Today's celebrity birthdays: June 16, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Eddie Levert, Laurie Metcalf, and Phil Mickelson! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for June 16, 2025:

• Actress Eileen Atkins (1934) is an English stage titan who co-created “Upstairs, Downstairs” and has collected three Olivier Awards, a BAFTA and an Emmy during a 70-year career. She still appears in prestige series such as “Doc Martin” and “The Crown.”

• Singer Eddie Levert (1942) anchors Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers The O’Jays, powering ’70s soul classics like “Love Train” and “For the Love of Money.” He continues to tour while mentoring new R&B talent.

• Actress Laurie Metcalf (1955) won three Emmys as Jackie on “Roseanne” and back-to-back Tonys for “A Doll’s House, Part 2” and “Three Tall Women.” She earned an Oscar nomination for “Lady Bird” and remains a fixture on stage and screen.

• Golfer Phil Mickelson (1970) owns 45 PGA Tour wins and six majors, becoming the oldest major champion at the 2021 PGA Championship. “Lefty” now competes on the LIV Golf League while chasing the elusive U.S. Open for a career Grand Slam.

• Actor John Cho (1972) leapt from “Harold & Kumar” cult fame to playing Sulu in the “Star Trek” reboots and headlining the thriller “Searching.” He made TV history as the first Asian-American romantic lead in a U.S. network sitcom with “Selfie.”

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Country singer Billy “Crash” Craddock (1939), Actress Joan Van Ark (1943), Actor Geoff Pierson (1949), Singer James Smith of The Stylistics (1950), Singer Gino Vannelli (1952), Actor Arnold Vosloo (1962), Actor Danny Burstein (1964), Model-actor Jenny Shimizu (1967), Actor James Patrick Stuart (1968), Rapper MC Ren (1969) of N.W.A, Actor Clifton Collins Jr. (1970), Actor Eddie Cibrian (1973), Actor Fred Koehler (1975), Actress China Shavers (1977), Actor Daniel Brühl (1978), Actress Sibel Kekilli (1980), Actress Missy Peregrym (1982), Actress Olivia Hack (1983), Actor J.R. Martinez (1983), Singer-actress Diana DeGarmo (1987), Bassist Ian Keaggy of Hot Chelle Rae (1987), Broadway actress Ali Stroker (1987), Actress Abby Elliott (1987), Singer John Newman (1990)