Today's celebrity birthdays: October 19, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like John Lithgow, Jennifer Holliday, and Trey Parker! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 19, 2025:

• Actor John Lithgow (1945) is a two-time Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony winner celebrated for “The World According to Garp,” “Terms of Endearment,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” and “The Crown.” Next up, he heads to Broadway for "Giant" and Hogwarts for HBO's "Harry Potter" series.

• Actress Annie Golden (1951) first made her name as lead singer of the CBGB punk band The Shirts before transitioning to acting with “Hair” and later “Orange Is the New Black.”

• Singer Jennifer Holliday (1960) became a Broadway icon as the original Effie White in “Dreamgirls,” earning both a Tony and a Grammy for “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”

• Actor-director Jon Favreau (1966) made his mark onscreen with “Swingers” and as Happy Hogan across the Marvel films. As a director, he delivered “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “The Jungle Book,” and “The Lion King,” and the upcoming “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”

• Producer Trey Parker (1969) co-created the long-running juggernaut "South Park" and the Tony-winning musical "The Book of Mormon."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Artist Peter Max (1937), Singer Jeannie C. Riley (1945), Singer Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers (1948), Composer George Fenton (1949), Talk show host Charlie Chase (1952), Boxer Floyd Mayweather Sr. (1952), Politician Michael Steele (1958), Boxer Evander Holyfield (1962), TV host Ty Pennington (1964), Singer-guitarist Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters (1965), Basketball Analyst Brad Daugherty (1965), Comedian Rodney Carrington (1968), Comedian Chris Kattan (1970), Singer Pras Michel of The Fugees (1972), Actor Omar Gooding (1976), Country singer Cyndi Thomson (1976), Baseball Player Michael Young (1976), Writer-director Jason Reitman (1977), Actor Desmond Harrington (1976), Actor Benjamin Salisbury (1980), Baseball Player Jose Bautista (1980), Actress Gillian Jacobs (1982), Baseball Player J.A. Happ (1982), Bodybuilder Brandon Curry (1982), Actress Rebecca Ferguson (1983), Singer Zac Barnett of American Authors (1986), Actress Ciara Renee (1990), Actress Hunter King (1993), Wrestler Toni Storm (1995)