13 Celebrities Who Were Born on Friday the 13th

If you’re superstitious, you might want to avoid black cats and ladders for the rest of the day. But there’s not much you can do about it if you’re born on Friday the 13th, right? 

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We’ve rounded up 13 celebrities who entered the world on this so-called “cursed” day. Legend has it that children who enter the world on Friday the 13th will lead lives burdened with bad luck, but these stars prove otherwise.  

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Stars born on Friday the 13th

Darius Rucker

The Hootie and the Blowfish frontman, 58, was born Friday, May 13, 1966.

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were both born on Friday, June 13, 1986, making them 38 years old.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

On Friday, Jan. 13, 1961, Seinfeld and Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 63, was born in New York City.

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Steve Buscemi

Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi came into this world Friday, Dec. 13, 1957. Today, he’s 67.

Christopher Plummer

Oscar winner Christopher Plummer was born Friday, Dec. 13, 1929 in Toronto, Canada. He died Feb. 5, 2021.

Kat Dennings

Before becoming the star of 2 Broke Girls, Kat Dennings, 38, was born on Friday, June 13, 1986 (the same day as the Olsen twins).

Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy, of Six Feet Under and American Horror Story, was born on March 13, 1953, which makes her 71.

Max Weinberg

Bruce Springsteen‘s drummer and Conan O’Brien‘s cheerful former sidekick, Max Weinberg, 73, was born Friday, April 13, 1951.

Kate Walsh

Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice actress Kate Walsh, 57, was born Friday, Oct. 13, 1967.

Nate Silver

One thing celebrity statistician Nate Silver, 46, couldn’t predict: his birthday. Silver was born Friday, Jan. 13, 1978.

Tony Dow

Leave it to Beaver actor Tony Dow was born Friday, April 13, 1945. He died July 27, 2022. He was 77.

Didi Conn

Before starring in Grease, Didi Conn, 73, came into this world Friday, July 13, 1951.

Peter Tork

Was Peter Tork, the keyboardist and bass guitarist for the Monkees, a “believer” in the Friday the 13th superstition? We hope not, because he was born Friday, Feb. 13, 1942. He died 2019 at age 77.

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