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
Actress Dame Judi Dench turns 91
Fun fact: Her middle name is Olivia.
Actor Beau Bridges turns 84
Fun fact: Currently appears on the new “Matlock.”
Actor 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 turns 68
Fun fact: Has appeared on numerous TV shows over the years including “Friends,” “The King of Queens” and “The Love Boat.”
Singer Jakob Dylan turns 56
Fun fact: Appeared on “Saturday Night Live” in 2000 as a musical guest along with The Wallflowers.
Actor 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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