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Today's celebrity birthdays: December 22, 2025

Last updated: December 22, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Jane Fonda, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kiefer Sutherland! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for December 22, 2025:

LOS ANGELES - JUN 09: Hector Elizondo arrives for AFI Lifetime Achievement Gala on June 09, 2022 in Hollywood, CA
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Actor Hector Elizondo (1936) won an Emmy for playing Dr. Phillip Watters on "Chicago Hope," and kept popping up in crowd-pleasers including "Pretty Woman," "Runaway Bride," and "The Princess Diaries."

New York, NY - October 17, 2018: Diane Sawyer attends American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala at David Koch Theater Lincoln Center
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TV anchor Diane Sawyer (1945) became a defining face of American broadcast news on "Good Morning America," "ABC World News Tonight," and "20/20."

London, England, UK - October 10, 2024: Ralph Fiennes attends the "Conclave" Headline Gala during the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall.
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Actor Ralph Fiennes (1962) portrayed Nazi commander Amon Goeth in "Schindler's List," then reached blockbuster status as Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" films. In 2024 he led the Vatican thriller "Conclave," and in 2025 he was cast as President Coriolanus Snow in "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping."

LOS ANGELES, CA. February 03, 2023:  Jordin Sparks at the MusiCares 2023 Persons of the Year Gala. Picture: Paul Smith-Featureflash
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Singer Jordin Sparks (1989) won "American Idol" at 17 and landed in a pop-R&B sweet spot with "No Air," and "Battlefield."

Los Angeles, CA USA - August 27, 2025: Meghan Trainor attends Premiere of Peacocks series The Paper
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Singer Meghan Trainor (1993) leaned into doo-wop pop on hits like "All About That Bass," then took home the Grammy for Best New Artist and kept the singles coming with "Lips Are Movin," and "No."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer-actor Red Steagall (1938), Baseball player Steve Garvey (1948), Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick (1948), Actress BernNadette Stanis (1953), Rapper Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew (1960), Guitarist Chuck Mead of BR549 (1960), Actress Lauralee Bell (1968), Singer Lori McKenna (1968), Actress Dina Meyer (1968), U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (1970), Actress Heather Donahue (1973), Actor Chris Carmack (1980), Actor Harry Ford (1982), Actor Greg Finley (1984), Rapper DaBaby (1991), Rapper Latto (1998)

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