This week’s celebrity birthdays read like the guest list for the most powerful Gen X cookout ever attempted. Bruce Springsteen turns 77, Joan Jett turns 68 and Mark Hamill turns 75, which means the Boss, the queen of black leather and Luke Skywalker are all eligible to complain about the thermostat.
They are joined by a cross-generational lineup that includes Sophia Loren at 92, Stephen King at 79 and producer Jerry Bruckheimer at 83.
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Alfonso Ribeiro turns 55, Faith Hill 59, Andrea Bocelli 68 and Michael Douglas 82. Catherine Zeta-Jones reaches 57, while Nicole Richie turns 45 and Anthony Mackie 48.
The younger half of the list includes Donald Glover at 43 and Jason Derulo at 40. Jon Bernthal, who has apparently spent several decades looking permanently ready to interrogate a corrupt police captain, turns 50.
Milestones do not retire cultural impact
Springsteen continues to define arena-scale American rock. Jett remains a model for women who chose distortion pedals over permission. Hamill’s career now spans blockbuster mythology, voice acting and the internet’s most reliable supply of disappointed-dad energy.
The Associated Press published its celebrity birthday roundup for September 20–26.
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