Birthdays: April 23

John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts to Carol Cena and John Joseph Cena. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien. When he was in college, he played football. He then continued on to be a bodybuilder and a limousine driver. The 6-foot-1 tall star weighs exactly at 240 pounds and is a very successful superstar in the WWE.

The Dr. of Thuganomics started training to be a wrestler at Ultimate Pro Wrestling where he also created the character, The Prototype. Cena first appeared on WWE in a match against Kurt Angle on the 27th of June, 2002 which ended up with him losing.

In 2004, John Cena's status as a celebrity began to develop. Cena won the United States Championship from Big Show. Not too long later, Cena lost the title but he gained it back soon. Cena then lost the title again to fellow WWE superstar, Carlito. During that time, Cena apparently got stabbed in the kidney by one of Carlito's bodyguards. This resulted in staying out of action for a month.

In 2005 and 2006 respectively, Cena was involved in controversies. He had a feud with champion John Bradshaw Layfield, manager Eric Bischoff and fellow wrestler Chris Jericho. Cena also had feuds with Edge and Umaga at that time. But even so, some friendships were formed. Cena is said to be friends with Carlito after they won a match with Jeff Hardy against Edge, Randy Orton and Johnny Nitro.

The year 2007 was a big year for Cena as he was involved in a wrestling match with Britney Spears' ex and rap star, Kevin Federline. John ended up losing that match thanks to some assistance from Umaga to Kevin Federline. Later that night, Cena took revenge by body slamming Kevin Federline backstage. The year 2007 also started pretty well for John Cena as he became the first person to defeat the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga that year. The Chain Gang Soldier also teamed up with Shaun Michaels defeating the RKO tag team, Randy Orton and Edge. The match ended up with Cena and Michaels winning.

As of October 2007, Cena lost his WWE Championship title because of an injury. While wrestling against Mr. Kennedy, Cena tore his pectoral muscle while executing a hip toss. Although he finished the match and completed the rest of the scripted event, a check-up the next day showed that John's pectoral major muscle was torn completely from the bone, requiring seven months to a year rehabilitation. Not able to perform, WWE's CEO, Vince McMahon stripped him off the title and ended his reign.

In 2008, Cena made an unannounced return to action on January 27 as the final participant of the Royal Rumble match. He won the match, and the traditional WrestleMania title shot. Cena also had a match against JBL, which he defeated at Judgment Day and then at One Night Stand in a First Blood match. However, JBL defeated him at the New York City Parking Lot Brawl. In the month of August, Cena was replaced by Rey Mysterio after it was announced Cena had suffered a herniated disk in his neck which required surgery and he would be out of action indefinitely. According to reports, Cena underwent successive surgery to repair the herniated disk in his neck with Doctor Joseph Maroon on August 25.

Aside from wrestling, John has also made a name in the movie business. In 2006, a WWE franchise movie titled The Marine was released with John playing the lead character, John Triton. The movie received mixed reviews due to the poor story-line and discrimination to the US Marines. Even so, fans queued up to watch the movie as this was John's first big screen appearance.

The WWE wrestler also added recording artist to his resume as he released his debut rap album "You Can't See Me" which debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was recorded with his cousin Tha Trademarc. The album featured his entrance theme song, 'The Time Is Now' & a host of other singles performed by Cena. One of the songs he performed with popular rap band Estoric and a number of other songs Cena performed with famous rapper Bumpy Knuckles. Cena is the only professional wrestler to ever perform on BBC Two's long running TV show Top of the Pops.

While still active with WWE, Cena made a couple of guest appearances: Jimmy Kimmel Live! twice to promote his album. He has also appeared on popular shows like Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Fuse's Celebrity Playlist, Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, MADtv, G4's Training Camp and two appearances on MTV's Punk'd. He also served as a co-presenter, with Hulk Hogan, at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, as a guest judge during the third week of the 2006 season of Nashville Star, and appeared at the 2007 Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards 2007.

