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Today's featured celebrity birthdays offer a little something for the guys as well as for the ladies. Happy birthday to Tom Brady (32) and Evangeline Lilly (30)!

In February 2008, Brady and his New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Last fall, he hurt his knee and missed the entire year.

All was not lost, though. He guaranteed he will be seeing Gisele Bundchen nude for life by marrying the Brazilian supermodel. So don't feel too bad for him.

Here are some pictures of #12 ...

While Lost spoilers abound for the final season of ABC's long-running, convoluted desert-island drama, there's one thing all of its obsessed fans can agree on.

Evangeline Lilly is gorgeous. She has also not been changed very much by fame. The Canadian export is a treat to watch and we are excited by any excuse to post a little gallery of pictures of her. Click to enlarge the photos below ...

Evangeline Lilly cleans up good.

Lost viewers are used to seeing mud streaked across the freckled features of Kate Austen, whose tank top is torn and fluttering in the island breeze.

In real life, the 29-year-old Canadian beauty looks slightly more pulled together, but without losing her girl-next-door charm or air of exotic mystery.

In short, she is a special breed of stunning.

Featured in the new issue of Women’s Health, the star was asked what Hollywood celebrities she admires most. Her #1 choice? Angelina Jolie. Why?

“No one knows that woman; she’s a complete ice queen, which is perfect," Lily says. "Why should she be any more? She doesn’t owe us anything.”

"I’d love to be her," she adds. "But just the humanitarian side.”

She would not cough up any Lost spoilers (if you will) on the status of her relationship with former co-star Dominic Monaghan, replying “If I were to tell you that Sandra Miggum and Henry Pickett are dating, would you ever care?"

"They’re completely fictional, you don’t know them,” Lilly tells Women's Health.

“Well, people don’t know us. So why should they care?”

We suppose that's a valid point, in a roundabout way.

Gossip or no gossip, click to enlarge more of the gorgeous Evangeline Lilly pictures from the fitness magazine and experience this rare beauty up close ...

We're proud Americans here at The Hollywood Gossip, but let's face it, Canada is the best. We're not talking about our northward neighbor's pristine wilderness, universal health care or lack of gun violence, either. Props, though.

No, it's some of the fine exports from this great nation that have piqued our interest on this day ... and most days, to be honest. Some of the most beautiful females on Earth have been gracing our television sets in recent years.

There's no wrong answer in this poll, but we're curious what yours is: Who's the hottest Canadian actress on TV? Let's meet some of the contenders:

• Elisha Cuthbert could be our sloppy seconds 24-7-365.

• Shenae Grimes hates food, but she's eye candy on 90210.

• Let us drop this piece of knowledge on all those who comb the Interwebs for Lost spoilers: Evangeline Lilly is gorgeous. Glad we could clear that up.

• The beautiful Cobie Smulders makes fun of her own character, who's also Canadian, with hilarious How I Met Your Mother quotes all the time!

• Cutie Anna Paquin gets some fans' blood truly boiling. Boo.

• Battlestar's Tricia Helfer is truly one of the galaxy's finest.

• Jillian Harris: The first Canadian Bachelorette. Fist-pump! Yes, we know she's not really an actress, but have you seen how staged The Bachelor is?

Click to enlarge the photos above if you need to further research this important subject. Then tell us: The hottest Canadian actress is ...

It's not revealing any major Lost spoilers to state that Evangeline Lilly's character of Kate Austen is one serious broad.

Heck, you'd find it difficult to crack a smile, too, if you had murdered your father, crash landed on an island and been forced to deal with mysterious smoke monsters.

The convoluted nature of Lost requires such attention to storyline detail that viewers often forget something important: Lilly is gorgeous!!!

And, as you can tell by this photo, occasionally a goof ball:

Click on the following pics for more beautiful shots of Evangeline Lilly...

Two great shows, two beautiful women.

Indeed, when it comes to Pushing Daisies and Lost, ABC has more than a pair of hit programs on its hands. It's got a pair of talented, gorgeous actresses.

Check out the comparison between Anna Friel and Evangeline Lilly below. It's hard to tell them apart, isn't it?

Yes, Anna Friel nude is attractive. But can we focus on her similarities to another famous actress for now please?