Today's celebrity birthdays: September 11, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Harry Connick Jr., Taraji P. Henson, and Ludacris! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 11, 2025:

• Director Brian De Palma (1940) made defining thrillers and crime dramas including "Carrie," "Dressed to Kill," "Blow Out," "Scarface," and "The Untouchables." His later works include "Carlito's Way" and blockbuster franchise "Mission: Impossible."

• Musician Moby (1965) pushed electronic music into the mainstream with the global smash "Play" and signature tracks like "Porcelain" and "Natural Blues." His first tour in a decade donated 100 percent of profits to animal-rights organizations across Europe.

• Singer Harry Connick Jr. (1967) bridged jazz and pop with hits like the "When Harry Met Sally..." soundtrack and the best-selling "When My Heart Finds Christmas," earning three Grammys and two Emmys. He also became a familiar TV face with roles like Leo on "Will & Grace."

• Actress Taraji P. Henson (1970) broke through in "Hustle & Flow" and earned an Oscar nomination for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," then became a phenomenon as Cookie Lyon on "Empire." She is set to make her Broadway debut in a 2026 revival of "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone."

• Rapper Ludacris (1977) blasted into the 2000s with platinum albums like "Back for the First Time," "Word of Mouf," and "Chicken-n-Beer," collecting Grammys while bringing wit to Southern hip-hop. He's been a mainstay in the "Fast & Furious" franchise since 2003's "2 Fast 2 Furious."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Comedian Tom Dreesen (1939), Actress Lola Falana (1942), Drummer Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead (1943), Guitarist Leo Kottke (1945), Actor Phillip Alford (1948), Actress Amy Madigan (1950), Guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx (1953), Sports reporter Lesley Visser (1953), Actor Reed Birney (1954), Drummer Jon Moss of Culture Club (1957), Actor-director Roxann Dawson (1958), Actor Scott Patterson (1958), Keyboardist Mick Talbot (1958), Actor John Hawkes (1959), Actor Anne Ramsay (1960), Actress Virginia Madsen (1961), Actress Kristy McNichol (1962), Wrestling manager Paul Heyman (1965), Actress Laura Wright (1970), Guitarist Jeremy Popoff of Lit (1971), Singer Brad Fischetti of LFO (1975), Guitarist Jon Buckland of Coldplay (1977), Football player Ed Reed (1978), Actor Ariana Richards (1979), Singer Charles Kelley of Lady A (1981), Actor Elizabeth Henstridge (1987), Actor Tyler Hoechlin (1987), Boxer Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), DJ Kygo (1991)