In fashion, The Champ has also made a few trademarks. Cena is often seen with knee-high denim jeans and throwback jerseys when he first started on WWE. Lately, Cena has been wearing a lot of Chain Gang merchandise. When his movie, The Marine was released, John was seen to be adding more military-inspired clothing to his outfit to promote his movie.

Cena graduated from Springfield College, Massachusetts with degrees in exercise physiology and human anatomy. He applied to 60 colleges and he got accepted by 58 of them but in the end, he chose Springfield College. He is the second eldest of five brothers and is said to be a family guy when he is not wrestling. His good friends are fellow wrestlers, John Hennigan, Batista, Randy Orton, Carlito, Jeff and Matt Hardy, whom he will have to fight.

John Cena is definitely going to be a big inspiration to all, whether in wrestling, fashion, music or even movies as his participation in the industry is already more than regular celebrity. With all he has achieved, fans can definitely expect to see more of this WWE superstar in the coming future.

Also, recently he has completed his new movie 12 Rounds produced by WWE Films. This movie was said to have finished filming when John suffered from his injury in 2007.

Aaron Hill was born on 23 April 1983 in Santa Clara, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), The Night Before (2015) and Get a Job (2016).

Aidan Fiske is a star on the rise. He expressed a desire to perform at an early age, and with his family's support, began pursuing his passion. He quickly found himself working in local student films and commercials. His career expanded to a national level when he landed the role of Pierre in the museum 4D film, The Wreck of La Belle. Disgrace gave Aidan the opportunity to work with his real-life big brother, Devin Druid (MILO), in a powerful examination of a family struggle. He lives in Virginia and is homeschooled. Aidan is managed by Dave McKeown and Stephanie Artuso at Shirley Grant Management.

Alan Oppenheimer is an American actor from New York City, who started his career in the 1950s. By the 1970s, Oppenheimer started performing voice acting roles. He eventually emerged as one of the most prolific voice actors in the United States, with roles in numerous series and films. His better known roles include the evil emperor Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon" (1979-1982), the tyrant Overlord and his mind-controlling Vizier in "Blackstar" (1981), the arrogant narcissist Vanity Smurf in "The Smurfs" (1981-1989), the evil sorcerer Skeletor, the shape-shifting animal Cringer, the heroic Man-at-Arms, and the aquatic villain Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983-1985), the pacifistic naturalist Beachcomber, the sailor Seaspray, and the gun-enthusiast and munitions expert Warpath in "The Transformers" (1984-1987), the android wizard Prime Evil in "Ghostbusters" (1986), and the cryptic advisor Merlin in "The Legend of Prince Valiant" (1991-1993).

In 1930, Oppenheimer was born in New York City. His father was the stockbroker Louis Oppenheimer. In 1958, Oppenheimer married costume designer Marianna Elliott. They had three children. He received a divorce at some point prior to the mid-1980s. In 1984, Oppenheimer married the professional tennis player Marilyn Greenwood. Their marriage lasted less than a decade, and ended in a divorce. In 1992, Oppenheimer re-married his first wife Marianna Elliott. Their marriage lasted until her death in 2003. He has remained single since her death.

In 1993, Oppenheimer had a guest star role in "Star Trek: The Next Generation". He played the Klingon cleric Koroth. His character cloned the long-dead messianic warrior Kahless, in hope of restoring his peoples' faith in their religion.In 1994, Oppenheimer played the ill-fated star-ship captain Keogh in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". After successfully completing a rescue mission, Keogh fell victim to a suicide attack (along with most of his crew). In 1997, Oppenheimer played an unnamed ambassador of the Nezu in "Star Trek: Voyager". His character attempted to enlist the USS Voyager to rescue his planet from destruction. This was Oppenheimer's last role in a "Star Trek" television series. Oppenheimer has mostly avoided live-action roles since 1998.

