Birthday wishes go out to Eugene Levy, Sarah Paulson 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 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on December 17, 2025
Eugene Levy, left, and Paul Shaffer attend the premiere of “John Candy: I Like Me” during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APActor Eugene Levy turns 79
Fun fact: Hosted the series “The Reluctant Traveler.”
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Matt Bomer, from left, Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Sinner” Season 3 at The London West Hollywood on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/APActor Bill Pullman turns 72
Fun fact: Co-starred in a Western film earlier this year titled “Killing Faith.”
Director Peter Farrelly attends the premiere of “Nicky Stanicky” at the Regal Times Square on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/APProducer and director Peter Farrelly turns 69
Fun fact: Originally from Phoenixville, PA.
Actress Claire Forlani and her husband Dougray Scott pose together at the premiere of the film “John Wick: Chapter 2,” at ArcLight Cinemas on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APActress Claire Forlani turns 54
Fun fact: Married actor Dougray Scott in 2007.
Sarah Paulson, left, and Kim Kardashian pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the television series “All’s Fair” on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Scott A Garfitt/Invision/APActress Sarah Paulson turns 51
Fun fact: Appeared on “The Bear” as Cousin Michelle.
Giovanni Ribisi poses at the premiere of the film “Strange Darling” at the Directors Guild of America, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APActor Giovanni Ribisi turns 51
Fun fact: Once voiced a character on “Family Guy.”
Milla Jovovich arrives at the Chanel Cruise 2022/2023 Fashion Show on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)Willy Sanjuan/Invision/APActress Milla Jovovich turns 50
Fun fact: Once played a French exchange student on “Married…With Children.”
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl (“Shine”) is 95. Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 89. Actor Ernie Hudson (“Ghostbusters”) is 80. Former “Hardball” host Chris Matthews is 80. Actor Marilyn Hassett (“The Other Side of the Mountain”) is 78. Actor Wes Studi (“Avatar,” “Into the West”) is 78. Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 77. Actor Joel Brooks (“Six Feet Under”) is 76. Singer Paul Rodgers is 76. Singer Wanda Hutchinson Vaughn of The Emotions is 74. Actor Barry Livingston (“My Three Sons”) is 72. Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 72. Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 67. Singer Sara Dallin of Bananarama is 64. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 59. Bassist Duane Propes of Little Texas is 59. Actor Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”) is 56. DJ Homicide of Sugar Ray is 55. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (“The District,” ”Barbershop” films) is 55. Drummer Eddie Fisher of OneRepublic is 52. Actor Marissa Ribisi (“Pleasantville”) is 51. Singer Ben Goldwasser of MGMT is 43. Singer Mikky Ekko is 42. Actor Shannon Woodward (“Westworld,” ″Raising Hope”) is 41. Actor Emma Bell (“The Walking Dead”) is 39. Actor Vanessa Zima (Film’s “Ulee’s Gold,” TV’s “Murder One”) is 39. Guitarist Taylor York of Paramore is 36. Actor Graham Rogers (“Quantico”) is 35. Actor-singer Nat Wolff (“The Naked Brothers Band,” “The Fault in Our Stars”) is 31.
Other popular or historical birthdays on December 17th
- Willard Libby, helped develop radiocarbon dating
- Cal Ripken Sr., MLB manager
- Pope Francis I
- Manny Pacquiao, boxer (47)
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