Birthday wishes go out to Ian McShane, Kelly McCreary 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 29th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on September 29, 2025
Actor Ian McShane turns 83
Fun fact: Portrayed Judas in the 1970s TV miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth.”
Comedian Andrew ‘Dice’ Clay turns 68
Fun fact: Played the father of Lady Gaga’s character in the 2018 adaptation of “A Star is Born.”
Actress Chrissy Metz turns 45
Fun fact: Her middle name is Michelle.
Actress Kelly McCreary turns 44
Fun fact: Has appeared on an episode of “Celebrity Family Feud” where the “Grey’s Anatomy” cast took on “Station 19.”
Singer Halsey turns 31
Fun fact: Her stage name is an anagram of her first name, Ashley.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 83. TV theme composer Mike Post is 81. Actor Patricia Hodge is 79. Singer-guitarist Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is 77. TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 77. Country singer Alvin Crow is 75. Singer Suzzy Roche of The Roches is 69. Actor Roger Bart (“Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” ″Desperate Housewives”) is 63. Singer-bassist Les Claypool of Primus is 62. Actor Ben Miles (“The Crown”) is 59. Actor Jill Whelan (“Love Boat”) is 59. Bassist Brad Smith of Blind Melon is 57. Actor Erika Eleniak (“Baywatch”) is 56. Singer Devante Swing of Jodeci is 56. Actor Emily Lloyd is 55. Actor Natasha Gregson Wagner is 55. Actor Rachel Cronin (“Ed”) is 54. Guitarist Danick Dupelle of Emerson Drive is 52. Actor Alexis Cruz (“Shark,” “Touched by an Angel”) is 51. Actor Zachary Levi (“Chuck”) is 45. Guitarist Josh Farro (Paramore) is 38. Actor Doug Brochu (“Sonny With a Chance”) is 35.
Other popular or historical birthdays on September 29th
- Pompey the Great, Roman general
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, artist
- Horatio Nelson, British naval hero
- Enrico Fermi, scientist
- Gene Autry, actor and singer
- Jerry Lee Lewis, singer
- Kevin Durant, NBA forward (36)
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