Birthday wishes go out to Jack Black, Cassadee Pope and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 28, 2025
Shania Twain performs during Festival d’ete de Quebec on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Quebec City. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/APSinger Shania Twain turns 60
Fun fact: Appeared on “Doctor Odyssey” as a love interest for Captain Massey.
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Jack Black gets slimed while accepting the award for king of comedy during the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APActor Jack Black turns 56
Fun fact: Recently co-starred in “A Minecraft Movie” with Jason Momoa.
Canadian-American actor and director Jason Priestley with Canadian film and television actress Cindy Sampson pose for photographers during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Cannes, southern France. They present tv series “Private Eyes”.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)APActor and director Jason Priestley turns 56
Fun fact: His sister Justine has also worked as an actress.
LeAnn Rimes arrives at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)LM Otero Invision/APSinger LeAnn Rimes turns 43
Fun fact: Appeared as a mentor during the most recent season of “The Voice.”
Cassadee Pope performs at the NASCAR Cup Series Awards Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)APSinger Cassadee Pope turns 36
Fun fact: Has received nominations for both ACM and CMA Awards.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Sonny Shroyer (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Enos”) is 90. Actor Ken Jenkins (“Scrubs”) is 85. Actor Barbara Bach is 79. Actor Debra Mooney (“The Practice,” ″Everwood”) is 78. Singer Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds is 74. Actor Daniel Stern is 68. Actor John Allen Nelson (“24,” “Santa Barbara”) is 66. Actor Emma Samms (“Dynasty,” “General Hospital”) is 65. Actor Jennifer Coolidge is 64. Actor Amanda Tapping (“Stargate: Atlantis,” “Stargate SG-1”) is 60. Actor Billy Boyd (“Lord of the Rings”) is 57. Actor Daniel Goddard (“The Young and the Restless”) is 54. Actor J. August Richards (“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” ″Angel”) is 52. Singer-bassist Max Collins of Eve 6 is 47. Actor Carly Pope (“Outlaw,” ″24,”) is 45. Country singer Jake Owen is 44. Actor Kelly Thiebaud (“General Hospital”) is 43. Actor Armie Hammer (“The Lone Ranger,” ″The Social Network”) is 39. Singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine is 39. Actor Shalita Grant (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 37. Actor Katie Findlay (“How To Get Away With Murder”) is 35. Actor Samuel Larsen (“Glee”) is 34. Actor Kyle Massey (“Cory in the House,” ″That’s So Raven”) is 34. Actor Quvenzhane Wallis (“Annie,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”) is 22. Reality TV personality Honey Boo Boo (Alana Thompson) (“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”) is 20.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 28th
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, philosopher
- Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st American saint
- Jack Kirby, comic book artist
- Scott Hamilton, Olympic ice skater (67)
- Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer (54)
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