Celeb Birthdays: August 17-18

• August 17

Soccer player Thierry Henry hits 30 today. See Thierry Henry's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actor Scott Halberstadt (Drake & Josh) is 31.

Incredibly annoying, rodent-faced "entertainment" "reporter" Giuliana DePandi is 32.

Donnie Wahlberg is 38. He may call himself an actor now, but he will always be a New Kid to me. See Donnie Wahlberg's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Rapper Posdnous of De La Soul is 38.

Singer Maria McKee of Lone Justice is 43. See Maria McKee's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Sean Penn is 47. See Sean Penn's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Author Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections) is 48. See Jonathan Franzen's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Singer Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Gos is 49. See Belinda Carlisle's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Hotel heir and spawner of She Who Shall Not Be Named, For Publicity Feeds Her Horrible Power Rick Hilton is 52.

Dexy's Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland is 54. See Kevin Rowland's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Robert DeNiro is 64. I personally don't think he's all that great. There, I said it. See Robert DeNiro's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actress Maureen O'Hara, who is evidently still alive, is 87. See Maureen O'Hara's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

• August 18

Redundantly named actress Parker McKenna Posey of My Wife and Kids is 12 today. Seriously, do we really need two Parker Poseys? Just the one is pushing it. See Parker McKenna Posey's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Andy Samberg of SNL is 29. How great would it be if "Dick in a Box" wins an Emmy? I just want to hear them announce it: "This is the first Emmy for 'Dick in a Box.'" Best!!!

Musician Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin, is 36.

Ex-Cosby kid Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 37. See Malcolm-Jamal Warner's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actors Christian Slater and Edward Norton both turn 38 today. See Christian Slater's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time) ~ See Edward Norton's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actress Sarita Choudhury is 41. See Sarita Choudhury's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Craig Bierko is 43. See Craig Bierko's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actress Madeleine Stowe is 49. See Madeleine Stowe's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Denis Leary of Rescue Me hits 50 today. Luckily, he has always been craggy-looking, so he ought to age well. See Denis Leary's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Patrick Swayze is 55. May I just ask who had the God-awful idea to cover that God-awful song "She's Like the Wind," which was like the only '80s song that cannot even be enjoyed on a nostalgic/ironic level?! Gawd! See Patrick Swayze's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Comedienne Elayne Boosler is also 55, if anyone cares.

Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 64.

Robert Redford hits 71 today. See Robert Redford's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Director Roman Polanski is 74. See Roman Polanski's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Birth dates from IMDB.com and/or Wikipedia. Please email me any corrections, additions or—especially appreciated!—exact birth times.

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