Today's celebrity birthdays: November 16, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Marg Helgenberger, Lisa Bonet, and Maggie Gyllenhaal! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for November 16, 2025:

• Actress Marg Helgenberger (1958) broke out on "China Beach" and became a household name as crime scene investigator Catherine Willows on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." She recently reprised Catherine in the sequel series "CSI: Vegas."

• Actor Harry Lennix (1964) has balanced roles in film and television, from "The Five Heartbeats" and "Dollhouse" to Harold Cooper on "The Blacklist" and Martian Manhunter in the DC film universe. He was nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway play "Purpose."

• Actress Lisa Bonet (1967) is best known for her Emmy-nominated turn as Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" and for memorable film roles in "Angel Heart," "Enemy of the State" and "High Fidelity."

• Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977) earned critical attention with films such as "Secretary," "Sherrybaby," "Crazy Heart" and "The Dark Knight" and with her Golden Globe winning performance in "The Honourable Woman."

• Comedian Pete Davidson (1993) is best known for his run on "Saturday Night Live" and for co-writing and starring in the semi autobiographical feature "The King of Staten Island."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actress Joanna Pettet (1942), Actor Steve Railsback (1945), Actor David Leisure (1950), Actor Miguel Sandoval (1951), Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952), Country singer-guitarist Keith Burns of Trick Pony (1963), Baseball pitcher Dwight Gooden (1964), Jazz singer Diana Krall (1964), Guitarist Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver (1966), Actress Tammy Lauren (1968), Singer Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd (1969), Actress Martha Plimpton (1970), Actor Michael Irby (1972), Actress Missi Pyle (1972), Singer Trevor Penick of O-Town (1979), Actress Kimberly J. Brown (1984), Singer Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted (1988), Actor Casey Moss (1993), Actor Noah Gray-Cabey (1995)