Actors Tea Leoni, James and Oliver Phelps and Rashida Jones are all celebrating their birthdays today, February 25.
Tea Leoni, 49
Actress and producer Tea Leoni turns 49 today. In 1989, Leoni starred in the soap opera Santa Barbara. She made her big screen debut in the 1991 comedy film Switch and had a minor role in A League of Their Own in 1992.
in 1992, Leoni starred in the Fox sitcom, Flying Blind, which ran for one season. She went on to make appearances in Frasier and The X-Files. She later earned the starring role in the CBS sitcom The Naked Truth which ran from 1995 to 1998. Also in 1995, Leoni had a starring role in the action comedy Bad Boys.
Leoni starred in the 1998 film Deep Impact and went on to have starring roles in The Family Man, Jurassic Park III, Hollywood Ending and Spanglish. In 2005, Leoni starred opposite Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane and in 2011, had a supporting role in Tower Heist.
Leoni returned to television in 2014, playing the leading role in the CBS political drama series, Madam Secretary. Leoni has two children with former husband David Duchovny.
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James and Oliver Phelps, 29
Actors and identical twin brothers James and Oliver Phelps turn 29 today. In 2000, at the age of 14, the twins were cast as Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. While filming for Harry Potter, James worked as a runner and did so on other film sets such as The Da Vinci Code.
The twins appeared as brothers for an episode of the television series Kingdom in Season 3. In 2012, they starred in the short documentary film, "A Mind's Eye." That same year, they both went to the Harry Potter Celebration in Orlando and recorded a podcast where they toured the The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and answered fan questions.
The twins are also very involved with charity work. In 2003, they planted trees at the National Forest in Leicestershire. They are supporters of Teenage Cancer Trust and in 2011, they took part in a skydive for Cancer Research UK in Australia.
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Rashida Jones, 39
Film and television actress, comic book author, screenwriter and singer Rashida JOnes turns 39 today. Jones, daughter of musician Quincy Jones, made her acting debut in 1997 in the miniseries The Last Don. She made an appearance on Freaks and Geeks and went on to land a recurring role on Boston Public.
After a struggling career, Jones earned a recurring role in the television series, The Office and went on to appear in Robot Chicken, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, I Love You, Man, Saturday Night Live, Role Models, The Social Network, Friends with Benefits, The Muppets and Our Idiot Brother.
Jones starred in the film Celeste and Jesse Forever alongside Andy Samberg, which she also co-wrote. She created Frenemy of the State, a comic book series about a socialite who is recruited by the CIA. Jones and Will McCormack are writing Toy Story 4 for a 2017 release date. She also worked as a contributing editor for Teen Vogue magazine.
Jones provided backing vocals for Maroon 5 and contributed vocals to songs on The Ten and Reno 911!: Miami soundtracks. Jones her debut as a director after directing the "Brave" music video for Sara Bareilles.
From 2009 to 2014, Jones played Ann Perkins on the NBC mockumentary comedy series Parks and Recreation. The show had it's series finale on February 24, 2014.
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