In 2000, Boogie Nights actress Heather Graham and Brothers McMullen star/director Edward Burns were a happy couple preparing their first collaboration, Sidewalks Of New York. A year later, the movie’s release was negatively affected by the WTC bombing, and the pair had split. Both stars were born on January 29th. Which one is older?
Ten years ago, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was Teen People‘s “Biggest Teen Idol” and *NSYNC-ophant Joey Fatone was…not. Today, Carter is still making music with the Boys, while Fatone spends his time hosting reality shows and red carpet events. Both bubblegum bandits were born on January 28th. Which one is older?
In 1997, rapper/producer Lil Jon released his first album with Da Eastside Boyz, Get Crunk, Who You Wit: Da Album. That same year, stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt made his first HBO Special. A decade later, Oswalt was the voice of Remy in Ratatouille, and Jon had the most recognizable scream in all of pop (“YEAHHH!”). Both cut-ups were born on January 27th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
In 1998, Ellen DeGeneres‘ sitcom Ellen was canceled after five seasons due to declining ratings. A year later, Wayne Gretzky retired after twenty years of playing in the National Hockey League. Today, DeGeneres is a successful talk show host and Gretzky co-owns and coaches the Phoenix Coyotes. Both SNL hosts—Gretsky in 1989, DeGeneres in 2001—were born on January 26th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
In 1997, future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz made his mixed-martial arts debut. At the same time, Saved By The Bell‘s Tiffani Amber-Thiessen had thoroughly taken over Beverly Hills, 90210. These days, Thiessen—she dropped the Amber in 2000—is working on a new pilot for USA, and Ortiz has published a memoir, This Is Gonna Hurt. Both Cali residents were born on January 23rd. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
Oil scion Balthazar Getty came out of nowhere to star in 1990′s Young Guns II. Almost twenty years later, second generation character actor Gabriel Macht came out of nowhere to star in The Spirit, which made half as much money as Young Guns II—despite twenty years of ticket price inflation. Both kinda-stars were born on January 22nd. Which one is older?
In 1996, indie folksinger Cat Power released What Would The Community Think?—which failed to make the Billboard Top 200. That same year, “girl power” enthusiasts the Spice Girls released Spice, selling 23 million copies worldwide. In 2008, Cat Power‘s latest album made the Top 20…while the Spice Girls’ Greatest Hits only reached no. 93. Both Cat Power and Baby Spice were born on January 21st. Click on the photo to find out which singer is older.
Real Time host Bill Maher has been talking trash on talk shows since 1982. Starchild Paul Stanley has been singing trash with Kiss since 1972. Both unrepentant philanderers were born on January 20th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
Director John Carpenter has been making cult films for over thirty years, putting his name on everything from Halloween to Big Trouble In Little China. Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger has been preaching to her cult for over twenty years, putting her name on everything from The Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands to Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives. Both schlockmeisters were born on January 16th. Which one is older?
In 1987, teen rapper LL Cool J dropped the corny ballad “I Need Love,” his first Top 20 hit (“I’ll put down my jacket so you can walk over a puddle”). That same year, Hogan Family cutie Jason Bateman starred in a movie only a kid could love, Teen Wolf Too (“I had a beard over every inch of my body!”). Despite these adventures in ’80s cheese, Cool J has had one of the longest, most successful careers in rap, and Bateman gets asked about the Arrested Development movie instead of Teen Wolf Too 2. Both dreamboats were born on January 14th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
