: Only in New York.
• Leonard Maltin, 57.
• Steven Spielberg, 61. 2008: Eagle Eye, When Worlds Collide, Jurassic Park IV, The United States of Tara, The Talisman (TV mini-series), Nine Lives. 2009: The Pacific, Lincoln, Interstellar, Transformers 2.
• Keith Richards, 64.

Yesterday’s birthdays.
I forgot to post birthdays for Mon Dec 17th, so here they are.

• Mila Jovovich, 32. 2009: Azazel.
• Sarah Paulson, 33. 2009: The Spirit.
• Giovanni Ribisi, 33. 2008: The Other Side, The Stanford Prison Experiment. 2009: Avatar.
• Sean Patrick Thomas, 37. 2008: A Raisin in the Sun, The Burrowers.
• Gregg Araki, 48.
• Peter Farrelly, 51.
• Bill Pullman, 54. 2008: Phoebe in Wonderland, Your Name Here, Surveillance, Bottle Shock.
• Wes Studi, 60. 2008: Comanche Moon (TV mini-series), Three Priests, The Only Good Indian, The Hard Ride. 2009: Avatar, The Last Horseman.
• Jayne Eastwood, 61. 2008: The Echo. 2009: Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (TV).
• Geoffrey Rowland, 61. 2008: The Russell Girl (TV).
• Eugene Levy, 61. 2008: Gooby, Punctured.
• Ernie Hudson, 62. 2008: Ghostbusters: The Video Game (VG). 2009: Never Submit.

Today is the birthday of the following actors, actresses, directors, writers/ playwrights, etc. (Information comes from IMDB ‘birthday’ feed.)

• Xander Berkeley, 52. Current: numerous TV and movie appearances; 2008: Cook County, The Toe Tactic.
• Benjamin Bratt, 44. Current: Love in the Time of Cholera (2007); 2008: Trucker, Guerilla, The Andromeda Strain, The Argentine, The Cleaner. (The Andromeda Strain is based on a very early novel by Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park fame.)
• Steven Bochco, 64. Upcoming: Raising the Bar (2008, TV).
• Miranda Otto, 40. Past: Lord of the Rings; current: The Starter Wife TV mini-series; upcoming: How to Change in 9 Weeks (2008).
• Liv Ullmann, 69.
• Philip K. Dick (born 1928, died 1982). Upcoming: Radio Free Albemuth (2008), The Owl in Daylight (2009).
• Noel Coward (born 1899, died 1973).
• Jane Austen (born 1775, died 1817). A number of TV mini-series and movies are in post- and pre-production, based on her novels and letters.

Actor/ actress birthdays for today include:

• Adam Brody, 26 [The O.C., upcoming: Justice League of America (2010)].
• Michael Shanks, 37, [Stargate, 24, upcoming: Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008, V), Stargate: Continuum (2008, V)].
• Don Johnson, 58, [Miami Vice, Nash Bridges, Just Legal, current/ upcoming: Bastardi (2007), Moondance Alexander (2007), Long Flat Balls II (2008, English title)].
• Tim Conway, 74, [Carol Burnett Show, Steve Allen Show, McHale's Navy, Spongebob Squarepants, current: Buzby and the Grumble Bees (2007, V)].