Today's celebrity birthdays: June 19, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Phylicia Rashad, Paula Abdul, and Paul Dano! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for June 19, 2025:

• Actress Phylicia Rashad (1948) became one of America's most-watched TV moms as Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.” In 2004, she won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for “A Raisin in the Sun” and recently completed a three-year stint as the dean of Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts.

• Singer Ann Wilson (1950) powers Heart’s arena classics “Barracuda” and “Alone,” helping the band sell more than 35 million albums. She entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 and still tours worldwide with her own band and periodic Heart reunions.

• Actress Kathleen Turner (1954) erupted onto screens in “Body Heat,” then headlined hits such as “Romancing the Stone” and Oscar-nominated “Peggy Sue Got Married.” Famous for her husky voice, she has two Golden Globes and continues to command Broadway revivals and national tours.