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Born 27 years ago in Tacoma, Washington, Cam Gigandet no idea that a little movie called Twilight would change is career forever.

To say Cam’s career has taken off is an understatement. Gigandet has nine films either in the can or in post and pre-production. Here’s a little trivia for you Cam fans via imdb:

- His girlfriend got him to start reading the Twilight series two months before he got the part of James.

- Has two tattoos, one on his right arm and the other on his left hip that says “Godspeed”.

- His last name is pronounced “Ji-GON-Day”.

- Has a black belt in the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.

- Daughter, Everleigh Ray Gigandet, born on April 14, 2009. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz.

Other celebrities celebrating their birthday today are Madonna, Kathie Lee Gifford, Rumer Willis, Vanessa Carlton, Steve Carell, Timothy Hutton, Frank Gifford and Leslie Ann Warren.