Birthday wishes go out to Jack Black, Cassadee Pope 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 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on August 28, 2025

Shania Twain
Shania Twain performs during Festival d’ete de Quebec on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Quebec City. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP

Singer Shania Twain turns 60

Fun fact: Appeared on “Doctor Odyssey” as a love interest for Captain Massey.

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Jack Black gets slimed
Jack Black gets slimed while accepting the award for king of comedy during the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Actor Jack Black turns 56

Fun fact: Recently co-starred in “A Minecraft Movie” with Jason Momoa.

Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson
Canadian-American actor and director Jason Priestley with Canadian film and television actress Cindy Sampson pose for photographers during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Cannes, southern France. They present tv series “Private Eyes”.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP

Actor and director Jason Priestley turns 56

Fun fact: His sister Justine has also worked as an actress.

LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes arrives at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)LM Otero Invision/AP

Singer LeAnn Rimes turns 43

Fun fact: Appeared as a mentor during the most recent season of “The Voice.”

Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Pope performs at the NASCAR Cup Series Awards Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP

Singer Cassadee Pope turns 36

Fun fact: Has received nominations for both ACM and CMA Awards.

More celebrities with birthdays today

Actor Sonny Shroyer (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Enos”) is 90. Actor Ken Jenkins (“Scrubs”) is 85. Actor Barbara Bach is 79. Actor Debra Mooney (“The Practice,” ″Everwood”) is 78. Singer Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds is 74. Actor Daniel Stern is 68. Actor John Allen Nelson (“24,” “Santa Barbara”) is 66. Actor Emma Samms (“Dynasty,” “General Hospital”) is 65. Actor Jennifer Coolidge is 64. Actor Amanda Tapping (“Stargate: Atlantis,” “Stargate SG-1”) is 60. Actor Billy Boyd (“Lord of the Rings”) is 57. Actor Daniel Goddard (“The Young and the Restless”) is 54. Actor J. August Richards (“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” ″Angel”) is 52. Singer-bassist Max Collins of Eve 6 is 47. Actor Carly Pope (“Outlaw,” ″24,”) is 45. Country singer Jake Owen is 44. Actor Kelly Thiebaud (“General Hospital”) is 43. Actor Armie Hammer (“The Lone Ranger,” ″The Social Network”) is 39. Singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine is 39. Actor Shalita Grant (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 37. Actor Katie Findlay (“How To Get Away With Murder”) is 35. Actor Samuel Larsen (“Glee”) is 34. Actor Kyle Massey (“Cory in the House,” ″That’s So Raven”) is 34. Actor Quvenzhane Wallis (“Annie,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”) is 22. Reality TV personality Honey Boo Boo (Alana Thompson) (“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”) is 20.

Other popular or historical birthdays on August 28th

  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, philosopher
  • Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st American saint
  • Jack Kirby, comic book artist
  • Scott Hamilton, Olympic ice skater (67)
  • Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer (54)

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