Today's Famous Birthdays

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Carol Creighton Burnett
(born April 26, 1933)

is an American actress, comedienne, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy
variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS, was one of the
first to be hosted by a woman. She has performed on stage, television and film in
varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has received numerous
accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award,
and seven Golden Globe Awards. Burnett was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013 and the Screen Actors
Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, her
family moved to California where she lived in the Hollywood area. She attended
Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA.









Li Lianjie
(courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963),

better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist,
and retired Wushu champion. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen. He is widely regarded
as one of the most iconic Chinese film stars and one of the most renowned martial arts stars
of his generation. Li's first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998),
and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000).
He has gone on to star in many international action films, including in French cinema with
the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon (2001) and Unleashed (2005). He co-starred
in The One (2001) and War (2007) with Jason Statham, The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
with Jackie Chan, all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title
character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).









Kevin George Knipfing
(born April 26, 1965),

better known by his stage name Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. He is best
known for his role as Doug Heffernan on the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which
he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nomination
in 2006. He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the sitcom
Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James has appeared in the films Hitch (2005),
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010),
Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He has also done
voice work for Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and the first three films of the
Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018).









Melania Trump
(born Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970; Germanized as Melania Knauss)

is a Slovenian American former model and businesswoman who served as the First Lady
of the United States from 2017 to 2021, as the wife of President Donald Trump.
Melania Trump grew up in Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), and worked as a fashion
model through agencies in the European fashion capitals of Milan and Paris, before
moving to New York City in 1996. She was represented by Irene Marie Models and
Trump Model Management. In 2005, she married the real estate developer and
TV personality Donald Trump and gave birth to their son Barron in 2006. Later that
year, she became an American naturalized citizen. She is the second naturalized
woman—after Louisa Adams—and the first non-native English speaker to become First Lady.









Duane Eddy
(born April 26, 1938)

is an American rock and roll guitarist. In the late 1950s
and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were
noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn",
and "Because They're Young". He had sold 12 million records by 1963. He was inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008