Today's celebrity birthdays: June 28, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Mel Brooks, Kathy Bates, and John Cusack! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for June 28, 2025:

• Comedian-director Mel Brooks (1926) changed American screen comedy with classics like "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" and is one of the rare EGOT winners. He may be 99, but he's still developing new work, including a planned sequel to "Spaceballs."

• Actress Kathy Bates (1948) captured an Oscar for "Misery," has multiple Emmys for "American Horror Story," and now headlines CBS’s "Matlock" as the wily Madeline Matlock. CBS honored her 77th birthday with a televised salute and renewed "Matlock" for a second season.

• Quarterback John Elway (1960) piloted the Denver Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl victories and retired with 51,475 passing yards before entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He later built the front-office roster that captured another title for Denver in 2016.

• Actor John Cusack (1966) became a generation-defining lead with roles in "Say Anything" and "High Fidelity." His résumé now tops 80 films, ranging from the action hit "Con Air" to the music biopic "Love & Mercy."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Comedian John Byner (1938), Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum (1945), Actor Bruce Davison (1946), Actress Alice Krige (1954), Jazz singer Tierney Sutton (1963), Guitarist-violinist Saul Davies of James (1965), Actress Jessica Hecht (1965), Actress Mary Stuart Masterson (1966), Actor Gil Bellows (1967), Actress Tichina Arnold (1969), Actress-songwriter Danielle Brisebois (1969), Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Sommers (1969), Actor Steve Burton (1970), Entrepreneur Elon Musk (1971), Bassist Tim Nordwind of OK Go (1976), Bassist Mark Stoermer of The Killers (1977), Singer Kellie Pickler (1986), YouTuber Markiplier (1989)