5 Over 50

Brainy Bialik

Mayim Bialik, born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles, turns 50 on December 12. She began acting at age 11, with early roles including Beaches and the lead in the TV show Blossom before turning 14. Accepted to both Harvard and Yale, she chose UCLA, where she earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience. She later portrayed a neuroscientist on The Big Bang Theory. A vegan and certified lactation educator, Bialik has written books on parenting, mental health, and plant-based living. Her first name, which means “water” in Hebrew, was inspired by her great-grandmother Miriam’s nickname. She co-hosts the podcast Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown with her partner Johnathan Cohen and shares two sons with her ex-husband. Next, she’ll appear opposite Adam Driver in Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming film Father Mother Sister Brother.

Terrific Tiger

Eldrick Tont Woods, known as Tiger, was a child prodigy who showed off his golf skills on The Mike Douglas Show at the age of 2. He was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” at his Anaheim, California high school. By that time, he had already been featured in Golf Digest and played his first major national junior tournament. Woods, who turns 50 on December 30, went on to become one of the greatest and most successful golfers of all time. He attended Stanford University before leaving to pursue golf professionally. At 21, he was the youngest Masters champion ever, and he has won every major tournament since. With 82 all-time PGA TOUR victories, Tiger Woods is tied for the most wins in PGA TOUR history. Woods lives in Florida, where he owns a sports-themed restaurant and has his own golf course design company. Recently, he’s been coaching his son Charlie, an amateur golfer.

Meet Ben Stiller

The son of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Ben Stiller was born and raised in Manhattan. The drummer in a punk rock band in high school, Stiller attended UCLA briefly before making his Broadway debut at 20 in the Tony-winning The House of Blue Leaves and briefly becoming an SNL cast member. He directed and starred in Reality Bites before gaining comic stardom in There’s Something About Mary. The Meet the Parents star has been married to actress Christine Taylor, his Zoolander co-star, since 2000 and they have two children; daughter Ella, an actress, and son Quinlan. The executive producer of Severance, Stiller, set a Guinness World Record for the longest selfie stick. Ben recently launched Stiller’s Soda, a soda designed to evoke nostalgia with classic flavors like Shirley Temple, root beer, and lemon-lime. Stiller, who turns 60 on November 30, recently directed a documentary about his parents.

Keeping Up with Kris

Born Kristen Mary Houghton in San Diego, future reality television star Kris Jenner learned business skills while working at her mother and grandmother’s clothing boutique during high school. She then worked as an American Airlines flight attendant for a year. As the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, the self-described “Momager” is mom to six: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Robert Kardashian; and Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Jenner, who lives with her partner, entertainment businessman Corey Gamble, also has 13 grandchildren, and they refer to her as “Lovey.” Next up, Jenner-- who turns 70 on November 5-- will appear in the sixth season of The Kardashians, which premieres in February. The author of the memoir Kris Jenner . . . And All Things Kardashian loves to cook and shares her favorite recipes in her cookbook, In the Kitchen with Kris.

Howie's Got Talent

Toronto-born America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel worked as a carpet salesman until, on a dare, he tried out stand-up comedy. An appearance on The Merv Griffith Show led to an invitation to go on tour as an opener for Diana Ross. His first screen credit was the voice of Gizmo in Gremlins, but his first acting gig was on the acclaimed medical drama St. Elsewhere. He later co-hosted Deal or No Deal with future royal Meghan Markle. Mandel met his wife, Terry, an agent and producer, in high school. Married since 1980, they have three children and three grandchildren. He co-hosts the podcast Howie Mandel Does Stuff with his daughter, Jackelyn Shultz. The TikTok star (with over 10 million followers!), who turns 70 on November 29, recently wrapped a North American tour. He has been vocal about his adult diagnosis of OCD and hopes to destigmatize the mental disorder.

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