Birthday wishes go out to Lionel Richie, Nicole Kidman and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on June 20 and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on June 20, 2022
![Brian Wilson](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/3jnFVA7qO1RvRjZIsHTjPG3JnjY=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/XQLTPGJW6RFXFMC5ABISFUP3LQ.jpg)
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys performs at Blossom Music Center on June 13, 2011, in Cleveland. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Singer Brian Wilson turns 80
Fun fact: His daughters Wendy and Carnie are part of the group Wilson Phillips
![Lionel Richie](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/BE6mVhQdnNyr3_I0QQlbhztJFPg=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/SYON6I7WEVGY5PZYBDZI7ULJC4.jpg)
FILE – Lionel Richie performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on April 29, 2022. Richie has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Singer Lionel Richie turns 73
Fun fact: Has performed on both ‘Solid Gold’ and ‘American Bandstand’
![John Goodman, Cassidy Freeman, Danny McBride](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/DXt3_mragsKqtN8HI2a4l6nagqU=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/PL266DDTQ5AG5GJ6GQFZJPMDGQ.jpg)
John Goodman, from left, Cassidy Freeman and creator/executive producer/director/writer Danny McBride participate in HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” panel at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor John Goodman turns 70
Fun fact: Voiced Sullivan in ‘Monsters, Inc.’
![Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/tX4IgpjFbp64Jm4393dnTtNgZh0=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/JHBTUOMCXFE3PO7KYUWC6N4EDE.jpg)
Cast members Anya Taylor-Joy, left, and Nicole Kidman arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Northman” on Monday, April 18, 2022, at TCL Chinese Theater. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Nicole Kidman turns 55
Fun fact: Auditioned for the lead role in ‘Ghost’ that went to Demi Moore instead
![Grace Potter](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/WjNirzOGUcBGR1TtYZfvmzQJu4k=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/PHKO34S3UFFWVLS6JXEB5CR6WE.jpg)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 07: Grace Potter performs onstage during the Third Annual Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert for God’s Love We Deliver on March 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for God’s Love we Deliver )Getty Images for God’s Love we D
Rocker Grace Potter turns 39
Fun fact: Performed at the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Bonnie Bartlett (“St. Elsewhere,” ″Once and Again”) is 93. Actor James Tolkan (“Back to the Future” films) is 91. Actor John McCook (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 78. Singer Anne Murray is 77. Classical pianist Andre Watts is 76. Actor Candy Clark (“American Graffiti”) is 75. Bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Chickenfoot) is 68. Bassist John Taylor of Duran Duran is 62. Keyboardist Mark degli Antoni (Soul Coughing) is 60. Guitarist Jerome Fontamillas of Switchfoot is 55. Bassist Murphy Karges of Sugar Ray is 55. Singer Dan Tyminski of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 55. Actor Peter Paige (“Queer as Folk”) is 53. Actor Josh Lucas (“Sweet Home Alabama,” ″A Beautiful Mind”) is 51. Bassist Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson) is 51. Singer Chino Moreno is 49. Singer Amos Lee is 45. Actor Tika Sumpter (“The Have and the Have Nots”) is 42. Drummer Chris Thompson of The Eli Young Band is 42. Singer-actor Alisan Porter (“The Voice,” ″Curly Sue”) is 41. Keyboardist Chris Dudley of Underoath is 39. Actor Mark Saul (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 37. Actor Dreama Walker (film’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” TV’s “Gossip Girl”) is 36. Actor Chris Mintz-Plasse (“Superbad”) is 33. Actor Maria Lark (TV’s “Medium”) is 25.
Other popular or historical birthdays on June 20th
Scipio Africanus, Roman general
Errol Flynn, actor
Martin Landau, actor
Olympia Dukakis, actress
Danny Aiello, actor
John Mahoney, actor
Bob Villa, TV host (76)
with The Associated Press
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Prior celebrity fun facts (Associated Press)
Celebrity fun facts
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson | Emilia Clarke | Sophie Turner
Robert Downey Jr. | Chris Hemsworth | Seth MacFarlane
Gal Gadot | Jason Momoa | Natalie Portman | Kat Dennings
Jenna Fischer | Miley Cyrus | Emma Stone | Reese Witherspoon
Emma Watson | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Tiffani Amber Thiessen
Scarlett Johansson | Kate Mara | Jennifer Aniston | Alan Alda
Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis | David Hasselhoff
Lindsay Lohan | George Clooney | Amanda Seyfried
Betty White | Dave Matthews | Danica McKellar | Taylor Swift
Britney Spears | Bill Nye | Alyson Hannigan | Alec Baldwin
Rachel McAdams | Demi Moore | Julia Roberts | Mark Hamill
Danielle Fishel and the ‘Boy Meets World’ cast
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A look at prior movie and tv-related fun fact lists (Associated Press)
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