In 2022, Oppenheimer voiced Skeletor again for an appearance in the film "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers". By 2022, Oppenheimer was 92-years-old. He has never fully retired, though he has played less prominent roles in recent productions. He remains popular to animation fans for his iconic roles in several classic series.

Albert One was born on 23 April 1956 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. He died on 11 May 2020 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy.

Alex Ferris was born on 23 April 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), RV (2006) and The Invisible (2007).

Álex Márquez Alentà was born on 23 April 1996 in Lleida, Spain. He is an actor, known for DAZN MotoGP (2019), MotoGP (1949) and Álex (2023).

Alicia Zanca was born on 23 April 1955 in Argentina. She was an actress, known for Llévame contigo (1982), El día que me quieras (1994) and Una escalera al cielo (1979). She was married to Gustavo Garzón. She died on 23 July 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Amit Mistry was born in 1974 in India. He was an actor and director, known for What's Your Raashee? (2009), Two Cubes Pls (2013) and Ssshhhh... Koi Hai (2001). He died on 23 April 2021 in Andheri, Mumbai, India.

Anastasia Baranova was born on 23 April 1989 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Borderlands (2024), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) and Greenland (2020).

Andrew Kreisberg was born on 23 April 1971. He is a writer and producer, known for The Flash (2014), Arrow (2012) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016).

Angel Locsin was born on 23 April 1985 in Bulacan, Philippines. She is an actress and director, known for One More Try (2012), Everything About Her (2016) and In the Name of Love (2011).

Angela McEwan was born on 23 April 1934 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Nebraska (2013), Moments of Clarity (2016) and Élan Vital (2016). She was married to Guillermo McEwan. She died on 20 December 2015 in Long Beach, California, USA.

Anne Douglas was born on 23 April 1919 in Hanover, Germany. She was a producer and actress, known for Peg Leg, Musket & Sabre (1973), Deep River (2009) and Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (2009). She was married to Kirk Douglas and Albert Buydens. She died on 29 April 2021 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Jason Carrion is television personality who was featured on the hit shows Married at First Sight and Married at First Sight: The First Year on the FYI/A&E Networks. Being a pro wrestler for for almost 7 years he hopes to become a WWE superstar someday. Jason Carrion is also an FDNY firefighter.

Arash is a Platinum-selling Swedish singer and producer whose music is also certified gold in many European countries. Whether he's singing in his mother tongue (Persian) on his own chart-topping releases, singing in English with some of the worlds biggest names, including: Shaggy, Sean Paul, T-Pain and Snoop Dogg, he is the only artist of Persian heritage to release four albums and thirty singles that have sustained a high-level of success by topping the charts around the world. He is recognised and honoured by numerous industry organisations, is the recipient of the 'EBBA' (European Border Breaker Awards), the 'Best International Artist' in the Big Apple Awards and has won two Russian Grammys as well as being awarded the top import artist in all of Russia.

His debut album 'Arash' was released by Warner Music Sweden in June 2005. The singles 'Boro Boro' and 'Temptation' made it to the hit lists around Europe and the accompanying videos gathered significant airplay on more than thirty-five MTV outlets across the world. Arash's records have been certified gold or platinum in many countries. He won the 2005 International Music Market Award in Cannes as Sweden's most successful debut artist and his number one smash hit 'Boro Boro' was included in the blockbuster Bollywood flick 'Bluffmaster', which also featured Arash in his big-screen cameo debut.

In 2006, 'FIFA World Cup ballad' (an official song for Iranian Football team), was regarded as one of the best three such songs of the year by the world-renowned sports magazine 'Sports Illustrated'. Later in 2006, he won two Grammys in Russia and was recognised as the top import artist in the whole of the Russian Federation.

