Famous Birthdays & Quotes – April 2023

Hey all you April birthday babies.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Let’s take a glimpse at some famous people you share a birthday with.

Birthstone = Diamond

1, Ali MacGraw, 84, actress (Love Story), Pound Ridge, NY, 1939.
“Looking at beautiful things is what makes me the happiest.”

2, Camille Paglia, 76, literature professor, Endicott, NY, 1947.
“It’s aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.”

3, Alec Baldwin, 65, actor (Beetlejuice), Massapequa, NY, 1958.
“My children are the only thing in my life that makes me happy.”

4, Austin Mahone, 27, singer, San Antonio, TX, 1996.

5, Hayley Atwell, 41, actress (The Pillars of the Earth), London, England, 1982.
“I love firing guns. It’s an amazing feeling – so sexy and powerful.”

6, James Watson, 95, discoverer (with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA, Chicago, IL, 1928.
“A clone of Einstein wouldn’t be stupid, but he wouldn’t necessarily be any genius, either.”

7, Russell Crowe, 59, actor (Gladiator), Auckland, New Zealand, 1964.
“If I don’t get the goose-bump factor when I’m reading it than I can’t do it.”

8, Julian Lennon, 60, musician, Liverpool, England, 1963.
“My goal in life has been to be a songsmith, not a pop person.”

9, Tom Lehrer, 95, songwriter, pianist, mathematician, New York, NY, 1928.
“Bad weather always looks worse through a window.”

10, Chyler Leigh, 41, actress (Grey’s Anatomy), Charlotte, NC, 1982.
“At the risk of sounding too cliche, I found a really fantastic church. That is what keeps me grounded.”

11, Ethel Kennedy, 95, activist, wife of Robert Kennedy, Greenwich, CT, 1928.
“Introspection! I hate it!”

12, David Letterman, 76, comedian, Indianapolis, IN, 1947.
“If it wasn’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsover.”

13, Al Green, 77, Songwriters and Gospel Music halls of fame singer, Forrest City, AR, 1946.
“God told me, ‘I gave you the music, Al. Sing the music I gave you – all the music.’ So I did.”

14, Sarah Michelle Gellar, 46, TV Actress, New York City, NY, 1977.
“Back then, we didn’t know we were poor, and people were more proud then.”

15, Emma Watson, 33, actress (Harry Potter), Paris, France, 1990.
“I have to really enjoy the good things because it makes the bad things OK.”

16, Bobby Vinton, 88, singer, Canonsburg, PA, 1935.
“To me, there was nothing greater than to play for an audience and to entertain people and that has stayed with me all these years.”

17, Phoebe Dynevor, 28, actress (Bridgerton), Manchester, England, 1995.
“When you’re on the cusp of throwing in the towel, something will yo-yo you back in!”

18, Chloe Bennet, 31, actress (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), born Chloe Wang, Chicago, IL, 1992.
“Hopefully, sometime I get a superpower. I would like to be able to transport myself wherever I wanted.”

19, Joanna Gaines, 45, television personality (Fixer Upper), born Joanna Stevens, Wichita, KS, 1978.
“Be intentional with your space. Don’t be afraid to step on a limb and design your home the way you love it.”

20, Crispin Glover, 59, actor (Back to the Future), New York, NY, 1964.
“I like getting older. When you’re in your twenties you’re really forging for your future. Things take shape later on.”

21, Dylan Bruce, 43, actor (Orphan Black), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1980.
“I count my lucky stars every day to have been blessed with this experience.”

22, Amber Heard, 37, actress (3 Days to Kill), Austin, TX, 1986.
“I buy records – vinyl. I have a record player at home.”

23, Valerie Bertinelli, 63, actress (Hot in Cleveland), Wilmington, DE, 1960.
“There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether to let it affect you or not.”

24, Joe Keery, 31, actor (Stranger Things), musician, Newburyport, MA, 1992.
“Certain things will always hurt: rejection, or loss.”

25, Al Pacino, 83, actor (The Godfather), New York, NY, 1940.
“I’ve never liked the recognition, the questions, the publicity. I have often felt like running away and hiding.”

26, Carol Burnett, 90, actress (The Carol Burnett Show), San Antonio, TX, 1936.
“Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.”

27, Lizzo, 35, singer, rapper, born Melissa Vivianne Jefferson, Detroit, MI, 1988.
“I like that I’m not typical. I like that I’m called ‘no-genre hip-hop.'”

28, Jorge Garcia, 50, actor (Lost), Omaha, NE, 1973.
“I’m perfectly happy doing nothing. I’ll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.”

29, Kate Mulgrew, 68, actress (Star Trek Voyager), Dubuque, IA, 1955.
“It’s not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.”

30, Gal Gadot, 37, actress (Wonder Woman), Petah Tikva, Israel, 1985.
“I’ve been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army.”