Celebrity Birthdays, February 17

Happy birthday Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paris Hilton!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 31
People may have not thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt was particularly attractive back in his 3rd Rock From the Sun and Ten Things I Hate About You Days, but all you need to do is watch 500 Days of Summer to know that he is one of Hollywood’s finest hunks. Since then, he’s starred in blockbuster hits like Inception and indie flicks like 50/50. But films aren’t the only field that JGL has conquered. He was also nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for his role on Broadway’s Slava’s Snowshow. One year later, tragedy struck when his beloved older brother, Dan committed suicide. Gordon-Levitt’s stardom will only increase, as he is set to star in several highly anticipated films over the couple of years, including The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln, and Django Unchained.

Paris Hilton, 31
There’s no questioning that Paris Hilton’s fame has waned over the past few years. And her attempts to revive her career have, for the most part, been pretty unsuccessful. Paris Hilton’s My New BFF was a dud; the winner of the show, Brittany Flickinger, didn’t even really become best friends with Paris and two months after the show’s finale, Flickinger said she is no longer friends with the Hilton Hotels heiress and doesn’t talk to her. In addition, her most recent reality show The World According to Paris was dropped by Oxygen after one season. However, fortunately for those who were fans of Hilton, she hasn’t become completely irrelevant yet. Hilton is currently working on releasing her next album and has already collaborated on songs with big music industry names like Snoop Dogg and LMFAO.