Today's celebrity birthdays: October 18, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Pam Dawber, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Zac Efron! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 18, 2025:

• Actress Pam Dawber (1951) became a household name opposite Robin Williams in "Mork & Mindy," then headlined the CBS sitcom "My Sister Sam." She returned to prime time in 2021 recurring on "NCIS" as investigative journalist Marcie Warren.

• TV producer Chuck Lorre (1952) created a modern sitcom empire with "Dharma & Greg," "Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory," "Mom," and "Young Sheldon." His latest CBS show, "Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage" is currently airing its second season.

• Tennis player Martina Navratilova (1956) owns 59 major titles, including nine Wimbledon singles crowns, and spent 332 weeks as No. 1. She brings sharp analysis to Grand Slam coverage, and returned to the booth again in 2025 for the Australian Open.

• Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960) became the Muscles from Brussels with star turns in "Bloodsport," "Kickboxer," "Universal Soldier," and "Timecop." He keeps working with the 2021 Netflix release "The Last Mercenary," and the 2024 noir "Darkness of Man."

• Singer Ne-Yo (1979) topped charts with "So Sick" and "Closer" and wrote era-shaping songs like "Irreplaceable" and "Let Me Love You." A triple Grammy winner, he won season 10 of "The Masked Singer" as Cow.

• Actor Zac Efron (1987) graduated from "High School Musical" and "Hairspray" to acclaimed work in "The Iron Claw." In 2024, he delivered back-to-back streaming performances in "Ricky Stanicky" on Prime Video and the Netflix rom-com "A Family Affair," with Nicole Kidman.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Football coach Mike Ditka (1939), Singer Russ Giguere (1943), Actor Joe Morton (1947), Gospel singer Vickie Winans (1953), Actor Arliss Howard (1954), Director David Twohy (1955), Actor Jon Lindstrom (1957), Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1961), Actor Vincent Spano (1962), Bassist Tim Cross (1966), Singer Nonchalant (1970), Actress Joy Bryant (1974), Guitarist Peter Svensson (1974), Actor Wesley Jonathan (1978), Country singer Josh Gracin (1980), Country singer Jesse Littleton (1981), Skier Lindsey Vonn (1984), Actress Freida Pinto (1984), Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding (1984), Basketball player Brittney Griner (1990), TV personality Bristol Palin (1990), Actress Joy Lauren (1989), Actor Tyler Posey (1991), Actor Toby Regbo (1991)