Actors Paul Rudd and Zach Braff are all celebrating their birthdays today.

Paul Rudd, 46

Actor, comedian, writer and producer Paul Rudd turns 46 today. In 1992, Rudd made his acting debut in the television drama Sisters. Rudd gained some attention after starring opposite Alicia Silverstone in the film Clueless. He later went on to make numerous appearances in the films Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Overnight Delivery, The Object of My Affection, 200 Cigarettes and The Cider House Rules.

Rudd began working with director and producer Judd Apatow in 2004 with the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. He went on to star in Apatow's films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Wanderlust, This Is 40 and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Rudd starred in and also served as a writer for the 2008 comedy film Role Models. He has also appeared on Broadway in the productions The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Twelfth Night and Three Days of Rain.

Rudd will have the leading role in the upcoming Marvel film Ant-Man, scheduled for a 2015 release. Rudd is married to Julie Yaeger and have two children.


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Zach Braff, 40

Actor, director and screenwriter Zach Braff turns 40 today. Braff started his career in a few minor television, film and theater productions. In 2001, he landed the lead role in the television series Scrubs. For his role, he earned three Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination. Braff directed several episodes and later served as an executive producer.

Braff wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 2004 film Garden State. The soundtrack earned the Grammy award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. In 2013-14, he directed and starred in the film Wish I Was Here. Braff started a Kickstarter campaign to finance the film which reached its $2 million dollar goal in three days.

Braff also starred in the films Chicken Little, The Last Kiss, The High Cost of Living and Oz the Great and Powerful.

Aside from film and television, Braff continued to do theater work, appearing in production of Twelfth Night, All New People and the Broadway production Bullets Over Broadway The Musical.


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