There should be something on April 9th.
Several icons from the film, music, and fashion worlds are celebrating birthdays today, and notably, five of them are former child stars.
Elle Fanning, Kristen Stewart, Jesse McCartney, Leighton Meester, and Kesha Knight Pulliam all blew out their candles marking various milestones in addition to career successes and personal victories. I am.
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Fanning will turn 26 on April 9th. She first appeared on screen in 2001 as the infant version of older sister Dakota. i'm sam When she was 3 years old, she hasn't slowed down since then.
In 2023, she spoke to PEOPLE about her longevity in the industry, saying she admires fellow former child actress Kirsten Dunst, who “continues to amaze others” with her work. “She's a genre-defying type of person. She always makes interesting choices,” she said.
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Meanwhile, Stewart turns 34 today and is celebrating with some recent buzz about her latest project. Love Lies Breeding. she starred in famous movies twilight Although he appeared in the series as a teenager, he actually started acting back in 1999, and his first two films on IMDb were listed as uncredited parts. 13th year and The Flintstones at Viva Rock Vegas.
“As a child…I was very shy and not the type of person you would think would want to be an actor,” Stewart said in a 2019 paper. variety Interview, via Eh!. “I definitely had to like…I had to dig.”
She then received an Oscar nomination for her role as Princess Diana in 2022. Spencer.
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Another person born on April 9th is singer McCartney, who is 37 years old but has been in the spotlight since he was around 12 years old.McCartney's 2004 album beautiful soul and the single of the same name He reflected on this moment in a recent PEOPLE interview.
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“I remember the first time I heard this song, after my SAT exam, I heard it on Z100 radio,” he said. “And I remember thinking, “I don't need to worry about what's going on.'' I accomplished that, so I took the SAT with me! ”
Since then, McCartney has continued to make music and work steadily in television and as a voice actor. In 2021, he also married his longtime girlfriend Katie Peterson.
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Upper East Siders would probably want to know that. gossip girl's Blair Waldorf herself, Meester is 38 years old today. Like Stewart, she is best known for the role that made her famous as a slightly older star, but she actually started her career at age 13, and her first episode was It is as follows: Law and order.
Currently married to fellow teen icon Adam Brody, she is the mother of two children. How I met your father.
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Rounding out the day is Pulliam, now 45 years old. He started his career as Rudy Huxtable at just five years old. The Cosby Show. (She was nominated for an Emmy at age 6!) “People have really grown up with me,” she said in a 2008 PEOPLE interview just before her 30th birthday. “People feel like I'm their sister, their best friend, their daughter.”
She went on to attend Spelman College, but also continued acting, recently starring in a Tyler Perry production. Payne's house. She is also currently the mother of two children and married Brad James in 2021.
