Eddie Murphy, Ralph Macchio, more turning 65 this year

Actor-comedian Eddie Murphy, who grew up in Roosevelt, has been the recipient of everything from a Grammy Award to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Come April 3, he'll be ready to receive something even he might have never dreamed of — his Medicare card.

Murphy turns 65 that day, officially making the "Saturday Night Live" alum and star of hit movies like the "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Shrek" franchises a senior citizen. As hard to believe as that may seem, Murphy isn't the only celebrity marking that milestone this year. He's in good company with these six.

George Clooney

BIRTHDAY May 6

CLAIM TO FAME His breakthrough came playing womanizing Dr. Doug Ross on NBC's hospital drama "ER" in 1994. He left after five seasons and found major success as a Hollywood leading man, snagging an Academy Award for 2005's "Syriana," producer (2012's "Argo," which won the best picture Oscar) and director.

FUN FACT In the late '70s, he tried twice to get on the Cincinnati Reds, but his Major League Baseball dreams were ended by a curveball, specifically the one thrown by a pitcher that buzzed Clooney, causing him to duck out. So he had to settle for film stardom instead.

Ricky Gervais

BIRTHDAY June 25

CLAIM TO FAME The snarky Brit made a name for himself as overbearing boss David Brent in the original, U.K. version of "The Office" in 2001 and then crossed the pond to further success in HBO's "Extras" (2005-07).

FUN FACT In the '80s, he was the lead vocalist of a new wave and synth-pop duo called Seona Dancing. Though they failed to make a dent on the U.K. pop charts, their song "More to Lose" became a hit in the Philippines in 1985, a year after their split.

Barack Obama

BIRTHDAY Aug. 4

CLAIM TO FAME In addition to his two terms as the nation's commander in chief from 2009 to 2017, he received the Nobel Peace Prize during his inaugural year in office and won two Grammy Awards for best spoken word album — "Dreams from My Father" in 2006 and "The Audacity of Hope" in '08.

FUN FACT Long before the White House, his first job was at the house of 31 flavors. Dishing out ice cream at Baskin-Robbins was less glamorous than it sounds, he said in a New York magazine interview. Chocolate ice cream was especially hard on his wrists, Obama said.

Jennifer Coolidge

BIRTHDAY Aug. 28

CLAIM TO FAME The quirky comic actor stole scenes in movies like "American Pie" (1999), "Best in Show" (2000) and "Legally Blonde" (2001). Her star power really shone in the first two seasons of HBO's "The White Lotus" (2021-22), for which she won two Emmys and a Golden Globe.

FUN FACT As a struggling actor living in New York City in the '80s, she was a cocktail waitress at Canastel's restaurant, where one of her co-workers was Sandra Bullock.

Ralph Macchio

BIRTHDAY Nov. 4

CLAIM TO FAME The actor, who grew up in Dix Hills, made his mark in the title role of 1984's "The Karate Kid" and three of its movie sequels as well the YouTube/Netflix series "Cobra Kai" (2018-25). He also made a comedic turn in 1992's classic "My Cousin Vinny."

FUN FACT One of Macchio's lesser-known roles was as the son of an illiterate Hispanic drug dealer played by Robert De Niro in the Broadway play "Cuba and His Teddy Bear" in 1986. The drama, which also featured longtime Port Washington resident Burt Young, was performed for inmates at Riker's Island.

Meg Ryan

BIRTHDAY Nov. 19

CLAIM TO FAME Audiences wanted more of what she was having after her deli scene in "When Harry Met Sally ..." (1989) and starred in two more iconic romcoms: "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) and "You've Got Mail" (1998).

FUN FACT Hollywood's gain was newsgathering's loss: Ryan started doing commercials while studying journalism at New York University. She left school a semester before graduating after landing a role on the daytime soap "As the World Turns."