Cake & Ice Cream: Week of August 15, 2011

Angela Bassett, Madonna, Romeo & more celebrate b-days.

Anthony Anderson - Law & Order actor Anthony Anderson looked fresh in his gray suit with a purple polka-dot tie.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Anthony Anderson: August 15 - The comedic actor celebrates his 41st birthday. (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Angela Bassett in Mr. & Mrs. Smith  - As if this action flick wasn't hot enough already with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starring, just imagine if Angela Bassett appeared in the film as Pitt's cutthroat boss! The actress's role got  left on the cutting room floor, maybe because the director thought she might burn right through the celluloid.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Angela Bassett: August 16 - The Academy Award-nominated actress turns 52. (Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

Reginald VelJohnson: August 16 - The Family Matters star celebrates his 59th birthday. (Photo credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Reginald VelJohnson: August 16 - The Family Matters star celebrates his 59th birthday. (Photo credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Madonna: August 16 - The iconic pop singer turns 53.(Photo credit: Dave Hogan/MP/Getty Images)

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Madonna: August 16 - The iconic pop singer turns 53.(Photo credit: Dave Hogan/MP/Getty Images)

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Robert De Niro - Robert De Niro is loved by the hip hop community. Born and raised in New York City, the actor is a longtime film icon, having appeared in classic movies like Taxi Driver and New York, New York. (Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Robert De Niro: August 17 - The legendary actor celebrates his 68th birthday. (Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner: August 18\r - The Cosby Show and Reed Between the Lines actor turns 41.\r \r(Photo credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner: August 18\r - The Cosby Show and Reed Between the Lines actor turns 41.\r \r(Photo credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

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Romeo Miller: August 19 - The actor and rapper celebrates his 22nd birthday. (Photo credit: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

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Romeo Miller: August 19 - The actor and rapper celebrates his 22nd birthday. (Photo credit: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

Don King - In 1985, the legendary boxing promoter was charged with 29 counts of tax evasion and fraud. King was eventually acquitted of all charges.

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Don King: August 20 - The infamous boxing promoter turns 80. (Photo credit: Barry Sweet/Landov

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Al Roker: August 20 - The Today show weatherman celebrates his 57th birthday. (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Al Roker: August 20 - The Today show weatherman celebrates his 57th birthday. (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Loretta Devine - Waiting to Exhale, Death at a Funeral, This Christmas and Class Act are just a handful of the many times Devine has played a mom on film. Her latest role as a mother is in the movie Jumping the Broom. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images For Tyler Perry Studios)

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Loretta Devine: August 21 - The original Dreamgirl and veteran actress turns 62. (Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images For Tyler Perry Studios)

Kelis: August 21 - The singer celebrates her 32nd birthday. (Photo credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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Kelis: August 21 - The singer celebrates her 32nd birthday. (Photo credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)