Today's celebrity birthdays: October 29, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Richard Dreyfuss, Winona Ryder, and Tracee Ellis Ross! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 29, 2025:

• Actor Richard Dreyfuss (1947) broke through in "American Graffiti" and cemented his status with "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Goodbye Girl" and earned another nomination for "Mr. Holland's Opus."

• Actress Winona Ryder (1971) shot to fame with "Heathers" and "Edward Scissorhands" and earned Oscar nominations for "The Age of Innocence" and "Little Women." She reprised Lydia in 2024’s "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and heads into the final chapter of "Stranger Things" with season five premiering next month.

• Actress Tracee Ellis Ross (1972) led "Girlfriends" and won a Golden Globe for "Black-ish." She's kept busy lately with "American Fiction" and "Candy Cane Lane."

• Actress Gabrielle Union (1972) made her name in "Bring It On" and fronted the hit series "Being Mary Jane." She proved range in crowd-pleasers like "Bad Boys II" and "Think Like a Man."

• Actor Jon Abrahams (1977) is remembered for "Scary Movie" and "Meet the Parents." Recent credits include the slasher "Terrifier 3" in 2024, and behind the camera he followed his 2016 directorial debut "All at Once" with "Clover."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer-actress Melba Moore (1945), Actress Kate Jackson (1948), Actor Dan Castellaneta (1957), Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons (1961), Drummer Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies (1965), Actress Joely Fisher (1967), Rapper Paris (1967), Actor Rufus Sewell (1967), Actor Grayson McCouch (1968), Singer SA Martinez of 311 (1969), Bobsledder Vonetta Flowers (1973), Actor Trevor Lissauer (1973), Actress Milena Govich (1976), Actor Brendan Fehr (1977), Actor Ben Foster (1980), Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend (1984), Actress Janet Montgomery (1985), Actress Italia Ricci (1986), Actress India Eisley (1993)