In 2008 Arash released his third studio album 'Donya'. It featured a global sound that injects the listener with a lethal rhythm of western production and mediterranean harmony. The first single, 'Donya', is a collaboration with Jamaican-American reggae singer Shaggy, whose career has been defined by a string of platinum-selling US singles in the last decade. The 14-track record also included 'Kandi', which featured US radio darling and international phenomenon Lumidee. 'Dasa Bala', featuring Swedish rap pioneer and certified hitmaster Timbuktu; and 'Pure Love', a duet with Helena, which went onto become the top selling single of the year in Russia.

In 2009 Arash participated in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Always' and took the 3rd place. A year later, he was again making waves with the song 'Broken Angel', (a sequel to 'Pure Love'). The single earned the top spot in the Hot 100 and become the best selling single of 2010 in Eastern Europe. In December, he released the official song for the 2011 Men's Handball World Championship, 'Glorious'.

In 2012 Arash made his film debut in the movie 'Rhino Season' (which starred the Italian actress Monica Bellucci). It went on to win the Asia Pacific Screen Award and the Prize of the Jury for Best Cinematography in the 2012 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

In the beginning of 2013, 'She Makes Me Go' (a promotional single featuring Sean Paul), had climbed into the top-5 charts in Sweden, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Austria and Greece. By the summer of 2013 Arash was embarking on a number of prestigious live shows and festivals around Europe.

For his next release, Arash worked with his long-term music producer Robert Uhlmann. In September 2014 he released his fourth studio album 'Superman'. It included the single 'Sex Love Rock n Roll (SLR)' on which the American R&B star T-Pain guested. In support of the album, Arash embarked on a World tour in 2015 and 2016, with sold-out dates throughout the USA, Asia and Europe.

Avery Hayes started acting in elementary school theater productions, and resides in Los Angeles with her twin brother Webb Hayes. Avery attends high school where she is a member of the girl's golf team, competing in tournaments throughout region. During her free time, Avery can be seen on stage singing at music festivals in Los Angeles, at the driving range fine tuning her golf swing or shopping with friends at the mall.

Baird Stafford was born on 23 April 1947 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Nightmare (1981) and Dog Tags (1987). He was married to Harvey Newstrom. He died on 4 February 2023 in Melbourne, Florida, USA.

Barry was born in Traverse City, Michigan - the third of four children (Scott & Christie are older, Kip is younger). His dad was an attorney and his mother was a paralegal. At age 8, he moved to Dallas where he started modeling. At age 14, his parents divorced. At age 15, he took off for Burbank, California and almost immediately got a job on the NBC soap Days of Our Lives (1965). That job lasted for 6 months, and he struggled. He returned to Dallas and graduated high school from Richardson High in 1992. At age 19, he returned to L.A., again determined to make it. He started parking cars at the House of Blues, but, after 6 months, he was selected to appear on the Aaron Spelling series, Malibu Shores (1996). Tori Spelling introduced him to his future wife, Laura Payne-Gabriel.

Bartu Kucukcaglayan is an actor, a writer and a musician, born in Eskisehir, Turkey. He studied acting at Istanbul University-State Conservatory in 2001. He is best known for hit sitcom "Yalan Dunya" and mini series "Masum" with ensemble cast. He took parts in many plays and won numerous awards for his performances. Now, he is acting in a brand-new series that he wrote called "Bartu Ben."

He is also leading a band called "Büyük Ev Ablukada."

The son of a stage manager, Basil Sydney entered the acting profession in 1909. His burgeoning career was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, during which he saw action with the Norfolk Regiment in the British Army. In the early 1920's, Basil established himself as a matinée idol on the London stage. His film debut, however, took place on the other side of the Atlantic in the silent feature Romance (1920), based on a play by Edward Sheldon. His co-star was the prominent American Broadway star Doris Keane, with whom he had appeared in the theatrical performance of the play five years prior and subsequently married. Basil was rapidly promoted through a starring role in his second screen outing, the comedy Red Hot Romance (1922), but decided to turn down the offer of a lucrative Hollywood contract. His single-minded insistence on being cast exclusively in roles based on works by Shakespeare or Shaw led him to New York and back to the theatre. He spent the remainder of the decade as a leading player on Broadway, playing the parts he craved and duly receiving critical plaudits for his Mercutio of "Romeo and Juliet" (1922-23) and for his leads as Hamlet (1925-26) and Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew" (1927-28).

