“Stars born on September 17: Celebrating Baz Luhrmann, Danielle Brooks and others”

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.

This head­line refers to a list of celebri­ty birth­days on Sep­tem­ber 17, 2025. The focus is on well-known names such as Baz Luhrmann, the Aus­tralian direc­tor and pro­duc­er famous for visu­al­ly stun­ning films like Moulin Rouge! and Elvis, and Danielle Brooks, the Amer­i­can actress beloved for her role in Orange Is the New Black and her Broad­way per­for­mances.

Arti­cles like this usu­al­ly high­light sev­er­al oth­er per­son­al­i­ties from film, music, sports, or pol­i­tics who share the same birth­day. They often serve as fun and nos­tal­gic reminders of pub­lic fig­ures who have made a mark on pop­u­lar cul­ture.

Actress Cas­san­dra Peter­son turns 74

Fun fact: Had a small role in “Pee-wee’s Big Adven­ture.” 

Direc­tor Paul Feig turns 63

Fun fact: Was once a con­tes­tant on “The $25,000 Pyra­mid.” 

Direc­tor Baz Luhrmann turns 63

Fun fact: Most recent­ly direct­ed the TV minis­eries “Far­away Downs.” 

Actress Danielle Brooks turns 36

Fun fact: Appeared ear­li­er this year in “A Minecraft Movie.” 

More celebrities with birthdays today

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 “Sesame Street”) is 65. Singer BeBe Winans is 63. Busi­ness­man Robert Her­javec (“Shark Tank”) is 62. Actor Kyle Chan­dler is 60. Rap­per Doug E. Fresh is 59. Actor Malik Yoba (“Empire,” “New York Under­cov­er”) is 58. Singer Anasta­cia is 57. Actor Matthew Set­tle (“Gos­sip Girl”) is 56. Rap­per Vin­Rock of Naughty By Nature is 55. Actor Bob­by Lee (“MADtv,” ″Harold and Kumar” films) is 54. Singer Mar­cus Sanders of Hi-Five is 52. Singer-actor Nona Gaye (“The Matrix” films) is 51. Drum­mer Chuck Comeau of Sim­ple Plan is 46. Actor Bil­ly Miller (“Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal,” ″The Young and the Rest­less”) is 46. Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is 36.