Celebrity Birthdays for April 9 – Hugh Hefner, Kristen Stewart and More

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Hugh Hefner
Age: 86
Occupation: Publisher, Entrepreneur, and Subject of Male Envy
Known For: Founding Playboy Enterprises, starting Playboy magazine and its associated nightclubs, his public support of gay rights and animal rights, and pretty much always having a few siliconed young ladies as his “girlfriends”

Kristen Stewart
Age: 22
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Playing Bella Swan in the phenomenon known as the ‘Twilight’ film franchise, appearing in other movies including ‘Panic Room,’ ‘The Runaways’ and ‘Snow White & the Huntsman,’ and her tabloid-friendly relationship with her ‘Twilight’ co-star Robert Pattinson

Dennis Quaid
Age: 58
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Movies such as ‘Breaking Away,’ ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Great Balls of Fire!,’ ‘The Big Easy,’ ‘Footloose’ and ‘Innerspace,’ a former marriage to Meg Ryan, and being the brother of seemingly insane actor Randy Quaid

Cynthia Nixon
Age: 46
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her role as Miranda Hobbes in the ‘Sex and the City’ TV and movie series, appearing on other shows like ‘The Big C,’ being a breast cancer survivor, and winning a Tony Award for her stage work in ‘Rabbit Hole’

Elle Fanning
Age: 14
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her starring roles in ‘Phoebe in Wonderland,’ ‘Somewhere,’ ‘We Bought a Zoo’ and ‘Super 8,’ and being the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning