By Neia Balao
8:06 p.m. PST, February 13, 2022
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Join Wonderwall.com as we take a look at all the celebrities – from actors and actresses to reality TV stars and rappers – who will turn 50 in 2022… Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas turns 50 years the most romantic day of the year: February 14!
Keep reading for more stars born in 1972…
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Surfing icon Kelly Slater celebrated her 50th birthday on February 11 just days after she beat a rider less than half his age to win one of his sport’s biggest events, Hawaii’s Billabong Pro Pipeline.
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‘Red Notice’ star Dwayne Johnson – one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors – turns 50 on May 2.
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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Teresa Giudice will say goodbye to her 40th birthday on May 18.
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‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘What I Like About You’ actress Jennie Garth will celebrate her 50th birthday on April 3.
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On January 28, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett turned 50.
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Emmy-winning “The Sopranos” star Drea de Matteo turned 50 on Jan. 19.
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“Baywatch,” “Charles in Charge” and “Boy Meets World” actress Nicole Eggert blew out 50 candles on her birthday cake on Jan. 13.
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On Jan. 11, ‘Jack & Jill’ and ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ actress Amanda Peet, who recently co-wrote and produced Netflix’s ‘The Chair,’ turned 50.
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Oscar-winning actor and screenwriter Ben Affleck – who was previously married to Jennifer Garner before reuniting another one celebrates Jen in 2021 – turns 50 on August 15.
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13 In progress… 50! “Alias” and “Yes Day” star Jennifer Garner turns the big 5-0 on April 17.
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On July 15, ‘Felicity’ and ‘Scandal’ actor Scott Foley – who was also married to Jennifer Garner – said goodbye to his 40th birthday.
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On January 11, the actor of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, Marc Blucas, bids farewell to his 40th birthday.
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On Feb. 7, “Teen Witch,” “Twin Peaks” and “Saving Grace” actress Robyn Lively — the older sister of “Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively — celebrated her 50th birthday.
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On October 29, “Black-ish” actress Tracee Ellis Ross celebrates her 50th birthday.
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“Legally Blonde,” “Cruel Intentions” and “American Crime Story” actress Selma Blair celebrates her 50th birthday on July 23.
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On March 26, Leslie Mann, the actress wife of comedian-writer Judd Apatow who has appeared in films such as “Knocked Up,” “17 Again” and “Blockers,” turns 50.
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On October 29, Gabrielle Union — who appeared in late ’90s teen movies like ‘She’s All That,’ ’10 Things I Hate About You’ and ‘Bring It On’ — celebrates her 50th birthday.
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On August 30, Cameron Diaz – who made her film debut in 1994’s “The Mask” in which she appeared alongside Jim Carrey – joins the 50s club.
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The Grammy and Oscar-winning music star Common turns 50 on March 13.
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On May 29, “Orange Is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox will be strutting into her 50s.
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“Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria” actor Eric Dane turns the big 5-0 on Nov. 9.
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Goop founder and Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow — who has starred in everything from ‘Seven’ to ‘Shakespeare in Love’ to ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ — celebrates her 50th birthday on September 27.
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On July 27, “Saturday Night Live” alum and “The Good Place” actress Maya Rudolph will blow out 50 candles on her birthday cake.
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Comedy star Jason Mantzoukas – who starred in ‘The League,’ ‘Parks and Recreation,’ ‘Big Mouth’ and more – turns 50 on December 18.
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On Nov. 6, Emmy and BAFTA-winning ‘Westworld’ star Thandiwe Newton – who most recently appeared in 2021’s ‘Reminiscence’ – turns 50.
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Anika Noni Rose, who made history as Disney’s first African-American princess in “The Princess and the Frog,” joins the ’50s club on September 6.
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On Nov. 1, actress-model and “The Masked Singer” judge Jenny McCarthy turns 50.
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Ava DuVernay, the Oscar-nominated director behind films like “Selma” and “13th,” celebrates her 50th birthday on August 24.
