10 Celebs Who Share Your August 31 Birthday (Bet You Didn’t Know!)

Straight outta Port Salerno, Florida, BossMan Dlow dropped a hit called “Get in with Me” that hit the Billboard charts. What’s wild? He kicked off his rap journey while in county jail back in 2019. Talk about turning things around!

You know her from Moesha as Niecy Jackson, but did you know Shar Jackson started training in martial arts when she was just three? Plus, she flexed her skills on MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar and rocked the movie Good Burger. A true multitasker!

This powerhouse performer won a Tony for Spamalot and spent 10 years lighting up Grey's Anatomy. Sara moved from Mexico to the US at eight and became fluent in Spanish and English. Someone's got talent and language skills!

Chris Tucker made us laugh on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and stole scenes as Detective Carter in Rush Hour. In the late '90s, he found a new path as a born-again Christian and started picking roles that jived with his beliefs. Talk about a plot twist!

Debbie Gibson didn’t wait to be a star. She wrote a winning patriotic song at age 12 called “I Come From America,” then went on to become a teenage pop queen with her album Out of the Blue. She still rocks stages on Broadway and TV—old school pop royalty!

This guy voices everything from space clones in Star Wars to Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb. Oh, and he even made a website loaded with free tips for budding voice actors. Talk about sharing the love!

If you ever saw Earth Girls Are Easy or MTV's Just Say Julie, you know her quirky humor. Before all that, she even showed off her smarts as a contestant on the game show Whew! Early mover, that Julie Brown.

Marcia Clark stepped from the courtroom into the spotlight during a huge trial, then flipped the script by writing legal thrillers you can't put down. Fun fact: she started as a public defender before switching sides to prosecutor. Legal ninja, much?

You've seen him in Pretty Woman and Chicago, but did you know Richard Gere actually composed the piano theme for Pretty Woman and played guitar in Runaway Bride? Smooth moves on screen and off!

Itzhak Perlman’s violin skills blew the roof off with iconic performances and movie scores like Schindler’s List. He got polio at four and plays seated because of it—still, nothing stopped him from becoming a music legend and inspiring young musicians everywhere.