Barack Obama Turns 55: Celebrate With His Best Pop Culture Moments

POTUS became the first sitting president to appear on a late-night talk show

By McKenna Aiello Aug 04, 2016 2:38 PMTags
President Barack ObamaAP Photo/Susan Walsh

He's slow jammed the news with Jimmy Fallon. He's dropped the mic at the White House Correspondents Dinner. He's even gotten coffee with Jerry Seinfeld. But today, President Barack Obama turns 55! 

And if one things for sure from looking back at the current Leader of the Free World's two-term presidency, he's got a handle on pop culture. In fact, POTUS became the first sitting president to appear on a late-night talk show with his 2009 visit to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. From that moment on, we knew Obama was far more than just our wanna-be hip dad—his one-liners and zingers actually land (at least most of the time). 

So in honor of the president's milestone birthday, let's relive a few of Obama's greatest moments in entertainment in the gallery below.

He's certainly set the bar high for his successor; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump better start working on their cold opens. 

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Barack Obama's Coolest Pop Culture Moments