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Profile of the Day: Lily Tomlin

Posted September 1, 2026 by Amanda | No Comment

Happy birthday to actress and comedy legend Lily Tomlin! Today the star turns 87. Image: Lily Tomlin / U.S. Department of State Tomlin was born Mary Jean Tomlin on September 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to Guy Tomlin and Lillie Mae Ford. After high school, Tomlin enrolled at Wayne State University to study medicine. During her time in school, she began taking theater art classes and before long, she was performing stand-up comedy at local… Read the full story