Today's celebrity birthdays: August 17, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, and Donnie Wahlberg! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for August 17, 2025:

• Actor Robert De Niro (1943) forged a legendary run with Martin Scorsese on "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," and "Casino," while co-founding Tribeca Festival. His more recent work includes "Killers of the Flower Moon," the 2025 limited series "Zero Day," and "The Alto Knights."

• Singer Belinda Carlisle (1958) broke out as the lead singer of new-wave group The Go-Go's and parlayed it into solo pop with "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "Mad About You." She reunited with Diane Warren for the 2023 EP "Kismet," announced the 2025 covers album "Once Upon a Time in California," and lined up a UK and Europe tour this fall.

• Actor Sean Penn (1960) earned two Oscars for "Mystic River" and "Milk," anchoring a career that ranges from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" to "The Thin Red Line." Recent highlights include the two-hander "Daddio" and the EMT thriller "Black Flies," which premiered at Cannes in 2024.