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.