Today's celebrity birthdays: July 17, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like David Hasselhoff, Luke Bryan, and Billie Lourd! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 17, 2025:

• Actor David Hasselhoff (1952) first charmed viewers as Michael Knight on "Knight Rider" before patrolling the beaches as Mitch Buchannon on "Baywatch." He is set to star in the upcoming New Zealand travel-comedy series "Hoff Roading."

• TV producer Mark Burnett (1960) revolutionized reality TV with "Survivor," "The Apprentice," "Shark Tank" and "The Voice." As of 2024 he is executive producer of five hit network shows including "Generation Gap" and "Beat Shazam."

• Actor Alex Winter (1965) is best known for playing Bill S. Preston, Esq. in the cult classic "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and for starring as Marko in the vampire hit "The Lost Boys." He most recently produced and co-starred in the gonzo horror-comedy "Destroy All Neighbors."

• Country singer Luke Bryan (1976) has packed stadiums and racked up five Entertainer of the Year titles with party anthems like "One Margarita" and heartfelt ballads like "Drink a Beer." He’s currently thrilling fans on his 2025 "Country Song Came On Tour" before heading back to judge a new season of "American Idol."

• Actress Billie Lourd (1992) rose to fame as Chanel #3 on the Fox horror comedy series “Scream Queens.” She recently charmed critics as Hannah Gardner in Gia Coppola’s drama “The Last Showgirl,” and voiced a character in the upcoming big-screen “Smurfs” reboot.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Sportscaster Verne Lundquist (1940), Bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath (1949), Actor Lucie Arnaz (1951), Bassist Fran Smith Jr. of The Hooters (1952), Politician Angela Merkel (1954), Actress Nancy Giles (1960), Singer Regina Belle (1963), Politician Katherine Clark (1963), Country singer Craig Morgan (1964), Bassist Lou Barlow (1966), Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton (1967), Actress Bitty Schram (1968), Actor Jason Clarke (1969), Director F. Gary Gray (1969), Singer JC of PM Dawn (1971), Rapper Sole' (1973), Motorcycle Racer Carey Hart (1975), Actor Eric Winter (1976), Actor Mike Vogel (1979), Singer Natasha Hamilton of Atomic Kitten (1982), Entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal (1982), Actor Tom Cullen (1985), Actor Brando Eaton (1986), Singer Jeremih (1987), Actress Summer Bishil (1988), Singer Kali Uchis (1994)