Birthday wishes go out to David Spade, Danny Glover and other notable celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on July 22nd and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on July 22, 2025
George Clinton performs during the 54th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Singer George Clinton turns 84
Fun fact: Performed in the 1994 film “PCU” which also featured a young David Spade.
Honorary award recipients Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Liv Ullmann, center, and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Danny Glover pose at the Governors Awards on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Danny Glover turns 79
Fun fact: Directed the 2002 TV movie “Just a Dream.”
Albert Brooks and Dr. Bennet Omalu seen at World Premiere Gala Screening of Sony Pictures ‘Concussion’ at AFI Fest 2015 at TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Sony Pictures/AP Images)Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP
Actor and director Albert Brooks turns 78
Fun fact: Has two children, Claire and Jake
Willem Dafoe attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)John Locher/Invision/AP
Actor Willem Dafoe turns 70
Fun fact: Appeared in the film “At Eternity’s Gate” where he portrayed Vincent van Gogh.
John Leguizamo attends the premiere of Netflix’s “A King Like Me” at the IFC Center on Monday, June 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)CJ Rivera/Invision/AP
Actor John Leguizamo turns 61
Fun fact: Was awarded a Primetime Emmy in 1999.
David Spade; and Chris Rock arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor David Spade turns 61
Fun fact: First feature film role was in 1987 for “Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.”
Martin Short, left, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin attend the Disney 2025 Upfront presentation at the North Javits Center on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Singer Selena Gomez turns 33
Fun fact: Got engaged to boyfriend and record producer Benny Blanco late last year.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Terence Stamp is 87. Writer-director Paul Schrader is 79. Singer Don Henley is 78. Composer Alan Menken (“Little Mermaid,” ″Little Shop of Horrors”) is 76. Singer-actor Lonette McKee (“Brewster’s Millions,” “The Women of Brewster Place”) is 72. Musician Al Di Meola is 71. Singer Keith Sweat is 64. Singer Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls is 62. Actor Patrick Labyorteaux (“JAG,” “Little House on the Prairie”) is 60. Bassist Pat Badger of Extreme is 58. Actor Irene Bedard (“Pocahontas”) is 58. Actor Rhys Ifans (“Elementary,” ″Notting Hill”) is 58. Actor-singer Jaime Camil (“Jane the Virgin”) is 52. Musician Daniel Jones (Savage Garden) is 52. Singer Rufus Wainwright is 52. Actor Franka Potente (“The Bourne Identity”) is 51. Actor Parisa Fitz-Henley (“Jessica Jones,” “Midnight, Texas”) is 48. Actor A.J. Cook (“Criminal Minds”) is 47. Actor Keegan Allen (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 38.
Other popular or historical birthdays on July 22nd
James Geddes, chief engineer for Erie Canal construction
Emma Lazarus, poet
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of JFK, RFK and Ted Kennedy
Bob Dole, politician
Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer
Alex Trebek, game show host
Shawn Michaels, pro wrestler (60)
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