Today's celebrity birthdays: September 29, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Ian McShane, Jill Whelan, and Zachary Levi! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 29, 2025:

• Actor Ian McShane (1942) won a Golden Globe for his profanity laced portrayal of saloon owner Al Swearengen in HBO's "Deadwood" and later played the Norse god Mr. Wednesday in "American Gods." His film work ranges from Blackbeard in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" to the suave hotel manager Winston in the "John Wick" franchise.

• Actor Roger Bart (1962) scored back to back Tony nominations for roles in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "The Producers," winning for the former. He sang "Go the Distance" as young Hercules in the Disney animated film, terrified viewers as the obsessive George on "Desperate Housewives," and recently closed out his acclaimed Broadway run as Doc Brown in "Back to the Future: The Musical."

• Actress Jill Whelan (1966) played Captain Stubing's daughter Vicki for nine seasons on ABC's "The Love Boat," and appeared as the young heart patient Lisa Davis in the disaster comedy "Airplane!"

• Actress Natasha Gregson Wagner (1970) starred in "Two Girls and a Guy" and David Lynch's "Lost Highway" before landing a memorable role in the slasher hit "Urban Legend." She stepped behind the camera in 2020 to produce "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind," a documentary about her mother.

• Actor Zachary Levi (1980) spent five seasons as the title character on "Chuck" before graduating to leading man status with the box office hit "Shazam!" His voice work includes Flynn Rider in "Tangled" where he sang the Grammy-nominated song "I See the Light."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

TV theme composer Mike Post (1944), Actress Patricia Hodge (1946), Singer-guitarist Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad (1948), TV personality Bryant Gumbel (1948), Country singer Alvin Crow (1950), Singer Suzzy Roche of The Roches (1956), Comedian Andrew Dice Clay (1957), Singer-bassist Les Claypool of Primus (1963), Actor Ben Miles (1966), Bassist Brad Smith of Blind Melon (1968), Actress Erika Eleniak (1969), Singer Devante Swing of Jodeci (1969), Actress Emily Lloyd (1970), Comedian Russell Peters (1970), Actress Rachel Cronin (1971), Actor Mackenzie Crook (1971), Guitarist Danick Dupelle of Emerson Drive (1973), Actor Alexis Cruz (1974), Baseball player Heath Bell (1977), Actress Chrissy Metz (1980), Singer Dallas Green of Alexisonfire (1980), Actress Kelly McCreary (1981), Guitarist Josh Farro of Paramore (1987), Basketball player Kevin Durant of Houston Rockets (1988), Actor Doug Brochu (1990), Singer Halsey (1994), Actor Nicholas Galitzine (1994), Actress Sasha Lane (1995)