Today's celebrity birthdays: July 8, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Anjelica Huston, Kevin Bacon, and Sophia Bush! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 8, 2025:

• Restaurateur Wolfgang Puck (1949) ignited the California-cuisine movement when he opened flagship restaurant Spago in 1982, parlaying that buzz into a global culinary empire spanning fine-dining hotspots, catering, and consumer products.

• Actress Anjelica Huston (1951) cast her spell on pop culture with an Oscar-winning turn in “Prizzi’s Honor” and an immortal role as Morticia Addams in 1991’s “The Addams Family,” her smoky poise becoming shorthand for gothic glamour. She recently pivoted from gothic manors to gun-fu, debuting as stern ballet matriarch The Director in “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” its spin-off “Ballerina.”

• Actor Kevin Bacon (1958) burst onto screens in National Lampoon’s "Animal House" before setting dance floors alight as Ren McCormack in "Footloose" and building a versatile resume across film and television. He most recently slinked back into ’80s horror stylings as a sleazy private eye in Ti West’s A24 frightfest "MaXXXine."

• Singer Beck (1970) broke out in the early 1990s with the genre-splicing hit “Loser” and has since built a reputation for his playful postmodern musical collages. He recently announced a 2025 North American orchestral tour reimagining classics such as “Odelay” and “Sea Change” with local symphony orchestras.

• Actor Milo Ventimiglia (1977) charmed TV audiences as brooding Jess Mariano on "Gilmore Girls" and earned three Primetime Emmy nominations for his heartfelt portrayal of Jack Pearson on "This Is Us." He surprised Prime Video fans this summer with a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo as Homeland Security officer Robert Darden in the action thriller "Countdown."

• Actress Sophia Bush (1982) burst onto screens as Brooke Davis on “One Tree Hill” and later earned acclaim as Erin Lindsay on “Chicago P.D.” She recently joined the cast of “Grey’s Anatomy” as Dr. Cass Beckman for its 21st season and is set to executive produce a sequel to her breakout hit “One Tree Hill.”

• Actress Maya Hawke (1998) rose to prominence as Jo March in the BBC adaptation of “Little Women” and won hearts as Robin Buckley on Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” She most recently lent her voice to Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” earning a 2025 Annie Award nomination, and dropped her third studio album “Chaos Angel” in May 2024.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Politician Phil Gramm (1942), Drummer Jaimoe Johanson of The Allman Brothers (1944), Actor Jeffrey Tambor (1944), Film Producer Janet Sheen (1944), Dancer Cynthia Gregory (1946), Actress Kim Darby (1947), Children's Singer Raffi (1948), Writer Marianne Williamson (1952), Actor Robert Knepper (1959), Guitarist Graham Jones of Haircut 100 (1961), Singer Joan Osborne (1962), Businessman Steve Eisman (1962), Actor Rocky Carroll (1963), Actor Michael B. Silver (1967), Actor Billy Crudup (1968), Actor Michael Weatherly (1968), Country Singer Drew Womack of Sons of the Desert (1970), Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco (1973), Guitarist Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay (1975), Actor Lance Gross (1981), Tennis Player Anastasia Myskina (1981), Guitarist Jamie Cook of Arctic Monkeys (1985), Soccer Player Virgil van Dijk (1991), Soccer Player Son Heung-min (1992), Singer Sky Ferreira (1992), Actor-musician Jaden Smith (1998), Actress Riele Downs (2001)