Happy Birthday to "Closer" star Natalie Portman (1981), New England Patriot & Super Bowl XLII Runner-Up Tedy Bruschi (1973), Canadian actress Gloria Reuben (1964), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" star Johnny Depp (1963),

For years the city of Boston grit its teeth while NY teams dominated the championship circuit, giving birth to the oldest, greatest, most amazing (and sickeningly overplayed if you're from Chicago) city rivalry in sports. Now, the Red Sox have won the World Series, The Celtics have the best record in the NBA, and the Patriots are looking to be the greatest football team of all time

Happy Birthday to "Closer" star Natalie Portman (1981), New England Patriots defenseman Tedy Bruschi (1973), Canadian actress Gloria Reuben (1964), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" star Johnny Depp (1963), director/producer Aaron Sorkin (1961), "Spin City" star Michael J. Fox (1961), Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord (1941), soul singer Jackie Wilson (1934; d. 1984), actor Joe Santos (1931), comedian Jackie Mason (1934), R&B singer Johnny Ace (1929; d. 1954), guitar pioneer Les Paul (1915), bandleader Fred Waring (1900; d. 1984), and legendary composer/lyricist Cole Porter (1891; d. 1964).