Birthday wishes go out to Jay Leno, Jessica Alba and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on April 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.<\/p>\n
Top celebrity birthdays on April 28, 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n![\"Jay](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/OYK7X5ZQERG5DPCNWORWICSWDU.jpg?auth=a8a01fe70be0b2a43f070f546c8a480eb7f1658147abb27fdf83dbf2a296b7a5&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90\"\/)
Jay Leno, right, and his wife Mavis pose together at the premiere of the Netflix film “Unfrosted” at the Egyptian Theatre, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nComedian Jay Leno turns 75<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Originally from New Rochelle, NY<\/p>\n
![\"Mary](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/G7SCIFWRGJC2BE7VXJXWYXLEJI.jpg?auth=3171048a6c3656de062c1b42d51185ed18fafe082ca91a8c0d1e23c4a3dc73da&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90\"\/)
Mary McDonnell attends the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Mary McDonnell turns 73<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Portrayed President Laura Roslin on the reimagined version of \u201cBattlestar Galactica\u201d<\/p>\n
![\"Penelope](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/IIAEPLTL2FGWPMFGP67MNRTN7A.jpg?auth=3b3dedd3edda92f0f74acd427957ba7dd8e389f8e587e4397aa27207589d800c&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90\"\/)
Penelope Cruz arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Penelope Cruz turns 51<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Married actor Javier Bardem in 2010<\/p>\n
![\"Jessica](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/FV6KKSWGR5FGBNJJB2III2JEQ4.jpg?auth=7b12553c9ede60e679e2f34e473e322908116f504fce64c32a1864b1900a8dba&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90\"\/)
Jessica Alba arrives for the the Chanel Fall\/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented Tuesday, March 11, 2025. in Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena).AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Jessica Alba turns 44<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Her middle name is Marie<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Actor-singer Ann-Margret is 84. Actor Paul Guilfoyle (\u201cCSI\u201d) is 76. Singer-bassist Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is 72. Rapper Too Short is 59. Actor Bridget Moynahan (\u201cBlue Bloods\u201d) is 54. Actor Chris Young is 54. Rapper Big Gipp of Goodie Mob is 53. Actor Jorge Garcia (\u201cHawaii Five-0,\u201d \u201cLost\u201d) is 52. Actor Elisabeth Rohm (\u201cLaw & Order\u201d) is 52. Actor Nate Richert (\u201cSabrina the Teenage Witch\u201d) is 47. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott (\u201cThe Property Brothers\u201d) are 47. Actor Harry Shum Jr. (\u201cGlee\u201d) is 43. Actor Jenna Ushkowitz (\u201cGlee\u201d) is 39. Actor Aleisha Allen (\u201cSchool of Rock,\u201d \u2033Are We There Yet?\u201d) is 34.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on April 28th<\/b><\/h2>\n
James Monroe, 5th U.S. president<\/p>\n
Lionel Barrymore, actor<\/p>\n
Oskar Schindler, subject of \u2018Schindler\u2019s List\u2019<\/p>\n
Harper Lee, author<\/p>\n
Terry Pratchett, author<\/p>\n
Bruno Kirby, actor<\/p>\n
John Daly, PGA golfer (59)<\/p>\n
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\nCelebrity fun facts<\/b><\/h2>\n
Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\nMovie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/h2>\n
Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\nWant to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\nIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birthday wishes go out to Jay Leno, Jessica Alba and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on April 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on April 28, 2025 Jay Leno, right, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2059043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2059043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2059043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2059043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2059043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Jay Leno, right, and his wife Mavis pose together at the premiere of the Netflix film “Unfrosted” at the Egyptian Theatre, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nComedian Jay Leno turns 75<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Originally from New Rochelle, NY<\/p>\n
Mary McDonnell attends the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Mary McDonnell turns 73<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Portrayed President Laura Roslin on the reimagined version of \u201cBattlestar Galactica\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope Cruz arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Penelope Cruz turns 51<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Married actor Javier Bardem in 2010<\/p>\n
Jessica Alba arrives for the the Chanel Fall\/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented Tuesday, March 11, 2025. in Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena).AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Jessica Alba turns 44<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Her middle name is Marie<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Actor-singer Ann-Margret is 84. Actor Paul Guilfoyle (\u201cCSI\u201d) is 76. Singer-bassist Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is 72. Rapper Too Short is 59. Actor Bridget Moynahan (\u201cBlue Bloods\u201d) is 54. Actor Chris Young is 54. Rapper Big Gipp of Goodie Mob is 53. Actor Jorge Garcia (\u201cHawaii Five-0,\u201d \u201cLost\u201d) is 52. Actor Elisabeth Rohm (\u201cLaw & Order\u201d) is 52. Actor Nate Richert (\u201cSabrina the Teenage Witch\u201d) is 47. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott (\u201cThe Property Brothers\u201d) are 47. Actor Harry Shum Jr. (\u201cGlee\u201d) is 43. Actor Jenna Ushkowitz (\u201cGlee\u201d) is 39. Actor Aleisha Allen (\u201cSchool of Rock,\u201d \u2033Are We There Yet?\u201d) is 34.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on April 28th<\/b><\/h2>\n
James Monroe, 5th U.S. president<\/p>\n
Lionel Barrymore, actor<\/p>\n
Oskar Schindler, subject of \u2018Schindler\u2019s List\u2019<\/p>\n
Harper Lee, author<\/p>\n
Terry Pratchett, author<\/p>\n
Bruno Kirby, actor<\/p>\n
John Daly, PGA golfer (59)<\/p>\n
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\nCelebrity fun facts<\/b><\/h2>\n
Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\n Popular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\n Check out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\n Popular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Check out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n Want to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Birthday wishes go out to Jay Leno, Jessica Alba and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on April 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on April 28, 2025 Jay Leno, right, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2059043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2059043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2059043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2059043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2059043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Movie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/h2>\n