
Happy birthday to entertainers like Jo Anne Worley, Roger Waters, and Rosie Perez! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for September 6, 2025:

- Comedian Jo Anne Worley (1937) became a household name on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and voiced the wardrobe in "Beauty and the Beast." Her career has spanned film, television, and Broadway revues like "The Mad Show."

- Singer-bassist Roger Waters (1943) co-founded Pink Floyd and helped shape landmarks like "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall." He revisited the classic with the 2023 album "The Dark Side of the Moon Redux," accompanied by a cinema release from his "This Is Not a Drill" tour.

- Actress Rosie Perez (1964) broke out in "Do the Right Thing" and "White Men Can't Jump" before earning an Oscar nomination for "Fearless." Recently, she anchored "Now & Then," appeared in "Your Honor," and earned an Emmy nomination for "The Flight Attendant."

- Singer Macy Gray (1967) became a singular voice in soul and R&B on the strength of "I Try." She released "The Reset" with the California Jet Club and marked 25 years of "On How Life Is" with 2024–2025 anniversary shows.

- Actor Idris Elba (1972) is acclaimed for roles from Stringer Bell in "The Wire" to DCI Luther in "Luther." Recent highlights include producing and starring in "Hijack," fronting the Netflix feature "Luther: The Fallen Sun," and continuing his franchise voice work in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3."

- Actress Naomie Harris (1976) earned an Oscar nomination for "Moonlight" and redefined Moneypenny in "Skyfall," "Spectre," and "No Time to Die." She co-led the 2022 Showtime series "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and returned to big screen espionage in 2025 with Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Country singer David Allan Coe (1939), Actress Swoosie Kurtz (1944), Comedian-actor Jane Curtin (1947), Country singer Buddy Miller (1952), Actor James Martin Kelly (1954), Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown (1957), Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy (1958), Actor-comedian Michael Winslow (1958), Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha (1961), Politician Chris Christie (1962), News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas (1962), Country singer Mark Chesnutt (1963), Actor Betsy Russell (1963), Singer CeCe Peniston (1969), Actor Dylan Bruno (1972), Actor Justina Machado (1972), Actor Anika Noni Rose (1972), Singer Nina Persson of The Cardigans (1974), Actor Justin Whalin (1974), Rapper Noreaga (1977), Rapper Foxy Brown (1978), Actor Deborah Joy Winans (1983), Actor Lauren Lapkus (1985), Singer Max George of The Wanted (1988), Basketball player John Wall (1990)
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