Celebrity Birthdays: Happy Birthday, Russell Simmons!
T-Pain, India.Arie and Grant Hill also celebrate this week.
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Russell Simmons: October 4 - The hip hop mogul is still the King of New York at 56. (Photo: Chris Weeks/Getty Images for G-Star)
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T-Pain: September 30 - The remix king celebrates his 28th birthday. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for OurTime.org)
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Cissy Houston: September 30 - Whitney Houston's mama turns 80 this week. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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Vondie Curtis-Hall: September 30 - The former Chicago Hope star and director of such classics as Glitter turns 57. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images)
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Howard Hewett: October 1 - The gospel singer and former Shalamar frontman turns 58. (Photo: Lamond Goodloe/PictureGroup)
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Youssou N'Dour: October 1 - The Senegalese singer celebrates his 54th birthday. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell: October 1 - The Friday Night Lights actress turns 27 this week.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Freddie Jackson: October 2 - The "You Are My Lady" crooner celebrates his 57th birthday. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
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Mandisa: October 2 - The former American Idol contestant turns 37. (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Gospel Music Association)
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Chubby Checker: October 3 - The godfather of "The Twist" celebrates his 72nd birthday. (Photo: Bill McCay/Getty Images)
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Al Sharpton: October 3 - The political commentator and MSNBC host turns 59. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Keb' Mo': October 3 - The Grammy-winning blues musician celebrates his 62nd birthday. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
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Gwen Stefani: October 3 - No Doubt's leading lady — who is pregnant with her third child — turns 44 this week. (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
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India.Arie: October 3 - The neo soul princess celebrates her 38th birthday. (Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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Talib Kweli: October 3 - The Black Star rapper turns 38. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)
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