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.