Celebrity Birthdays: Jurnee Smollett Celebrates!
India.Arie, Russell Simmons and others celebrate this week.
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Jurnee Smollett: October 1 - The Firday Night Lights actress celebrates her 28th birthday this week.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Bryant Gumbel: September 29 - The legendary television journalist turns 67.
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T-Pain: September 30 - The "I'm Sprung" rapper is still active in music at 29.
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Cissy Houston: September 30 - The mother of the late Whitney Houston is still a respected force in music at 81.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)
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Vondie Curtis-Hall: September 30 - The acclaimed actor and director is surely a veteran at 58. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
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George Weah: October 1 - The Liberian soccer star celebrates his 48th birthday.(Photo: AP Photo/Jonathan Paye-Layleh)
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Rod Carew: October 1 - The baseball master is still known as one of the greatest at 69.(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)
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Howard Hewett: October 1 - The R&B and gospel singer boasts one of the best voices in music at 59.(Photo: Lamond Goodloe/PictureGroup)
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Avery Brooks: October 2 - The actor, director and singer is a jack of all trades at 66.(Photo: Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic)
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Mandisa: October 2 - The 38-year-old gospel artist has come a long way since her American Idol days.(Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Gospel Music Association)
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A$AP Rocky: October 3 - The "Fashion Killa" rapper is still making his mark in hip hop at 26.(Photo: PacificCoastNews)
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Gwen Stefani: October 3 - The "Cool" singer is gearing up to make her return to the music scene at 45. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
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India.Arie: October 3 - The conscious musician still makes those feel-good tunes at 39.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
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Rev. Al Sharpton: October 3 - The civil rights activist and pastor hits the big 6-0 this week.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Tessa Thompson: October 3 - The 31-year-old actress is set to star in the highly anticipated film Dear White People later this month.(Photo: WENN)
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Talib Kweli: October 3 - The Booklyn-born emcee turns 39.(Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock: October 4 - The Little Mix member is still young in the game at 23.(Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)
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Derrick Rose: October 4 - The Chicago Bulls point guard is a hot name in sports at just 26.(Photo: Lennart Preiss/Getty Images for adidas)
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Lil' Mama: October 4 - The "Lip Gloss" rapper is flaunting a brand new image at 25.(Photo: Jonathan Leibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Russell Simmons: October 4 - The entrepreneur and hip hop mogul celebrates his 57th birthday this week.(Photo: Steve Mack/Getty Images)
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