By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Anna Paquin turns 30 on Tuesday. The True Blood actress married her series costar Stephen Moyer in August 2010, four months after coming out as bisexual for the Give a Damn campaign. Her character Sookie Stackhouse has grown into an iconic character as well as her casting as Rogue in the [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Tony Kushner turns 56 on Monday. The gay playwright and screenwriter won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for Angels in America: Perestroika in 1993. He also garnered Golden Globe and Oscar noms for the screenplay to the Steven Spielberg film Munich in 2005. His commitment ceremony in 2003 to Mark Harris [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Kelly McGillis turns 55 on Monday. The actress made herself into a household name with big films that included Top Gun, The Accused and Witness in the ’80s. In 2009, she came out publicly as lesbian in an interview with the site SheWired. Interestingly, she did a guest star stint on [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Johnny Weir turns 28 on Monday. Although he won gold three times at the U.S. National Championships, the figure skater has so far missed out on world or Olympic gold medals. After not competing for the last two seasons, the out athlete announced this January that he would return to competitive [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY George Michael turns 49 on Monday. The singer most recently made headlines when he canceled performances for his European Symphonica Tour last year due to pneumonia. He tweeted in earluy 2012 that his vocals may not be strong enough until this summer before continuing with shows in the fall. He is [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Doug Savant turns 48 on Thursday. The actor was most recently seen as Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives which finished its run this year. He gained attention though as Matt Fielding on Melrose Place in the mid-90s. His character was noted as one of the first out characters on network television, [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Boy George turns 51 on Thursday. As the lead singer of ’80s band Culture Club, Boy George became an icon of the decade. He diversified his work as a DJ, solo artist, author, fashion designer and songwriter. He announced a 30th anniversary reunion tour in 2011 which amounted to two shows, [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Sam Harris turns 51 on Monday. Winning Star Search in 1983 propelled his career first as a singer and then an actor and Broadway star starring in productions of The Producers and The First Wives Club. He married his partner of 14 years in 2008 months after adopting their son Cooper. [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Elisabeth Hasselbeck turns 35 on Monday. The polarizing host of The View often interjects her conservative position which led to a famously heated debate with then host Rosie O’Donnell in 2007 over the war in Iraq. She has a longtime feud with comedian Kathy Griffin who blasted Hasselbeck’s recent talk with [...]
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Bernie Taupin turns 62 on Tuesday. The songwriter is famous for his long-term collaborations with gay singer Elton John. He’s co-penned such classics as “Rocket Man,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and “Levon.” When he’s not working in music, Taupin is also contemporary visual artist. Last year, he exhibited [...]
