Celebrities born on April 17

Heather Thomson is a savvy and highly successful businesswoman, the creator of Yummie by Heather Thomson, a popular and innovative brand of wardrobe essentials. In more than 20 years as a successful designer and stylist, Heather has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, and Sean “Diddy” Combs. As the founding Director of Design for his Sean John label, she is credited as a major force behind multiple CFDA award nominations. Heather gained national recognition in 2012 when she joined the main cast of The Real Housewives of New York City for its fifth season and remained through its seventh season, though she continued making guest appearances in several seasons that followed.

Cyrus (Jorky to his friends) Summerlin was born with a boxing glove in one hand, and a love for competitive face slapping in the other. He sadly died in a trash can 5 years ago but has since been ressurected