
Happy birthday to entertainers like Barbara Eden, Rick Springfield, and Ray Park! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for August 23, 2025:

- Actress Barbara Eden (1931) became a TV icon as the title character in "I Dream of Jeannie." She also headlined the feature and TV versions of "Harper Valley PTA," and co-starred with Elvis Presley in "Flaming Star."

- Singer-actor Rick Springfield (1949) topped the Hot 100 with "Jessie's Girl" and won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance from the album "Working Class Dog." He also became a daytime TV star as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital."

- Actor Ray Park (1974) made his mark as Darth Maul in "The Phantom Menace." He also brought comic-book agility to Toad in "X-Men" and the silent commando Snake Eyes in the "G.I. Joe" films "The Rise of Cobra" and "Retaliation."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actress Vera Miles (1930), Actor Richard Sanders (1940), Country singer Rex Allen Jr. (1947), Actor David Robb (1947), Singer Linda Thompson (1947), Actress Shelley Long (1949), Fiddler-singer Woody Paul of Riders in the Sky (1949), Actor-producer Mark Hudson (1951), Actor Skipp Sudduth (1956), Guitarist Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots (1961), Singer-bassist Ira Dean of Trick Pony (1969), Actor Jay Mohr (1970), Actor Scott Caan (1976), Singer Julian Casablancas of The Strokes (1978), Actor Andrew Rannells (1978), Actress Joanne Froggatt (1980), Actress Jaime Lee Kirchner (1981), Saxophonist Andy Wild of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (1981), Actress Annie Ilonzeh (1983), Musician Sky Blu of LMFAO (1986), Actress Kimberly Matula (1988), Basketball player Jeremy Lin (1988), Basketball player Seth Curry (1990), Rapper Lil Yachty (1997)
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