
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 9, 2025:

- Actor Chris Cooper (1951) conjures unforgettable characters including his Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning turn in “Adaptation.” He recently appeared as Uncle Walter in the Tribeca dramedy “Everything’s Going to Be Great” and co-starred as Older Lionel in Oliver Hermanus’s “The History of Sound,” which competed at Cannes.

- Actor Tom Hanks (1956) has captivated audiences with his everyman hero in "Forrest Gump" and his castaway ingenuity in "Cast Away". He’s still charting blockbuster territory with Wes Anderson’s "Asteroid City" and the WWII epic "Masters of the Air" before lending his voice to NBC’s globe-spanning documentary "The Americas" in early 2025.

- Singer Courtney Love (1964) steered the grunge-punk revolution in the band Hole with platinum albums like “Live Through This” and “Celebrity Skin” and a riotous stage presence that cemented her icon status. She's teased her long-awaited second solo album featuring collaborators like Will Sargent and Melissa Auf der Maur and promised a HarperCollins memoir by Christmas as she gears up to hit the road.

- Actor David O’Hara (1965) stormed onto screens as the rampaging Stephen in "Braveheart" and kept audiences guessing as Fitzy, Jack Nicholson’s dimwitted henchman in "The Departed." His recent credits include the Bowler Hat Surveyor in "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" and the dark warrior Ulph in "DEUS: The Dark Sphere."

- Musician Jack White (1975) carved out a career in the White Stripes as the riff-wielding architect of the garage-rock revival and later helmed The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, and a thriving solo empire on Third Man Records. His surprise 2024 album "No Name" garnered rave reviews and a Grammy nod.

- Actor Fred Savage (1976) became a cultural icon as Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years" and has transitioned into an in-demand television director. He most recently recurred as Rody in the Starz limited series "Three Women."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Dee Dee Kenniebrew of The Crystals (1945), Author Dean Koontz (1945), TV Producer Nigel Lythgoe (1949), Musician John Tesh (1952), Country Singer David Ball (1953), Dancer-Choreographer Margie Gillis (1953), Singer Debbie Sledge of Sister Sledge (1954), Businessman Kevin O’Leary (1954), Actor Jimmy Smits (1955), Baseball Player Willie Wilson (1955), Politician Lindsey Graham (1955), Singer Marc Almond of Soft Cell (1957), Actress Kelly McGillis (1957), Singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds (1959), Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax (1965), Actress Pamela Adlon (1966), Quarterback Trent Green (1970), Actor Scott Grimes (1971), Pool Player Jeanette Lee (1971), Actor Enrique Murciano (1973), Singer-Guitarist Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse (1975), Singer Dan Estrin of Hoobastank (1976), Actress Linda Park (1978), Runner Kara Goucher (1979), Political Commentator Jesse Watters (1979), Actress Megan Parlen (1980), Actress Maggie Ma (1982), Singer Jacob Hoggard of Hedley (1984), Soccer Player Ashley Young (1985), Singer-Actress Kiely Williams of 3LW (1986), Actor Mitchel Musso (1991), Actress Georgie Henley (1995)
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