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.”