Birthday wishes go out to John Malkovich, Judi Dench and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on December 9th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on December 9, 2025
Dame Judi Dench holds a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree in the Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond with the National Trust at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 20, 2024. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is the place to see cutting-edge garden design, new plants and find ideas to take home. It is an event which draws a truly global crowd and is the ‘haute-couture’ of the international gardening scene.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Actress Dame Judi Dench turns 91
Fun fact: Her middle name is Olivia.
Beau Bridges, right, and Wendy Treece Bridges pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ during the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)Joel C Ryan/Invision/APActor Beau Bridges turns 84
Fun fact: Currently appears on the new “Matlock.”
Actor John Malkovich speaks during an open talk at the Cyprus Theatre Organization in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Malkovich is in southeast Mediterranean island of Cyprus during the Cyprus international theatre festival. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)APActor John Malkovich turns 72
Fun fact: One of his first film roles was as a wedding guest in the 1978 film “A Wedding.”
Singer Donny Osmond poses on the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )APSinger Donny Osmond turns 68
Fun fact: Has appeared on numerous TV shows over the years including “Friends,” “The King of Queens” and “The Love Boat.”
Jakob Dylan performs on stage after screening of “Echo in the Canyon” at Cinerama Dome on Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/APSinger Jakob Dylan turns 56
Fun fact: Appeared on “Saturday Night Live” in 2000 as a musical guest along with The Wallflowers.
Simon Helberg, left, and Billy Magnussen attend the AMC Networks Upfront at Spring Studios on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/APActor Simon Helberg turns 45
Fun fact: Has two children, Adeline and Wilder.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Michael Nouri is 80. Singer Joan Armatrading is 75. Actor Michael Dorn (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 73. Country singer Sylvia is 69. Bassist Nick Seymour of Crowded House is 67. Comedian Mario Cantone (“Sex and the City”) is 66. Actor David Anthony Higgins (“Mike and Molly,” “Malcolm in the Middle”) is 64. Actor Joe Lando (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 64. Actor Felicity Huffman (“Desperate Housewives,” ″Sports Night”) is 63. Keyboardist Jerry Hughes of Yankee Grey is 60. Singer-guitarist Thomas Flowers of Oleander is 58. Guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer is 57. Businesswoman and TV personality Lori Greiner (“Shark Tank”) is 56. Actor Allison Smith (“The West Wing,” ″Kate and Allie”) is 56. Former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi is 55. Country singer David Kersh is 55. Actor Reiko Aylesworth (“24″) is 53. Drummer Tre Cool of Green Day is 53. Rapper Canibus is 51. Singer Imogen Heap is 48. Actor Jesse Metcalfe (“Desperate Housewives”) is 47. Actor Jolene Purdy (“Under the Dome,” ″Donnie Darko”) is 42. Actor Ashleigh Brewer (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 35.
Other popular or historical birthdays on December 9th
- John Milton, poet
- Margaret Hamilton, actress
- Kirk Douglas, actor
- Red Foxx, comedian
- Dick Van Patten, actor
- Dick Butkus, NFL hall of Famer
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