Today's celebrity birthdays: August 29, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Jennifer Coolidge, Shania Twain, and Jack Black! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for August 29, 2025:

• Actor Elliott Gould (1938) earned an Oscar nomination for "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" and became a defining face of the 1970s with "M*A*S*H" and "The Long Goodbye." He later charmed new generations as Reuben Tishkoff in "Ocean's Eleven" and as Jack Geller on "Friends."

• Actress Rebecca De Mornay (1959) first captivated audiences in "Risky Business" before chilling them in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle." Her most recent credit is the 2024 thriller "Saint Clare."

• Actress Carla Gugino (1971) has built a shape-shifting résumé from "Spy Kids" to "Jett," with detours through "San Andreas" and "Watchmen." In 2023–2024 she headlined "The Fall of the House of Usher" and the newsroom drama "The Girls on the Bus."

• Actress Lea Michele (1986) became a cultural touchstone as Rachel Berry on "Glee" after originating Wendla in Broadway's "Spring Awakening." In 2022–2023 she stepped into Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl," closing the production after a celebrated final week.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh (1952), Keyboardist Dan Truman (1956), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (1967), Bassist-singer Me'Shell NdegeOcello (1968), Singer Carl Martin (1970), Guitarist Kyle Cook (1975), Actor Dante Basco (1975), Actor John Hensley (1977), Actor William Levy (1980), Businessman Brian Chesky (1981), Bassist David Desrosiers (1980), Actress Jennifer Landon (1983), Actor Jeffrey Licon (1985), Comedian Nicole Byer (1986), Actress Kate Simses (1979), Actress Charlotte Ritchie (1989)