Today's celebrity birthdays: December 24, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Ricky Martin, Ryan Seacrest, and Louis Tomlinson! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for December 24, 2025:

LOS ANGELES - APR 27: Lee Daniels at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards IHO Nicole Kidman at the Dolby Theater on April 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA

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Director Lee Daniels (1959) brought raw urgency to "Precious" and later staged presidential-era drama with "The Butler." He co-created the TV juggernaut "Empire" and executive produced ABC’s "The Wonder Years" reboot.

LOS ANGELES - MAR 14: Ricky Martin at the Palm Royal World Premiere Screening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on March 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, CA

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Singer Ricky Martin (1971) pushed Latin pop into the global spotlight with "La Copa de la Vida" and "Livin' la Vida Loca." He's also been on ABC's "General Hospital" and more recently joined the Apple TV+ series "Palm Royale."

LOS ANGELES - OCT 12: Stephenie Meyer at the Stephenie Meyer Q&A For The 10th Anniversary Of "Twilight" at the Barnes and Noble on October 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA

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Author Stephenie Meyer (1973) turned "Twilight" into a blockbuster reading habit, pairing Bella Swan and Edward Cullen and launching a five-film franchise. She leapt beyond vampire romance with the sci-fi love story "The Host" and the thriller "The Chemist."

LOS ANGELES, CA. January 06, 2019: Ryan Seacrest at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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TV host Ryan Seacrest (1974) became a daily presence by anchoring "American Idol" while also fronting the radio brands "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" and "American Top 40" and the yearly countdown "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest." In 2024, he stepped in as the host of the long-running game show "Wheel of Fortune."

Autodromo di Monza, Monza, Italy. 1.September.2024; Louis Tomlinson of Great Britain and singersongwriter, former member of One Direction during Formula One Italian Grand Prix

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Singer Louis Tomlinson (1991) went from One Direction’s arena-pop frenzy to a solo career that includes "Walls" and the documentary "All of Those Voices."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci (1940), Actor Grand L. Bush (1955), Actress Stephanie Hodge (1956), Actor Anil Kapoor (1956), Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of The Human League (1957), Actor Wade Williams (1961), Singer Mary Ramsey of 10,000 Maniacs (1963), Actor Mark Valley (1964), Actor Diedrich Bader (1966), Actor Amaury Nolasco (1970), Actor Michael Raymond-James (1977), Actor Austin Stowell (1984), Actress Sofia Black-D’Elia (1991)