By Megan Riedlinger
5:00am PST, Nov 10, 2023
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There are dozens of stars turning 70 in 2023 — we're rounding up the newest crop of septuagenarians…
Amy Irving celebrated her 70th birthday on Sept. 10.
The Broadway actress might have performed in notable movies including "Carrie," "Yentl" — for which she earned an Academy Award nomination — and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (she provided Jessica Rabbit's singing voice), but she's also made headlines thanks to a serious romance.
She dated director Steven Spielberg from 1976 to 1980 — and lost out on the role of Indiana Jones' love interest Marion Ravenwood in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" when they split — then reconciled with the filmmaker in 2005. According to the Los Angeles Times, they decided to get married when Amy got pregnant with their son, Max, so they worked out a prenup — reportedly on a cocktail napkin.
When they divorced in 1989 — Steven moved on with his "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" star Kate Capshaw amid affair speculation — Amy famously challenged the prenup, since she didn't have an attorney present, and won: A judge ruled she was entitled to half of Steven's earnings during their four-year marriage, which amounted to a reported $100 million. Though there have been other huge Hollywood divorce settlements since then, at the time, it was the largest Tinseltown had ever seen.
Amy went on to marry twice more: Her current husband is documentary filmmaker Kenneth Bowser Jr. She's continued to act on occasion, popping up in more recent years in projects including TV's "House," "The Good Wife" and "The Affair."
Keep reading to see the other stars turning 70 in 2023…
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Marcia Clark — the famed lead prosecutor from the O.J. Simpson murder trial in the '90s — turned 70 on Aug. 31.
She was portrayed by lauded actress Sarah Paulson – who won an Emmy for her efforts — on the 2016 limited series "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story." Marcia, who didn't meet Sarah until filming was almost completed — they had dinner together, "got drunk" and "closed the place down," Marcia told MediaVillage — said she was "blown away" by Sarah's performance.
After publishing a bestselling book on the O.J. Simpson case, Marcia went on to become a successful author: She's published a few bestselling crime-fiction series including one centering on criminal defense attorney Samantha Brinkman and another featuring prosecutor Rachel Knight.
In recent years, she's also been working in Hollywood. In 2018, Marcia starred on a season of A&E's "Marcia Clark Investigates The First 48," and in 2019, she executive produced the ABC crime-drama series "The Fix" starring Robin Tunney. "I've been writing crime fiction for 15 years now, after leaving the DA's office, and that's all I have been doing, so it's easy and actually more fun [to executive produce]," she told MediaVillage at the time. "It's like, 'Wait, I don't have enough evidence? Backspace, backspace, I found fingerprints!' I get to decide how the cases come out. I love that even more."
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It's hard to believe, but Pierce Brosnan turned 70 this year! The Irish actor, who played James Bond from 1995 until 2002 after finding fame on TV as the star of "Remington Steele," celebrated his big birthday on May 16.
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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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Hulk Hogan — one of the most iconic WWF and WWE wrestlers of all time — celebrated his 70th birthday on Aug. 11. It's been a happy year for other reasons too: Hulk got engaged to yoga teacher Sky Daily in July.
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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. On April 18, the actor celebrated his 70th birthday.
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Kathie Lee Gifford was a staple on morning television for decades! The singer and former daytime television host blew out 70 candles on Aug. 16.
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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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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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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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John Edwards — a former senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic nominee for vice president on John Kerry's ticket in the 2004 election (which they lost to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney) — celebrated his 70th birthday on June 10. His political career has been over since he was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2011 on six felony charges related to allegations that he used campaign funds to cover up an affair — during which he fathered a child with his mistress — while his attorney wife, Elizabeth, was dying from cancer.
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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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Former Parsons School of design faculty member and fashion design chair Tim Gunn — who shot to fame as he mentored dozens of design contestants on "project Runway," turned 70 on July 29.
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Remember him?! Australian actor-comedian Yahoo Serious (real name: Greg Gomez Pead) starred in the 1989 movie "Young Einstein." He celebrated his 70th birthday on July 27. Keep reading to see him now…
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Comedy star Yahoo Serious (real name: Greg Gomez Pead) was photographed looking great in 2021 after going for a swim with his dog in Sydney, Australia.
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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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Actress Jacklyn Zeman started playing Nurse Bobbie Spencer on "General Hospital" in 1977. On March 6, Jackie turned 70. She passed away just two months later following a short battle with cancer.
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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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Sonic Youth bassist and co-vocalist Kim Gordon — the female rocker who inspired a slew of bands with her work, designed the '90s fashion label X-Girl and penned the 2015 memoir "Girl in a Band" — celebrated her 70th birthday on April 28.
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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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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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Danny Elfman blew out 70 candles on May 29! The composer — who frequently works with filmmaker Tim Burton — is a four-time Oscar nominee (as well as an Emmy and Grammy winner) has had a lengthy career in Hollywood that started when he was in the '80s new wave band Oingo Boingo. He's been married to reclusive Hollywood actress Bridget Fonda since 2003.
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British actor Alfred Molina — who's found success on the silver screen, Broadway and the West End — turned the big 7-0 on May 24.
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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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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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Grammy-winning Americana musician Lucinda Williams turned 76 on Jan. 26.
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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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Yvette Marie Stevens — better known as 10-time Grammy winner and Queen of Funk Chaka Khan — blew 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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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.
