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Funny Faris
Anna Faris turns 50 on November 29. Best known for making audiences laugh in the Scary Movie franchise, The House Bunny, What’s Your Number? and CBS’s Mom, Faris has built a career playing quirky, lovable characters with impeccable comedic timing. She has also taken on dramatic roles in acclaimed films, including Lost in Translation and Brokeback Mountain. Born in Baltimore and raised outside Seattle, Faris began performing professionally at age 9. She studied English literature at the University of Washington while continuing to act, then headed to Los Angeles after graduation to pursue acting. Her breakthrough came with 2000’s Scary Movie, followed by The Hot Chick and a string of comedy hits. She has also lent her voice to animated favorites including The Simpsons and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Faris has several projects on the horizon, the comedy Spa Weekend and the drama Primetime, in which she plays Robert Pattinson’s on-screen wife.
Always a 'Friend'
For millions of fans, David Schwimmer, who turned 60 on November 2, will always be Ross Geller, the paleontologist on Friends. But he almost passed on the career-defining role. Though the creators offered him the part without an audition, Schwimmer initially turned it down to focus on theater. He changed his mind, joining the series and earning a Primetime Emmy nomination and global fame. Born in New York City, Schwimmer moved to Los Angeles as a child. He later studied theater at Northwestern University and co-founded Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company. Before Friends, Schwimmer worked as a process server for his mother’s law firm, once delivering divorce papers to Rod Stewart. He went on to voice Melman in the Madagascar franchise and earned a second Emmy nomination for playing Robert Kardashian in The People v. O. J. Simpson. More recently, he starred in Disney’s Goosebumps: The Vanishing. Schwimmer lives in New York and devotes much of his time to his teenage daughter, Cleo.
The Many Sides of Joe
At 6-foot-5, Joe Manganiello has always been hard to miss. The Pennsylvania native, who turns 60 on December 28, was a standout high school athlete before an injury ended his hopes of a sports career and shifted his focus to acting. After initially being rejected from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama, he earned admission and a scholarship the following year. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and landed his first major role in Spider-Man. Manganiello went on to roles in How I Met Your Mother, One Tree Hill, Magic Mike and True Blood. Beyond acting, he has worked as a writer, director and producer and is known as a passionate Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast. He has also explored his ancestry on PBS’s Finding Your Roots and chronicled his seven-year battle with an autoimmune disease in his memoir, Bloodlines. Professionally, Manganiello remains busy: He is set to return for Season 3 of Netflix’s One Piece, playing anime villain Sir Crocodile.
Fiery Chef Ramsey
Long before Gordon Ramsay became one of the world’s most recognizable chefs, he dreamed of a career on the soccer field. When a knee injury ended those ambitions at age 19, Ramsay redirected his drive to the kitchen. The Scottish-born chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author opened his first namesake restaurant in London in 1998, launching a culinary empire that has earned numerous Michelin stars. Along the way, Ramsay became a global television star through hit shows including Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, Kitchen Nightmares and Next Level Chef. Ramsay, who turns 60 on November 8, has been married to Tana Ramsay since 1996, and together they have six children. Despite a demanding career, he remains an avid athlete, having completed marathons and the Ironman World Championship and earning a black belt in karate. Earlier this year, Ramsay and his family were featured in Netflix’s docuseries Being Gordon Ramsay.
Still a '10'
Bo Derek, who turns 70 on November 20, became an overnight sensation with her breakout role in Blake Edwards’ 10. The film earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and her signature braided hairstyle became one of the most recognizable pop-culture trends of the late 1970s. She later starred in films including Tarzan, the Ape Man and Tommy Boy. Born Mary Cathleen Collins in Long Beach, California, Derek grew up surfing, sailing and riding horses. At 16, while still in high school, she landed her first film role in director John Derek’s Fantasies, filmed in Greece. She later adopted the name Bo, and the couple married in 1976, remaining together until his death in 1998. In 2002, Derek met actor John Corbett on a blind date, and the pair married in 2021. Today, they live on a California ranch with their horses and rescue dogs. Having stepped away from acting, Derek enjoys retirement while dedicating much of her time to animal welfare advocacy.
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