Birthday wishes go out to Baz Luhrmann, Danielle Brooks and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.<\/p>\n
Top celebrity birthdays on September 17, 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n![\"Cassandra](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/WTHMQR2DJVFL7BELXXJB3TKYCE.jpg?auth=115a8ad3bc29a48bcbe18eca186bac1c5b29d40c8ad35318536a285fe74cb7b6&width=1280&quality=90\")
Actress Cassandra Peterson signs autographs during the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen\/Invision\/AP)Barry Brecheisen\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Cassandra Peterson turns 74<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Had a small role in \u201cPee-wee\u2019s Big Adventure.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Paul](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/UQN53V2PRNGUVCGFSMPCQWON6M.jpg?auth=d80312dd19dd67b7ddc811c0ef04eb8b99c381e2cfe546154130ebf4467ddd22&width=1280&quality=90\")
Paul Feig, left, and Rob Reiner attend a panel for Directors on Directing during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nDirector Paul Feig turns 63<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Was once a contestant on \u201cThe $25,000 Pyramid.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Anna](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/NXQZ6E2SXJDWRAMYWL4R6MRSKQ.jpg?auth=d899e072f0fa0312fc84bececbc20c8add5e3b49a863444f8e47f7d93b623e69&width=1280&quality=90\")
Anna Wintour, from left, Baz Luhrmann and Stella McCartney pose for photographers upon arrival at the The Fashion Awards 2024 on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP)Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nDirector Baz Luhrmann turns 63<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Most recently directed the TV miniseries \u201cFaraway Downs.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Freddie](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/I6SSOW6ZJZDULHERZMKKEF5HTA.jpg?auth=08af062aeba4fad9a1b49eb2e74e6a328b2114191e98bfb2a72a03117c5c16a8&width=1280&quality=90\")
Freddie Stroma, from left, David Denman, Nhut Le, Steve Agee, Anissa Matlock, Danielle Brooks, James Gunn, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Sol Rodriguez and Frank Grillo attend the premiere of HBO’s original series “Peacemaker” at AMC Lincoln Square on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Danielle Brooks turns 36<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Appeared earlier this year in \u201cA Minecraft Movie.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Denyse](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/Q2T6WZ2LTNBPROC6P3KB7KN7EU.jpg?auth=8a624b9c243d90e7b0a4a9329f820e4ac9a626df4555bef70e2fce3e9c5936af&width=1280&quality=90\")
Denyse Tontz participates in the “Grand Hotel” panel during the ABC presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP)Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Denyse Tontz turns 31<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Her middle name is Anne Marie<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Singer-turned-photographer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 90. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 77. Comedian Rita Rudner is 72. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (formerly Elmo on \u201cSesame Street\u201d) is 65. Singer BeBe Winans is 63. Businessman Robert Herjavec (\u201cShark Tank\u201d) is 62. Actor Kyle Chandler is 60. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 59. Actor Malik Yoba (\u201cEmpire,\u201d \u201cNew York Undercover\u201d) is 58. Singer Anastacia is 57. Actor Matthew Settle (\u201cGossip Girl\u201d) is 56. Rapper VinRock of Naughty By Nature is 55. Actor Bobby Lee (\u201cMADtv,\u201d \u2033Harold and Kumar\u201d films) is 54. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 52. Singer-actor Nona Gaye (\u201cThe Matrix\u201d films) is 51. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 46. Actor Billy Miller (\u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d \u2033The Young and the Restless\u201d) is 46. Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is 36.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on September 17th<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- David Dunbar Buick, founder of Buick Motor Co.<\/span><\/li>\n
- J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott Corp.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hank Williams, country singer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Anne Bancroft, actress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n
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Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\nMovie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\nWant to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\nIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birthday wishes go out to Baz Luhrmann, Danielle Brooks and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on September 17, 2025 Actress Cassandra Peterson signs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Actress Cassandra Peterson signs autographs during the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen\/Invision\/AP)Barry Brecheisen\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Cassandra Peterson turns 74<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Had a small role in \u201cPee-wee\u2019s Big Adventure.\u201d <\/p>\n
Paul Feig, left, and Rob Reiner attend a panel for Directors on Directing during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nDirector Paul Feig turns 63<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Was once a contestant on \u201cThe $25,000 Pyramid.\u201d <\/p>\n
Anna Wintour, from left, Baz Luhrmann and Stella McCartney pose for photographers upon arrival at the The Fashion Awards 2024 on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP)Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nDirector Baz Luhrmann turns 63<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Most recently directed the TV miniseries \u201cFaraway Downs.\u201d <\/p>\n
Freddie Stroma, from left, David Denman, Nhut Le, Steve Agee, Anissa Matlock, Danielle Brooks, James Gunn, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Sol Rodriguez and Frank Grillo attend the premiere of HBO’s original series “Peacemaker” at AMC Lincoln Square on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Danielle Brooks turns 36<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Appeared earlier this year in \u201cA Minecraft Movie.\u201d <\/p>\n
Denyse Tontz participates in the “Grand Hotel” panel during the ABC presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP)Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Denyse Tontz turns 31<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Her middle name is Anne Marie<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Singer-turned-photographer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 90. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 77. Comedian Rita Rudner is 72. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (formerly Elmo on \u201cSesame Street\u201d) is 65. Singer BeBe Winans is 63. Businessman Robert Herjavec (\u201cShark Tank\u201d) is 62. Actor Kyle Chandler is 60. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 59. Actor Malik Yoba (\u201cEmpire,\u201d \u201cNew York Undercover\u201d) is 58. Singer Anastacia is 57. Actor Matthew Settle (\u201cGossip Girl\u201d) is 56. Rapper VinRock of Naughty By Nature is 55. Actor Bobby Lee (\u201cMADtv,\u201d \u2033Harold and Kumar\u201d films) is 54. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 52. Singer-actor Nona Gaye (\u201cThe Matrix\u201d films) is 51. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 46. Actor Billy Miller (\u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d \u2033The Young and the Restless\u201d) is 46. Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is 36.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on September 17th<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- David Dunbar Buick, founder of Buick Motor Co.<\/span><\/li>\n
- J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott Corp.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hank Williams, country singer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Anne Bancroft, actress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n
Celebrity fun facts<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\nMovie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\nWant to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\nIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birthday wishes go out to Baz Luhrmann, Danielle Brooks and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on September 17, 2025 Actress Cassandra Peterson signs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n
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Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\n Popular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\n Check out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Movie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/p>\n Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\n Popular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Check out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n Want to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Birthday wishes go out to Baz Luhrmann, Danielle Brooks and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on September 17, 2025 Actress Cassandra Peterson signs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}