Today's celebrity birthdays: December 19, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Tim Reid, Jennifer Beals, and Jake Gyllenhaal! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for December 19, 2025:

• Actor Tim Reid (1944) brought smooth authority to the radio booth as Venus Flytrap on "WKRP in Cincinnati," then played dad Ray Campbell on "Sister, Sister." In 2024, he appeared in the slasher film "Stream."

• Actress Jennifer Beals (1963) lit up the screen as Alex Owens in "Flashdance" before leading "The L Word."

• Actress Kristy Swanson (1969) played the original Buffy Summers in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," after a break-out role in "Flowers in the Attic."

• Actress Alyssa Milano (1972) built a pop culture résumé that runs from "Who's the Boss?" to "Melrose Place" and "Charmed," then shifted into grown-up drama on "Mistresses."

• Actor Jake Gyllenhaal (1980) played troubled teen Donnie in "Donnie Darko" and earned an Oscar nomination for "Brokeback Mountain." In 2024, he headlined a "Road House" remake and the legal thriller "Presumed Innocent."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actress Elaine Joyce (1945), Musician John McEuen of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1945), Country singer Janie Fricke (1947), Jazz drummer Lenny White of Return to Forever (1949), Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin McHale (1957), Singer Limahl of Kajagoogoo (1958), Actor Mike Lookinland (1960), Actor Scott Cohen (1961), Actor Til Schweiger (1963), Actor Robert MacNaughton (1966), Magician Criss Angel (1967), Guitarist Klaus Eichstadt of Ugly Kid Joe (1967), Actor Ken Marino (1968), TV presenter Richard Hammond (1969), Journalist Lauren Sánchez (1969), Model Tyson Beckford (1970), Actress Rosa Blasi (1972), Author Brandon Sanderson (1975), Actress Tara Summers (1979), Actress Marla Sokoloff (1980), Journalist Ronan Farrow (1987), Actor Nik Dodani (1993)