Today's celebrity birthdays: July 31, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Wesley Snipes, Dean Cain, and B.J. Novak! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 31, 2025:

• Actor Wesley Snipes (1962) has a catalog of martial-arts crowd-pleasers, but became an action-hero legend with the vampire smash "Blade." In 2024, he swung the katana again for a surprise cameo in "Deadpool & Wolverine," earning two Guinness World Records for his long-running Marvel stint.

• Actor Dean Cain (1966) rocketed into pop culture as Superman in "Lois & Clark" and now conjures wonder as host of the CW magic showcase "Masters of Illusion." The series launched its 14th season in 2025.

• Actress Annie Parisse (1975) blended grit and grace as Alexandra Borgia on "Law & Order" and later sparked laughs in Netflix’s "Friends from College." She recently appeared in Michael Shannon’s drama "Eric Larue."

• Actor B.J. Novak (1979) dispensed dry wit as Ryan on "The Office" while sharpening his pen as a writer behind the scenes. In 2022, he made his directorial debut with the comedic thriller "Vengeance."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell (1931), Actor Susan Flannery (1939), Actor France Nuyen (1939), Singer Lobo (1943), Actor Geraldine Chaplin (1944), Singer Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys (1945), Actor Barry Van Dyke (1951), Actor Alan Autry (1952), Jazz pianist-actor Michael Wolff (1952), Actor James Read (1953), Actor Michael Biehn (1956), Singer-guitarist Daniel Ash (1957), Actor Dirk Blocker (1957), Entrepreneur Mark Cuban (1958), Drummer Bill Berry (1958), Country singer Chad Brock (1963), Musician Fatboy Slim (1963), Guitarist Jim Corr of The Corrs (1964), Author J.K. Rowling (1965), Actor Jim True-Frost (1966), Actor Loren Dean (1969), Actor Eve Best (1971), Actor Robert Telfer (1977), Country singer Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band (1978), Football player A.J. Green (1988), Actor Charlie Carver (1988), Actor Rico Rodriguez (1998)