
Happy birthday to entertainers like Otis Williams, Henry Winkler, and Nia Long! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for October 30, 2025:

- Singer Otis Williams (1941) is one of the co-founders and last surviving original member of The Temptations, the group behind “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” He’s still on the road and helped mark the group’s 60th year with “Temptations 60.”

- Actor Henry Winkler (1945) became a TV icon as Fonzie on “Happy Days,” then built a decades-spanning career as an actor, broadened his career producing “MacGyver” and writing children’s books. He won an Emmy for “Barry,” and now hosts "Hazardous History."

- Actor Harry Hamlin (1951) went from big-screen mythmaking in “Clash of the Titans” to primetime fixture on “L.A. Law.” He earned an Emmy nomination for “Mad Men,” and recently stirred up dark magic as Cortland in “Mayfair Witches.”

- Actor Kevin Pollak (1957) mixed deadpan wit with dramatic chops across “A Few Good Men,” “The Usual Suspects,” and “Casino.” Recent highlights include SAG-winning ensemble work on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and hosting “My Mrs. Maisel Pod.”

- Actress Nia Long (1970) rose from “Boyz n the Hood” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” to star turns in “Love Jones” and “Soul Food.” Recently, she headlined “The Best Man: The Final Chapters,” and co-starred in “You People” and “Missing.”
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
TV journalist Andrea Mitchell (1946), Drummer Chris Slade of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, AC/DC (1946), Bassist Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles and Poco (1947), Actor Leon Rippy (1949), Actor Charles Martin Smith (1953), Country singer T. Graham Brown (1954), Singer-guitarist Jerry De Borg of Jesus Jones (1960), Actor Michael Beach (1963), Singer-guitarist Gavin Rossdale of Bush (1965), Actor Jack Plotnick (1968), Host Ben Bailey (1970), Actor Billy Brown (1970), Wrestler Edge (1973), Country singer Kassidy Osborn of SHeDAISY (1976), Actor Matthew Morrison (1978), Businesswoman Ivanka Trump (1981), Actress Fiona Dourif (1981), Actor Shaun Sipos (1981), Actor Tasso Feldman (1983), Model Eva Marcille (1984), Model Ashley Graham (1987), Actress Janel Parrish (1988), Gymnast Nastia Liukin (1989), Actor Tequan Richmond (1992), Basketball player Devin Booker (1996), Actress Kennedy McMann (1996)
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