
Happy birthday to entertainers like Regina Taylor, Kristen Wiig, and Jenna Leigh Green! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for August 22, 2025:

- Actress Regina Taylor (1960) earned a Golden Globe for "I'll Fly Away" and cemented her reputation as a playwright with the widely produced "Crowns." Her other screen credits include "Cora Unashamed" and "The Unit."

- Actor Ty Burrell (1967) won two Emmys and five SAG Awards for "Modern Family" and became one of TV’s definitive sitcom dads. His film work includes "Finding Dory" and "Muppets Most Wanted."

- Actress Kristen Wiig (1973) jumped from "Saturday Night Live" to the big screen where she co-wrote and starred in "Bridesmaids" and earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. She leads Apple TV+'s "Palm Royale," which returns with season two later this year.

- Actress Jenna Leigh Green (1974) played Libby Chessler on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and originated Nessarose on the first national tour of "Wicked" before making her Broadway debut in the role. Recent credits include "The Loudest Voice," "Gossip Girl," and the pandemic thriller "The Survivalist."

- Actor and TV host James Corden (1978) co-created and starred in "Gavin & Stacey" and became a late-night mainstay with "The Late Late Show with James Corden." He is starring in the 2025 Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s "Art" and hosts the SiriusXM interview series "This Life of Mine with James Corden."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Newsman Morton Dean (1935), Football coach Bill Parcells (1941), Producer David Chase (1945), Correspondent Steve Kroft (1945), Guitarist David Marks of The Beach Boys (1948), Actor Colm Feore (1958), Guitarist Vernon Reid of Living Colour (1958), Country singer Collin Raye (1960), Singer Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears (1961), Drummer Debbi Peterson of The Bangles (1961), Guitarist Gary Lee Conner of Screaming Trees (1962), Singer Tori Amos (1963), Keyboardist James DeBarge of DeBarge (1963), Country singer Mila Mason (1963), Rapper GZA of Wu-Tang Clan (1966), Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis (1970), Actor Rick Yune (1971), Guitarist Paul Doucette of Matchbox Twenty (1972), Rapper Beenie Man (1973), Singer Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys (1973), Actress Melinda Page Hamilton (1974), Keyboardist Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket (1974), Actor Rodrigo Santoro (1975), Bassist Dean Back of Theory of a Deadman (1975), Guitarist Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan (1978), Actor Brandon Adams (1979), Actress Aya Sumika (1980), Comedian Aparna Nancherla (1982), Wrestler Jey Uso (1985), Wrestler Jimmy Uso (1985), Actor Ari Stidham (1992), Actor Keith Powers (1992), Actor Israel Broussard (1994), Singer Dua Lipa (1995)
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