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Join us as we take a look at all the stars marking their 80th birthdays in 2023, starting with this memorable pop star who’s so much more…
Everyone knows the words to the earworm: “Oh, Mickey, you’re so fine / You’re so fine you blow my mind / Hey, Mickey! Hey, Mickey!” And on Sept. 22, Toni Basil — the woman who sang the hit “Mickey,” which topped the Billboard music chart in 1982 — turns 80.
As far as her music career goes, Toni (seen here in 2023) was a one-hit wonder, though she also directed, produced and choreographed what was one of the most popular music video from the early days of MTV (the cheerleading outfit she wore in the “Mickey” video was plucked from her own closet — it’s the same one she wore as a teen at Las Vegas High School).
But her six-decade career as a dancer and choreographer is iconic.
Toni’s resume is chock-full of memorable work: She worked as a dancer and assistant choreographer on the 1964 Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret movie “Viva Las Vegas” and went on to choreograph everything from the Talking Heads’ memorable “Once in a Lifetime” music video to tours and stage shows for artists including David Bowie, Bette Midler and Tina Turner.
The sometime actress appeared in the 1969 film “Easy Rider,” 1970’s “Five Easy Pieces” and, later, shows like “Laverne & Shirley” and “Baywatch Nights.” A founding member of the pioneering street dance group the Lockers — who opened for Frank Sinatra — Toni served as a guest judge on early seasons of “So You Think You Can Dance?” at the end of the aughts.
Toni also did the choreography on movies like “American Graffiti,” “That Thing You Do!” and the “Legally Blonde” films as well as, more recently, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” — when she was 75! (She even had a cameo: That was Toni wearing her trademark fedora dancing on a Pan Am flight with star Margot Robbie.)
Looking back on her career, Toni told CBS News in 2020, “I actually go, ‘Wow! How lucky can a girl get?'”
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On Sept. 6, Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters turned 80.
He publicly marked the day by taking to Instagram to share a video of himself “answering fan questions” including an inquiry into how he was feeling about such a big birthday.
“I’m reconciled to it,” he said. “I don’t do birthdays, by and large, as anybody who’s toured with me will know. When I have a birthday on the road — not just the band but the crew and everybody, all the truck drivers and bus drivers and the catering — they’re all under strict instructions that nobody mentions my birthday.”
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Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger’s definitely still got the moves! The rocker — a dad of eight — turned 80 on July 26.
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Academy- and Golden Globe-winning star Robert De Niro, who was also the recipient of a 2009 Kennedy Center Honor and a 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom from former president Barack Obama, joined the ’80s club on Aug. 17.
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Comedian Chevy Chase — who came to fame on the inaugural season of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” where he anchored the recurring “Weekend Update” segment — will blow out 80 candles on his birthday cake on Oct. 8.
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Iconic crooner Barry Manilow, whose hit tracks include “Could It Be Magic,” “Somewhere Down the Road” and “Mandy,” would probably be celebrating at the Copacabana if he could! The Grammy-winning NYC native turned 80 on June 17.
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“I Will Survive” disco singer Gloria Gaynor entered her ninth decade when she turned 80 on Sept. 7.
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Geraldo Rivera — an attorney who hosted his own eponymous tabloid talk show in the ’80s and ’90s and in 2023 said he was fired from ‘The Five” on Fox News — turned 80 on Independence Day: July 4.
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On Nov. 17, “Paper Lion,” “American Gigolo” and “Nip/Tuck” actress Lauren Hutton, who signed her first modeling contract with Revlon in 1973, turns 80.
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Kurtwood Smith, who portrayed Red Forman on “That ’70s Show” from 1998 to 2006 and returned to the role in 2023 on the sequel series “That ’90s Show” — joined the 80s club on July 3.
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“The Morning Show” actress Holland Taylor, whose greatest acting hits include “The Practice,” “Two and a Half Men” and “Legally Blonde,” turned 80 on Jan. 14. Just like her career, Holland’s love life has long been thriving too! She’s been in a relationship with “American Horror Story” and “Ratched” actress Sarah Paulson since 2015.
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“Starsky & Hutch” actor Paul Michael Glaser turned 80 on March 25. He lost wife Elizabeth Glaser in 1994 and daughter Ariel in 1988 to AIDS after Elizabeth was unknowingly infected with HIV during a blood transfusion. Paul and Elizabeth’s son, Jake — who’s living with HIV he contracted from his mother in utero — is now a healthy adult who’s carrying on her legacy through the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
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A Canadian icon! Having earned 10 Grammy Awards and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joni Mitchell is no stranger to acclaim. The influential folk singer-songwriter celebrates her 80th birthday on Nov. 7.
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“A Clockwork Orange,” “Caligula” and “Halloween” actor Malcolm McDowell — who was married to Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen in the ’80s — celebrated his 80th birthday on June 13.
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“You’re So Vain,” “Nobody Does It Better” and “Mockingbird” singer-songwriter Carly Simon, who skyrocketed to fame in the ’70s, celebrated her 80th birthday on June 25.
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Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Walken celebrated his 80th birthday on March 31.
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Emmy-winning actress Blythe Danner — who’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s mom — blew out 80 candles on her birthday cake on Feb. 3. Blythe’s milestone birthday comes two months after she publicly revealed she recently beat the same oral cancer that killed her husband, director Bruce Paltrow, in 2002.
MORE: See Blythe Danner in a swimsuit at 79, plus more stars’ bikini bodies at every age
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From “Switch” and “Cagney & Lacey” to “Queer as Folk” and “Burn Notice,” 10-time Emmy-nominated actress Sharon Gless has appeared in a slew of big television shows. The actress-author turned 80 on May 31.
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On May 5, English actor-comedian and former Monty Python comedy group member Michael Palin — who’s also beloved for his travel documentaries — turned the big 8-0. It was a bittersweet birthday, as just three days earlier, Michael lost his wife of 57 years, Helen, whom he called “the bedrock of my life.”
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Oscar-winning “Goodfellas,” “Casino,” “Raging Bull” “My Cousin Vinny” and “Home Alone” actor Joe Pesci said goodbye to his 70s on Feb. 9.
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Richard Moll — who’s best known as Bull the bailiff on the sitcom “Night Court” and for his voice work — turned 80 on Jan. 13.
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Keith Richards, who co-founded the Rolling Stones with Mick Jagger, turns 80 on Dec. 18.
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Spanish singer-songwriter and Latin Songwriters Hall of Famer Julio Iglesias — the father pop singer Enrique Iglesias — turns the big 8-0 on Sept. 23.
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Ben Kingsley has starred in several critically acclaimed films including “Gandhi,” “Schindler’s List,” “Twelfth Night” and “Shutter Island.” The Oscar-winning English actor turns 80 on the last day of the year: Dec. 31!
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History-making tennis player Billie Jean King, who has 39 major titles to her name, celebrates her 80th birthday on Nov. 22.
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