Birthday wishes go out to Dave Chappelle, Rupert Grint 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 24th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 24, 2025
Actor, comedian and broadcaster Stephen Fry sits in the Royal Box to watch Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. to play the women’s singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP
Actor Stephen Fry turns 68
Fun fact: Portrayed Oscar Wilde in a 1997 biopic.
Steve Guttenberg performs at the 9th annual Love Rocks NYC concert benefiting God’s Love We Deliver at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Steve Guttenberg turns 67
Fun fact: Most recently appeared in the series “Paper Empire.”
Marlee Matlin arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jae C. Hong/Invision/AP
Actress Marlee Matlin turns 60
Fun fact: Her middle name is Beth.
Dave Chappelle speaks during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Comedian Dave Chappelle turns 52
Fun fact: Has hosted “Saturday Night Live” four times.
Boris McGiver, left, Barbara Kingsley, Lauren Ambrose, Rupert Grint, Nell Tiger Free, M. Night Shyamalan, Tony Revolori and Mathilde DeHaye attend the premiere of Apple+ TV’s “Servant” Season 4 at the Walter Reade Theater on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Rupert Grint turns 37
Fun fact: Of the three “Harry Potter” stars, Rupert was the oldest when they started filming.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Guitarist Mason Williams is 87. Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 83. Actor Ann Archer is 78. Actor Joe Regalbuto (“Murphy Brown”) is 76. Actor Kevin Dunn (“Samantha Who?”) is 70. Actor Jared Harris (“The Crown,” ″Mad Men”) is 64. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 63. Singer John Bush (Anthrax) is 62. Newsman David Gregory is 55. Country singer Kristyn Osborn of SheDaisy is 55. Director Ava DuVernay (TV’s “Queen Sugar,” film’s “Selma”) is 53. Actor James D’Arcy (“Agent Carter,” “Dunkirk”) is 52. Actor Carmine Giovinazzo (“CSI: New York”) is 52. Actor Alex O’Loughlin (“Hawaii Five-0″) is 49. Actor Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill,” ″A Cinderella Story”) is 44. Drummer Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 42.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 24thCarlo Gambino, mobsterCal Ripken Jr., MLB star (65)
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