Today's celebrity birthdays: August 6, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Michelle Yeoh, M. Night Shyamalan, and Geri Halliwell! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for August 6, 2025:

Michelle Yeoh at the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, USA on October 15, 2022.

Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com

Actress Michelle Yeoh (1962) has a career that spans over four decades, and she became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2023 for "Everything Everywhere All at Once." She's been in everything from Hong Kong action films to Marvel blockbusters, and will be returning as Madame Morrible in "Wicked: For Good" later this year.

London, United Kingdom - July 29,2024: M. Night Shyamalan attends the UK Special Screening of "Trap" at the Cineworld O2 Greenwich in London, England.

Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com

Director M. Night Shyamalan (1970) turned "The Sixth Sense" into a cultural landmark that made twist-driven thrillers mainstream. His latest thriller "Trap" was released in 2024, and he's currently writing his next feature film.

LOS ANGELES - OCT 07: Geri Halliwell-Horner 'Rosie Frost and The Falcon' Book Signing on October 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA

DFree / Shutterstock.com

Singer Geri Halliwell Horner (1972) is also known as "Ginger Spice" from her time with best-selling girl group, Spice Girls. She's transitioned to becoming an author, and has released the books "Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen" and "Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire."

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 5, 2015: Soleil Moon Frye at the Step Up Women's Network 12th Annual Inspiration Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com

Actress Soleil Moon Frye (1976) became an '80s icon as Punky Brewster and voiced Zoey Howzer in Disney's "The Proud Family." She returned for "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder" and has directed documentaries like "Kid 90" and "The Carters: Hurts to Love You."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor-director Peter Bonerz (1938), Actress Louise Sorel (1940), Actor Ray Buktenica (1943), Actor Dorian Harewood (1950), Actress Catherine Hicks (1951), Singer Pat MacDonald of Timbuk 3 (1952), Actress Stepfanie Kramer (1956), Actress Faith Prince (1957), Singer Randy DeBarge of DeBarge (1958), Actor Leland Orser (1960), Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn of The Lynns (1964), Basketball player David Robinson (1965), Actor Jeremy Ratchford (1965), Country singer Lisa Stewart (1968), Actress Merrin Dungey (1971), Actor Jason O'Mara (1972), Actress Vera Farmiga (1973), Actress Melissa George (1976), Model-actress Marisa Miller (1978), Actor Leslie Odom Jr. (1981), Bassist Eric Roberts of Gym Class Heroes (1984), Actress Amy Forsyth (1995), Actress Vanessa Merrell (1996), Actress Veronica Merrell-Burriss (1996), Actor Ty Simpkins (2001), Singer Nessa Barrett (2002)