Today's celebrity birthdays: October 28, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Jane Alexander, Julia Roberts, and Joaquin Phoenix! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 28, 2025:

• Actress Jane Alexander (1939) earned four Oscar nominations for “The Great White Hope,” “All the President’s Men,” “Kramer vs. Kramer,” and “Testament,” plus a Tony and multiple Emmys. She was nominated at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys for her appearance in “Severance.”

• Actor Dennis Franz (1944) became a small-screen institution with “Hill Street Blues” and “NYPD Blue,” a run capped by four Lead Actor Emmys.

• Actress-singer Telma Hopkins (1948) topped charts with Tony Orlando and Dawn before becoming a sitcom staple in “Bosom Buddies,” “Gimme a Break!,” “Family Matters,” and “Half & Half.” She returned to “The Young and the Restless” in December 2024 as Denise Tolliver.