Birthday wishes go out to Octavia Spencer, Ian McKellen and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on May 25th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on May 25, 2024
Actors Sir Ian Mckellen and Sir Patrick Stewart, right, pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for ‘Star Trek: Picard’ in London, Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP
Actor Sir Ian McKellen turns 85
Fun fact: Served as narrator for the ‘Ted’ series on Peacock
Frank Oz attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Director Frank Oz turns 80
Fun fact: Has voiced numerous ‘Sesame Street’ characters over the years including Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert
Actor Mike Myers speaks from the stage during the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Nicole Kidman, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Mike Myers turns 61
Fun fact: Hosted an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1997
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Octavia Spencer, left, and Melissa McCarthy present the award for best original screenplay during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Octavia Spencer turns 54
Fun fact: Her middle name is Lenora
Jennifer Lame, winner of the award for best film editing for “Oppenheimer,” left, and Cillian Murphy, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for “Oppenheimer” pose at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)John Locher/Invision/AP
Actor Cillian Murphy turns 48
Fun fact: Won the Oscar for Best Actor at the 2024 Academy Awards
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MARCH 23: (L-R) Halle Bailey and Aly Raisman attend the Aerie REAL Fest at The Carlyle Venue on March 23, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Aerie)Getty Images for Aerie
Olympian Aly Raisman turns 30
Fun fact: Competed on Season 16 of ‘Dancing with the Stars’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 95. Country singer Jessi Colter is 81. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 81. Actor Karen Valentine is 77. Actor Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook”) is 77. Singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions is 77. Actor Patti D’Arbanville (“New York Undercover”) is 73. Actor Connie Sellecca is 69. Singer-guitarist Paul Weller of The Jam is 66. Actor Joseph Reitman (“The Perfect Storm”) is 56. Actors Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush (“Little House on the Prairie”) are 54. Actor Jamie Kennedy (“Scream”) is 54. Actor Justin Henry (“Kramer Vs. Kramer,” “Sixteen Candles”) is 53. Rapper Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound is 51. Actor Erinn Hayes (“Kevin Can Wait”) is 48. Actor Ethan Suplee (“My Name Is Earl”) is 48. Actor Lauren Frost (“Even Stevens”) is 39. Actor Ebonée Noel (TV’s “FBI”) is 34. Musician Guy Lawrence of Disclosure is 33.
Other popular or historical birthdays on May 25th
Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher
Anne Heche, actress
Roman Reigns, WWE wrestler (38)
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