Today's celebrity birthdays: August 12, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like George Hamilton, Dana Ivey, and Yvette Nicole Brown! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for August 12, 2025:

• Actor George Hamilton (1939) is the perpetually polished star of "Love at First Bite" and "Zorro, the Gay Blade." In 2018, he appeared on "General Hospital" as KFC’s Extra Crispy Colonel.

• Actress Dana Ivey (1941) is a five-time Tony Award nominee who was the first actress to star in the off-Broadway production of "Driving Miss Daisy." She's appeared in "The Addams Family" and "Two Weeks Notice," and more recently turned up in "Ocean's 8."

• Actor Bruce Greenwood (1956) is a Canadian mainstay, known for "Thirteen Days" and J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" reboot. He led Netflix’s "The Fall of the House of Usher" as Roderick Usher to strong reviews.

• Actress Yvette Nicole Brown (1971) is best known for "Community" and a résumé that spans live action and animation. She recently voiced Coach Roberts in Pixar’s "Inside Out 2."

• Actor Casey Affleck (1975) won an Oscar for "Manchester by the Sea" and frequently switches between intimate indies and big ensembles. He co-wrote and co-stars in the 2024 heist caper "The Instigators" and appeared in "Oppenheimer."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actress Jennifer Warren (1941), Singer-guitarist Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits (1949), Actor Jim Beaver (1950), Singer Kid Creole of Kid Creole and the Coconuts (1950), Actor Sam J. Jones (1954), Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny (1954), Country singer Danny Shirley of Confederate Railroad (1956), Guitarist Roy Hay of Culture Club (1961), Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot (1963), Actor Peter Krause (1965), Actor Brent Sexton (1967), Actor Michael Ian Black (1971), Actress Rebecca Gayheart (1971), Tennis player Pete Sampras (1971), Actress Maggie Lawson (1980), Actress Dominique Swain (1980), Actress Leah Pipes (1988), Actor Lakeith Stanfield (1991), Actress Cara Delevingne (1992), Actress Imani Hakim (1993)