Celebrity birthdays on August 17: Do you share yours with these three famous actors?
These Hollywood celebrities share a birthday.
IF it’s your birthday today, Thursday, August 17, then you share it with:
1. ROBERT DE NIRO
Robert Anthony de Niro, born August 17, 1943, is an American actor, producer, and director who holds both American and Italian citizenship.
De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull.
He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016.
2. DONNIE WAHLBERG
Donald Edmond ‘Donnie’ Wahlberg, born August 17, 1969, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and film producer.
He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block.
Outside of music, he has had roles in the Saw films, The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Righteous Kill, also appearing in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers as First Lieutenant Carwood Lipton.
From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the crime drama Boomtown.
He has been starring in the drama series Blue Bloods as Danny Reagan with Tom Selleck (his TV father) and Bridget Moynahan (his TV sister) since 2010, and since 2014 is an executive producer of the TNT reality television show Boston’s Finest.
He was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards for his work in the Saw films.
He has also produced and starred in Rock this Boat, Donnie Loves Jenny and Return of the Mac on Pop TV. He also produces and stars in Wahlburgers on A&E TV.
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3. SEAN PENN
Sean Justin Penn, born August 17, 1960, is an American actor, filmmaker, and political activist.
He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).
In addition to his film work, Penn is known for his political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005) and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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