Today's celebrity birthdays: October 21, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Judy Sheindlin, Ken Watanabe, and Glen Powell! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 21, 2025:

• TV judge Judy Sheindlin (1942) led "Judge Judy" through 25 seasons of dominant ratings that made her a daytime institution. She holds a Guinness World Record for longest TV-judge career and once topped Forbes’ highest-paid TV host list.

• Actor Ken Watanabe (1959) earned global acclaim for "The Last Samurai," "Letters from Iwo Jima," and "Inception." In 2024, he starred in FX’s "Shōgun," which swept top awards, and returned in season two of "Tokyo Vice"on Max.

• Actress Melora Walters (1959) became a Paul Thomas Anderson favorite with "Boogie Nights," and "Magnolia" before starring on "Pen15."