In 2002, former American League MVP Jason Giambi left the Oakland A’s for the NY Yankees. That same year, multi-platinum R&B star R. Kelly was indicted on 21 counts of having intercourse with a minor. In 2008, Giambi signed a deal to return to the A’s and Kelly was found not guilty of all charges. Both men were born on January 8th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
In 1991, Katie Couric became the co-host of NBC’s Today with Bryant Gumbel. Two years later, NYPD Blue gave David Caruso his big break. Today, Couric is the anchor for CBS Evening News and Caruso is rocking shades on CSI: Miami. Both TV veterans were born on January 7th. Click on the photo to see who’s older.
In 2006, New York blew onto TV screens as the Flavor Of Love contestant you loved to hate, while Mike Jones (WHO?) dropped singles from the hit album Who Is Mike Jones? (WHO?). Three years later, New York—known to Sister Patterson as Tiffany Pollard—has followed multiple shows on VH1 with a movie role. Mike Jones (seriously, WHO?) hopes to drop his long-delayed second album, The American Dream, next month. Both stars were born on January 6th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
Marilyn Manson, scaring people on TV as a shock-rocker since 1994, published his autobiography, Long Hard Road Out Of Hell, in 1998. Steven Cojocaru, scaring people on TV as a style correspondent since 2000, published his autobiography, Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy, in 2003. Both fashion plates were born on January 5. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
Kate Bosworth made her mark as a competitive surfer in 2002’s Blue Crush before appearing in such films as Superman Returns and 21. Paz Vega broke out in 2004’s Spanglish, hopping between foreign movies and Hollywood fare like The Spirit since. Both actresses were born on January 2nd, but which one is older?
With hot young stars getting younger and younger, it’s worth knowing which ones you can be attracted to without committing a mental felony. While Miley Cyrus is still off-limits, Vanessa Hudgens is fair game. Fantasize about the Michael Cera of Superbad all you want, but crush on the guy circa Arrested Development and we’re going to have to call Dateline NBC. To help your imagination stay more Woody Allen than Roman Polanski, here’s the names of ten young stars who lost their jailbait status in 2008. Only one more year, Jamie Lynn Spears fans!
Cody Gifford is a man! You've heard Kathie Lee talk about him for years, and now you can dream of having her for a mother-in-law.
The Nativity Story's Keisha Castle-Hughes may have only turned 18 this year, but the Whale Rider already has a one-and-a-half year old son. Um, yeah. 
Nick Hogan spent his 18th birthday in jail. We're guessing he's thinking of somewhere a little more "co-ed" next year.
In 2007, "Beautiful Girls" made Sean Kingston suicidal. He offered to "Take You There" to the slums where killas get hung. He even enjoyed a "Love Like This" with 27-year-old Natasha Bedingfield. Who knows what he'll do now that he's of age.
You've watched him Superman that ho, but Soulja Boy wasn't a man himself until July 28th. 
Pixie Geldof might not get the same press as older sister Peaches, but judging from her taste in clothes, we're sure she'll pick up the slack soon enough.
Twilight's Kristen Stewart lost her "jailblood" status in April. 
Don't worry, Despereaux! Emma Watson is eighteen now. Go for it! 
Speaking of blushing mice, David Archuleta turned eighteen just last weekend. Enjoy his adolescent cutie-piety while you can!
Princess Eugenie of York is sixth in line to the throne, and now that she's of age she'll be taking on more of her royal duties---like dating millionaires and making the tabloids. Get psyched![Photos: Getty/WireImage]
Val Kilmer made his screen debut in 1984’s Top Secret! That same year, Paul Westerberg’s band, The Replacements, released Let It Be, one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the ’80s. Westerberg began a solo career almost a decade later, around the same time Kilmer was playing Doc Holliday in Tombstone. Today, the singer is self-releasing albums online, while the actor is considering a career in politics. Both mavericks were born on December 31st. Click on the photo to find out which one is older.
In 1997, Tiger Woods became the top-ranked golfer in the world, setting 20 Masters records. A year later, rapper-turned-model-turned-singer-turned-actor Tyrese Gibson released his first album, Tyrese. Both men were born on December 30th. Click on the photo to find out who’s older.
In 2002, Clockers star Mekhi Phifer took the role of Dr. Greg Pratt on ER. A year later, Danny McBride made his film debut as “Bust-Ass” in David Gordon Green’s All The Real Girls. Dr. Pratt was killed off in September of this year, a month after McBride hit the big time with starring roles in Tropic Thunder and Green’s Pineapple Express. Both actors were born on December 29th. Click on the photo to find out which is older.
In the ’80s, Shane MacGowan brought punk energy to traditional Irish music with the Pogues before going solo in 1991. A year later, Annie Lennox released her solo debut, following a decade of mixing soul and new wave with The Eurythmics. Both Christmas babies were born on December 25th, but which one is older?
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