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Jennie Garth

Jennie Garth, American actress and director

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Born
April 3, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1972

About Jennie Garth

Jennifer Eve Garth is an American actress. She is known for starring as Kelly Taylor throughout the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise and Val Tyler on the sitcom What I Like About You (2002–06). In 2012, she starred in her own reality show, Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country on CMT. Her memoir titled Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde was published by New American Library on April 1, 2014. She won a Young Artist Award and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for the role. She and the cast of Secret Santa won the 2004 CAMIE Award.

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Jennie Garth timeline

  1. She and the cast of Secret Santa won the 2004 CAMIE Award.
  2. In 2012, she starred in her own reality show, Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country on CMT.
  3. Her memoir titled Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde was published by New American Library on April 1, 2014.

The world when Jennie Garth was born

Jennie Garth was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jennie Garth's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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