Today's celebrity birthdays: October 17, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Michael McKean, Ziggy Marley, and Eminem! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 17, 2025:

• Actor Michael McKean (1947) went from Lenny on "Laverne & Shirley" to rock apostle David St. Hubbins in "This Is Spinal Tap," and co-wrote "A Mighty Wind," which won a Grammy. He later stole scenes as Chuck McGill in "Better Call Saul."

• Reggae singer Ziggy Marley (1968) carried the family flame from "Conscious Party" to "Love Is My Religion." He produced and promoted the 2024 biopic "Bob Marley: One Love."

• Singer Wyclef Jean (1969) helped craft The Fugees' "The Score" and later co-wrote and performed the global smash "Hips Don't Lie." In 2024, he joined Lauryn Hill for mini Fugees reunions at Coachella and the BET Awards.

• Rapper Eminem (1972) set records with "The Marshall Mathers LP," won an Oscar for "Lose Yourself," and has racked up 15 Grammys during his 30-year career. He doubled down in 2024 with "The Death of Slim Shady," led by the number one global single "Houdini."

• Actress Felicity Jones (1983) broke through with "Like Crazy," earned an Oscar nomination for "The Theory of Everything," and became a global lead as Jyn Erso in "Rogue One." In 2024, she co-starred in Brady Corbet’s epic "The Brutalist."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (1942), Singer-comedian Bill Hudson of The Hudson Brothers (1949), Country singer Alan Jackson (1958), Animator Mike Judge (1962), Singer Rene’ Dif of Aqua (1967), Actor Wood Harris (1969), Singer Chris Kirkpatrick of ’NSync (1971), Actress Sharon Leal (1972), Actor Matthew Macfadyen (1974), Actor Chris Lowell (1984), Actor Dee Jay Daniels (1988)