
Happy birthday to entertainers like Paul McCartney, Isabella Rossellini, and Blake Shelton! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for June 18, 2025:

- Musician Paul McCartney (1942) co-wrote the bulk of the Beatles catalogue, helping the band sell more than 600 million records and earn a record 18 Grammy wins. Still touring at 83, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer recently headlined surprise 2025 club shows and appears in the new “Beatles ’64” documentary.

- Actress Carol Kane (1952) earned two Emmys for “Taxi” after an Oscar nod for “Hester Street,” later delighting new audiences in “The Princess Bride,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”

- Actress / Model Isabella Rossellini (1952) became a Lancôme icon and broke through in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” amassing Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations across a four-decade career. She now splits time between filmmaking, a master’s in animal behavior and performing her one-woman show “Darwin’s Smile.”

- Country singer Blake Shelton (1976) scored 28 No. 1 country hits beginning with “Austin” and spent 23 seasons coaching on NBC’s “The Voice.” Having signed a new BMG deal in 2024, he’s back on the road with the single “Texas” while running his Ole Red bar chain.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actress Constance McCashin (1947), Actress Linda Thorson (1947), Actor Brian Benben (1956), Singer Alison Moyet (1961), Defensive end Bruce Smith (1963), Keyboardist Dizzy Reed of Guns N’ Roses (1963), Actress Kim Dickens (1965), Country singer-guitarist Tim Hunt of Yankee Grey (1967), Singer Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men (1971), Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne (1973), Actress Julie Depardieu (1973), Actress Alana de la Garza (1976), Guitarist Steven Chen of The Airborne Toxic Event (1978), Actor David Giuntoli (1980), Actor Richard Madden (1986), Drummer Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots (1988), Actress-singer Renée Olstead (1989), Actor-musician Jacob Anderson (1990), Actress Willa Holland (1991)
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