By Neia Balao
5:24am PDT, Sep 30, 2021
Join Wonderwall.com as we take a look at all the celebrities marking major birthday milestones in September 2021… starting with this former child star… Jill Whelan — who charmed viewers as Captain Stubing's daughter, Vicki, on TV's "The Love Boat" — turned 55 on Sept. 29. Jill went on to work as an event producer at Madison Square Garden, an investigative producer for a Los Angeles TV station and a radio host.
Keep reading for more stars with big birthdays this month…
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On Sept. 28, Frankie Jonas — also known as the "Bonus Jonas" — celebrated his 21st birthday. Frankie, the little brother of Jonas Brothers pop stars Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, in recent years has studied audio engineering, made music and developed a large TikTok following and is reportedly now attending Columbia University.
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Jeffrey Jones — who's best known as Emperor Joseph II in "Amadeus," Charles Deetz in "Beetlejuice" and Edward R. Rooney in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" — turned 75 on Sept. 28.
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"Terminator" franchise star Linda Hamilton celebrated her 65th birthday on Sept. 26.
On Sept. 16, famed magician David Copperfield turned 65.
From "Saturday Night Live" to "Parks and Recreation," Amy Poehler has long been a successful comedienne. On Sept. 16, she turned 50.
Soap star and television host Alison Sweeney — who's best known for her work hosting "The Biggest Loser" and acting on "Days of Our Lives" — celebrated her 45th birthday on Sept. 19.
Mena Massoud stole our hearts in his breakout role as the titular Agrabah thief in 2019's live-action version of "Aladdin." On Sept. 17, the Egyptian Canadian actor turned 30.
She'll always be Rory Gilmore to us! On Sept. 16, "Gilmore Girls" and "The Handmaid's Tale" star Alexis Bledel celebrated her 40th birthday.
On Sept. 15, Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones turned 75.
The rest is still unwritten! "The Hills: New Beginnings" star Heidi Montag turned 35 on Sept. 15.
On Sept. 15, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino turned 60.
"Parks and Recreation" star Ben Schwartz turned 40 on Sept. 15.
"Sherlock" and "The Hobbit" franchise actor Martin Freeman walked into his 50s on Sept. 8.
TV host Brooke Burke marked her 50th birthday on Sept. 8.
Oliver Hudson — who's appeared in everything from "Scream Queens" and "Rules of Engagement" to "Nashville" and "Splitting Up Together" — turned 45 on Sept. 7.
On Sept. 2, "Frida" star Salma Hayek — who will next appear in the films "Eternals" and "House of Gucci" — celebrated her 55th birthday.
"Scream" franchise star David Arquette turned 50 on Sept. 8
English actress Naomie Harris, who's appeared in everything from the James Bond films — her next one, "No Time To Die," hits theaters on Oct. 8 — and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise to "Moonlight" and "28 Days Later," turned 45 on Sept. 6.
Grammy-winning music star Barry Gibb — the last surviving member of the Bee Gees — celebrated his 75th birthday on Sept. 1.
On Sept. 1, Emmy winner and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" star Zendaya celebrated her 25th birthday.
Beyonce — who in 2021 broke the record for most wins by a singer at the Grammys when she won her 28th trophy — turned 40 on Sept. 4. "I've spent so many years trying to better myself and improve whatever I've done that I'm at a point where I no longer need to compete with myself. I have no interest in searching backwards. The past is the past," she told Harper's Bazaar a month before her big day. "I feel many aspects of that younger, less evolved Beyonce could never f*** with the woman I am today."
Dutch actress Carice van Houten, who played Melisandre on "Game of Thrones," turned 45 on Sept. 5.
Oscar and Emmy nominee Michael Keaton — who starred in 1989's "Batman" — turned the big 7-0 on Sept. 5.
On Sept. 12, "Shameless" alum Emmy Rossum turned 35.
"NCIS" star Mark Harmon marked a big milestone on Sept. 2: He turned 70!
On Sept. 12, Jennifer Hudson — whose latest flick, the Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect," hit theaters in August 2021 — celebrated her 40th birthday.
"Riverdale" star Lili Reinhart marked her 25th birthday on Sept. 13.
Mark Hamill, the one and only Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" film franchise, turned 70 on Sept. 25.
"The Walking Dead" and "Punisher" actor Jon Bernthal — who will next appear in "The Many Saints of Newark," "King Richard" and "The Unforgivable" — celebrated his 45th birthday on Sept. 20.
On Sept. 3, professional snowboarder Shaun White turned 35.
Do the Carlton! On Sept. 21, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Alfonso Ribeiro celebrated his 50th birthday.
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley turned 50 on Sept. 14.
Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen — who's starred in everything from "Sideways" to "Dune" to "Candyman" — turned 60 on Sept. 11.
Angie Dickinson's career has spanned an impressive seven decades! On Sept. 30, the "Police Woman" star marked her milestone 90th birthday.
Philip Baker Hall — who's appeared in films including "Say Anything…" and "The Truman Show" — turned 90 on Sept. 10.
On Sept. 22, "Cheaper by the Dozen" actress Bonnie Hunt joined the 60s club.
On Sept. 30, Golden Globe-nominated actor Eric Stoltz celebrated his 60th birthday.
Heather Locklear, who famously played Sammy Jo Carrington on the original "Dynasty" and Amanda Woodward on "Melrose Place," joined the 60s club on Sept. 25.
Mexican comedy star Eugenio Derbez marked his milestone 60th birthday on Sept. 2.
On Sept. 4, Mitzi Gaynor — who starred in the 1958 feature film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific" — turned 90.
Jean Smart, who's starred on everything from "Designing Women" to "Mare of Easttown," turned 70 on Sept. 13.
Emmy-winning "The Sopranos" actor Joe Pantoliano, who also had memorable roles in everything from "The Goonies" to "Memento" to "The Matrix," turned 70 on Sept. 12.
Sept. 22 marked "Dynasty" actress Catherine Oxenberg's 60th birthday.
On Sept. 9, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" actor Henry Thomas celebrated his 50th birthday.
Megadeth co-founder Dave Mustaine turned 60 on Sept. 13.
