
Happy birthday to entertainers like Estelle Parsons, Bo Derek, and Ming-Na Wen! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for November 20, 2025:

- Actress Estelle Parsons (1927) won an Oscar in 1968 for "Bonnie and Clyde," and later became a TV favorite as Bev Harris on "Roseanne." She's also had guest roles on "All in the Family," "Frasiar," "Grace and Frankie," and recently reprised Bev on "The Conners."

- Musician Joe Walsh (1947) joined Eagles in 1975 and brought his swaggering sound to classics like "Hotel California," "Life in the Fast Lane," and solo work like "Life's Been Good."

- Actress Bo Derek (1956) earned a Golden Globe nomination for "10," and then went on to star in films like "Tarzan, the Ape Man" and "Tommy Boy."

- Actress Sean Young (1959) made her mark on sci-fi as Rachael in "Blade Runner," then co-starred in "Dune" and "Wall Street."

- Actress Ming-Na Wen (1963) is the voice behind Disney's "Mulan" who went on to co-star on "ER." She later jumped to sci-fi TV with "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" and "The Mandalorian."

- Actor Joel McHale (1971) was the wisecracking host of "The Soup" and Jeff Winger on the cult comedy "Community."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Comedian Dick Smothers (1938), President Joe Biden (1942), Singer Norman Greenbaum (1942), Actress Veronica Hamel (1943), Journalist Judy Woodruff (1946), Actor Richard Masur (1948), Drummer Jimmy Brown of UB40 (1957), Pianist Jim Brickman (1961), Rapper Mike D of the Beastie Boys (1965), Rapper Sen Dog of Cypress Hill (1965), Actress Callie Thorne (1969), Actress Sabrina Lloyd (1970), Actress Marisa Ryan (1974), Country singer Dierks Bentley (1975), Actor Joshua Gomez (1975), Gymnast Dominique Dawes (1976), Country singer Josh Turner (1977), Actress Nadine Velazquez (1978), Actor Jacob Pitts (1979), Actress Andrea Riseborough (1981), Actor Jeremy Jordan (1984), Actress Ashley Fink (1986), Bassist Jared Followill of Kings of Leon (1986), Actress Jaina Lee Ortiz (1986), Actor Cody Linley (1989), Guitarist Michael Clifford of 5 Seconds of Summer (1995)
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