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Milestone Birthdays in February

Alice Cooper Molly Ringwald Ice-T and other stars celebrate big ones

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Feb 1 Pauly Shore 50

What happened to this MTV VJ who had his own show, Totally Pauly, in the ’90s and starred in such dude-bait comedies as Encino Man and Bio-Dome? He never really left. With nearly 90,000 Twitter followers, Shore is still in the funny biz, doing stand-up dates and podcasts found on SoundCloud. Last year he had a cameo in Adam Sandler’s Netflix movie Sandy Wexler. of

Feb 2 Ina Garten 70

The cookbook author and host of the Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa since 2002 recently shared some tasty insights about her culinary preferences with NBC’s Today show. Her choice for music while cooking? Taylor Swift. Her pick for a last meal? Hot dog and fries. The one dish she will never make? Cassoulet. Her fave fast-food joint? California’s In-N-Out burger. The cookbook author and host of the Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa since 2002 recently shared some tasty insights about her culinary preferences with NBC’s Today show. Her choice for music while cooking? Taylor Swift. Her pick for a last meal? Hot dog and fries. The one dish she will never make? Cassoulet. Her fave fast-food joint? California’s In-N-Out burger of

Feb 4 Alice Cooper 70

This godfather of shock rock’s raspy vocals propelled such ’70s anthems as "I’m Eighteen" and "School’s Out." Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) released his 27th studio album, Paranormal, last year and has tour dates in March. You can also catch Cooper as King Herod on NBC’s three-hour Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in concert alongside John Legend on Easter Sunday, April 1. This godfather of shock rock’s raspy vocals propelled such ’70s anthems as "I’m Eighteen" and "School’s Out." Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) released his 27th studio album, Paranormal, last year and has tour dates in March. You can also catch Cooper as King Herod on NBC’s three-hour Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in concert alongside John Legend on Easter Sunday, April 1 of

Feb 5 Christopher Guest 70

In the ’80s, he memorably turned his amps up to 11 in Spinal Tap, was a regular on Saturday Night Live for a season and played sadistic Count Rugen in The Princess Bride. But Guest, who has been wed to actress Jamie Lee Curtis since 1984, is best known for directing a string of cult mockumentaries such as Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show. On top of that, he’s a baron. In the ’80s, he memorably turned his amps up to 11 in Spinal Tap, was a regular on Saturday Night Live for a season and played sadistic Count Rugen in The Princess Bride. But Guest, who has been wed to actress Jamie Lee Curtis since 1984, is best known for directing a string of cult mockumentaries such as Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show. On top of that, he’s a baron of

Feb 12 Judy Blume 80

With 85 million copies sold, Blume’s books for children and teens have been beloved for decades for their frank and often humorous approach to real-life issues, including racism (Iggie’s House), puberty (Are YouThere God? It’s Me, Margaret) and bullying (Blubber). As she has said, “I wanted to write what I remembered to be true.” Her latest novel, 2015’s In the Unlikely Event, was aimed at adults. of

Feb 12 Josh Brolin 50

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Feb 14 Teller 70

In case you wondered, this silent half of the world’s most famous magic duo, who has done comedic hocus-pocus with partner Penn Gillette for 40-plus years, can speak. He also has a first name (Raymond). The Las Vegas headliners will continue to demystify other performer’s tricks when their CW series, Penn &Teller: Fool Us, returns for a fifth season this summer. In case you wondered, this silent half of the world’s most famous magic duo, who has done comedic hocus-pocus with partner Penn Gillette for 40-plus years, can speak. He also has a first name (Raymond). The Las Vegas headliners will continue to demystify other performer’s tricks when their CW series, Penn &Teller: Fool Us, returns for a fifth season this summer of

Feb 16 Ice-T 60

This influential artist, who started life as Tracy Lauren Marrow, helped define gangsta rap with his 1991 album O.G. Original Gangster and courted controversy with his 1992 song "Cop Killer." Like many rappers, Ice-T crossed over into acting roles in films (New Jack City, Ricochet) and has played detective Odafin Tutuola on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the past 18 seasons. This influential artist, who started life as Tracy Lauren Marrow, helped define gangsta rap with his 1991 album O.G. Original Gangster and courted controversy with his 1992 song "Cop Killer." Like many rappers, Ice-T crossed over into acting roles in films (New Jack City, Ricochet) and has played detective Odafin Tutuola on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the past 18 seasons of

Feb 18 Molly Ringwald 50

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Feb 21 Mary Chapin Carpenter 60

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