Basil did not return to films until 1932, back in Britain and henceforth as a burly character actor, albeit of never less than commanding presence. His stock-in-trade were shifty opportunists, public servants, domineering fathers or military types. He alternated smoothly between charming or dependable and menacing or sinister. Generally typed as a quintessential Englishman, his casting as a German infiltrator in the wartime drama Went the Day Well? (1942), lent additional gravitas to the warning against complacency. Otherwise, he stood out as Caesar's military aide-de-camp Rufio in the decidedly stodgy screen adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra (1945); as the brutish squire Nick Helmar in the period Gainsborough melodrama Jassy (1947); as the indefatigable Captain Smollett battling the pirates of Treasure Island (1950) and as Waldemar Fitzurse, advisor to the devious Prince John (played by Guy Rolfe) in MGM's excellent Technicolor swashbuckler Ivanhoe (1952).

Blair Brown was born in Washington D.C. Her father, Milton Henry Brown, worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, while her mother Elizabeth Ann Brown worked as a teacher.

Brown graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1969 and took to the stage, where she performed in the New York Shakespeare Festival's 1975 production of "The Comedy of Errors" and in Joe Papp's 1976 production of "The Threepenny Opera," directed by Richard Foreman.

From 1987 to 1991, Brown starred as Molly Dodd in the critically acclaimed NBC TV series "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd," which moved to Lifetime after Season 2.

In 1989, Brown played a major role in onetime partner David Hare's Broadway play "Secret Rapture." She continued to work steadily in theater, winning a Tony award in 2000 for her role in Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen."

Brown's numerous film credits include 1973's Oscar winning film "The Paper Chase," Robert Aldrich's "The Choirboys," and the John Belushi film "Continental Divide," which landed her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy/Musical.

Brown is also known for her television appearances in "Frasier," "Smallville," "ER" and for her role as "Nina Sharp" in the Fox series "Fringe." On "Orange is the New Black," Brown memorably appears as inmate Judy King, a role that was inspired by Martha Stewart.

The actress has narrated more than 50 documentary films and audio books. She has one son by the late actor Richard Jordan.

Boaz Ma'uda was born on 23 April 1987 in Elyakim, Israel. He is an actor, known for Danny Hollywood (2008), Kochav Nolad (2003) and Eurovision Song Contest Belgrade 2008 (2008).

Brenda Cowling was born on 23 April 1925 in Islington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Octopussy (1983), You Rang, M'Lord? (1988) and Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982). She died on 2 October 2010 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.

Byron Thames moved to Los Angeles from New Orleans with his mother when he was 8 years old. At age 11, he began acting classes and was hired to do his first television series, Father Murphy (1981). He worked with Michael Landon on this show for 2 seasons and then went on to do other films and TV guest appearances. At age 15, he moved back to Mississippi, where he was born, to live with his father and go to high school. There, he remained for 2 years before returning to L.A. to resume acting. At 17, he got his own apartment and went back to work in TV and film. His first job upon his return was, coincidentally, Highway to Heaven (1984), again with Michael Landon. By age 19, he was doing another series, with Barbara Eden, called A Brand New Life (1989), created by Chris Carter (The X-Files (1993)) and also starring Jennie Garth (90210 (2008)). At age 20, Byron married and had a son by age 24. Throughout his 20s, Byron worked on and off and appeared in Don's Plum (2001), with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, before breaking once again from acting to write and persue his goals with his band, "Duke Daniels", in which he played piano and organ. After recording an album, touring the U.S., and educating himself in the production of TV and film, Byron is acting, writing, directing and making music.