By Megan Riedlinger
8:15am PDT, Mar 23, 2023
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The big 7-0! There are a lot of stars turning 70 in 2023, and we're rounding up all the new septuagenarians…
Yvette Marie Stevens — better known as 10-time Grammy winner and Queen of Funk Chaka Khan — blows out 70 candles on her birthday cake on March 23. The "I Feel For You" singer's music has spanned more than five decades.
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Bill Pullman, who's appeared in flicks like "Sleepless in Seattle," "Casper" and "Independence Day," will be turning the big 7-0 on Oct. 17.
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Former morning TV fixture Meredith Vieira — who served as a host on "The View" and hosted the "Today" show for five years — will be blowing out 70 candles on her birthday cake on Dec. 30.
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It's hard to believe, but beautiful and talented Oscar winner Kim Basinger will be turning 70 on Dec. 8.
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We all know Rick Moranis as the dad from the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" franchise as well as his work in "Ghostbusters," "Little Shop of Horrors," "Spaceballs" and more. This April 18, the actor will be celebrating the big 7-0.
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Actress Jacklyn Zeman started playing Nurse Bobbie Spencer on "General Hospital" in 1977. On March 6, Jackie turned 70.
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Grammy-winning singer Michael Bolton celebrated his 70th birthday on Feb. 26.
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TV personality Duane Chapman — better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter — celebrated his 70th birthday on Feb. 2.
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"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in their 70s! Grammy-, Tony- and Emmy-winning music star Cyndi Lauper celebrates her 70th trip around the sun on June 22!
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William Petersen — who's best known for his work as Gil Grissom on the hit CBS procedural "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the sequel series "CSI: Vegas" — celebrated his 70th birthday on Feb. 21.
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Kathie Lee Gifford was a staple on morning television for decades! The singer and former daytime television host will be blowing out 70 candles on Aug. 16.
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1970s and 1980s model-turned-reality TV star Janice Dickinson entered her 70s on Feb. 16. She was a judge on "America's Next Top Model" before starting her own show, "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency," in the 2000s.
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You'll be shocked to know the radiant French actress Isabelle Huppert turned 70 on March 16.
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It's hard to believe, but Pierce Brosnan will be turning 70 this year! The irish actor, who played James Bond from 1995 until 2002, celebrates his big birthday on May 16.
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Tim "The Toolman" Taylor himself, Tim Allen, turns 70 on June 13. The actor played the character on "Home Improvement" in the '90s and voiced Buzz Lightyear in the "Toy Story" franchise.
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Joanna Kerns joined the 70 club on Feb. 12! The actress, best known as matriarch Maggie Seaver on "Growing Pains," more recently appeared on the ABC drama "A Million Little Things."
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Actress Mary Steenburgen turned 70 on Feb. 8. She's best known for her roles in unforgettable comedies like "Step Brothers" and "Elf" and enduring comedy-dramas like "Parenthood" and "Melvin and Howard" — which earned her a Golden Globe for best supporting actress. She's been married to actor Ted Danson since 1995.
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Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, turned 70 on Feb. 11. The career politician is the son of former President George H. W. Bush and the younger brother of former President George W. Bush.
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Pamela Sue Martin — who's best known as Nancy Drew on the television series "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" and as Fallon Carrington Colby on the original "Dynasty" — celebrated her 70th birthday on Jan. 5.
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Music mogul Jimmy Iovine turned 70 on March 11. The legendary record exec founded Interscope Records and teamed up with Dr. Dre to found Beats Electronics.
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Desi Arnaz Jr. — the son of late "I Love Lucy" stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz — celebrated his 70th birthday on Jan. 19. The Hollywood scion made headlines in his youth not just for his music and acting but for his headline-making romances with Hollywood stars including Patty Duke, Liza Minnelli and Linda Purl.
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Four-time Grammy winner Pat Benatar turned 70 on on Jan. 10. The rocker known for smash hits like "Heartbreaker" and "Love is a Battlefield" was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Grammy-winning Americana musician Lucinda Williams turned 76 on Jan. 26.
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British actor Alfred Molina, who's found success on the silver screen and on Broadway, will turn the big 7-0 on May 24.
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Perhaps the most iconic WWF wrestler of all time, Hulk Hogan, celebrates his 70th birthday on Aug. 11.
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Marcia Clark turns 70 on Aug. 31. The prosecutor from the O.J. Simpson murder trial was portrayed by Emmy winner Sarah Paulson on 2016's "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story."
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Tommy Shaw of STYX will be rocking into his 70s on Sept. 11.
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Tony Shalhoub will be celebrating his 70th birthday on Oct. 9. The "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" actor is perhaps best known for his work on "Monk," which earned him Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
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Happy birthday, Kate Capshaw! The actress will be stepping into her 70s on Nov. 3.
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Comedian Kevin Nealon, who's best known for work on "Saturday Night Live" from 1986 until 1995, will be joining the 70 club on Nov. 18.
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The talented John Malkovich, who has a Primetime Emmy and numerous Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations to his name, will be turning 70 on Dec. 9.
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Christine Ebersole turned 70 on Feb. 21! These days the Tony winner, who's dabbled in television with roles on "Sullivan and Son" and "One Life to Live," can be seen on CBS's "Bob Hearts Abishola."
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One of the original members of the Jackson 5, singer Tito Jackson, will be celebrating his 70th birthday on Oct. 15.
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Danny Elfman blows out 70 candles on May 29! The film composer and four-time Oscar nominee has had a lengthy career in Hollywood that started when he was in the '80s band Oingo Boingo.
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Songwriter and producer Desmond Child — the man behind some of the biggest hits of all time (including Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer," Aerosmith's "Crazy" and Ricky Martin's "Livin' la Vida Loca") — turns 70 on Oct. 28.
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Singer Martha Wash — one-half of the Weather Girls, the duo that brought us the classic "It's Raining Men" — will be 70 on Dec. 28.
