Today's celebrity birthdays: September 17, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Elvira, Paul Feig, and Baz Luhrmann! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 17, 2025:

• Actress Elvira (1951) is Cassandra Peterson, the Mistress of the Dark who spun hosting duties on "Elvira's Movie Macabre" into cult favorites like "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" and a four-decade reign of Halloween camp. She is still busy, from the one-night "Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special" on Shudder to teasing new films and books for 2025.

• Comedian Rita Rudner (1953) went from Broadway chorus lines to stand-up stardom, becoming a favorite on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and a defining Las Vegas headliner. She remains active with recurring dates at South Point and a 2022 memoir, "My Life in Dog Years."

• Actor-director Paul Feig (1962) helped define modern studio comedy with "Bridesmaids," "Spy," "The Heat," "Ghostbusters," and the beloved series "Freaks and Geeks." He recently delivered "Jackpot!" and "A Simple Favor 2" on Prime Video.