Today's celebrity birthdays: November 13, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Chris Noth, Whoopi Goldberg, and Gerard Butler! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for November 13, 2025:

• Actor Joe Mantegna (1947) turned a Chicago stage career and a Tony for "Glengarry Glen Ross" into a long run of memorable screen work, from "The Godfather Part III" to "Searching for Bobby Fischer." TV audiences know him best as David Rossi on "Criminal Minds" and as the voice of mob boss Fat Tony on "The Simpsons."

• Actor Chris Noth (1954) became a TV fixture as Detective Mike Logan on "Law and Order" and as love interest Mr Big on "Sex and the City." He later shifted into political intrigue as Peter Florrick on "The Good Wife" and is now returning to the screen in the upcoming horror film "The Block."

• Actress Whoopi Goldberg (1955) has spent four decades hopping between stand up, Broadway and movies, racking up signature turns in "The Color Purple," "Ghost" and "Sister Act" while also hosting the Academy Awards and becoming a daytime staple on "The View." She's holds the rare EGOT status, showcasing her versatility and talent.

• Comedian Jimmy Kimmel (1967) went from irreverent radio personality and cohost of "Win Ben Stein's Money" and "The Man Show" to the face of ABC late night as host and executive producer of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." He's also added regular hosting gigs at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards, including Oscar ceremonies in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024.

• Actor Steve Zahn (1967) has quietly built one of the most versatile character actor careers around, popping up in everything from "Out of Sight" and the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films to animated work in "Chicken Little" and "The Good Dinosaur." In recent years he has anchored series roles in "Treme," "Mad Dogs" and "The White Lotus."

• Actor Gerard Butler (1969) switched between swaggering action hero roles like "300" and rom-com situationships in "The Ugly Truth." He has since headlined the "Has Fallen" action series as Secret Service agent Mike Banning, starred in thrillers like "Law Abiding Citizen" and "Den of Thieves" and voiced Viking chief Stoick in the "How to Train Your Dragon" films.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Blues singer John Hammond (1942), Country singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard (1946), Actress Sheila Frazier (1948), Actress Tracy Scoggins (1953), Actor Rex Linn (1956), Actress Caroline Goodall (1959), Actor Neil Flynn (1960), Trumpeter Walter Kibby (1964), Actor Jordan Bridges (1973), Actress Aisha Hinds (1975), Bassist Nikolai Fraiture (1978), Actress Monique Coleman (1980), Actor Devon Bostick (1991)