Today's celebrity birthdays: June 23, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Frances McDormand, Joss Whedon, and Selma Blair! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for June 23, 2025:

• Actor Ted Shackelford (1946) spent 14 seasons as Gary Ewing on “Knots Landing,” and “Dallas,” and guest-starred across prime-time staples from “The X-Files” to “NCIS.”

• Actress Frances McDormand (1957) earned her first of four Oscars for “Fargo,” and would go on to win an Emmy and a Tony, completing the Triple Crown of Acting.

• Writer-director Joss Whedon (1964) created cult TV landmarks “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly” before helming Marvel’s $1.5 billion hit “The Avengers,” which redefined ensemble superhero storytelling.

• Actress Selma Blair (1972) broke through in “Cruel Intentions” and the “Hellboy” films, then bravely chronicled her multiple-sclerosis journey in the Emmy-winning documentary “Introducing, Selma Blair.”

• Actress Melissa Rauch (1980) rose to fame as microbiologist Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on “The Big Bang Theory." She later spearheaded NBC’s “Night Court” revival as both star and executive producer, while expanding into voice acting and screenwriting with projects like “The Bronze.”

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer Diana Trask (1940), Actor Bryan Brown (1947), Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (1948), Actor Jim Metzler (1951), Record-executive & TV judge Randy Jackson (1956), Drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth (1962), Singer Chico DeBarge (1966), Football Hall-of-Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (1979), Actor Joel Edgerton (1974), Singer KT Tunstall (1975), Singer Virgo Williams of Ghost Town DJs (1975), Actress Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976), Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz (1977), Singer-songwriter Duffy (1984)