Celebrity Birthdays for December 18 – Brad Pitt, Christina Aguilera and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Brad Pitt

Age: 48

Occupation: Actor

Known For: Roles in films like ‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Legends of the Fall,’ ‘Fight Club,’ and ‘Moneyball,’ reportedly leaving his former wife Jennifer Aniston for his ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ co-star Angelina Jolie, with whom he now has six children, and being handsome enough to make even the occasional atheist believe in God

Christina Aguilera

Age: 31

Occupation: Singer and Songwriter

Known For: Starring in ‘The Mickey Mouse Club,’ hit songs like ‘Genie in a Bottle,’ ‘What a Girl Wants,’ and ‘Beautiful,’ being the second top selling single artist of the 2000s (behind Madonna), being a judge on the TV show ‘The Voice,’ and some rather questionable and unflattering fashion choices of late

Keith Richards

Age: 68

Occupation: Guitarist and Songwriter

Known For: Co-founding and playing guitar for the legendary rock band the Rolling Stones, being ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as the 10th greatest guitarist of all time, and his notoriety for illicit drug use that would’ve left many lesser men brain-dead by now

Steven Spielberg

Age: 65

Occupation: Director, Producer, and Screenwriter

Known For: Winning Best Director Oscars for ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ directing other films like ‘Jaws,’ ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,’ and ‘Jurassic Park,’ all of which became the highest-grossing films made at the time, his longtime friendship with Tom Hanks, co-founding the DreamWorks movie studio, and having a personal net worth estimated at $3 billion

Katie Holmes

Age: 33

Occupation: Actress

Known For: Playing Joey Potter on the teen TV drama ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ roles in movies including ‘Batman Begins’ and ‘Thank You for Smoking,’ and marrying actor Tom Cruise in 2006 after a whirlwind, eyebrow-raising courtship