Today's celebrity birthdays: November 17, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Martin Scorsese, Danny DeVito, and Lorne Michaels! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for November 17, 2025:

• Director Martin Scorsese (1942) is known for films such as "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas" and "The Departed," which finally earned him an Academy Award for Best Director. He recently directed the 2023 epic "Killers of the Flower Moon" and is developing a film adaptation of the novel "What Happens At Night."

• Actor-director Danny DeVito (1944) turned his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning run on "Taxi" into a film career that includes "Twins," "Batman Returns" and "Matilda." He remains active with his long-running turn as Frank Reynolds on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

• Producer Lorne Michaels (1944) is the longtime "Saturday Night Live" creator whose work on that show and on series like "Late Night," "The Kids in the Hall" and "The Tonight Show" has earned him a record 24 Primetime Emmy Awards.

• Entertainer RuPaul (1960) became an international star with the hit single "Supermodel (You Better Work)," a run of dance albums and the long-running reality competition series "RuPaul's Drag Race."

• Actor Tom Ellis (1978) gained early recognition on British television in "EastEnders" and "Miranda" before starring on "Lucifer." He has continued to build his profile with the Netflix film "Players," voice work in "Exploding Kittens," and a starring role in the upcoming CBS drama "CIA."

• Actress Rachel McAdams (1978) became a star with films like "Mean Girls," "The Notebook" and "Wedding Crashers" and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for "Spotlight."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer-songwriter Bob Gaudio (1941), Actress Lauren Hutton (1943), Politician John Boehner (1949), Actor Stephen Root (1951), Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958), Actor William Moses (1959), Musician Joey Williams (1962), Actor Dylan Walsh (1963), Actress-model Daisy Fuentes (1966), Actress Sophie Marceau (1966), Singer Ronnie DeVoe (1967), Keyboardist Ben Wilson (1967), Actor David Ramsey (1971), Actress Leslie Bibb (1973), Actor Brandon Call (1976), Country singer Aaron Lines (1977), Guitarist Isaac Hanson (1980), Television personality Rocsi Diaz (1983), Actor Justin Cooper (1988), Bassist Reid Perry (1988), Actress-singer Raquel Castro (1994)