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On Sept. 6, Emmy-nominated “The Wire” and “Luther” star Idris Elba turns the big 5-0.
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On December 22, French actress and model Vanessa Paradis – who shares two children with actor Johnny Depp, her partner from 1998 to 2012 – will turn 50.
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“Who’s the boss?” and “Charmed” actress Alyssa Milano will turn 50 on December 19.
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On February 27, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins turns 50.
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On Nov. 16, ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ alum Brandi Glanville turns 50.
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On January 21, singer-songwriter Cat Power, dubbed the “Queen of Sadcore” by LA Weekly, celebrated her 50th birthday.
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On October 28, Grammy and Academy of Country Music Award winner Brad Paisley turns 50.
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To look at Her! On August 6, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell – who now goes by her married last name, Horner – turns 50.
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Jude Law, star of ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ franchises, turns 50 on December 29.
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On November 21, actress and musician Rain Phoenix – the older sister of Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix – turns 50.
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On November 8, ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘Manchester by the Sea’ actress Gretchen Mol will celebrate her 50th birthday.
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Slim Shady is getting old! Rapper Eminem turns 50 on October 17.
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On December 6, “Suits” actress Sarah Rafferty joins the ’50s club.
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Artist-producer Timbaland turns 50 on March 10.
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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will turn 50 on February 17.
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Brian Baumgartner – who is best known for his portrayal of Kevin Malone on “The Office” – turns 50 on November 29.
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On Nov. 1, Oscar-nominated actress and Emmy winner “The Sixth Sense” and “United States of Tara” Toni Collette — who sent chills down our spines with her performance in “Hereditary” in 2018 — celebrates her 50th anniversary.
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New Kids on the Block frontman Joey McIntyre will celebrate his 50th birthday on the last day of the year: December 31!
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On November 14, Josh Duhamel, actor of the “Transformers” franchise, celebrates his 50th birthday.
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On Sept. 6, “Jane the Virgin” and “Six Feet Under” actress Justina Machado turns the big 5-0.
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The “Harold & Kumar” franchise and “Cowboy Bebop” actor John Cho have one major reason to celebrate on June 16: it’s his 50th birthday!
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On September 21, English rock star Liam Gallagher – the prickly former lead singer of Oasis – turns 50. Now, as you were…
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On July 28, Elizabeth Berkley, actress of “Saved by the Bell” and “Showgirls”, will reach her fifties.
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Marlon Wayans, actor and screenwriter of “Scary Movie” and “White Chicks”, shoots the big 5-0 on July 23.
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“Fast & Furious” franchise star Sung Kang turns 50 on April 8.
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On April 20, “Baywatch” daughter and “Disaster Movie” and “Scary Movie” actress Carmen Electra says goodbye to her 40th birthday.
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‘Prison Break’ and ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ actor Wentworth Miller, who is also a screenwriter (he wrote the movie ‘Stoker’), turns 50 June 2.
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On March 15, Mark Hoppus, co-vocalist and bassist of pop-punk band blink-182, celebrates his 50th birthday. It’s a particularly exciting birthday because he battled cancer less than a year earlier.
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On June 2, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” comedian Wayne Brady joins the 50s club.
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Twelve-time Grammy-nominated rapper Busta Rhymes turns 50 on May 20.
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On May 1, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Dexter’ actress Julie Benz turns 50.
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He is no longer a youngster! On April 16, the child star of “A Christmas Story”, turned successful Hollywood producer, Peter Billingsley, passes the big 5-0.
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On January 22, “Suits” star Gabriel Macht turned 50.
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On March 9, “Dawson’s Creek” and “The Fosters” actor Kerr Smith turns 50.
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“Trainspotting” and “Elementary” actor Jonny Lee Miller — who also made headlines as Angelina Jolie’s first husband-turned-close friend — celebrates his 50th birthday on November 15.
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Comedian Dane Cook turns 50 on March 18.