Today's celebrity birthdays: July 3, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Tom Cruise, Audra McDonald, and Olivia Munn! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 3, 2025:

• Talk-show host Montel Williams (1956) led "The Montel Williams Show" for 17 seasons, earning him a Daytime Emmy. A Navy veteran, he now hosts Lifetime’s series "Military Makeover with Montel."

• Actor Tom Cruise (1962) is one of Hollywood’s top earners, headlining the "Mission: Impossible" and "Top Gun" franchises. Famous for performing his own stunts, he set a 2025 Guinness World Record after completing 16 flaming-parachute jumps for "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning."

• Actress Audra McDonald (1970) holds a record six Tony Awards, spanning roles from "Carousel" to "Lady Day." She also starred as Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC’s "Private Practice."

• Actor Patrick Wilson (1973) earned two Tony nominations before headlining horror hits "Insidious" and "The Conjuring" and suiting up as Ocean Master in "Aquaman."

• Actress Andrea Barber (1976) became a pop-culture staple as Kimmy Gibbler on "Full House" and its Netflix sequel "Fuller House." She now co-hosts the nostalgia podcast "How Rude, Tanneritos!"

• Actress Olivia Munn (1980) broke out as co-anchor of G4’s "Attack of the Show!" and later played Sloan Sabbith on HBO’s "The Newsroom." Her film credits include Psylocke in "X-Men: Apocalypse" and battling aliens in "The Predator."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor Kurtwood Smith (1943), Country singer Johnny Lee (1946), Writer Dave Barry (1947), Actress Betty Buckley (1947), Actress Jan Smithers (1949), Actor Bruce Altman (1955), Country singer Aaron Tippin (1958), Synthesizer player Vince Clarke (1960), Actor Thomas Gibson (1962), Actress Hunter Tylo (1962), Voice actress Yeardley Smith (1964), Actor Connie Nielsen (1965), TV chef Sandra Lee (1966), Keyboardist-guitarist Kevin Hearn (1969), Singer Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (1969), Actress Shawnee Smith (1969), Country singer Trent Tomlinson (1975), Actor Ian Anthony Dale (1978), Comedian Julie Klausner (1978), Singer Tonia Tash (1979), Actress Shoshannah Stern (1980), Race car driver Sebastian Vettel (1987), Singer Elle King (1989), Actor Grant Rosenmeyer (1991), Actress Kelsey Batelaan (1995)